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- This is the READ.ME file for v1.0 of WinSpeed(tm), part of Panacea Inc.'s
- line of low-cost, high-performance Windows accellerators.
-
- Please read it before running the software.
-
- This file covers the following topics:
-
- * Installation
- * Restoring Your Old Windows Configuration
- * Boards Supported
- * Manual Installation
- * Windows 3.1 Users
- * ATM Users
- * A Note to Diamond SpeedStar Users
- * Technical Support
- * Registration
-
- Installation:
- =============
-
- 1) Install Windows 3.0 for a standard VGA display, using the directions
- in the Microsoft Windows 3.0 Installation Guide.
-
- 2) Insert the WinSpeed Display Driver Disk 1 into a floppy drive and
- change drive to that drive. For example, if you have inserted
- WinSpeed disk 1 into drive A, then type "a:" at the DOS prompt.
-
- 3) Run install and follow the instructions provided.
-
- 4) Run Windows
-
- Example:
-
- C:\WINDOWS>win
-
- 5) Double-click on the Windows Setup icon in the "MAIN" Group.
-
- 6) Select OPTIONS, then select CHANGE SYSTEM SETTINGS.
-
- 7) Click on the down arrow button next to the Display Type.
- You will be presented with a list of Display choices.
-
- 8) Now choose the adapter and resolution you wish to use. Move the
- highlighted bar to your choice, and press Enter. After making your
- choice, the current setup screen will reappear, showing the WndSpeed
- Driver you selected as Display Type. If this is correct, press Enter.
-
- 9) Follow the prompts, and change the disks when needed.
-
- (**NOTE** WinSpeed will only prompt you for the diskettes it needs.
- Some diskettes may not be used at all, depending upon your SVGA
- board and resolution selected.)
-
- 10) When the setup routine has completed, your WinSpeed Driver will be
- installed and ready to use.
-
-
- Restoring Your Old Windows Configuration:
- =========================================
-
- If you want to restore your old Windows configuration to the state it was in
- before you installed WinSpeed, then follow these simple steps.
-
- 1. Change directory to your Windows directory. For example, if your
- Windows directory is on drive C in \WINDOWS, then
-
- C:
- CD \WINDOWS
-
- 2. For Windows 3.0, delete the SETUP.INF file that WinSpeed copied
- into your Windows directory.
-
- DEL SETUP.INF
-
- For Windows 3.1, delete the OEMPANA.INF file that WinSpeed copied
- into the SYSTEM directory.
-
- DEL SYSTEM\OEMPANA.INF
-
- 3. Verify that the SYSTEM.000 file exists. This is a backup copy
- of your SYSTEM.INI file before WinSpeed was installed. If it
- exists, then delete the current SYSTEM.INI and rename SYSTEM.000
- to SYSTEM.INI.
-
- DEL SYSTEM.INI
- REN SYSTEM.000 SYSTEM.INI
-
-
- Windows Version
- ===============
-
- WinSpeed supports both Windows 3.0 and 3.1. The WinSpeed install program
- attempts to automatically detect which version of Windows you are running.
- If this fails, the Windows setup program will prompt you for disks for the
- incorrect version of Windows. To avoid this problem, delete the
- WINDOWS\SETUP.INF file if running Windows 3.0 or delete the
- WINDOWS\SYSTEM\OEMPANA.INF if running Windows 3.1. Then force WinSpeed to
- install for the correct version of Windows. The WinSpeed install program
- can be forced to install for Windows versions by using these commands.
-
- For Windows 3.0, type
-
- install -win30
-
- or for Windows 3.1, type
-
- install -win31
-
-
- Boards Supported:
- =================
-
- This version of WinSpeed supports the following boards at the
- specified resolutions. WinSpeed requires at least 512Kb of memory
- on the video board.
-
- All Tseng Labs ET-4000 VGA boards:
- 640x480x256
- 800x600x256
- 1024x768x256 w/1Mb DRAM
-
- ATI VGA Wonder Rev 4 or greater, VGA Wonder+, and the VGA Wonder+ XL:
- 640x480x256
- 800x600x256
- 1024x768x256 w/1Mb DRAM
-
-
- All Video 7 VGA boards:
- 640x480x256 (only resolution supported by 1024i and FastWrite)
- 800x600x256
- 1024x768x256 w/1Mb DRAM
-
- All Paradise VGA boards:
- 640x480x256 (only resolution supported by VGA 1204 and VGA Prof.)
- 800x600x256
- 1024x768x256 will be available in a future release
-
- All Trident 8800/8900/9000 VGA's:
- 640x480x256
- 800x600x256
- 1024x768x256 w/1Mb DRAM
-
-
- Manual Installation:
- ====================
-
- If you desire to install WinSpeed manually, please follow these steps:
-
- 1) Insert the floppy with support for your type of VGA. On 5 1/4"
- disks, Tseng ET-4000, Video 7, ATI, and Paradise are all on
- Disk 1; Trident is on Disk 2. On 3 1/2" disks, Tseng ET-4000 is
- on Disk 1, ATI and Video 7 are on Disk 2, Paradise and Trident
- are on Disk 3.
-
- 2) Change drive to the floppy with the WinSpeed disk.
-
- 3) There are several files which need to be unarchived. These include
- a SETUP.INF file and DRV files for each resolution supported. Type
- the following command at the DOS prompt.
-
- For Tseng Labs ET-4000:
-
- lharc x tseng4 setup.inf wspdt480.drv wspdt600.drv wspdt768.drv
-
- For ATI:
-
- lharc x ati setup.inf wspda480.drv wspda600.drv wspda768.drv
-
- For Video 7:
-
- lharc x video7 setup.inf wspdv480.drv wspdv600.drv wspdv768.drv
-
- For Trident:
-
- lharc x trident setup.inf wspdr480.drv
-
- For Paradise:
-
- lharc x paradise setup.inf wspdp480.drv wspdp600.drv wspdp768.drv
-
- NOTE to users with 512K VGA boards:
-
- WinSpeed requires a different 800x600 driver if you have 512Kb.
- If you VGA has 512Kb of memory, then substitute "6w5" for
- "600". After the files are unarchived, rename the DRV file
- with "6w5" by substituting "600" for "6w5".
-
- For example, for a Tseng Labs ET-4000 with 512Kb:
-
- lharc x tseng 4 setup.inf wspdt480.drv wspdt6w5.drv wspdt768.drv
- ren wspdt6w5.drv wspdt600.drv
-
- 4) Make a backup copy of your system.ini file. This file is in your
- Windows directory. Also, if a setup.inf file exists in your Windows
- directory, then make a backup copy of it as well.
-
- 5) Copy the SETUP.INF file from the floppy disk to the Windows
- directory. For example:
-
- copy SETUP.INF C:\WINDOWS
-
- 6) Go to step 4 of the automatic installation procedure above and
- follow the remaining steps.
-
-
- ATM Users:
- ==========
-
- Installing WinSpeed may "uninstall" ATM screen fonts.
-
- A workaround exists. When WinSpeed is installed, it makes a backup
- copy of your Windows SYSTEM.INI file in the file SYSTEM.nnn where "nnn"
- is the first integer between "000" and "999" which creates a unique file
- name. The SYSTEM.INI file contains information about your Windows fonts.
- After installing WinSpeed and verifying that Windows is running properly
- but without your ATM fonts, copy the SYSTEM.INI file to SYSTEM.WSP. Then
- copy the backup SYSTEM.INI, which is probably SYSTEM.000, to SYSTEM.INI.
- Now edit the SYSTEM.INI file by replacing the following lines with the
- contents of the same line in the SYSTEM.WSP file.
-
- Under [boot], replace
-
- 386grabber=
- 286grabber=
- display.drv=
-
- Under [boot.description], replace
-
- display.drv
-
- Under [386Enh], replace
-
- display=
-
-
- Diamond SpeedStar Users:
- ========================
-
- Diamond's TurboWindows are a special Diamond version of WinSpeed. If you
- want to install the retail version of WinSpeed, then you have to delete
- the TurboWindows drivers from the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. The following
- commands will do this.
-
- CD \WINDOWS\SYSTEM
- DEL WSPD*.*
-
-
-
- Technical Support:
- ==================
-
- Please fax Panacea Inc. technical support at 603-434-2461 or call at
- 603-437-5022. Please have your WinSpeed serial number ready when you call.
- Priority is given to faxed requests for technical support. Please include
- your WinSpeed serial number, a description of your hardware configuration,
- a description of the problem you are observing, and copies of your
- config.sys, autoexec.bat, and system.ini files.
-
-
- Important!
- ==========
-
- Please remember to fill out and return the registration card so
- we can provide you with technical support and keep you informed of
- updates and other new offerings.
-
-
-
- Questions, comments, etc., can be addressed to:
-
- Panacea Inc.
- Post Office Square
- 24 Orchard View Drive
- Londonderry, New Hampshire 03053
-
- Voice: (603) 437-5022 Fax: (603) 434-2461
-