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- Installation of the SpeedStar 24X Accelerated OS/2 2.1 Drivers
- --------------------------------------------------------------
- These instructions assume you are installing from the IBM VGA driver.
- If you are not, please reinstall the VGA driver now. Please refer to the
- OS/2 "Using the Operating System" manual, page 336, section "Preparing to
- Switch to a Different Display Adapter" for more information on reinstalling
- the VGA driver.
-
- NOTE: The driver disk requires the following volume label to be present:
- WDC31 INST
-
- 1. Boot DOS and run 24XMODE. Using 24XMODE, configure your monitor for use
- with the SpeedStar 24X. If you have any questions about 24XMODE, please
- consult the manual for your SpeedStar 24X card. DO NOT RUN THE MODE SETTING
- UTILITY FROM A DOS SESSION UNDER OS/2!
-
- 2. Boot OS/2. Open an OS/2 full-screen command prompt.
-
- 3. Place the installation diskette in a floppy drive, drive A for example.
-
- 4. Switch to that floppy drive (by entering "A:" if in drive A, etc.)
-
- 5. Enter "wdsetup x" where x is the drive where OS/2 is located.
-
- 6. When prompted, choose "Primary Display" and then choose "OK".
-
- 7. A list of drivers will appear. Choose "Western Digital Accelerated (WDC31
- only)", then choose "OK".
-
- 8. A list with the options "Install Using Defaults for Monitor" and "Install
- Using Display Adapter Utility Program" will appear. Choose "Install Using
- Display Adapter Utility Program", then choose OK.
-
- 9. A window will appear prompting you for the location of the Display Adapter
- Utility Program. Choose "Locate".
-
- 10. A standard OS/2 file open window will appear. The file you are looking
- for is 24XMODE.COM. It is normally located in C:\. Once you have the
- file located, choose "OK".
-
- 11. You should now see the path to 24XMODE.COM. It should look like this:
-
- C:\24XMODE.COM
-
- After the word COM, insert a space, followed by the word MONITOR so that
- it looks like the following:
-
- C:\24XMODE.COM MONITOR
-
- Click on OK.
-
- 12. Select a resolution for the driver. For reference, a list of available
- resolutions is given below.
-
- Available Resolutions
- ---------------------
-
- Resolution Minimum Graphics Card Memory
- ------------ ----------------------------
- 1024x768x256 1.0 Megabytes
- 800x600x256 1.0
- 640x480x256 0.5
-
- 13. A window will appear listing the assumed source directory. It should be
- "A:" if the installation diskette is in drive A, "B:" for drive B, etc.
- Click on Install.
-
- 14. If told that "Target file is later than the Source file, replace anyway"
- and answer "No".
-
- 15. After the installation has completed, close the OS/2 full-screen window by
- entering the command "exit".
-
- 16. Shut down OS/2. Note that during shutdown OS/2 displays a small window
- with the message "Please wait, shutdown in progress". When it has
- completed it will display another window with the message "Shutdown has
- completed...". Sometimes, however, it places this completion window
- behind the first window so that the "Please wait..." message is still
- showing. When the second window appears it is safe to reboot even if
- you cannot read the completion message.
-
- 17. Restart your system.
-
-
-
- Known Limitations
- -----------------
- You cannot run a Windows program in a desktop window. This is commonly
- referred to as "seamless Windows". These drivers do not support seamless
- Windows. To run a Windows program, open a Win-OS/2 full-screen session
- then run the Windows program in the usual way.
-
- If you click on a program icon in a Win-OS/2 Group folder or in a Windows
- Program folder, it will not run. This is beause OS/2 tries to run the Windows
- program in a desktop window, and this feature has been disabled with these
- drivers. As mentioned above, you can run Windows applications in a Win-OS/2
- full-screen session.
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