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- Diamond GT Windows 95 Drivers with InControl Tools 95 README.TXT
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- Release Notes
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- This is version 4.02.268 of the Diamond GT Windows 95 Drivers disk, with
- InControl Tools 95 version 4.02.147. This driver currently supports the
- following Diamond display adapters:
-
- Stealth SE
- Stealth 64 VRAM
- Stealth64 Graphics 2000 series
- Stealth64 Video 2000 series
- Stealth64 Video 2001 series
- Stealth64 Video 3000 series
-
-
- Windows 95 Installation Notes
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- 1. Install the VGA driver for Windows 95.
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- a. From Windows 95, select Start, select Settings, select Control
- Panel, then select Display.
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- b. Select the Settings tab.
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- c. Select Change Display Type.
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- d. Select Change... in the Adapter Type section.
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- e. Select Show all devices.
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- f. Scroll to the top of the Manufacturers window. Select (Standard
- display types).
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- g. Select Standard Display Adapter (VGA), then select OK.
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- f. Select Close.
-
- h. Select Apply.
-
- i. Windows 95 will ask that the computer be restarted. Click on Yes to
- restart the computer.
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- 2. From Windows 95, select Start, then select Run.
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- 3. Insert the Diamond GT Windows 95 Drivers diskette into your floppy drive.
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- 4. In the Run dialog box, type in the following:
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- A:\INSTALL <enter>
-
- Where A is the drive letter of the floppy drive containing the Diamond GT
- Windows 95 Display Drivers / InControl Tools 95 diskette.
-
- The following command line switches can be used with INSTALL:
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- /f This forces a Full installation (Diamond GT
- display driver and InControl Tools 95).
-
- /m This forces a Minimal installation (Diamond GT
- display driver only).
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- /d"drive:\path" This installs InControl Tools 95 into drive:\path. Note
- that the quotes around the drive and path are
- required, and that either the /f or /m must be used
- in conjunction with this switch.
-
- /r This forces a system reboot after installation. Note
- that either the /f or /m switches must be used in
- conjunction with this switch.
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- /nr This prevents a system reboot after installation.
- Note that either the /f or /m switches must be
- used in conjunction with this switch.
-
- uninstall This will completely uninstall the Diamond GT display
- driver and InControl Tools 95.
-
- 5. From the Diamond Setup dialog box, select Next.
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- 6. From the Hardware Check dialog box, select Next.
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- 7. A dialog box will appear containing the path where InControl Tools 95
- will be installed. The default path is:
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- C:\Program Files\Diamond
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- Select Next, or change the path as necessary.
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- 8. The next dialog box selects the installation type. There are three
- installation types, Minimal, Full, and Custom. They are defined as
- follows:
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- Minimal: This will install only the Diamond GT display driver.
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- Full: This will install both the Diamond GT display driver
- and InControl Tools 95.
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- Custom: This will allow installation of either the Diamond GT
- display driver or InControl Tools 95. At the minimum,
- the Diamond GT display driver must be installed during
- a first-time installation.
-
-
- 9. If Custom was selected in step 8, a dialog box will appear allowing
- selection of various items. Select the items to be installed by
- clicking on them with the left mouse button. When finished, click
- Next to continue.
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- 10. At the Select Files to be copied dialog box, click Next to begin the
- file copy process.
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- 11. After the files have been copied, a Finished Installing dialog box will
- appear. Remove the installation diskette from the floppy drive, then click
- Finish.
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- 12. Windows 95 will ask that the computer be restarted. Click on Yes to
- restart the computer.
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- Selecting A User-Defined Monitor
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- If your monitor is not listed in the Windows 95 monitor list, you can define
- your monitor's specifications using the Diamond Monitor Wizard. To run the
- Wizard, follow the directions below:
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- 1. Double click on the InControl Desktop Manager icon in the tray.
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- 2. From the Display Properties box, select the Settings tab.
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- 3. Select Change Display Type.
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- 4. Select Change next to the Monitor Type box.
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- 5. Select Show All Devices.
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- 6. Select (User defined monitor types). User defined monitor(InControl Tools
- 95) should be highlighted in the right side of the dialog box.
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- 7. Click OK.
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- 8. Click Wizard. This will launch the Diamond Monitor Wizard.
-
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- Known Limitations
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- If these drivers are installed from "Have Disk" with the Microsoft S3 driver
- already active, the Microsoft driver will overwrite the PCI frame buffer
- address. The system *MUST* be powered down after installing the Diamond GT
- Windows 95 display driver to remedy this issue. Note that this issue does not
- occur when installing over the Microsoft VGA driver.
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- If these drivers are installed from "Have Disk", the first restart will result
- in Windows 95 coming up in Safe Mode. You will receive an error message
- stating that there is a problem with your display settings. The Display
- Properties page will appear. Select Cancel. This will let Windows 95 continue
- to load in Safe Mode. From the Start menu or My Computer, select Control Panel,
- then select Display, then select Settings. Change the color depth to 256
- colors or greater and restart Windows 95.
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- When installing DirectX applications, a dialog box may appear asking if
- you would like to install a certified DirectX driver. You should select
- "No", so that the Diamond GT drivers will not be overwritten. The Diamond GT
- drivers will be DirectX-certified as soon as certification begins by Microsoft.
-
- It is recommend that all screen savers be disabled prior to the installation
- of the Diamond GT / InControl Tools 95 product set.
-
- When the Microsoft Office v.4.3 Office Manager splash screen appears, the
- splash screen will be white instead of gray. Two gray blocks will also appear
- in the upper left hand corner of Windows 95. The gray blocks will disappear
- after the splash screen goes away. This problem is being investigated.
-
- MechWarrior 2 for Windows 95 will give a black screen if run in 640x480 mode.
- Use 320x200 mode to resolve this issue. This problem is being investigated.
-
- A General Protection Fault may occur by running After Dark for Windows v.3.1.
- Upgrading to After Dark v.3.2 will resolve this issue.
-
- To view the Online Internet Services, your World Wide Web browser must be
- registered with the Windows 95 Registry.
-
- Using Microsoft's The Fox and The Bear application in 640x480 16bpp, the
- display will not be correct. This problem is being investigated.
-
- On the Stealth64 Video 3000 Series, in some virtual modes, some desktop noise
- may appear while panning. This problem is being investigated.
-
- With the Stealth SE, Stealth64 Graphics 2000 series, and the Stealth 64 VRAM,
- with a high-color Desktop Theme from the Microsoft Plus! Pack selected, a
- single pixel in the center of the screen will be missing. This issue is being
- investigated.
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- If you encounter problems when setting modes, you may want to try one of the
- Standard Monitor Types in the Monitor Type dialog of the Display Properties
- sheet.
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- With some BIOSes, you may encounter problems switching between the desktop and
- 320x200 or 320x240 DirectDraw modes. This problem is being investigated. A
- BIOS upgrade may address this for you. See below for more information on
- BIOSes.
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- With some BIOSes, the Diamond GT driver may not correctly identify your Diamond
- display adapter. A BIOS upgrade may address this for you. See below for more
- information on BIOSes.
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- The following BIOSes have been tested with the Diamond GT display driver. If
- you have an older BIOS and are encountering difficulties, it is recommended
- that you contact Diamond Customer Service at 408-325-7100 (option 3) to get the
- current version of the BIOS for your Diamond display adapter:
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- Stealth SE: BIOS 1.01, 1.02
- Stealth 64 VRAM: BIOS 1.07H and 1.07U
- Stealth64 Graphics 2000 series: BIOS 1.04H and 1.04U, 1.14
- BIOS 2.06, 2.09
- BIOS 3.02
- Stealth64 Video 2000 series: BIOS 1.02
- Stealth64 Video 2001 series: BIOS 1.00, 1.01, 1.03
- Stealth64 Video 3000 series: BIOS 1.04, 1.06
- BIOS 2.04, 2.07
- BIOS 3.00, 3.01
- Stealth64 Video 3200: BIOS 1.06, 1.16
- BIOS 2.06, 2.16
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- Issues Addressed and Features Added
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- Diamond GT:
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- Stealth SE VLB support was added.
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- Addressed icon bitmap corruption.
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- Addressed missing button borders in WordPerfect 6.1.
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- Addressed boot issue on certain motherboards with the Stealth SE.
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- Addressed noise found in non-virtual 800x600 24bpp modes.
-
- Addressed "We're sorry, but TestDrive cannot launch because it could not find
- the file CURSOR.EXE. Please reinstall the TestDrive system." issue in
- Quicken SE.
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- InControl Tools 95:
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- Added improved Monitor Wizard.
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- Contacting DIAMOND
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- If any problems or difficulties are encountered while using this driver, please
- fill out a problem report (PDR.TXT) included with this product and forward it
- to Diamond Multimedia. You may send the problem report to us via any of the
- methods below.
-
- Postal Service : Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc.
- ATTN: Technical Support
- 2880 Junction Avenue
- San Jose, CA 95134-1922
- FAX : (408) 325-7171
- BBS (to 14400) : (408) 325-7080
- BBS (to 28800) : (408) 325-7175
- CompuServe : GO DIAMOND
- America Online : GO DIAMOND
- MSN : GOTO DIAMONDONLINE
- WWW : http://www.diamondmm.com
- FTP : ftp.diamondmm.com
- Internet E-Mail : 75300.3673@compuserve.com
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- All product names listed are trademarks or copyrights of their
- respective owners.
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- Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. (c) 1993-96
- (408) 325-7000 All Rights Reserved
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- $Id: readme.tx@ 1.46 1996/02/26 07:21:17 kevinw Exp $
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