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║ SPEA V7-MERCURY Lite PCI README File Rev.0694.2 ║
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║ SPEA Video Seven June 1994 ║
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Thank you for purchasing the SPEA V7-MERCURY Lite PCI graphic
card. We, at SPEA Software AG, hope that you will enjoy working
with our product and that it will help you and prove to be an
efficient tool in your daily work.
To achieve this goal we have put a lot of effort into making the
installation and use of our product both as user-friendly and self-
explanatory as possible.
Nevertheless, we recommend that you carefully review the information
provided in this README file and in the User Manual and that you
proceed as proposed by us in these documents.
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║ Contents ║
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- V7-MERCURY Lite PCI Graphic Card : General Remarks
- Windows Driver Installation
- Drivers / Utilities Installation For Other Applications
- Monitor Selection
- Known Limitations
- Software Applications : General Remarks
- Corrections to the users manuals
- SPEA Video Seven : Support / Service
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║ V7-MERCURY Lite PCI Graphic CARD : General Remarks ║
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The V7-MERCURY Lite PCI graphic card is a product that offers
significantly enhanced features compared to other standard VGA
graphic and accelerator boards.
This particularly applies to
- higher resolutions and
- higher refresh rates.
Please be aware that you can only take full advantage of the
features provided by the V7-MERCURY Lite PCI, if the other
components of your system, especially the graphic monitor
that is being used, also comply with the specifications of
the V7-MERCURY Lite PCI.
(Example : The resolution 1280x1024 that is supported by the
V7-MERCURY Lite PCI can obviously not be used with a monitor
that is specified to only support resolutions up to 1024x768.)
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║ Windows Driver Installation ║
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For installing the SPEA V7 Windows driver 'BigWin':
Select the menu items 'File' and then 'Run' in the Windows Program
Manager. Then enter:
a) (Drivers for Windows Disk) b) (Media Gallery-CD)
A:\V7SETUP <CD drive>:SPEAINST
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║ Drivers / Utilities Installation For Other Applications ║
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Usually two major steps are necessary to install the driver(s)
for a specific non windows application.
(1) (Only for floppy disk installation. You have to start the
installation from Media Gallery CD-ROM always with SPEAINST.)
First the driver modules must be copied from the V7-MERCURY
Lite PCI Superdisk to the hard disk of your system.
This is done by the INSTALL program provided with the
V7-MERCURY Lite PCI Superdisk.
Before you start INSTALL you should know in which drives and
directories the applications are installed that you want to
install drivers for.
- change to the V7-MERCURY Lite PCI Superdisk and call INSTALL,
- select the language you prefer,
- and follow the instructions given by INSTALL.
(2) After the driver modules have been copied to the hard disk, the
applications need to be re-configured for the new drivers. The
User Manual provides detailed descriptions for each application
supported by the V7-MERCURY Lite PCI.
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║ Monitor Selection ║
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As already mentioned above, the graphic monitor used with
the V7-MERCURY Lite PCI must comply to the specifications of
the V7-MERCURY Lite PCI. Only then can the full functionality
of the V7-MERCURY Lite PCI be used.
The User Manual and the file \SPEA\GDC\MNTLPCI.BAT provide
detailed information on how to select and modify the various
monitor parameters (resolution and refresh rates).
*** IMPORTANT ***
Please only select parameters that your monitor is specified for.
Your monitor may be seriously damaged, if it is constantly driven
with parameters which are not within the range of its specification.
If you change your monitor you have to compare the specification
and, if necessary, to change the resolutions / refresh rates!
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║ Known Limitations ║
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(1) It is not possible to use two or more VGA boards in one PC at
the same time.
In case you want to use the V7-MERCURY Lite PCI board in a
PC that has a VGA interface integrated on the motherboard,
then this integrated VGA interface must be disabled before
the V7-MERCURY Lite PCI may be used.
(2) Some applications such as Windows 3.1, and others offer
"Video 7 ..." display interfaces
in their configuration programs.
These options should NOT be selected when using the
V7-MERCURY Lite PCI.
Please follow the instructions given in the user's manual to
guarantee that the optimum configuration for the V7-MERCURY Lite PCI
is being installed.
(3) To keep the compatibility to a lot of monitors, the
V7-MERCURY Lite PCI has the possibility do create low
refreshrates at high pixel resolutions. Synchronisation
problems may in this case occure with high-class multi-sync
monitors. To prevent this, please choose the highest
horizontal frequenzy as possible with the file MNTLPCI.BAT or
while using the windows utility V7SETUP.
(4) MicroStation Protected Mode:
The MicroStation Protected Mode driver for the V7-MERCURY Lite PCI
does not support the 1152x870 8 bit resolution.
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║ Notes on Applications ║
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Seperate README files are supplied for most application drivers
available for the V7-MERCURY Lite PCI. These READMEs contain
last-minute information not included in the printed documentation
and information related to known limitations.
These README files are copied to the directory \SPEA\GDC when
the related driver has been selected for installation while
running the INSTALL program. The READMEs can be identified by
the file name extension .DOC .
Use the command SHOW *.DOC from the \SPEA\GDC directory to
display the README file on your screen.
EXAMPLE :
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C:>CD \SPEA\GDC change to \SPEA\GDC
C:\SPEA\GDC> SHOW ACAD.DOC Show the README file for AutoCAD
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║ corrections to the users manual ║
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EFIX.EXE:
V7 Utility for fixing problems witch SPTUNE.
Run EFIX if SPTUNE causes an error in the menu "BildTuning Setup".
V7HFREQ.COM:
Higher Refresh Rates also in all VGA standard modes ( Mode Nr. < 30H )
e.g. 640*480*16!
ATTENTION!
If you permanently use your monitor with a refresh
rate that is too high for your monitor you may damage it!
If you are not sure about the monitor frequencies your
monitor supports, please inform yourself about the resolution
and refresh capabilities in your monitor manual.
Please note that you have to adjust the refresh rates again
if you change your monitor.
Usage : V7HFREQ [?][i][o][c][s][1][2][3][bx][u]
Parameter : none - set clock rate to default value
? - print online help
i - invers screen
o - overscan (increase border)
c - color adjustment (background)
s - save background color
1 - set refresh rate to 78 MHz
2 - set refresh rate to 89 MHz
3 - set refresh rate to 100 MHz
bx - set border color to palette index x :
x: hex value (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,A,B,C,D,E,F)
u - De-install
ATTENTION: For most monitors it is mandatory to regulate image size
and image position manually.
SPEAenergy
For information on SPEAenergy, please read file DPMS.DOC in your
SPEA GDC directory.
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║ SPEA Software AG : Support / Service / Software Updates ║
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For technical support on installation, configuration and use of
SPEA graphics boards and multimedia products, SPEA provides the
following software and information in the file- and news-areas
of the online services listed below :
- the most current software and driver versions released by SPEA
for distribution
- technical information, hints and answers to frequently asked
questions, compiled and updated regularly by the staff of the
SPEA SupportTeam
The online services are available 24 hours every day.
- SPEA Mailbox
(Bulletin Board Service): Modem, analog +49 81 51 / 1 29 21
Modem, analog +49 81 51 / 26 62 41
Modem (Zyxel) +49 81 51 / 2 11 96
ISDN +49 81 51 / 7 80 01
- SPEA Forum in Compuserve: GO SPEA
- SPEA in Internet: http://www.vobis.de/bbs/firmen/spea
Individual technical support by telephone is available at the
- SPEA ExpertLine Phone (+49 / 0) 8151 - 266240
More detailed information on how to access the SPEA Mailbox may
be found in the readme-file MAILBOX.TXT. To read this file,
type:
CD \SPEA\GDC
SHOW MAILBOX.TXT
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