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| README file for WINNER 2000AVI
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| ELSA graphics driver disk for Windows NT 4.0 build 1381.
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| Version: 5.32.00.290
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| Copyright (c) 1993-98 ELSA AG, Aachen (Germany)
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| ELSA AG Internet : http://www.elsa.de
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| 07/21/98, hhockenb
Table of Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Installation
3. Additional Configuration Options
4. Known Problems
5. History
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1 Introduction
This file explains how to setup and to configure the ELSA
Windows NT driver software for your graphics board.
1.1 Requirements
This driver software only runs on ELSA PCI bus graphics boards.
1.2 Further Information
For more information on configuring installed ELSA graphics
drivers, refer to the Windows Help or to the help files to ELSA
Utilities.
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2 Installation
NOTE: This driver was designed for full functionality under
Windows NT 4.0 only!
There are several ways to install an ELSA graphics driver:
- Automatic installation by ELSA Setup Utility (2.1)
- Via the Windows dialog "display properties" (2.2)
- During the NT Windows 4.0 installation (2.3)
2.1 Automatic installation by ELSA Setup Utility
First of all, start the Windows NT. To run SETUP.EXE then, you
can either double click on it in the Microsoft Explorer or
choose "Run..." in the "Start" menu.
2.1.1 Further Hints and Configuration
-The Setup version 1.0 -1.9 only supports Windows NT 4.0 build
1381 in german and english with service pack 3.
-If the program is interrupted, for example by user inputs
during a running automatic dialog, it will terminate itself
after a certain period of time. The installation can be
continued manually or the Setup program must be restarted.
-If open, the Windows dialog "Display Properties" must be closed
before calling the SETUP.EXE.
-The file SETUP.INI(under Setup Options) provides the following
switches: "QuietInstall" and "AutoReboot". Both switches are "OFF"
by default. If "QuietInstall=On" is indicated the SETUP.EXE
installs the graphics display driver without requesting user
input. For a complete installation the computer must be rebooted.
The section [Tools] provides an "InstallationFiles" key.
This provides a list of all the installation script files
additionally installed when choosing
"Install ELSA graphics display drivers and utilities". These
installation script files provide a [DefaultInstall] and
[DefaultUninstall] section, so that they can be easily
uninstalled/installed using "Add/Remove Programs,
Install/Uninstall under "Software"..." in the Control Panel.
2.2 Manual Installation
2.2.1 Manual Installation of the graphics driver
NOTE: First install the Standard-VGA driver, then shut down
your computer and exchange the graphics board.
Click on the symbol "Control Panel" in the taskbar/Settings or
on the desktop with the right mouse button and select
"Properties"in the pop-up menu. Select here "Desplay"
(DISPLAY.CPL) and, under the tab "Settings", click on the key "
Change configuration..." to modify the display settings.
Selecting the ELSA graphics board by selecting "Change..." in
the following dialog. The dialog box "Select graphics board"
appears with a selection of available drivers (under "Model").
NOTE: The entry "ELSA WINNER 1000" found here will install the
S3 driver designed by Microsoft, but not ELSA's own
driver.
Select the key "Other..."in the lower right-hand of the dialog
box. The dialog "Install from disk" appears with an indication
of path or floppy drive ("A:\"). Change the entry to the path
where you find the driver files for your board (e.g."D:\WINNER
\2000PROX\WINNT40") and confirm with "Continue". Now a list of
ELSA graphics drivers is displayed. Select the driver for your
board and decide if you prefer an installation with or without
tools. Confirm the dialog. The driver is installed after
confirming the warning that a third-party driver will be
installed. Close all display windows.
NOTE: With Windows NT 4.0, graphics drivers cannot be loaded
dynamically. This is not an ELSA limitation!
To activate the ELSA driver the computer has to be restarted.
Please press >>Yes<< in the relevant dialog.
The system will reboot and the initial installation is finished.
The initial installation of ELSA drivers for Microsoft Windows
NT 4.0 installs the driver in a resolution of 640*480 pixel at
256 colors and 60Hz refresh.
NOTE: Windows NT 4.0 now will restart in a resolution of
640*480 pixel at 256 colors and 60Hz refresh. The
desired display resolution can be set with the "Display"
application in the Control Panel.
2.2.2 Manual Installation of ELSA Utilities
The ELSA utilities can be easily installed from the Explorer by
clicking on the appropriate .INF file with the right mouse
button (see 2) and then selecting "Install...".
NOTE: The utilities can be uninstalled in the Control Panel
under "Software", "Install/Uninstall...".
2.3 Setup During System Installation
NOTE: You will need installation floppy disks (see 2.4).
With a first-time or new installation of Windows NT, the
identification of hardware and software components is followed
by the query if you wish to accept the settings selected by
Windows NT. DO NOT press ENTER!
Move the highlight to "Display:". Choose here "Other" (requires
disk provided by a hardware manufacturer). Insert disk 1 and
select the driver for your graphics board. Continue the
installation following all instructions.
After restarting, Windows NT reboots in graphics mode.
NOTE: the ELSA utilities must be subsequently installed
manually (section 3.1).
2.4 Making Installation Disks
To create installation disks for the ELSA graphics driver you
will need one empty floppy disk labeled "ELSA Windows NT 4.0
DISK 1".
Please note that not all listed files are required and some
files may have different filename extensions
(e.g. "ES3AD.dl_" instead of "ES3AD.dll").
Copy the following files (as available) from CD-ROM to:
- Disk 1 ("ELSA Windows NT 4.0 DISK 1"):
DISK1
ELSA.INF
ELSA.HLP
LIESMICH.TXT
README.TXT
SETUP.EXE
SETUP.INI
TXTSETUP.OEM
I386\ES3AM.SYS
I386\ES3AD.DLL
I386\EMS3AD.DLL
1386\MONCTRL\24H96.TIM
1386\MONCTRL\MONCDEU.DLL
1386\MONCTRL\MONCENG.DLL
2.5 Testing the Installation and Determining the Driver Version
Number
2.5.1 Testing the Installation
Select from the Start menu "Settings" and in the Control Panel
click on "Display". Select the tab "Settings" and there the key
"Change configuration...". The following dialog gives
information of the manufacturer, the version number and the
current driver files.
NOTE: If you see "Version Information missing ", you did not
set US English as the system language. This problem will
appear in all non-American NT installations. This is not
an ELSA limitation!
2.5.2 Determining the Version Number of the Driver via the Driver
Files
Use the Explorer to inspect the file properties for one of the
files EG*.SYS, EG*.DLL, or EMG*.DLL. The file EG*.SYS can be
found in the directory System32\Drivers and System32 of your
Windows NT, the files EG*.DLL and EMG*.DLL in the
System32\index.
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3 Additional Configuration Options
3.1 How to Install and to Configure the Driver
If necessary, all tools can be manually installed afterwards.
To do this, change to the corresponding tool subdirectory
(e.g. 1386\GLSET), click with the right mouse button on the
".INF" file and select the entry "Install" from the context
menu. After a restart the tools are fully installed.
There follows a description of all the possible settings of the
ELSA graphics driver for Windows NT and of the ELSA utilities.
3.2 Monitor Conformity
To take full advantage of your monitor, you can define new
resolutions and other monitor timings, and store them in the
timing file. In multi-screen operation, the timing must be set
for each connected monitor.
3.2.1 Monitor Control
With the ELSA program to set monitors, you can configure multi-
screen environments. You will find it under Starting Menu
/Control Panel/MONCTRL. The configuration options are described
as follows.
3.2.1.1 Monitor Timings for ...
In multi-screen configurations, you can select the monitor for
which the timing should be set.
3.2.1.2 Timings
This entry determines how the timing file should be used.
IGNORE: All entries in the timing file are ignored, which means
it is not employed.
PREFER: Resolutions of the timing file are preferentially
treated. If a resolution provided in a timing file is
also provided by a driver, the data of the timing file
will be accepted, and the data of the driver are
rejected. Driver resolutions without a corresponding
timing are accepted unchanged.
NOTE: Using new drivers, it is possible that no
resolution of the timing file is accepted,
because of the multitude of timings offered. It
is advisable to use the setting "Exclusive".
EXCLUSIVE: All standard resolutions are rejected.
Only resolutions from the timing file are available.
3.2.1.3 List of Monitors
This list presents a series of symbols to characterize the
timing entries. This should be a text applying to the timing and
indicating exactly the monitor,
e.g.
ELSA ECOMO 24H96
3.2.2 Monitor Timings File
The monitor timings are stored in this binary piece of data.
The values of the timing file are accepted by MonCtrl and
transferred to the list of disposal resolutions.
Concerning the ELSA ECOMO 24H96 you will find a list in the
System32 directory of your Windows NT 4.0 register.
3.2.2.1 Description of Timing File Format
The file including the timing entries has the ending ".TIM".
It contains lines with ASCII text which work with all editors
(e.g. NOTEPAD.EXE). The first line contains a text to indicate
the monitor (see 3.3.1.3). This text is registered in the MonCtrl
tool of the monitor list. (i.e. ELSA ECOMO 24H96). In each of
the following lines the timing is defined. Furthermore, each
line contains 14 values separated by commas, describing the
timing.
The following parameters can be entered here (order as in the
file) :
- XRes: number of pixels to X-direction (e.g.1024)
- YRes: number of screen lines to Y-direction (e.g.768)
- Bpp: number of bits per pixel, color depth (e.g.16)
- Hz: refresh rate in Hertz (e.g.79)
-PxClk: pixel clock rate of kHz (i.e 95455)
- Ht: horizontal total in pixels = hor. sum (e.g.1312)
- Hfp: horizontal frontporch in pixels (e.g. 16)
- Hsw: horizontal sync-width in pixels (e.g. 96)
- Hbp: horizontal backporch in pixels (e.g. 176)
- VT: vertical total in lines = vertical sum (e.g.800)
- Vfp: vertical frontporch in lines (e.g. 1)
- Vsw: vertical sync-width in lines (e.g. 3)
- Vbp: vertical backporch in lines (e.g. 28)
- If: interlaced flag (should be set to zero)
An example of a file (24H96) with the named value, will
represent as follows:
ELSA ECOMO 24h96
640, 480, 8, 60, 25175, 800, 16, 96, 48, 525, 10, 2, 33, 0
NOTE: It is not necessary to indicate the parameters.
Normally the indications xRes, yRes, Bpp and Hz are
enough. All other parameters must be mentioned at least
with a zero.
Example: 1200, 800, 16, 75, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
3.3 ELSA POWERlib
ELSA offers the toolkit POWERlib as an option for the
programmer. This is for creating your own applications which use
ELSA graphics boards for graphical output. This tool is
available for Windows NT.
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4 Known Problems
- The driver cannot run on a system where a port COM4 is
installed.
- It is possible that some computers need a very long time
to boot.
- Don't use the standard S3 display driver. If NT identifies
the S3 chip and tries to install the S3 driver - stop the
installation.
- If the ELSA graphics board is not recognized, try another
PCI slot. Some motherboard manufacturers have implemented PCI
slots that are not PCI compliant.
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5 History
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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.
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