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miro Computer Products AG 28.02.1996
Version 2.01
Installation of miro drivers for Windows95:
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Attention: New installation routine for miro Windows 95 drivers
and miroWINTOOLS. Install the miro drivers and
miroWINTOOLS by running the install.exe program now.
You can only use these miro Windows 95 drivers for the following miro graphics
boards in a single screen solution:
miroCRYSTAL 20SD
miroCRYSTAL 20SV
miroCRYSTAL 40SV
miroMAGIC 20/40SV ergo
Generally, dual screen solutions (Twinface), combinations of identical miro
graphics boards or combinations with third party graphics
boards are not supported !!!
To install the miro drivers, proceed as follows:
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Installation of miro Windows 95 drivers and miroWINTOOLS
========================================================
* If you have not done so already, start your computer
* Click the Start menu
* Click on the RUN... Icon
* Enter the command A:\INSTALL
* The miro*win install window opens
* Select your desired language and click "Install"
* The miro Windows 95 drivers and miroWINTOOLS will be copied to your system
* The Settings folder appears.
* Select Change Display Type... .The Change Display Type windows appears.
Here you can change the graphics board and the monitor type.
* To select another graphics board, click on the "Change" button.
Now either "miro S3 Graphicadapter/PCI" or "miro S3 Graphicadapter/VLB"
will be displayed.
In case that both options are displayed, please select the model which
is corresponding to your miro graphics board and click "Apply".
The computer is restarted. After the restart the new resolutions are
available.
only miro Windows 95 drivers (without miroWINTOOLS)
===================================================
* If you have not done so already, start your computer
* Open the Control Panel
* Click on Display
* Click the Settings folder
* Select Change Display Type... .The Change Display Type windows appears.
Here you can change the graphics board and the monitor type.
* To select another graphics board, click on the "Change" button.
* Click "Have Disk..." To specify the disk drive from which you install
the drivers: default is drive a:\.
Now either "miro S3 Graphicadapter/PCI" or "miro S3 Graphicadapter/VLB"
will be displayed. Please select the model which
is corresponding to your miro graphics board and click "Apply".
The computer is restarted. After the restart the new resolutions are
available.
Important hints for the installation:
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1.) Don't try to use former miro Windows 3.xx drivers for Windows 95.
In case you tried to use these drivers make sure that all former
miro Windows 3.xx drivers and entries in your SYSTEM.INI file are removed.
In the SYSTEM.INI you have to remove the complete entries in the section
[928.drv], [Twin.right] and [Twin.left]. Delete the following files in Win95
if available:
Del \\OEMMAGS4.*
Del \\OEMRAIN.*
Del \\OEMCR32S.*
Del \\OEMCR24S.*
Del \\OEMCR16S.*
Del \\OEMC16SI.*
Del \\OEMCR8S.*
Del \\OEMC10SD.*
Del \\OEMC20SD.*
Del \\OEMC20SV.*
Del \\OEMC40SV.*
Del \\OEMMAG40.*
Del \\OEMMAG20.*
Del \\OEMC20TW.*
Del \\OEMBIBO*.*
Del \\MAGS4*.DRV
Del \\RAIN*.DRV
Del \\CR32S*.DRV
Del \\CR24S*.DRV
Del \\CR16S*.DRV
Del \\C16SI*.DRV
Del \\C8S*.DRV
Del \\1SD*.DRV
Del \\C20SD*.DRV
Del \\C20SV*.DRV
Del \\C40SV*.DRV
Del \\M20*.DRV
Del \\M40*.DRV
Del \\TW10*.DRV
Del \\TW20*.DRV
Del \\TWIN.DRV
Del \\OCTO.MON
Del \\OCTOVGA.*
Del \\MAGIC_S4.BMP
Del \\RAIN_WIN.BMP
Del \\MINFO.TXT
Del \\MWINTOOL.INI
Del \\MSUP*.*
Del \\MONSEL.*
Del \\VIRTDLL.DLL
Del \\MFONTCOM.EXE
Del \\MIROSCOP.EXE
Del \\MIROHOOK.DLL
Del \\MSCOPE*.HLP
Del \\MPWRSAVE.SCR
Del \\TWIN*.*
Del \\MTINT*.*
Del \\MSIZE*.*
Del \\WSIZER.*
Del \\WADJUST.*
Del \\MIROLOGO.RLE
Also delete the miroWINTOOL program group and the icons
on your Windows95 desktop!!!
2.) In case you are using a miro monitor or a common model please install
a new monitor file. This installation disk contains this monitor.inf file.
Make sure that there is no older OEM*.INF monitor file in your Win95\INF
subdirectory. This subdirectory is hidden, but you can make it visible
by entering the DIR /a command. All INF files are ASCII files and you
can read these files with every editor, so please make sure that you
don't delete required INF files. Look into the file before you delete it!!!
If you are using the miro monitor files of the original Windows 95 CD,
please use the miro monitor file of this disk.
3.) Every time you install new display drivers in Windows 95 a new OEM*.INF
file will be copied into your WIN95\INF subdirectory. Windows 95 doesn't
remove the old *.inf files. Make sure that only the specified OEM*.INF
file is available. This could prevent many problems!
4.) Remember that all miroVIDEO graphics boards (VIDEO 20SD, VIDEO 20SV,
VIDEO 22SD, VIDEO 40SV ergo) need an IRQ.
5.) In case Windows 95 doesn't start VLB computers, you can change the base
address for the linear memory adressing:
System.ini:
[Display]
LinBase=<Address> (MB)
i.e. 64, 128, or 192
6.) For miroVIDEO graphics boards (VIDEO 20SD, VIDEO 20SV,
VIDEO 22SD, VIDEO 40SV ergo) you can switch the hardware
scaler off or improved.
The entries are as follows:
System.ini
[Display]
VideoStretch=<Value>
Default values:
greatest security : 257
best video + security : 259
best display quality + security : 771
greatest performance : 261 <standard>
best display quality + performance : 775
The value can be calculated as follows:
[0 / 1] for DIB scaling by hardware [off / on]
+ [0 / 2] for DIB interpolation by hardware [off / on]
+ [0 / 4] for DIB scaling parameter adaption [off / on]
+ [0 / 256] for DDB scaling by hardware [off / on]
+ [0 / 512] for DDB interpolation by hardware [off / on]
7.) A DIB engine driver is not usable for Video for Windows, but the
optimized drivers can be fully used, if the miroPINBOARD will set the
entries depending on the selected display mode in the Win.ini file.
->If possible, start the miroPINBOARD always starting Windows 95.
The miroPINBOARD will correct the entries of Video for Windows
automatically.
8.) Using the miroPINBOARD it may happen that switching from the
virtual modes to the real modes doesn't work at once. In this case we
recommend to switch into the real mode resolution (640 x 480) first and
after this to a higher resolution.
9.) If it happens that both bus adapter versions will be displayed. Make sure
that you select the right bus interface that means either PCI, or VLB,
depending of the bus interface of your miro graphics board. Otherwise the
miro graphics board can't be installed for Windows 95 and the drivers
won't work.
10.)Combination of miroVIDEO DC20 and S3 based graphics boards in mainboards
with AWARD BIOS:
868 and 968 S3 chips etc. need a linear adress area of 64MB under Windows 95.
The current AWARD BIOS reserves an address area of 32MB for this graphics
boards only. In case the memory area of the miroVIDEO DC20 is located directly
after the memory area of the S3 based graphics board make sure that there is
a memory area of 64MB between the graphics board and the miroVIDEO DC20
memory area. You can change the memory area in Windows 95 in your System
Control Panel in the Device Manager in the Resources tab.
11.)During the installation of Lotus Smart Suite 4.0 under Windows 95 the
background bitmap of Lotus won't be displayed properly, but there are no
limitations using the functions of this software package. In the next
driver release this bug will be fixed.