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- VIPER VLB Installation/Utilities/Drivers Diskette
- Release Notes
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- ** IMPORTANT VIPER VLB SOFTWARE INSTALLATION NOTES **
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- 1. DO NOT INSTALL THE VIPER VLB WINDOWS 3.1 DRIVERS INTO YOUR WINDOWS
- DIRECTORY. DUPLICATE FILES NAMES EXIST!!
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- 2. It is best to use the VPRMODE.EXE utility to properly configure
- the Viper VLB for your monitor BEFORE using Windows 3.1 or AutoCAD.
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- !!! BEFORE USING THE VIPER VLB WINDOWS 3.1 OR AUTOCAD DRIVERS, USE !!!
- !!! GO.EXE TO INSTALL THE VIPER VLB UTILITIES, AND USE VPRMODE.EXE !!!
- !!! TO PROPERLY CONFIGURE THE VIPER VLB FOR YOUR MONITOR !!!
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- ** IMPORTANT WINDOWS 3.1 DRIVER INSTALLATION/CONFIGURATION NOTES **
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- 1. Start by running the GO utility from the floppy disk. If this
- is your initial install of the Viper utilities or if the system
- finds an old version of the Viper.ini file, you will be prompted
- to enter a path for the new Viper utilities. The default is:
- C:\VIPER.
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- 2. Once this procedure is complete, you can select the Windows 3.1
- option. The GO utility will then copy all the Windows files to
- your hard drive.
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- 3. When GO has finished copying the files, you will be prompted
- for the location of your Windows sub-directory. The GO utility
- will then modify the [MMCPL] section of your Control.ini file with
- the line: "TurboWin=<Path of Viper Windows files>\TURBOWIN.DLL".
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- 4. Now entering Windows using the standard VGA driver supplied by
- Microsoft. The Diamond Viper icon will now appear in the Control
- Panel and allow you to change resolutions, colors, and fonts.
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- UTILITY FILES
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- VPRMODE.EXE command line and menu driven mode and monitor setting
- utility. Use VPRMODE.EXE to configure the Viper VLB
- for your particular monitor, to change the VIPER VLB
- memory address, to select a text display mode, and to
- run Viper VLB diagnostics.
- VPRMODE saves monitor timing information to the
- VIPER.INI file.
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- NOTES: 1. use VPRMODE ? for command line option list.
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- 2. the VPRMODE monitor configuration save screen
- may be displayed after running some of the
- VPRMODE commands. If this happens, select
- ENTER to save. The screen will not appear again.
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- 3. KNOW YOUR MONITOR! Please refer to your monitor
- manual or manufacturer for correct monitor timing
- information before running VPRMODE, and before
- contacting Diamond for technical assistance. If
- you do not have this information, DIAMOND WILL
- NOT BE ABLE TO HELP YOU with VPRMODE problems.
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- VIP.EXE utility which will display or write to a file important
- system configuration information which can be used as
- an aid in trouble-shooting. Type VIP to display to screen,
- and VIP <filename> to save to a file.
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- NOTES: 1. the VPRMODE save configuration screen may be
- displayed after running VIP. If this happens,
- select Enter to save. The screen will not
- appear again.
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- VDIAG.EXE diagnotic utility which will display color test patterns
- in each resolution supported.
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- NOTES: 1. to test extended modes, load the VESA BIOS
- extentions before running VDIAG. This can
- be done by typing VPRMODE VESA at the command
- prompt.
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- CHKPATH.EXE utility which checks the PATH environment variable for the
- specified string. Is used in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file with
- the VIPERPATH statement.
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- VIPER.INI this file is used to store the monitor and configuration
- information for the Viper VLB, and is updated each
- time you choose to Save Configuration from the VPRMODE.EXE
- program. Drivers find the location of the VIPER.INI file
- by checking the VIPERPATH environment variable.
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- VIPERPATH an environment variable which is used by device drivers
- (Windows 3.1, AutoCAD) to locate the VIPER.INI file.
- This variable is set by the DOS SET command, and is
- automatically appended to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file during
- Viper VLB Utility installation.
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- !!!!! IMPORTANT !!!!!
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- THE VIPER.INI FILE AND THE VIPERPATH STATEMENT ARE
- NEEDED FOR PROPER USE OF THE VIPER VLB WINDOWS AND
- AUTOCAD DRIVERS! DO NOT REMOVE THEM FROM YOUR SYSTEM.
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