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**************************************************************************
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
for
Windows 95 mach64 Enhanced Display Driver
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Windows 95 mach64 Enhanced Display Driver December 11, 1995
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READ THIS FILE COMPLETELY BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO USE THIS PRODUCT !
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Contents
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Adapter Installation
3.0 Installation Notes for Windows 95 mach64 Enhanced Display Driver
4.0 Enhanced Display Driver Feature Set
5.0 Windows 95 mach64 enhanced display driver problems
6.0 Windows 95 property page problems
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1.0 Introduction
This file contains last-minute updates that are not found in the User's
Guide or in any addendum accompanying the display adapter. Please read
this file before proceeding with the installation.
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2.0 Adapter Installation
Refer to the User's Guide for information on adapter installation.
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3.0 Installation Notes for Windows 95 mach64 enhanced display driver
The Windows 95 mach64 enhanced display driver is a Windows 95 mini driver.
It is installed and configured using the standard Windows 95 configuration
utilities.
Note: Windows 95 will require a re-start to implement certain display
settings
1) Start Windows 95.
2) Insert the disk labeled Windows 95 into a floppy drive.
3) Click on the Start button. Click on the Run menu item.
Type A:\WIN95\SETUP.EXE in the text entry area. Press OK.
<where A: is the floppy drive containing the ATI Windows 95 disk>
4) Follow the instructions displayed in the help.
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4.0 Enhanced Display Driver Feature Set
- This release includes DirectDraw support as well as updated ATI MCI and
ATI DCI drivers
- MPEG playback support and ATI MPEG Video Player to view MPEG-1 videos
at 1x, 2x and full-screen on the desktop PC.
- A Settings Page that allows for customization of desktop settings
such as virtual desktop size, display resolution and color depth,
ability to user-customize pre-set display preferences.
- A Panning Page that allows the user to set up hotkeys to control panning
of the desktop within a virtual desktop.
- A Screen Adjust Page for adjusting the size and position of screen
images along with manipulation of the display's refresh rate.
- A Color Correction Page to allow the user to correct for color tone
differences between real color values and the way the monitor displays
them. Control includes color spline, gamma correction and the ability
for user-customized preset preferences. Color Correction is fully
supported on GRAPHICS PRO TURBOs and WINTURBOs with high-end DACs.
- Setup Wizards, on-line documentation and context-sensitive help using
the Windows 95 Help Wizards.
- Monitor Adjustment: Position and size adjustment of the Windows 95
desktop on the display monitor, refresh rate selection, ability to
use timing information specific to the monitor selected by the user
(provides greater enhancement and clearer viewing) and the ability
to select specific display refresh rates.
- Low Level Hardware Configuration: Ability to select the power-up
video mode of the graphics adapter (the mode that the adapter will be
set to after the computer is powered-up or reset). Color and Monochrome
modes are supported.
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5.0 Windows 95 mach64 enhanced display driver problems
- The Windows 95 mach64 enhanced display driver is capable of using
monitor timing data contained within Windows 95. This data is selected
by configuring a monitor type at Windows 95 installation time or via
the "Settings" page of the display properties sheet. If you change the
selected monitor type via the "Settings" page of the display properties
sheet the new timing data may not take effect until after restarting
Windows 95. A solution to this problem is to always restart Windows 95
after changing the monitor type.
- The Windows 95 mach64 enhanced display driver is capable of using monitor
timing data contained within Windows 95. This data is selected by
configuring a monitor type at Windows 95 installation time or via the
"Settings" page of the display properties sheet. The Windows 95 mach64
enhanced display driver may incorrectly interpret Windows 95 monitor
timing data for some older monitors which require interlaced modes.
This may cause some options to be disabled. A solution to this problem
is to select one of the "(Standard monitor types)" available via the
settings page of the display properties sheet.
- In Windows 95, display drivers can be installed via the "Add New
Hardware" wizard ( although the procedure detailed in section 3.0 is
recommended ). When the Windows 95 mach64 enhanced display driver is
installed via the "Add New Hardware" wizard the "Settings" page does
not get installed into the mach64 display adapter property sheet.
- If you install a DirectDraw game onto your system that has the Enhanced
Utilities installed, you may loose the features of ATI's drivers (due
to an old version of the DirectDraw drivers being installed from the
games CD.) In order to regain the enhanced ATI display features, a 2.08
or higher display drivers must be reloaded.
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6.0 Windows 95 property page problems
- While adjusting monitor settings in the Adjustment page of the Display
Properties sheet, your monitor could become unreadable. If this occurs,
press the ESC key to return to your previous monitor settings.