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- January 12, 1994
-
- RELEASE NOTES FOR THE GRAPHICS VANTAGE/GRAPHICS ULTRA
-
- READ THIS FILE COMPLETELY BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO USE THIS PRODUCT
-
- ATI Technologies Inc.
- 33 Commerce Valley Drive East
- Thornhill, Ontario
- Canada L3T 7N6
-
- Head Office, Sales and Marketing ....... (905) 882-2600
- Corporate FAX .......................... (905) 882-2620
-
- Customer Support (VOICE)................ (905) 882-2626
- Customer Support FAX ................... (905) 882-0546
-
- ATI DOWNLOAD BBS ....................... (905) 764-9404
- Compuserve ............................. GO ATITECH
- General Inquiries (Matthew Arbeid) 76004,3656
- Technical Inquiries (ATI Support) 74740,667
-
- Contents
-
- 1.0 Introduction
- 2.0 Requirements
- 3.0 Installation
- 4.0 Contents of Distribution Diskette
- 5.0 Installation notes for Windows
- 6.0 Installation Notes for Autodesk products
- 7.0 Installation Notes for CADKEY
- 8.0 Errors
- 9.0 Reporting Problems
-
-
- 1.0 Introduction
-
- This file contains last-minute updates that are not found in the user's
- manual or in any addendum accompanying the display adapter. Please read
- this file before proceeding with the installation.
-
- If you do come across any problems, please report them as soon as
- possible by fax or CompuServe to ATI, using the attached form.
-
- For information on running the INSTALL program please refer
- to your User's manual in the Section:
-
- "CONFIGURING YOUR CARD", and "RUNNING THE INSTALL PROGRAM"
-
- GENERAL INFO for NEW INSTALLATIONS:
-
- - In order to match the card to your monitor and to your system
- configuration you must run "SET POWER UP CONFIGURATION" before installing
- any drivers
- - Please refer to "MAIN SELECTION MENU" in your User's Manual.
- - After running "SET POWER UP CONFIGURATION", run Install Device Drivers
- and EXIT back to DOS.
-
- If you experience any problems, please report them to ATI Customer Support
- by fax (using the attached form, See problem reporting section 9.0) or by
- CompuServe.
-
- GENERAL INFO FOR UPDATE INSTALLATIONS:
-
- If you are updating from previous version of the ATI Windows Driver
- we suggest that:
-
- A) You make a backup of your current WIN.INI and SYSTEM.INI prior to
- installation
-
- B) You use the UNINSTALL WINDOWS DRIVER Option before installing the
- the new drivers. The UNINSTALL will remove any previous ATI settings.
-
- Uninstall process:
- The "UNINSTALL" option is found by loading the ATI "INSTALL" program.
-
- On the Main Menu Screen select the "INSTALL DEVICE DRIVER" and press
- ENTER.
-
- From the "Install Device Drivers" pop-up menu select "Microsoft Windows"
-
- After confirmation of directory and paths you will be presented with the
- "Windows Enhanced" pop-up menu. From this menu, select the appropriate
- "Uninstall" option and follow the directions on the Screen.
-
-
- 2.0 Requirements
-
- - ATI Accelerator Card:
-
- Graphics ULTRA
- Graphics VANTAGE
-
-
- 3.0 Installation
-
- The ATI GRAPHICS ULTRA and GRAPHICS VANTAGE video adapters represent
- state of the art Personal Computer video technology. While following IBM
- VGA standards for producing VGA text and graphics, these adapters require
- additional system resources to produce accelerated video capabilities.
-
- Adapter installation, while greatly simplified through the ATI INSTALL
- utility, requires a step by step methodical approach to ensure that the
- adapter does not conflict with other system resources and will
- provide optimized performance.
-
- The following technical information is a basic outline of the steps required
- to install an ATI GRAPHICS ULTRA or GRAPHICS VANTAGE video adapter.
-
- 1) Upon removing the GRAPHICS ULTRA/VANTAGE card from the box, record the
- serial number (found on the non-component side of the card) and the BIOS
- version (located on a label on a plug-in BIOS on the
- component side of the card) in your user manual.
-
- This serial number will assist Customer Support and also ensure that
- the Warranty form can be properly completed.
-
-
- 2) Check the system hardware for internal modems, FAX cards or LAN cards
- which may be using addresses at COM4 (2E8) or addresses between the
- range of 2E0 to 2EF.
-
- Also ensure that LAN cards, scanner cards and other peripheral adapters
- are not using upper memory addresses between C000 and C7FF.
-
- If you have a system containing an on-board video controller,
- consult your owners manual on how to disable it.
-
- Check and record how much system memory is installed on the
- system motherboard.
-
-
- 3) Review your CONFIG.SYS file to determine if a Memory Manager device
- driver is being loaded.
-
- Memory Manager device drivers, such as EMM386, QEMM and 386MAX, may
- interfere with the ATI installation software and should not be loaded
- until the ATI video adapter has been completely installed
-
- (For more information on ATI recommended Memory Manager
- configurations, please consult ATI Technical Note: TN069
- which can be found on the ATI BBS or on our Compuserve Forum)
-
-
- 4) After powering down your system, remove your old video adapter (or
- disable the on-board video controller) and plug-in the ATI GRAPHICS
- ULTRA/VANTAGE.
-
- Connect the video monitor cable and mouse cable (if applicable) to the
- ATI card and power-up the system.
- (not all ATI cards have built-in Mouse ports)
-
- If the system fails to produce text on the monitor, return to Step 2
- and re-check the installed hardware for address conflicts.
-
- If no obvious conflicts are present, carefully remove all non-
- essential peripheral adapters (scanner, FAX/modem, audio, CD ROM cards,
- etc) to determine the nature of the conflict.
-
- As a last resort, if possible, see if the card works in another system.
-
- If the system still does not boot, contact ATI Customer Support with
- the system brand and model number.
-
-
- 5) Once the system has properly booted, place Disk 1 of the supplied ATI
- GRAPHICS ULTRA/VANTAGE disks into the appropriate disk drive and run
- the INSTALL program.
- The INSTALL program may report that it has found the graphics card to
- be in a "new or changed configuration". If this message appears, press
- any key to have the INSTALL program update the GRAPHICS ULTRA/VANTAGE
- EEPROM.
-
-
- If the INSTALL program returns to DOS and states that it could not find
- a mach8 based video card in the system, return to Step 3 to remove any
- memory manager device driver from your CONFIG.SYS file. If a different
- Error Message appears, carefully record the error message, follow any
- instructions listed in the message and contact ATI Customer Support if
- the problem persists.
-
- 6) When the INSTALL program has completed loading and initialization, it
- will present the following screen:
-
-
-
- ATI Technologies Inc.
- GRAPHICS ULTRA/VANTAGE Version x.xx Copyright (c) 199x
-
- ╔══════════════════════════════════╗
- ║ Main Selection Menu ║
- ╠══════════════════════════════════╣
- ║ Set Power-Up Configuration ║
- ║ Install Video Adapter Utilities ║
- ║ Install Crystal Fonts ║
- ║ Install Adapter Interface (AI) ║
- ║ Install ATI Device Drivers ║
- ║ Set Current Video Mode ║
- ║ Test Graphics Adapter ║
- ╚══════════════════════════════════╝
-
-
- The "Set Power-Up Configuration" option must be run on new installations
- to inform the card of what monitor is attached and to determine what
- video card options will be enabled when the system is booted.
- Highlight the "Set Power-up Configuration" option and press Enter to
- get to the following menu:
-
- ATI Technologies Inc.
- GRAPHICS ULTRA/VANTAGE Version x.xx Copyright (c) 199x
-
-
- ╔══════════════════════════════════╗
- ║ Main Selection Menu ║
- ╠══════════════════════════════════╣
- ║ Set Power-Up Configuration ║
- ║ Install Video Adapter Utilities ║
- ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
- ║ Set Power-Up Configuration ║
- ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
- ║ Monitor Type : VGA or PS/2 Color ║
- ║ Power-Up Video Mode : VGA (CV80) ║
- ║ VGA ROM Configuration : 8 bits ║
- ║ Mouse Configuration : Disabled ║
- ║ Coprocessor Bus I/O : Auto-select ║
- ║ VGA Bus I/O : 8 bits ║
- ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
-
- PLEASE NOTE: Your actual "Set Power-Up Configuration" may differ from
- the above layout due to type of ATI product and system
- architecture. The Install program will automatically detect
- and present the proper options at install time.
-
- MONITOR TYPE:
- Selecting the "Monitor Type" option will produce a list of supported
- monitors.
- If your monitor is shown, select it from the list and press Enter.
- If your monitor does not appear, select the Custom option from the list.
-
- The Custom option will allow you to configure the vertical refresh
- rate your monitor supports for each resolution (ie: 640x480, 800x600,
- 1024x768 and 1280x1024).
-
- It is important to review your monitor manual to determine the proper
- refresh rates to use for each resolution.
-
- Selecting a refresh rate that is too high could damage your monitor.
- (For more information on Custom Monitor configurations, please consult
- ATI Technical Note: TN068 found on the ATI BBS or Compuserve Forum)
-
- POWER UP VIDEO MODE:
- The "Power-Up Video Mode" option determines the DOS text and graphics
- capabilities when the card is powered-up. Unless the AUTOEXEC.BAT file
- contains programs which can only run on an EGA, CGA or MDA video
- adapter, this option should remain set to VGA (CV80). This will provide
- the highest level of DOS text and graphics resolution.
-
- The ATI GRAPHICS ULTRA/VANTAGE card can use 16 BIT ROM Access to
- improve DOS Text performance. In some systems and/or some system
- configurations, however, this can cause unusual operational problems
- (booting problems, applications failing, Windows problems, etc).
-
- VGA ROM CONFIGURATION:
- To ensure the most compatible video card configuration, the
- "VGA ROM Configuration" setting should be set to 8-bit.
- This will not significantly impact on DOS performance and will not
- impact on Windows performance.
-
- MOUSE CONFIGURATION:
- The mouse port on the GRAPHICS ULTRA/VANTAGE can be configured to use
- one of two hardware port addresses and an IRQ value between 2 and 5.
- For most systems the mouse can be configured to use the Primary address
- and IRQ 5.
-
- It is important to ensure that no other devices are using the
- selected IRQ or port addresses as unusual mouse operation will result.
- If another mouse, trackball or pointing device is going to be used on
- the system, the Mouse Configuration can be left at Disabled.
-
- COPROCESSOR BUS I/O:
- The "Coprocessor Bus I/O" selection sets the access method the card
- will use when sending or retrieving data from its low memory registers.
- For optimum performance, this setting should be configured as
- "Auto-select".
-
- VGA BUS I/O:
- Setting the "VGA Bus I/O" setting to "16-bits" provides optimum VGA and
- SuperVGA graphics performance. The "8-bits" option would be used if a
- Monochrome or CGA video adapter were installed in the same system with
- the GRAPHICS ULTRA/VANTAGE card.
-
- Once all of these options have been set, the "F10" key should be
- pressed to save the configuration.
-
-
- 7) From the INSTALL program Main Menu, select the "Test Graphics Adapter"
- option.
-
- Please remove any TSR's and/or Boot from a plain DOS diskette.
-
- Running the "Test VGA Color Modes" and the "Run Accelerator
- Diagnostics" tests will assist in determining if the GRAPHICS
- ULTRA/VANTAGE is operating properly.
-
- Record any error messages and check the VGA ROM Access in the Set
- Power-up Configuration Menu, before calling Customer Support.
-
- 8) If the diagnostics have passed, reconfigure the memory manager device
- drivers in your CONFIG.SYS file, complete the Warranty Registration card
- and install any application specific device drivers.
-
- The installation is now complete.
-
-
- 4.0 Contents of Distribution Diskette
-
- The following files are on the distribution diskette. The files are
- decompressed into the appropriate directories by the INSTALL utility.
-
- Disk 1
- README This file
- README.COM Utility to read the README file
- INSTALL.EXE Main install program
- INSTALL.HLP Help file for INSTALL.EXE
- DRIVER.INF Control file for INSTALL.EXE
- SCRN_ADJ.EXE Part of install. Do not run.
- !ATI2650.CFG EISA configuration file
- C-INFO.EXE Video Technical Information Program
- LHARC.EXE Disk archiving tool
- TEST.COM Video Accelerator Diagnostics Program
- MOUSE.SYS Mouse device driver
- MOUSE.COM Mouse driver TSR
- VVESA.COM VESA Super VGA BIOS extensions TSR
- VVESA.TXT Instructions on the use of VVESA.COM
- VESATEST.EXE Test program for VVESA.COM
- GEM
- GEMINST.EXE Part of install. Do not run.
- GEMINST.HLP Help file for GEMINST.EXE
- GEM2-54B.DRV GEM driver
- GEM3-54B.DRV GEM driver
- GEM3-55B.DRV GEM driver
- VP2-67B.DRV Ventura Publisher driver
- HDIPCDOS
- HDILOAD.EXE Application Interface TSR
- DEMOAI.EXE Demo program for HDILOAD.EXE
- STAN0715.FNT Font file for HDILOAD.EXE
- STAN0814.FNT Font file for HDILOAD.EXE
- STAN1220.FNT Font file for HDILOAD.EXE
- WINDOWS
- WININST.EXE Part of install. Do not run.
- WININST.HLP Help file for WININST.EXE
- MACHW.LZH Windows drivers archive
- MACHE.LZH Windows drivers archive
- MACHS.LZH Windows drivers archive
-
- Disk 2
- LHARC.EXE Disk archiving tool
- ACAD
- ACADINST.EXE Part of install. Do not run.
- ACADINST.HLP Help file for ACADINST.EXE
- DLXPRESS.LZH AutoCAD drivers archive
- FONTS
- GSFONTS.LZH Crystal Fonts archive
- LOTUS
- INST123.EXE Part of install. Do not run.
- INST123.HLP Help file for INST123.EXE
- SYMINST.EXE Part of install. Do not run.
- SYMINST.HLP Help file for SYMINST.EXE
- LOTUSDRV.LZH Lotus 1-2-3/Symphony drivers archive
- PM
- PMINST.EXE Part of install. Do not run.
- PMINST.HLP Help file for PMINST.EXE
- OS2DRV.LZH OS/2 drivers archive
- USTATION
- USINST.EXE Part of install. Do not run.
- USINST.HLP Help file for USINST.EXE
- USDRIVER.LZH Microstation drivers archive
-
-
- 5.0 Installation notes for Windows
-
- When you install Windows drivers, the "INSTALL DEVICE DRIVERS" option will
- create a file named "MACH.WRI" on your hard disk in the Windows directory
- you specified.
-
- Please read MACH.WRI after bringing up Windows for the first time
-
- ***** READ THE "MACH.WRI" file. *****
-
-
- 6.0 Installation Notes for Autodesk products
-
- The software enclosed with this product has been updated to support
- AutoCAD Release 12 and other protected mode PADI-dependent software
- programs (e.g. 3D Studio 2.0). Consequently, the pages in this manual
- dealing with the installation and use of these drivers is no longer
- accurate.
-
- NOTE: AUTOCAD for Windows uses the Windows display drivers.
-
- Version 5.0 for Graphics ULTRA and Graphics VANTAGE software
- incorporates DL/Xpress 2.x, a display list driver that is
- significantly faster than the Soft Engine 1.57 driver referred to
- in the accompanying manual. DL/Xpress 2.x is written by Vibrant
- Graphics specifically for the mach8 coprocessor chip.
-
- To install this driver, you must use the INSTALL.EXE program on Disk
- #1 of your installation diskettes. Choose "Install ATI Enhanced
- Drivers".
-
- Note: The appropriate software package must be installed on your
- computer system before you load the ATI Enhanced drivers.
-
- For AutoCAD, choose installation for AutoCAD, then the version you
- are using (Release 10, 11 or 12). The installation program will
- automatically install the driver for you. It will also decompress a
- detailed README.DLX file onto your hard disk. This file contains all
- the information necessary for full installation, configuration, and
- usage. This file can be read or printed using a word processor. A
- hard copy of the manual for DL/Xpress 2.x is not available.
-
- Note: The DL/Xpress README.DLX file is approximately 50 pages in length.
-
-
- 7.0 Installation Notes for CADKEY
-
- Since CADKey Version 6.0 includes driver support for mach8 products, we
- have removed this driver from our diskettes. If you need a mach8 driver
- for CADKey Version 4.0, you can download it from our bulletin board, or
- call our Customer Support line.
-
-
- 8.0 Errors
-
- INSTALL:
- --------
- The diagnostics utility TEST.COM may malfunction in very fast
- machines. "14216 XXXX XXXX Post RAM Examination Failure" messages
- from TEST.COM may be ignored.
-
- WINDOWS:
- --------
- 1280x1024 Display Mode on the FlexDesk Control Panel
-
- Earlier versions of the mach8 board were not designed to support
- 1280x1024 resolution. Run the TEST.COM program that is contained on
- this disk to find out if you can display in 1280x1024. This resolution
- is available only if you had selected a Monitor Type that is capable of
- displaying 1280x1024 in the "Set Power-Up Configuration" menu when you
- run INSTALL. If you do not have 1280x1024 capability, do not select
- this resolution on the FlexDesk Control Panel.
-
- If you do have 1280x1024 capability, you may select this mode on the
- FlexDesk Control Panel; however, if, when you restart Windows, one of
- the following happens:
-
- 1. The screen goes black and Windows never seems to come up, or
- 2. Windows comes up, but the display is badly garbled.
-
- then this mode cannot be used. Windows has actually started up, but is
- unable to display anything properly. To recover from the above
- situation:
-
- 1. Press ALT-F4, and then ENTER to exit from Windows.
- 2. Run the Windows SETUP program from DOS.
- 3. Reselect the "ATI mach8 Driver". You must reselect the driver,
- even if it is listed as the current display driver.
-
- The above steps force the mach driver back to 640x480 resolution and
- allow you to start Windows. Once back in Windows, you may select any
- resolution other than 1280x1024 in the FlexDesk Control Panel.
-
- - Photostyler 1.0
-
- This program will not function in any mode with 512K ATI
- Accelerators. It will also not function in 1280x1024 mode with 1MB
- ATI Accelerators.
-
- - Bitstream Facelift
-
- If using Bitstream Facelift with ATI Crystal Font drivers,
- attempting to use Facelift Fonts at sizes greater than 35 points
- may cause problems with the display.
-
- OS/2 PM 2.1:
- ------------
- The Presentation Manager driver requires a 1MB ATI Accelerator. It
- will not function with 512K adapters.
-
- AutoShade 386, 3D Studio:
- -------------------------
- When you install the AutoShade or 3D Studio drivers, the text file
- README.DLX will be copied to the AutoShade/3D Studio directory. This
- file contains all the information necessary for full installation,
- configuration, and usage. Please refer to README.DLX for current
- problems.
-
-
- 9.0 Reporting Problems
-
- TECHNICAL SUPPORT
-
- If you experience any problems, please report them to ATI Customer Support
- by fax (using the attached form in the manual) or by CompuServe.
-
- Make multiple photocopies of the form and use a separate form for each
- problem being reported. Please mail or fax your completed forms to us
- as soon as possible.
-
-
- PROBLEM REPORT FORM
-
- Please complete this form and return it to ATI Technologies Inc. at the
- address or fax number listed below, or return via CompuServe. Make multiple
- copies of this form.
-
- Please attach C-INFO output to all problem reports submitted. Use a
- separate form for each problem being reported.
-
- ATI Technologies Inc.
- 33 Commerce Valley Drive East
- Thornhill, Ontario
- CANADA. L3T 7N6
-
- ATTN: CUSTOMER SUPPORT
-
- FAX: (905) 882-0546
-
- Product Name: GRAPHICS ULTRA/GRAPHICS VANTAGE
- Rev. Number: 5.0
- Customer Name:
- CompuServe Address:
- Fax Number:
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- CPU/Speed:
- Hard Disk Space:
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- Video Adapter (Make and Model): BIOS #:
- Audio Adapter (Make and Model):
- CD-ROM Drive (Make and Model):
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