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- ║ SPEA V7-VEGA PRO README File Rev. 0595.5 ║
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- ║ SPEA Software AG May 1995 ║
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- Thank you for purchasing the SPEA V7-VEGA PRO 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.
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- 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.
-
- IMPORTANT NOTE!
- You must IMPERATIVELY read this README file and all the documentation
- supplied BEFORE you continue the installation!
- Otherwise SPEA cannot accept any responsibility for claims that may be
- caused as a consequence.
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- ║ Contents ║
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- - V7-VEGA PRO Graphic Card : General Remarks
- - Windows Driver Installation
- - Monitor Selection
- - V7 DPMS installation
- - Known Limitations
- - corrections to the users manuals
- - SPEA Video Seven : Support / Service
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- ║ V7-VEGA PRO Graphics CARD : General Remarks ║
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- The V7-VEGA PRO graphics card is a product that offers significantly
- enhanced features compared to other standard VGA graphic and
- accelerator boards.
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- This particularly applies to
- - higher resolutions and
- - higher refresh rates.
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- Please be aware that you can only take full advantage of the
- features provided by the V7-VEGA PRO, if the other components of
- your system, especially the graphic monitor that is being used,
- also comply with the specifications of the V7-VEGA PRO.
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- (Example : The resolution 1280x1024 that is supported by the
- V7-VEGA PRO can obviously not be used with a monitor that is speci-
- fied to only support resolutions up to 1024x768.)
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- ║ Windows Driver Installation ║
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- After the end of the current installation procedure,
- please insert disk "Drivers for Windows" and enter:
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- README
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- ║ Monitor Selection ║
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- As already mentioned above, the graphics monitor used with the
- V7-VEGA PRO must comply to the specifications of the V7-VEGA PRO.
- Only then can the full functionality of the V7-VEGA PRO
- be used.
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- A detailed description of available video modes can be found in
- the file BIOS.TXT in the SPEA directory.
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- The setting of the refresh rates is for the most drivers done by
- the program SMONITOR. For Windows please use the program V7SETUP to
- set resolution and refresh rate.
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- *** IMPORTANT ***
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- 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 using
- SMONITOR !
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- ║ V7 DPMS Installation ║
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- You may want to install the V7 DPMS program SPENERGY.EXE to have
- the energy saving modes of your monitor available. To do so,
- insert the V7-VEGA PRO Superdisk labelled 'SPEAenergy'.
- Use the File Manager command 'File|Run Program' and enter:
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- A:SPENERGY
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- The program will install itself on your hard disk.
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- ║ Known Limitations ║
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- (1) It is not possible to use two or more active VGA boards in one PC at
- the same time.
- In case you want to use the V7-VEGA PRO board in a PC that has a
- VGA interface integrated on the motherboard, then this integrated
- VGA interface must be disabled before the V7-VEGA PRO may be used.
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- (2) Some applications such as Windows 3.1, and others offer
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- "Video 7 ..." display interfaces
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- in their configuration programs.
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- These options should NOT be selected when using the V7-VEGA PRO.
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- Please follow the instructions given in the user's manual to
- guarantee that the optimum configuration for the V7-VEGA PRO is
- being installed.
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- ║ corrections to the users manuals ║
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- 1) There are some jumpers on your V7-VEGA PRO which are set by
- the manufacturer and need not to be changed.
- One exception is Jumper 3 on the VL Version of the V7-VEGA PRO.
- This jumper provides to adjust the graphics board to the bus
- frequency of your system. If your system runs with a clock rate
- of 33 Mhz or less this jumper has to be removed. If the clock rate
- is higher than 33 MHz, the jumper remains as it is.
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- 2) If the program SMONITOR is started without parameter, you will
- get an online help with a table for selecting the refresh rates,
- Some of the displayed frequencies exceed the possibilities of the
- V7-VEGA PRO. E.g. if you select a monitor with a frequency of 90 Hz,
- the actual frequency will be 75 Hz. A list of all avilable video
- modes can be found in the file BIOS.TXT in the SPEA diretory
- (\SPEA\VEGAPRO\BIOS.TXT).
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- ║ SPEA Software AG : Support / Service ║
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- Software Updates (further/new drivers and utility software) may
- be obtained free of charge from the SPEA V7 Bulletin Board Service.
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- You will find further informations about using the SPEA V7
- Mailbox in the file MAILBOX.DOC.
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- Read these informations with
- CD \SPEA\VEGAPRO
- SHOW MAILBOX.DOC
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