================================================================================ NVIDIA Display Driver for Windows 9x version 4.12.01.0538, 08/01/2000 ================================================================================ Operating systems supported --------------------------- Microsoft Windows 95 Microsoft Windows 98 Adapters supported ------------------ NVIDIA Vanta LT NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Model 64 NVIDIA GeForce DDR ELSA GLoria II NVIDIA GeForce2 MX NVIDIA Quadro2 MXR NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS NVIDIA Quadro2 Pro File list --------- NVARCH16.DLL - NVIDIA interface layer to NV architecture for 16-bit clients NVARCH32.DLL - NVIDIA interface layer to NV architecture for 32-bit clients NVCORE.VXD - NVIDIA Resource Manager kernel NVCPL.DLL - NVIDIA display properties extension NVCPL.HLP - NVIDIA display properties extension help file NVDD32.DLL - NVIDIA DirectDraw driver NVDISP.DRV - NVIDIA display driver NVIBML.INF - Windows 9x display driver information file for NVIDIA adapters NVMINI.VXD - NVIDIA mini-VDD for VGA virtualization and device Plug-N-Play NVMINI2.VXD - NVIDIA mini-VDD for device Plug-N-Play of secondary devices NVMODE.DLL - NVIDIA mode set support DLL NVOPENGL.DLL - NVIDIA OpenGL driver NVQTWK.DLL - NVIDIA taskbar applet README.TXT - The file you're reading. VGARTD.VXD - Windows 95 AGP support file Installation instructions ------------------------- Windows 95 ---------- To prepare for installation of the drivers 1 Start Microsoft Windows 95. 2 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel. 3 Double-click Display, and click the Settings tab. 4 Click Advanced Properties, click the Adapter tab, then click Change. 5 Select Show all devices. 6 Select the Standard display types from the Manufacturers list. 7 Select Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA) from the list, then select OK. 8 Click Apply, click OK, then click Apply. 9 Click Yes when Windows asks if you wish to restart the computer. To install the drivers 1 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel. 2 Double-click Display, and click the Settings tab. 3 Click Advanced Properties, click the Adapter tab, then click Change. 4 Select Have Disk, then select or type the path to the driver files, then click OK. Windows should find files for your NVIDIA graphics chip. If Windows cannot find the files, check that the path name for the diskette is correct and that the correct diskette is inserted in it. 5 If Windows found the files, select the desired language, then select OK. Windows copies the files to the hard disk. 6 Click Apply, click OK, then click Apply. 7 Click Yes when Windows asks if you wish to restart the computer. Windows 98 ---------- To prepare for installation of the drivers 1 Start Microsoft Windows 98. 2 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel. 3 Double-click Display, and click the Settings tab. 4 Click Advanced, click the Adapter tab, then click Change. 5 Click Next, click Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want, then click Next. 6 Select Show all Hardware button, then select the Standard display types from the Manufacturers list. 7 Select Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA) from the list, then select Next. 8 Click Next to install the driver, then click Finish. 9 Click Apply, then click Close. 10 Click Yes when Windows asks if you wish to restart the computer. To install the drivers 1 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel. 2 Double-click Display, and click the Settings tab. 3 Click Advanced, click the Adapter tab, then click Change. 4 Click Next, click Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want, then click Next. 5 Click Have Disk, select or type the path to the folder containing the driver files, then click OK. Windows should find files for your NVIDIA graphics chip. If Windows cannot find the files, check that the path name for the driver files is correct. 6 If Windows found the files, select the desired language, click OK, then click Next. Windows copies the files to the hard disk. 7 Click Finish, click Apply, then click Close. 8 Click Yes when Windows asks if you wish to restart the computer. Silent installation instructions -------------------------------- To install the drivers without any interaction 1 Click the Start button, click Run, and click Browse. 2 Find the directory containing the driver files, click SETUP.EXE, and click Open. 3 To the end of the path to SETUP.EXE, add a space, and add a -s. It should look something similar to: d:\NVIDIA\setup.exe -s 4 Click OK. Setup will install the driver files and reboot the system when complete. Uninstall instructions ---------------------- To uninstall the drivers 1 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel. 2 Double-click Add/Remove Programs, select NVIDIA Windows 95/98 Display Drivers, then click Add/Remove. 3 You are then asked about being sure if you want to remove the drivers. Click Yes. 4 You are then asked about restarting the system. Click Yes. Tips for Users -------------- Known Issues ------------ Revision history ---------------- ================================================================================ Copyright 1999-2000, NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. Document number: DR-00008-001 ================================================================================