        #                                                      
        | README file for ELSA GLADIAC   
        |                                                                
        | graphics driver disk for Windows NT 4.0 build 1381.            
        |                                                                
        | Version: 4.09.00.312                                        
        |                                                                
        | Copyright (c) 2000 ELSA AG (Aachen, Germany)        
        |                                                                
        | ELSA AG                  Internet : http://www.elsa.de         
        | Sonnenweg 11                                                   
        | 52070 Aachen                                                   
        | Germany                                                        
        |                                                                
        | ELSA Inc.                Internet : http://www.elsa.com        
        | 1630 Zanker Road                                               
        | San Jose, CA 95112                                             
        | 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                                                          
        |                                                                
        | 10/09/2000, KLux                            
        |                                                                
                                                                       
        Table of Contents:                                             
                                                                       
        1       Introduction                                           
        2       List of Installation Files                             
        3       Installation                                           
        4       Known Problems                                         
                                                                       
-------------------------------------------------------------------    
                                                                       
1       Introduction                                                   
                                                                       
        This file explains how to setup and to configure the ELSA      
        Windows NT driver software for your graphics board.            
                                                                       
1.2     Further Information                                            
                                                                       
        For more information on configuring installed ELSA graphics    
        drivers, refer to the Windows Help or to the help files to     
        ELSA Utilities.                                                
                                                                       
-------------------------------------------------------------------    
                                                                       
2       List of Installation Files                                     
                                                                       
        The directory with the ELSA graphics driver for Windows NT     
        contains the following files:                                  
                                                                       
        GLADIAC.inf           script file for the installation      
        DISK1                 source disk identifier                   
        LIESMICH.TXT          German version of the file README.TXT    
        README.TXT            the file you are currently reading       
        i386\egdam.sy_        miniport driver (compressed)       
        i386\egdad.dl_        display driver (compressed)        
        i386\eoglgda.dl_      OpenGL ICD driver (compressed)     
                                                                       
-------------------------------------------------------------------    
                                                                       
3       Installation                                                   
                                                                       
        NOTE: This driver was designed for full functionality under    
              Windows NT 4.0 only!                                     
                                                                       
3.1     Installation of the ELSA graphics driver                       
                                                                       
        NOTE: First install the Standard-VGA driver, then shut down    
              your computer and exchange the graphics board with       
              the ELSA GLADIAC.      
                                                                       
        In the Taskbar/Start/Settings, click on "Control Panel" and    
        then select "Display Properties". Alternatively, you can       
        right-click the desktop and in the appearing popup menu,       
        select "Properties". Select "Settings" and then                
        "Display Type". In the upcoming window you can use the         
        "Change" button to select your ELSA graphics board.            
        You will get the "Change Display" dialog box with a variety    
        of available drivers.                                          
                                                                       
        On the lower right-hand of the dialog box select the button    
        "Other...". The dialog "Install from disk" appears with an     
        indication of path or floppy drive ("A:\"). Change the         
        entry to the path where the driver files for your board are    
        located (e.g."\ELSA\WINNT40") and confirm with                 
        "Continue". Now a list of ELSA graphics drivers is             
        displayed. Select the driver for your board. Confirm the       
        dialog. The driver is installed after confirming the           
        warning that a third-party driver will be installed.           
                                                                       
        NOTE: Under Windows NT 4.0, graphics drivers cannot be         
              loaded dynamically. This is a limitation of the          
              operating system.                                        
                                                                       
        To activate the ELSA driver the computer has to be             
        restarted. Please press "Yes" in the relevant dialog.          
        The system will reboot and the initial installation is         
        finished.                                                      
                                                                       
        The initial installation of ELSA drivers for Microsoft         
        Windows NT 4.0 installs the driver in a resolution of          
        640*480 pixel at 60Hz refresh.                                 
                                                                       
        NOTE:   With the installation of the Windows NT 4.0 driver,    
                the ELSA OpenGL driver is automatically installed.     
                                                                       
3.2     Making Installation Disks                                      
                                                                       
        To create installation disks for the ELSA graphics driver      
        you will need an empty floppy disk labeled                     
        "ELSA Windows NT 4.0 DISK 1".                                  
        Copy the files from the according graphics board directory     
        on the driver CD-ROM to the prepared disk.                     
                                                                       
3.3     Testing the Installation and Determining the Driver Version    
        Number                                                         
                                                                       
3.3.1   Testing the Installation                                       
                                                                       
        From the Start menu, select "Settings" and in the Control      
        Panel launch "Display". Select the tab "Settings" and then     
        the button "Change configuration...". The following dialog     
        gives information about the manufacturer, the version          
        number and the current driver files.                           
                                                                       
        NOTE:   If you see "Version Information missing ", you did     
                not set US English as the system language. This        
                problem will appear in all non-American NT             
                installations. This is a limitation of the             
                operating system.                                      
                                                                       
3.3.2   Determining the Version Number of the Driver via the Driver    
        Files                                                          
                                                                       
        Use the Explorer to inspect the file properties for one of     
        the files egdam.sys or egdad.dll. The file egdam.sys can be 
        found in the directory System32\Drivers, the egdae.dll file 
        in the System32 directory of your Windows NT installation.     
                                                                       
-------------------------------------------------------------------    
                                                                       
4       Known Problems                                                 
                                                                       
                                                                       
        - If you do not have installed the Service Pack 3              
          (or higher) for NT4, AGP display cards only run in           
          standard VGA mode. Please install a service pack 3 or        
          higher to fix this problem!                                  
                                                                       
        - If you own a multi processor board with BX- or GX-           
          chipset you have to install the Service Pack 4.              
          Otherwise the system will not work correctly.                
                                                                       
        - The display driver is installed successfully, but after      
          rebooting the system the driver is not activated.            
          Your graphics board requires an IRQ. Please assign a         
          unique IRQ to the slot which is related to your graphics     
          board.                                                       
                                                                       
        - Video playback may result in pixel errors.                   
          Please install the Intel Indeo 5 video codec.                
                                                                       
        - On some old Pentium Pro (TM) boards the system hangs         
          if you write something to floppy disk or if you play         
          sound files. This bug should be fixed by the manufacturer    
          of this board! You can temporary fix it in registry          
          (but slowing down the graphic):                              
          - start the registry editor regedt32.exe                     
          - open  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\         
            Services\egdam\Device0\                              
          - add the value "EnableWriteCombining: REG_DWORD: 0"         
                                                                       
        - If the ELSA PCI graphics board is not recognized, try        
          another PCI slot. Some mainboards have PCI slots             
          which are not PCI compliant.                                 
                                                                       
-------------------------------------------------------------------    
