Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver

Production Version 15.7.0.1364

Release Notes


November 12, 2007


Microsoft Windows Vista*

 


Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver

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

·          Intel® G35 Chipset

·          Intel® Q33/Q35/G33 Chipset

·           Intel® 945G Express Chipset

·          Intel® 945GZ Express Chipset

·          Intel® 946GZ Express Chipset

·          Intel® G965 Express Chipset

·          Intel® Q963 Express Chipset

·          Intel® Q965 Express Chipset

·          Mobile Intel® 940GML Express Chipset

·          Mobile Intel® 945GM Express Chipset

·          Mobile Intel® 945GME Express Chipset

·          Mobile Intel® 945GMS 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 15.7

Reference No.

Description

Affected Component(s)

 1006224

Extending current Windows* XP mode persistence and first boot requirements to Windows Vista* and desktop chipsets

 

1010359

Adding OpenGL* extension, Texture Rectangle to OpenGL* 1.5

OpenGL*

 

 Known Issues

Known Issues in Build 1364

Reference No.

Description

Affected Component(s)

Affected Chipset(s)

2553172

DVD cannot be displayed while setting the Video Standard to HDTV_576p50.

DVD

Intel® 3 Series Chipset Family

2553116

Blue screen is displayed on CRT after resuming from suspend state (S3).

KMD Render

Intel® 3 Series Chipset Family

2553083

No warning message after launching the Intel® TV Wizard via the Windows* Media Center user interface in Intel® Dual Display Clone mode (Analog Monitor+Digital TV).

TV Wizard

 

2553068

Display corruption after setting the desktop resolution to 1280x800.

CUI2

Intel® 3 Series Chipset Family

2552819

Blank screen displayed on TV after resume from suspend state (S3).

NT - miniport

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

2518183

Blank screen displayed after hot unplugging Analog Monitor and resuming from standby/suspend mode via moving the mouse.

NT - miniport

Intel® 3 Series Chipset Family

2516687

Blank video playback displayed.

GHAL3D

Intel® G965 Express Chipset

 

Issues Resolved

Issues Resolved in Build 1364

Reference No.

Description

Affected Component(s)

Affected Chipset(s)

2485963

Snowy display corruption in the main menu of Need for Speed: Most Wanted - Black Edition* game.

Direct3D*

Intel® G965 Express Chipset,
Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

2446162

Overlay Downscale Quality Changes; Disappearing playback when shadowed menus are on top of video; Blue screen on hot-key from Analog Monitor to TV. 

DVD,KMD Render

Intel® 945GM Express Chipset,
Intel® G965 Express Chipset,
Intel® GM965 Express Chipset,
Intel® 3 Series Chipset Family

2550810

Display configuration is changed after hot-plugging the Analog Monitor.

NT - miniport

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

2550163, 2550473

Color change by SetDeviceGammaRamp is not kept

CUI2

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

2550156

Display flickers while playing Dawn of War* game.

Soft BIOS,
NT - miniport

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

2484885

Microsoft Internet Explorer “has stopped working” error when switching to OpenGL as renderer.

OpenGL*

Intel® G965 Express Chipset

2483844

Normal Direction & Transparency-related Lighting issue

OpenGL*

Intel® 945GM Express Chipset,
Intel® G965 Express Chipset,
Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

2483142

Fn key display switch works behind Command Prompt full screen.

CUI COM

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

2516050

Blue screen after hot-plugging 2nd hard drive with password and resuming from S3 mode.

NT - miniport

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

2518153

EDID issue when using DVI-D to HDMI cable.

NT - miniport

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

2485841

Unable to save monitor positions after clicking CUI Apply button.

CUI2

Intel® 945GM Express Chipset

2519302

“Generic PNP” or “Digital Flat Panel” text strings missing after selecting the TV tab in the CUI Information section, then going back to Monitor or Digital Display tab.

CUI2

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

2518910

Second Life* game crashes, locks up when viewing bulletin boards or billboards.

OpenGL*, GHAL3D

Intel® G965 Express Chipset,
Intel® GM965 Express Chipset,

2550614

FMD Algorithm Improvement

DVD

Intel® G965 Express Chipset

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

 

2550199

OEM default overlay color setting does not work

NT - miniport

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

2518362

Secondary device rotation option is still displayed and rotation function is still enabled even though disabled in BIOS by computer manufacturer.

CUI2

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

2484936, 2518701

Only notebook display is still enabled after opening lid and hot-plugging in TV.

NT - miniport

Intel® G965 Express Chipset

2196124, 2256211

Slow, choppy DVD playback.

KMD Render

Intel® G965 Express Chipset

 

2483765, 2484416, 2485225

Difficulty in controlling Windows* Photo Gallery Slide Show.

Direct3D*

Intel® G965 Express Chipset

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

2549911, 2550469, 2551689

Aspect Ratio Option unexpectedly changes to Centering mode.

NT - miniport

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

2519361, 2550559

Device serial number is corrupted in CUI Information dialog.

CUI2

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

2550246

Display screen does not change after switching to TV and setting TV format from NTSC to PAL.

CUI2

Intel® 945GM Express Chipset

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

2517313, 2518918

Screen Protection Fixes

Direct3D*

GMM

DVD

KMD Render

Intel® G965 Express Chipset

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

2516363

Rotation setting appears even though disabled by computer manufacturer and using the rotation setting will sometimes hang the system or change the display resolution to 800x600.

CUI2

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

2482796

Corruption seen on ground, black squares, and flickering lines when playing Battlefield 2* game.

Direct3D*

Intel® G965 Express Chipset

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

 

2516878

After applying the Enable Rotation checkbox, the confirmation window appear twice.

CUI2

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

2446955

Preview screen is black and does not start in Windows* Movie Maker.

D3D

Intel® G965 Express Chipset, Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

2445048

Mouse cursor is hidden for an instant after dragging window.

GDI

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

2485678

Display flickers while playing DVD

DVD

Intel® 945GM Express Chipset, Intel® GM965 Express Chipset, Intel® 3 Series Chipset Family,

2518020

Gamma, Brightness and Contrast values displayed do not match values selected for scheme.

CUI2

Intel® G965 Express Chipset

2326928,
2329502

Triangles are of incorrect color when rendering surfaces

OpenGL*

Intel® 855GM Express Chipset, Intel® 945GM Express Chipset, Intel® 3 Series Chipset Family

2102412,
2328999

Island disappears in Far Cry* game; Lighting corruption when player moves close to light source in Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay* game.

OpenGL*

Intel® G965 Express Chipset

2518855

Add support for chipset family specific media kernels

DVD

Intel® G965 Express Chipset, Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

2518090

Mapping of ACPI OpRegion

Soft BIOS

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

2516360

Aspect Ratio Options button displayed for TV

CUI2

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

2517272

Display corruption while playing DVD movie.

DVD

Intel® 3 Series Chipset Family

2516547

Windows* logon screen is upside down after resuming from suspend state and system is configured for independent rotation.

Rotation

Intel® 945GM Express Chipset, Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

2516355

Unable to change aspect ratio after rotating display.

CUI2

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset

2516822

Video freezes but audio normal during video playback.

DVD

Intel® 945G Express Chipset, Intel® 945GM Express Chipset, Intel® 3 Series Chipset Family

2517731

Color quality options disappear in CUI.

CUI2

Intel® GM965 Express Chipset