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- OSVIMA64 - SETTING UP MACH 64 TO RUN IN OS/2 2.X and WARP
- 11/17/94
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- SETTING UP THE ATI MACH64 CHIPSET TO RUN IN OS/2 2.X and OS/2 WARP
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- Please Read Entire Document for Full Explanation of Procedures
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-
- Video Cards with the MACH64 chipset
- (Available as of 10/25/94)
- ATI Graphics Pro Turbo
- ATI Graphics Xpression
- ATI WinTurbo (VRAM Based Pro Turbo)
- ATI WinBoost (DRAM Based Xpression)
-
- SUMMARY:
-
- 1. If the Mach64 card was not setup before installing OS/2
- Warp, select primary display as VGA when installing
- OS/2. When you start the system into VGA, follow the
- General Setup procedures.
-
- 2. If the Mach64 card replaces a previously installed card on a
- system, take the system back to VGA (640x480x16 using the VGA
- drivers (not 640x480x256 SVGA driver) before placing the
- Mach64 card in the system. Restart the system, and follow
- the General Setup procedures
-
- 3. If the Mach64 card was setup before installing OS/2 Warp
- for the system/monitor, you should not need to setup the
- card. If you do have problems, follow the General Setup
- procedure.
-
-
- 4. If you are replacing the monitor:
- a. Select 640x480x256 resolution from System icon.
- b. Shutdown the system.
- c. Turn the system off and replace the monitor.
- d. Restart the system.
- e. Follow the General Setup procedure,
- skipping the step to install video drivers. Instead
- remake the SVGADATA.PMI file. This is documented on pg.
- 240 of the Users Guide to OS/2 3.0.
-
-
- PROCEDURES:
-
- Setup the ATI Mach64 graphics adaptor to run with SVGA Mach64
- drivers provide for OS/2 3.0 by:
-
- For more specific information, see the ATI documentation and/or
- call ATI.
-
-
- 1. Start a DOS fullscreen session. A DOS bootable diskette
- works if there are no memory management programs.
- 2. Insert the ATI Installation Diskette in drive A:.
- 3. Type: A:Install and press Enter.
- 4. Highlight Quick Setup on the main menu and press Enter.
-
-
- NOTE: READ THE WARNING, and make sure not to set the monitor up
- beyond its capability. Check the monitor documentation
- for more information.
-
- The ATI manual describes the Custom Setup in the Hardware
- Installation / Quick Setup / Custom... section. If you
- are not sure of what needs to be done, refer to the
- documentation.
-
- Note: All resolutions, except "other...", are supported
- with the Mach64 drivers that come with IBM OS/2 Warp.
-
- 5. Select the system's monitor or a compatible one. If there is
- not a compatible monitor, select CUSTOM.
-
- - 640x480 - (needs to be 60Hz or IBM Default)
- - 800x600
- - 1024x768
- - 1280x1024
-
- 6. Select the refresh rate and press Enter. See Monitor
- specifications for vertical refresh rates.
- 7. Press Esc, Select Y
- 8. Press F10 to save the changes, the monitor flickers while
- programming the EPROM.
- 9. Press Esc until you exit the program.
- 10. Perform Shutdown and turn system off. Restart the system.
-
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- INSTALLING OS/2 2.X, DISPLAY DRIVERS FOR THE ATI MACH64
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- For additional information, see "Installing a New Display
- Adapter" in the OS/2 2.1 documentation.
-
- Setting up OS/2 2.X to run the ATI Mach64 drivers, after OS/2
- 2.X is installed.
-
- 1. Start the system after card has been configured.
- 2. Press the right mouse button to open up the System Setup
- folder.
- 3. Select System Setup.
- 4. Select the Selective Install icon.
- 5. Select Primary Display.
- 6. Select the VGA option.
- 7. Select OK
- 8. Select OK, then select Install.
- 9. Follow the prompts for installation.
- 10. When installation is completed, perform shutdown and restart
- the system.
-
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- INSTALLING OS/2 Warp, DISPLAY DRIVERS FOR THE ATI MACH64
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- Additional information is available in the OS/2 Warp
- documentation.
-
- Setting up OS/2 Warp to run the ATI Mach64 drivers after OS/2
- Warp is installed.
-
- 1. Start the system after the card has been configured.
- 2. Press the right mouse button to open up the System Setup
- folder.
- 3. Select System Setup.
- 4. Select the Selective Install icon.
- 5. Select Primary Display.
- 6. Select the ATI MACH64 option.
- 7. Select OK
- 8. Select OK, then select Install.
- 9. Follow the prompts for installation.
- 10. When installation is completed, perform shutdown and restart
- the system.
-
- When system is restarts:
-
- 11. Press the right mouse button on the desktop
- 12. Press the right mouse button to open up the System Setup
- folder.
- 13. Select System Setup. The first page of information is the
- Resolution.
- 14. Scroll the resolutions until you reach the one you want.
- 15. Select the correct resolution with the left mouse button.
- 16. Perform shutdown and restart the system.
-
- NOTE: The ATI drivers are supported on IBM OS/2 Warp or
- later. Earlier versions of OS/2 only support the MACH64
- chipset in VGA (using the IBM VGA drivers).
-
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- including without limitation, warranties of fitness and
- merchantability with respect to the information in this document.
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