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NCR VGA Windows 3.x Drivers
Copyright (c) NCR Corporation, 1992
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Contents
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- Proper usage of NCR's Windows VGA drivers.
- How to install one of NCR's VGA drivers.
- Video memory size requirements.
- Enhanced mode and mouse drivers
- How to identify the driver by its filename .
- Names of Driver files.
- Note on HiColor drivers.
Proper usage of NCR's Windows VGA drivers.
------------------------------------------
The drivers provided on this disk are intended for for use with
computers running Microsoft Windows 3.0 and NCR's 77C22E chip.
If your 77C22E is mounted on an adapter card, be sure to remove
any other VGA video adapters. Otherwise, conflicts could prevent
the computer from recognizing NCR's VGA. If your computer has a
non-NCR 77C22E VGA system on the mother board, you must refer to
your owners manual or the manufacturer for instructions on how to
disable the existing VGA before using NCR's 77C22E equipped VGA card.
The drivers provided make use of a 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768
(interlaced or non-interlaced) or 1280x1024 (interlaced) displays.
Be sure that your monitor supports one of these resolutions. Do
not try to use a driver with higher resolution than the monitor.
The following are recommendations:
- Install the Utilities provided with the installation
disks. Then run the SoftSet utility for all modes.
Update the Config.sys file using SoftSet. Then re-boot.
This will properly install SoftMode.Sys.
- Enable BIOS shadowing to improve BIOS access speed.
This is often done within your computer's BIOS setup
utility. Refer to your owners manual for more information.
- If your computer has a 16 bit data bus, you can take
advantage of the 16 bit speed increase by installing
the card into an available 16 bit slot. However,
a co-resident 8 bit video card, such as an EGA or MDA,
will cause NCR's VGA to operate in 8 bit mode. Therefore,
for 16 bit mode, be sure to remove any such video cards.
How to install one of NCR's VGA drivers.
----------------------------------------
Note: Before proceeding, it is recommended that you have an NCR
77C22E video card installed. In addition, remove any old
NCR VGA drivers and grabbers from the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.
This will ensure that the new drivers are installed properly.
1. Move to the directory where Windows 3.0 has been
installed. Example:
type CD \windows <return>
2. Run the Windows SETUP program by typing:
SETUP <return>
3. Windows setup will display a list of current settings.
One of the settings is for the display. Move the
selection bar up or down until the display setting is
highlighted and press <return>.
4. Then move the selector down until "Other" is selected
and press <return>. You will be prompted to provide the
floppy disk with the drivers in a floppy drive. Setup
will scan the disk for the NCR drivers and provide you
with a list to choose from.
5. Select the driver which matches your
monitor and press <return>.
6. After exiting SETUP, type WIN <return> to start windows.
If all is well, the Window's Program Manager should
be displayed normally and with the resolution selected.
Note: If the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory contains a file
having the same name as the driver file you are
trying to install, SETUP will not copy the new file
to the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.
Video memory size requirements
------------------------------
Each driver resolution requires a minimum amount of video memory
for proper operation. These minimums are as follows:
640x480 256 Colors - 512K bytes
800x600 256 Colors - 512K bytes
1024x768 256 Colors - 1M bytes
1280x1024 256 Colors - 1.3M bytes
Windows 3.0 Enhanced Mode and mouse drivers
-------------------------------------------
Certain mouse drivers can interfere with the display driver when
running Windows 3.0 in Enhanced Mode. This happens most often
in the higher resolutions (1024x768 and greater). These drivers
should work correctly with the Microsoft or Logitech mouse drivers.
Names of the Driver files.
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4-26-92
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Windows 3.1 Support 4-17-92
---------------------------------------------------------
HiColor and XGA display drivers for
Windows 3.1 are included in this latest release.
Be sure to get the 3.1 Grabber and VDD when
using the 3.1 drivers.
The 3.1 drivers are multi-resolution drivers.
ncr31mfe has 640x480 800x600 resolutions in 64k colors
ncr31mee has 640x480 800x600 resolutions in 32k colors
ncr31m8e has 5 resolutions in 256 colors
Also 3.1 optimizations are included for speed improvments.
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Latest Display Drivers released 5-08-92
---------------------------------------------------------
ncr306fe.drv version 1.3
ncr306ee.drv version 1.3
ncr308fe.drv version 1.3
ncr308ee.drv version 1.3
*ncr3068e.drv version 2.5
*ncr3088e.drv version 2.5
*ncr3018e.drv version 2.5
*ncr3028e.drv version 2.5
*ncr3038e.drv version 2.5
ncr31mfe.drv version 1.1
ncr31mee.drv version 1.1
*ncr31m8e.drv version 1.5
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Latest grabbers and VDD's released 4-3-92
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ncr31e.gr3 version 1.0 4-3-92
ncr31e.386 version 1.0 4-3-92
ncr30e.gr3 version 1.0 3-27-92
ncr30e.386 version 1.0 3-27-92
ncr30e.gr2 version 1.0 3-27-92
---------------------------------------------------------
Oemsetup.inf 4-24-92
---------------------------------------------------------
oemsetup.inf contains the latest versions of
all the drivers. There are two oemsetup.inf
files, one for Windows 3.0 and one for 3.1.
Make sure you have the correct file.
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Bug Reports 4-26-92
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1) Windows locks up after returning from a DOS window
where a mouse was active.
Solution: In the system.ini file insert mouse=*vmd
under [386Enh] section.
2) Colors are trashed after returning from a DOS window.
This is due to incompatibility with Serria RamDac's.
The current set of drivers are built for the SC11487CV
RamDac.
3) When switching between 256 color and HiColor drivers,
Icons may become discolored. When Windows adds an item to
a group, the Icon is saved and used each time windows
initializes, so, if the Icon was saved as a 256 color
bitmap and you are in HiColor the Icon may be discolored.
fix: reset the Icon by calling properties.
report any known bugs for the above software to:
your hardware distributor
Please include the following information:
name:
company:
address:
phone:
driver:
name/s:
version/s:
computer:
model:
processor:
video card:
name:
model:
vga chip:
windows:
version/s:
mode/s:
color scheme/s:
bug description:
application/s:
describe in detail the steps used to expose the bug:
=============================================================================
Naming Conventions
NCR Windows HiColor, XGA and 256 color Display Drivers
=============================================================================
NCRwwrck.drv
||||||||
||||||||---------- Chip: E = 77c22e
|||||||
|||||||
|||||||
|||||||
|||||||----------- Color: T = 24 bits/pixel true color
|||||| F = 16 bits/pixel 64k color
|||||| E = 15 bits/pixel 32k color
|||||| 8 = 8 bits/pixel 256 color
|||||| 4 = 4 bits/pixel 16 color
||||||
||||||------------ Resolution: 1 = 1024x768
|||| 2 = 1280x1024
|||| 3 = 1280x960
|||| 6 = 640x480
|||| 8 = 800x600
|||| M = Multiple Resolutions
||||
||||-------------- Windows version: 30 = 3.0
||| 31 = 3.1
|||
|||--------------- NCR corporation
NCR 77C22E
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ncr3068e.drv Windows 3.0, 640x480x256, 77c22e
ncr3088e.drv Windows 3.0, 800x600x256, 77c22e
ncr3018e.drv Windows 3.0, 1024x768x256, 77c22e
ncr3028e.drv Windows 3.0, 1280x1024x256, 77c22e
ncr306fe.drv Windows 3.0, 640x480x64k, 77c22e
ncr308fe.drv Windows 3.0, 800x600x64k, 77c22e
ncr306ee.drv Windows 3.0, 640x480x32k, 77c22e
ncr308ee.drv Windows 3.0, 800x600x32k, 77c22e
MULTIPLE RESOLUTIONS
--------------------
ncr31m8e.drv Windows 3.1, 640x480x256, 77c22e
800x600x256
1024x768x256
1280x1024x256
ncr31mfe.drv Windows 3.1, 640x480x64k, 77c22e
800x600x64k
ncr31mee.drv Windows 3.1, 640x480x32k, 77c22e
800x600x32k
=============================================================================
Naming Conventions
NCR Windows HiColor, XGA and 256 color Grabbers and VDD's
=============================================================================
NCRwwk.drv
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||||||----------- Chip: E = 77c22e
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|||-------------- Windows version: 30 = 3.0
||| 31 = 3.1
|||
----------------- NCR corporation
ncr30e.gr3
ncr30e.386
ncr30e.gr2
Note on the HiColor Drivers
---------------------------
Note: The HiColor Drivers will only work well if the system
is equipped with a Sierra HiColor ram dac. The 64K color drivers
require a Sierra XGA ram dac. The 800x600 HiColor drivers require
ram dacs qualified for 80 MHz.