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║ SPEA V7-VEGA README File Rev.0993.4 ║
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║ SPEA Video Seven September 1993 ║
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Thank you for purchasing the SPEA V7-VEGA graphic 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.
Nevertheless, we recommend that you carefully review the information
provided in this README file and in the User Manual and that you
proceed as proposed by us in these documents.
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║ Contents ║
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- V7-VEGA Graphic Card : General Remarks
- Software Installation
- Monitor Selection
- Known Limitations
- Software Applications : General Remarks
- Corrections to the users manuals
- SPEA Video Seven : Phone, Fax and BBS Access Numbers
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║ V7-VEGA Graphic CARD : General Remarks ║
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The V7-VEGA graphic 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-VEGA, if the other components of
your system, especially the graphic monitor that is being used,
also comply with the specifications of the V7-VEGA.
(Example : The resolution 1280x1024 that is supported by the
V7-VEGA 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-VEGA (VL) board, if this card is installed in a PC system
with a VESA Local Bus interface.
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║ Software Installation ║
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Usually two major steps are necessary to install the driver(s)
for a specific application.
(1) First the driver modules must be copied from the V7-VEGA Super-
disk to the hard disk of your system.
This is done by the INSTALL program provided with the V7-VEGA
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-VEGA 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-VEGA.
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║ Monitor Selection ║
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As already mentioned above, the graphic monitor used with the
V7-VEGA must comply to the specifications of the V7-VEGA.
Only then can the full functionality of the V7-VEGA be used.
The User Manual and the file \SPEA\GDC\CLMODE provide
detailed information on how to select and modify the various
monitor parameters (resolution and refresh rates).
*** 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!
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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-VEGA board in a PC that has a
VGA interface integrated on the motherboard, then this integrated
VGA interface must be disabled before the V7-VEGA may be used.
(2) 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-VEGA.
Please follow the instructions given in the user's manual to
guarantee that the optimum configuration for the V7-VEGA 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-VEGA. 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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The monitor adjusting program CLMODE.EXE that you got with the
superdisk is a newer version than the version that is described
in the manual.
Using this new CLMODE it is not only possible to select monitor
types as described in the manual but also to define refresh rates
for each resolution by yourself. Beside this you have now the
possibility to test the chosen adjustments via test screen for
proper function with your monitor.
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║ End of README - Press [ESC] ║
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