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- Viper SE/Pro Video README.TXT
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- Release Notes
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- This is v2.03 of the Viper SE/Pro Video Windows 3.1 driver disk set.
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- Windows Installation Notes
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- Use the INSTALL program to install the Windows 3.1 drivers from DOS.
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- * Suggestion: If you are upgrading from a previous version of the
- Diamond InControl Tools, you should install from DOS, not from
- within Windows. This will bypass errors regarding any files that
- may be in use and cause the installation to fail.
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- * Suggestion: When running the Windows install, use MS VGA
- to eliminate any OEM files that could create a conflict.
-
- * When running a windows install, if the install says
- "file in use, abort/continue" and the file in question is
- a font (*.FON) file, continue the install.
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- * If strange errors occur and text is missing from dialogs,
- check for .VBX files in your \WINDOWS directory. .VBX files
- should only reside in the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM sub-directory.
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- Once the driver launches Windows, you will be placed in 640x480
- 256-color mode and prompted to select your monitor type. Select
- the brand monitor you have, compatible type, or use the Custom
- Monitor Timings to create your own configuration and custom
- screen centering.
-
- * Icon fonts are controlled by InControl Tools. When changing
- modes back to VGA or a non-Diamond driver, these settings
- still remain. To change back to default icon font, search
- the WIN.INI file for the IconTypeFace, IconTypeStyle, and
- IconTypeSize lines. Place a semicolon (;) in front of these
- lines or remove the lines entirely.
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- * Only resolutions that have been selected as supported in the
- Display module will be available in the Viewport choices. If
- your monitor can display a resolution provided by the card,
- go to Display and select a monitor that offers that mode and
- refresh, or select Custom Monitor Timings and Add the mode.
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- * If Windows only displays a single alphabetic character for the
- icon font, select a different font from the list of InControl
- Tools. Windows may not support the font type/size requested
- in the resolution and resource size displayed.
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- * If you had screen savers loaded previously, and they seem not
- to load on startup any longer, see the message at the top
- regarding backing up important files and the limitation down
- below of LOAD= line being replaced and not appended. This is
- a limitation of the Windows 3.xx SETUP program. This does not
- occur with the Diamond install.
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- The following Windows 3.1 drivers are included:
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- Resolution Colors Displayed
- 640x480 256 65,536 16,777,216
- 800x600 256 65,536 16,777,216
- 1024x768 256 65,536 16,777,216*
- 1280x1024 256 65,536* 16,777,216*
- 1600x1200 256** 65,536*
- *4 Megabytes of onboard memory required and 170Mhz RAMDAC.
- ** 2 Megabytes of onboard memory required and 170Mhz RAMDAC.
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- Upgrading from Version 1.xx Drivers
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- To update Viper SE/Pro Video Windows 3.1 Drivers v1.XX to v2.03 :
- 1. Run Windows 3.1 Setup and select VGA display driver.
- 2. Run Viper PRO Configuration utility.
- 3. Press REMOVE to remove Viper PRO Windows Drivers from hard drive.
- 4. Exit Windows 3.1 to a DOS prompt.
- 5. From the DOS prompt, run the INSTALL.EXE program located on the
- Windows 3.1 display driver disk 1.
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- * Special Note for VL-BUS users:
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- Default Memory Base Address for Windows 3.1 is 80000000. Some
- motherboards do not support this address. Windows will be blank
- screen or lock-up. To change the Memory Base Address for Windows 3.1,
- you will need to follow these instructions:
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- 1. Use a text editor and edit you system.ini file
- (located in your Windows directory).
- 2. Locate the section "[P9100.drv]"
- 3. Insert the line "MemAd=80" (do not include the double quotes).
- 4. Your system is now set to the Memory Address Base of 80000000.
- 5. To change the Memory Address Base, set MemAd= to the first two
- characters of the Memory Base Address that you desire.
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- ie. For example, the entry "MemAd=20" will set the Memory Base Address
- to 2000000 the next time you enter Windows.
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- 6. Memory Base Addresses available:
- 20000000
- 40000000
- 60000000
- 80000000
- 90000000
- A0000000
- B0000000
- C0000000
- D0000000
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- Features Added
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- Added support for Video Power revision 2.
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- Added ability to disable video acceleration via InControl Tools.
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- Problems Addressed
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- ALL MODES | COPRO.INI will list IRQ 9, while board must be set to IRQ 15.
- COPRO and board IRQ should match.
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- Smart Label Printer Pro | Open Smart Label Printer Pro | Type something |
- Click on the bar code 1st column and 4th row | PROW caused a GPF in module
- P9100_xx.DRV.
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- FoxPro 2.5 | all modes | FILE | NEW | SCREEN | NEW | click on BITMAP button |
- Drag & draw a box on the work area | FILE | OPEN | select a BMP file about
- 100KB | get GPF in P9100_XX.DRV. 1:343E (8 bpp), 1:3339 (16 bpp), 1:3504
- (32 bpp).
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- Alladin | all modes | Open Aladin | Type in your name and click on the genie's
- face | Click on the Theater picture | All the pictures are scrambled.
-
- Start Windows | OPEN ICT | Machine locks up. [Only using SCSI controller]
- Happens on numerous motherboards.
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- When play any AVI file, in full screen or windowed size, the system will hangs
- with an hourglass. HW - Zenon P90 SQ545/Pheonix 4.03 bios/Opti 82C546, 82C547,
- 82C822.
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- Known Limitations
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- This revision of the Windows drivers supports only the IBM 525 RAMDAC.
- Customers that have a Brooktree Bt485 RAMDAC need to use the 1.xx Windows
- drivers.
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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 Ave.
- San Jose, CA 95134
- Voice (Main) : (408) 325-7000
- Voice (TechSppt): (408) 325-7100 [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
- CompuServe : GO DMNDONLINE
- America Online : GO DIAMOND
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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) 1993-95
- (408) 325-7000 All Rights Reserved
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