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- ATI Technologies Inc. mach64, 64W95208.ZIP
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- 1.0 Introduction
- 2.0 Installation Notes
- 3.0 Changing Color Depth, Resolution and/or Font Sizes
- 4.0 mach64 Enhanced Windows 95 Driver Features
- 5.0 mach64 2.08 Fixed list
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- 1.0 Introduction
-
- This ZIP file contains the latest ATI Windows 95 mach64 enhanced display
- driver. This driver should be used if you experience any difficulties
- with the driver provided on the Microsoft Windows 95 CDROM or if you wish
- to access the new features provided by this driver.
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- 2.0 Installation Notes
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- 1. Ensure that you have a copy of PKUNZIP.EXE 2.04G. PKUNZIP is available
- on most BBS and information services, including the ATI BBS and
- CompuServe.
-
- 2. Start Windows 95.
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- 3. Start a MS DOS prompt.
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- NOTE: If you have download the ATI PLAYER, the ATI Software MPEG player,
- DO NOT UNZIP THE FILE to the directory containing the ATI Windows 95
- display drives. A new temporary directory must be created e.g. ATIMPEG.
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- 4. Unzip 64W95208.ZIP into a temporary directory on your hard disk. For
- example:
-
- MD \ATIWIN95
- PKUNZIP 64W95208.ZIP \ATIWIN95
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- 5. Exit the MS DOS prompt, and return to the Windows 95 desktop.
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- The Windows 95 mach64 enhanced display driver is a Windows 95 mini driver.
- It is installed and configured using the standard Windows 95 configuration
- utilities.
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- 6. Click on the Start button. Click on the Run menu item.
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- Type C:\ATIWIN95\SETUP.EXE in the text entry area. Press OK.
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- OR
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- Go to the "Settings" page in the Display Properties sheet and
- press the "Change Display Type" button. Select Change from the
- Adapter Type then click on the "Have Disk" button.
-
- ->> When prompted for the disk location, enter the location of <<-
- ->> unzipped mach64 2.08 drivers e.g. C:\ATIWIN95. <<-
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- 7. Follow the instructions displayed in the help.
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- ->> Where the instructions refer to A:\, replace it with the <<-
- ->> directory containing the downloaded drivers e.g. C:\ATIWIN95.<<-
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- NOTE: If you have not already configured your monitor type do so now.
- In the PROPERTIES - SETTINGS PAGE - CHANGE DISPLAY TYPE -
- Monitor Type area, click the Change... button and select the appropriate
- monitor. Click OK to apply your changes.
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- Click Close to return to the Settings page. Click "Close" or "Apply"
- to initiate your changes.
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- 8. Restart the computer to run Windows 95 using this new driver.
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- 9. Once the driver has been installed, you can delete the contents of the
- temporary directory (DEL \ATIWIN95\*.*) and delete the directory itself
- (RD \ATIWIN95).
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- 10. We recommend that you keep a copy of the ZIP file, 64W95208.ZIP, in
- case you need to install the driver again.
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- 3.0 Changing Color Depth, Resolution and/or Font Sizes
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- When Windows 95 is up, you may configure your color depth, resolution
- and/or font size in the Display Properties sheet as follows.
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- 1. Click the right mouse button in an empty area of the desktop and select
- Properties.
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- 2. On the Settings page of the Display Properties sheet, choose your
- preferred color support, resolutions for desktop / screen and font size.
- Click "OK" or "Apply" to initiate your changes.
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- 3. On the Adjustment Page of the Display Properties sheet, you may further
- customize your display.
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- Note that these values reflect the monitor configuration you performed
- using the Settings page - Change Display Type - Monitor Type.
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- 4. Click Apply or OK to switch to the new setting.
-
- Note: Windows 95 will require a re-start to implement certain display
- settings changes.
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- 4.0 mach64 Enhanced Windows 95 Driver Features
-
- The Windows 95 mach64 enhanced display driver supports the following
- additional features:
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- - This release includes DirectDraw support as well as updated ATI MCI and
- ATI DCI drivers
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- - MPEG playback support and ATI MPEG Video Player to view MPEG-1 videos
- at 1x, 2x and full-screen on the desktop PC.
-
- - A Settings Page that allows for customization of desktop settings
- such as virtual desktop size, display resolution and color depth,
- ability to user-customize pre-set display preferences.
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- - A Panning Page that allows the user to set up hotkeys to control panning
- of the desktop within a virtual desktop.
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- - A Screen Adjust Page for adjusting the size and position of screen
- images along with manipulation of the display's refresh rate.
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- - A Color Correction Page to allow the user to correct for color tone
- differences between real color values and the way the monitor displays
- them. Control includes color spline, gamma correction and the ability
- for user-customized preset preferences. Color Correction is fully
- supported on GRAPHICS PRO TURBOs and WINTURBOs with high-end DACs.
-
- - Setup Wizards, on-line documentation and context-sensitive help using
- the Windows 95 Help Wizards.
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- - Monitor Adjustment: Position and size adjustment of the Windows 95
- desktop on the display monitor, refresh rate selection, ability to
- use timing information specific to the monitor selected by the user
- (provides greater enhancement and clearer viewing) and the ability
- to select specific display refresh rates.
-
- - Low Level Hardware Configuration: Ability to select the power-up
- video mode of the graphics adapter (the mode that the adapter will be
- set to after the computer is powered-up or reset). Color and Monochrome
- modes are supported.
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- 5.0 mach64 2.08 Fixed list
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- Application Summary
- ----------- ------------------------------------------------------
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- C++ MOUSE POINTER JUMPS
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- Corel MONOCHROME BMPs ARE NOT VISIBLE
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- Paint LINES APPEAR AT THE WRONG END OF THE DRAWING TOOL
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- NetScape TRANSPARENT GIF IMAGES SHOW AS BLACK
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- QuickRes WINDOWS HELP IS CORRUPTED USING QUICKRES
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- WordPad CURSOR PLACEMENT PROBLEMS, INCORRECT TEXT HIGHLIGHTED
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- MS Word 7 CURSOR PLACEMENT PROBLEMS, INCORRECT TEXT HIGHLIGHTED
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- Display ERROR OCCURRED WORKING WITH CONTROL PANEL FILE
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- Display OUT OF SYNC DISPLAY in WINDOWS 95
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- Display INCORRECT VERSION INFORMATION ADDED TO REGISTRY
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- Display SCREEN MOVES EXITING DISPLAY PROPERTIES SHEET
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