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README.TXT - Documentation Supplement
May 20, 1994 - Release 1.00
Hercules Stingray VL(tm) (S501)
Hercules Stingray PCI(tm) (S801)
Supplemental Drivers Diskette 1 for
IBM OS/2 2.1 / OS/2 for Windows
(Windows NT display drivers are on
Supplemental Drivers Diskette 2)
INSTALLATION:
-------------
The OS/2 installation procedure is as follows. Steps 1 - 9 are
required only for first time installation of the Stingray
drivers.
1) Under the OS/2 desktop, select the "OS/2 System" icon
and then select the "Command Prompts" folder.
2) Select either the OS/2 Window or OS/2 Full Screen icon.
3) From the OS/2 command prompt, type DSPINSTL. (For best
results, close all seamless Windows and full screen
applications before running DSPINSTL.)
4) Select "SuperVGA (SVGA)" from the list of available
drivers and follow any prompts that DSPINSTL gives you.
When DSPINSTL is completed, you will be returned to the
command prompt.
5) Shut down OS/2 and reboot your system.
6) After OS/2 has rebooted, under the OS/2 desktop again
select the "OS/2 System" icon and then select the
"Command Prompts" folder.
7) Select an OS/2 Window (either Desktop or Full
Screen).
8) Insert Supplemental Drivers Diskette 1 into the floppy
drive (e.g. A:)
9) If the floppy drive is A: and OS/2 is installed on C:,
type:
A: [to log onto the A: drive]
install.cmd a c
(Substitute different drive letters on the command line
if necessary. For help, just type "install.cmd" with no
parameters.)
This installs the driver files on the hard drive.
10) From the OS/2 command prompt, type DSPINSTL again. (For
best results, close all seamless Windows and full screen
applications before running DSPINSTL.)
11) Select "Primary Display" and click on OK.
12) Select "Advance Logic, Inc." from the driver selection
menu.
13) Select "Install Using Defaults for Monitor Type" from
the "Monitor Configuration/Selection Utility" menu.
14) You will be prompted for the Video Refresh Rate
Selection Menu.
IMPORTANT: If you are not sure of your monitor's maximum
refresh rate, say "NO." Selecting a refresh rate not
supported by your monitor could lock up the system
(possibly requiring a reinstall of OS/2), damage your
monitor, or both.
If you select "YES," the AScanOS2 utility is invoked.
AScanOS2 presents the scan rates available with
Stingray. Consult your monitor documentation and select
the scan rates accordingly. If you are not sure which
scan rates to choose, select the lowest scan rates in
each of the four columns.
15) Select your desired display resolution from the list of
available resolutions.
16) You will be prompted for Supplemental Display Driver
Diskettes 1 and 2.
17) When DSPINSTL is completed, shut down OS/2 and reboot
your system.
NOTE: Your Stingray Supplemental Display Driver Diskettes are
shipped with volume labels DISP 1 and DISP 2. If you make a
backup copy of your diskettes, use the DOS LABEL command to
label the copies accordingly. If the Supplemental Display
Driver Diskettes do not have the correct volume labels,
installation will fail.
Changing Resolutions
--------------------
To change the display resolution or pixel depth (number of
colors) at any time, follow steps 10 - 17.
Known Limitations
-----------------
The following limitations have been observed:
- At the 1024x768x256 resolution, if you open "Colors" in the
Control Panel under a Windows session, the Custom Color
Selector may be displayed incorrectly. Use the right mouse
button to invoke the refresh command. This will clear the
screen.
- A General Protection Fault (GPF) may occur when running the
WinTach benchmark program under a seamless Windows session.
- When running WinBench 3.11 under a seamless Windows session
and choosing the "Advanced Tests" option, portions of dialog
boxes and pull-down menus may be blank. This error does not
occur in full screen Windows sessions.
All of these symptoms have been observed on other video cards as
well, and IBM has been notified.
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