---------------------------------------------------- WCGDRV 3Dlabs Inc. Ltd. Wildcat Pro Display Driver for Windows 2000 Workstation ---------------------------------------------------- ------------- Legal Notices ------------- Copyright 2000, 3Dlabs Inc. Ltd. All rights reserved. Including software, file formats, and audio-visual displays; may be used pursuant to applicable software license agreement; contains confidential and proprietary information of 3Dlabs and/or third parties which is protected by copyright and trade secret law and may not be provided or otherwise made available without proper authorization. Restricted Rights Legend Use duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c) (1) (ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252.227-7013 or subparagraphs (c) (1) and (2) of Commercial Computer Software -- Restricted Rights at 48 CFR 52.227-19, as applicable. Unpublished -- rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States. Heidi(r) is a registered trademark of Autodesk, Inc. 3D Studio Max(r) is a registered trademark of Autodesk/Discreet. Intel(c) product names and logos are the property of Intel Corp. Microsoft(c) product names and logos are the property of Microsoft Corp. 3Dlabs(c) product names and logos are the property of 3Dlabs Inc. Ltd. -------------------- End of Legal Notices -------------------- ------------------- Version Information ------------------- Product: WCGDRV Number: SHBY048AC-0500A Version: 05.06.00.35 Date: 27-SEP-2002 Description: The 3Dlabs Wildcat Pro Display Driver provides support for accelerated high resolution, true and high color graphics using OpenGL. This driver supports multi-frequency video monitors, including DDC capable Monitors. This driver supports the following list of Wildcat Video cards. 3Dlabs Wildcat4 7110 3Dlabs Wildcat4 7210 This driver supports the following languages: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Danish, English(US), English(UK), Finish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Norwegian, Spanish and Swedish. If the currently installed Windows 2000 language is not one of the above choices, the installation will default to English. This release of the Wildcat Pro Display Driver will only install and run on systems running Windows 2000. DVD players that require DirectDraw Overlay support are not supported in this driver Heidi(r) and 3D Studio Max(r) driver packages are included with this release on separate disks. For information on installing the Heidi(r) and 3D Studio Max(r) drivers, see the readme.txt files included on those disks. -------------------------- End of Version Information -------------------------- Installation Help ================= This driver will not run on any machine that does not have PCI backplane hardware. The Wildcat Pro Display driver will work with both AGP and AGP Pro versions of the Wildcat Display adapter. See MANIFEST.TXT for a list of delivered files. Please refer to the installation documentation provided with the media supplied with your system. If you are installing an updated driver from the 3Dlabs web site, please do the following: 1. Save the self-extracting .zip file to a temporary directory on the system hard drive. 2. Double-click the self-extracting zip file to unzip the driver files. These driver files are compressed and will be expanded during the installation process. NOTE: When re-installing Windows 2000 with a Wildcat Pro card installed in the system, the "Found New Hardware" dialog/wizard will not come up after the final boot into Windows 2000. You must install the driver. Simply run the setup.exe program located with the Wildcat driver software, then reboot the system. The setup.exe program will install the driver for you. WINDOWS 2000 PLUG AND PLAY -------------------------- For driver installation and removal, refer to the Hardware section of the Windows 2000 online help. This Help is generally available by clicking on "Start" at the bottom left of the screen, and selecting the Help entry from the menu. Automated Installation Help =========================== NOTES: Make sure you have Windows NT Administrator privileges and write permission on the target machine, as the automated installation will create temporary directories on its hard drive. 1. Create an installation directory on your hard drive and then copy all installation files from the WCGDRV directory into your newly created directory on the hard drive. ( NOTE: Do not copy files from the HEIDI or 3DSMAX directories. These contain the Heidi(r) and 3D Studio Max(r) driver installations, respectively.) 2. Modify the setup.ini file to meet your specifications. 3. Run setup.exe. 4. Reboot the system. For more detailed information, please read Readme_English.doc or Readme_Japanese.doc included in this driver package. Unattended Installation Help ============================ To install the Wildcat Display driver as part of an unattended installation of Windows 2000, execute the following steps. 1. Copy all driver files to a single directory in the $OEM$\$1\ path of the distribution directory (ex. d:\win2kdst\$oem$\$1\wcgpro). 2. Add the following sections to the unattend.txt file: [Unattended] OemPreinstall = yes OemPnPDriversPath = "\wcgpro" [Display] BitsPerPel = 32 XResolution = 1024 YResolution = 768 VRefresh = 75 3. Execute the unattended installation. NOTE: To bypass the digital signing check for a non-WHQL version of the driver, add the following entries to the unattend.txt file: [SetupParams] DriverSigningPolicy = Ignore Uninstall Help ============== To uninstall this version of the 3DLabs Wildcat PRO Display Driver, use the Add/Remove Programs Properties utility in the Control Panel. WINDOWS 2000 UNINSTALL ------------------------ 1. From the operating system Start menu, go to Settings/Control Panel and double-click Add/Remove Programs. 2. On the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog, select "Wildcat Display Driver" from the list of available programs, and click Add/Remove to uninstall the existing driver. 3. A dialog will appear which describes the function of the 3Dlabs Display Driver uninstall program. You will be prompted to verify the removal of the Display Driver. Click Yes to complete the driver removal. Screen Resolution and Refresh Rate Table ======================================== To access the list of available screen resolutions and refresh rates, select the "List All Modes..." button on the "Settings" page of the Display Properties page. 1. From the operating system Start menu, go to Settings/Control Panel and double-click Display. 2. From the Display Properties dialog, click the Settings tab. 3. Click "List All Modes..." to access the table of supported screen resolutions and refresh rates. For more detailed information, please read Readme_English.doc or Readme_Japanese.doc included in this driver package. Monitor Selection ================= The "Wildcat Monitor" page in Display Properties must be used to change the monitor type. 1. From the operating system Start menu, go to Settings/Control Panel and double-click Display. 2. On the Display Properties dialog, click the Wildcat Monitor tab. 3. Click the "Configure Monitor" button. The "Configure Monitor" dialog will be displayed. 4. Select one of the three monitor types: Generic, Plug-and-Play, or Vendor. Selection of one of these three monitor types will potentially alter the list of resolutions reported in the "Available Resolutions" field. - The Generic monitor type will provide a list of generic resolutions. - The Plug-and-Play monitor type will provide a list of the resolutions supported by the monitor plugged into the system if the monitor is Plug-and-Play capable. - The Vendor monitor selection allows you to choose a specific monitor from the provided list of monitors. Once you have chosen a monitor, the resolution and refresh rate nearest to the current settings will be highlighted. 5. Select a resolution from the list of Available Resolutions. 6. Click OK to accept the new monitor, resolution, and refresh settings. A dialog box will display inquiring whether you wish to keep the new settings. If you select Yes, the settings will be changed and the Configure Monitor dialog will be dismissed. If you select No, the settings will revert to previous settings. For more detailed information, please read Readme_English.doc or Readme_Japanese.doc included in this driver package. Display Modes ============= The Wildcat Monitor page in Display Properties may be used to change display modes. 1. Choose the Display icon in the Control Panel. 2. Click the Wildcat Monitor tab. 3. Click Configure Monitor. The Configure Monitor dialog will be displayed. 4. Select a display mode from the Display Modes pull-down. 5. Select a resolution from the Available Resolutions list. 6. Click OK to accept the new display mode. For more detailed information, please read Readme_English.doc or Readme_Japanese.doc included in this driver package. Configuration ============= The "Wildcat Configuration" page in Display Properties must be used to change the driver configuration. The Synchronize Buffer Swap to Vertical Sync check box on the Wildcat Configuration tab is checked by default. This provides the highest visual quality. To obtain higher frame rate performance for benchmarking purposes, clear this check box so that the display is not synchronized to vertical sync. When this option is not checked, you may experience certain screen artifacts such as tearing; however, this box should generally be unchecked for performance benchmarking. Click Config Wizard on the Wildcat Configuration tab to activate a step-by-step interface that will allow you to modify your current display configuration or create a new one. In the Wildcat Configuration Wizard, click Next and follow the prompts to create a new configuration, or modify or delete an existing one. For more detailed information, please read Readme_English.doc or Readme_Japanese.doc included in this driver package. New Features ============ 05.06.00.03 - OpenML sync control extension supported. Fixes ===== 05.06.00.35 - Fix hangs that sometimes occur with pixel or texture reads. - Fixed a problem with antialiased points on Wildcat I products. - Fixed hang with Freeform.exe on Pentium III systems. - Fixed hang when using 4D textures. - Fixed dual screen problem in dxdiag where Display 2 did not show the required hardware information. - Fix for zoomed-in bitmaps disappearing. 05.06.00.34 - Fixed bug changing display modes from FS Stereo to Interlaced and back on the other screen of dual screen configuration. - Fixed bug where change in display mode was not always honored on reboot. - Added Z/I Imaging application configuration presets. - Fixed megabyte calculation of allocated offscreen memory. - Changed the adapter name from Wildcat 4 to Wildcat4. - Fixed hang that occurred when running the Aquarium screen saver on a dual processor system. - Fixed hang that occurred when running power management on a dual processor system. 05.06.00.33 - Fixed a problem where OpenGL applications fail with an error on AMD systems. 05.06.00.32 - Fixed D3D hang. 05.06.00.31 - Fixed the miscolored grid lines in 3DStudio Max 4.2 (and above). - Fixed hangs that sometimes occur when using draw pixels or large textures. - Fixed a problem where the Wildcat4 VGA screen is still displayed after the system is put into the standby state. 05.06.00.30 - Fixed a problem where AGP calibration cycles may not be enabled after five seconds of being disabled. 05.06.00.29 - Fixed a clipping problem seen in AutoCAD. - Fixed a bug where OpenGL and D3D applications would not run on an AMD system. 05.06.00.28 - Fixed an error introduced in version 05.06.00.27 which can cause a blue screen during system boot. 05.06.00.27 - Fixed a hang which can occur when the system BIOS configures an unrecognized value in AGPCAPID1. - AGP calibration cycles will now be executed at regular time intervals during DMA transfers. 05.06.00.26 - Fixed hang that can occur when taking D3D apps full screen. - Fixed hang that occurred when running the D3D screen savers. - Implemented a workaround for executing AGP calibration cycles. 05.06.00.25 - Fixed IPA color problem. 05.06.00.24 - Fixed blue screen that occurred while running the WHQL VMR Old Renderer Test. - Modified the DDR calibration routine to use the factory preset values if present. 05.06.00.23 - Removed the warning message written to the event log for Wildcat 4 cards if the AGP aperture is set to less than 128 MEG. 05.06.00.22 - AGP 3.0 calibration cycles will always be disabled. - Removed request buffer balancing change added in 5.6.0.20. 05.06.00.21 - Fixed black screen problem. 05.06.00.20 - SolidEdge performance improvements 05.06.00.19 - Fixed OpenGVS hang. 05.06.00.18 - Improved ProE performance. - Fixed Catia hang. 05.06.00.17 - Fixed dual screen issue where switching between users resulted in the desktop no longer being extended onto the second display. - Fixed OpenGL fogged bitmaps. - Fixed access violation that occurred when using glDrawPixel function. - Incorporated support for the Wildcat 4 7110 and 7210 cards. 05.06.00.16 - Fixed a performance problem with 2-sided lighting and back-face culling. - Fix an AMD 3DMark hang. - Fixed dual screen WHQL hang in Fast User Switching test. 05.06.00.15 - Fixed problem where image drawn in interlacing stopped interlacing when image was moved. - Fixed problem with OpenGL windows moving slowly. - Fixed hang on dual screen systems that occurred when changing monitor layout. - Fixed a problem with an application's Z-buffer bleeding into another application's Z-buffer. This usually occurred when many windows were opened on the desktop. 05.06.00.14 - Fixed Imagehang problem. - Fixed problem in PixE demo. 05.06.00.13 - Fixed problem in which desktop icons appeared black after running color calibration. 05.06.00.12 - Fixed hang that occurred in the DX7:Driver Scenario test of WHQL when configured for dual screen. - Fixed hang that occurred in 3DMark 2001 SE when configured for dual screen with display 2 set as the primary display. 05.06.00.11 - Fixed Egham defect 1151, Shek demo. - Fixed WHQL DCT Morph failure. 05.06.00.10 - Fixes WHQL hang in DCT ddraw tests. 05.06.00.09 - Performance enhancement for 3D Studio Max V4. - Fixed missing triangles in the MFCfog sample app. - Fixed a depth problem with stippled lines in SuperScene mode. - Fixed Frame Tracking Extension to correctly support a swap interval of zero. - Fixed bug where Configuration Wizard would not run after Color Calibration dialogue is used. 05.06.00.08 - Fixed a problem with Microstation V8 drawing into other applications' windows, when the system is in High Color mode (16 bit). - Fixed a problem with YUV data drawing off-center when zoomed in. - Fixed blue screen that occurred while running the Fast User Switching test in WHQL. - Unigraphics performance improvements. - Improved the accuracy of the genlock video clock. - Fixed hangs during DCT's "pc99specular" and "blend". - Fixed Autocad autorotate core dump. - 7110 performance changes. - Increased D3D stability and performance, especially when multiple applications are running simultaneously. - Backed out Applet fix because of driver instability. 05.06.00.07 - Fixed a problem with drawing in inverted colors when panning in Digital Studio. - Fixed problem where the dialog box contents were corrupted in XSI 2.0.2. - Various performance fixes. - Tuned performance. - Added to memory available for Vertex Buffers. 05.06.00.06 - Fixed bug in obtaining configurations from the registry. - Fixed a hang when running WHQL on Windows XP configured for dual screens. - Performance fix, draw using glDrawArrays - Fix D3D Z clipping issues in 3DWinbench Quality Test #55 and 3DMark2001 Car Chase and Dragothic. - Fixed another hang when running WHQL with the dual screen configuration. - Fixed bug where Configuration Wizard would not run after Color Calibration dialogue is used. 05.06.00.05 - Fixed a problem with default texture initialization. - Fixed configuration bug with 4210 dual screen mode. - Fixed flashing viewports when rotating objects in SoftImage XSI 2.0 - Tuned Vertex Buffers. - Added "One Space Designer" Wildcat Configuration. - Fixed access violation occurring in feedback mode. - 3DWinbench 2000 Quality Test 52 (Stencil Buffer) now passes. - Fixed Autocad hang when using 3D orbit tool in wireframe mode. - Fixed Display Properties crash in non-English versions. 05.06.00.04 - Fixed an incorrect texture coordinate generation problem (TR 1993). - Fixed a problem with default texture copy and a problem with texture frame size. 05.06.00.03 - Fixed hang occurring with the frame tracking extension. - Fixed a hang when running in a combination of applications in multiscreen. - Fixed problem with conformance's CopyPixels test. - Fixed an hang that can occur when closing an OpenGL window on the second screen. - Fixed problem with extending the desktop to the second Wildcat screen when the maximum number of Wildcat displays is 1. - Fixed configuration names for SOFTIMAGE. - Fixed a HW diagnostic problem. - Fixed the stencil hang in Winbench2000 that occurs on a system with 2 CPUs. 05.06.00.02 - Fixed an error when programming the Wildcat IFB3 video PLL. 05.06.00.01 - Incoporated support for the IFB3 card. Trouble Shooting ================ Refer to the Hardware section of the Windows 2000 online help for trouble shooting. Or, see the Customer Support information listed below. Customer Support ================ Support is available on our web site at http://www.3dlabs.com. Just click on the support link. You may also email us at support@3dlabs.com.