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* VIPER VLB Installation/Utilities/Drivers Diskette v2.10 BETA *
* Release Notes *
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** IMPORTANT VIPER VLB SOFTWARE INSTALLATION NOTES **
1. DO NOT INSTALL THE VIPER VLB WINDOWS 3.1 DRIVERS INTO YOUR WINDOWS
DIRECTORY. DUPLICATE FILES NAMES EXIST!!
2. It is best to use the VPRMODE.EXE utility to properly configure
the Viper VLB for your monitor BEFORE using Windows 3.1 or AutoCAD.
!!! BEFORE USING THE VIPER VLB WINDOWS 3.1 OR AUTOCAD DRIVERS, USE !!!
!!! GO.EXE TO INSTALL THE VIPER VLB UTILITIES, AND USE VPRMODE.EXE !!!
!!! TO PROPERLY CONFIGURE THE VIPER VLB FOR YOUR MONITOR !!!
** IMPORTANT WINDOWS 3.1 DRIVER INSTALLATION/CONFIGURATION NOTES **
1. Start by running the GO utility from the floppy disk. If this
is your initial installation of the Viper utilities or if the system
finds an old version of the Viper.ini file, you will be prompted
to enter a path for the new Viper utilities. The default is:
C:\VIPER.
2. Once this procedure is complete, you can select the Windows 3.1
option. The GO utility will then copy all the Windows files to
your hard drive.
3. When GO has finished copying the files, you will be prompted
for the location of your Windows sub-directory. The GO utility
will then modify the [MMCPL] section of your Control.ini file with
the line: "TurboWin=<Path of Viper Windows files>\TURBOWIN.DLL".
4. Now, enter Windows using the standard VGA driver supplied by
Microsoft. The Diamond Viper icon will now appear in the Control
Panel and allow you to change resolutions, colors, and fonts.
BETA NOTES:
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The v2.10 BETA Viper drivers address issues in the following applications :
MS PowerPoint v4.0
MS Dinosaurs CD-ROM
MS Visual C++
Encarta '94
Fractal v2.0
Visual Basic PRO v3.0
Corel v5.0
PowerPoint v4.0
DDAY CD-ROM
Corel v4.0
PhotoShop v2.5.1
ACAD for Windows
WinWord v6.0
Borlands Turbo Windows Debuger
Polaris Advantage
Cyber Tarot
CharMap
APBA Baseball
The following is a list of applications which Diamond is currently correcting
minor issues :
PC Tools v2.0
Visual Basic Pro v3.0
Renderize
Ami Pro v3.0
Quicken v3.0
Illustrator v4.01
Freelance
NAV Press Bible Search
MYST
AfterDark v3.0
MicroGraphix Designer v3.1
PageMaker v5.0
MSOffice TSR
AutoSketch
Video for Windows
UTILITY FILES
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VPRMODE.EXE command line and menu driven mode and monitor setting
utility. Use VPRMODE.EXE to configure the Viper VLB
for your particular monitor, to change the VIPER VLB
memory address, to select a text display mode, and to
run Viper VLB diagnostics.
VPRMODE saves monitor timing information to the
VIPER.INI file.
NOTES: 1. use VPRMODE ? for command line option list.
2. the VPRMODE monitor configuration save screen
may be displayed after running some of the
VPRMODE commands. If this happens, select
ENTER to save. The screen will not appear again.
3. KNOW YOUR MONITOR! Please refer to your monitor
manual or manufacturer for correct monitor timing
information before running VPRMODE, and before
contacting Diamond for technical assistance. If
you do not have this information, DIAMOND WILL
NOT BE ABLE TO HELP YOU with VPRMODE problems.
4. "SVESA" command line option loads a special VESA BIOS
TSR. The only difference between this special VESA
BIOS TSR and the normal VESA BIOS TSR (loaded by
"VESA" command line option) is the scan line length
(the difference between the addresses of two
vertically neighboring pixels) in VESA mode 101h
(640x480 256 color). The normal VESA BIOS TSR sets
the scan line length to 640 bytes (mode default) in
VESA mode 101h, but the special VESA BIOS sets the
scan line length to 1024 bytes in VESA mode 101h.
Loading this special VESA BIOS fixes the screen
scrambled and distorted problem for those
applications (such as DataShop v1.0, Space Shuttle
and Dracula Unleashed) which change the scan line
length from 640 bytes to 1024 bytes by programming
CRTC Row Offset register (direct I/O with CTRC ports)
themselves in VESA mode 101h. This option is not
supported in 1MB Viper board due to the hardware
(Weitek Power 9000) limitation.
5. In OS/2 environment, the following command line
options should be used to fix the screen scrambled
and distorted problem for different Viper boards:
5.a "MEMC0" : forces Viper board to memory
configuration type 0. Used for 1MB
Viper board with PCB rev. B1 and later
5.b "MEMC1" : forces Viper board to memory
configuration type 1. Used for 1MB
Viper board with PCB rev. Ax
5.c "MEMC2" : forces Viper board to memory
configuration type 2. Used for all
2MB Viper boards
VIP.EXE utility which will display or write to a file important
system configuration information which can be used as
an aid in trouble-shooting. Type VIP to display to screen,
and VIP <filename> to save to a file.
NOTES: 1. the VPRMODE save configuration screen may be
displayed after running VIP. If this happens,
select Enter to save. The screen will not
appear again.
VDIAG.EXE diagnotic utility which will display color test patterns
in each resolution supported.
NOTES: 1. to test extended modes, load the VESA BIOS
extentions before running VDIAG. This can
be done by typing VPRMODE VESA at the command
prompt.
CHKPATH.EXE utility which checks the PATH environment variable for the
specified string. Is used in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file with
the VIPERPATH statement.
VIPER.INI this file is used to store the monitor and configuration
information for the Viper VLB, and is updated each
time you choose to Save Configuration from the VPRMODE.EXE
program. Drivers find the location of the VIPER.INI file
by checking the VIPERPATH environment variable.
VIPERPATH an environment variable which is used by device drivers
(Windows 3.1, AutoCAD) to locate the VIPER.INI file.
This variable is set by the DOS SET command, and is
automatically appended to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file during
Viper VLB Utility installation.
!!!!! IMPORTANT !!!!!
THE VIPER.INI FILE AND THE VIPERPATH STATEMENT ARE
NEEDED FOR PROPER USE OF THE VIPER VLB WINDOWS AND
AUTOCAD DRIVERS! DO NOT REMOVE THEM FROM YOUR SYSTEM.
Contacting DIAMOND
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Diamond can be reached through a number of ways:
Postal Service : Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc.
1130 East Arques Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Voice (Main) : (408) 736-2000
Voice (TechSppt): (408) 736-2000 [M-F 6-7; Sat 8-4 Pacific]
[plus 24hr automated help]
FAX (Main) : (408) 730-5750
FAX (Support) : (408) 773-8000
BBS (to 2400) : (408) 730-1100
BBS (9600+) : (408) 524-9301
CompuServe : GO DMNDONLINE
America Online : GO DIAMOND
All product names listed are trademarks or copyrights of their
respective owners.
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Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. (c) 1993-94
(408) 736-2000 All Rights Reserved
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