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Number Nine HawkEye for Windows
for the GXE64, GXE64 Trio and 9FX Product lines
Version 1.00
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This file contains the latest information about the
GXE64, GXE64 Trio, 9FX VISION and 9FX MOTION
Windows '95 disks. The entire contents of this file should
be read because information in this file may not appear in
printed documentation or on-line Help.
In addition, the following informational text files are provided
to supplement this READ_ME.TXT:
FILELIST.TXT
A complete list and description of all the files on your
Windows 95 Installation Disk.
NETWORK.TXT
Network and manual installation details.
NOTE: These files will be automatically copied to the NUMBER9
subdirectory (under your Windows directory) when you install
the Number Nine Hawkeye by running SETUP.EXE.
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CONTENTS
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CONTACTING NUMBER NINE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY
SOFTWARE UPGRADES
USING THE NUMBER NINE BULLETIN BOARD SERVICE (BBS)
INSTALLING THE DRIVERS
DCI SUPPORT FOR VIDEO FOR WINDOWS
BEFORE CALLING TECHNICAL SUPPORT
TROUBLESHOOTING
KNOWN PROBLEMS TO BE FIXED IN FUTURE RELEASES
OTHER PROBLEMS (APPLICATION-SPECIFIC)
OTHER PROBLEMS (GENERAL)
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CONTACTING NUMBER NINE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY
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Technical Support (USA)
8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, EST/EDT, Mon.-Fri.
Phone: (617) 674-8595
Please be prepared with as much information about your
GXE64 or 9FX and PC as possible.
Fax: (617) 674-2919
Please send fax inquiries to the attention of Technical
Support.
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Sales / Marketing (USA)
8:30 AM to 6:00 PM, EST/EDT, Mon.-Fri.
Phone: (617) 674-0009
Fax: (617) 674-2919
Please send fax inquiries to the attention of Sales
* * *
European Technical Support and Sales (Germany)
Phone: +49 89 614 491 0
Fax: +49 89 614 491 99
* * *
MAIL (USA)
NUMBER NINE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY
18 HARTWELL AVENUE
LEXINGTON, MA 02173
USA
* * *
MAIL (EUROPEAN OFFICE)
NUMBER NINE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY GMBH
INSELKAMMERSTR. 10
82008 UNTERHACHING B. MUNCHEN
GERMANY
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SOFTWARE UPGRADES
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Even though you may have just received your Number Nine software,
newer versions may be available. Free upgrades are provided to
all Number Nine customers on the Number Nine Bulletin Board
System (BBS).
To see if you have the latest version, compare the version number
of your software (on the label of the provided diskette
Status under Windows Disk Version) with the version number of
the corresponding software on the BBS.
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USING THE NUMBER NINE BULLETIN BOARD SERVICE (BBS)
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(USA)
Dial: (617) 862-7502
Baud Rates: Up to 14,400 baud
Compression: HST, v.32 and v.42 supported
Modem Setup: 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity
Required: PKUNZIP 2.04g to decompress files
(EUROPEAN OFFICE)
Dial: + 49 89 614 491 66
Baud Rates: Up to 14,400 baud
Compression: HST, v.32 and v.42 supported
Modem Setup: 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity
Required: PKUNZIP 2.04g to decompress files
The BBS has a separate file area for each Number Nine product.
The latest driver updates can be found in each product's file
area, and files of general interest (shareware, etc.) can be
found in the General library. An E-mail system is available
for technical questions about Number Nine products or about
the BBS in general. A complete listing of available files can
be downloaded by invoking the "Download List of Files" command
from any file library menu.
On the US BBS, RIP graphics are supported, and a RIP compatible
terminal program is available in the General library
(RIPTM154.ZIP).
Many files are self-extracting, but some files will require the
latest version of PKUNZIP to decompress. PKUNZIP is available
in the General library (filename PKZ204G.EXE), and can also be
found on most on-line services such as CompuServe and America
Online.
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INTERNET
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Number Nine now has a FTP site. All current Number Nine
Drivers are available to anyone with access to the Internet.
Our FTP Address is: ftp.nine.com.
Number Nine also has a World Wide Web server at: http://www.nine.com.
Information about Number Nine products as well as our FTP site can now
be accessed at our World Wide Web site.
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COMPUSERVE
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Number Nine also has a dedicated forum on CompuServe. This can be
reached by typing GO NINE at the appropriate prompt. We are located
in the Graphics C Vendor forum, under the name 'Number Nine'.
Technical Support questions can be posted in this area and are
addressed every day.
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INSTALLING GXE64 or 9FX DRIVERS AND HAWKEYE FOR WINDOWS '95
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Installing GXE64 or 9FX drivers and Hawkeye for Windows '95 is a
two step procedure. The first is to update the Windows '95
registry with the appropriate Number Nine driver. The second is
to install the Hawkeye feature set.
STEP 1: Updating the Windows '95 registry for hawkeye '95
- From Windows '95:
Click on the 'Start' button. Select 'Settings', then select
'Control Panel'.
At the Control Panel, select the 'Display' applet.
At the Display Properties screen, click on the 'Settings' tab.
Click on the 'Change Display Type' button.
Next to the 'Adapter Type' entry, click on the 'Change' button
to display the Select Device window.
The "Select Device" dialog box will appear. Select the adapter
that corresponds to the one you installed in your machine and
click OK. Then click on the 'Have Disk' button.
Once the driver has been installed, click on Close, followed
by Cancel. When prompted, click on Yes to Restart for the
new settings to take effect.
STEP 2: SETUP.EXE will perform the Hawkey installation for you.
1) From diskette:
- Insert the Number Nine Windows '95 Diskette into your floppy drive.
- From Windows '95:
Click on the Windows '95 Start Button
Click on Run...
Type a:\setup.exe, press Enter
2) After a Number Nine BBS download:
- Decompress files with PKUNZIP (see the read_me.text BBS section)
onto a 1.44Mb floppy disk.
- Insert the disk into your floppy drive.
- From Windows '95:
Click on the Windows '95 Start Button
Click on Run...
Type a:\setup.exe, press Enter
(Do NOT store these files in a DIRECTORY called
C:\NUMBER9 as it will create a conflict with the
configuration FILE of the same name!!!)
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TROUBLE SHOOTING HAWKEYE FOR WINDOWS '95
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Problem:
HawkEye for Windows 3.1 will not run on Windows '95.
Solution:
HawkEye for Windows 3.1 is not intended to be run on Windows 95.
Problem:
Number Nine Energy Saver feature does not appear in the HawkEye for
Windows '95 environment.
Solution:
This problem is not related to your installation process, rather it
is because we have not yet implemented this feature in HawkEye for
Windows '95.
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DCI SUPPORT AND VIDEO FOR WINDOWS
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DCI support is now incorporated into 'Direct Draw' for Windows '95.
Microsoft has not yet released 'Direct Draw' functionality. Number
Nine will release a new driver that supports when 'Direct Draw'
is release by Microsoft.
Windows '95 does not support Video For Windows, in fact, it removes
the directory during the Windows '95 installation process.
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BEFORE CALLING TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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If you are experiencing a problem, please run the MS Windows Setup
from DOS and select VGA as the display type. If the problem still
occurs in VGA mode, then the problem is most likely being caused by
Windows or other hardware/software and not with the Number Nine
Windows driver.
When in VGA mode, select Status from the HawkEye Control Panel.
The information provided by this feature will be of great assistance
to Technical Support.
If a problem is application specific, please have vendor information
and application version information readily available. Number Nine
Visual Technology has qualified this driver with over 200 applications,
but a multitude of new applications enter the market every day.
If you encounter problems during driver initialization, (e.g. the
driver hangs or the DOS prompt appears) please add the following lines
to SYSTEM.INI:
[Display]
Verbose Init=1
This places the driver in "Verbose" mode. In Verbose mode,
initialization strings are sent to the VGA screen. A copy of the
expected "Verbose" strings is contained in VERBOSE.TXT.
Verbose Mode will significantly slow down Windows initialization.
After Verbose Mode is used to isolate an initialization problem,
Verbose Mode should be disabled.
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TROUBLESHOOTING
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Problem:
While trying to run S3RESET (C:\windows>S3RESET) or during driver
installation the following error message is displayed:
Unable to find Number Nine configuration file
Solution:
You may have created a temporary DIRECTORY called Number9 in your
ROOT directory (C:\Number9). Our configuration FILE is called Number9
and is located in the ROOT directory (C:\Number9). Rename the Number9
directory in the root directory to another name. It is necessary
that the Number9 configuration file remains in the root directory.
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Problem:
The Program Manager appears briefly when you start Windows.
Then Windows exits to DOS.
Solution:
1. There may be a problem with the HawkEye Control Panel. The
Control Panel is loaded when Windows is started, so a problem
could occur after the Windows driver has been loaded and the
Program Manager (or another Windows shell) is presented.
To prevent HawkEye from loading when Windows is started, delete
the reference to HawkEye from the "load=" line in the [windows]
section of the WIN.INI file in the WINDOWS directory. This will
determine whether the problem is with the HawkEye Control Panel,
or other software. The line looks similar to the following:
load=c:\WINDOWS\NUMBER9\HAWKEYE.EXE nwpopup.exe
Delete WINDOWS\NUMBER9\HAWKEYE.EXE from the line, then exit
Windows. If the problem persists when you restart Windows, refer
to Solution 2.
2. The HawkEye initialization file (HAWKEYE.INI) may be corrupted.
In this case, rename HAWKEYE.INI in the WINDOWS directory to
HAWKSAVE.INI (for future reference). Then copy HAWKEYE.INI from
the Number Nine Windows Installation Disk to the WINDOWS
directory. This reinstates the original HawkEye configuration.
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Problem:
Your monitor resolution is not the resolution you selected.
Solution:
Resolution Exchange (in HawkEye for Windows program group)
must be used to change the resolution. This changes the
resolution in the Number Nine configuration file, which
determines what your monitor resolution will be.
To use Resolution Exchange to change the resolution:
1. Press the hot key you assigned to Resolution Exchange or
double click on the Resolution Exchange icon in the HawkEye
for Windows program group in the Windows Program Manager.
2. Click on a Colors option button.
3. Select a resolution.
Be sure you select a resolution your monitor supports.
4. Click 'OK'.
5. Restart Windows.
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Problem:
After changing to a new resolution, an open application's icon
or window is no longer visible on the desktop. Windows Task
Manager (Ctrl-Esc) shows that the application is still open.
Solution:
1) Hold down the Alt key and depress Tab until your application
is visible. Release the Alt key to select the application.
or
In Windows Task Manager, select the application. Mouse-click
on "Switch To" (or depress the ENTER key on your keyboard).
2) Now depress the hot key you assigned to Place Windows. This
will center the application in the monitor or virtual display
(see Place Windows in the HawkEye Control Panel for more info).
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Problem:
Norton Desktop icons appear to be corrupted at high color (32K or
65K colors) and true color (16M colors).
Solution:
Norton Desktop 3.0 (or later):
An icon refresh utility is provided with Norton Desktop.
In Control Center, from the Categories list, select Quick Access,
then mouse click on the Advanced button. In the Quick Access-
Advanced dialogue box, under Reset Icons, mouse click on Reset.
Then click on OK to rebuild icon information.
Norton Desktop (older versions):
Delete file ICOCACHE.DAT from the NDW directory.
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Problem:
Minor corruption is visible in a Windows application (such as Central
Point PC Tools For Windows).
Solution:
In the [Display] section of SYSTEM.INI, a Validate Parameters
control flag may be altered to improve Windows application reliability.
In SYSTEM.INI, under [Display], turn Validate Parameters ON by
changing 'Validate Params=0' to 'Validate Params=1'.
[Display]
DCI=1
Validate Params=1
Turning Validate Parameters ON (=1) forces the Windows driver to check
GDI parameters before issuing a drawing command. Because most applications
send valid parameters, the default for this option is OFF (=0).
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Problem:
After changing to a virtual resolution, sizable windows may be too
wide and/or too tall.
Solution:
If you have not already done so, in the HawkEye Control Panel use
Hot Mouse to assign a hot key to Place Windows. For most windows,
pressing the Place Windows hot key once or twice will re-size the
active window to full screen or smaller.
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OTHER PROBLEMS (APPLICATION SPECIFIC)
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Software sometimes does not perform consistently across all
resolutions and color depths. If you experience a persistent
problem for which you cannot determine a cause or solution, try
switching to a different resolution with Resolution Exchange.
If the problem is consistent across resolutions. Please
consult application documentation. Most applications are
distributed with a READ_ME file similar to this file.
READ_ME files usually contain a wealth of information
regarding potential video conflicts.
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OTHER PROBLEMS (GENERAL)
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If you have a problem that is not described in this file or is
unresolved when you try the suggested solutions, please call
Number Nine Technical Support at (617) 674-8595, from 8:00 AM to
6:00 PM, EST/EDT, Monday through Friday. Please be prepared with
as much information about your Number Nine product and computer
configuration as possible. Our Fax number is (617) 674-2919.
Please send all fax inquiries to the attention of Technical
Support.
Please refer to the CONTACTING NUMBER NINE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY
section at the beginning of this document.
08/17/95
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(C) COPYRIGHT 1995, NUMBER NINE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
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