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Q156483: Support for Diamond Stealth64 Graphics 2001 Series Video Card

Article: Q156483
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbhw kbHardware
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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The Diamond Stealth64 Graphics 2001 series video card is not on the Windows NT
4.0 Hardware Compatibility List (HCL). According to Diamond Multimedia's Web
site, the Stealth64 Graphics 2001 series video card is not supported under
Windows NT 4.0. The following Web page explains that a special trade- in price
can be made for the Stealth64 Video 2001 accelerator card:

  http://www.diamondmm.com/product-support/drivers/stealth64g-2001s.html

MORE INFORMATION
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The Diamond Stealth64 Graphics 2001 video card uses the ARK2000 chip. Hercules
Computer Technology Stingray video cards also uses the ARK2000 chip. Hercules
has created a Windows NT 4.0 beta driver (Spnt40.exe). It can be downloaded from
the following FTP site:

  ftp://ftp.hercules.com/pub/stingray/SPNT40.EXE

The Hercules Stingray driver has been known to work with the Diamond Stealth64
Graphics 2001 video card.

For additional information, contact:

  Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc.
  (408) 325-7000 (Main number)
  (408) 325-7100 (Tech Support)

  Hercules Computer Technology
  (510) 623-6050 (Tech Support)

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent
of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these
products' performance or reliability.

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Keywords          : kbhw kbHardware 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : 4.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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