Trident OS/2 Display Drivers
July 1996
Thank you for using Trident display adapter. This Trident OS/2 Display
Drivers utility supports the following resolutions with OS/2:
640x480x256
800x600x256
1024x768x256
1280x1024x256 (2M)
1600x1200x256 (4M)
640x480x65K
800x600x65K
1024x768x65K (2M)
1280x1024x65K (4M)
640x480x16.7M (2M)
800x600x16.7M (2M)
1024x768x16.7M (4M)
This utility includes Trident OS/2 Display Drivers installation
and Trident OS/2 Display Drivers setting.
Installation Procedure
1. Insert Trident OS/2 Display Drivers CD in CD_ROM Drive.
From the OS/2 Desktop:
Open the OS/2 System folder, double-click on the Drives object,
and then double-click on CD_ROM drive . When the CD_ROM drive folder
opens, open OS2 directory also, then double-click on INSTALL.EXE.
From the OS/2 Command Line:
Open OS/2 System folder, double-click on Command Prompts, and
double-click on either OS/2 Window or OS/2 Full Screen. Then, at
the command line, go to CD_ROM drive and OS2 directory, then type:
INSTALL.EXE
and press Enter.
2. The first page of the installation program's window is Screen
Resolution selection page.
. Select the resolution and color depth.
3. The second page is Monitor Model selection page.
. Click on Monitor tab to go to this page.
. Point to and click on the down arrow button to show a list of
monitor models.
. Select the monitor model. If you cannot find your monitor's
model, select "Default".
4. The third page is Refresh Rate selection page.
. Click on Refresh tab to go to this page.
. The refresh rates displayed are the recommended refresh rate for
each resolution by your monitor manufacturer.
. You can change the refresh rates by clicking on down arrow button
to select the refresh rates for corresponding resolution.
5. After the selections, click on the Install button to complete
the installation.
6. Reboot OS/2 to have this installation take effect.
Display Drivers Setting Procedure
1. Double-click on the Trident folder, and then double-click
Display Setting object.
2. To change resolution and/or color depth
. Click Screen tab.
. Select the resolution and color depth.
. Click Set button.
3. To change refresh rate
. Click Refresh tab.
. Point to and click down arrow button.
. Select the refresh rate.
. Click Set button to take effect.
. If you don't want the selected refresh rate, click Undo
button or press 'U' key to return to previous refresh rate.
If you have selected to change resolution and/or frame buffer
address, you must reboot OS/2 to have the changes take effect.
Note:
If you decide to change your hardware system configuration, such
as upgrading video memory or system memory, you should
. Change resolution to 640x480x16(VGA).
. Change hardware configuration.
. Reinstall Trident OS/2 Display Drivers.
You can add or delete monitor models by modifying TMONITOR.INF
file in this utility diskette.
The format of each line in this file is:
. The monitor model and company name inside two double quote marks.
. Four recommended refresh rates data for 640x480, 800x600,
1024x768, 1280x1024, and 1600x1200 resolutions.
. Four maximum supported refresh rates data for 640x480, 800x600,
1024x768, 1280x1024, and 1600x1200 resolutions. If some resolutions
are not supported, put "0" in it.
Copyright Trident Microsystem, 1995, all rights reserved.
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.