ATI Windows 3.1 Display Driver Disk (Accelerator): ================================================= April 22, 1992 release for: ATI 8514 ULTRA ATI Graphics ULTRA ATI Graphics VANTAGE Copyright (c) 1992, ATI Technologies Inc. All Rights Reserved ATI Technologies Inc. reserves all rights with respect to the programs and drivers supplied. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY: ====================== This software is provided without charge. This software is provided "as is". ATI makes no warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, either expressed or implied. ATI (where allowed by state, federal, or provincial law) assumes no liability, either incidental or consequential arising from use of this product. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ REQUIREMENTS: ============ These drivers will work with either 512K or 1Mbyte of accelerator memory. With 512K, 16 colors will be displayed. On 1Mbyte boards, 256 colors are displayed. For 800x600 operation, the Graphics ULTRA/VANTAGE ROM version must be 1130111513 (v1.3) or newer. For 8514 ULTRA ROMs, the version must be 1330111330 (v1.3) or newer. Please contact ATI Customer Support for ROM upgrade details. The ROM version label is displayed in the startup banner on system startup. These drivers will work with either 512K or 1Mbyte of accelerator memory. With 512K, 16 colors will be displayed. On 1Mbyte boards, 256 colors are displayed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ INSTALLATION: ============ Before proceeding through the installation steps, configure Windows 3.1 to use the Microsoft 8514/a driver. 1) Exit Windows (not a DOS box). 2) Change to your Windows directory (CD). 3) Place the ATI Windows 3.1 Display Driver Disk into drive A:. Drive B: may be used but is not recommended. The Windows 3.1 Setup program may behave inconsistently when using drive B:. 4) Type "SETUP" at the DOS prompt. 5) Select Display - "Other (Requires disk provided by a hardware manufact.." 6) Select the desired screen resolution and press Enter. Setup will copy files from the diskette into your Windows directories. Setup may ask if you wish to KEEP or REPLACE the specified driver. Choose REPLACE by pressing ESC. This choice will appear if you have installed an older ATI driver with the same file name previously. If you are presented with this choice AFTER this installation is completed (by choosing a different ATI driver selection later), choose KEEP by pressing ENTER. Setup may ask for some Windows diskettes. In this case, enter the drive that contains the ATI driver disk (i.e. A:) so Setup continues to use this disk. An error message may appear indicating that there is a problem with drive A: during the file copying process (such as VGALOGO.LGO). If this occurs, press ESC twice (after each error box appearance) and enter the drive that contains the ATI driver disk when asked by Setup. 7) When Setup is complete, type "WIN" at the MS-DOS prompt to start Windows 3.1. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Notes - Accelerator based drivers: ================================= The following features are missing from the current ATI Accelerator drivers disk. These drivers will be provided in a later release. . Crystal Font drivers ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ATI Customer Support: ==================== ATI Customer Support is available Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 5:30pm EST. Phone: (416) 756-0711 FAX: (416) 756-0720 BBS: (416) 756-4591 (upto 9600 baud, 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit)