Hercules SUPERSTATION 3D Windows 3.1 Driver Installation
The Hercules SUPERSTATION 3D Windows 3.1 Drivers Diskette contains both
256 color and true color drivers for Microsoft Windows 3.1. Please
be sure that TIGA is installed and working before you begin the Windows
3.1 setup procedure. If you received the SUPERSTATION Windows 3.1
Drivers Diskette as an update, see the following "Update Note."
Update Note:
If you are using a Hercules software release earlier than Release 2.0
(for example 1.2, or 1.6) it is necessary to update your TIGA file set
to Hercules Release 2.0 or higher before installing the true color
Windows 3.1 drivers. The README file that accompanies Hercules Release
2.0 contains an explanation of how to perform a TIGA file set update.
Before installing the Hercules true color Windows drivers please perform
this important step. It is not necessary to update your TIGA files in
order to use the 256 color driver supplied here.
Setup Procedure
These instructions describe two different installation scenarios:
A) Updating an Existing Windows 3.1 Installation - This assumes that
Windows 3.1 is currently installed and working with an existing
display driver (such as TIGA or VGA).
B) First Time Windows 3.1 Installation - This assumes that you have
Microsoft's Windows 3.1 distribution disks and are copying the files
to your computer for the first time.
Please read the installation scenario that applies to you, and then
read the section below titled "Using Hercules Windows 3.1 Drivers."
Updating an Existing Windows 3.1 Installation:
1) Log onto your Windows 3.1 directory.
2) Type SETUP [Enter]
3) Setup will analyze your configuration and display the current system
settings. Move the cursor bar up to the "Display:" line and press
[Enter].
4) Setup will present a list of display drivers. Press the [Down-Arrow]
key to scroll to the bottom of the list and highlight "Other," press
[Enter].
5) Setup prompts you to insert the disk provided by the hardware
manufacturer. Place the Hercules SUPERSTATION Windows 3.1
Drivers Diskette in a floppy drive and specify that floppy drive
for Setup. For example A:\. Press [Enter].
6) Setup will read the Hercules disk and present a list of driver
options:
SUPERSTATION - 16.7M Colors (512x480)
SUPERSTATION - 16.7M Colors (640x480)
SUPERSTATION - 16.7M Colors (756x486)
SUPERSTATION - 16.7M Colors (768x576)
SUPERSTATION - 256 Colors (Large fonts)
SUPERSTATION - 256 Colors (Small fonts)
SUPERSTATION - 32,768 Colors (1024x768)
SUPERSTATION - 32,768 Colors (640x480)
SUPERSTATION - 32,768 Colors (800x600)
7) Choose the driver that you wish to install by moving the cursor
bar to this option, press [Enter]. If you wish to install drivers
for multiple color depths (256 colors, 32,768 colors and 16.7
million colors) you must run SETUP (from DOS) multiple times,
choosing one option for each color depth.
The 256 Colors (Small fonts) option uses VGA fonts and resources
and is best for 640x480 and 800x600 resolutions. You may also like
this option if you have a large monitor and want to use smaller
fonts at 1024x768 resolution in order to get more screen "real
estate." The (Large fonts) option uses 8514 fonts and resources
and is best for 1024x768 or higher resolution.
Reminder: If you choose a true color driver, be sure that you are
using Hercules Release 2.0 TIGA file set (or later).
8) Press [Enter] to accept the configuration.
9) Setup may find an existing driver already installed for Windows 3.1
and present a screen prompting you to press [ESC] to replace the
existing driver or [Enter] to keep the existing driver. If Setup
asks this question, press [ESC] to copy the new driver from the
Hercules disk.
10) Follow the prompts. Setup may ask you to supply additional disks or
specify a path to a disk.
11) After Setup has copied all of the necessary files and updated your
SYSTEM.INI file, the program will return to DOS.
First Time Windows 3.1 Installation
1) Place your Windows 3.1 disk #1 in a floppy drive, log onto that drive
and type SETUP [Enter].
2) Setup will ask you if you wish to perform an "Express" setup or a
"Custom" setup. Press C to choose Custom.
3) Specify the path for your desired Windows 3.1 installation and press
[Enter].
4) Setup will analyze the current installation and display the current
system settings. Move the cursor bar up to the "Display:" line and
press [Enter].
5) Setup will present a list of display drivers. Press the [Down-Arrow]
key to scroll to the bottom of the list and highlight "Other," press
[Enter].
6) Setup prompts you to insert the disk provided by the hardware
manufacturer. Place the Hercules SUPERSTATION Windows 3.1 Drivers
Diskette in a floppy drive and specify that floppy driver for Setup.
For example A:\. Press [Enter].
7) Setup will read the Hercules disk and present a list of driver options:
SUPERSTATION - 16.7M Colors (512x480)
SUPERSTATION - 16.7M Colors (640x480)
SUPERSTATION - 16.7M Colors (756x486)
SUPERSTATION - 16.7M Colors (768x576)
SUPERSTATION - 256 Colors (Large fonts)
SUPERSTATION - 256 Colors (Small fonts)
SUPERSTATION - 32,768 Colors (1024x768)
SUPERSTATION - 32,768 Colors (640x480)
SUPERSTATION - 32,768 Colors (800x600)
8) Choose the driver that you wish to install by moving the cursor bar
to this option, press [Enter]. If you wish to install drivers
for multiple color depths (256 colors, 32,768 colors and 16.7
million colors) you must run SETUP (from DOS) multiple times,
choosing one option for each color depth. In a first time
installation, it is best to select a 256 color driver. You can
revisit the Setup program again to copy additional drivers
once Windows is installed.
The 256 Colors (Small fonts) option uses VGA fonts and resources and
is best for 640x480 and 800x600 resolutions. You may also like this
option if you have a large monitor and want to use smaller fonts at
1024x768 resolution in order to get more screen "real estate." The
(Large fonts) option uses 8514 fonts and resources and is best for
1024x768 or higher resolution.
Reminder: If you choose a true color driver, be sure that you are
using Hercules Release 2.0 file set (or later).
9) Press [Enter] to accept the configuration.
10) Follow the prompts as Setup copies file from the Hercules and
Microsoft disks. After Setup has copied all of the necessary files
and updated your SYSTEM.INI file, the program will return to DOS.
Using the Hercules SUPERSTATION Windows 3.1 Drivers
256 Color Driver:
The 256 color driver for the SUPERSTATION requires that the resolution
be set to the desired 256 color mode before starting Windows. Use the
STATION (or CTM) utility supplied on the SUPERSTATION Setup Executive
Diskette to make this selection. For example, if you wish to use the
256 color driver at 800x600 resolution, you must set this resolution
before starting Windows. On the SUPERSTATION Model GB820, this is done
by typing "STATION 800x600x8x2 [Enter]." On the SUPERSTATION Model GB860,
this is done by typing "CTM [Enter]" and choosing the 800x600x8 menu item.
True Color Drivers
The true color drivers set the selected color depth and resolution when
Windows starts. Upon termination, the driver restores the TIGA mode
that was current when Windows was launched.
Switching Between Hercules Display Drivers
If you have multiple drivers installed (as described above), you can
select between them by running Windows Setup from the desktop. This
method is an easy way to go between 256 color operation and true color
operation. To select between installed drivers:
1) Double click on the Windows Setup icon.
2) From the Options menu, select "Change System Settings..."
3) Pull down the menu of Display options.
4) Select the desired driver.
5) If you have installed this driver, Windows will inform you that a
driver for this display is already on the system. Click on the
"Current" button.
6) Click on the "Restart Windows" button to restart Windows at the
new display format.
Windows will exit and start again in the new format.
Technical Notes:
The Hercules drivers support several options in the SYSTEM.INI file.
Only one option (the PrepCurs= line) should ever be modified by the user.
The Setup program sets the other options to effect changes required by
the drivers - do not (under penalty of great inconvenience to yourself)
alter these settings.
[tiga.drv]
tigafont = 0 selects 96 LPI value and small fonts and resources for the
256 color driver
1 selects 120 LPI value and large fonts and resources for the
256 color driver
[HercTiga]
BoardID = Required by VDDHTIGA to identify Hercules product.
TigaMode = Specifies the mode to be set by the true color drivers.
PrepCurs = 1 Turn cursor off and on around BitBlt operations in the
true color drivers. Provides faster BitBlt but results
in a flickering cursor. (Default = 1)
0 Do not turn cursor off and on around BitBlt operations in
the true color drivers. Results in a stable cursor, but
at the expense of speed, as much as 25% slower BitBlt
operations.
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