Drivers et support S3

Suite aux démantèlements des branches graphiques et audio par S3 de Diamond, un lecteur de 3D News a questionné le fabricant sur le support des produits existants. Voici la réponse de S3 qu'il a reçu :

Dear Valued Customer,

Monster Sound and Sonic Impact Products

Given S3's recent announcement that it will be shutting down its Diamond Multimedia board businesses, S3 has halted development of newer graphics and audio cards, as well as development of next-generation drivers for the Monster Sound and Sonic Impact audio cards. One final driver release for those products is about to be posted and, while it will resolve some game compatibility issues, it will not add support for any features beyond those already implemented in the drivers that came with your product.

Following that final driver release, we will continue to provide you with technical support and honor the 3 year hardware warranty on your Monster Sound or Sonic Impact product. Should you need assistance with the installation or use of your sound card, please go to our web site at www.s3.com. From there you can access our FAQ files, a searchable knowledgebase, email forms to submit questions and contact info should you need to call us.

Pour résumer, S3 devrait sortir prochainement un driver pour les séries Monster Sound et Sonic Impact corrigeant quelques bugs référencés, mais sans rien apporter de nouveau. Après celui-ci, le support logiciel sera stoppé, seul l'aide technique et la garantie physique de 3 ans seront assurés.