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WINDOWS NT 3.5 (Daytona) DRIVERS
Copyright (c) 1995 Number Nine Visual Technology - All Rights Reserved
Version 1.12
Release notes - July 24, 1995
Products supported :
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9FX Motion771 - Vision968 - VRAM 2MB - 4MB
9FX Motion531 - Vision868 - DRAM 1MB - 2MB
9FX Vision330 - Trio64 - DRAM 1MB - 2MB
#9 GXE64 PRO - Vision964 - VRAM 2MB - 4MB
#9 GXE64 - Vision864 - DRAM 1MB - 2MB
Please give us your feedback using the file FEEDBACK.TXT.
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1.0 INSTALLING THE WINDOWS NT DRIVER
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Before installing the driver it is recommended that you backup your driver
disk.
Example: diskcopy a: a:
* NOTE: If you have downloaded the driver from the Number Nine BBS or other Site,
the driver should be unpacked and copied to a floppy disk to be installed.
In some instances installing the driver from the hard drive does not work
correctly.
Steps for installing the Windows NT driver
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1. Bootup Windows NT in VGA.
2. Within the Main folder double click or enter on Control Panel.
3. Double click on the Display Icon.
4. Single click or Alt-C on "Change Display Driver" button.
5. Single click on the "Change" button adapter.
6. Single click the "Other" button.
7. It will prompt you for a manufacturer's installation disk in drive a:,
put the Windows NT Driver disk into the a: drive, and press the
"enter" key.
8. The System may give you a message that the driver is a Down-level driver.
Disregard the statement and hit the Enter key.
9. Scroll to the bottom of the list and select the S3 compatible Graphics
adapter, then single click the "Install" button. CAUTION: There are two
entries for the "S3 Compatible Graphics Adapter", DO NOT SELECT THE FIRST
ENTRY YOU COME TO, GO ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST.
10. A message box will come up and ask, This operation will change your
system configuration. Do you want to proceed anyway? Click on the "yes"
Button.
11. A window will come up about selecting the "current" or "new" driver, select
the "new" button.
12. Windows NT setup will prompt you for the path, enter A:\. Now click on
the "continue" button.
13. A message box will tell you that the drivers were successfully installed.
Single click on the "OK" button.
14. A message box will tell you that your display setting have changed.
Single click the "Restart now" button.
15. Once in Windows NT repeat steps 2 and 3.
16. Select the desired resolution, color depth and refresh rate, * NOTE * THE
RESOLUTION AND REFRESH RATE THAT YOU CHOOSE MUST BE SUPPORTED BY YOUR
MONITOR, DAMAGE MAY OCCUR IF YOU GO BEYOND THE LIMITS OF YOUR MONITOR.
2.0 Resolutions and color depths:
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Number Nine Memory Pixel Refresh
Product Configuration Resolution Colors Rate
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Vision330 1 Megabytes 640x480 256,65K 60,72,75
800x600 256,65K 60,72,75
1024x768 256 60,72,75
1152x864 256 60
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Vision330 2 Megabytes 640x480 256,65K,16.7M 60,72,75
800x600 256,65K,16.7M 60,72,75
1024x768 256,65K, 60,72,75
1152x864 256 60
1280x1024 256 60,72,75
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Motion531 1 Megabytes 640x480 256,65K 60,72,75
800x600 256,65K 60,72,75
1024x768 256 60,72,75
1152x864 256 60
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Motion531 2 Megabytes 640x480 256,65K,16.7M 60,72,75
800x600 256,65K,16.7M 60,72,75
1024x768 256,65K, 60,72,75
1152x864 256 60
1280x1024 256 60,72,75
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Motion771 2 Megabytes 640x480 256,65K,16.7M 60,72,75
800x600 256,65K,16.7M 60,72,75
1024x768 256,65K 60,72,75
1152x864 256 60
1280x1024 256 60,72,75
1600x1200 256 60
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Motion771 4 Megabytes 640x480 256,65K,16.7M 60,72,75
800x600 256,65K,16.7M 60,72,75
1024x768 256,65K,16.7M 60,72,75
1152x864 256,65K 60
1280x1024 256,65K 60,72,75
1600x1200 256,65K 60,72,75
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GXE64 1 Megabytes 640x480 256,65K 60,72,75
800x600 256,65K 60,72,75
1024x768 256 60,72,75
1152x864 256 60
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GXE64 2 Megabytes 640x480 256,65K,16.7M 60,72,75
800x600 256,65K,16.7M 60,72,75
1024x768 256,65K, 60,72,75
1152x864 256 60
1280x1024 256 60,72,75
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GXE64 PRO 2 Megabytes 640x480 256,65K,16.7M 60,72,75
800x600 256,65K,16.7M 60,72,75
1024x768 256,65K 60,72,75
1152x864 256 60
1280x1024 256 60,72,75
1600x1200 256 60
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GXE64 PRO 4 Megabytes 640x480 256,65K,16.7M 60,72,75
800x600 256,65K,16.7M 60,72,75
1024x768 256,65K,16.7M 60,72,75
1152x864 256,65K 60
1280x1024 256,65K 60,72,75
1600x1200 256,65K 60,72,75
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3.0 Known Limitations:
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There are no known driver defects at this time.
This driver has been tested with Windows NT 3.5 Final Release build 807.
Please notify Number Nine Visual Technology of any problems you encounter
with this driver.
The following system problems, application problems or driver limitations
have been observed during testing with Release 807.
1. Windows NT with Large Fonts at 640x480 resolutions. The Large Font option
at 640 resolutions results in dialog boxes that are larger than the screen
and may be difficult to use. WORKAROUND: Avoid selecting Large Fonts for
any 640 resolution.
2. Animated cursor fails as Default Refresh with resolution of 1280x1024x256
colors with some boards with customer bios. Customer Bios or board default
may be set to Interlaced mode which is not supported by the driver.
WORKAROUND:
Disable the animated cursor.
3. Windows NT 3.5 with Corel Draw Photo-Paint 5.0: A mask outline may
display diagonal lines instead of vertical lines. This is an application
problem.
4. Windows NT 3.5 with File Manager: Extra vertical outlines may appear when
scrolling to right in file list. Extra black bars may appear on left side
or in bottom scroll bar when resizing the window. This problem also
occurs with the VGA driver and appears to be an application problem.
5. Windows NT 3.5 with Marquee Screen Saver: When a message in a large font
is used at a slow speed, the text appears to blink or cycles from light
to dark.
6. Windows NT 3.5 Display Applet Test Screen: Resolution size is listed as
1152x900 instead of 1152x864.
7. Windows NT 3.5 with Paintbrush: Double clicking on Color Erase tool may
not erase selected object.
8. Windows NT 3.5 with DOS Prompt: Black line appears after returning from
DOS Editor when using a color background and the edit command was entered
from the lowest line of the screen or window.
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CONTACTING NUMBER NINE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
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Technical Support (USA)
8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, EST/EDT, Mon.-Fri.
Phone: (617) 674-8595
Please be prepared with as much information about your Number
Nine product as possible.
Fax: (617) 674-2919
Please send fax inquiries to the attention of Technical Support.
* * *
Sales / Marketing (USA)
8:30 AM to 6:00 PM, EST/EDT, Mon.-Fri.
Phone: (617) 674-0009
Fax: (617) 674-2919
Please send fax inquiries to the attention of Sales
* * *
European Technical Support and Sales (Germany)
Phone: +49 89 614 491 0
Fax: +49 89 614 491 99
* * *
Mail (USA)
NUMBER NINE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18 HARTWELL AVENUE
LEXINGTON, MA 02173
USA
* * *
MAIL (EUROPEAN OFFICE)
NUMBER NINE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY GMBH
INSELKAMMERSTR. 10
82008 UNTERHACHING B. MUNCHEN
GERMANY
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SOFTWARE UPGRADES
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Even though you may have just received your Number Nine software,
newer versions may be available. Free upgrades are provided to
all Number Nine customers on the Number Nine Bulletin Board
System (BBS).
To see if you have the latest version, compare the version number
of your software (on the label of the provided diskette) with the version
number of the corresponding software on the BBS.
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USING THE NUMBER NINE BBS
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(USA)
Dial: (617) 862-7502
Baud Rates: Up to 14,400 baud
Compression: HST, v.32 and v.42 supported
Modem Setup: 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity
Required: PKUNZIP 2.04g to decompress files
(EUROPEAN OFFICE)
Dial: + 49 89 614 491 66
Baud Rates: Up to 14,400 baud
Compression: HST, v.32 and v.42 supported
Modem Setup: 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity
Required: PKUNZIP 2.04g to decompress files
The BBS has a separate file area for each Number Nine product.
The latest driver updates can be found in each product's file
area, and files of general interest (shareware, etc.) can be
found in the General library. An E-mail system is available
for technical questions about Number Nine products or about
the BBS in general. A complete listing of available files can
be downloaded by invoking the "Download List of Files" command
from any file library menu.
On the US BBS, RIP graphics are supported, and a RIP compatible
terminal program is available in the General library (RIPTM154.ZIP).
Many files are self-extracting, but some files will require the
latest version of PKUNZIP to decompress. PKUNZIP is available
in the General library (filename PKZ204G.EXE), and can also be
found on most on-line services such as Compuserve and America
Online.