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Orchid Technology
Fahrenheit Pro64 or Fahrenheit ProVideo 64
OS/2 Version 3 Warp Drivers v2.52
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The file you have downloaded, F964WARP.EXE, contains v2.52
drivers for OS/2 Version 3 Warp for the Orchid Fahrenheit Pro64
or Fahrenheit ProVideo 64. These drivers are only for use with
the Orchid Fahrenheit Pro64 or Fahrenheit ProVideo 64, based
on either the S3 964 or 968 chip, and are not suitable for any
other Fahrenheit model. This file contains instructions for
making driver disks, and installing the drivers. You have
already completed the first step, by unpacking the F964WARP.EXE
file and reading this.
******************
** SPECIAL NOTE **
******************
If you have previously attempted to install S3's v2.42 Warp
driver with Warp Full Pack, please pay special attention to
"Problem 2" listed in the "Troubleshooting" section of this
document before proceeding with the instructions in this
document.
This document is divided into the following sections:
-- Considerations Before Installation
-- List Of F964WARP.EXE Files When Unpacked
-- Instructions For Making Floppy Driver Disks
-- List Of Files On Floppy Driver Disks
-- Installation Instructions
-- Setting Refresh Rates
-- Supported Resolutions
-- Common Troubleshooting Questions
-- Orchid Contact Information
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CONSIDERATIONS BEFORE INSTALLATION
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** These instructions assume you already have OS/2 Warp installed
on your system. These drivers are suitable for either Warp for
Windows, or Warp Full Pack. Some of the installation
instructions in the text below will be slightly different for
each the 2 packages. We have tried to make indications when that
is the case. S3 reports that these drivers are also suitable
for OS/2 v2.1 and v2.11. Orchid has not verified that.
** These instructions assume that your current OS/2 Primary
Display driver selection is set to Video Graphics Array (VGA).
You will experience problems if the driver isn't initially set
to VGA. If the system is not currently configured for VGA, run
selective install and restore the system to VGA.
** The installation process will require several shutdowns of the
system. We recommend that before beginning installation of the
drivers you close all other applications running on your system.
Do not try to multitask applications during the Fahrenheit Pro64
or Fahrenheit ProVideo 64 driver installation process.
** The Fahrenheit Pro64 or Fahrenheit ProVideo 64 OS/2 drivers
will not install unless you have the Fahrenheit Pro64 or
Fahrenheit ProVideo 64 board installed in the machine at
the time of driver installation.
** Before making major changes to OS/2, like installing new
drivers, it is recommended that a full back up of the OS/2 system
partition be performed.
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LIST OF F964WARP.EXE FILES WHEN UNPACKED
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When you unpack F964WARP.EXE you should have the following files:
OS2D1 ZIP 776,887 05-15-95 1:02p
OS2D2 ZIP 1,389,726 04-18-95 10:33a
PKUNZIP EXE 29,378 02-01-93 2:04a
README 1ST 16,262 08-17-95
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING FLOPPY DRIVER DISKS
-------------------------------------------
After unpacking F964WARP.EXE, you will notice two of the files
(as listed above) are compressed .ZIP files. Here are the
instructions for making floppy driver disks from the ZIP files.
Proper creation of the driver disks is critical to success of the
installation. You will need 2 blank high density 3.5" floppy
disks.
1. Insert a blank high density 3.5" floppy disk labeled S3 DRV1
into your floppy drive.
2. Change directories so that you're working from the directory
on your hard drive that contains the Fahrenheit driver files
listed above.
3. Type in the following command:
PKUNZIP -$ OS2D1.ZIP A:
NOTE: If your floppy drive letter is not "A:" then
substitute the appropriate drive letter.
4. Once all the files from OS2D1.ZIP have been extracted to your
floppy disk, insert another blank high density 3.5" floppy
disk labeled S3 DRV1 into your floppy drive, and give the
command:
PKUNZIP -$ OS2D2.ZIP A:
5. The -$ option on the PKUNZIP command line is very important.
It creates volume labels on the newly created driver disks.
(See next section for more information on the disk volume
labels.)
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LIST OF FILES ON FLOPPY DRIVER DISKS
------------------------------------
Once you have created the Fahrenheit Pro64 or Fahrenheit ProVideo 64
OS/2 driver disks, the disk file contents should be as follows.
Notice that the diskettes have the volume labels "S3 DRV1" and
"S3 DRV2" (without the quotes). You may want to write those names
on the disk labels. Those disk names are referenced in the instructions
that follow.
Volume in drive A is S3 DRV1
Directory of A:\
UNPACK2 56,864 05-14-93 10:55p
TESTVER 4,316 10-21-93 1:41a
UNPACK 42,698 05-15-93 11:27a
S3PRF 2,825 10-21-93 1:39a
CID 24,177 10-29-93 6:39p
S3VIDEO DSP 171 07-01-94 11:39a
TOOLS 223,458 10-29-93 6:40p
CONFIG 124,954 10-21-93 3:18a
BUNDLE 73,122 03-29-95 4:09p
S3INST CMD 6,400 05-15-95 1:01p
S3VIDEO 224,375 03-29-95 4:11p
11 file(s) 783,360 bytes
670,720 bytes free
Volume in drive A is S3 DRV2
Directory of A:\
S3WIN DSP 21,900 11-16-94 11:43a
S3INST CMD 6,290 03-23-95 2:31p
S3WIN 1,387,807 02-03-95 1:24p
3 file(s) 1,415,997 bytes
40,960 bytes free
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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1. If you are running Warp for Windows, before beginning the
install make sure you have your Windows disks handy. The
install program will ask for them and you can't proceed
without them.
2. Boot into OS/2 and open either a Windowed or Full Screen OS/2
Command Prompt.
3. Insert the Fahrenheit driver diskette labeled S3 DRV1 into
your floppy drive.
4. From the OS/2 command prompt give the command:
A:S3INST A: C:
(Substitute the appropriate drive letters for the 3.5" floppy
drive and your OS/2 hard drive.)
5. Some instructions will be displayed on the screen, and you'll
hear the floppy drive being accessed as files are copied to
your hard drive. After a few minutes you'll be prompted to
remove driver disk1 (S3 DRV1 disk) and put in driver disk 2
(S3 DRV2 disk). Follow the directions as indicated.
6. After the necessary files are copied from the S3 DRV2 disk, a
screen will be displayed instructing you to shutdown and
restart OS/2. The instructions on screen regarding DSPINSTL
are for OS/2 v2.x and can be ignored for Warp. However you
should follow the shutdown instructions as indicated (close
the OS/2 window by typing in "EXIT", then shutdown and
restart.) Don't forget to pop out the Fahrenheit driver disk
you have in your floppy drive or OS/2 will complain.
7. Once OS/2 has restarted, either the OS/2 System folder or the
Command Prompts screen will probably still be open on the
desktop, since that's where we left off before shutdown. (If
not, then open the OS/2 System folder.) Choose the System
Setup icon, then choose Selective Install.
8. From the Selective Install System configuration screen select
the Primary Display button.
9. You will be presented with a dialog box with display driver
choices. Select "32 Bit S3 Display Drivers V2.52". You'll
probably have to scroll up to find that choice.
10. Once you make the S3 selection you'll be popped back to the
System Configuration Screen. From there press the "OK"
button at the bottom left of the screen.
11. The OS/2 Setup and Installation screen will pop up. Don't
make any changes on that screen, just press the "Install"
button.
12. This next step is VERY important and the place where most
installation mistakes occur. A screen titled "Source
Directory" will pop up asking you to "Select the source
directory.". The default drive and path name will probably
be set to your where OS/2 disc can be found (a CD-ROM drive
if you have one).
---> *DON'T* type in the path for the OS/2 disc.
---> *DO* insert the S3 DRV1 disk into your floppy drive, and
type in the appropriate floppy driver letter for
that disk, then press the "Install" button.
13. The "Monitor Configuration/Selection Utility" screen will
appear. Choose the "Install Using Defaults for Monitor Type"
option, and press the "OK" button.
14. Some file copy operations will start and you'll be asked to
insert the second Fahrenheit driver disk (S3 DRV2). Follow
the on-screen instructions as indicated.
15. If you're using Warp Full Pack, skip to step 16. If you're
using Warp for Windows, at this point you'll be asked to
insert some of your Windows disks. Follow the on-screen
instructions as indicated. When OS/2 is done copying what it
needs from the Windows disks, you'll be prompted to shutdown
your system and restart OS/2. Follow the on-screen
instructions as indicated. Skip to step 17.
16. If you're using Warp Full Pack, some dialog box messages
will pop up indicating some of the S3 driver files you're
copying on are older than existing files that are already on
your hard drive, and ask you to verify that you really want
to copy the older files. You should answer YES to those
questions. The files mentioned should be: VGASYS.FON
VGAOEM.FON
VGAFIX.FON
When OS/2 is done copying files, you'll be prompted to
shutdown your system and restart OS/2. Follow the on-screen
instructions as indicated.
17. Once OS/2 has restarted the "System Setup - Icon View" will
probably still be open on the desktop since that's where we
left off before shutdown. (If not, open your OS/2 System
folder, then choose the System Setup icon.) From the System
Setup - Icon View screen, choose the System icon.
18. The System Settings screen will probably come up open to the
"Screen" page. If not, select the Screen page by clicking on
the "Screen" page tab. Now you can select the resolution and
number of colors you prefer. The changes you make won't take
effect until after you shutdown and reboot OS/2.
That completes the Fahrenheit Pro64 or Fahrenheit ProVideo 64 OS/2
driver installation process. If you need to change resolution
or color choices in the future, just make your changes from the
System icon like you did in steps 17 and 18.
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SETTING REFRESH RATES
---------------------
To configure the refresh rates for the Fahrenheit Pro64 or
Fahrenheit ProVideo 64 card, you will need to run the
MONSET application from a pure DOS environment. The
following procedure will only need to be executed once
(unless you need to change your refresh rate selections
for some reason).
1. To set the refresh rates for the Fahrenheit Pro64 or
Fahrenheit ProVideo 64 card you will need to load the
MONSET utility, from the Orchid Utilities section of
our DOS driver disk installer program, INSTALL.
If you have questions about this utility you can find
more detailed information in your Fahrenheit manual.
2. Run MONSET from the \FAHR64 directory. When you select and
save your refresh selections, they will be stored on the
Fahrenheit Pro64 or Fahrenheit ProVideo 64 board's EEPROM,
making them functional under MS DOS. The next steps make
them functional in OS/2.
3. Boot into OS/2. Open a full screen or windowed DOS session.
Type in the command:
C:\OS2\SVGA ON
(Substitute the appropriate driver letter for your OS/2 hard
drive.)
4. Step 3 forces OS/2 to update the SVGADATA.PMI file with your
new refresh rate settings. Shutdown OS/2, then reboot to
activate the new settings in SVGADATA.PMI. If you ever need
to change the refresh rates, repeat the steps in this section
from the beginning.
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SUPPORTED RESOLUTIONS
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The following resolutions and color depths are supported for the
Fahrenheit Pro64 under OS/2 Warp.
256 65k 16M
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640x480 Y Y Y
800x600 Y Y Y*
1024x768 Y Y Y*
1280x1024 Y Y*
* Requires 4MB of VRAM
The following resolutions and color depths are supported for the
Fahrenheit ProVideo 64 under OS/2 Warp.
256 65k 16M
-----------------------------------
640x480 Y Y Y
800x600 Y Y Y*
1024x768 Y Y Y*
1280x1024 Y Y*
1600x1200 Y*
* Requires 4MB of VRAM
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COMMON TROUBLESHOOTING QUESTIONS
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Here is a summary of the most common problems Orchid Technical
Support sees with installation of these drivers.
Problem 1
---------
OS/2 keeps asking you to insert Fahrenheit/S3 driver disks, and
when you do, it doesn't recognize them as valid Fahrenheit or S3
driver disks. This is caused by improper creation of the driver
disks. Please review the sections titled "Instructions for
Making Floppy Driver Disks", and "List Of Files On Floppy Driver
Disks" in this document.
Problem 2
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OS/2 gives the following error message, "Display driver
installation detected an invalid argument count in a
configuration file (.DSC). Check the configuration files(s)."
This is most commonly caused by previous driver installations.
If you are working with OS/2 Full Pack, and had tried installing
the v2.42 S3 drivers, the DSPINSTL.EXE file was replaced.
Fortunately the installer backs up the existing version before
it. You should see these 2 files in your OS2\INSTALL
directory:
DSPINSTL.EXE 145,560 10-21-93
DSPINSTL.SAV 169,048 01-12-95
To correct the "invalid argument" error delete the 10-21-93
version of DSPINSTL.EXE, and rename the 01-12-95 version to
DSPINSTL.EXE. That should get rid of the DSC error message.
Problem 3
---------
If after choosing an S3 driver and restarting OS/2 your screen
rolls continuously or displays multiple screen images, the
refresh rate for the resolution you chose is set incorrectly for
your monitor. You'll have to boot with a DOS diskette and change
the refresh rate set on the Fahrenheit Pro64 or Fahrenheit ProVideo 64
card. See the section in this document titled "Setting Refresh Rates"
for more information.
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ORCHID CONTACT INFORMATION
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Telephone support is available Monday through Friday from 7 a.m.
to 5 p.m. PST at (510)661-3000. Additional software drivers and
upgrades are available through Orchid's 24-hour Bulletin Board
Service (510)683-0327 (14.4K baud, 8N1). Access Orchid support
via our CompuServe forum. Enter GO ORCHID at any ! prompt to
enter the Orchid section of the Multimedia B Vendor Forum.
Orchid Technology Orchid Technology
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Tel:(33)-1-47 80 70 50 Tel:49 2132 80071 Tel: 256-479898
-- documentation revised 08/95 Orchid Technology Technical Support