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VIPER V330
Troubleshooting
Windows 95
- 1.1: What 3D API's
will be supported by the VIPER V330?
1.2: User receives
a Windows Protection Error in "IFSMGR"
when starting Windows 95.
1.3: Can the
Microsoft PowerToy "QuickRes" be used
with the VIPER V330?
DOS
- 2.1: Does the VIPER
V330 support VESA 2.0 extensions?
2.2: How does the
VIPER V330 's DOS performance compare to other
cards?
Windows 3.1
- 3.1: User cannot
find the Windows 3.1x driver for the VIPER V330.
Bundled Applications
- 4.1: Does Diamond's
popular InControl Tools software come with the
VIPER V330?
Hardware
- 5.1: What kind of
graphics/video chip/processor is used on the
VIPER V330?
5.2: Are TV tuner
or video capture options planned or available for
the VIPER V330?
5.3: Are the
current retail and OEM VIPER V330 products
expandable to 8Mb?
Operating systems
1.1: What 3D API's
will be supported by the VIPER V330? |
The VIPER V330 supports and accelerates
Microsoft's DirectX 5, which includes Direct3D.
Also, the VIPER V330 accelerates OpenGL under the
Windows NT 4.0 platform. |
1.2: User receives a
Windows Protection Error in "IFSMGR"
when starting Windows 95. |
Check to see if the user has a compressed
hard drive, this seems to be the common factor
with this issue. Currently, it is recommended to
use uncompressed hard drives. |
1.3: Can the
Microsoft PowerToy "QuickRes" be used
with the VIPER V330? |
Yes, QuickRes will allow for resolution and
color depth switching on the fly with the VIPER
V330. However, in testing there has been a color
palette shifting phenomena observed when
switching color depths. This will remain as an
open limitation since QuickRes, as are all the MS
PowerToys, considered unsupported applications. |
2.1: Does the VIPER
V330 support VESA 2.0 extensions? |
Yes, the VIPER V330 supports VESA 2.0 from
within the flash EPROM on the VIPER card. You
should check Diamond's website for any updates to
the EPROM. |
2.2: How does the
VIPER V330's DOS performance compare to other
cards? |
The DOS performance of the VIPER V330 is
extremely good. It can outperform an S3 Vision
968 based board in PCBench 9.0 scores. The S3
Vision 968 is a fairly common chipset that ranks
as one of the faster DOS performers on the
market. |
3.1: User cannot
find the Windows 3.1x driver for the VIPER V330. |
At the time of this writing, drivers for
Windows 3.1x were not available nor planned for
the VIPER V330. You can check the Diamond web
site to see if there are any updates. |
4.1: Does Diamond's
popular InControl Tools software come with the
VIPER V330? |
Yes, Diamond's InControl Tools 95
productivity software for Windows 95 comes with
the VIPER V330 card. The InControl Tools software
will be automatically installed when you perform
a FULL installation of the Windows 95 drivers. |
5.1: What kind of
graphics/video chip/processor is used on the
VIPER V330? |
The VIPER V330 uses the RIVA 128 controller
from nVIDIA. |
5.2: Are TV tuner or
video capture options planned or available for
the VIPER V330? |
Yes, the DTV 2000 from Diamond works with the
VIPER V330. This PCI based card has a TV tuner
and will capture video from a camcorder or VHS as
well. If you would like more information or would
like to purchase this product, please contact
Diamond's customer service department. |
5.3: Are the current
retail and OEM VIPER V330's expandable to 8Mb? |
The VIPER V330 is a 4Mb card, and is not
expandable to 8Mb. |
6.1: Do you have
Linux drivers for the VIPER V330? |
No, Diamond does not develop support for
Linux and similar UNIX type operating
environments. We do provide the programming
information necessary for the developers of these
operating systems to incorporate driver support.
Since the nVIDIA RIVA 128 chipset is fairly new,
it may be sometime before this support is
developed. It would be best to check with the
authors of the individual environments to see
when their next release will support nVIDIA RIVA
128 based boards. Often times, you can check the
web site of the company that makes xWindows at
http://www.xfree86.org. |
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