Microsoft Windows 3.1 TRIDENT TGUI9400CXi Drivers ================================================= (UL5.2 January 1994) This diskette contains these high-resolution drivers for Windows 3.1: TRIW1024.DR_ -- 1024x768-16C Large Font TRIT640.DR_ -- 640X480-256C TRIT805.DR_ -- 800X600-256C (512K DRAM required) CXITL.DR_ -- CXi Linear Addressing multi-resolution (640x480, 800x600 and 1024x768) 256C (386 CPU & 1M DRAM required) CXIX640.DR_ -- CXi 640x480-65536C (386 CPU & 1M DRAM required) TRIX800.DR_ -- 800X600-65536C (386 CPU & 1M DRAM required) TRIC640.DR_ -- 640x480-16MC (386 CPU & 1M DRAM required) This file tells how to install the Windows drivers on your computer. NOTE: If you select a driver that requires more video memory than is available in the video subsystem, Windows will not operate correctly. Run Windows SETUP and select a driver with the appropriate video subsystem memory requirement. Installing Video Drivers and Display Power Management Feature Under Windows ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Graphic Installation Interface lets you easily install the Trident Display Drivers and Display Power Management feature within Windows. Follow these steps: 1. First install MS Windows 3.1 using the standard IBM VGA driver. 2. Make sure Windows 3.1 is working properly. Have your Windows 3.1 Setup diskettes on hand, as the installation process requires them. 3. Run Windows 3.1 and select the MAIN group in the Program Manager. 4. Insert the Trident Display Driver diskette in a floppy drive, such as drive A. 5. Select FILE MANAGER in the MAIN group, then select the floppy drive that the diskette is in (e.g., drive A:). 6. Double-click on the file TINSTALL.EXE, which resides in the \WIN subdirectory of this diskette. TINSTALL copies ALL driver files into a subdirectory named TRIDENT on your hard disk. If desired, you can use another directory name instead of the default name TRIDENT. TINSTALL also copies the font files that the drivers use from your Windows Setup diskettes to your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. NOTE: TINSTALL expects to find certain font files on certain Windows Setup diskettes. If you have a European-language version of Windows, such as German, some font files are on different diskettes. When the program does not find a file on a diskette, a Check Diskette window opens. Select the "As It Was" option in this window. Then continue with the installation, inserting Windows Setup diskettes in the floppy drive in sequential order, until the program finds all the files it needs and finishes the installation. The program creates a program group named DISPLAY DRIVER & UTILITIES. This window contains DISPLAY DRIVER SETUP, DISPLAY DRIVER UNINSTALL and DISPLAY POWER MANAGEMENT icons. (DISPLAY POWER MANAGEMENT is supported only on the TGUI9400CXi and later chips, it is not supported on the TVGA8900/TVGA9000 series chips.) 7. Click DRIVER SETUP, then the SELECT button to choose a driver set. Select a suitable driver and click SETUP. Follow the instructions to finish Setup. WARNING: In the event you need to reinstall Windows, you must select VGA as the new driver. Use of an extended resolution driver can cause problems that prevent completion of Windows installation. To select the VGA driver, go to c:\Windows. Type Setup . You will see a list of drivers in the System Information Display field by selecting the field and selecting the key. Select VGA. Follow screen instructions to complete installation of the VGA driver. Once completed, you should now be able to reinstall Windows. VESA Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) ----------------------------------------------- The DISPLAY POWER MANAGEMENT program, in the DRIVER & UTILITY program group, is designed for energy-saving monitors that conform to the VESA Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) standard. If your monitor meets the VESA DPMS specification, you can use DISPLAY POWER MANAGEMENT to decrease monitor energy consumption. The program offers three power-down modes: 1. Standby (minimum power saving) 2. Suspend (substantial power saving) 3. Off State (maximum power saving) The program monitors mouse and/or keyboard activity. When it detects no activity for a specified delay period, the program signals the monitor to enter the selected power-down mode. NOTE: 1. Be sure your monitor supports the VESA DPMS standard before using the DISPLAY POWER MANAGEMENT program. If your monitor does not support DPMS, it may malfunction or operate unpredictably when you enable the program. 2. DISPLAY POWER MANAGEMENT is supported only on the TGUI9400CXi and later chips. It is not supported on the TVGA8900/TVGA9000 series chips. Power Management Program Options -------------------------------- Delay Time - Turn off the program (select the DPMS On/DPMS Off button at the bottom of the window so DPMS Off shows, indicating that the program is disabled). Then set a delay time, from 0 to 999 minutes, for each mode. The monitor first enters the power-down mode with the shortest delay time. When it reaches the next-shortest delay time, it enters the corresponding mode. Finally, it enters the power-down mode with the longest delay time. We recommend that you leave OFF STATE with the longest delay time, because the monitor cannot enter any other mode from OFF STATE. Clock On/Off - Turns the delay timer display (the digital display in the upper left of the window) on or off. The display shows only when Display Power Management is On. Clock Alarm - When the alarm is set, the computer beeps for 5 seconds before a DPMS mode is activated. Activity Select - Selects which device(s) to monitor for activity. The delay timer will reset to the specified delay time when activity is detected on the selected device(s). Password - After you select a password and ENABLE the option, you must enter your password before the monitor can exit any power- down mode it has entered. USE THIS FEATURE WITH CARE! If you forget the password, you may be "locked-in" at one power down mode. In the event you need to change or view your password, locate the TPOWER.INI file located in your Windows subdirectory. You can view or modify your password in the [Protection] section. Startup/ - Startup automatically loads the program in a minimized icon Startup Off at the bottom of the Windows desktop each time you start Windows. Startup Off cancels the automatic start feature. Test - Lets you test the sequence of power-down modes. Turn On DPMS/ - Enables or disables the DISPLAY POWER MANAGEMENT program. Turn Off DPMS Exit - Closes the program window. Selecting a Driver Through Windows SETUP ---------------------------------------- If you don't want the DISPLAY DRIVER & UTILITIES program group in your Windows Program Manager, you can select a high-resolution driver with Windows SETUP. 1. First install MS Windows 3.1 using the standard IBM VGA driver. 2. Make sure Windows 3.1 is working properly. Exit Windows. 3. Change to your Windows 3.1 directory (e.g., c:\WINDOWS). 4. At the DOS prompt, type SETUP. When the program opens, highlight the Display field under System Information. 5. Insert this disk in your floppy drive and select the display driver option "Other (requires diskette...)". 6. When prompted, enter the path of this disk (e.g., A:\WIN). 7. Select a suitable driver. 8. Follow the program instructions to finish SETUP. Installing the Trident Drivers Over a Network --------------------------------------------- You cannot install Windows drivers on a network with SETUP/N, using the SETUP method described previously. The driver files are not copied correctly to the network Windows directory or the local Windows directory, because the standard SETUP program uses Microsoft COMPRESS to expand the compressed files, while SETUP/N does not. Here is the solution: 1. Expand the five Windows 3.1 disks to your network Windows directory, following the directions in "Getting Started with Microsoft Windows," pages 6-9. 2. Use the same method to expand the Trident Windows drivers to the same network Windows directory. 3. Run SETUP/N to install Windows, following the directions in the "Getting Started" manual. Select "Other" as the Trident Display Driver. 4. Enter the path of the TRIDENT drivers (i.e., your Windows network directory). 5. Select a suitable TRIDENT driver. 6. Follow the program instructions to finish SETUP/N. *****