Chips and Technologies, Inc.
655XX Flat Panel
OEM Driver Utilities
Revision: 1.0.6
Release Date: January 15, 1996
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WINDOWS 95
This utility program is designed to work with Microsoft Windows 95.
CHIPSDSP.DLL
CHIPSDSP.DLL is located on the CHIPS Windows 95 driver disk.
This file is a Windows 95 based utility for selecting display
type and refresh rate. It is a Display Properties Refresh window
that is automatically installed when installing CHIPS Windows 95
display drivers. The Display icon is in the Control Panel group.
To invoke the Display icon, simply click on the Start button, go
to Settings, click on Control Panel and then double click on the
Display icon. Click on the property sheet with the heading Refresh.
How to use the utility
DISPLAY DEVICE allows you to select the display type from the
following:
CRT only <ALT C>
LCD (Flat Panel) only <ALT L>
Both CRT and LCD (Flat Panel) <ALT B>
REFRESH RATE allows you to select the refresh rate from the
following:
Interlaced
56 Hz
60 Hz
70 Hz
72 Hz
75 Hz
NOTE: 1. The refresh rates that are supported by
the selected monitor are the only refresh
rates that will show and be selectable.
2. The above Refresh Rates may not be supported by
all CHIPS products.
WINDOWS DEFAULT allows you to return to the default refresh rate
setting for the selected monitor in Windows 95.
CHIPSDSP.RTF
This file is located on Disk 2 (OEM Driver Utilities) in the
CHIPSDSP subdirectory. The visible text strings for CHIPSDSP.HLP
(Help file) are stored in the CHIPSDSP.RTF file. The OEM may
modify or translate the text strings to other languages by
editing the CHIPSDSP.RTF file using Microsoft Word for Windows
Version 7.0.
After the text strings are modified, open CHIPSDSP.HPJ from
Microsoft Help Workshop in Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0. The file
must be recompiled by selecting "Save and Compile".
After recompiling, the CHIPSDSP.HLP will display the edited text
strings in the language of your choice.
To distribute the modified CHIPSDSP.HLP file with Windows 95
Disk 1, please note the following:
Copy CHIPSDSP.HLP onto Disk 1 to overwrite the existing
file.
CHIPSDSP.RC
This file is located on Disk 2 (OEM Driver Utilities) in the
CHIPSDSP subdirectory. The visible text strings for CHIPSDSP
Applet are stored in the CHIPSDSP.RC file. The OEM may modify or
translate the text strings to other languages by using the
Microsoft Visual C++ Developer Studio version 4.0 to edit the
CHIPSDSP.RC file.
Once the text strings are modified, the file must be recompiled
by the Resource Compiler located in the Microsoft Visual C++ 2.0.
To recompile the resources, execute the RES.BAT (included on Disk
2).
NOTE:
Edit the path in the RES.BAT file to point to the location
where Microsoft Visual C++ exists.
Please ignore the warning messages RC2182: duplicate
dialog control ID 9999.
After recompiling the resources, the CHIPSDSP.DLL will display
the edited text strings in the language of your choice.
To distribute the modified CHIPSDSP.DLL file with Windows 95
Disk 1, please note the following:
Copy CHIPSDSP.DLL onto Disk 1 to overwrite the existing
file.
Revision: 3.2.3
Release Date: January 16, 1996
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WINDOWS 3.1
These utility programs are designed to work with Microsoft
Windows Version 3.1.
CHIPSCPL.CPL
CHIPSCPL.CPL (Ver. 3.05), is located on Disk 1 (Windows 3.1/DOS)
and Disk 2 (OEM Driver Utilities), is a Windows based utility to
select resolutions and color depth. It is a Control Panel Applet
with its own icon that is automatically installed when installing
CHIPS Windows 3.1 linear drivers. The Control Panel icon is in
the Main Windows group. To invoke the control panel applet,
simply click on the icon. The driver resolution and color depth
take effect only after Windows is rebooted with the new driver.
How to use the utility
SCREEN SIZE <ALT S> allows you to select from the following
resolutions:
640x480
800x600
1024x768
1280x1024
By selecting the resolution first, it will determine the
allowable selections for color depth.
COLOR <ALT O> allows you to select the number of colors from the
following:
16 (4 bits per pixel)
256 (8 bpp)
32K (15bpp)
64K (16bpp)
16M (24bpp)
By selecting the color depth first, it will determine the
allowable selections for resolution.
DPI <ALT P> allows you to select a large or small font.
DISPLAY <ALT D> allows you to select the display type from the
following:
CRT only
LCD (Flat Panel) only
Both CRT and LCD (Flat Panel)
MONITOR SELECTION <ALT M> allows you to select from the list of
monitors.
REFRESH <ALT R> allows you to select the refresh rate from the
following:
Interlaced
56 Hz
60 Hz
70 Hz
72 Hz
75 Hz
The refresh rates supported by the selected monitor are the only
available refresh rates that can be selected.
CURSOR-ANIMATION <ALT A> allows you to select an animated cursor
instead of the hour glass wait cursor.
BIG CURSOR <ALT G> allows you to select a big cursor for better
visibility on the Flat Panel.
VERSION <ALT V> displays version information about the current
driver.
HELP <ALT H> displays help information on how to use the Display
Driver Control Panel.
FONT SIZE <ALT F> (Japanese Windows only) allows you to select
the font size from the following:
12
16
20
24
NOTE: The CHIPSCPL will prompt for Windows 3.1 and/or
Chips' driver disk(s) if required files are missing.
CHIPSCPL.INI
This file is located on Disk 2 (OEM Driver Utilities), and is
recommended for OEM use only. The parameters for CHIPSCPL are
stored in the CHIPSCPL.INI file. The INI file contains the
following selectable parameters, and needs to be installed in the
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdirectory.
[FlatPanel]
;For the Panel Quality Dialog box, this should be 1
;It is advised that board manufacturers DO NOT SHIP this file to
end users to prevent end users from having
;display problems
PanelQualityDlg=
After setting the value to 1, this parameter enables the OEM to
modify certain values for fine tuning the display on the panel.
To disable the Panel Quality Dialog box, remove the "1" from the
"PanelQualityDlg=" setting. The CHIPSCPL.INI file DOES NOT NEED
to be provided to end users.
NOTE: The CHIPSCPL saves some information to the
SYSTEM.INI file.
[Display]
BIG-CURSOR=1
This parameter refers to Big Cursor information.
CHIPSCPL.RTF
This file is located on Disk 2 (OEM Driver Utilities) in the
CHIPSCPL subdirectory. The visible text strings for CHIPSCPL.HLP
(Help file) are stored in the CHIPSCPL.RTF file. The OEM may
modify or translate the text strings to other languages by
editing the CHIPSCPL.RTF file using Microsoft Word for Windows
Version 2.0.
Once the text strings are modified, the file must be recompiled
by the Help Compiler located in Microsoft Visual C 1.5x. To
recompile, please note the following:
Install Microsoft Visual C 1.5x onto your hard disk drive.
Enter the CHIPSCPL subdirectory.
Type "HC CHIPSCPL".
The CHIPSCPL subdirectory contains files necessary to link with
the Help Compiler. After recompiling, the CHIPSCPL.HLP will
display the edited text strings in the language of your choice.
To distribute the modified CHIPSCPL.HLP file with Disk 1 (Windows
3.1/DOS), this file must be compressed. Please note the
following:
Install COMPRESS.EXE, included with the Microsoft SDK,
onto your hard disk drive.
Enter the CHIPSCPL subdirectory.
Type "COMPRESS CHIPSCPL.HLP CHIPSCPL.HL$".
Copy CHIPSCPL.HL$ to the WINDOWS subdirectory on Disk 1 to
overwrite the existing file.
CHIPSCPL.RC
This file is located on Disk 2 (OEM Driver Utilities) in the
CHIPSCPL subdirectory. The visible text strings for CHIPSCPL
Control Panel Applet are stored in the CHIPSCPL.RC file. The OEM
may modify or translate the text strings to other languages by
using the Microsoft Visual C AppStudio version 1.5x to edit the
CHIPSCPL.RC file.
Once the text strings are modified, the file must be recompiled
by the Resource Compiler located in the Microsoft Visual C 1.5x.
To recompile the resources, please note the following:
Install Microsoft Visual 1.5x onto your hard disk drive.
Enter the CHIPSCPL subdirectory.
Type "RC -R CHIPSCPL.RC".
Type "RC /30 CHIPSCPL.RES CHIPSCPL.CPL".
The CHIPSCPL subdirectory contains files necessary to link with
the Resource Compiler. After recompiling the resources, the
CHIPSCPL.CPL will display the edited text strings in the language
of your choice.
To distribute the modified CHIPSCPL.CPL file with Disk 1 (Windows
3.1/DOS), this file must be compressed. Please note the
following:
Install COMPRESS.EXE, included with the Microsoft SDK,
onto your hard disk drive.
Enter the CHIPSCPL subdirectory.
Type "COMPRESS CHIPSCPL.CPL CHIPSCPL.CP$".
Copy CHIPSCPL.CP$ to the WINDOWS subdirectory on Disk 1 to
overwrite the existing file.
CHIPSEXT.EXE
CHIPSEXT.EXE (Ver. 1.3) is located on Disk 2 (OEM Driver
Utilities), and allows the OEM to read and write to the Flat
Panel extended registers.
CHIPSVGA.EXE
CHIPSVGA.EXE (Ver. 2.3) is located on Disk 2 (OEM Driver
Utilities), and allows the OEM to read and write to the Flat
Panel extended registers, and read the Sequencer, CRT, Attribute
Controller and Graphics Controller registers, and the palette.
This utility also allows the OEM to program the memory and dot
clocks. The user can save the register information to a file.
SETUP PROGRAMS
The following setup programs were developed for the installation
of CHIPS Display Drivers through Windows or DOS. These setup
programs are located on Disk 1 (WINDOWS 3.1/DOS). The driver
files have been compressed with the Microsoft Corporation ("MS")
COMPRESS.EXE utility. Please note that we do not support driver
installation through the MS Windows Setup due to the limitations
of their COMPRESS.EXE and EXPAND.EXE utilities.
The setup programs contain video chip detection and video memory
detection at the time of installation. These programs will
automatically detect the CHIPS VGA controller and the amount of
video memory present in the system, then read the appropriate
script file, and then install the appropriate drivers. For
example, when setup identifies the VGA controller and 512kb video
memory, the setup program will read the script files identified
by the characters "5K", and then install only the drivers that
function with 512kb of video memory.
English Environment
WINSETUP.EXE
WINSETUP.EXE is a setup program that allows the user to install
driver files through Windows. This setup program will expand
driver files, and then install the drivers in the appropriate
subdirectories. To install the drivers, go to the Run command
from the File menu in the Program Manager, and type A:\WINSETUP.
W*.INF
The W*.INF files are the script files for installation of the
display drivers using WINSETUP.EXE. These files are located in
the root directory of Disk 1 and are required to be in the same
directory as WINSETUP.EXE.
The W*.INF files may be edited by the OEM to tailor the
WINSETUP.EXE program to install specific drivers. These files
may be modified by using any ASCII text editor. For example, if
the OEM does not want to install the 24bpp driver, W*.INF must be
modified as follows:
Enter the W*.INF file into an ASCII text editor.
Go to the [Files] section of the W*.INF file.
Delete the line that contains the name of the file for the
24bpp driver.
Save the file and exit the text editor.
The W*.INF files may also be edited to install the drivers to
another destination subdirectory. The default destination
subdirectory is \WINDOWS\SYSTEM. To change the destination
subdirectory, replace "SYSTEM" in the [Files] section of W*.INF
with the destination subdirectory of your choice.
NOTE: Modifying other fields in the W*.INF file may
cause WINSETUP.EXE to not function properly.
SETUP.EXE
SETUP.EXE is a setup program that allows the user to install
driver files in DOS. This setup program will expand driver
files, and then install the drivers in the appropriate
subdirectories. To install the drivers, type SETUP at the DOS
prompt.
S*.SCP
The S*.SCP files are the script files for installation of the
display drivers using SETUP.EXE. These files are located in the
root directory of Disk 1 and are required to be in the same
directory as SETUP.EXE.
The S*.SCP files may be edited by the OEM to tailor the SETUP.EXE
program to install specific drivers. These files may be modified
by using any ASCII text editor. For example, if the OEM does not
want to install the 24bpp driver, S*.SCP must be modified as
follows:
Enter the S*.SCP file into an ASCII text editor.
Go to the [MENU2 ENTRY Definition] section of the S*.SCP
file.
Delete the line that contains the name of the file for the
24bpp driver.
Save the file and exit the text editor.
The S*.SCP file may also be edited to install the drivers to
another destination subdirectory. The default destination
subdirectory is \WINDOWS\SYSTEM. To change the destination
subdirectory, replace "SYSTEM" in the [MENU2 ENTRY Definition]
section of S*.SCP with the destination subdirectory of your
choice.
NOTE: Modifying other fields in the S*.SCP file may
cause SETUP.EXE to not function properly.
OEM*.INF
The OEM*.INF files are located on Disk 1 in the WINDOWS
subdirectory. These files contain information regarding display
driver resolution and color depth needed by Windows.
The OEM*.INF files may be edited by the OEM to tailor the setup
programs for Windows to display specific drivers, resolutions and
colors. These files may be modified by using any ASCII text
editor. For example, if the OEM does not want to install the
24bpp driver, resolution and color depth, OEM*.INF must be
modified as follows:
Enter the OEM*.INF file into an ASCII text editor.
Go to the [display] section of the OEM*.INF file.
Delete the line that contains the name of the file for the
24bpp driver, resolution and color depth.
Save the file and exit the text editor.
NOTE: Modifying other fields in the OEM*.INF file
may cause Windows to not function properly.
Japanese Environment
The setup programs are located on Disk 1 (Windows 3.1/J). This
diskette contains display drivers for Japanese Windows only.
This diskette can also be identified by a "J" after the version
number.
SETUP.EXE
SETUP.EXE is a setup program that allows the user to install
Windows 3.1/J driver files through Japanese DOS/V. This setup
program will expand driver files, and then install the drivers in
the appropriate subdirectories. To install the drivers, type
SETUP at the DOS/V prompt.
S*.SCP
The S*.SCP files are the script files for installation of the
display drivers using SETUP.EXE. These files are located in the
root directory of Disk 1 (Windows 3.1/J) and are required to be
in the same directory as SETUP.EXE.
The S*.SCP files may be edited by the OEM to tailor the SETUP.EXE
program to install specific drivers. These files may be modified
by using any ASCII text editor. For example, if the OEM does not
want to install the 24bpp driver, S*.SCP must be modified as
follows:
Enter the S*.SCP file into an ASCII text editor.
Go to the [MENU2 ENTRY Definition] section of the S*.SCP
file.
Delete the line that contains the name of the file for the
24bpp driver.
Save the file and exit the text editor.
The S*.SCP file may also be edited to install the drivers to
another destination subdirectory. The default destination
subdirectory is \WINDOWS\SYSTEM. To change the destination
subdirectory, replace "SYSTEM" in the [MENU2 ENTRY Definition]
section of S*.SCP with the destination subdirectory of your
choice.
NOTE: Modifying other fields in the S*.SCP file may
cause SETUP.EXE to not function properly.
OEM*.INF
The OEM*.INF files are located on Disk 1 (Windows 3.1/J) in the
WINDOWS subdirectory. These files contain information regarding
display driver resolution and color depth needed by Windows/J.
The OEM*.INF files may be edited by the OEM to tailor the setup
programs for Windows/J to display specific drivers, resolutions
and colors. These files may be modified by using any ASCII text
editor. For example, if the OEM does not want to install the
24bpp driver, resolution and color depth, OEM*.INF must be
modified as follows:
Enter the OEM*.INF file into an ASCII text editor.
Go to the [display] section of the OEM*.INF file.
Delete the line that contains the name of the file for the
24bpp driver, resolution and color depth.
Save the file and exit the text editor.
NOTE: Modifying other fields in the OEM*.INF file
may cause Windows to not function properly.
CHIPS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
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.