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- ATI Windows 3.1 Display Driver Disk (VGA and Accelerator):
- =========================================================
-
- April 22, 1992 release for:
-
- ATI 8514 ULTRA
- ATI Graphics ULTRA
- ATI Graphics VANTAGE
- ATI VGA Wonder XL
- ATI VGA Wonder Plus
- ATI VGA Wonder
- ATI VGA Integra
-
- Copyright (c) 1992, ATI Technologies Inc.
- All Rights Reserved
-
- ATI Technologies Inc. reserves all rights with respect to the programs
- and drivers supplied.
-
-
- DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY:
- ======================
-
- This software is provided without charge. This software is provided "as
- is". ATI makes no warranties of merchantability or fitness for a
- particular purpose, either expressed or implied. ATI (where allowed by
- state, federal, or provincial law) assumes no liability, either
- incidental or consequential arising from use of this product.
-
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-
- REQUIREMENTS - VGA based ATI products:
- =====================================
-
- Various modes require different hardware and memory. If the driver's
- hardware and memory requirements are not met at load time, the driver
- will exit to DOS and report an error. This error will also occur if
- the card's monitor configuration is incorrect (i.e. card is configured
- for a PS2 monitor and the selected resolution is higher than 640x480).
-
- Please note that mode 65H (1024x768/16 paged type) is not supported.
- Instead, mode 55H (1024x768/16 planar type) is supported. V3 VGA Wonders
- do not support mode 55H. A V3 VGA Wonder card is identified by having V3
- as the first two characters in the ROM version label. If this resolution
- is required and you own a V3 VGA Wonder, ATI has a hardware upgrade
- program in place. Please contact ATI Customer Support for details.
-
-
- REQUIREMENTS - Accelerator based products:
- =========================================
-
- These drivers will work with either 512K or 1Mbyte of accelerator
- memory. With 512K, 16 colors will be displayed. On 1Mbyte boards, 256
- colors are displayed.
-
- For 800x600 operation, the Graphics ULTRA/VANTAGE ROM version must be
- 1130111513 (v1.3) or newer. For 8514 ULTRA ROMs, the version must be
- 1330111330 (v1.3) or newer. Please contact ATI Customer Support for ROM
- upgrade details. The ROM version label is displayed in the startup
- banner on system startup.
-
- These drivers will work with either 512K or 1Mbyte of accelerator
- memory. With 512K, 16 colors will be displayed. On 1Mbyte boards, 256
- colors are displayed.
-
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-
- INSTALLATION:
- ============
-
- Before proceeding through the installation steps, configure Windows 3.1
- to use the Microsoft VGA driver for an ATI VGA-based product or the
- Microsoft 8514/a driver for an ATI Accelerator-based product.
-
- 1) Exit Windows (not a DOS box).
-
- 2) Change to your Windows directory (CD).
-
- 3) Place the ATI Windows 3.1 Display Driver Disk into drive A:. Drive B:
- may be used but is not recommended. The Windows 3.1 Setup program may
- behave inconsistently when using drive B:.
-
- 4) Type "SETUP" at the DOS prompt.
-
- 5) Select Display - "Other (Requires disk provided by a hardware manufact.."
-
- 6) Select the desired screen resolution and press Enter. Setup will copy
- files from the diskette into your Windows directories.
-
- Setup may ask if you wish to KEEP or REPLACE the specified driver.
- Choose REPLACE by pressing ESC. This choice will appear if you have
- installed an older ATI driver with the same file name previously.
- If you are presented with this choice AFTER this installation is
- completed (by choosing a different ATI driver selection later),
- choose KEEP by pressing ENTER.
-
- Setup may ask for some Windows diskettes. In this case, enter the
- drive that contains the ATI driver disk (i.e. A:) so Setup continues
- to use this disk.
-
- An error message may appear indicating that there is a problem with
- drive A: during the file copying process (such as VGALOGO.LGO). If
- this occurs, press ESC twice (after each error box appearance) and
- enter the drive that contains the ATI driver disk when asked by
- Setup.
-
- 7) When Setup is complete, type "WIN" at the MS-DOS prompt to start
- Windows 3.1.
-
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-
- Notes - VGA based drivers:
- =========================
-
- The following drivers contain support for V3 VGA Wonder cards:
- . 640x480/256 Small & Large font (512K)
- . 800x600/16 Small Font (256K)
- . 800x600/256 Small & Large font (512K)
-
- For windowed DOS sessions, it is recommended that you select "High Graphics"
- for the MSDOS and DOS application PIF files. It is required if you select
- the 1024x768/16 color driver.
-
- The following stock Microsoft drivers can be selected:
- . VGA (640x480/16 color)
- . SVGA (800x600/16 color) - except for the V3 VGA Wonder
-
-
- Notes - Accelerator based drivers:
- =================================
-
- The following features are missing from the current ATI Accelerator
- drivers disk. These drivers will be provided in a later release.
-
- . Crystal Font drivers
-
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-
- ATI Customer Support:
- ====================
-
- ATI Customer Support is available Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 5:30pm
- EST.
-
- Phone: (416) 756-0711
- FAX: (416) 756-0720
- BBS: (416) 756-4591 (upto 9600 baud, 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit)
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