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WINDOWS 95 DISPLAY DRIVER v3.03-C14Q-EX
ATI 3D RAGE I and VT Display DRIVER

Contents

Introduction

Installation Notes

Windows 95 Driver Features

Identifying Your ATI Product

Generating a Problem Report

Contacting ATI Technical Support

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 Introduction

This display driver is certified for use with the following ATI products;

3D XPRESSION

      VIDEO XPRESSION+ and VIDEO XPRESSION

      VIDEO CHARGER

All other ATI products based on the 3D RAGE I and VT chips.

NOTE: We do not recommend installing this driver for use with mach64 GX or CT product families as it may not function correctly.

If your ATI product came pre-installed in a complete system, you may already have a special driver version installed (eg. IBM, AST, Gateway, NEC, Sony).  ATI graphic processors are implemented on many 3rd party products.  You should contact your system integrator for drivers certified for use with your system, especially if the ATI chip is incorporated on the mainboard or motherboard.

If you are unsure of which mach64 Product you own please see Identifying Your ATI Product.

DO NOT USE WINDOWS 95 DRIVERS with Windows 3.1X or Windows NT.


 Installation Notes

The Windows 95 ATI display driver is a Windows 95 mini driver. It is installed and configured using the standard Windows 95 configuration utilities.

To uncompress W95-2139.EXE (if you have already done so please skip steps 1 through 4) and install this driver using the following procedure.

1.  Start Windows 95.

2.  a) Select Run from the Start icon

    OR

     b) Use Windows Explorer to select W95-2139.EXE and skip Step #3.

3.  When asked for the file to run, enter W95-2139.EXE from the directory it was downloaded into.

4.  Follow the instructions displayed to uncompress the installation files into C:\ATI\SUPPORT\WIN95.

5.  The ATI DeskTop Help setup utility will be run from C:\ATI\SUPPORT\WIN95.

6.  Follow the instructions displayed in the help.

7.  Restart the computer to run Windows 95 using this new driver.

After successfully installing the driver, you can delete the contents of the directory C:\ATI\SUPPORT\WIN95 using the Delete ATI Temporary Files icon.

We recommend that you keep a copy of the W95-2139.EXE, in case you need to install the driver again.

PLEASE NOTE: If you have not already configured your monitor type do so now. In the PROPERTIES - SETTINGS PAGE - CHANGE DISPLAY TYPE - Monitor Type area, click the Change button and select the appropriate monitor.  Click OK to apply your changes.  Click Close to return to the Settings page. Click "Close" or "Apply" to initiate your changes.


 Windows 95 Driver Features

The Windows 95 display driver supports the following features:

Additional Features as compared to the mach64 driver bundled with the Windows 95 CD-ROM;

 DirectX 3 support which includes DirectDraw and Direct 3D.

 MPEG playback support and ATI Video Player to view MPEG-1 videos at 1x, 2x and full-screen on the desktop PC.

 A Settings Page that allows for customization of desktop settings such as virtual desktop size, display resolution and color depth, ability to user-customize pre-set display preferences.

 A Panning Page that allows the user to set up hotkeys to control panning of the desktop within a virtual desktop.

 A Screen Adjust Page for adjusting the size and position of screen images along with manipulation of the display's refresh rate.

 A Color Correction Page to allow the user to correct for color tone differences between real color values and the way the monitor displays them.  Control includes color spline, gamma correction and the ability for user-customized preset preferences.

 Setup Wizards, on-line documentation and context-sensitive help using the Windows 95 Help Wizards.

 Monitor Adjustment: Position and size adjustment of the Windows 95 desktop on the display monitor, refresh rate selection, ability to use timing information specific to the monitor selected by the user (provides greater enhancement and clearer viewing) and the ability to select specific display refresh rates.

 Low Level Hardware Configuration: Ability to select the power-up video mode of the graphics adapter (the mode that the adapter will be set to after the computer is powered-up or reset).  Color and Monochrome  modes are supported.


 Identifying Your ATI Product

You will find information here which will assist you in identifying current ATI mach64 and 3D RAGE products.

ATI mach64 and 3D RAGE products have a 'SHOW SYSTEM INFORMATION' option in the MS DOS INSTALL program, on DISK #1 or your ATI INSTALLATION CD-ROM (e.g. D:\UTILITY), which will report the BIOS part number. The BIOS part number can also be found on a white sticker attached to the ROM chip on your ATI card. In most cases the first three digits of the BIOS part number will be 112 or 113. There is a direct relationship between the BIOS part number and the chip type (ASIC) used on the various ATI products.

If you have an ATI INSTALLATION CD-ROM version 3.0 or greater and are running Windows 95, you can run ATISETUP.EXE and then select TOOLS from the menu and then SYSTEM CHECK. This will report information about which ATI product you have, including the BIOS part number listed in ADAPTER TYPE.

The following list relates the BIOS part number to the chipset and also the bus type.

BIOS Part Number	Graphics Processor	BUS

113-193XX-XXX	GX	ISA

113-25XXX-XXX	GX	PCI

113-26XXX-XXX	GX 	VLB

113-27XXX-XXX	GX 	VLB

112-28XXX-XXX	GX	ISA

113-320XX-XXX	GX 	PCI

113-33XXX-XXX	GX 	PCI

113-40006-XXX 	GX 	PCI

113-321XX-XXX	CT	PCI

113-40007-XXX	CT	PCI

113-34XXX-XXX	VT or 3D RAGE	PCI

113-36XXX-XXX	VT or 3D RAGE	PCI

113-38XXX-XXX	3D RAGE	PCI

113-40008-XXX	VT	PCI

113-37XXX-XXX	3D RAGE II	PCI

113-382XX-XXX 	3D RAGE II	PCI

113-385XX-XXX	3D RAGE II	PCI

113-4010X-XXX	3D RAGE II	PCI

 GX chips can be found on the following ATI products, GRAPHICS PRO TURBO, GRAPHICS XPRESSION, WINTURBO and WINBOOST.

 CT chips can be found on the following ATI products, GRAPHICS XPRESSION, WINBOOST and WINCHARGER.

 VT chips can be found on the following ATI products, VIDEO XPRESSION+ and VIDEO XPRESSION.

 3D RAGE I chips can be found on the following ATI product, 3D XPRESSION.

 3D RAGE II+ or 3D RAGE II chips can be found on the following ATI products, ALL IN WONDER, 3D PRO TURBO, 3D PRO TURBO PC2TV, 3D XPRESSION+, 3D XPRESSION+ PC2TV and 3D CHARGER.

If this information does not help you please refer to the sections Generating a Problem Report and Contacting ATI Technical Support for help with identifying your ATI Product.


 Generating a Problem Report

If contacting ATI Technical Support regarding a problem you are experiencing please complete the Problem Report Wizard in the ATI Desktop Help Wizard.

1.  Right click on the red ATI Toolbar icon.

2.  Select Troubleshooting.

3.  Select ATI DeskTop Help.

4.  From the Troubleshooting menu select Problem Report Wizard.

5.  Follow the instructions displayed in the help to complete the Problem Report.

Have the Problem Report available when contacting us by phone or send the completed report to us by fax or email.


Contacting ATI Technical Support
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