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