Start Windows 95/98 driver


Trident CD_ROM On_Line Help

Automatic Install

Display Driver

DirectX 6 (For Windows 9x only)

DirectX6 Media (For Windows 9x only)

AGP/VXD

Setup Trident Display accelerated driver


Install Window 95/98 Display driver:
Install Windows Display driver:

1). Start Windows with Standard VGA or Trident SVGA driver.

2). Insert Trident CD_ROM into your CD_ROM drive.

3). Click on Display Driver button.

4). Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the driver installation.

Note: If your system is an English version of Windows 95 OSR2, setup will automatically install Microsoft USB supplemental patch. For other localized version of Windows 95 OSR2, please contact your local Microsoft office or your system vendor to get a copy of localized Microsoft USB supplemental patch. This patch is recommended to enable AGP to work correctly, which will enhance Blade 3D’s performance.

If your system is English version of Windows NT 4.0, then you will need English version of Windows NT4.0 Service Pack 3 or newer to enable AGP to work correctly.  Setup first detects if Windows NT4.0 Service Pack 3 or newer is already installed.  If not, it will try to install the English version of Windows NT4.0 Service Pack 3. If your system is not English version of Windows NT 4.0, please get a copy of localized Windows NT4.0 Service Pack 3 or newer Windows NT4.0 Service Pack from your local Microsoft office or your system vendor before installing the Trident’s Windows NT 4.0 display driver.  Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 or newer is required to enable AGP to work correctly, which will enhance Blade 3D’s performance.

More detailed information could be found in the README file or User’s Manual.


Install MPEG Player for Windows 95/98
Install DVD Express for Windows 95/98:

1). click on DVD Express button.

2). Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the installation.

Note:  DVD Express needs Windows 95 OSR2.1 or Windows 98. You also need DirectX6 installed on your machine.

More detailed information could be found in the README file or User’s Manual.


Install DirectX API for Windows 95/98:
Install DirectX 6 for Windows 95/98:

1). Click on DirectX 6 button.

2). When asked whether to install DirectX 6, click button “Yes”.

3). When a new dialog pops up, click “Reinstall DirectX” button.

4). Reboot your machine.

Note: Windows NT 4.0 does not support DirectX 6.

Note: If your system has already installed DirectX 6, then setup will not reinstall it.


Setup Trident Display accelerated driver

1). Click on Settings tab.

2). Select Advance Properties for Windows 95 OSR2 and Windows 98 at selection bar.

  (For Windows NT4.0, select Display Type at selection bar.)

3). Click the Change button next to Adapter Type for Windows 95 OSR2.

      For Window 98, click Adapter tab. Then click the Change button. In ”Updated Device Driver Wizard” page, click Next button, then select “Display a list of all the driver…”,  and then click Next button.

  (For Windows NT4.0, click the Change button under “Adapter Type” in Display Type page.)

4). Click Have Disk at Select Device Page.

     (Click Have Disk at Display Page in Windows NT4.0).

5). Under the statement “Copy Manufacturer’s file from”, enter X:\Driver9x, where X is drive letter of your CD_ROM drive.

  (For Windows NT4.0, enter X:\DriverNT\NT40, where X is the drive letter of your CD_ROM drive.)

6). Click OK to start installing the driver files from your CD_ROM drive.

  (For Windows NT 4.0, click OK button to proceed to the Third-party Driver page.)

7). Select “Trident Blade 3D...” under the list of Models in the Select Device Page

  	(Select ‘Trident Video Accelerator...’ under the list of Display in the Change Display Page for Windows NT4).  You may need to click on “Show all device” if Trident driver model does not show up. Click OK and then close the Select Device Page.

8). Click Close to close the Change Display Type.

9). Select the Color Palette, and Desktop Area of your choice.

Once the desired Color Palette and Desktop Area have been chosen, close the Display Properties and the Windows 95 OSR2 / Windows 98 / Windows NT4.0 will prompt you to reboot.

For AGP to work, Windows 95 OSR2.1 (version 1212) or newer is required. The version number of your operation system can be found by right-click on “my computer” on your desktop. This CD-ROM installs the English version of  USB support patch that updates Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2 version 1111 or 950B) to Windows 95 OSR2.1 during display driver installation.

Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 or newer is required for NT 4 display driver to be installed correctly. Please run the file NT4SP3_i.exe in X:\DriverNT to install English version of  Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3.


Automatic Install

Automatic Install installs Blade 3D driver and utilities, including DirectX 6 Media, DirectX 6, USB support for English version Windows 95 OSR2, and AGP/VXD(if motherboard matches). Recommended for most users.

(In Windows NT4.0, Automatic Install installs Blade 3D driver and utilities and English version of Windows NT4.0 Service Pack 3 if it has not already been installed.  Recommended for most users.)


AGP/VXD
Install AGP/VXD for Windows 95 OSR2.1

1). Click on AGP/VXD button to install Via VP3 AGP driver or Ali Aladdin AGP drvier.

2). Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the installation.

Note: Setup will detect the chipset on your motherboard. If you do not have the motherboard that’s populated with   either VIA VP3 chipset or ALI Aladdin chipset, setup will not install either of those two AGP/VXD drivers.

You do not need to install AGP/VXD again on Windows 98 since AGP/VXD for those two chipsets are part of the Windows 98 program.

AGP/VXD for motherboards with Intel chipset is installed automatically during display driver installation process.

Please contact the vendor or manufacturer of your system for future updates of AGP/VXD.


Install DirectX6 Media
Install DirectX6 Media for Windows 95 OSR2.1/Windows98

1). click on DirectX6 Media button.

2). Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the installation.

Note: Windows NT 4.0 does not support DirectX6 Media.