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- ET4000/W32 Windows 3.1 Video Driver Installation Instructions
-
- ** IMPORTANT **
-
- The drivers named "ET4-W32" in the Windows Setup use the ET4000/W32 accelerator
- features. The remaining drivers supplied are the same as used on the ET4000/AX.
-
- This driver disk is designed to allow you to select or change the video driver
- for Windows 3.1 using Windows Setup. Setup can be executed from within Windows,
- or from DOS. Note that these driver files are in Microsoft compressed format
- and can only be accessed and executed by installing through Windows Setup.
- Simply copying the files into your \Windows\System subdirectory WILL NOT work
- and may corrupt your Windows installation. Installing the drivers correctly is,
- however, a simple process.
-
- It is accomplished by following these instructions:
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- Installation from floppy disk
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- 1) Insert your Driver Disk in the appropriate floppy drive.
-
- 2) From your Windows directory, type SETUP and select DISPLAY to change the
- video driver. Or, with Windows running, select Setup from the Program Manager
- Main group. Refer to your Microsoft Windows User's Guide for assistance in
- running Setup from inside Windows.
-
- 3) Select "Other disk..." to direct the program to the floppy disk holding the
- new drivers. Note that after the drivers are installed, you will not have to
- select "Other disk..." again should you decide to change resolutions. Look for
- the ET4000-based drivers in the Display selection menu to select the display
- resolution you want.
-
- 4) When asked where the drivers will be found, state the following:
-
- A:\
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- Follow instructions 6-7 below.
-
-
- Installation from Hard Disk
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- 1) Having the drivers loaded on the hard disk will make it easier and faster
- to change resolutions in the future. Make a subdirectory to hold the driver
- files.
-
- example: C:>md \et4drv
-
- and switch to that subdirectory (C:>cd \et4drv)
-
- 2) Insert the drivers disk into the appropriate drive and type the following
- command:
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- COPY A:\*.*
-
- 3) From your Windows directory, type SETUP and select DISPLAY to change the
- video driver. Or, with Windows running, select Setup from the Program Manager
- Main group. Refer to your Microsoft Windows User's Guide for assistance in
- running Setup from inside Windows.
-
- 4) Select "Other disk..." to direct the program to the subdirectory holding the
- new drivers. Note that once the drivers are installed, you should not have to
- select "Other" again should you decide to change resolutions. Look for the
- ET4000-based drivers in the Display selection menu to select the display
- resolution you want.
-
- 5) When asked where the drivers will be found, state the following (deleting
- what the program has displayed in the input window):
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- [drive:]\[directory]
-
- e.g.: C:>\et4drv
-
- 6) A standard Windows selection menu will appear with additional video drivers
- from which to select.
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- 7) Proceed normally through the remainder of the process. Check Microsoft
- Windows installation procedures if necessary.
-
- 8) If you are having problems installing these drivers please contact your
- board vendor for further assistance.(as your vendor may have done proprietary
- enhancements that require custom drivers)
-
- Also, the included are Tseng HiColor/TrueColor drivers for 32K, 65K and 16M
- simultaneous colors. If you attempt to run Microsoft Windows with a driver for
- which your display board cannot support, a brief message will appear in the
- upper left of your screen
-
- "video driver unable to set desired mode"
-
- before returning you back to the DOS prompt. If this occurs simply, run the
- SETUP program again and choose a supported display mode.
-