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- VIEWTOP Video BP-S3x DRIVER/UTILITY DISKETTE VERSION 4.5
- FOR S3/Trio64V+ S3/Vision868
-
- Revised Date: Jun 27, 1996
-
-
- What's new
- ==========
-
- 1. This release of the DOS Refresh Utility support for 85HZ. (but drops
- support for 56Hz)
-
- 2. Solved some versions of European DOS and Windows do not include
- VGAOEM.FON as part of their VGA driver problem.
-
- 3. This release of the DXP Control Panel adds supports for Windows 95.
- Although Microsoft provides a rich set of tools for controlling your
- graphics configuration, the DXP Control Panel offers you additional
- flexibility over refresh rates.
-
- 4. This edition supports VIEWTOP BP-S36/S38x (Vision868),and BP-S39x/S3Ax
- /S3Bx (Trio64V+).
-
- 5. Update Xing MPEG Player Version 1.4.
-
- 6. For using software MPEG, the following display modes are recommanded.
-
- Resolution Color Refresh-rate Memory (DRAM)
- ---------- ----- ------------- -------------
- 640x480 256 85Hz or below 1M Byte
- 640x480 32K 72Hz or below 1M Byte
- 640x480 64K 72Hz or below 1M Byte
- 800x600 256 60Hz 1M Byte
- 640x480 256 85Hz or below 2M Byte
- 640x480 32K 85Hz or below 2M Byte
- 640x480 64K 85Hz or below 2M Byte
- 640x480 16M 60Hz 2M Byte
- 800x600 256 85Hz or below 2M Byte
- 800x600 32K 75Hz or below 2M Byte
- 800x600 64K 75Hz or below 2M Byte
-
-
- Software installation instructions
- ==================================
-
- 1. DOS utilities & drivers installation :
- Run SETUP.EXE on "Disk #1" under DOS environment.
-
- 2. Windows 3.1x drivers installation :
- Run WINSETUP.EXE on "Disk #2" under Windows environment.
-
- 3. Windows 95 drivers installation instrcutions :
-
- 1). You may find the Windows 95 drivers in the WIN95 directory on "Disk #2".
- 2). To install Windows 95 drivers, open the Windows 95 Control Panel and
- select the "Display" option, follow the instructions provided in your
- Windows 95 documentation.
-
- 4. Windows NT 3.5x drivers installation instrcutions :
-
- 1). You may find the Windows NT 3.5x drivers in the WINNT35 directory on
- "Disk #2".
- 2). To install Windows NT 3.5x drivers, open the Windows NT Control Panel
- and select the "Display" option, follow the instructions provided in
- your Windows NT documentation.
-
- 5. OS/2 Warp drivers installation instrcutions : (Optional)
-
- 1). OS/2 Ver. 2.x & Warp 3.0 drivers are provided on seperate diskette(s).
- To install the OS/2 PM and Windows drivers, run the S3 installation
- program S3INST.CMD on the supplied OS/2 disk #1 and follow the
- instructons on screen.
-
- Type S3INST A: C: ,then press <Enter>
-
- ("A" is the floppy drive; "C" is the drive OS/2 is installed)
-
- 2). The OS/2 driver may not contained in your diskette package. Please
- contact with your dealer or download the drivers from our BBS system.
-
- 6. To Install the XingMPEG Player
-
- 1). Insert the Disk #3 into your diskette drive.
- 2). Open the Windows 3.x Program Manager and choose the "Run" command
- from the "File" menu (under Windows 95, choose Run from the Start menu);
- the "Run" dialog will appear.
- 3). Type "A:\SETUP" (substitute the drive letter of your diskette drive
- for "A", if necessary), and click the "OK" button; the XingMPEG Player
- setup program will start.
- 4). Follow the setup program's on-screen instructions.
-
-
- *** For more detail, please refer to the user's manual of VIEWTOP BP-S3x. ***
-
-
-
- S3 DXP RELEASE NOTES
- ====================
- Contents: 1. Using the Windows SETUP Program to Change Drivers
- 2. Chinese/Japanese/Korean/Thai Editions of Microsoft Windows
- 3. True-Color Display Configurations: 24bpp and 32bpp
- 4. Japanese Windows Configurations - Special Notes
- 5. DCI Support
- 6. Adding a Refresh Rate Setting to the AUTOEXEC.BAT File
- 7. Revision List
-
- 1. Using the Windows SETUP Program to Change Drivers
- =================================================
- If you use the Windows SETUP program to select or reselect the
- DXP driver (either in Windows or from the DOS command line), always
- elect to use the CURRENT installed driver unless you have a new
- S3 Windows driver diskette. If you need to re-install the original
- driver included with the your board, run the WinSetup program on
- the diskette included with your S3 graphics accelerator.
-
- 2. Chinese/Japanese/Korean/Thai Editions of Microsoft Windows
- ==========================================================
- The DXP driver and Control Panel are fully compatible with these
- foreign language editions of Microsoft Windows. If you encounter any
- problems, please let us know. (See also notes 4 and 5 below.)
- Sorry, IBM's version of Japanese Windows is NOT supported; you are
- limited to the 800x600x16 color mode supported by IBM's SVGA driver.
-
- 3. True-Color Display Configurations: 24bpp and 32bpp
- =========================================================
- For 2MB and 4MB memory configurations, S3 defaults to 32bpp in true
- color configurations. The DXP control panel, however, offers you a
- choice of either 24bpp or 32bpp display modes for added flexibility
- (assuming the chipset supports both 32bpp and 24bpp packed pixel mode).
- If you encounter a problem using 32bpp (e.g., corrupted icons or
- other resources), try switching to a 24bpp color depth; if this works,
- you should be able to safely reselect 32bpp using the DXP Control
- Panel. The 32bpp configuration offers roughly double the performance.
-
- 4. Japanese Windows Configurations - Special Notes
- ===============================================
- Due to the heavier resource requirements, S3 does NOT support the
- following display modes under Japanese Windows:
- 1024x768x16.7M colors 1280x1024x32k colors
- 1280x1024x65k colors 1280x1024x16.7M colors
- 1600x1200x32k colors 1600x1200x65k colors
- However, since problems in these display modes are largely application
- dependent, the DXP Control Panel gives you the option of selecting
- these display modes if your chipset and memory configuration support
- them.
-
- Note also that Japanese Windows is incompatible with the resolution of
- 640x400 pixels offered by the DXP to provide true color with Trio64-based
- boards that have only 1MB of memory.
-
- 5. DCI Support
- ===========
- Full DCI support requires Video for Windows 1.1d or a later version. If
- you are using an earlier version of VfW, you may encounter problems.
-
- 6. Adding a Refresh Rate Setting to the AUTOEXEC.BAT File
- ======================================================
- The DXP Control Panel gives you the option of adding your refresh rate
- setting to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file so that the system will "remember" your
- preference each time it starts. This setting is added to the beginning
- of your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to ensure it is called by systems with multiple
- DOS configurations. Because the S3REFRSH.EXE program appends its calls to
- the end of the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, it is possible for the DXP setting to be
- overridden by an S3REFRSH.EXE call.
-
-
-
- Hardware Troubleshooting
- ========================
-
- The following are some recommended steps to take if the VIEWTOP BP-S3x adapter
- will not boot or operate properly in your system:
- 1. Check to see if the card is firmly seated in its PCI Bus expansion slot. It
- should not be making contact with any other cards in the system.
- (Note: Turn the system off before adjusting the card.)
- 2. Check to see if your monitor is properly connected to the card. Be sure
- your monitor's pin definitions match those of your VIEWTOP BP-S3x card.
- 3. Turn system on. Confirm that the system's power supply is operating
- properly. (i.e. fan operates and system power light turns on).
-
-
- Commonly Asked Questions
- ========================
-
-
- MONITORS
- ========
- Q. What kind of monitor do I need to display 800x600 or 1024x768 resolution?
- A. To display 800x600 resolution at 56 Hz refresh, your monitor must be
- capable of a 35.2 kHz horizontal scan rate (e.g., NEC 2A, 3D). At 72 Hz
- refresh, your monitor must be capable of a 48.0 kHz scan rate
- (e.g., Sony HG 1304, NEC 4D, 5D, Seiko 1450).
- To display 1024x768 interlaced, your monitor must be capable of a 35.5 kHz
- horizontal scan rate (e.g., NEC 3D, Seiko 1430 or 1440). To display
- 1024x768 non-interlaced (60 Hz), your monitor must be capable of a 48.3 kHz
- scan rate (e.g., Sony HG 1304, NEC 4D, 5D, Seiko 1450). To display 1024x768
- non-interlaced (70 Hz), your monitor must be capable of a 56.4 kHz scan
- rate (e.g. NEC 4FG).
-
- Q. What kind of monitor do I need to display 1280x1024 resolution?
- A. A 19-inch or larger size monitor is recommended to display 1280x1024
- (e.g. NEC 4FG).
-
- SYSTEMS
- =======
- Q. Can I have two graphics boards in my system at the same time?
- A. A monochrome card may co-reside with the VGA adapter. You cannot have an
- EGA, CGA, or another VGA card co-resident.
-
- SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
- =====================
- Q. When I run a system utilities program (PC Tools, Norton Utilities, etc.)
- it tells me I only have 256K of video memory, even though 1 MB, 2 MB or
- 4 MB is on the board. What's wrong?
- A. Nothing is wrong. System utility programs are designed to detect only the
- 1 MB VGA Standard amount of video memory (256K).
-
- Q. My display is not correct when I run VPIC or RIX. What's wrong?
- A. The first thing to check is the software version. VPIC should be version
- 4.6 or later. RIX must be version 1.38 or later. If you are using an
- earlier version of VPIC, please contact your software vendors for upgrade
- information.
-
- Troubleshooting Windows 3.1x
- ============================
- This section provides troubleshooting tips for users having problems
- installing or using the high-resolution drivers provided for Windows 3.1x.
- Be sure you have installed the SMODE utility on your hard drive before
- you continue with the troubleshooting procedures.
-
- Problem: The Windows screen won't come up. It kicks back to the DOS prompt.
- Solution A: Be sure the driver version is the correct for the S3 chipset on
- your card. Be sure the resolution chosen is a match for the amount
- of memory on-board. (Please refer to your User's Manual)
- Solution B: Try adding the statement "EMMEXCLUDE=A000-C7FF" to the [386
- enhanced] section of the Windows SYSTEM.INI file. The SYSTEM.INI
- file is located in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.
- Solution C: If using QEMM, try adding the following QEMM exclude statement
- "DEVICE= QEMM386.SYS X=A000-C7FF" to your CONFIG.SYS file.
- Solution D: Check CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files and minimize TSRs
- (Terminate and Stay Resident Programs) or Device Drivers, such as,
- DEVICE=ANSI.SYS in CONFIG.SYS or PCSHELL.EXE in AUTOEXEC.BAT.
-
- Problem: Windows hangs up during or after installing a driver.
- Solution A: Review the installation procedures to be sure you have installed
- the drivers correctly.
- Solution B: Did Windows display an error message before hang-up?
- If no: Check CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files and minimize TSRs
- (Terminate and Stay Resident Programs) or Device Drivers, such as,
- DEVICE=MOUSE.SYS in CONFIG.SYS or PCTOOLS.EXE in AUTOEXEC.BAT.
- If SYSTEM.INI ( located in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory) has been
- edited, try replacing with a clean version from the original
- Windows diskettes. (Note: If this is done, any other changes you
- may have made to SYSTEM.INI will be lost) Delete and reinstall the
- driver(s).
- If yes: If Windows reports "... file corrupted", be sure you have used the
- Windows or OEM Setup program to install the drivers. Copying the
- drivers to your Windows directory without using the WINSETUP
- program will result in a file corruption error (the files must be
- expanded as well as copied). If you use the correct setup program
- and still have problems, delete the OEM driver files from your
- Windows directory and use a new set of drivers.
-
- Problem: I see garbage or double images on the screen.
- Solution A: If the problem persists with the jumpers set correctly, the board
- may be defective. Contact your dealer for further support.
-
- Problem: The Windows color palette does not look right or the colors are
- changing.
- Solution: It is most likely a defective RAMDAC, memory chip, clock chip, or
- crystal. Contact your dealer to have the problem repaired.
-
- Problem: Can't display certain modes.
- Solution A: Run the SMODE program.
- Solution B: Check to see you have enough memory on the BP-S3x card to run
- this mode. For example, to run display modes of 1280x1024/256
- colors, 2 megabyte of memory is required.
- Solution C: If steps A or B do not resolve this problem, it may be a hardware
- problem. Check specifications and capability of the monitor.
-
- Problem: The Windows screen size is too tall or too narrow.
- Solution A: Run SMODE to verify the problem.
- Solution B: Some monitors have limited bandwidth and the Windows screen size
- problem may not be corrected completely.
-
- Problem: Icons and characters are too small in 1024x768 and 1280x1024 modes.
- Solution: It is normal for icons and characters to become smaller in higher
- resolutions. A 19-inch or larger monitor is recommended for these
- higher modes.
-
- Problem: My mouse doesn't function properly.
- Solution A: Check mouse connection and re-boot the system.
- Solution B: Contact mouse vendor for latest version of the mouse driver.
-
-
-
- STILL HAVING PROBLEM
- ====================
-
- If you still have conflicting problem, please figure out the following table,
- and than contact your dealar.
-
- PROBLEM RESPONSE FORM
- *********************
-
- 1. PRODUCT INFORMATION
-
- Modle Number : _________________ S/N : _________________
-
- BIOS Date/Ver: _________________ Memory type/size : _________________
-
- Chip Ver/Date: _________________ Diskette Version : _________________
-
-
-
- 2. HARDWARE ENVIRONMENT
-
- Main-Board Maker/Model Number : ________________________________________
-
- CPU Brand/Ver : ______________ BIOS Brand/Ver : ______________
-
- Chipset Brand/Ver : ____________________________________________
-
- SIMM DRAM : _______ MB. Cache SRAM : _______ KB.
-
-
- Monitor Maker/Model Number : ___________________________________________
-
- Specification : __________________________________________________
-
-
- Hard-disk Maker/Model Number : _________________________________________
-
- Size/Interface type : _________________________________________
-
-
- CD-ROM Maker/Model Number : _________________________________________
-
- Size/Interface type : _________________________________________
-
-
- Others equipment : ___________________________________________________
-
- ___________________________________________________
-
-
- 3. SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENT
-
- Operation System : ____________________________________________________
-
- Configation file content : (eg. AUTOEXEC.BAT & CONFIG.SYS)
-
- ____________________________________________________________________
-
- ____________________________________________________________________
-
- ____________________________________________________________________
-
- ____________________________________________________________________
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- ____________________________________________________________________
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- ____________________________________________________________________
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- ____________________________________________________________________
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- ____________________________________________________________________
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-
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-
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-
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-
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