miro Computer Products AG 01/15/1996 IMPORTANT INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS =============================================================================== Start Windows using the VGA drivers before installing the miro drivers! Please check to make sure that the I/O adress 2E8 is not used. This address is used for example by the serial interface COM4! Remember that all miroVIDEO graphics boards need an PCI IRQ. Remove all other VGA boards from your computer or, if there is an onboard VGA on the mainboard, disable the onboard VGA. Please enable VIDEO-ROM Shadowing modifying the BIOS of your computer or using the ROM option of your Memory Manager (e.g. C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE ROM=C000-C800). If you are using a Windows network version, there may occur problems which are caused by the configuration. Install the miro software for each individual computer. The installation program needs to copy drivers, programs, and configuration files to the local Windows directory. In addition, the installation program needs to modify the local SYSTEM.INI, WIN.INI, and CONTROL.INI files and needs to create/rewrite the MWINTOOL.GRP group file. Use the Monitor-Select and the miroSUPERSCREEN programs to adapt each system to its equipment (e.g. monitor). Please install the SMARTDRV.EXE for a quick installation from disk drive A:. For refreshrate setting in DOS, please use the S3REFRSH.EXE from MIRO\COMMON directory. LIMITATIONS =============================================================================== 60x480xTC TV Overscan is not possible. miroSCREENADJUST Do not use with fixed-frequency monitors. Do not change the image size and position so that they differ from the default settings too much, because doing so might damage the monitor. If you have problems, please use the miroDRIVER-CONTROL =============================================================================== PROBLEM SOLUTION =============================================================================== Black icons on the This only occurs, if you are using 256 colors or desktop more. This is a bug in the Windows Program Manager. Lines remain on the desktop In the SYSTEM.INI file in the [928.DRV] section set VXPBLT=1. You cannot enter anything Press . in the DOS box "Sticking" mouse cursor In the SYSTEM.INI file in the [928.drv] section or network problems set FIFO=1. Memory problems In the SYSTEM.INI file in the [386.Enh] section and system crashes enter the EMMEXCLUDE=A000-EFFF. There is no WINTOOL group Drag MWINTOOL.GRP from the drive window in the under the Norton Desktop QUICK-ACESS group or to the DESKTOP. AVI files were played In the WIN.INI file in the [drawdib] section very slow delete all entries. Zoomed AVI files were played Please check, that you have Video for Windows 1.1 slow installed. Only this version supports the DCI interface. miroPINBOARD is working Please check that the miroPINBOARD is loading first wrong. in the WIN.INI. If you have there any load= entries, you had to move them to the end of the run= line. Black boxes after finishing Please change the resolution of your PIF file windowed *.pif files. to TEXT.