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From: Vlad Balabanov < Vlad.Balabanov@p32.f129.n5010.z2.fidonet.org >
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 19:05:01 +0300
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******* S3 Savage4 miniFAQ v0.2 ****************
********************************* (c) BVSoft 2000
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Content:
Q1) How to configure Savage4 AGP + SuperSocket7 + AMD K6?
Q2) How to configure Savage4 AGP + Intel BX, ZX?
Q3) How to set the correct frequencies during overclocking?
Q4) What is mxk6opt.exe, fastvid.exe and where can I get them?
Q5) What are some useful and working utilities?
Q6) What kind of drivers are there?
Q7) What bios are there?
Q8) What are the best drivers now?
Q9) Savage4 + TV / FM TUNER (BT8xx) =?
QLAST) Where to watch what on the Internet?
Food for thought:
Q1) How to configure Savage4 AGP + SuperSocket7 + AMD K6?
A1) The following has been done on:
Acorp 5ALI61, Creative GB Savage4 8M AGP, AMDK6-2-233 (350), 32M
If ~ such a bundle slows down (buggy) for you, then do the following:
A1.1) remove emm386 from config.sys
A1.2) add mxk6opt (available in Mr. F-drivers) to autoexec.bat
A1.3) In bios: Primary Buffer: ALL
A1.4) We sew (download) creative bios v1.03.1 (v1.02.4) sideband enabled
it's to your liking. Perhaps others are possible, but on the last
referense bios 3D slowed down for me.
A1.5) We put firewood agp169, for the video card which you like best.
I put the latest reference v8.20.30
What did all this give? 😀
+ Increased transfer CPU-> VIDEO, from ~ 28M / s to ~ 96m / s at 8.16bit
and ~ 123M / s at 32, 64bit (via FPU) transfers (measured by DDSpeed).
+ Brakes disappear: when starting console applications, when drawing
menus over 3D / video in the window, 3D works faster
(in particular opengl BoltHenge demo in window ~ 45-> ~ 70fps),
text modes are faster.
+ Fog and the like does not slow down in GLQuake1.13, Final Reality, Drakan & etc
+ Fast switching of video modes.
+ Fog in NFS is more likely, we will check it ...
- Traditionally troubles with a cursor in 64 positions 🙁
A2.1) The following has been done on:
Acorp 5ALI61, Diamond Stealth S540 16M AGP, AMDK6-2-233 (333), 64M
If ~ such a bundle slows down (buggy) for you, then do the following:
Savage4Pro rev E chip, overclocked without cooling 136/160
With cooling, you can drive the chip further.
A2.1.1) Everything is the same as A1)
A2.2.1) Bios flash Diamond 2124xxx (for 64k bios!)
This gives the following:
a) removes delays when _starting_ console applications in a window.
b) removes delays when switching video modes.
c) 8x14 full font
d) in my case, the bug with the 64th column in
text / window mode for console applications.
Q2) How to configure Savage4 AGP + Intel BX, ZX?
A2) Everything is the same as A1), except that instead of mxk6opt.exe
we use fastvid.exe, and the latest gart from Intel.
Q3) How to set the correct frequencies during overclocking.
A3) To avoid unnecessary unnecessary overheating and lag in games,
the chip frequency should be set to 10-15Mhz less than the memory frequency.
Q4) What is mxk6opt.exe, fastvid.exe and where to get them.
A4.1) mxk6opt is available at http://grafi.ii.pw.edu.pl/gbm/matrox
By the way, it is useful for other video cards + AMD K6
A4.2) Read information from primary sources (this is miniFAQ)
You can take _all_ from Tweaked Savage4 drivers by Mr.F v2.3
A4.3) A good replacement for mxk6opt.exe is the utility
k6wa2.com - flew by echo su.hardw.pc.cpu
A4.4) See QLAST).
Q5) What are some useful and working utilities?
A5.1) S3tweak v1.10a - tweaker for Savage3D / 4/2000 (for Win9x / ME)
S3tweak v1.15k beta - tweaker for Savage3D / 4/2000 (for Win9x / ME / 2000)
Take here: see item QLAST)
A5.2) You can use the latest PowerStrip versions,
especially if you register it 😀
Take it here: www.entechtaiwan.com
A5.3) BiosHack utility - a set of utilities for bios russification.
Take it here: http://www.sibpage.ru:8101/~vitaly/savage/BIOSHACK.ZIP
A5.4) S3 chipset ID utility
Get it here: www.s3.com
Q6) What kind of drivers are there?
A6.1) These are:
for Win95:
8.0x.xx - very old (late 98 - early 99),
buggy, half of the S4 features don't work
for Win9x:
8.10.xx - DX6 support best and latest ones 8.10.33
8.20.xx - DX7 support (sometimes worse quality / speed of D3D)
for Win9x / ME:
8.20.29-35 - 8.20.33+ - fixed i815 support
A6.2) Everyone read rels3.doc.
Take: see QLAST)
Archive 80230.zip - stolen archive referense beta driver
v8.20.30 by gainward oversight.
The process of writing / debugging drivers is clearly visible there.
Q7) What bios are there?
A7.1) Referense like this:
S3 Savage4 86C395 / 86C396 / 86C397 Rev C / Rev D / Rev E
32k - only supports CRT
40K - supports CRT / Panel, CRT / TV (old versions)
44k - supports CRT / Panel, CRT / TV
64k - supports CRT / Panel, or CRT / TV, and 8x14 fonts
They also differ in the list of supported CRT / TV modes.
Reference bios version:
2.0D.XX - 32K ROM
2.1D.XX - 44K ROM
2.2D.XX - 64K ROM
A7.2) Read rels3.doc from file 2_1d-32.zip
Take: see QLAST)
Archive 2.1d.32.zip - stolen reference bios archive
v8.20.30 by gainward oversight.
The process of writing / debugging the reference bios is clearly visible there.
and there is other useful information.
Q8) What are the best drivers now?
A8.1) As always and everywhere, an individual approach.
A8.2) IMHO: for Win9x / ME 8.20.29-31 (35) + icd opengl 2.20.10 (13)
A8.3) For fans of Oversample and Anisotropic filtration
look for old drivers. Anisotropic filtration (8.09.02)
Q9) Savage4 + TV TUNER (BT8xx) =?
A9) Since there are errors in Savage4 rev C and lower chips, for
trouble-free operation of TV TUNER requires a chip card
Savage4 rev D (E). Otherwise, problems may arise.
with the stability of the system (especially in overlay mode) and
you will need to select drivers.
QLAST) Where to watch what on the Internet?
ALAST) Right here.
www.s3.com, www.s3graphics.com, www.creative.com, www.gainward.com
www.reactor.ru
www.rizenet.com
www.planetsavage.net
www.s3p.co.uk (not updated for a long time)
www.savagenews.com
www.news3.al.ru (take only files here)
You will find the rest of the links on these sites yourself.
PS Those interested can supplement the FAQ with the following topics:
1) minigl, icdogl, perfogl,
2) path for games, apps
3) TV tuners + S4, mpeg4 + S4, video overlay
4) S4 + W2K, S4 + NT4, S4 + Linux, S4 + OS / 2
5) best bios & etc
6) benchmarks
7) ...