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Number Nine HawkEye for Windows NT 4.0
for the 9FX Reality 334 Video Adapter
Product: 9FX Reality 334
Technology: S3 Virge GX, GX2
Bus: PCI, AGP
S3 Base code Version: 2.01.05, 2.01.06, 2.01.11
#9 Driver Version: 0.02.05
#9 Disk Version: 04.054.112H (7-31-97)
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This file contains basic Windows NT 4.0 driver instructions for the
Number Nine 9FX Reality 334 video adapter used on the IBM 6599 and 8644
systems. For detailed instructions on using the HawkEye utility, refer to
the on-line help.
The entire contents of this file should be read because information
in this file may not appear in printed documentation or on-line Help.
In addition, the following text file is provided on the HawkEye for
Windows NT 4.0 driver diskette 1 to supplement this READ_ME.TXT:
FILELIST.TXT A complete list and description of all the files on your
Windows NT 4.0 Video Driver Disk.
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CONTENTS
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1. SUPPORTED COLOR DEPTHS AND REFRESH RATES
2. INSTALLING 9FX REALITY 334 DRIVERS AND HAWKEYE FOR WINDOWS NT 4.0
A) INSTALLING THE 9FX REALITY 334 VIDEO DEVICE DRIVER
B) INSTALLING THE HAWKEYE FOR WINDOWS NT 4.0 FEATURE SET
3. CHANGING THE MONITOR SELECTION OR DISPLAY REFRESH RATE
4. CHANGING THE VIDEO SETTINGS
5. REMOVING THE 9FX REALITY 334 DRIVERS AND HAWKEYE
6. TROUBLESHOOTING HAWKEYE FOR WINDOWS NT 4.0
7. DIRECT DRAW, DCI AND VIDEO FOR WINDOWS NT 4.0
8. OTHER PROBLEMS
9. IBM HELPDESK
10. SOFTWARE UPGRADES
11. TRADEMARKS
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1. SUPPORTED COLOR DEPTHS AND REFRESH RATES
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+=============+====================+====================+================+
³ Resolution ³ 2D Color ³ 3D Optimized ³ Refresh Rates ³
³ (Pels) ³ Depths ³ Color Depths ³ (Hz) ³
+-------------+--------------------+--------------------+----------------+
³ 640 x 480 ³ 256, 32768, 65536, ³ 256, 32768, 65536, ³ 60, 72, 75, 85 ³
³ ³ 16777216 ³ 16777216 ³ ³
+-------------+--------------------+--------------------+----------------+
³ 800 x 600 ³ 256, 32768, 65536, ³ 256, 32768, 65536 ³ 60, 72, 75, 85 ³
³ ³ 16777216 ³ ³ ³
+-------------+--------------------+--------------------+----------------+
³ 1024 x 768 ³ 256, 32768, 65536, ³ 256 ³ 43 interlaced, ³
³ ³ 16777216 ³ ³ 60, 70, 75, 85 ³
+-------------+--------------------+--------------------+----------------+
³ 1152 x 862 ³ 256, 32768, 65536, ³ 256 ³ 60, 70, 75, 85 ³
³ ³ 16777216 ³ ³ ³
+-------------+--------------------+--------------------+----------------+
³ 1280 x 1024 ³ 256, 32768, 65536, ³ none ³ 43 interlaced, ³
³ ³ 16777216 ³ ³ 60, 75, 85 ³
+-------------+--------------------+--------------------+----------------+
³ 1600 x 1200 ³ 256, 32768, 65536 ³ none ³ 49 interlaced, ³
³ ³ ³ ³ 60, 70 75 ³
+=============+====================+====================+================+
* with 16 bit Z-buffer and double buffering enabled
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2. INSTALLING 9FX REALITY 334 DRIVERS AND HAWKEYE FOR WINDOWS NT 4.0
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Installing the NT 4.0 driver and Hawkeye utility is currently a two step
process. The first step installs the driver and the second step installs
the Hawkeye utility. These two steps will be combined into a single step
install for the final release of the driver.
Note: If your computer has IBM-preinstalled software, the video device driver
for Windows NT 4.0 has already been installed on the hard disk of your
computer. However, the information included in this file will be
helpful if you ever need to reinstall or update the device driver, or
if you want to change the video settings.
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A) INSTALLING THE 9FX REALITY 334 VIDEO DEVICE DRIVER
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1. Start Windows NT 4.0 in VGA mode: When the "Please select the
operating system to start..." message is displayed, select
WINDOWS NT WORKSTATION VERSION 4.00 [VGA MODE].
2. After Windows NT 4.0 has finished starting, click on the START button,
select SETTINGS, and then click on CONTROL PANEL.
3. Double-click on the DISPLAY icon. The Display Properties window
appears.
Note: You can also display the Display Properties window by
clicking the right mouse button anywhere on the Desktop
and then selecting the PROPERTIES option from the pop-up
menu.
4. Click on the SETTINGS tab.
5. Click on the DISPLAY TYPE button. The Display Type window
appears.
6. Under Adapter Type, click on the CHANGE button.
7. In the Change Display window, click on the HAVE DISK button.
8. Insert the 9FX Reality 334 driver for Windows NT 4.0 diskette 1 into
drive A; then click on the OK button. Or, if you have copied the
driver files to a directory on your harddrive or to a network drive,
enter the correct path and click on the OK button.
NOTE: Do NOT store the driver files in a directory called
C:\NUMBER9 as it will create a conflict with the configuration
file of the same name!
9. From the list of displayed S3 devices, select the 'Reality 334'
device; then click on the OK button.
10. In the Third-party Drivers window, click on the YES button to
proceed.
o If a message appears stating the driver is already installed
on the system, and asks if you want to use the current or new
drivers, be sure to select the NEW button.
11. When the message "The drivers were successfully installed" is
displayed, remove the driver diskette from the drive; then click
on the OK button.
12. In the Display Type window, click on the CLOSE button.
13. In the Display Properties window, click on the CLOSE or APPLY button.
14. When the System Settings Change window appears with a message
asking if you want to restart your computer, click on YES.
NOTE: The first time NT 4.0 is restarted after the 9FX Reality 334 driver
has been installed, an 'Invalid Display Settings' message box
will appear stating that 'A new graphics driver has been installed'.
Press OK on the message box and OK on the Display Properties
window and then continue with the installation of Hawkeye below.
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B) INSTALLING THE HAWKEYE FOR WINDOWS NT 4.0 FEATURE SET
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NOTE: Before installing the HawkEye for Windows NT 4.0 feature set, please
close all open application programs and disable any anti-virus
software that is running on your computer until the HawkEye for
Windows NT 4.0 installation is complete!
NOTE: If you copy the driver files to a directory on your local harddrive,
do NOT store the driver files in a directory called C:\NUMBER9 as
it will create a conflict with the configuration file of the same
name!
Installing the Hawkeye software is a one step procedure. Simply run
the file 'SETUP.EXE' on driver diskette 1 or from the harddrive directory
where the driver files are stored.
1. Insert the 9FX Reality 334 driver for Windows NT 4.0 diskette 1 into
drive A. Or, if you have copied the driver files to a directory on
your harddrive or to a network drive, proceed directly to step 2.
2. From Windows NT 4.0, click on the Windows NT 4.0 START button.
3. Select RUN...
4. Run SETUP from the drive A or from the directory on your local
harddrive, network drive, or CDROM that contains the 9FX Reality
334 video driver. For example, if your CDROM is drive D: and the
drivers are located in a directory called NT40, then you would
type: D:\NT40\SETUP. If you're not sure exactly where the drivers
are, use the BROWSE option on the RUN... window to locate the 9FX
Reality 334 SETUP program.
SETUP.EXE will perform the HawkEye for Windows NT 4.0 installation for you.
Follow the on-screen instructions when SETUP.EXE is run until the
installation is complete. When the installtion is finished, remove the
the diskette from drive A if once was used.
If prompted, you must restart Windows NT 4.0 to complete the installation
of your new HawkEye for Windows NT 4.0 features.
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3. CHANGING THE MONITOR SELECTION OR DISPLAY REFRESH RATE
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To change the monitor refresh rate:
1. Start Windows NT 4.0.
2. With the left mouse button, double click on the Number 9 icon in the
right corner of the Windows NT 4.0 taskbar.
3. Click on the 'Monitor Selection' tab.
4. If your monitor supports DDC (Plug and Play) and you want the drivers
to automatically decode the monitor's DDC information when NT 4.0 is
booted, click on the 'Autodetect DDC monitor on restart' box.
5. If your monitor does not support DDC or you want to override the DDC
information provided by the monitor:
A) Be sure the 'Autodetect DDC monitor on restart' box is NOT
checked.
B) Select a new IBM monitor with the pulldown menu and either
the mouse or the up and down arrow keys.
6. Click on the 'OK' or 'Apply' button.
7. If prompted, click on the 'Continue' button to test the new monitor
setting.
If the test screen appears garbled or unreadable, your monitor does
not support the current setting. Either select another IBM monitor
or go to the 'Display Properties' and 'Settings' window to manually
select an alternate refresh rate. The Display Properties window can
be accessed by clicking the right mouse button anywhere on the
Desktop and then selecting the PROPERTIES option from the pop-up
menu.
8. If the test screen appeared OK, press 'Yes' to keep the current monitor
setting. Then press 'OK' to close the HawkEye utility.
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4. CHANGING THE VIDEO SETTINGS
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To change the video settings:
1. Start Windows NT 4.0.
2. With the left mouse button, double click on the Number 9 icon in the
right corner of the Windows NT 4.0 taskbar.
3. Click on the 'Resolution Exchange' tab.
4. Select the desired resolution and color depth.
5. Click on the 'OK' or 'Apply' button.
NOTE: The NT 4.0 9FX Reality 334 video driver supports dual monitors when
2 9FX Reality 334 adapters are installed in the system. The adapters
can be placed either on the AGP or PCI bus. When two adapters are
installed, additional 'Virtual Desktop' resolutions will be available
in the 'Resolution Exchange' window which will stretch the desktop
across the two monitors.
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5. REMOVING THE 9FX REALITY 334 DRIVERS AND HAWKEYE
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To remove the 9FX Reality 334 drivers and Hawkeye utility:
1. After Windows NT 4.0 has finished starting, click on the START button,
select SETTINGS, and then click on CONTROL PANEL.
3. Double-click on the DISPLAY icon. The Display Properties window
appears.
Note: You can also display the Display Properties window by
clicking the right mouse button anywhere on the Desktop
and then selecting the PROPERTIES option from the pop-up
menu.
4. Click on the SETTINGS tab.
5. Click on the DISPLAY TYPE button. The Display Type window
appears.
6. Under Adapter Type, click on the CHANGE button.
7. In the Change Display window, select '(Standard display types)' under
'Manufacturers:' and 'VGA compatible display adapter' under
'Display:'.
8. Click on the OK button.
9. Insert the NT 4.0 installation CD ROM if prompted.
10. When the message "The drivers were successfully installed" is
displayed, click on the OK button.
10. In the Display Type window, click on the CLOSE button.
11. In the Display Properties window, click on the CLOSE button.
12. When the System Settings Change window appears with a message
asking if you want to restart your computer, click on YES.
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6. TROUBLESHOOTING HAWKEYE FOR WINDOWS NT 4.0
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Problem:
1) The 9FX Reality 334 driver and Hawkeye cannot be installed in one step
by running SETUP.EXE.
Solution:
This will be fixed in a future release of the driver.
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7. DIRECT DRAW, DCI AND VIDEO FOR WINDOWS
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DCI support is now incorporated into 'Direct Draw' for Windows NT 4.0
Direct Draw requires files that are not included with the 9FX Reality 334
product. The required files will be included with your Direct Draw
Application. Installing your Direct Draw application or game will install
these files.
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8. OTHER PROBLEMS
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Software sometimes does not perform consistently across all resolutions and
color depths. If you experience a persistent problem for which you cannot
determine a cause or solution, try switching to a different resolution
with Resolution Exchange.
If the problem is consistent across resolutions. Please consult application
documentation. Most applications are distributed with a READ_ME file
similar to this file. READ_ME files usually contain a wealth of information
regarding potential video conflicts.
If you have a problem that is not described in this file or is unresolved when
you try the suggested solutions, please contact the IBM HelpDesk or check to
see if there are any driver updates available.
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9. IBM HELPDESK
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HelpDesk Phone: (800) 772-2227
(Please be prepared with as much information as possible about your 9FX
Reality 334 video adapter and PC.)
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10. SOFTWARE UPGRADES
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Driver Updates from the World Wide Web: http://www.us.pc.ibm.com/files/html
Even though you may have just received your Number Nine software, newer
versions may be available. Free upgrades are provided to all IBM customers
on the IBM world wide web site.
To see if you have the latest version, compare the version number of your
software (on the label of the provided diskette or in Status in the HawkEye
for Windows NT 4.0 Control Panel under Windows Disk Version) with the version
number of the corresponding software on the WWW home page.
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11. TRADEMARKS
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The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United
States or other countries or both:
IBM (International Business Machines)
The following terms are trademarks of other companies:
Number Nine, Hawkeye Number Nine Visual Technology Corporation
Microsoft and Windows are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation.
Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service
marks of others.
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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.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.