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- ║ SPEA V7-MERCURY P-64 README File Rev. 0395.3 ║
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- ║ SPEA Video Seven March 1995 ║
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- Thank you for purchasing the SPEA V7-MERCURY P-64 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.
-
- 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-MERCURY P-64 Graphic Card : General Remarks
- - Windows Driver Installation
- - Drivers / Utilities Installation For Other Applications
- - Monitor Selection
- - Known Limitations
- - Software Applications : General Remarks
- - corrections to the users manuals
- - SPEA Video Seven : Support / Service
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- ║ V7-MERCURY P-64 Graphic CARD : General Remarks ║
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- The V7-MERCURY P-64 graphic 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.
-
- Please be aware that you can only take full advantage of the
- features provided by the V7-MERCURY P-64, if the other components of
- your system, especially the graphic monitor that is being used,
- also comply with the specifications of the V7-MERCURY P-64.
-
- (Example : The resolution 1280x1024 that is supported by the
- V7-MERCURY P-64 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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- For installing the SPEA V7 Windows driver 'BigWin':
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- After the end of the current installation procedure,
- please insert disk "Drivers for Windows" and type:
- README [─┘]
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- ║ Drivers / Utilities Installation For Other Applications ║
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- Usually two major steps are necessary to install the driver(s)
- for a specific non windows application.
-
- (1) First the driver modules must be copied from the V7-MERCURY P-64 Super-
- disk to the hard disk of your system.
- This is done by the INSTALL program provided with the V7-MERCURY P-64
- Superdisk.
- Before you start INSTALL you should know in which drives and
- directories the applications are installed that you want to install
- drivers for.
-
- - change to the V7-MERCURY P-64 Superdisk and call INSTALL,
- - select the language you prefer,
- - and follow the instructions given by INSTALL.
-
- (2) After the driver modules have been copied to the hard disk, the
- applications need to be re-configured for the new drivers. The
- User Manual provides detailed descriptions for each application
- supported by the V7-MERCURY P-64.
-
- VESA modes:
- The V7-MERCURY P-64 BIOS does not support the VESA interface.
- If VESA support is required, the small memory resident program
- V7MEPVBE.EXE should be executed.
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- ║ Monitor Selection ║
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- As already mentioned above, the graphic monitor used with the
- V7-MERCURY P-64 must comply to the specifications of the V7-MERCURY
- P-64. Only then can the full functionality of the V7-MERCURY P-64
- be used.
-
- In order to use your monitor in connection with the V7-MERCURY P-64
- in the most effective way you have the possibility to choose
- between two different BIOS versions with various monitor parameters
- on your graphics board. You can select each of the BIOS version via
- the corresponding jumper on the V7-MERCURY P-64 (see manual).
- You will find a detailed description of the available graphics modes
- in the file BIOS.TXT in your SPEA directory.
- Important:
- Please be aware that every time you change the BIOS jumper,
- you have to delete the settings done with the program SPTUNE.EXE.
- Therefore use the program EFIX.EXE in the SPEA directory.
- The program SPEAtune is designed to select and modify the various
- monitor parameters. Please read the corresponding sections in
- the V7-MERCURY P-64 manual.
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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
- SPEAtune !
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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-MERCURY P-64 board in a PC that has a
- VGA interface integrated on the motherboard, then this integrated
- VGA interface must be disabled before the V7-MERCURY P-64 may be used.
-
- (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-MERCURY P-64.
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- Please follow the instructions given in the user's manual to
- guarantee that the optimum configuration for the V7-MERCURY P-64 is
- being installed.
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- ║ Notes on Applications ║
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- Seperate README files are supplied for most application drivers
- available for the V7-MERCURY P-64. These READMEs contain last-minute
- information not included in the printed documentation and infor-
- mation related to known limitations.
-
- These README files are copied to the directory \SPEA\GDC when
- the related driver has been selected for installation while
- running the INSTALL program. The READMEs can be identified by
- the file name extension .DOC .
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- Use the command SHOW *.DOC from the \SPEA\GDC directory to
- display the README file on your screen.
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- EXAMPLE :
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- C:>CD \SPEA\GDC change to \SPEA\GDC
- C:\SPEA\GDC> SHOW ACAD.DOC Show the README file for AutoCAD
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- ║ corrections to the users manuals ║
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- EFIX.EXE:
- V7 Utility for fixing problems witch SPTUNE.
- Run EFIX if SPTUNE causes an error in the menu "BildTuning Setup"
- or if you chanced the BIOS jumper.
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- V7HFREQ.COM:
- Higher Refresh Rates also in all VGA standard modes ( Mode Nr. < 30H )
- e.g. 640*480*16!
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- ATTENTION!
- If you permanently use your monitor with a refresh
- rate that is too high for your monitor you may damage it!
- If you are not sure about the monitor frequencies your
- monitor supports, please inform yourself about the resolution
- and refresh capabilities in your monitor manual.
- Please note that you have to adjust the refresh rates again
- if you change your monitor.
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- Usage: V7HFREQ [?][0][1][2][3][i][c][s][gx][u]
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- Parameter : none - set clock rate to default value
- ? - print online help
- 0 - increment default refresh rate one step
- i - invers screen
- c - color adjustment (background)
- s - save color adjustment
- 0 - set default values
- 1 - set refresh rate to 78 MHz
- 2 - set refresh rate to 89 MHz
- 3 - set refresh rate to 100 MHz
- gx - set border color to palette index x :
- x: hex value (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,A,B,C,D,E,F)
- u - De-install
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- ATTENTION: For most monitors it is mandatory to regulate image size
- and image position manually.
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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.
-
- You will find further informations about using the SPEA V7
- Mailbox in the file MAILBOX.DOC.
-
- Read these informations with
- CD \SPEA\GDC
- SHOW MAILBOX.DOC
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- ║ End of README - Press [ESC] ║
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