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Conference noted::windows95

Title:	Microsoft Windows 95 ("Chicago")
Notice:	Please read topics 1 to 22 before writing anything
Moderator:	EEMELI::BACKSTROM

Created:	Sun Nov 13 1994
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2958
Total number of notes:	19968

2889.0. "Newer S3 driver hangs my 450ST with Stealth 24 " by STOWOA::tavo.ogo.dec.com::Diaz (Octavio) Wed Apr 02 1997 16:12

I read in one of the PC-related conferences (don't remember if it was here, in PC 95 or 
DECstations) about how the S3 driver in www.S3.com allows you to change refresh rates.

I have a Diamond Stealth 24 installed on a 450ST with W95 and (I think) all appropriate 
patches. 

After DL and install the driver lists as

S3 Inc. 801/805

It hangs my PC. I can move the cursor but everything else in the screen is frozen. The 
original Diamond Stealth 24 driver works OK.

Anyone else has seen this type of problem?

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2889.1	Do not use autodetect.	PCBUOA::LIBKIND	Sam Libkind - PC Support Engineering 276-9465	`Thu Apr 03 1997 12:09`	40
	<<< NOTED::NOTES$9:[NOTES$LIBRARY]WINDOWS95.NOTE;1 >>> -< Microsoft Windows 95 ("Chicago") >- ================================================================================ Note 2889.0 Newer S3 driver hangs my 450ST with Stealth 24 No replies STOWOA::tavo.ogo.dec.com::Diaz "Octavio" 15 lines 2-APR-1997 15:12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I read in one of the PC-related conferences (don't remember if it was here, in PC 95 or DECstations) about how the S3 driver in www.S3.com allows you to change refresh rates. I have a Diamond Stealth 24 installed on a 450ST with W95 and (I think) all appropriate patches. After DL and install the driver lists as S3 Inc. 801/805 It hangs my PC. I can move the cursor but everything else in the screen is frozen. The original Diamond Stealth 24 driver works OK. Anyone else has seen this type of problem? I do not remember exatly which S3 chipset the Diamond Stealth 24 is using, but you should use the Diamond Stealth 24 drivers either from Windows 95 or from The Diamond NMultimedia web site http://www.richer.com/trade/d/diamond/profile.html Do not allow the Windows 95 to autodect the graphics card. Thank you and regards, Sam Libkind Digital Equipment Corporation PCBU Support Engineering Telephone: 508.264-6657 (dtn: 244-6657) e-mail [email protected] Internal page: http://pcbu.ako.dec.com/ External page: http://www.windows.digital.com/
2889.2	Looking for added functionality	STOWOA::tavo.ogo.dec.com::Diaz	Octavio	`Thu Apr 03 1997 16:09`	12
	Thanks Sam, As I mentioned in .0, the original Stealth 24 driver works fine, I was just trying to get added functionality (refresh rates options), because every time that I go down to 800x640 the screen flickers. The Diamond web site (www.diamondmm.com) says to use the drivers that come with Windows95, which I'm using, but the S3 site has newer drivers dated around Feb 96, and is the one that is causing my PC to hang. BTW, the Stealth 24 uses the 801 chip. I looked directly at the board.
2889.3		PCBUOA::LIBKIND	Sam Libkind - PC Support Engineering 276-9465	`Fri Apr 04 1997 11:20`	6
	>The Diamond web site (www.diamondmm.com) says to use the drivers that >come with Windows95, which I'm using, but the S3 site has newer drivers >dated around Feb 96, and is the one that is causing my PC to hang. The problem is that Diamond MM probably use their specific DAC that may have problem using the generic S3 drivers.