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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for OS/2 Setup and Installation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use the System Configuration window to indicate which installed features of the
- operating system you want to change.
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- The check mark next to a feature means the feature is selected for change. If
- you do not want to change a feature, use the mouse or Spacebar to select the
- check box and remove the check mark.
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- You can change any or all of the following features:
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- o Mouse
- o Keyboard
- o Country
- o Primary display
- o Secondary display
- o Printer
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for OS/2 Installation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The OS/2 installation program installs the operating system according to the
- features you select.
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- On the System Configuration window, initial values for the mouse, displays,
- country, keyboard, and printer options are shown. You can accept these values
- or change them.
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- Adding or change features after installation
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- After you install the operating system, you can add or change features. (For
- example, you can change the mouse, display adapter, or country information for
- your system.) You can also add features that you did not include when you
- originally installed the operating system. For example, if you did not install
- the online documentation, you can add it.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> IBM Trademark ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Trademark of the IBM Corporation
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Non-IBM Trademarks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The following terms, denoted by a double asterisk (**) in this information, are
- trademarks of other companies as follows:
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- AST is a trademark of AST Research, Incorporated.
- Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
- Adobe Type Manager is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
- Digital Research is a trademark of Digital Research, Inc.
- Epson is a trademark of Seiko Epson Kabushiki Kaisha.
- Excel is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
- Helvetica is a trademark of the Linotype Company.
- HP and Hewlett-Packard are trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company.
- Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation.
- LaserJet is a trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company.
- Lotus is a trademark of Lotus Development Corporation.
- Microsoft is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
- PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
- Times New Roman is a trademark of the Monotype Corporation, Ltd.
- Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use these choices to find out how to use help, to get general help, to go to a
- list of keys, or to go to the help index.
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- Help index
- Displays the help index.
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- General help
- Displays general help about the installation program.
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- Using help
- Provides detailed information on the kinds of help available and how to
- use help.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Using help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use this choice to obtain information on how to use the Help facility.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for General help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use this choice to get general help about installation.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Help index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use this choice to display the help index.
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- The help index lists the titles of the help information that is available.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Product information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use this choice to display the version number and copyright notice.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Configure for Preinstalled Systems ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Configure is a program provided only with preinstalled systems. Configure
- describes to your system the devices, optional features, and programs installed
- in the system. Configure allows you to view the current operating system
- settings, and to change the settings to match the country-specific language,
- display, keyboard, mouse, and printer that you are using.
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- For example, use Configure to change system settings if you have installed a
- special display, a new printer, or if you are using a country-specific keyboard
- other than the keyboard that is standard for your system.
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- To configure your system:
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- 1. Select Welcome.
- 2. Select Configuration Tools.
- 3. Select Configure.
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- For additional help, select the Help push button after the System Configuration
- window is displayed.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Help for System Configuration ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- In Configure, the System Configuration window shows the choices the system will
- use for your mouse, keyboard, country, displays, and printer. If these choices
- are correct, return to the System Configuration window and press Enter or
- select OK.
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- If you want to change a choice, use the mouse or Spacebar to place a check mark
- in the box next to the choice. Then select OK.
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- For an explanation of each choice, select from the following list:
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- o Mouse
- o Keyboard
- o Country
- o Primary display
- o Secondary display
- o Printer
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Mouse ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Select the name of the mouse you use. To determine the name or model number of
- the mouse, refer to the documentation for that device. If you do not use a
- mouse or other pointing device, select No pointing device support.
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- If your pointing device is attached to the System Mouse Port and is not
- explicitly listed, select Other Pointing Device for Mouse Port.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Keyboard ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Select the correct keyboard layout for your system.
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- When you select a keyboard, you indicate to the operating system which
- character to expect when you press a key. The keytop character arrangement
- varies from country to country.
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- In addition, if you intend to use a country-specific language and keyboard in
- the WIN-OS/2 environment, you also need to set the country, language, and
- keyboard layout in WIN-OS/2.
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- To configure your system for a country-specific language in WIN-OS/2:
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- 1. Select OS/2 System.
- 2. Select Command Prompts.
- 3. Select WIN-OS/2 Full Screen.
- 4. Select Control Panel.
- 5. Select International.
- 6. Select your country, language, and keyboard layout. When prompted for a
- diskette, type the following directory information instead of inserting a
- diskette:
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- C:\OS2\INSTALL\DRIVERS
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- 7. Select OK.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Country ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Select the correct country information for your system. The country you select
- determines which monetary symbol, decimal separator, and date and time format
- the system uses.
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- The operating system uses the primary code page each time it starts and can
- switch to the alternate code page when needed. A code page contains the
- language characters, letters, numbers, and symbols the computer uses to print
- or display information in a particular language.
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- In addition, if you intend to use a country-specific language and keyboard in
- the WIN-OS/2 environment, you also need to set the country, language, and
- keyboard layout in WIN-OS/2.
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- To configure your system for a country-specific language in WIN-OS/2:
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- 1. Select OS/2 System.
- 2. Select Command Prompts.
- 3. Select WIN-OS/2 Full Screen.
- 4. Select Control Panel.
- 5. Select International.
- 6. Select your country, language, and keyboard layout. When prompted for a
- diskette, type the following directory information instead of inserting a
- diskette:
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- C:\OS2\INSTALL\DRIVERS
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- 7. Select OK.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Primary Display ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Select the correct primary display adapter for your system from the list
- provided. To determine the type of display adapter you have, refer to the
- documentation that came with the display adapter.
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- If you have two displays attached to your system, choose the display with the
- highest resolution as your primary display adapter. This is used for displaying
- Presentation Manager* sessions.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Secondary Display ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Select the correct secondary display adapter for your system from the list
- provided. To determine the type of display adapter you have, refer to the
- documentation that came with the display adapter.
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- If you have two displays attached to your system, choose the display with the
- lowest resolution as your secondary display adapter. This is used for
- displaying OS/2* full-screen sessions.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Select Printers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Select the correct printer for your system from the list provided and choose
- the port it will connect to. To determine the type of printer you have, refer
- to the documentation that came with the printer.
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- 1. Select a printer from the Select Printer(s) list. Use the arrow keys or
- the mouse to scroll through the list to see all the printers that are
- available.
- 2. Select a port for the printer (LPT1 is the default port).
- 3. Select OK.
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- If you do not want to set up a printer, select Do Not Install Default Printer.
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- For a detailed explanation of each field, select from the following list:
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- o Printers
- o Ports
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- Follow the preceding instructions for any additional printers you want to
- install.
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- To change printer settings:
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- 1. Click mouse button 2 on the printer icon on the desktop.
- 2. Select the arrow to the right of Open.
- 3. Select Settings.
- 4. Select the settings you want to change.
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- Alternatively, you can use the Templates folder to install a printer.
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- 1. Open the Templates folder.
- 2. Drag the Printer icon onto the desktop to display the Create a Printer
- window.
- 3. Type a unique name for the printer.
- 4. Click mouse button 2 on any printer icon to display a pop-up menu.
- 5. Select Install.
- 6. Enter the directory where the printer drivers are located. Printer drivers
- in preinstalled systems reside in the directory:
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- C:\OS2\INSTALL\PRTDRVS
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- 7. To find the printer driver you need, first type:
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- C:\OS2\INSTALL\PRTDRVS\PMDD_1
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- The subdirectory PMDD_1 and subsequent subdirectories contain all the
- printer drivers available in the preinstalled system.
- 8. Scroll through the list of printers.
- 9. Select your printer from the list.
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- If your printer is not listed, sequentially increase the subdirectory
- number by 1 (for example, PMDD_2 and so forth).
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- Note: If you do not find your printer listed, consult your printer
- documentation for potential compatibility with a printer in the list.
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- 10. Select Install to install the selected printer.
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- You must install a printer driver and select a port for each printer that you
- install.
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- To use additional WIN-OS/2 printer drivers, you need to install the printer
- drivers in the WIN-OS/2 environment.
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- To select additional WIN-OS/2 printer drivers:
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- 1. Select OS/2 System.
- 2. Select Command Prompts.
- 3. Select Win-OS/2 Full Screen.
- 4. Select Control Panel.
- 5. Select Printers.
- 6. Select your printer. When prompted for a diskette, type the following
- directory information instead of inserting a diskette:
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- C:\OS2\INSTALL\PRTDRVS\PMDD_1
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- Sequentially increase the subdirectory number by 1 (PMDD_2 and so forth)
- until your printer is listed.
- 7. Continue with the printer driver installation procedure.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Printers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- This list contains all the printer drivers available on the hard disk. Use the
- arrow keys or the mouse to scroll through the list. Select the printer driver
- that represents the printer you are installing. If you do not find your
- printer listed, consult your printer documentation for potential compatibility
- with a printer on the list.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Ports ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- You must select a port for each printer that you install.
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- A port is a connector on a computer to which cables for devices, such as
- printers, are attached.
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- If you are installing a parallel printer, select one of the parallel ports
- (LPT1, LPT2, or LPT3). (A parallel port at the back of a computer has 25 holes
- in it and connects to a cable with a 25-pin connector.)
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- If you are installing a serial printer, select one of the serial printer ports
- (COM1, COM2, COM3, or COM4). (A serial port at the back of a computer has
- either 9 pins or 25 pins in it and connects to a cable with a 9- or 25-hole
- connector.)
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- Consult the documentation that came with your printer to determine whether it
- is a parallel or serial printer.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for Serial Port ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Select the serial port to which your mouse will be attached. If you have not
- already attached the serial port to your system, you will have to do so on
- completion of installation.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help for WIN-OS/2 Video ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- If you want to run Windows** programs or DOS graphics programs in window
- sessions, you must choose a lower resolution than the one currently selected
- for your display device. To run these programs in window sessions, select
- Medium resolution (VGA) video.
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- If you choose High resolution video (XGA or 8514/A), your OS/2 desktop graphics
- will have a sharper picture and might have more colors, but you will be limited
- to running Windows programs and DOS graphics programs in full-screen sessions.
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- The choice of video resolution has an effect on whether DOS graphics programs
- can run in full-screen sessions in the background. For more specific details,
- see the OS/2 2.0 Compatibility Information book.