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- IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- for
- ATI GRAPHICS PRO TURBO & XPRESSION Users
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- ATI GRAPHICS PRO TURBO & XPRESSION NOTES January 3, 1995
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- READ THIS FILE COMPLETELY BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO USE THIS PRODUCT !
-
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- Contents
-
- 1.0 Introduction
- 2.0 Adapter Installation
- 3.0 Installation Notes for Windows 3.1
- 3.1 Installation Notes for Windows For WorkGroups 3.11
- 4.0 Installation Notes for AutoDesk products
- 5.0 Installation Notes for OS/2
- 6.0 Installation Notes for Windows NT
- 7.0 VESA Support
- 8.0 Reporting Problems
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- 1.0 Introduction
-
- This file contains last-minute updates that are not found in the User's
- Guide or in any addendum accompanying the display adapter. Please read
- this file before proceeding with the installation.
-
- For information on running the INSTALL program please refer to the following
- sections in your User's Guide:
-
- - "Configuring the Hardware"
- - "Running the INSTALL Program"
-
- GENERAL INFO for NEW INSTALLATIONS:
-
- - In order to match your mach64 to your monitor and to your system
- configuration, you must run "QUICK SETUP" before installing any
- drivers.
- - Please follow the instructions in the "Selecting Your Monitor Type"
- section of your User's Guide.
- - After running "QUICK SETUP", select "DRIVERS INSTALLATION" and use
- <escape> to exit back to DOS.
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- 2.0 Adapter Installation
-
- Adapter installation, while greatly simplified through the INSTALL
- utility, requires a step by step methodical approach to ensure that the
- adapter does not conflict with other system resources and to ensure
- optimal performance.
-
- The following technical information is a basic outline of the steps required
- to install an mach64 graphics adapter.
-
- 1) Upon removing the mach64 card from the box, record in your User's Guide,
- the serial number (found on the non-component side of the card) and the
- BIOS version (located on a white label on a plug-in BIOS chip on the
- component side of the card).
-
- 2) The following port addresses are used by the mach64:
-
- 102, 1CE, 1CF, 2EC-2EF, 3?4, 3?5, 3?8, 3?9, 3?A, 3?B, 3DC
- and all aliases; 46E8 (?=B for monochrome, ?=D for color operations)
-
- Check the system hardware for internal modems, FAX cards or LAN cards
- which may be using addresses at 2E8 or any other I/O address used by the
- mach64.
-
- 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 graphics controller, consult
- your owners manual on how to disable it.
-
- Check and record how much system memory is installed on the system
- motherboard.
-
-
- 3) After powering down your system, remove your old graphics adapter (or
- disable the on-board graphics controller) and plug-in the mach64.
-
- 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 a different
- system.
-
-
- 4) Once the system has properly booted, place Disk #1 of the supplied
- mach64 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 mach64 EEPROM.
-
- Also Install may report a conflict at I/O 2E8. Refer to part 2 for
- possible conflicts.
-
- NOTE: THE SCREEN WILL BE BLANKED FOR FEW SECOND DURING CONFIGURATION
- CHANGE.
-
- The INSTALL program also checks for potential system conflicts. The
- "System Information" selection will list the graphics and system
- configuration details. You can also run this option from command line
- by typing "INSTALL SYSINFO".
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- 3.0 Installation Notes for Windows 3.1
-
-
- 1) Run INSTALL from Disk #1 of the mach64 diskettes.
-
- 2) Select Drivers Installation from the Main Menu.
-
- 3) From the Install Enhanced Drivers menu select Microsoft Windows.
-
- 4) Select INSTALL Windows 3.1 driver:
-
- a) Select Display Drivers only
- - if you have NOT installed Windows based multimedia applications
- (e.g. Multimedia CD-ROMS, Video editing packages)
-
- b) Select Display Drivers + MVA drivers
- - if you have installed Windows based multimedia applications
- (e.g. Multimedia CD-ROMS, Video editing packages)
-
- 5) Follow the screen instructions to completion.
-
- 6) When INSTALL reports that the driver has been successfully installed,
- exit the INSTALL program using the <escape> key.
-
- 7) Start Windows, use the ATI Desktop icon to configure Windows for the
- desired resolution and color depth.
-
- Note: If you wish to change the Windows' display driver, to a different
- driver (i.e. VGA), do not use the Windows' Setup icon within Windows.
- To change the display, exit Windows and change directory to the
- Windows subdirectory. When at the Windows prompt type SETUP and
- select the desired display driver.
-
- For further information regarding the mach64 Windows functions please use
- MS Write to read the MACH64.WRI file. This Write file is located in the
- mach64\ATIDESK subdirectory (default), if the display driver has been
- previously installed. New installations will find MACH64.WRI located in
- the ATI\ATIDESK subdirectory (default).
-
- 3.1 Installation Notes for Windows For WorkGroups 3.11
-
- Follow the Microsoft Windows 3.1 installation instructions.
-
- The Super VGA 256 color drivers supplied with Microsoft Windows for
- WorkGroups 3.11 will not function correctly on a mach64 based card.
- These SVGA drivers appear to check for specific Super VGA adapter chip
- sets and incorrectly identifies the mach64 card as a SVGA adapter.
-
- If you wish to use other Windows for WorkGroups supplied graphics drivers,
- you may select the VGA or Super VGA (800x600, 16 color) driver.
-
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- 4.0 Installation Notes for AutoDesk products
-
- Note: The following applications are supported:
- AutoCAD R10, R11, R12 (Protected Mode only); 3D Studio R2 and
- AutoShade 386 with Renderman.
-
- 1) Run INSTALL from Disk #1 of the mach64 diskettes.
-
- 2) Select Drivers Installation from the Main Menu.
-
- 3) From the Install Enhanced Drivers menu select one of the following:
-
- AutoCAD
- AutoDesk 3D Studio
- AutoShade
-
- 4) Follow the screen instructions to completion.
-
- 5) When the INSTALL reports that the driver has been successfully installed,
- hit <escape> to exit the INSTALL program.
-
- 6) All the AutoDesk products require environment variables to be loaded
- prior to starting the application. The INSTALL program creates
- batch files that contain all the necessary SET statements. These
- batch files will be located in the directory specified during the
- driver installation. The following are the default batch file names:
-
- AutoCAD R10, R11 and R12 ADIACAD.BAT
- AutoDesk 3D Studio R2 ADI3DS.BAT
- AutoShade with Renderman ADISHADE.BAT
-
- 7) After running the appropriate batch file, refer to your AutoDesk
- documentation for information on how to select and reconfigure the
- display driver.
-
- For further details, please see README.SE or README.DLX, after installing
- the drivers.
-
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- 5.0 Installation Notes for OS/2
-
- Note: Attempting to execute the mach64 INSTALL program with a Com 4
- device installed, will cause the system to hang. Remove any
- device that uses the base I/O 2E8, before running INSTALL.
-
- 1) Insert disk #1 and run INSTALL from within a full screen DOS session
- (under OS/2) and check "Advanced Setup", to ensure that you have
- selected an appropriate monitor type:
-
- a) OS/2 requires that the 640x480 resolution be configured for the IBM
- default 60Hz vertical refresh rate.
- b) You must configure the card for all resolutions that your monitor
- can support in order to have them functioning correctly under OS/2.
- Only those resolutions that you have configured will display
- correctly.
-
- 2) Check The Minimized Window Viewer to see if you have any WIN-OS/2 or
- DOS sessions iconized. Close them all as the INSTALL may not work
- if a WIN-OS/2 session is running.
-
- 3) From the INSTALL Main Menu, select Drivers Installation and pick IBM
- OS/2. Then follow the instructions given on the screen.
-
- Note: If PM Desktop does not reappear after exiting from the full screen
- DOS session, pressing <Enter> will bring you back to full screen.
- You must reboot to get back to the PM Desktop.
-
- 4) When the mach64 driver is installed the SETVGA command will request the
- mach64 drivers diskette to be inserted in to default installation drive.
- SETVGA will not proceed without this diskette. Use the following
- procedure to create the required mach64 diskette:
-
- a) Boot DOS, or enter a full screen DOS session.
- b) Insert a blank disk into drive A: (the bootable floppy drive)
- c) Change directory to the directory created by the installation of
- the mach64 OS2 drivers (default c:\MACH_OS2)
- d) The mach64 disk must have a volume label of MACH64OS2. To create this
- label, at the C:\MACH_OS2 (default) directory type:
- LABEL A:
- You will then see at prompt stating "Volume label (11 characters,
- enter for none)?", please type:
- MACH64OS2
- e) Copy the contents of the MACH_OS2 directory onto the floppy disk.
-
- 5) Run DSPINSTL from within an OS/2 window.
-
- 6) When the Display Driver Install panel appears, select Primary Display
- and click OK to bring up a list of choices. You should see an option for
- ATI mach64.
-
- 7) Select 'ATI Technologies mach64' from the list and click OK. Ignore the
- error message pop-up which says "The installed adapter does not support
- the selected display driver. Do you wish to continue?" and click OK.
-
- 8) When the source directory panel appears, select 'Change' and enter:
- C:\MACH_OS2 (replace c: with your boot drive letter if you don't use c)
- Click 'Set' and then 'Install'. After the files are copied, exit the OS/2
- window or full screen session. Shut down and restart your system.
-
- 9) The PM driver will first come up in 640x480, 256 colors mode. Use the
- following steps to change the screen resolutions or number of colors:
-
- a) Open 'OS/2 System' icon.
- b) Open 'System Setup' icon.
- c) Open 'System' icon.
- b) Select the 'Screen' tab.
- e) Select the desired resolution and number of colors from the list.
- f) Double click on the system menu icon or select close from the system
- menu to close the window.
- g) Shut down and restart your system.
-
- NOTE: Changing Refresh Rates
-
- When changing refresh rates of 640x480 resolution using the mach64
- installation diskettes from a DOS full screen window, the computer freezes
- up. IBM OS/2 must use 60 Hz VGA frequency since it sets the registers
- directly. This is a design limitation of OS/2 and only applies to the
- 640x480 resolution. Other resolutions may be configured at any vertical
- refresh rate.
-
- For further details, please see README.OS2 after installing the drivers.
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- 6.0 Installation Notes for Windows NT
-
- Windows NT drivers are included on Disk #2 of this package. They are
- located in the \NT sub-directory.
-
- Procedure:
-
- 1) Run the Windows NT Setup program located in the Program Manager, Main
- group.
-
- 2) Select Change System settings, from the Options pulldown menu.
-
- 3) Select Other, from the display options.
-
- 4) NT will prompt you for the correct path, enter A:\NT, where A: is
- the drive containing mach64 disk #2.
-
- 5) A list of all ATI Graphics Accelerator drivers will appears, select
- the resolution and color depth desired.
-
- 6) Restart Windows NT. Windows NT will start up using the mach64 drivers.
-
- Note: If you select a color depth or resolution not supported by your
- card, NT will substitute 640x480, 256 color for the display.
-
- For further details, please see README.NT after installing the drivers.
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- 7.0 VESA Support
-
- The VESA modes supported by your mach64 card are dependent upon the amount
- of video memory and the monitor type selected in the ADVANCED or QUICK SETUP.
- To determine the modes supported by your current configuration you must
- install the mach64 utilities, then run VESATEST from the mach64 directory.
-
- 1) Run INSTALL and select "Utilities Installation" from the Main Menu.
- 2) Follow the screen instructions to completion.
- 3) When INSTALL is finished copying all necessary files, press <escape> to
- exit install.
- 4) Change directory to the mach64 (default) directory and type "VESATEST".
- 5) All the modes currently supported will be displayed.
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- 8.0 Reporting Problems
-
- If you experience any difficulties, open the file REPORT.TXT and complete
- the Problem Report form.
-