Author: Stephen Huang and Senjin Chen at ALI OS2 & Windows drivers
Date: 05/29/95 14:27 PM
Priority: Normal
Receipt Requested
TO: Tommy
CC: Jack
CC: Senjin
Subject: OS/2 Warp Install Instructions
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Installation Instructions
ALI OS/2 Driver Warp drivers (also for Windows)
Date: 05/29/95
Installation Considerations
1. The installation process assumes that the user knows the
maximum vertical refresh rate as well as the maximum
resolution of the monitor.
2. When installing the ALI driver over a non-ALI driver
(e.g., SVGA), the standard IBM VGA driver must be
installed first.
3. The driver diskettes must be labeled "AVANCE",
If it is not labeled installation will fail.
4. The ALI driver will not install unless an ALI chip-based
card is installed in the machine at the time of driver
installation.
Installation Instructions
1. Make sure you have all open data files saved before
continuing the ALI driver installation.
2. Make sure Win-OS/2 session and all Seamless Windows
applications are closed. (Seamless applications are
windows applications that run on top of the PM Desktop.)
3. Open an OS/2 command prompt (windowed or full screen).
4. Insert driver diskette into the floppy drive.
5. Type INSTALL and press "Enter".
THE SCREEN WILL TEMPORARILY FLASH AND GO BLACK. PLEASE
WAIT FOR THE SOURCE DIRECTORY DIALOG TO APPEAR.
6. The Installation Program may pause and display prompts to
overwrite certain files. Please answer YES for each file.
7. You will be given a message stating that you "Must
Shutdown and Restart your system for the changes to take
effect". Click the OK button.
8. Remove driver diskette from the floppy drive.
9. Shut down and reboot system.
Note: You can double click the "System" Icon in the System Setup
to change resolution before shutting down.
After you reboot your system will come up with your newly
installed driver.
To Change Resolution:
10. To switch resolutions, double click on the "System" icon
in the System Setup Folder.
11. Highlight the resolution and close the dialog.
12. Shut down and reboot.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.