Voodoo graphics drivers for windows 95

Voodoo 2 drivers for Windows 95 and Windows 98. Please note that this version only works for Voodoo 2 graphics card. It works in emulators such as PCem and 86Box and such. 

Read the Readme file for more information.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

1. Insert the ISO file to the emulator/computer then open the self extracting file inside the Voodoo Drivers file.

2. Extract the file to where you want. Recommended location: C:WINDOWSTEMP

3. After you extract the file, close the self extract program and the notepad file if its opened.

4. Right click on This PC then go to Properties and select Device Manager.

5. Search for Other Devices and expand it by clicking on the plus (+) sign.

6. You’ll see PCI Multimedia Video Device and select Properties.

7. Go to the second tab that says Driver and click on Update Driver

8. An update wizard will pop up and click on Next.

9. Select the second option and click Next.

10. By default its going to choose the Other Devices option, but if the highlighted option is not Other Devices then navigate to the option, select it and click Next.

11. In this step you want to select the Unsupported Device and click on Have Disk.

12. Don’t worry if it takes time. After its loaded, a new window will pop up and click on Browse.

13. A new window will pop up and this time click on Drives and in the dropdown menu select the C drive (c:)

14. Go to the folders section and click on Windows then navigate to Temp.

15. Now Windows automatically detects the .inf file so in the File Name section select voodoo2.inf

16. Click on Next and click on OK.

17. Click on Next.

18. A version conflict pop up will appear and just click on Yes.

19. Another version conflict window will appear and click on Yes.

20. Wait while Windows is trying to build the driver information database.

21. When a restart window pops up click on Yes.

22. When its done restarting eject the ISO file from your emulator/computer.

23. You’re done! To check if its installed properly, right click on your desktop and click on Properties. And you’ll find the 3Dfx Voodoo2 tab.

Download and unpack the latest Win9x 3dfx reference driver dated 01 May 1999 with version number V3.01.00. The file ‘vg-w9x-q3’ has to be unpacked as well. This can be accomplished by either run (double-click) or unpack with WinRAR or alike.

Instructions for MS-DOS

Copy the GLIDE2X.OVL file to a directory which is included in the PATH-Environment. In DOS you can check the PATH-Environment by typing PATH on the DOS prompt. It might look like C:;C:DOS;C:SB16. If a program needs to access a file which is not in available in the current directory it will look in one of the directories entered in the PATH-Environment. This is exactly what we need with the 3dfx-files. Instead of copying the GLIDE2X.OVL file to the main directory of every game we just copy it to C:DOS (in this example). Now the file can be accessed from everywhere since it’s in the PATH-environment.

Of course it’s possible to create your own directory for the 3dfx files. Just create a directory like C:VOODOO and set the PATH-Environment to that directory. This can be done by entering PATH=C:VOODOO .

Note: Some 3Dfx games are shipped along with a GLIDE2X.OVL file. If the GLIDE2X.OVL doesn’t match with your 3Dfx board it’s most likely the game will not detect your 3Dfx card. Scan the directories of the game for the GLIDE2X.OVL and delete the file (or overwrite with the GLIDE2X.OVL of the appropriate driver).

Note 2: If you previously used a different 3Dfx card (like Voodoo Rush of Voodoo II) it’s possible some drivers for that card still exist on the harddrive. Please verify that there are no other GLIDE2X.OVL files in the directories included in the PATH-Environment.

It doesn’t work!
Let’s categorize this in two things: The driver is not copied correctly and/or the PATH environment is incorrect or the Voodoo card isn’t working properly. Try downloading the GTA 3Dfx demo or the GTA ECTS demo. They will allow you to use the 3Dfx card. If GTA tells you ‘What 3dfx card?’ it’s most likely the drivers aren’t recognized. If so, please follow the steps above again and verify everything.

To exclude the PATH-environment thing you can also try copying the GLIDE2X.OVL file into the root directory of the game. In case of GTA 3Dfx demo you will run DEMOFX.EXE in the GTADOS directory so you have the copy the GLIDE2X.OVL to the GTADOS directory.

Using tools of the 3Dfx Voodoo developers kit you can check whether the card is detected or not. Download the detect utilities here, unzip and read the README.TXT file for instructions.

If you get a black or disordered screen after starting the game GTA either your board is defective or not compatible with your system. The Voodoo Graphics (SST-1) is old and might not work with faster processors (Depending on chipset/CPU combination. nForce2 with an overclocked AMD Athlon XP at 2533MHz is actually possible but an Intel Desktop Board VC820 wih 667MHz Pentium !!! might fail.) or large memory configurations. Try removing some internal RAM or swap/downclock your processor.

Instructions for Windows 95/98/ME

Unpack the drivers. Run the EXE file and read the README.TXT for instructions. If it doesn’t work, please read the ‘It doesn’t work’-section above (MS-DOS driver) regarding the black screen and new hardware.

3dfx Driver Downloads

The latest driver downloads for 3dfx Voodoo video cards / GPUs — Voodoo Graphics, Voodoo Rush, Voodoo 2 (SLI), Voodoo Banshee, Voodoo 3, Voodoo 4 and Voodoo 5 — can be found here.

The driver kits below contain the latest Glide 2.x, Glide 3.x, D3D and OpenGL (ICD) drivers.

Note: All regularly sold AGP 3dfx Voodoo video cards only support AGP 1.0 (AGP 1x/2x) — they work with 3.3V only. Using them in a AGP 2.0, AGP 3.0 or AGP 3.5 Slot can destroy the Voodoo card and the motherboard.

Voodoo4/5 | Voodoo3 3500 | Voodoo3 | Voodoo Banshee | Voodoo2 | Voodoo Rush | Voodoo Graphics

Voodoo4 / Voodoo5

latest official stable and beta drivers for 3dfx Voodoo4 4500 and Voodoo5 5500, respectively VoodooMAC 4500 and VoodooMAC 5500 with VSA-100 GPU (codename Napalm)

Voodoo3 3500 TV

latest official stable and beta drivers for 3dfx Voodoo3 3500 TV with Voodoo3 GPU (codename Avenger) and analog TV-Tuner (PAL or NTSC)

Voodoo3

latest official stable and beta drivers for 3dfx Voodoo3 1000, Voodoo3 2000, Voodoo3 3000 and Velocity 100 with Voodoo3 GPU (codename Avenger)

Voodoo Banshee

latest official stable and beta drivers for video cards with 3dfx Voodoo Banshee GPU

Voodoo2

latest official stable and beta drivers for add-on cards with 3dfx Voodoo2 GPU (codename SST-2) including Voodoo2 SLI configurations

Note: The official 3dfx Voodoo2 drivers don’t support mixed/mismatched SLI, meaning it is not possible to use Voodoo2 boards from different manufacturers and/or with different RAM size in SLI mode with these drivers.

Voodoo Rush

latest official stable drivers for video cards with 3dfx Voodoo Rush GPU (codename SST-96)

Voodoo Graphics

latest official stable drivers for add-on cards with 3dfx Voodoo Graphics GPU (codename SST-1)