Voodoo Banshee Windows® XP Driver KIT
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Voodoo Banshee(tm) Driver kit:                            1.05.03 beta 2
Voodoo Banshee WinXP 2D/3D Display Drivers:  4.12.01.1222
Voodoo Banshee Glide(tm) 2.X Driver:                 2.61.00.2604
Voodoo Banshee Glide 3.X Driver:                       3.20.0.1016
Voodoo Banshee Control Panel (XP Compatible): 1.0.0.0
OpenGL(r) Driver Version:                                   1.0.0.0761 ICD 
GxpOGL                                                                1.0.1.106

Kit Date: 01/05/03
Home : http://www.bansheexp.cjb.net/

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Disclaimer!
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* THESE DRIVERS ARE NOT SUPPORTED BY 3DFX OR X-3DFX!
* USE THEM AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!
* WE CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY EFFECTS THEY MAY HAVE ON
  YOUR COMPUTER!

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What's New:
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Version 1.05.03 beta 2:

Fixes:
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- Fixed some bad inf entries. Now Glide3x and OpenGL apps runs faster.
- Fixed bug in Banshee Control Panel.
- Added support for Windowed Glide apps in OpenGL.
- Added some entries in the inf file.
- Changed installation system (easy and faster now).
- some minors fixes.

Note: please, feel free to report new games supported (with issues, errors or screenshots).

Glide2x
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Date: Feb.11.2003
Version: 3.10.0.2610
Source: http://www.3dfxzone.it/koolsmoky
New Features:
- Fixed issues with resolution changes and corrected device context strapping under multi-monitor setups.
- Fixed issue with Lewpy´s PSX GPU Glide3 plugin.
- Fixed a bug which broke compatibiliy with several Glide and OpenGL applications. The driver now runs Operation Flash Point once again. For Neverwinter Nights, set HardwareMouse=0 in nwn.ini.
- Fixed issues with resolution changes and corrected device context strapping under multi-monitor setups.
- Fixed a serious problem with GLIDE2x,3x™ and OpenGL applications not being able to find a valid rendering device.
- Fixed a bug which broke compatibiliy with several Glide and OpenGL applications. The driver now runs Operation Flash Point once again.
- Fixes for Diablo2. Diablo2 will now run correctly in Glide.

Glide3x
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Date: Mar.20.2003
Version:  3.20.0.1016
Source: http://www.users.on.net/triforce/glidexp/
- Fixed some real nasty ASM related problems. They were causing all kinds of problems for OpenGL apps, especially the GL screensavers, which were crashing or were horribly corrupted. They probably were causing numerous problems in Glide apps too.
- Added support for Windowed Glide apps. Can't guarantee how well it will work.
- Made a number of changes are supposed to work around grLfbLock() being so slow when using HWCAA read modes.
- Point rendering is finally fixed.

3dfxogl (GxpOGL ICD Interceptor)
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Date: Mar.20.2003
Version: 1.0.1.106
Source: http://www.users.on.net/triforce/glidexp/
Description: GxpOGL is designed to fix/work around problem with the 3dfx 761 ICD. It replaces the glTexImage2D function to fix issues with S3TC textures. S3TC textures are now compressed using the Microsoft compressor and are passed to the ICD as compressed textures. The Microsoft compressor is much faster and looks much better than the 3dfx compressor. This also fixed the DXT5 issues that were effecting any games that used that texture format.
Fixes:
- Changed much of how GxpOGL works. It will now only work with the 761 ICD. Attempting to use it with other ICDs will cause nothing to be changed.

3dfxvbxp.inf
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(For advanced users only).
This file includes almost all the Windows XP registry settings to give at your Voodoo Banshee card, the best performance possible tested. If you wish, you can change this settings manually (not recommended) or using an 3dfx hardware tweaker like V.Control (recommended).
01/05/03 update : some new regs tweaks (better performance, especially in Glide and OpenGL apps). Better compatibility with WinXP.
V.Control homesite : http://www.3dfxzone.it/koolsmoky

3dfx Property Sheet
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Updated with the last animation of 3dfx logo and icons.
Updated web links.

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What's in the distribution?
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This distribution contains Voodoo Banshee drivers, control panel for 
Windows XP. The DirectDraw portion of the drivers supports Direct3D 
when using DirectX 7.0, and partially DirectX 8.0/8.1/8.2/9.0

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Installation 
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Minimum Requirements
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- Windows XP (SP1 compatible)
- PC with a Pentium, Pentium II, or Pentium Pro Processor and a free 
  AGP/PCI slot
- 16MB of RAM

Fresh Installation 
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NOTE: Complete Steps 1 and 2 before removing your existing 2D card.

1) Extract the files for the Voodoo Banshee driver to a directory.
2) Before removing your existing 2D card switch the video driver to 
   Standard VGA. Click Start, Control Panel. Double-click on Display.
   Select 640X480 and 16 colors.  Accept the changes.
3) Power off the system and remove your existing 2D card.
4) Install the Voodoo Banshee Card in a free AGP/PCI Slot
5) Power on the system and verify that video appears during post.
6) Windows will detect a new VGA Compatible Display.
7) You may then be prompted to insert the Windows XP Voodoo Banshee Generic Driver Disk.  
   Again, enter the path you specified in Step 1 and press OK.
8) Windows will copy the drivers. Reboot the system when prompted

Upgrade Existing Voodoo Banshee Drivers
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1) Start Windows XP
2) Run Bansheexp-52.exe, then go to the extracted folder and make double-click to Driver Setup.exe.
3) Accept the drivers.
7) Windows will copy the drivers.   Reboot the system when prompted.

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