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║ SPEA V7-MIRAGE README File Rev. 0595.5 ║
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║ SPEA Software AG May 1995 ║
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Thank you for purchasing the SPEA V7-MIRAGE graphics card. We, at
SPEA Software AG, hope that you will enjoy working with our product
and that it will help you and prove to be an efficient tool in your
daily work.
To achieve this goal we have put a lot of effort into making the
installation and use of our product both as user-friendly and self-
explanatory as possible.
IMPORTANT NOTE!
You must IMPERATIVELY read this README file and all the documentation
supplied BEFORE you continue the installation!
Otherwise SPEA cannot accept any responsibility for claims that may be
caused as a consequence.
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║ Contents ║
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- V7-MIRAGE Graphics Card : General Remarks
- Windows Driver Installation
- Drivers / Utilities Installation For Other Applications
- Monitor Selection
- Known Limitations
- Software Applications : General Remarks
- corrections to the users manuals
- SPEA Software AG : Support / Service
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║ V7-MIRAGE Graphics CARD : General Remarks ║
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The V7-MIRAGE graphics card is a product that offers significantly
enhanced features compared to other standard VGA graphic and
accelerator boards.
This particularly applies to
- higher resolutions and
- higher refresh rates.
Please be aware that you can only take full advantage of the
features provided by the V7-MIRAGE, if the other components of
your system, especially the graphics monitor that is being used,
also comply with the specifications of the V7-MIRAGE.
(Example : The resolution 1280x1024 that is supported by the
V7-MIRAGE can obviously not be used with a monitor that is speci-
fied to only support resolutions up to 1024x768.)
The advantages of the "VESA Local Bus" can only be used with a
V7-MIRAGE (VL) board, if this card is installed in a PC system
with a VESA Local Bus interface.
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║ Windows Driver Installation ║
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For installing the SPEA V7 Windows driver 'BigWin':
Select the menu items 'File' and then 'Run' in the Windows Program
Manager. Then enter:
a) (Drivers for Windows Disk) b) (Media Gallery-CD)
A:\V7SETUP <CD drive>:SPEAINST
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║ Drivers / Utilities Installation For Other Applications ║
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Usually two major steps are necessary to install the driver(s)
for a specific non windows application.
(1) (Only for floppy disk installation. You have to start the installation
from Media Gallery CD-ROM always with SPEAINST.)
First the driver modules must be copied from the V7-MIRAGE Super-
disk to the hard disk of your system.
This is done by the INSTALL program provided with the V7-MIRAGE
Superdisk.
Before you start INSTALL you should know in which drives and
directories the applications are installed that you want to install
drivers for.
- change to the V7-MIRAGE Superdisk and call INSTALL,
- select the language you prefer,
- and follow the instructions given by INSTALL.
(2) After the driver modules have been copied to the hard disk, the
applications need to be re-configured for the new drivers. The
User Manual provides detailed descriptions for each application
supported by the V7-MIRAGE.
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║ Monitor Selection ║
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As already mentioned above, the graphic monitor used with the
V7-MIRAGE must comply to the specifications of the V7-MIRAGE.
Only then can the full functionality of the V7-MIRAGE be used.
The program SPEAtune (SPTUNE) is designed to select and modify
the various monitor parameters. Please read the corresponding
sections of the V7-MIRAGE addendum.
*** IMPORTANT ***
Please only select parameters that your monitor is specified for.
Your monitor may be seriously damaged, if it is constantly driven
with parameters which are not within the range of its specification.
If you change your monitor you have to compare the specification
and, if necessary, to change the resolutions / refresh rates e.g.
using SPEAtune !
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║ Known Limitations ║
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(1) It is not possible to use two or more VGA boards in one PC at
the same time.
In case you want to use the V7-MIRAGE board in a PC that has a
VGA interface integrated on the motherboard, then this integrated
VGA interface must be disabled before the V7-MIRAGE may be used.
(2) In some PCs of the Intel 386/25MHz series the V7-MIRAGE may only
be used as standard VGA card. Limitations on the Intel 386/25
motherboard do not allow to make use of the accelerator functions
of the V7-MIRAGE in such systems.
(3) Some applications such as Windows 3.1, and others offer
"Video 7 ..." display interfaces
in their configuration programs.
These options should NOT be selected when using the V7-MIRAGE.
Please follow the instructions given in the user's manual to
guarantee that the optimum configuration for the V7-MIRAGE is
being installed.
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║ Notes on Applications ║
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Seperate README files are supplied for most application drivers
available for the V7-MIRAGE. These READMEs contain last-minute
information not included in the printed documentation and infor-
mation related to known limitations.
These README files are copied to the directory \SPEA\GDC when
the related driver has been selected for installation while
running the INSTALL program. The READMEs can be identified by
the file name extension .DOC .
Use the command SHOW *.DOC from the \SPEA\GDC directory to
display the README file on your screen.
EXAMPLE :
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C:>CD \SPEA\GDC change to \SPEA\GDC
C:\SPEA\GDC> SHOW ACAD.DOC Show the README file for AutoCAD
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║ Corrections to the users manuals ║
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V7HFREQ.COM:
You need the call
V7HFREQ t
in the AUTOEXEC.BAT for higher refresh rates in standard VGA
and high resolution modes.
For more informations type "V7HFREQ ?".
CGA, EGA, Hercules, MDA emulation modes are not supported.
Upgrade 1MB --> 2MB DRAM
In the manual the possibility to upgrade from 1MB to 2MB DRAM is
described. This upgrade is not possible any longer. A V7-MIRAGE with
2MB DRAM compared with a board with only 1MB DRAM was only able
to additionally display two more resolutions in unergonomic
interlaced modes. The DRAM Upgrade has no influence on the speed of
the graphics board.
Layout of the graphics board
The layout of the graphics board has changed in the meantime and is
not identical with the illustrations in the manual (Part 2 and
Appendix A) any longer.
Jumper
There are no jumpers on the V7-MIRAGE any longer.
VESA modes
The V7-MIRAGE BIOS does not support the VESA interface.
If VESA support is required, the small memory resident program
V7MIRVBE.EXE should be executed. Video modes can be selected via the
VGA mode numbers. VESA numbers may only be used if the VESA emulator
has been installed.
SPEAenergy
For information on SPEAenergy, please read file DPMS.DOC in your
SPEA GDC directory.
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║ SPEA Software AG : Support / Service / Software Updates ║
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For technical support on installation, configuration and use of
SPEA graphics boards and multimedia products, SPEA provides the
following software and information in the file- and news-areas
of the online services listed below :
- the most current software and driver versions released by SPEA
for distribution
- technical information, hints and answers to frequently asked
questions, compiled and updated regularly by the staff of the
SPEA SupportTeam
The online services are available 24 hours every day.
- SPEA Mailbox
(Bulletin Board Service): Modem, analog +49 81 51 / 1 29 21
Modem, analog +49 81 51 / 26 62 41
Modem (Zyxel) +49 81 51 / 2 11 96
ISDN +49 81 51 / 7 80 01
- SPEA Forum in Compuserve: GO SPEA
- SPEA in Internet: http://www.vobis.de/bbs/firmen/spea
Software updates and techical support information are also pub-
lished with the
- MediaGallery CD. This CD is being updated on a monthly basis,
and is a supplement distributed with the German PC magazine
"PC Direkt".
Individual technical support by telephone is available at the
- SPEA ExpertLine Phone 01 90 / 51 24 28
(DM 1,15/minute; SPEA Software AG)
This service is available within
Germany only)
More detailed information on how to access the SPEA Mailbox may
be found in the readme-file MAILBOX.DOC. To read this file,
type:
CD \SPEA\GDC
SHOW MAILBOX.DOC
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║ End of README - Press [ESC] ║
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