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- Tseng, ET6000 Windows 3.1 Video Driver Installation Instructions
-
- ** IMPORTANT **
-
- The drivers named "ET6000" in the Windows Setup use the Tseng ET6000 accelerator
- features.
-
- This driver disk is designed to allow you to select or change the video driver
- for Windows 3.1 using the SETUP program on this diskette, OR using Windows
- Setup. The SETUP on this diskette is executed from within Windows. Note that
- these driver files are in Microsoft compressed format. You can not simply copy
- them; you MUST run a SETUP program to install them. Simply copying the files
- into your \Windows\System subdirectory WILL NOT work and may corrupt your
- Windows installation.
-
- Installing the drivers is a simple process:
-
- Installation from floppy disk
-
- 1) It is good practice to make sure the diskette is write-protected.
-
- 2) Insert your Driver Diskette in the appropriate floppy drive.
-
- 3) In the program manager, press the ALT key and F to bring up the FILE menu.
- Then press R (for RUN) and type (assuming the diskette is in drive A:)
- A:SETUP.
- The program will prompt you for any information it needs.
-
-
-
- Installation from Hard Disk
-
- There is no need to copy the installation diskette to hard disk. The
- video utility that is included can switch drivers promptly, using
- the information that SETUP will write to the WINDOWS and SYSTEM directories.
- However if you do have a copy of these files in a hard disk directory,
- you can install as follows:
-
- 1) In the program manager, press the ALT key and F to bring up the FILE menu.
- Then press R (for RUN) and type (assuming the files are in, say,
- D:\video\drivers):
- D:\video\drivers\SETUP.
- The program will prompt you for any information it needs.
-
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-
- In rare cases, SETUP will be unable to copy some of the installation files
- because they are currently in use and cannot be replaced. If this happens,
- SETUP will instruct you to exit Windows and rerun the same SETUP program in DOS
- to complete the installation.
-
- If you are having problems installing these drivers please contact your board
- vendor for further assistance (as your vendor may have made some proprietary
- enhancements that require custom drivers).
-
- Also included are the Tseng HiColor/TrueColor drivers for 32K, 65K and 16Mil.
- simultaneous colors. Some boards and monitors will not support some of the
- higher resolutions, color depths, or video refresh rates. WHEN YOU SELECT ONE
- OF THESE MODES, YOU WILL BE OFFERED A CHANCE TO PREVIEW IT. Select "Preview"
- to determine whether you really can select the mode. If you select a video
- refresh rate not available on the video board, the next highest available rate
- will be selected.
-
- If you select a mode that your monitor cannot support, Windows will start up,
- but your screen may be unreadable. If this problem occurs, run the
- WINDOWS SETUP program and choose a supported display mode. For example,
- assuming your windows directory is on drive C:
-
- c:
- cd \windows
- SETUP
-
- and use the arrow keys to change the display.
-
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-
- THE VIDEO DRIVER UTILITY:
-
- The SETUP program will install a handy utility program for changing drivers.
- The utility enables you to quickly select the mode you want. In addition, you
- can select the refresh rate. You can choose whether to install the utility in:
- - its own program group
- - the control panel
- - the STARTUP group.
-
-
- Selecting a video "mode" means choosing:
-
- - a screen size, such as 800x600
- - a color depth, such as 256 colors
- - (in some cases) a font size for the program manager's ICONs, either
- large or small. When you make this choice, you also tell Windows how many
- pixels it should regard as a nominal inch on the screen. If you choose
- "large fonts", some displays will be easier to read; if you choose "small
- fonts, more information will fit on your screen.
- - optionally, you can choose a refresh rate. Some monitors support higher
- rates, such as the VESA 72 Hz standard. If your monitor supports higher rates,
- you may find that the screen display is more stable and easier to read.
-
- When selecting modes, you should bear in mind that if your monitor cannot
- support your choice, the screen may become unreadable altogether.
- If this happens, you can back out your choice by running the Microsoft
- SETUP program, in the Windows directory, from DOS.
-
- If the screen becomes unreadable, you should correct the problem promptly.
- In some cases, an incorrect mode can damage a monitor. To recover, reboot
- the system, and run the Windows SETUP program from DOS, to select a safe mode.
-
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-
- If you subsequently need to deinstall the drivers, or if you frequently
- switch video boards while using Windows, you may wish to consult the
- Deinstall HELP provided by this SETUP program.
-
- If you install another manufacturer's video board, and subsequently reinsert
- this board, you should rerun this SETUP to make sure the correct files are
- installed again.
-