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- DOCUMENT:Q110182 19-JAN-1994 [W_NT]
- TITLE :Err Msg: ATIOEM Accelerator Not Found
- PRODUCT :Windows NT
- PROD/VER:3.10
- OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
- KEYWORDS:
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
- - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- SYMPTOMS
- ========
-
- Windows NT defaults to standard VGA and the following Event Viewer error
- message appears when you use an ATI display driver on an AST Premmia series
- computer:
-
- ATIOEM accelerator not found.
-
- CAUSE
- =====
-
- Windows NT does not properly recognize the ATI display adapter on these
- systems.
-
- RESOLUTION
- ==========
-
- Modify the Windows NT registry so Windows NT will properly recognize the
- ATI display adapter on these systems.
-
- To make the appropriate registry modification for this configuration, do
- the following steps:
-
- WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious, system-wide
- problems that may require you to reinstall Windows NT to correct them.
- Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of
- Registry Editor can be solved. Use this tool at your own risk.
-
- 1. Start the Windows NT Registry Editor (REGEDT32.EXE).
-
- 2. Select the following key:
-
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ati\Device0
-
- 3. Select the value ATIOEM, and then choose String from the Edit menu.
-
- 4. Replace the text "\SystemRoot\System32\drivers\atioem.bin" with "AST"
- (without the quotation marks).
-
- 5. Choose OK, quit Registry Editor, and then shut down and restart Windows
- NT.
-
- NOTE: This is a symptom of what is mentioned in section 3.13 of the
- README.WRI document for Windows NT. Other systems known to be affected in
- the same manner are the following:
-
- Olivetti Pike PC
- Zenith Z-Station
-
- The AST product included here is manufactured by a vendor independent of
- Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this
- product's performance or reliability.
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10 video
- KBCategory:
- KBSubCategory: hrdwr stp
-
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