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~INSTRUCTIONS
INSTRUCTIONS
The following options are available from the main menu:
1. @Information and Instructions.^ To help you determine the best
approach to use when installing your VESA driver.
2. @Check if VESA Driver is Currently Installed.^ Use this option
to see if a driver is already installed or if the one you just
installed is responding. (Incidentally, just because it responds
does not mean it will test correctly.)
3. @Install VESA Driver.^ You can install using one of two methods,
Automatic or Manual. For a description of how these methods work,
choose the 'Install VESA Driver' option, then select 'HELP.'
4. @Uninstall VESA Driver.^ This option is used to remove (or
attempt to remove) an existing VESA driver.
5. @Perform Test.^ This option actually displays a 640x480
256 color image to see if the card and driver are functioning
correctly.
6. @Restore Original System Files.^ This option will return the
AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files to the way they were before
SETVESA started changing it. Use RESTORE if you are unsuccessful
in finding a working driver.
7. @Exit To DOS.^ Use this option to exit the program.
@NOTE:^ This program only checks VESA mode 101 (hexadecimal). If
you want to list all VESA modes that the card supports, exit
this program and run the program called @CHKVESA^, which is
included with this package.
~INSTALL_HELP
INSTALLATION METHODS
You can install a VESA driver using one of three methods.
1. @AUTOMATIC method:^ This program will lead you through the
process step by step, and will perform as many of the tasks as
it can automatically. You should use this method if you are
new to computers and do not know how to modify your AUTOEXEC.BAT
file. A backup copy of this important file will be made
automatically, and you can choose to restore it to its original
state at any time. This will 'UNDO' any changes and put your
computer 'BACK' as it was before we started.
2. @TRIAL AND ERROR method:^ This method tries each of the VESA
drivers one at a time until one is found that works. You can
ask the program to sequentially go through the entire list of
provided drivers, or you can manually pick drivers from the
list.
3. @MANUAL method:^ Using this method requires that you have a
basic understanding of DOS and how the AUTOEXEC.BAT and
CONFIG.SYS files are changed. We will explain the process and
outline the steps in detail. You will then EXIT this program,
install the VESA driver, and return to the program to test the
results. Even if you know what you're doing, you may want to
try the automatic method once to see if the program can find and
install the correct driver. You can always use the 'RESTORE'
option to return the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files to their
original state.
~TECHNICAL_HELP
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
@Technical Support^
Before calling our technical support lines, please carefully read the
other on-line help provided by this program.
If you are still unable to correctly install a VESA driver, call our
technical support staff at the following numbers:
@U.S. and CANADA:^ 1-800-793-8324
or 1-801-359-2900
@EUROPE:^ 021-326-6418
~MANUAL_INSTRUCTIONS
MANUAL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
@Manual Installation Instructions^
Installing a VESA driver is a fairly simple process if you are familiar
with how to modify your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files.
If you've just recently purchased your Super VGA card, a VESA driver
that works with that card should be contained on a Utility Disk that
came with the card. There may or may not be information in the manual
about how to install or use the driver. Normally, the driver will have
a name that contains the word VESA or VSA and will have a '.COM' or
'.EXE' extension. For example: @VESA.EXE, VVESA.COM, ORCHDVSA.COM^ and
@TLIVESA.COM^ are all names of current VESA drivers.
If your card didn't come with a driver, you should be able to find a
matching driver from the VESA library included with this program. Major
manufacturers have supplied drivers to match their cards, and these are
included in the VESA sub-directory.
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@Installing and Testing a VESA Driver:^
@Step 1.^ See if you have VESA in ROM or if a driver is already
installed by selecting the 'Check if VESA Driver is Currently
Installed' option (item 2) from the main MENU. @If a driver^
@IS installed, go to STEP 6.^
@Step 2.^ Try to determine which video card you have. Before you open
your machine, you may want to try the following:
a. Go to the DOS sub-directory
b. Type: @DEBUG^ [enter]
c. At the '@-^' prompt, type: @D C000:0^ [enter]
d. Then type: @D^ [enter]
e. Then type: @Q^ [enter]
f. At the right side of the screen should be a memory dump of
the video ROM. Look for names such as Tseng Labs, Trident,
Paradise, etc. This could provide a clue as to either the
card or the chip manufacturer. For example, if you see the
words 'Tseng Labs', use the TLIVESA.COM driver from the
VESA\TSENG directory.
@Step 3.^ Locate the VESA driver that seems to match your card. Either
get the driver from your card's utility disk or from the VESA
library that is included with this program. If the driver is
on your card's utility disk, copy it into the root directory on
your boot drive (or wherever you wish, but remember where you
put it.)
@Step 4.^ Install the VESA driver as follows:
Option 1. Execute the driver from the command line. (You will
have to execute the driver before you run a program
that uses VESA.)
Option 2. Make a copy of the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, then place the
driver call in the AUTOEXEC, and reboot the machine.
(The driver will be installed automatically whenever
the machine is booted.)
-OR-
If the VESA driver has a '.SYS' extension, it needs
to be installed in the CONFIG.SYS file. Make a copy
of the CONFIG.SYS file, then place the driver call in
the CONFIG, and reboot the machine. (The driver will
be installed automatically whenever the machine is
rebooted.)
@NOTE: If your card is PERFECT VIEW or an STB, you will have
@to place the driver call at the TOP LINE of your AUTOEXEC.
@These drivers must be installed BEFORE the mouse or other
@video drivers.
@Step 5.^ Return to this program and make sure the driver is installed
by choosing 'Check if VESA Driver is Currently Installed'
(item 2) from the main MENU.
@Step 6.^ Test the driver by selecting 'Perform VESA Test' (item 5)
from the main MENU.
@Step 7.^ If the test works, Great! YOU'RE DONE! If not, continue.
@Step 8.^ If the test does not work, you should review and possibly
repeat the process using the same driver. Make sure you've
done everything correctly. Try placing the driver call at the
top of the AUTOEXEC, then try other drivers.
~WHAT_IS_SVGA?
WHAT IS SUPER VGA?
@What is a Super VGA Card?^
In simple terms, a Super VGA card is a video card which supports
resolution modes beyond those of basic VGA, which was introduced by IBM
in 1987. The highest resolution supported by BASIC VGA with 256 color
is 320x200. Soon after IBM introduced VGA, other card manufacturers
began to add higher resolution capabilities to their cards. These
later became known as Super VGA.
A Super VGA card will display 256 colors in resolutions such as
640x400, 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, etc. Even if your card does not
say "Super VGA," you should try to install various VESA drivers to see
if one will work. It will be well worth the effort. There is a good
chance it will support the 640x480 mode, and once you step into the
world of higher resolution graphics, you will never want to go back.
~WHAT_IS_VESA?
WHAT IS A VESA DRIVER?
@What is a VESA Driver?^
VESA stands for the @V^ideo @E^lectronic @S^tandards @A^ssociation,
which is the organization that sets and supports industry-wide video
graphics standards for the benefit of end-users.
A @VESA DRIVER^ is a small program that loads into memory and
communicates with the computer's video card. Each video card has its
own VESA driver, usually written by the card manufacturer and supplied
free of charge. Newer cards have "VESA in ROM" which means that a
separate driver does @not^ need to be installed.
When the correct VESA driver is installed (one that matches the
video card), application programs can communicate with the card by
using the VESA standards. This allows the application to display
graphics in Super VGA and other modes.
~WHAT_IS_SETVESA?
WHAT DOES SETVESA DO?
@What Does This Program (SETVESA) Do?^
@SETVESA^ was designed to help end-users setup their computers to
display the 640x480 256 colors SUPER VGA. After the correct VESA
driver has been determined, it can be loaded and installed automatically
by the AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS file as part of the normal
configuration process. Once this is done, application programs which
use VESA should be able to operate in any of the supported modes.
@NOTE: Most higher modes such as 800x600 and 1024x768 256 colors
@require multi-frequency monitors. Even if your card supports these
@modes, you may have to upgrade your monitor.^
@SETVESA^ provides options to help you install the correct VESA
driver on your computer and to test the functionality in 640x480
256 color mode.
~DRIVER_MENU_HELP
HELP
@USING TRIAL AND ERROR METHODS^
Four options are available on this menu:
@HELP:^ Display this help screen.
@Assisted Trial and Error:^ The computer will go through each VESA driver
one at a time until it finds a driver that works. This method may be
preferred if you don't already have an idea of which driver ought to
work for your graphics card.
@Manual Trial and Error:^ You select a VESA driver from a list of
provided drivers. You will have an opportunity to try other drivers
if the one you selected does not work. This method may be preferable
if you have an idea of which VESA driver might work on your system.
@Cancel:^ Exit from this menu.
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NOTE: Either of the above methods (Assisted or Manual) will require a
computer reboot after each VESA driver is selected. You will be
automatically returned to this program in order to test the newly
installed driver.
~VESA_WORKS
VESA DRIVER FOUND
If the VESA test was successful, you now have a VESA driver that will
install automatically everytime you boot your machine.
It would be a good idea to exit this program and test run all your
software such as Windows, spread sheets, etc. to make sure they still
work correctly.
If they do, you should rename the MOONAUTO.BAK and MOONCNFG.BAK files
(which are the backup AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files this program
created) to some other name, such as MOONAUTO.OLD and MOONCNFG.OLD. This
will disable the RESTORE option (main menu item 6). A few months from
now, you may have made other modifications to your AUTOEXEC.BAT and
CONFIG.SYS files, and you would not want to erase those changes by
inadvertantly using the RESTORE option.
@TO RENAME THE BACKUP FILE:^
@1. Change to the root directory of your boot drive. For example:
@Type: C: [Enter]
@Type: CD \ [Enter]
@2. Type: RENAME MOONAUTO.BAK MOONAUTO.OLD^
If you're not familiar with how to rename a file, you may want to write
these instructions down or refer to your DOS manual.
~END