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ATI Technologies, Inc.
Technical Support 416-756-0711 Canada
ATI Windows 3.1 Display Driver Disk (VGA and Accelerator):
=========================================================
Sept 2, 1992 release for:
ATI 8514 ULTRA
ATI Graphics ULTRA
ATI Graphics VANTAGE
ATI VGA Wonder XL
ATI VGA Wonder Plus
ATI VGA Wonder
ATI VGA Integra
Copyright (c) 1992, ATI Technologies Inc.
All Rights Reserved
ATI Technologies Inc. reserves all rights with respect to the programs
and drivers supplied.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY:
======================
This software is provided without charge. This software is provided "as
is". ATI makes no warranties of merchantability or fitness for a
particular purpose, either expressed or implied. ATI (where allowed by
state, federal, or provincial law) assumes no liability, either
incidental or consequential arising from use of this product.
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REQUIREMENTS - VGA based ATI products:
=====================================
Various modes require different hardware and memory. If the driver's
hardware and memory requirements are not met at load time, the driver
will exit to DOS and report an error. This error will also occur if
the card's monitor configuration is incorrect (i.e. card is configured
for a PS2 monitor and the selected resolution is higher than 640x480).
Please note that mode 65H (1024x768/16 paged type) is not supported.
Instead, mode 55H (1024x768/16 planar type) is supported. V3 VGA Wonders
do not support mode 55H. A V3 VGA Wonder card is identified by having V3
as the first two characters in the ROM version label. If this resolution
is required and you own a V3 VGA Wonder, ATI has a hardware upgrade
program in place. Please contact ATI Customer Support for details.
REQUIREMENTS - Accelerator based products:
=========================================
These drivers will work with either 512K or 1Mbyte of accelerator
memory. With 512K, 16 colors will be displayed. On 1Mbyte boards, 256
colors are displayed.
For 800x600 operation the 8514 ULTRA ROM version must be 1330111330
(v1.3) or newer. Please contact ATI Customer Support for ROM upgrade
details. The ROM version label is displayed in the boot banner on
system startup. This does not apply to the Graphics ULTRA/VANTAGE
products.
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INSTALLATION:
============
Before proceeding through the installation steps, configure Windows
3.1 to use the Microsoft VGA driver for an ATI VGA-based product
or the Microsoft 8514/a driver for an ATI Accelerator-based product.
The drivers are organized in two groups - VGA and Accelerator. This
diskette provides an installation where Setup does not require this
diskette every time a new driver is selected. Any driver selection
within a group will cause Setup to copy all driver files within the
group to your Windows directories.
1) Exit Windows completely (not a DOS box).
2) Change to your Windows directory.
3) Place the ATI Supplemental Driver Disk into drive A:. Another
source device may be used but is not recommended. The Windows 3.1
Setup program may behave inconsistently if the source device is not
drive A:. Work-arounds for these inconsistencies are covered below
in step 6.
4) Type "SETUP" at the DOS prompt.
5) Select Display "Other (Requires disk provided by a hardware manuf.."
6) A list of ATI drivers will be displayed. Avoid selections that do
not apply to your hardware. Select the desired screen resolution and
press ENTER. Setup will copy files from the diskette into your
Windows directories.
If the filename of your driver selection exists in your Windows
directories (possibility from a previous installation), Setup will
ask if you wish to select the existing driver or a new one. Press
ESC to select a new driver and force Setup to copy the new driver
files to your Windows directories.
If Setup asks for any Windows diskettes, enter the location of the
ATI Supplemental Driver Disk so Setup continues to use this disk.
If the ATI Supplemental Driver Disk is not in drive A:, the
following analomies may occur:
a) During the coping process (i.e. file VGALOGO.LGO), Setup may
re-ask for the location of the ATI Supplemental Driver Disk.
Re-enter its location and press ENTER.
b) An error message may appear indicating that there is a problem
with drive A: during the file copying process (i.e. file
VGALOGO.LGO). Press ESC once after each error box appearance
(two occur). Re-enter the location of the ATI Supplemental Driver
Disk when asked by Setup and press ENTER.
7) If you wish to install both driver groups (only one has been
installed so far), repeat steps 4 to 6 with the following
exceptions:
a) Skip step 5
b) In step 6, select a driver from the other driver group (i.e. if
you first selected an ATI VGA-based driver, select an Accelerator
based driver this time)
8) The installation is now complete. To select a different ATI driver
selection, run Setup, select the desired ATI driver selection.
Setup will ask if you wish to use the existing driver (copied there
by Setup in the previous steps) or select a new one. Select the
EXISTING driver choice.
9) When Setup is complete, type "WIN" at the MS-DOS prompt to start
Windows 3.1.
If installing the Windows 3.1 Crystal Font driver, the Crystal Fonts
must be installed from your original ATI Accelerator diskettes, using
the "INSTALL" program. Select "Install CRYSTAL Fonts" and follow the
instructions provided on-screen.
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Notes - VGA based drivers:
=========================
The following drivers contain support for V3 VGA Wonder cards:
. 640x480/256 Small & Large font (512K)
. 800x600/16 Small Font (256K)
. 800x600/256 Small & Large font (512K)
For windowed DOS sessions, it is recommended that you select "High Graphics"
for the MSDOS and DOS application PIF files. It is required if you select
the 1024x768/16 color driver.
The following stock Microsoft drivers can be selected:
. VGA (640x480/16 color)
. SVGA (800x600/16 color) - except for the V3 VGA Wonder
Notes - Accelerator based drivers:
=================================
. PowerPoint for Windows will cause a "General Protection Fault" if the
Accelerator driver is run in a 4 bit per pixel mode. This happens on
accelerators with 512K installed, and is not a problem with 1M.
. The Crystal Font driver supports both Crystal Fonts and Microsoft TrueType
fonts, and is compatible with Adobe Type Manager (ATM).
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ATI Customer Support:
====================
ATI Customer Support is available Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 5:30pm
EST.
Phone: (416) 756-0711
FAX: (416) 756-0720
BBS: (416) 756-4591 (upto 9600 baud, 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit)