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Diamond Computer Systems can be reached at:
VOICE: 408-736-2000
BBS: 408-730-1100.
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Stealth 64 DRAM README.TXT
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Release Notes
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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
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* 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
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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.
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Diamond Computer Systems, Inc. (c) 1993-94
(408) 736-2000 All Rights Reserved
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