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September 15, 1993
RELEASE NOTES FOR THE GRAPHICS ULTRA PRO/+
READ THIS FILE COMPLETELY BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO USE THIS PRODUCT
ATI TECHNOLOGIES INC
33 Commerce Valley Drive East
Thornhill, Ont.
CANADA. L3T 7N6
Head Office, Sales and Marketing ....... (416) 882-2600
Customer Support ....................... (416) 882-2626
FAX .................................... (416) 882-2620
ATI BBS ................................ (416) 764-9404
Compuserve ............................. GO ATITECH
GENERAL INQUIRIES.................. 76004,3656 (Attention Corilee Fox)
Contents
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Installation
3.0 Contents of Distribution Diskette
4.0 Installation notes for Windows and AutoDesk
5.0 Reporting Problems
1.0 Introduction
This file contains last-minute updates that are not found in the user's
manual or in any addendum accompanying the display adapter. Please read
this file before proceeding with the installation.
For Information on Running the INSTALL program please refer
to your User's manual in the Section:
"CONFIGURING YOUR CARD", and "RUNNING THE INSTALL PROGRAM"
GENERAL INFO for NEW INSTALLATIONS:
- In order to match the card to your monitor and to your system
configuration YOU MUST RUN "SET POWER UP CONFIGURATION" BEFORE INSTALLING
ANY DRIVERS
- PLEASE REFER TO "MAIN SELECTION MENU" in your User's Manual.
- After running "SET POWER UP CONFIGURATION", run Install Device Drivers
and EXIT back to DOS.
If you experience any problems, please report them to ATI Customer Support
by fax (using the attached form in the manual) or by CompuServe.
2.0 Installation
The ATI GRAPHICS ULTRA PRO and GRAPHICS ULTRA+ video adapters represent
state of the art Personal Computer video technology. While following IBM
VGA standards for producing VGA text and graphics, these adapters require
additional system resources to produce accelerated video capabilities.
Adapter installation, while greatly simplified through the ATI INSTALL
utility, requires a step by step methodical approach to ensure that the
adapter does not conflict with other system resources and will
provide optimized performance.
The following technical information is a basic outline of the steps required
to install an ATI GRAPHICS ULTRA PRO or GRAPHICS ULTRA+ video adapter.
1) Upon removing the GRAPHICS ULTRA PRO/+ card from the box, record the
serial number (found on the non-component side of the card) and the BIOS
version (located on a label on a plug-in BIOS on the
component side of the card) in your user manual.
This serial number will assist Customer Support and also ensure that
the Warranty form can be properly completed.
2) Check the system hardware for internal modems, FAX cards or LAN cards
which may be using addresses at COM4 (2E8) or addresses between the
range of 2E0 to 2EF.
Also ensure that LAN cards, scanner cards and other peripheral adapters
are not using upper memory addresses between C000 and C7FF.
If you have a system containing an on-board video controller,
consult your owners manual on how to disable it.
Check and record how much system memory is installed on the
system motherboard.
3) Review your CONFIG.SYS file to determine if a Memory Manager DEVICE
driver is being loaded.
Memory Manager device drivers, such as EMM386, QEMM and 386MAX, may
interfere with the ATI installation software and should not be loaded
until the ATI video adapter has been completely installed
(For more information on ATI recommended Memory Manager
configurations, please consult ATI Technical Note: TN069).
4) After powering down your system, remove your old video adapter (or
disable the on-board video controller) and plug-in the ATI GRAPHICS
ULTRA PRO/+.
Connect the video monitor cable and mouse cable to the ATI card
and power-up the system.
If the system fails to produce text on the monitor, return to Step 2
and re-check the installed hardware for address conflicts.
If no obvious conflicts are present, carefully remove all non-
essential peripheral adapters (scanner, FAX/modem, audio, CD ROM cards,
etc) to determine the nature of the conflict.
If the system still does not boot, contact ATI Customer Support with
the system brand and model number.
5) Once the system has properly booted, place Disk 1 of the supplied ATI
GRAPHICS ULTRA PRO/+ disks into the appropriate disk drive and run the
INSTALL program.
The INSTALL program may report that it has found the graphics card to
be in a "new or changed configuration". If this message appears, press
any key to have the INSTALL program update the GRAPHICS
ULTRA PRO/+ EEPROM.
If the INSTALL program returns to DOS and states that it could not find
a mach32 based video card in the system, return to Step 3 to remove any
memory manager device driver from your CONFIG.SYS file. If a different
Error Message appears, carefully record the error message, follow any
instructions listed in the message and contact ATI Customer Support if
the problem persists.
6) When the INSTALL program has completed loading and initialization, it
will present the following screen:
ATI Technologies Inc.
GRAPHICS ULTRA PRO Version x.x Copyright (c) 199x
╔══════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Main Selection Menu ║
╠══════════════════════════════════════╣
║ Set Power-Up Configuration ║
║ Set Current Video Mode/Configuration ║
║ Test Graphics Adapter ║
║ Install Video Adapter Utilities ║
║ Install Device Drivers ║
║ Install Adapter Interface (AI) ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════╝
The "Set Power-Up Configuration" option must be run on new installations
to inform the card of what monitor is attached and to determine what
video card options will be enabled when the system is booted.
Highlight the "Set Power-up Configuration" option and press Enter to
get to the following menu:
ATI Technologies Inc.
GRAPHICS ULTRA PRO Version x.x Copyright (c) 199x
╔══════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Main Selection Menu ║
╠══════════════════════════════════════╣
║ Set Power-Up Configuration ║
╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Set Power-Up Configuration ║
╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ Monitor Type : VGA or PS/2 Color ║
║ Power-Up Video Mode : VGA (CV80) ║
║ VGA ROM Configuration : 8 bits ║
║ Mouse Configuration : Disabled ║
║ Coprocessor Bus I/O : Auto-select ║
║ VGA Bus I/O : 8 bits ║
║ Memory Aperture : Disabled ║
║ VGA Zero Wait State RAM : Disabled ║
║ VGA Memory Size : 512k ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Selecting the "Monitor Type" option will produce a list of supported
monitors.
If your monitor is shown, select it from the list and press Enter.
If your monitor does not appear, select the Custom option from the list.
The Custom option will allow you to configure the vertical refresh
rate your monitor supports for each resolution (ie: 640x480, 800x600,
1024x768 and 1280x1024).
It is important to review your monitor manual to determine the proper
refresh rates to use for each resolution. Selecting a refresh rate
that is too high could damage your monitor.
(For more information on Custom Monitor configurations, please consult
ATI Technical Note: TN068).
The "Power-Up Video Mode" option determines the DOS text and graphics
capabilities when the card is powered-up. Unless the AUTOEXEC.BAT file
contains programs which can only run on an EGA, CGA or MDA video
adapter, this option should remain set to VGA (CV80). This will provide
the highest level of DOS text and graphics resolution.
The ATI GRAPHICS ULTRA PRO/+ card can use 16 BIT ROM Access to improve
DOS Text performance.
In some systems and/or some system configurations, however, this can
cause unusual operational problems (booting problems, applications
failing, Windows problems, etc).
To ensure the most compatible video card configuration, the
"VGA ROM Configuration" setting should be set to 8 BIT.
This will not significantly impact on DOS performance and will not
impact on Windows performance.
The Mouse port on the GRAPHICS ULTRA PRO/+ can be configured to use one
of two hardware port addresses and an IRQ value between 2 and 5.
For most systems the mouse can be configured to use the Primary address
and IRQ 5.
It is important to ensure that no other devices are using the
selected IRQ or port addresses as unusual mouse operation will result.
If another mouse, trackball or pointing device is going to be used on
the system, the Mouse Configuration can be left at Disabled.
The "Coprocessor Bus I/O" selection sets the access method the card
will use when sending or retrieving data from its low memory registers.
For optimum performance, this setting should be configured as
"Auto-select".
Setting the "VGA Bus I/O" setting to "16 bits" provides optimum VGA and
SuperVGA graphics performance. The "8 bits" option would be used if a
monochrome or CGA video adapter were installed in the same system with
the Graphics Ultra Pro/+ card.
The "Memory Aperture" feature allows for improved graphics performance
by placing a video frame buffer in system memory address space.
This frame buffer can only be used if unused system memory address
space is available.
In ISA systems, due to limitations of the system architecture,
there must be less than 12MB of main system memory to allow the Memory
Aperture to be enabled.
If the memory space is not available, this feature must remain disabled.
Enabling the "VGA Zero Wait State RAM" option will improve DOS text and
graphics performance.
This feature relies on compatible system bus timing and may not function
properly on all systems.
If DOS graphics or system operation is unstable, disable this option.
The "VGA Memory Size" option sets the amount of graphics memory made
available to VGA and SuperVGA applications. ATI VGA drivers and VESA
drivers may restrict resolution and color depth capability if not enough
VGA Memory is allocated.
Most mach32 drivers (ie: ACAD and Windows) override the VGA Memory
setting to ensure that all video memory is available to the mach32 when
running in accelerated modes.
The default VGA Memory Size of 512k is best for most users
UNLESS the GRAPHICS ULTRA PRO/+ has only 1MB of memory.
GRAPHICS ULTRA PRO/+ with only 1 MB, the option of "Shared"
should be selected.
Once all of these options have been set, the "F10" key should be
pressed to save the configuration. While the INSTALL program is
programming the EEPROM, a
"Selected Memory Aperture configuration may conflict.." error
message may appear. If the system has 12MB or more system memory and
the "Memory Aperture" feature has been disabled, ignore this message.
If the system CMOS configuration has Video BIOS Shadowing enabled, you
will be instructed to reboot the system once the programming of the
EEPROM has been completed.
If this message does not appear, proceed to Step 7, otherwise, reboot
the system and run the INSTALL program.
7) From the INSTALL program Main Menu, select the "Test Graphics Adapter"
option. Running the "Test VGA Color Modes" and the "Run Accelerator
Diagnostics" tests will assist in determining if the
GRAPHICS ULTRA PRO/+ is operating properly.
Record any error messages and check the VGA ROM Access and VGA Zero
Wait State ROM settings, in the Set Power-up Configuration Menu,
before calling Customer Support.
8) If the diagnostics have passed, reconfigure the memory manager device
drivers in your CONFIG.SYS file, complete the Warranty Registration card
and install any application specific device drivers.
The installation is now complete.
3.0 Contents of Distribution Diskette
The following files are on the distribution diskettes. The files are
decompressed into the appropriate directories by the INSTALL utility.
Disk 1
README This file
INSTALL.EXE Main install program
INSTALL.HLP Help file for INSTALL.EXE
INSTALL.VSF Control file for INSTALL.EXE
MONITOR.DAT Control file for INSTALL.EXE
SCRN_ADJ.EXE Part of install. Do not run.
!ATI4400.CFG EISA configuration file for EISA boards
!ATI4402.CFG EISA configuration file for EISA boards
C-INFO.EXE Video Technical Information Program
LHARC.EXE Disk archiving tool
TEST.EXE Video Accelerator Diagnostics Program
UTILITY.LZH Video Adapter Utilities archive
WINDOWS
WININST.EXE Part of install. Do not run.
WININST.HLP Help file for WININST.EXE
MACH32W.LZH Windows drivers archive
MACHE.LZH Windows drivers archive
MACHS.LZH Windows drivers archive
Disk 2
!ATI4410.CFG EISA configuration file for ISA boards
!ATI4430.CFG EISA configuration file for VLB boards
LHARC.EXE Disk archiving tool
ACAD
ACADINST.EXE Part of install. Do not run.
ACADINST.HLP Help file for ACADINST.EXE
ULTRACAD.LZH AutoCAD drivers archive
GEMVP
GMVPINST.EXE Part of install. Do not run.
GMVPINST.HLP Help file for WININST.EXE
GMVPDRVR.LZH GEM drivers archive
HDIPCDOS
AI.LZH Application Interface archive
LOTUS
INST123.EXE Part of install. Do not run.
INST123.HLP Help file for WININST.EXE
LOTUSDRV.LZH Lotus 1-2-3 drivers archive
PM
PMINST.EXE Part of install. Do not run.
PMINST.HLP Help file for WININST.EXE
PMCOMMON.LZH OS/2 drivers archive
PMDRVR1.LZH OS/2 drivers archive
PMDRVR2.LZH OS/2 drivers archive
VDRVRS.LZH OS/2 drivers archive
USTATION
USINST.EXE Part of install. Do not run.
USINST.HLP Help file for WININST.EXE
USDRIVER.LZH Microstation drivers archive
WORD
WORDINST.EXE Part of install. Do not run.
WORDINST.HLP Help file for WININST.EXE
WORDRVRS.LZH Word for DOS drivers archive
Disk 3
LHARC.EXE Disk archiving tool
CLIP
CLIP.LZH Video for Windows sample clip archive
FONTS
GSFONTS.LZH Crystal Fonts archive
VIDEO
WINVIDS.LZH Video for Windows drivers archive
WINVIDW.LZH Video for Windows drivers archive
4.0 Installation notes for Windows and AutoDesk
When you install windows drivers, the "INSTALL DEVICE DRIVERS" option will
create a file named "MACH.WRI" on your hard disk in the windows directory you
specified.
Please read MACH.WRI after bringing up windows for the first time
GENERAL INFORMATION for those wishing to UPDATE WINDOWS DRIVERS only
- Select "INSTALL DEVICE DRIVERS" from the Main Selection Menu.
- Install Device the Drivers desired, and EXIT back to DOS.
- Run Windows SETUP and select the ATI mach32 display driver.
- Start Windows.
- ***** READ THE "MACH.WRI" file. *****
If you will be using our high resolution driver for AutoCAD 386, AutoShade
or 3D-Studio, please note:
1) If you have 1MB on your display adapter, you may select any
resolution as long as there is sufficient memory to support
the selected display mode/refresh rate (refer to chart at the
back of the manual).
2) If you have 2MB on your display adapter, you are advised to select any
resolution having 256 colors or higher.
5.0 Reporting Problems
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
If you experience any problems, please report them to ATI Customer Support
by fax (using the attached form in the manual) or by CompuServe.
Make multiple photocopies of the form and use a separate form for each
problem being reported. Please mail or fax your completed forms to us
as soon as possible.
PROBLEM REPORT FORM
Please complete this form and return it to ATI Technologies Inc. at the
address or fax number listed below, or return via CompuServe. Make multiple
copies of this form.
Please attach C-INFO output to all problem reports submitted. Use a
separate form for each problem being reported.
ATI Technologies Inc.
33 Commerce Valley Drive East
Thornhill, Ontario
CANADA. L3T 7N6
FAX: (416)882-2620
Product Name: GRAPHICS ULTRA PRO
Rev. Number: 2.1
Customer Name:
CompuServe Address:
Fax Number:
Address:
My Hardware is Configured as follows:
CPU/Speed:
Hard Disk Space:
Memory:
Video Adapter (Make and Model): BIOS #:
Audio Adapter (Make and Model):
CD-ROM Drive (Make and Model):
Software:
Other system/software Information:
Problem description:
Impact of problem:
If you are sending any dumps, test cases or documentation associated
with this problem, list them here: