SVGA Windows  (25-4055)         Windows Drivers         Faxback Doc. # 2181
Accelerator Adapter

All drivers for Windows 3.0 and 3.1 are compressed and can be installed
only by using the Windows SETUP program.

Note: About Windows Drivers:

* Use only the drivers provided with the adapter.  Microsoft Windows
  drivers can run correctly but are far slower and do not take full
  advantage of the features provided by the adapter.
* Select drivers according to your needs.  Drivers that support more colors
  will be slower.  If speed is sometimes more important than color variety,
  consider installing more than one driver and switching drivers for
  different kinds of work.
* Originally, the Windows Drivers Diskette is configured to install Windows
  3.1 drivers.  To install Windows 3.0 drivers, you must reconfigure the
  diskette by using the CONV30 program as described in the installation
  procedure.  A CONV31 program is provided in case you need to convert the
  diskette to its original state.

Installing Windows Drivers:

Follow these instructions to install the Windows VGA drivers:

1. Install Windows 3.0 or 3.1 with the standard VGA driver.  Run Windows,
   and check that Windows starts without any error conditions.  Then, exit
   Windows.
2. If you are using Windows 3.0, make a backup of the Windows Drivers
   Diskette, using the MS-DOS diskcopy command.  Place the backup into
   Drive A and at the A> prompt type: CONV30.

CAUTION: Making a backup is important because the CONV30 command alters the
contents of the diskette.

3. Change to the Windows directory.
4. type SETUP and press <ENTER>.
5. Use the direction keys to highlight Display, and press <ENTER>.
6. Use the direction keys to highlight Other, and press <ENTER>.
7. When prompted for the display drivers diskette, insert the Windows
   Drivers Diskette into Drive A and press <ENTER>.  A list of available
   drivers is displayed.
8. Select a driver compatible with your monitor type, and press <ENTER>.

* Drivers that require 1MB of video memory are identified by the notation
  1MB.  You can select 1MB or 512KB drivers.  The 1MB drivers provide
  faster operation.
* The 256-color palettes for the gamma and non-gamma drivers are defined
  differently.  The gamma drivers match the color scheme used by the
  16-color drivers.  The non-gamma drivers use true colors and may enhance
  the display on very high quality monitors.  We recommend using the gamma
  drivers.

9. Follow the prompts on the screen for inserting the Windows diskettes and
   the Windows Drivers Diskette.  When finished, the SETUP program returns
   to MS-DOS.
10. Run Windows.  Windows will run in the new video mode and display the
    resolution of the driver you selected.  verify that the driver operates
    correctly.

Note: If your Windows screen is not readable after installing the video
driver, exit Windows.  Then, rerun the Windows SETUP program from MS-DOS,
and select a lower resolution.  To exit Windows, press <CTRL>+<ALT>+<DEL>
to restart the computer.

Changing Windows Drivers:

Once you know that a driver operates correctly on your system, you can
select that driver by using the Windows SETUP program from MS-DOS.  If you
are running Windows 3.1, you can also select a driver by using the Windows
SETUP icon from within Windows.  Pick one of the SVGA Accelerator drivers.

The Windows 3.1 SETUP icon lets you restart Windows without exiting.  Open
programs are automatically closed by this process.  Save your data files
before doing an automatic restart.