======================== Windows 9x Update ReadMe ======================== Quantum3D Raven Release 2.0 Full Update December 1998 Copyright 1998 Quantum3D, Inc. All Rights Reserved. ===================================================================== Quantum3D, Inc. 2520 Mission College Blvd, Suite 202 Santa Clara, California, 95054-1215 Voice: (408) 919-9999 Fax: (408) 919-9980 Web Site: http://www.quantum3d.com Technical Support: support@quantum3d.com ===================================================================== This release includes Raven drivers for Windows 95 OSR 2.1 and Windows 98. It is very important that you follow the procedures to successfully install Raven drivers. Please print this document for reference. CONTENTS ======== I. Notes on Raven Release 2.0 II. Windows 95 OSR 2.1 A. Driver Installation Procedures B. Monitor Configuration C. Testing Raven III. Windows 98 A. Driver Installation Procedures B. Monitor Configuration C. Testing Raven IV. 3Dfx MiniGL and OpenGL Games V. Removing Raven Drivers VI. Base Driver Feature Notes A. Video Modes VII. Frequently Asked Questions I. Notes on Raven Release 2.0 ============================= The files from the downloaded Raven Driver Update are automatically extracted to: C:\Program Files\Q3D\Download\Raven\Full_2.0\WIN95 for Windows 95 OSR 2.1 C:\Program Files\Q3D\Download\Raven\Full_2.0\WIN98 for Windows 98 II. Windows 95 OSR 2.1 ====================== A. Driver Installation Procedure -------------------------------- During the installation, Raven files with common names for 3Dfx technologies (Voodoo Graphics, Voodoo2, Voodoo Banshee) are copied to the C:\Program Files\Q3D\Raven\Win9x subdirectory should you need to manually restore them. Follow the procedure below to install the drivers for Raven. 1. Start Windows 95. From the Start menu, select Settings then Control Panel. 2. Double click the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog will appear. 3. Select the Settings tab and click the Advanced Properties button. The Advanced Display Properties dialog will appear. 4. Select the Adapter tab and click the Change button. The Select Device dialog will appear. 5. Click the Have Disk button. The Install From Disk dialog will appear. 6. Scroll the "Copy manufacturer's files from:" listbox until the entry "C:\Progra~1\Q3D\Download\Raven\Full_2.0\WIN95" is selected. Click the OK button. 7. The Select Device dialog will display options for "Quantum3D Raven AGP Windows 95" and "Quantum3D Raven PCI Windows 95" in the Models section. Select the appropriate option for your Raven and click the OK button. Windows will copy the Raven driver files to your hard drive. 8. Close the Advanced Display Properties dialog. 9. Close the Display Properties dialog. 10. When prompted to restart the computer, click the Yes button. 11. When Windows restarts, the 3Dfx MiniGL Setup installer will appear on the screen. Please refer to Section IV: 3Dfx MiniGL and OpenGL Games for detailed information about this program. B. Monitor Configuration ------------------------ IMPORTANT - After the Raven driver installation is complete, verify that Windows is configured for your monitor type. 1. From the Start menu, select Settings, then Control Panel. Double click the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog will appear. 2. Select the Settings tab and click the Advanced Properties button. The Advanced Display Properties dialog will appear. 3. Select the Monitor tab. The monitor type currently configured for Windows 95 OSR 2.1 will be displayed. If the monitor type listed does not match your monitor type click the Change button. The Select Device dialog will appear. 4. Select the manufacturer of your monitor in the Manufacturers section and your monitor type in the Models section. Click the OK button. If your monitor manufacturer is not listed in the Manufacturers section or your monitor type is not listed in the Models section, contact your monitor manufacturer for product updates. NOTE: You may also try configuring Windows 95 OSR 2.1 for a Plug and Play Monitor. To do so, select "(Standard monitor types)" in the Manufacturers section and "Plug and Play Monitor" in the Models section. Click the OK button. C. Testing Raven ---------------- To verify that Raven is operating properly, launch the Direct3D and Glide test applets from the Raven tab in the Display Properties. NOTE: Microsoft DirectX is required for Direct3D support with Windows 95 OSR 2.1. 1. From the Start menu select Settings and then Control Panel. 2. Double click the Display icon. The Display Properties will appear. Select the Raven tab 3. Select the Direct3D tab and click the Test button. The Direct3D test applet should appear on the screen at the default settings. 4. Select the Glide tab and click the Test button. The Glide test applet should appear on the screen at the default settings. If either the Direct3D or Glide applet do not appear on the screen, refer to the Troubleshooting section of the Raven On-Line Help or the Frequently Asked Questions section of the Raven Readme file for additional assistance. III. Windows 98 =============== A. Driver Installation Procedures --------------------------------- During the installation, Raven files with common names for 3Dfx technologies (Voodoo Graphics, Voodoo2, Voodoo Banshee) are copied to the C:\Program Files\Q3D\Raven\Win9x subdirectory should you need to manually restore them. Follow the procedure below to install the drivers for Raven. 1. Start Windows 98. From the Start menu, select Settings then Control Panel. 2. Double click the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog will appear. 3. Select the Settings tab and click the Advanced button. 4. Select the Adapter tab and click the Change button. The Update Device Driver Wizard will appear. Click the Next button. 5. You will then be prompted by the Update Device Driver Wizard for what you want Windows to do. Select the "Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location" option and click the Next button. 6. The Update Device Driver Wizard will prompt you to select the manufacturer and model of your hardware device. Click the Have Disk button. The Install From Disk dialog will appear. 7. Scroll the "Copy manufacturer's files from:" listbox until the entry "C:\Progra~1\Q3D\Download\Raven\Full_2.0\WIN98" is selected. Click the OK button. 8. The Select Device dialog will display the "Quantum3D Raven (AGP or PCI) Windows 98 in the Models section. Click the OK button. 9. The Update Device Driver Wizard is now ready to install the selected driver for this device. Click the Next button. 10. After Windows has copied the Raven drivers to your hard drive, the 3Dfx MiniGL Setup installer will appear on the screen. Please refer to Section IV: 3Dfx MiniGL and OpenGL Games for detailed information about this program. 11. When the 3Dfx MiniGL Setup is complete, the Update Device Driver Wizard will prompt you to finish the installation. Click the Finish button. 12. Close all Display Properties dialogs. 13. When prompted to restart the computer, click the Yes button. B. Monitor Configuration ------------------------ IMPORTANT - After the Raven driver installation is complete, verify that Windows is configured for your monitor type. 1. From the Start menu, select Settings, then Control Panel. Double click the Display icon. The Display Properties dialog will appear. 2. Select the Settings tab and click the Advanced button. The Quantum3D Raven (AGP or PCI) Windows 98 Properties dialog will appear. 3. Select the Monitor tab. The monitor type currently configured for Windows 98 will be displayed. If the monitor type listed does not match your monitor type click the Change button. The Update Device Wizard will appear. Click the Next button. 4. You will then be prompted by the Update Device Wizard for what you want Windows to do. Select the "Display list of all drivers in a specific location" option and click the Next button. 5. You will then be prompted by the Update Device Driver Wizard to select the manufacturer and model of you hardware device. Select the "Show all hardware" option. 6. Select the manufacturer of your monitor in the Manufacturers section and your monitor type in the Models section. Click the Next button. If your monitor manufacturer is not listed in the Manufacturers section or your monitor type is not listed in the Models section contact your monitor manufacturer for product updates. NOTE: You may also try configuring Windows 98 for a Plug and Play monitor. To do so, select "(Standard monitor types)" in the Manufacturers section and "Plug and Play Monitor" in the Models section. Click the Next button. 7. The Update Device Driver Wizard will then prompt you that "Windows is now ready to install the selected driver for this device". Click the Next button. 8. When the installation is complete, click the Finish button. 9. Close the Quantum3D Raven (AGP or PCI) Windows 98 Properties dialog. 10. Click the OK button to close the Display Properties dialog. C. Testing Raven ---------------- To verify that Raven is operating properly, launch the Direct3D and Glide test applets from the Raven tab in the Display Properties. NOTE: Microsoft DirectX is required for Direct3D support with Windows 98. 1. From the Start menu select Settings and then Control Panel. 2. Double click the Display icon. The Display Properties will appear. 3. From the Settings tab, click the Advanced button and then the Raven tab. 4. Select the Direct3D tab and click the Test button. The Direct3D test applet should appear on the screen at the default settings. 5. Select the Glide tab and click the Test button. The Glide test applet should appear on the screen at the default settings. If either the Direct3D or Glide applet do not appear on the screen, refer to the Troubleshooting section of the Raven On-Line Help or the Frequently Asked Questions section of the Raven Readme file for additional assistance. IV. 3Dfx MiniGL and OpenGL Games ================================ The 3Dfx MiniGL Setup program updates Quake, Quake II, Hexen II, Heretic II, Sin and Half-Life for 3Dfx based products. The installer is automatically launched when you restart the computer for the first time after the Raven driver installation. Click the Next button to begin the update and follow the on-screen instructions. If you do not have any of these games installed on your computer, click the Cancel button to exit the installer. NOTE: Should you need to re-run the 3Dfx MiniGL Setup installer Q3DMINGL.EXE, the file is copied during the Raven driver installation to C:\Program Files\Q3D\Raven\Win9x As with any game, you should always make sure you have the latest updates installed from the manufacturer. - Quake and Quake II updates are available at: ftp.idsoftware.com - Hexen II, Heretic II and Sin updates are available at : www.activision.com - Half-Life updates are available at: www.sierra.com V. Removing Raven ================= 1. From the Start menu, select Settings, then Control Panel. 2. Double-click on Add/Remove Programs, select the Install/Uninstall tab. 3. Scroll through the list and select the Quantum3D Raven entry. 4. Click the Add/Remove button. 5. When prompted to restart the computer, click the No button. 6. Shut down the computer. Remove Raven from the computer. VI. Base Driver Feature Notes ============================= The Quantum3D Raven drivers included with this release are based on 3Dfx Glide2x 2.60.00.0122, Glide3x 3.10.00.0122 and Display/DirectDraw/Direct3D Drivers 4.10.01.0232-1.00. A. Video Modes -------------- Raven operates at these video timings for Desktop, DirectDraw, Direct3D, Glide and OpenGL (windowed and full screen) modes: Resolution Refresh Rate Color Depth APIs 320 x 200 70,85 Hz 8,16 2,3 320 x 240 60,72,85 Hz 8,16 2,3 400 x 300 60,72,85 Hz 8,16 2,3 512 x 384 60,72,75,85 Hz 8,16 2,3,4,5 640 x 400 70,85 HZ 8,16 2,3,4,5 640 x 480 60,72,75,85,100,120 Hz 8,16,24,32 1,2,3,4,5 720 x 400 72,85 Hz 8,16,24,32 2 720 x 480 60,72 Hz 8,16,24,32 2 800 x 600 56,60,75,85,100,120 Hz 8,16,24,32 1,2,3,4,5 1024 x 768 60,70,75,85,100,120 Hz 8,16,24,32 1,2,3,4,5 1280 x 1024 60,75,85,100 Hz 8,16,24,32 1,2,3,4,5 1600 x 1200 60,65,70,75,85 Hz 8,16,24,32 1,2,3 APIs: 1 - Desktop 2 - DirectDraw 3 - Direct3D 4 - Glide 5 - OpenGL NOTE: Resolutions, color depth and refresh rates are driver dependent and may not be available in all applications or operating systems. Refresh rates listed can be achieved with monitors operating at compatible frequencies. Consult your monitor manufacturer's documentation. IMPORTANT: Monitor Configuration In addition to your monitor being capable of supporting Raven resolutions, refresh rates and color depths, Windows must be configured for your monitor type to enable supported resolutions. The procedure for configuring Windows for your monitor type is described in the Monitor Configuration section for Windows 95 OSR 2.1 and Windows 98. VII. Frequently Asked Questions =============================== Q: Is Raven AGP 2x compliant? A: No, the Voodoo Banshee on Raven is AGP 1x compliant. Q: Why is Windows 95 OSR 2.1 required for Raven AGP? A: The Windows 95 upgrade to Windows 3.1x does not support AGP adapters. Windows 95 OSR 2.1 includes support for AGP adapters and is required for Raven AGP to operate properly. Q: Why can't I install DirectX with the desktop configured for 16 color mode? A: To install DirectX, your desktop display must be configured for a minimum color depth of 256 colors. Change your desktop color depth to 256 colors or greater and then install DirectX. Q: Can I have a 3Dfx Voodoo Graphics or Voodoo2 based adapter and Raven in the same system? A: Yes, but only ONE device can be used for 3Dfx Glide applications. Follow these instructions to properly install both cards in your computer. NOTE: In this configuration, the Voodoo Graphics or Voodoo2 based adapter will be the primary 3Dfx Glide device. Direct3D applications will allow you to select which device to use. 1. If you have a 3Dfx Voodoo Graphics or Voodoo2 based adapter installed in your system, you will need to uninstall the software and remove the adapter before you install Raven. Please follow the instructions in your user's manual to properly uninstall the 3Dfx Voodoo Graphics or Voodoo2 based adapter. 2. Install the Raven Series 2D/3D Graphics Adapter. Please follow the instructions in the Raven Quick Start Guide or the Raven On-Line Manual to properly install Raven. 3. Re-Install the 3Dfx Voodoo Graphics or Voodoo2 based adapter. 4. Now the 3Dfx Voodoo Graphics or Voodoo2 based adapter is set to be the primary 3Dfx Glide device. Q: Why do high resolutions or refresh rates cause corrupted display on my monitor? A: Not all monitors are compatible with all Raven supported resolutions or refresh rates. Please consult your monitor manual to determine which resolutions and refresh rates can be supported. Q: Why are 640 x 480 and 800 x 600 the only resolutions listed for Raven in the Settings tab of the Display Properties dialog? A: Verify that Windows is configured correctly for your monitor type in the Display Properties dialog. To do so, refer to Section B: Monitor Configuration for your version of Windows. Q: Does Unreal work with Raven? A: Yes, but Raven requires an update for Unreal. The retail version of Unreal does not work correctly with Voodoo Banshee adapters. If Unreal is currently installed on your computer, uninstall Unreal, delete the Unreal directory and reinstall a clean version of Unreal. Then update Unreal to version 1.01, then version 2.09 in that order. You can download updates for Unreal at http://www.unreal.com. Q: What should I do if a Glide game doesn't work with Raven? A: Make sure that you have any updates for the game from the manufacturer and the latest drivers for Raven installed. Verify that Raven is operating correctly with Glide applications by running the Glide Test applet in the Raven tab of the Display Properties. Q: What should I do if a Direct3D game doesn't work with Raven? A: Make sure that you have any updates for the game from the manufacturer and the latest drivers for Raven installed. Verify that Raven is operating correctly with Direct3D applications by running the Direct3D Test applet in the Raven tab of the Display Properties. Also, make sure DirectX 6.0 is installed on your computer. DirectX 6.0 can be installed from the Raven Installation CD. Q: What is the bottom connector under the VGA connector used for on Raven? A: The bottom connector is for stereo graphics display devices like H3D stereo goggles. For information on the H3D stereo goggles, visit http://www.h3d-media.com.