Voodoo Banshee Windows NT4 Reference Drivers AGP/PCI - Version: 1.04.00

Download Updated: February 18, 2000
Page Updated: February 18, 2000


What's new in 1.04.00

1. Fixed issue which caused a slowdown with some Glide and OpenGL applications.
2. Fixed issue with Unreal not running with OpenGL.
3. Fixed issue with Quake 3's brightness control being grayed out.
4. Fixed issue with pulsating circles around edges of jump pads and lighting around skull being corrupted with Q3 test.
5. Fixed issue with fog not correctly displayed on Q3 Test.
6. Fixed issue with Quake 3 Smoke trails and other alpha blended effects that caused frame rate to slow to near zero.
7. Updated OpenGL with miscellaneous bug fixes.

System Requirements

• Windows NT 4.0 or higher
• Voodoo Banshee based chipset video card
• 16MB of RAM or more Suggested

Download and Installation Instructions

NOTE: For Fresh Installations, complete Steps 1 - 9 before removing your existing 2D card. If existing Voodoo Banshee drivers are being updated, installation is complete once step 9 is done.

1. Extract the files for the Voodoo Banshee driver to a directory.
2. Log-in to Windows NT as Administrator.
3. Click Start, Contol Panel. Double-click on Display.
4. Click the settings tab then click "Change"
5. Click "Have Disk" and enter the path to the extracted drivers.
6. When asked to choose a device, select "Voodoo Banshee"
7. You may then be prompted to insert the Windows NT Voodoo Banshee Driver Disk. Enter the path to the drivers again.
8. Windows NT will copy the drivers.



Steps 10-13 are only used during a fresh installation


9. Power off the system and remove your existing 2D card.
10. Install the Voodoo Banshee Card in a free PCI/AGP Slot
11. Power on the system and verify that video appears during post
12. Start Windows NT. If problems occur, revert to "Last Known Good" from within the Windows NT startup options.

NOTE: These drivers will NOT work with: Voodoo3, Voodoo2, Voodoo Rush or Voodoo Graphics based cards.