Diamond Computer Systems can be reached at: VOICE: 408-736-2000 BBS: 408-730-1100. ======================================================================= Stealth 64 DRAM README.TXT ======================================================================= Release Notes ------------- This is v1.05 of the Stealth 64 DRAM Install/Utilities/Drivers disk set. Windows Installation Notes -------------------------- Use the INSTALL program to install the Windows 3.1 drivers from DOS or from the Windows Program Manager. * Suggestion: If you are upgrading from a previous version of the Diamond InControl Tools, you should install from DOS, not from within Windows. * Suggestion: When running the Windows install use MS VGA to eliminate any OEM files that could create a conflict. * When running a windows install, if the install says "file in use, abort/continue" and the file in question is a font (*.FON) file, continue the install. * If strange errors occur and text is missing from dialogs, check for .VBX files in your \WINDOWS directory. .VBX files should only reside in the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM sub-directory. Once the driver launches Windows, you will be placed in 640x480 256-color mode and prompted to select your monitor type. Select the brand monitor you have, compatible type, or use the Custom Monitor Timings to create your own configuration and custom screen centering. * Icon fonts are controlled by InControl Tools. When changing modes back to VGA or a non-Diamond driver, these settings still remain. To change back to default icon font, search the WIN.INI file for the IconTypeFace, IconTypeStyle, and IconTypeSize lines. Place a semicolon (;) in front of these lines or remove the lines entirely. * Only resolutions that have been selected as supported in the Display module will be available in the Viewport choices. If your monitor can display a resolution provided by the card, go to Display and select a monitor that offers that mode and refresh, or select Custom Monitor Timings and Add the mode. * If Windows only displays a single alphabetic character for the icon font, select a different font from the list of InControl Tools. Windows may not support the font type/size requested in the resolution and resource size displayed. * If you had screen savers loaded previously, and they seem not to load on startup any longer, see the message at the top regarding backing up important files and the limitation down below of LOAD= line being replaced and not appended. This is a limitation of the Windows 3.xx SETUP program. This does not occur with the Diamond install. Trouble Shooting Suggestions ---------------------------- * If you are experiencing random lock-ups in Windows you can add the following line to the [STLTH64.DRV] section of the SYSTEM.INI. This type of lock-up may occur with applications that interogate the system's memory searching for virill. LEAVEMMIODISABLED=1 -- This is set to 0 by default. * If you are encountering some lock-ups during heavy DMA transfers or your motherboard supports bus timouts then you may try setting the following option in the [STLTH64.DRV] section of your SYSTEM.INI BUSYCHECK=ON -- This is set to OFF by default. Windows 3.1 ----------- The following Windows 3.1 drivers are included: Resolution Colors Displayed 640x480 256 65,536 16,777,216 800x600 256 65,536 16,777,216* 1024x768 256 65,536* 1152x864 256 65,536* 1280x1024 256* * 2 Megabytes required. Known Limitations ----------------- No graphical modes are available in a Windowed DOS Box. No interlaced modes are available at this time. Some monitors which do not support DPMS will start scrolling (lose sync) until entering into Sleep mode. 1MB boards in 640x480x16M will display a blank screen in full-screen DOS after using Alt+Enter to switch to a Windowed DOS session and returning to the DOS full-screen with Alt+Enter again. No data loss will occur while the screen is blank. Alt+Enter at the blank screen will restore the screen image in the Windowed DOS box. This does not occur with 2MB boards. Contacting DIAMOND ------------------ Diamond can be reached through a number of ways: Postal Service : Diamond Computer Systems, Inc. 1130 East Arques Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Voice (Main) : (408) 736-2000 Voice (TechSppt): (408) 736-2000 [M-F 6-7; Sat 8-4 Pacific] [plus 24hr automated help] FAX (Main) : (408) 730-5750 FAX (Support) : (408) 773-8000 BBS (to 2400) : (408) 730-1100 BBS (9600+) : (408) 524-9301 CompuServe : GO DMNDONLINE America Online : GO DIAMOND All product names listed are trademarks or copyrights of their respective owners. ======================================================================= Diamond Computer Systems, Inc. (c) 1993-94 (408) 736-2000 All Rights Reserved =======================================================================