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IBM ThinkPad October 1, 1997
Video Features Diskette I for OS/2
Version 1.16
======================================================================
What This Diskette Does
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The Video Features Diskette I for OS/2 provides drivers to:
- Improve the drawing performance on the display
- Provide a resolution up to 1024x768
- Provide various color depths: 256, 64K, or 16M
The following models are supported:
- ThinkPad 365X and 365XD
- ThinkPad 760C, 760CD, 760L, and 760LD
- ThinkPad 760E (see note 1), 760EL (see note 2) and 760ELD
Notes:
1. For ThinkPad 760E system users:
If your display (LCD) supports SVGA (800x600), install
this diskette.
2. For ThinkPad 760EL system users:
If the machine type is 9547-x4G, 9547-x4K or 9547-x4T, do NOT
install this diskette. Instead, install the Video Features
Diskette II for OS/2.
Released Versions
-----------------
Version 1.00 Initial release for ThinkPad 760C and 760CD
Version 1.01 Support for new models and a fix for problems
Version 1.02 Support for new models and a fix for problems
Version 1.03 A fix for problems
Version 1.10 Support for new models and a fix for problems
Version 1.11 A fix for problems
Version 1.12 A fix for problems (internal release)
Version 1.13 A fix for problems (internal release)
Version 1.14 A fix for problems (internal release)
Version 1.15 A fix for problems
Version 1.16 A fix for problems
Summary of Changes
------------------
Where: <n.nn> Diskette version (for example, 1.00 means Version 1.00)
(New) New function or enhancement
(Fix) Correction to existing function
<1.00>
- (New) Support for ThinkPad 760C and 760CD.
<1.01>
OS/2 version
- (New) Support for ThinkPad 760L and 760LD.
- (Fix) "VirtualScreen = Disable" is functional.
- (Fix) Automatic color setting is added to the LCD mode.
If the user's setting cannot be set on the LCD, the display
driver automatically sets the color depth.
- (Fix) The OS/2 full screen expands to 800x600 resolution.
- (Fix) The screen no longer corrupts during the save-and-restore
operation in a DOS full screen with a configuration of
800x600 resolution and 16 colors.
- (Fix) The screen on the external monitor (CRT) appears at the same
time on the LCD when the DOS window session changes to 40-column
full-screen mode.
WIN-OS/2 version
- (New) Support for ThinkPad 760L, 760LD, 365X, and 365XD.
- (New) Support for the mouse trail in a WIN-OS/2 full screen.
- (Fix) Color gradation no longer corrupts when the PowerPoint 4.0
is used with 64K colors.
- (Fix) The text input frame for PowerPoint 4.0 disappears when the
focus is moved on other windows and 64K colors are used.
- (Fix) Sample patterns are displayed in the dialog box of the
Format-Cells menu when Excel 5.0 with 64K colors is used.
- (Fix) Rectangular patterns can be drawn when AmiPro 3.1
with 64K colors is used.
- (Fix) Sample patterns are displayed in the Fill Pattern dialog
box when AmiPro 3.1 with 64K colors is used in a WIN-OS/2
seamless session.
- (Fix) 1024x768 resolution with 256 colors is displayed on the CRT
when a ThinkPad computer with a Pentium 120M-Hz processor is used.
- (Fix) A Windows general protection fault no longer occurs
when a 16M-color bitmap is opened in Paintbrush when 256 colors
are used.
<1.02>
OS/2 version
- (New) Support for ThinkPad 760E, 760EL, 365X, and 365XD.
- (New) Support for LAN installation (CID).
- (Fix) The CRT monitor no longer becomes a virtual screen when the
Presentation Manager desktop switches from a full-screen session.
WIN-OS/2 version
- (New) Support for ThinkPad 760E and 760EL.
- (Fix) The mouse pointer no longer corrupts when the OS/2 desktop returns
to a WIN-OS/2 full screen and 16M colors are used.
<1.03>
OS/2 version
- (Fix) (DSTN models only)
64K and 16M color modes can be used on a CRT monitor.
WIN-OS/2 version
- (Fix) A Windows general protection fault no longer occurs
during printing with a 5586-H02 image printer driver.
<1.10>
OS/2 version
- (New) Support for ThinkPad 760EL.
- (New) An error message is displayed during an attempt to install this
driver to a model with a different video chip.
WIN-OS/2 version
- (New) Support for ThinkPad 760EL.
- (New) More memory available on conventional memory.
- (New) The default is set to the LCD size or the maximum
resolution on a CRT monitor.
- (Fix) The font is determined when big fonts are displayed
in Freelance 2.1's ScreenShow.
- (Fix) A Windows general protection fault no longer occurs
when a bitmap is opened with FoxPro.
- (Fix) (DSTN models only)
A blackout no longer occurs during the return to the desktop
with 64K colors, when the display device switches to
an LCD from a CRT in a DOS full screen.
- (Fix) A Windows general protection fault no longer occurs
during printing with a Hewlett Packard DeskJet series printer.
- (Fix) A blackout no longer occurs during the return to a
WIN-OS/2 full screen, when the resolution is changed
and the display device is switched to a CRT from an LCD
in the OS/2 desktop.
- (Fix) A Windows general protection fault no longer occurs
when a PC/3270 for Windows Version 4.1 with 256 colors is used.
<1.11>
OS/2 version
- (Fix) The system no longer hangs when the OS/2 desktop switches from a
full-screen session on OS/2 Warp V4.
- (Fix) Fonts no longer corrupt when Lotus Notes V4.1 is used.
- (Fix) The system no longer hangs when Lotus Notes V4.1 is used.
WIN-OS/2 version
- (Fix) The system no longer hangs during frequent switches between
the OS/2 desktop and a WIN-OS/2 full screen.
- (Fix) A screen blackout no longer occurs after a VIO pop-up appears
in a WIN-OS/2 full-screen session and then the screen returns to
the WIN-OS/2 session.
- (Fix) A Windows general protection fault no longer occurs at the
Version submenu in the Range menu when Lotus 1-2-3 is used in a
WIN-OS/2 seamless session.
- (Fix) AmiPro prints the styled underline correctly with a Canon
BJC-400J printer.
- (Fix) A bitmap in the help file shows the correct 64K colors.
<1.12>
WIN-OS/2 version
- (Fix) (Version 1.11 only)
A WIN-OS/2 full screen runs on VL bus models.
- (Fix) A blackout no longer occurs even if a WIN-OS/2 full screen is
started in the background.
- (Fix) The system box menu in Excel 5.0 no longer corrupts in a
WIN-OS/2 full screen during the switch to the OS/2 desktop during
the Excel initialization.
<1.13>
OS/2 version
- (Fix) The system proportional font is displayed correctly.
<1.14>
OS/2 version
- (Fix) The installation program no longer reports error messages to the
DSPINSTL.LOG file when no installation error occurred.
WIN-OS/2 version
- (Fix) A blackout no longer occurs during a frequent switch
between a WIN-OS/2 full screen and the OS/2 desktop during
the WIN-OS/2 full-screen initialization.
- (Fix) Color no longer corrupts on the icons in the tool bar of
PowerPoint 4.0 when the WIN-OS/2 full screen is started in
the background.
- (Fix) A mouse pointer is first located at the center of a screen
when the WIN-OS/2 full screen is started in the background.
- (Fix) A Windows general protection fault no longer occurs when
AutoCAD displays a bitmap.
<1.15>
OS/2 version
- (Fix) An SVGADATA.ERR file is no longer created when no error occurs.
<1.16>
OS/2 version
- (Fix) The mouse pointer moves smoothly even if screen is updated
very frequently.
WIN-OS/2 version
- (Fix) Reduced free memory in GDI heap under WIN-OS/2.
- (Fix) Blackground color is changed to black in 64K color mode with
some applications under WIN-OS/2.
Installation Guide
------------------
<Preparation>
If you are reinstalling the display driver in a system that already has
an old version of that driver installed, do the following:
If not, skip this procedure.
1. Turn on the computer and start OS/2.
2. When a small white box appears in the upper left corner of the
screen, press Alt+F1.
3. When the Recovery Choices screen appears:
- In Warp Version 3: press V.
- In Warp Version 4: press F3.
4. Shut down OS/2 after the VGA driver is installed.
5. Turn off the computer.
<Installation>
1. Turn on the computer and start OS/2.
2. Set the display device to LCD only.
3. Insert the ThinkPad Video Features Diskette I for OS/2 into
the diskette drive.
4. Open an OS/2 window or a full-screen command prompt.
5. Type A: at the command prompt and press Enter.
6. Type INSTALL at the A:\> prompt and press Enter:
A:\>INSTALL
7. Follow the instructions on the screen.
8. After the installation is complete, remove the diskette, shut down
OS/2, and restart the computer.
Trademarks
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AutoCAD is a trademark of Autodesk, Incorporated.
Canon is a trademark of Canon, Incorporated.
DeskJet is a trademark of Hewlett Packard Corporation.
FoxPro is a trademark of Fox Holdings, Incorporated.
IBM, OS/2, WIN-OS/2, ThinkPad, and Presentation Manager are trademarks
of IBM Corporation.
Lotus AmiPro, Lotus Freelance, Lotus 1-2-3, and Lotus Notes are
trademarks of Lotus Development Corporation.
Paintbrush is a trademark of Z-Soft Corporation.
Pentium is a trademark of Intel Corporation.
PowerPoint, Excel, and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.