Intel®  Graphics Media Accelerator

Production Version 14.31.1.4864

Release Notes

September 5, 2007


Microsoft Windows* 2000
Microsoft Windows* XP

 

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Intel®  Graphics Media Accelerator Driver

The Intel®  Graphics Media Accelerator Driver contains support for the following Intel Chipsets:

·          Intel®  945G Express Chipset

·          Intel®  945GZ Express Chipset

·          Intel®  946GZ Express Chipset

·          Intel® Q33/Q35/G33/G31 Express Chipsets

·          Intel®  G35 Express Chipset

·          Intel®  G965 Express Chipset

·          Intel®  Q963 Express Chipset

·          Intel®  Q965 Express Chipset

·          Mobile Intel®  940GML Express Chipset

·          Mobile Intel®  943GML Express Chipset

·          Mobile Intel®  945GM Express Chipset

·          Mobile Intel®  945GMS Express Chipset

·          Mobile Intel®  945GME Express Chipset

·          Mobile Intel®  GM965 Express Chipset

·          Mobile Intel®  GL960 Express Chipset

·          Mobile Intel®  GLE965 Express Chipset

·          Mobile Intel®  GME965 Express Chipset

 

New Features

Features Added in Baseline 14.31

Reference No.

Description

Affected Components

631095

Vertex Shader support targeting VS3.0 hardware vertex processing

N/A

993291

Silent install Log file additional parameter as [ResponseResult] ResultCode = 0

N/A

988695

No display switching to Clone on Lid open when no device is connected

NT-miniport

1006123

Enabled a vertex processing selection capability to switch between hardware and software vertex processing depending on the application

N/A

 

Known Issues

Known Issues in Build 4864

Reference No.

Description

Affected Component(s)

Affected OS(s)

Affected Chipset(s)

 

105197

Display mode is locked on CRT only mode after pressing ACPI hot keys with modified BIOS.

NT - miniport

Windows* XP

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

 

 

 

105122

Display cannot be switched to CRT only mode after hotplugging CRT device.

Soft BIOS

Windows Vista*

Windows* XP

Windows* XP-64

Intel® G965 Express Chipset

 

 

 

104821

Screen Size does not change after clicking Adjust Screen Size + or - button.

TV Wizard

Windows Vista*

Windows* XP

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

 

 

 

104695

Flicker screen is displayed on Bend application window after switching to FSDOS and then switch back to Bend application via pressing Alt+Tab combination keys.

N/A

Windows* XP

Intel® G965 Express Chipset

 

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

104622

Displays are returning as DDC

Soft BIOS

Windows* XP

Windows* XP-64

Intel® G965 Express Chipset

Intel® 945GM Express Chipset

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

104583

The device can be switched via CUI Hotkey while playing the Macrovision Test DVD movie.

AIM Module

Windows* XP

Windows Vista*

Intel®  G965 Express Chipset

 

104582

Display mode is changed to EFP only mode at 0 degree after switching the display mode via DTCM

CUI2

Windows* XP

Intel®  G965 Express Chipset

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

 

104463

Blue screen is displayed while playing TWISTER DVD movie via InterVideo WinDVD8 application with modified registry key.

DVD

Windows Media Center

Intel®  G965 Express Chipset

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

104154

Flicker is displayed on the Text3D application.

Direct3D*

Windows Vista*

Windows Vista*-64

Windows* XP

Windows* XP-64

Intel® G965 Express Chipset

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

 

 

103369

Blank playback is displayed while playing wmv movie clip with modified registry key.

DVD

Windows Media Center

Windows* XP

Windows* XP-64

Intel® G965 Express Chipset

 

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

103041

Alpha Blend, Tiled Alpha Blend, and Tiled4 Alpha Blend Tests are failing because textures are being displayed when they are not supposed to be

Direct3D*

Windows* XP

Intel®  G965 Express Chipset

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

 

 

99121

Display mode change to CRT only mode after opening lid switch from Suspend state (S3) with modified BIOS.

NT - miniport

Windows* XP

Windows* XP-64

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

 

 

N/A

Corruption:  Ultimate Spider-Man and Battlefield 2 shows some minor corruption on terrain, Need for Speed: Most Wanted - Black Edition, Half Life 2: Episode One, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy and Splinter Cell: Double Agent have flashing textures on the characters and some surfaces

Direct3D*

Windows* XP

Intel®  G965 Express Chipset

Intel®  GM965 Express Chipset

N/A

Call of Duty 2 corruption and hangs with128MB Video Memory setting

Direct3D*

Windows* XP

Intel®  G965 Express Chipset

Intel®  GM965 Express Chipset

2485235

Oblivion will hang when in-game High Dynamic Range Lighting setting is enabled

Direct3D*

Windows* XP

Intel®  G965 Express Chipset

Intel®  GM965 Express Chipset

 

Issues Resolved

Issues Resolved in Build 4864

Reference No.

Description

Affected Component(s)

Affected OS(s)

Affected Chipset(s)

2448949, 2482662, 2485340

Graphics corruption on Battlefield 2142

Direct3D*

OpenGL*

GHAL3D

Windows* XP, Windows* XP-64, Windows Vista*, Windows Vista*-64

Intel® G965 Express Chipset

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

2443806

Intel® 945G Express Chipset Fix for "System hang running graphics stress apps"

Direct3D*

Windows Vista*, Windows Vista*-64

Intel® 945G Express Chipset

Intel® 945GM Express Chipset

2449299

Windows* XP benchmark app intermittently crashes on launch of benchmark on Gen 3.5

Direct3D*

GMM

Windows* XP, Windows* XP-64

Intel® 3 Series Chipset Family

2516289

Automatic HWVP/SWVP selection can get stuck in SWVP mode

Direct3D*

Windows* XP, Windows* XP-64

Intel® G965 Express Chipset

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset