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- OSVILACU - LOADING S3 DRIVERS ON IBM 9576/9577 (I or S).
- 10/21/94
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- LOADING S3 DRIVERS ON IBM 9576/9577 (I or S).
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- Please Read Entire Document for Full Explanation of Procedures
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- NOTE: These systems are also referred to as Lacuna systems.
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- RESOLUTION:
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- Obtain the S3 driver diskette and the driver diskette for DOS and
- windows, which includes the XVA DMQS. Follow the installation
- instructions under the video device driver section in your
- manual, ENHANCED LOCAL BUS GRAPHICS.
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- PROCEDURES:
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- Make sure you have the envelope labeled ENHANCED LOCAL BUS
- GRAPHICS. The driver diskettes for DOS and Windows, OS/2 2.0,
- and OS/2 2.11 are in the envelope.
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- 1. Open a DOS full screen.
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- 2. Insert the diskette labeled Local Bus Graphics Device
- Drivers DOS and Microsoft Windows 3.1, into the diskette
- drive.
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- 3. Change the command prompt of the diskette drive.
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- 4. Type INST7677 and press Enter. The logo screen appears
- while the programs are loading, then the main menu appears.
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- 5. Select "Install VESA SVGA BIOS Extension" and "configure
- display profile"; and press Enter. The VESA SVGA BIOS
- Extension screeen appears.
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- 6. On the "Change Display Profile" screen, select
- the display type and press Enter. The Enhanced
- Local Bus Graphics Setup Main Menu appears.
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- 7. Press F3 to exit. Remove the diskette. Shutdown and restart
- the system.
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- 8. Make sure the VGA drivers are installed.
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- 9. Open an OS2 window or full screen session.
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- 10. Insert the Local Bus Graphics Device Drivers
- OS/2 2.1 diskette in the diskette drive.
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- 11. To load the device dirver, at the command prompt, type:
- A:S3INST A: C: and press Enter.
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- A: is the diskette drive
- C: is the drive where OS/2 2.1 resides
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- 12. When instructed, remove the diskette.,
- Shutdown and restart the computer.
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- 13. Open an OS/2 fullscreen and type DSPINSTL and press Enter.
- The Display Driver Install window appears.
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- 14. Verify that "S3" is the default choice.
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- 15. Select OK on the Primary Display Adapter Type panel.
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- 16. When asked to select an installation method, select Install
- Using Defaults and select OK. The Source Directory
- panel appears.
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- 17. Select Install.
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- 18. When instructed to insert "S3 Display Drvier Diskette" ,
- insert the diskette labeled Local Bus Graphics Device
- Drivers OS/2 2.1 in the diskette drive and press Enter.
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- 19. When display installation is done, shutdown and restart the
- computer.
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- 20. Open the OS/2 System folder.
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- 21. Open the System Setup folder.
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- 22. Select the System object. The screen page of the Settings
- notebook lists all supported resolutions for your
- configuration. Select one and close the notebook.
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- 23. Shutdown and restart the computer.
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