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║ V7-VEGA PRO ║
║ ║
║ Drivers for OS/2 2.1, 2.11 und 3.0 ║
║ and V7SETOS2 v1.11 ║
║ ║
║ (c)1995, SPEA Software AG ║
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This README file contains the following information:
A) What's new?
B) Properties of the Drivers
C) Requirements for Installation
D) Installation of the OS/2 Drivers
E) Changing the resolution under OS/2 or Win-OS/2
F) Known Restrictions
A) What's new?
==============
The installation of the OS/2 driver for SPEA V7 graphic boards has now
been simpified. In order to enable more comfortable use of the driver
under OS/2 we have included a new tool, V7SETOS2.
The installation is quite different to this previous description in the
manuals and README files.
B) Properties of the Driver
===========================
This driver supports the following resolutions and color depth in the
OS/2 Workplace Shell and Win-OS/2 session:
640 * 480 * 256 colors
800 * 600 * 256 colors
1024 * 768 * 256 colors
640 * 480 * 64k colors
640 * 480 * 16M colors
C) Requirements for Installation
================================
OS/2 has to be installed and runs with standard VGA driver or and older
BigBlue driver with the V7-VEGA PRO board in the OS/2 environment as
well.
Note: You may need the V7-VEGA PRO "Drivers for Windows" Disk for the
installation, depending on the installed Windows version.
D) Installation of the OS/2 Drivers
===================================
1. (Only when drivers are downloaded from mailbox)
Extract the files to an 1.44MB floppy a name this disk "V7-VEGA PRO
BigBlue".
A disk label is NOT necessary any longer.
2. Start OS/2.
Important: before beginning the installation shut down any running
OS/2 and Windows programs!
Open a fullscreen session or an OS/2 window. Put the disk labelled
"V7-VEGA PRO Drivers for OS/2" in drive A: and enter:
A:\V7SETOS2
(Only for floppy disk installation, does not apply to CD ROM install.)
Follow the instructions on the screen and if unsure at any point,
call the online help.
After terminating the program and restarting OS/2 you have access to
the OS/2 desktop and seamless Windows with the BigBlue driver and
to MS Windows via the BigWin driver in the resolution and color depth
that you selected.
Note:
- Before changing the graphics board (also if you want to install
the same board type again) you have to reconfigure to standard
VGA resolution and to repeat the software installation using the disks.
- During the installation the screen will be remain black for some seconds.
In this time the system creates new PMI files, depending on the new board.
E) Changing the resolution under OS/2 and Win-OS/2
==================================================
After you have installed BigBlue a new folder named "SPEA/V7" will be
created on your desktop with the V7SETOS2 program icon. After starting
this program you can change the resolution or color depth before restarting
your system to initialize the changes.
F) Known Restrictions
=====================
Beta OS/2 versions:
This driver was originally developed for the OS/2 versions stated
at the beginning of the README. Using this driver with the beta
versions such as Warp 2.99 can cause problems.
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PK 03/08/95