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- Stealth 64 Video DRAM README.S3
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- INSTALLATION NOTES:
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- 1. You must have OS/2 DOS Support installed in order to install this driver.
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- 2. The OS/2 ATTRIB command is used during installation. If you elected not
- to install the OS/2 System Utility Programs or you have deleted the
- ATTRIB, command you must use Selective Install to restore the ATTRIB
- command before continuing.
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- 3. If you previously installed SVGA support, return to VGA resolution using
- the instructions in the "Recovering from an Incorrect Display Type
- Selection" section of your OS/2 user's manual.
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- INSTALLATION:
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- This video accelerator driver is compatible with OS/2 2.1x and 3.0.
- Do not install it over any display driver other than VGA.
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- 1. Place the Stealth 64 Video DRAM OS/2 driver diskette into drive A
- (or any other diskette drive).
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- 2. Open an OS/2 full-screen or OS/2 window session.
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- 3. Change to the OS/2 directory. Then type 'attrib -r -s -h screen0*.sys'.
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- 4. Then switch to the floppy drive where you inserted the Stealth 64 Video
- DRAM OS/2 driver disk. Then, at the prompt, type the following command:
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- S3INST A: C:
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- where: A: is the diskette drive
- C: is the drive where OS/2 is installed
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- This command will copy all necessary files to the OS/2 drive.
- You will be requested to put disk #2 into the drive.
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- 5. When S3INST has completed executing, remove the diskette from the
- diskette drive, perform a shutdown, and then restart the system.
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- 6. Open the "OS/2 System" folder.
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- 7. Open the "System Setup" folder.
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- 8. Open the "Display Driver Install" (DSPINSTL) object.
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- When the Display Driver Install window appears, chose primary display,
- then select "OK".
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- The Primary Display Adapter type window will then appear with
- a list of drivers. You will want to select the
- '32-bit S3 Display Drivers v2.5'. This should be toward the
- beginning of the list. Then click "OK".
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- When the Monitor Configuration/Selection Utility window appears,
- the "Install Using Defaults for Monitor Type" option is preselected.
- Select "OK".
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- 9. When the source directory pop-up window appears, insert the Stealth 64
- Video DRAM OS/2 Driver diskette 1 of 2, and select Install.
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- DSPINSTL determines the hardware configuration by creating the
- SVGADATA.PMI file on the drive where the OS2 directory is located.
- If the SVGADATA.PMI file has not been created, the adapter will not be
- supported.
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- 10. Perform a shutdown; then, restart the system.
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- 11. To activate the refresh rates defined by the GO95 utility, do the
- following:
- a. Open "OS/2 System".
- b. Open "Command Prompts".
- c. Open "DOS Full Screen".
- d. You must run the GO95.EXE utility and select a monitor
- from the Stealth 64 Video DRAM Installation disk.
- You must select a predefined monitor, as User Defined
- Monitor does not work properly under OS/2. Refer to
- instructions in the Stealth 64 Video DRAM User's Manual
- for running GO95.EXE and selecting a monitor.
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- Run the following command:
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- C:\GO95\GO95.EXE MONITOR
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- e. Run the following command:
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- SVGA ON
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- f. Exit the DOS Full Screen session.
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- 12. To select a resolution and color depth, do the following:
- a. Open "OS/2 System".
- b. Open "System Setup".
- c. Open the "System" object. The Screen page of the Settings
- notebook lists all the supported resolutions for your
- configuration.
- d. Select a resolution; then, close the notebook.
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- 13. Perform a shutdown; then, restart the system.
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- Note that during the installation of this driver a DISPLAY.LOG file is
- created in the OS2\INSTALL directory. This file identifies the OS/2
- system files that were updated and indicates whether the installation was
- successful. The contents of this file might be useful if you need to report
- an installation problem to Diamond Multimedia Systems.
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- Known Limitations
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- GO95.EXE monitor selections
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- The User Defined Monitor selection does not work properly with OS/2.
- You will need to select one of the predefined monitors.
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- Contacting DIAMOND
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- Diamond can be reached through a number of ways:
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- Postal Service : Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc.
- 2880 Junction Avenue
- San Jose, CA 95134
- Voice (Main) : (408) 325-7000
- Voice (TechSppt): (408) 325-7700 [M-F 6-7; Sat 8-4 Pacific]
- [plus 24hr automated help]
- FAX (Main) : (408) 325-7070
- FAX (Support) : (408) 325-7171
- BBS (to 2400) : (408) 325-7080
- BBS (9600+) : (408) 325-7175
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- America Online : GO DIAMOND
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