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- IBM ThinkPad October 25, 1996
- Video Features Diskette II for Windows 3.1 Version 1.10
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-
- What This Diskette Does
- -----------------------
-
- The Video Features Diskette II for Windows 3.1 enables drivers to:
- - Improve the drawing performance on the display.
- - Provide higher resolutions (up to 1280x1024 for the CRT).
- - Provide various color depths (256, 64K, or 16M for the CRT).
-
- The following models are supported:
- - ThinkPad 760E(*1), 760EL(*2), and 760ED
- - ThinkPad 560
-
- Note: (*1) The ThinkPad 760E that has XGA(1024x768) panel is
- supported.
- (*2) The machine type 9547-x4G or 9547-x4T is supported.
-
-
- Released Versions
- -----------------
- Version 1.00 Initial release for ThinkPad 760ED.
- Version 1.01 Support for new models and fixes for problems.
- Version 1.10 Fixes for problems.
-
-
- Summary of Changes
- ------------------
- Key: <n.nn> Diskette version (for example, 1.00 means Version 1.00)
- (New) New function or enhancement
- (Fix) Correction to existing function
-
- <1.00>
- - (New) Support for ThinkPad 760ED.
- <1.01>
- - (New) Support for ThinkPad 560.
- - (New) The following new codec drivers are supported:
- Cinepak: ICCVID.DRV
- YUV9 planner: IYVU9.DLL
- Indeo 3.2: IR32.DLL
- - (Fix) The blue screen message in LCD is no longer corrupted when the
- Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys are pressed.
- - (Fix) The mouse pointer no longer stops for a moment while running
- BDXPC5.EXE (PC/3270 IWS) in the Windows background.
- - (Fix) The playback window is no longer corrupted when a 640x480 size
- AVI file is played back using MediaPlayer.
- - (Fix) The overlay window is no longer corrupted when a file is played
- back using MediaPlayer with 1024x768 resolution, 256 colors,
- and 75Hz frequency, on the attached external monitor (CRT).
- - (Fix) The overlay window no longer shifts when the refresh rate is
- changed using the ThinkPad Features program, while an AVI file
- is played back using MediaPlayer on the CRT.
- - (Fix) The computer no longer stops when an AVI file is played back
- using MediaPlayer with 1280x1024 resolution and 256 colors
- on the CRT.
- - (Fix) The overlay window is no longer disturbed, and the computer no
- longer stops when the size of the overlay window is reduced
- while an AVI file is being played back with MediaPlayer.
- - (Fix) The overlay position in the playback window no longer shifts
- when an AVI file is being played back on the CRT with 1024x768
- resolution, 64K colors, and 43.5Hz frequency interlace.
- - (Fix) A Windows general protection fault no longer occurs when an AVI
- file is being played whose video source size is 640x480, with
- MediaPlayer featuring 800x600 resolution and 16M colors.
- - (Fix) Pixels no longer shift to the right during a zoom-in using
- PaintBrush with 64K or 16M colors.
- - (Fix) A Windows general protection fault no longer occurs when
- TranXit is used.
- - (Fix) The position of mouse pointer no longer shifts when the
- refresh rate is changed from 75Hz to 60Hz using the ThinkPad
- Features program on the CRT, and its setting is 1024x768 and
- 64K colors.
- - (Fix) A Windows general protection fault no longer occurs during
- printing using the 5586-H02 image printer driver.
- - (Fix) The bottom part of the overlay window is now displayed when
- an AVI file is played back on a TV (NTSC and PAL) in underscan
- mode.
- <1.10>
- - (New) Support for the mouse trail.
- - (New) The default resolution is set to the LCD panel size (LCD-only)
- or the maximum CRT resolution (CRT-only).
- - (Fix) The DOS full screen is no longer corrupted during the
- transition from the Windows desktop while an AVI file is
- played back using MediaPlayer.
- - (Fix) (ThinkPad 560 only)
- A Windows general protection fault no longer occurs when an AVI
- file is played back using MediaPlayer.
- - (Fix) (ThinkPad 560 only)
- The overlay position is now adjusted when the refresh rate is
- changed using the ThinkPad Features program while an AVI file
- is played back on the CRT.
- - (Fix) (ThinkPad 560 DSTN model only)
- The bottom of overlay window is now displayed when an AVI file
- is played back with MediaPlayer on the LCD.
- - (Fix) (ThinkPad 560 DSTN model only)
- The bottom of overlay window is now displayed when an MPEG file
- is played back with the Xing SoftMPEG player on the LCD.
- - (Fix) The overlay position is now adjusted when the refresh rate is
- changed between interlace and noninterlace using the ThinkPad
- Features program while an AVI file is played back on the CRT.
- - (Fix) (ThinkPad 560 only)
- The position of the overlay window no longer shifts to the
- right with 640x480 and 256 colors on the LCD (800x600 TFT and
- DSTN) panel.
- - (Fix) (ThinkPad 560 TFT model only)
- A Windows general protection fault no longer occurs when an
- MPEG file is played back using the Xing SoftMPEG player with
- 800x600 and 64K colors.
- - (Fix) The refresh rate is no longer always set to 60Hz on the CRT
- during the return to the Windows desktop from the DOS full
- screen, after the display device has been changed to CRT-only
- from LCD-only.
- - (Fix) The refresh rate is now changed on the CRT during the return
- to the Windows desktop from the DOS full screen, after the
- refresh rate has been changed with the ThinkPad Features
- program.
- - (Fix) (ThinkPad 560 DSTN model only)
- The screen is no longer corrupted during the return to the
- Windows desktop from the DOS full screen after the display
- device has been changed to LCD-only from CRT-only in the
- 640x480 and 16M colors mode.
- - (Fix) The DOS full screen no longer blacks out during the return
- to the DOS full screen after the display device has been
- changed to LCD and the DOS window has been moved.
- (This problem occurred only when the driver Version 1.01
- was used.)
- - (Fix) The DOS full screen (VGA mode 00h, 01h, 04h, 05h, or 0Dh)
- now synchronizes on TV (NTSC overscan or underscan mode).
- - (Fix) The DOS full screen (all VGA modes) now synchronizes on
- TV (PAL overscan or underscan mode).
- - (Fix) The Windows desktop is no longer disturbed for a moment when
- an AVI file is opened using MediaPlayer with 1024x768, 64K
- colors, and 75Hz on the CRT.
- - (Fix) The bottom line and the rightmost line are now displayed
- when the virtual screen is used.
- - (Fix) Pixels are no longer corrupted when the virtual screen is used
- in 16M colors.
- - (Fix) (ThinkPad 560 DSTN model only)
- A hardware cursor no longer corrupts during the switch of the
- display device to LCD-only from CRT-only and while the
- resolution is changed.
- - (Fix) Underline no longer appears under a certain special character
- during the transition to the DOS full screen.
- - (Fix) Characters are no longer broken during the return to the DOS
- full screen from the windowed DOS full screen after the display
- mode (VGA mode) has been set.
- - (Fix) (ThinkPad 560 DSTN model only)
- The DOS full screen no longer blacks out during a repeat of the
- switch between the DOS full screen and the Windows desktop.
- - (Fix) The overlay position no longer shifts when the LCD screen
- expansion is toggled on and off while an AVI file is being
- played back with MediaPlayer.
- - (Fix) The overlay position no longer shifts during the return to the
- Windows desktop from the DOS full screen with 1024x768/256
- colors and 75Hz mode, or 1280x1024/256 colors and 43.5Hz
- interlace mode.
- - (Fix) The playback window no longer appears in unusual colors when
- an AVI file is opened with a second MediaPlayer while an AVI
- file is played back with the first MediaPlayer in 64K colors.
- - (Fix) The overlay position no longer shifts during the switch of the
- display device between TV and LCD when the LCD screen expansion
- is enabled.
- - (Fix) Characters are no longer broken in the DOS full screen after
- you switch between the DOS full screen and the Windows
- desktop by pressing the Alt+Esc keys.
- - (Fix) (ThinkPad 560 DSTN model only)
- The overlay position no longer shifts when an AVI file is
- played back with 640x480 and 256 colors on the LCD.
- - (Fix) (ThinkPad 560 DSTN model only)
- Playback is now done with a hardware overlay when an AVI file
- is played back using MediaPlayer with 1024x768 and 256 colors
- or 64K colors on the CRT.
- - (Fix) LCD screen expansion setting of the Windows desktop is now the
- same as that of the DOS full screen.
- - (Fix) The mouse trail is no longer corrupted with 800x600 and 64K
- colors when a computer whose display memory size is 1MB is
- used.
-
-
- Installation Guide
- ------------------
- 1. Start DOS and go to the Windows directory (usually C:ÆWINDOWS).
- 2. Type SETUP in the Windows directory and press Enter.
- 3. Using the cursor keys, highlight the Display field.
- Then press Enter.
- 4. Select Other (Requires disk ...) in the list.
- 5. Insert the Video Features Diskette II for Windows 3.1 into the
- diskette drive.
- 6. Make sure the path is A:Æ and press Enter.
- 7. Select your favorite resolution and color depth.
- Then press Enter.
- 8. Follow the instructions on the screen.
-
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- Trademarks
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- IBM and ThinkPad are trademarks of IBM Corporation.
- Intel and Indeo are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
- Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
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