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        | README file for
        |
        | ELSA GLoria Windows 98 Driver, ver 4.10.01.0203-0006
        |
        |       GLoria Synergy
        |
        | Copyright (c) 1996-98 ELSA AG, Aachen (Germany)
        |
        | ELSA AG                    Internet   : http://www.elsa.de
        | Sonnenweg 11               LocalWeb   : +49-(0)241-938800
        | D-52070 Aachen             
        |
        | ELSA Inc.                  Internet   : http://www.elsa.com
        | 2231 Calle De Luna         
        | Santa Clara, CA 95054
        | USA
        |
        | ELSA Asia Inc.             Internet   : http://www.elsa.com
        | 7F-11, No. 188, Sec. 5     
        | Nanking East Road
        | Taipei 105
        | Taiwan, R. O. C.
        |
        | ELSA Japan Inc.            Internet   : http://www.elsa.com
        | Mita Suzuki Building 3F    
        | 5-20-14 Shiba, Minato-ku
        | Tokyo 108-0014
        | Japan
        |
        | 07/28/98, MKreiten


        Contents

        1. Overview
        2. Contents
        3. Installation
        4. History
        5. Known Bugs and Operating Notes



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1.      Overview

        This disk contains the ELSA Display Driver for
        Microsoft Windows 98.

        The drivers support 256, 32768 and 16 Million colors in all
        resolutions available on used ELSA graphics board. Microsoft
        DirectX is supported by an integrated DirectDraw/Direct3D HAL.


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2.      Contents

        The directory contains the following files:

        README.TXT      the file you currently look at
        LIESMICH.TXT    german version of this file
        VERSION.TXT     version info about driver and tools
        ELSAGL2.CAB     display driver
        OPENGL.CAB      OpenGL ICD (installable client driver)
        DXCTRL.CAB      property page ELSA 3D Settings
        WINMAN.CAB      property page ELSA Settings

        ELSAGL2.INF     Installation file for driver and tools

        In case of trouble during or after installation, please make
        sure you have all the files mentioned above!


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3.      Installation

3.1     Installing ELSA graphics board for Windows 98

        Remove your "old" VGA and put the ELSA graphics board into your
        computer. If your ELSA graphics adapter contains a VGA-switch, 
        be sure that it's position is set to the "1" position (VGA 
        enabled). 
          On startup Windows 98 detects the ELSA graphics board as
        "PCI early VGA Device" or a "PCI standard VGA adapter" and 
        prompts for a manufacturer disk. Now browse through the ELSA CD 
        and select the proper display driver subdirectory (eg. GLORIA\
        SYNERGY\WIN98). Windows will copy the driver files and
        prompt you to reboot the computer. After restarting, Windows is 
        running with the ELSA display drivers active. If your ELSA 
        graphics adapter is not the primary display adapter, you have 
        to activate it by clicking on the connected monitor bitmap in 
        the global windows display settings. The installation routine 
        will additionally create the ELSA Settings and ELSA 3D Settings 
        property pages and install an OpenGL ICD.


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4.      Revision History

        This section describes changes to the previous releases of this
        disk.

4.1     Version 4.10.0106
        - first retail version
        Version 4.10.0106-0017
        - a few Bugfixes
        Version 4.10.01.0200-0012
        - DPMS support, increased 3D-performance
        Version 4.10.01.0201-0004
        - AGP support
        Version 4.10.01.0201-0008
        - OpenGL support, bugfixes
        Version 4.10.01.0202-0014
        - bugfixes for MDK, MotoRacer, Flight Simulator 98, Photoshop4
        - problems after power-saving fixed
        Version 4.10.01.0202-0019
        - enhanced filter modes
        - bugfixes for Powerpoint, Final Reality, Word7, Quicken 6
        Version 4.10.01.0203-0003
        - bugfixes for WHQL, software cursors
        - increased AGP memory amount (16MB per default)
        - DirectX6 support
        Version 4.10.01.0203-0006
        - included OpenGL ICD
        - bugfix for Freecell at 256 colors


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5.      Known Bugs and Operating Notes

        This section documents known anomalies or problems and gives
        hints on work arounds.

5.1     Version 4.10.01.0203-0006

5.1.1   Changing color depth with QuickRes

        If QuickRes changes the color depth without restarting Windows,
        sometime you can see drawing errors. QuickRes patches (!) the
        display driver, so the driver can no longer work properly.

5.1.2   Display errors with DirectX

        Applications using DirectX could cause display errors when
        DirectX version I or II is installed. Please install DirectX
        version 5 to solve this problems. You will find this version
        of DirectX on the WINNERware CD in the directory
        MSAPPS\DIRECTX5

5.1.3   OpenGL

        Hardware-accelerated OpenGL only works in double buffered modes 
        at HiColor or TrueColor. In case your display adapter has 8MB
        of memory, OpenGL will work at resolutions up to 1280x1024 in 
        HiColor or 1024x768 at TrueColor. With 4MB of display memory
        OpenGL will be available up to 800x600 in HiColor and only
        640x480 in TrueColor.
        Only single screen solutions are supported, in Windows 98 and
        Windows 95/OSR2.x

5.1.4   Games

        Due to a program bug, the game 'Castrol Honda Superbike World-
        champions' will only run, if the texture format 3-3-2 stays
        disabled in the DirectX property page. 
        The smoke of the tires in MotoRacer is displayed worse than
        previous display drivers did. We unfortunately had to modify the
        routines to avoid display errors in newer applications.


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