************************************ ========================================================================== ATI RAGE PRO / RAGE LT PRO / RAGE XL Direct3D/OpenGL Display Driver for Windows 2000 version 5.0.2195.4018 02/05/2000 ========================================================================== ************************************ file name: W2K_RPRO_5_0_2195_4018.exe Windows 2000 Display Driver for ATI RAGE PRO / RAGE LT PRO / RAGE XL Direct3D/OpenGL WDM capture support for DirectShow based applications machine type:8679 Contents ************************************ ************************************ 1.0 SUPPORTED ATI PRODUCTS and FEATURES 2.0 REGIONAL SETTINGS and LANGUAGES 3.0 PRIOR to USING W2K_RPRO_5_0_2195_4018.exe 4.0 USING W2K_RPRO_5_0_2195_4018.exe 5.0 UN-INSTALL W2K_RPRO_5_0_2195_4018.exe 6.0 ISSUES YOU MAY ENCOUNTER 7.0 CONTACT INFORMATION 8.0 WEB Sites and Support Phone Number 9.0 Trademarks and Notices February 2000 ************************************ ************************************ 1.0 SUPPORTED ATI PRODUCTS and NEW FEATURES The display driver included in this package is for Microsoft Windows 2000. This driver may be used with ATI products based on the RAGE PRO / RAGE LT PRO / RAGE XL. ************************************ 2.0 REGIONAL SETTINGS and LANGUAGES W2K_RPRO_5_0_2195_4018.exe contains a display driver with language support for; English French German Dutch Portuguese Spanish Swedish Italian Chinese Simplified Chinese Traditional Japanese Korean ************************************ 3.0 PRIOR to USING W2K_RPRO_5_0_2195_4018.exe Be sure to UNINSTALL any previous version of the RAGE PRO / RAGE LT PRO / RAGE XL display driver prior to installing this version. See the "Un-Install" section for instructions. ************************************ 4.0 USING W2K_RPRO_5_0_2195_4018.exe Overview There are two phases to the installation of a driver that has been downloaded from the ATI WEB site.The first phase occurs when you run the W2K_RPRO_5_0_2195_4018.exe program.This phase creates a temporary directory on the system disk and unpacks all the individual files that make up the ATI software bundle. In the second phase the ATI SETUP program is launched from the temporary directory created in the first phase. ATI SETUP installs the software (from the temporary directory) into the operating system. Steps 4.1 You must download W2K_RPRO_5_0_2195_4018.exe and save it to a directory on your systems hard disk. For example C:\temp is a common directory used to initially save a file into. 4.2 Once you have downloaded W2K_RPRO_5_0_2195_4018.exe, - Close all programs - Click the START button and select the RUN menu item. - Click the BROWSE button. - Browse to the directory where W2K_RPRO_5_0_2195_4018.exe was saved. - Select W2K_RPRO_5_0_2195_4018.exe and click OK to run the program. - Follow the instructions on the screen. ! The individual files will be unpacked and placed into a directory on your hard disk. The default path for this directory is C:\ATI\support\W2K_RPRO_5_0_2195_4018\ ! After copying the files to the hard disk the INSTALLATION program will launch. You may choose to abort the INSTALL process at this point. (If you abort, no software will be installed into Windows.) Manual Installation instructions after running W2K_RPRO_5_0_2195_4018.exe - Start Windows 2000. - Click the START button. - Click the RUN menu item. - Click the BROWSE button. Browse to the directory where the files were unpacked after running W2K_RPRO_5_0_2195_4018.exe. (The default directory is C:\ATI\support\W2K_RPRO_5_0_2195_4018) - Select SETUP.EXE and press OK. - Follow the instructions displayed in the help. ************************************ 5.0 UN-INSTALL To un-install this software; - Click START, go to SETTINGS and select CONTROL PANEL. - Launch ADD/REMOVE programs. - Select "ATI Display Driver" and then click the ADD/REMOVE button. - RESTART Windows. To un-install temporary files from the DOWNLOAD bundle; - Delete the directory C:\ATI\support\W2K_RPRO_5_0_2195_4018\ NOTE: If you unbundled the files into a different directory, simply delete that directory. ************************************ 6.0 ISSUES YOU MAY ENCOUNTER: DIGITAL SIGNATURE NOT FOUND in Windows 2000: When installing this Display Driver release a "Digital Signature Not Found" message may appear multiple times during the installation. If you encounter a "Digital Signature Not Found" message while installing this display driver select the "YES" option to proceed. Selecting "YES" will ensure that all the components of this driver bundle will be installed. CONFIRM FILE REPLACE in Windows 2000: When installing Display Drivers or Software a "Confirm File Replace" message may appear multiple times during the installation. If you encounter a "Confirm File Replace" message while installing this display driver select the "YES" option to proceed. Selecting "YES" will ensure that all the components of this driver bundle will replace your existing driver components. OPENGL: Hardware acceleration is provided for most features contained in the specification at 16 bpp and 32 bpp. If you are configured for 8 bpp or 24 bpp OpenGL will not be accelerated. OTHER ISSUES: - There is a known hang issue with VIA 694x based motherboards when trying to use the TV component of Multimedia Center - Corruption or a green screen may be seen just before the Windows GUI is loaded - Some programs which make try to make use of the All-in-Wonder Pro's capture abilities may not function with this driver ************************************ 7.0 ATI CONTACT INFORMATION: ATI WEB site: www.ati.com ************************************ 8.0 WEB Sites and Support Phone Number ---------------- 8.1 IBM Support Web Site: http://www.pc.ibm.com/support 8.2 IBM Marketing eserver Web Site: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/xseries 8.3 If you have any questions about this update, or problems applying the update go to the following Help Center World Telephone Numbers URL: 1-800-772-2227 http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/YAST-3P2QYL.html. 8.4 IntelliStation web site: www.pc.ibm.com/intellistation ************************************ ************************************ 9.0 Trademarks and Notices ---------------------------- 9.1 RAGE PRO / RAGE LT PRO / RAGE XL are trademarks of ATI Technologies , Inc. Windows, Windows 2000 are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. 9.2 The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States or other countries or both: eServer, IBM 9.3 Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.