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- Number Nine 32-bit Microsoft Windows NT Display Driver
- for use with
-
- - Number Nine 9FX Reality332
- - Microsoft Windows NT Version 3.5X
-
-
- Version 1.20.09
-
-
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- Copyright (c) 1996 Number Nine Visual Technology Corp.
- All Rights Reserved
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- CONTENTS
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-
- INSTALLING THE WINDOWS NT DRIVER
- SUPPORTED RESOLUTIONS, COLORS, AND VERTICAL REFRESH RATES
- CHANGING THE VERTICAL REFRESH RATE
- RESOLVING ISSUES WITH YOUR NUMBER NINE BOARD
- SOFTWARE UPGRADES
- USING THE NUMBER NINE BULLETIN BOARD SERVICE (BBS)
- WORLD GROUP MANAGER (WGM)
- INTERNET (WWW) (FTP)
- COMPUSERVE
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- INSTALLING THE WINDOWS NT DRIVER
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- Before installing the driver, it is recommended that you backup
- your diskette. Example: diskcopy a: a:
-
- Steps for installing the Windows NT driver
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-
- 1. Start Windows NT in VGA Mode by selecting the appropriate
- choice from the NT Boot Menu.
-
- 2. Open the Main Group folder and double click or select the
- Control Panel.
-
- 3. Double Click or select the Display Icon.
-
- 4. Click or select the "Change Display Type" button.
-
- 5. Click or select the "Change" button.
-
- 6. Click or select the "Other" button.
-
- 7. You will be prompted to "Insert the manufacturer's
- installation disk into the drive selected below and
- choose OK"
-
- 8. Place the Number Nine Windows NT v3.5x Display Driver
- v1.20.09 Diskette in Drive A: and click or select the
- OK button.
-
- 9. "S3 Video Driver Update 1.20.09 (Then Choose Install Button)"
- will be highlighted, click or select the Install button.
-
- 10. You will receive the message "This operation will change your
- system configuration. Do you want to proceed anyway?"
- Click or select YES.
-
- 11. If a message appears stating "The Driver(s) for this display
- are already on the system - Do you want to use the currently
- installed driver(s) or install new one(s)?" Click or select
- the NEW button.
-
- 12. You will now be prompted to "Please enter the full path to
- the S3 display driver files" Make sure the path reads A:\
- and the installation diskette is in the "A" drive, then
- click or select the Continue button.
-
- 13. You will receive the message "The drivers were successfully
- installed." Click or select the OK button.
-
- 14. A message will state that the driver could not be started
- dynamically. Please restart Windows NT to run with the new
- driver. Click or select the OK button.
-
- 15. A dialog box will appear with "Your display settings have
- changed. You will need to exit and restart Windows NT so
- that the new settings can take effect. " Remove the
- diskette from the "A" drive then click or select
- RESTART NOW.
-
- 16. After the system restarts, you may receive the following
- message: "Invalid Display Settings: A new graphics driver
- has been installed. The default display resolution has been
- temporarily used by the system. Use the Display Option in
- the Windows NT Control Panel to select your preferred display
- resolution." Click or select OK.
-
- 17. If the Display Settings page is not visible, and you want to
- change the current settings, open the Main folder and double
- click or select the Control Panel.
-
- 18. Double click or select the Display icon.
-
- 19. Select the desired resolution (desktop area), color depth
- (palette), and refresh rate (frequency). Choose "LIST MODES"
- to see a list of valid display modes or refer to the
- "Supported Resolutions" section of this document for a list
- of driver supported modes.
-
- * NOTE *
- BE SURE TO TEST THE SELECTED MODE BEFORE RESTARTING WINDOWS
- NT. IF YOUR MONITOR DOES NOT SUPPORT YOUR CURRENT SELECTION,
- THE SYSTEM WILL RETURN WITH A BLANK SCREEN AND MONITOR DAMAGE
- MAY RESULT. THE TEST WILL ONLY SET THE MODE FOR 5 SECONDS
- AND RETURN TO ALLOW YOU TO SELECT ANOTHER IF THE FIRST IS NOT
- SUPPORTED. IF THE TEST BITMAP DISPLAYS PROPERLY, THE MONITOR
- IS CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING THE SELECTED RESOLUTION AND VERTICAL
- REFRESH RATE.
-
-
-
- * NOTE *
- If the system fails to restart or is unable to locate the file
- S3.SYS, try changing the PCI interrupt setting in the system
- CMOS BIOS. An IRQ setting will be assigned to the PCI slot
- that the 9FX Reality card is in. In some cases, the interrupt
- assigned to the PCI slot may cause the driver to fail when
- loading. Each computer has a different CMOS setup and you
- will need to check the owner's manual for your system
- motherboard.
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- RESOLUTIONS, COLOR DEPTHS, AND REFRESH RATES:
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- Number Nine Memory Pixel Refresh
- Product Configuration Resolution Colors Rate (VESA)
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- Reality332 2Megabytes 640x480 256,65K,16.7M 60,72,75,85
- 800x 600 256,65K,16.7M 60,72,75,85
- 1024x 768 256,65K 60,70,75,85
- 1152x 864 256 60
- 1280x1024 256 60,75
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- CHANGING THE VERTICAL REFRESH RATE
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- 1. From the Main Folder, double click or select Control Panel
-
- 2. Double click or select the Display Icon.
-
- 3. Click on or select the Refresh Frequency pull down box and
- select the refresh rate you desire.
-
- 4. *IMPORTANT* Click the Test button to test the display.
-
- * NOTE *
- BE SURE TO TEST THE SELECTED MODE BEFORE RESTARTING WINDOWS
- NT. IF YOUR MONITOR DOES NOT SUPPORT YOUR CURRENT SELECTION,
- THE SYSTEM WILL RETURN WITH A BLANK SCREEN AND MONITOR DAMAGE
- MAY RESULT. THE TEST WILL ONLY SET THE MODE FOR 5 SECONDS
- AND RETURN TO ALLOW YOU TO SELECT ANOTHER IF THE FIRST IS NOT
- SUPPORTED. IF THE TEST BITMAP DISPLAYS PROPERLY, THE MONITOR
- IS CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING THE SELECTED RESOLUTION AND VERTICAL
- REFRESH RATE.
-
- 5. If the TEST COLOR BITMAP design displayed properly, click or
- select OK.
-
- 6. When prompted, click or select RESTART NOW to have the new
- rate take effect.
-
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- RESOLVING ISSUES WITH YOUR NUMBER NINE BOARD
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-
- The Number Nine Web Site at http://www.nine.com/ contains
- extensive technical information about your new Number Nine board,
- including FAQs (frequently asked questions). The Technical
- Support pages on the Web site can be found at http://www.nine.com
- These include our newest drivers for download from our FTP server,
- FAQs (Frequently asked questions with solutions), and Windows NT
- information. The FAQs will answer most of your technical support
- questions.
-
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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 via the Number Nine Bulletin Board
- System (BBS), Internet World Wide Web (WWW) and FTP, and
- CompuServe. For more information on these services, see the
- appropriate sections of this document.
-
- To see if you have the latest version, compare the version number
- of your software (on the label of the provided diskette or in the
- text file 9NTVERS.TXT included with the driver) with the version
- number of the software on the BBS, WWW/FTP, or CompuServe.
-
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- USING THE NUMBER NINE BULLETIN BOARD SERVICE (BBS)
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-
-
- (USA)
- Dial: (617) 862-7502
- Baud Rates: Up to 28,800 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 ZIP 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 ZIP 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
- On-line.
-
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- WORLD GROUP MANAGER (WGM)
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-
- Number Nine's BBS now supports the Worldgroup Windows-based BBS
- client. Worldgroup Manager is a program which connects you to
- any on-line service running Worldgroup server software. You can
- download the client software from the General Library on the
- Number Nine BBS.
-
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- INTERNET (WWW) (FTP)
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-
- Number Nine now has an FTP site. All current Number Nine
- drivers are available to anyone with access to the Internet.
- Our FTP Address is: ftp.nine.com.
-
- Number Nine also has a World Wide Web server at:
- http://www.nine.com. Information about Number Nine products as
- well as our FTP site can now be accessed at our World Wide Web
- site.
-
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- COMPUSERVE
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-
- Number Nine also has a dedicated forum on CompuServe. This can be
- reached by typing GO NINE at the appropriate prompt. We are
- located in the Graphics C Vendor forum, under the name
- 'Number Nine'. Technical Support questions can be posted in this
- area and are addressed every day.
-
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- TRADEMARKS
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-
- The following terms are trademarks or registered trademarks of
- Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries:
-
- Microsoft
- Windows NT
-
-
- The following terms are trademarks or registered trademarks of
- other companies as follows:
-
-
- Trademark Owner
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- Number Nine Number Nine Visual Technology Corp.
- #9 Number Nine Visual Technology Corp.
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- THIS DRIVER IS COPYRIGHTED BY NUMBER NINE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CORP.
- ALL APPROPRIATE RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
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-
- Revised 04/24/96
- TPC (End of Document)
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