Voodoo Banshee Windows 9x Reference Drivers AGP/PCI - Version: 1.04.00

Download Updated: February 10, 2000
Page Updated: Februrary 10, 2000

What's new in 1.04.00:

1. Driver updated to support General Format mode Timings
2. Fixed issue with possible Deer Hunter 2 hanging at main menu.
3. Fixed issue which caused a slowdown with some Glide and OpenGL applications.
4. Fixed issue with Unreal not running with OpenGL.
5. Fixed issue with the control panel not allowing the selection of 800x600 when the machine was used with a non-PNP monitor.
6. Fixed issue with Quake 3's brightness control being grayed out.
7. Fixed issue with Flight Sim 98 and 2000 missing point lights during night scenes on right of screen.
8. Fixed issue with desktop corruption occurring when changing form a 16bit mode to 8bit mode on certain motherboard/processor combinations.
9. Fixed issue with Moto Racer2 crashing to the desktop when attempting to load.
10. Fixed issue with System Shock 2. Players could lose weapon overlay, depending on position.
11. Fixed issue with Jane's USAF, Textures beyond plane visible through the plane.
12. Fixed issue with Deer Hunter 3, Terrain behind buildings visible through the building.
13. Updated OpenGL with miscellaneous bug fixes
14. Fixed issue with Organic Art screen saver causing screen corruption and/or system lock when running with power management enabled.
15. Fixed issue with pulsating circles around edges of jump pads and lighting around skull being corrupted with Q3 test.
16. Fixed issue with fog not correctly displayed on Q3 Test.
17. Fixed issue with Motor cross Madness: Menu distortion.
18. Fixed issue with Screen failing to update (freezing) after exiting Zoran SoftDVD when TV out only enabled
19. Fixed issue with 3DMark99 locking up during transition from Game Test#2
20. Fixed issue with 3DMark2000GM game Test#1 freezes and locking Windows
21. Fixed issue with Quake 3 Smoke trails and other alpha blended effects that caused frame rate to slow to near zero
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System Requirements:

• Windows 9x
• Voodoo Banshee AGP/PCI-based Accelerator
• DirectX 7 runtime from Microsoft
• 16 MB of RAM

Download and installation instructions:

Fresh Installation
NOTE: Complete Steps 1 and 2 before removing your existing 2D card.

1. Extract the files for the Voodoo Banshee driver to a directory.
2. Before removing your existing 2D card switch the video driver to Standard VGA. Click Start, Control Panel. Double-click on Display.
   
   
   • Select 640X480 and 16 colors. Accept the changes.
   
   
3. Power off the system and remove your existing 2D card.
4. Install the Voodoo Banshee Card in a free AGP/PCI Slot
5. Power on the system and verify that video appears during post.
6. Start Windows in Normal mode
   
   
   • (Once Windows starts you may be notified that no video device exists, click Cancel if this message appears)
   
   
7. Windows will detect a new VGA Compatible Display. You need to:
   
   
   • Windows 98: Click the Next Button on the Detection Dialog Box and in the "Specify a Location" field click the checkbox then enter the path to the Win98 directory in the drivers location.
   
   
8. You may then be prompted to insert the Windows 98 AGP/PCI Voodoo Banshee Driver Disk. Again, enter the path you specified in Step 1 and press OK.
9. Windows will copy the drivers. Reboot the system when prompted
10. Install DirectX 7.0.

Upgrade Existing Voodoo Banshee Drivers

1. Start Windows 98
2. Extract the files for the Voodoo Banshee driver to a directory.
3. Click Start, Control Panel. Double-click on Display.
4. Click the Settings tab then click:
   
   
   • Windows 98 users: Click "Advanced Properties"
   
   
5. Then under "Change Display Type/Advanced Display" click "Change"
6. Click "Have Disk" and enter the path specified in Step 2 plus:
   
   
   • Windows 98 users: the Win98 directory.
   
   
7. When asked to choose a device, select "3dfx Voodoo Banshee"
8. You may then be prompted to insert the Windows 95 Voodoo Banshee Driver Disk. Enter the path you specified in Step 2 again.
9. Windows will copy the drivers. Reboot the system when prompted.
10. Install DirectX 7.0

NOTE: These drivers will NOT work with Voodoo2, Voodoo Rush or Voodoo Graphics based cards. DirectX 7 is required for this kit.