INFOTRONIC S.p.A.
README file for Infotronic Windows 2000 and XP driver release 5.0.x.x
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This file includes quick and safe installation procedures and
last minute suggestions and comments.
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Table Of Contents
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A) 1st time installation :
A1. INFOTRONIC BOARD'S INSTALLATION PROCEDURE for WINDOWS 2000
A2. INFOTRONIC MONITOR'S INSTALLATION PROCEDURE for WINDOWS 2000
A3. INFOTRONIC BOARD'S INSTALLATION PROCEDURE for WINDOWS XP
A4. INFOTRONIC MONITOR'S INSTALLATION PROCEDURE for WINDOWS XP
B) 2nd time installation and update procedures:
B1. HOW TO SELECT THE BOARD IN THE WINDOWS SYSTEM MANAGEMENT
B2. DRIVER'S UPDATE PROCEDURE FOR WINDOWS 2000
B3. DRIVER'S UPDATE PROCEDURE FOR WINDOWS XP
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A1. INFOTRONIC BOARD'S INSTALLATION PROCEDURE for WINDOWS 2000
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After having installed Microsoft Windows 2000 in VGA mode (640x480),
power down the computer and insert the Infotronic graphic board in
any PCI slot. Then follows the below suggested procedure.
NOTE 1: If the PC includes a graphics chipset on motherboard, the
Windows 2000 Plug&Play could detect it and could install
automatically the driver for it. If this happens, let the
system accomplish the installation for the native chipset,
then wait for a while before the messages described at
point 1 are shown.
NOTE 2. In some rare cases the presence of previously installed graphics
controller on the AGP or on the PCI bus of specific computers can
disable the Infotronic Quasar board. It is possible to fix the
problem moving the dip switch 1 on the Quasar board, which is by
default ON, to OFF.
NOTE 3. In some cases when using specific computers with graphics chipset
on motherboard, the Installation Wizard is not displayed on the
Infotronic VGA, but only on the native VGA. In fact the Infotronic
VGA will stop displaying the Windows 2000 boot, but the latter
continues on the native graphics. In order to accomplish the above
described procedure, it is required to temporarily connect the
display monitor to the native graphics. After executing the
installation procedure and a shutdown/restart, reconnect the
display monitor to the Infotronic board.
1. When booting Windows 2000 the Installation Wizard will automatically
start displaying the following messages :
Found New Hardware Wizard
Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard
..........
The wizard helps you install a device driver for a hardware device
To continue, click Next.
2. After clicking Next, the following message will appear:
This wizard will complete the installation for this device:
? Video Controller ... (this message occurs only for a QUASAR
and a JUPITER board)
? PCI Device (this message occurs only for a ONIX board)
What do you want the wizard to do?
o Search for suitable driver for my device (recommended)
o Display a list of the known drivers for this device
so that I can choose a specific driver
3. Select: Display a list of the known drivers for this device
so that I can choose a specific driver
Then click Next.
4. At next window select:
Display Adapters
then press Next
5. At next window click on :
Have Disk
then insert the Infotronic driver's diskette, specify the source
drive (normally a:)
and press OK
6. At next window choose within the shown list the graphic board you are using.
If you do not know the name of the board you are using, please
refer to the label present on the back of the board.
For your information, QUASAR is the name of the latest generation of
Infotronic graphics boards.
The Jupiter and ONIX/IMS4 boards can be still listed for reason of
back compatibility.
Then press Next.
7. At next window, the following messages will appear :
Found new hardware wizard
Start device driver installation
....
Press Next.
8. At next window, the following messages will appear :
Digital Signature not found
The software you are about to install does not contain
a Microsoft .....
Do you want to continue installation?
Click Yes
9. At next window, the following message will appear:
Copying the files...
NOTE: If some files are already present on the hard disk, please
confirm to overwrite them with the driver's ones.
At the end click on Finish.
10. At next window, the following message will appear:
Do you want to restart the computer now?
Close all open applications, remove the driver diskette and restarts the computer, so that the new
driver can take effect.
NOTE. When using Infotronic graphics boards with the VGA passthrough, after the above described installation is done, the following procedure must be followed:
1. select Start > Settings > Control Panel > Display > Settings
2. two boards will be shown : the non Infotronic VGA controller and the Infotronic board
3. select the Infotronic board, then, using the right mouse button, attach and make primary the Infotronic board
4. disable the non Infotronic VGA controller
A2. INFOTRONIC MONITOR'S INSTALLATION PROCEDURE for WINDOWS 2000
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If the Infotronic attached monitor supports the DDC protocol and the used
board is a QUASAR board, the detected monitor will be described in the
related Monitor page (reachable at Display > Settings > Advanced >
Monitor ) with "Plug and Play Monitor".
A2.1 To install the monitor driver please follow the procedure below:
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1. Open Display > Settings > Advanced > Monitor > Properties > Driver
2. Click on Update driver
3. The Update Wizard will automatically start displaying the following
message :
Welcome to the Upgrade Device Driver
and NEXT ...
4. After clicking Next, the following message will appear:
What do you want the wizard to do?
o Search for suitable driver for my device (recommended)
o Display a list of the known drivers for this device
so that I can choose a specific driver
Select: Display a list of the known drivers for this device
so that I can choose a specific driver
and NEXT ...
5. At next window click on : Have Disk
Then insert the Infotronic driver's diskette, specify the source drive
(normally a:) and press OK
(Windows searches for the file infomon.inf)
6. At next window choose within the shown list the monitor you are using.
L2130 is a last generation LCD monitor able to display 1600x1200 resolution.
C10021 is a CRT monitor able to display 1600x1200 resolution at 100 Hz.
If you do not know the name of the monitor you are using, please refer
to the label present on the back of the monitor.
and NEXT ...
7. At next window, the following messages will appear :
Digital Signature not found
The software you are about to install does not contain a Microsoft .....
Do you want to continue installation?
Click Yes ...
8. At next window, the following message will appear:
Copying the files...
and FINISH.
9. Close all open windows.
This is necessary that Windows can refresh the window content and that
the new driver can take effect.
When you reopen the display properties window, you will get as monitor
name that what you have selected under point 7.
A2.2 If the attached monitor does not support the DDC protocol
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If the attached monitor does not support the DDC protocol Windows 2000
detects the monitor as "Default Monitor" and you will get the Default
VESA resolution modes. If you use the QUASAR board, the monitor driver
installation is the same as described for "Plug and Play Monitors".
If the used boards are ONIX or Jupiter boards, Windows 2000 detects
all monitors as Default Monitor. To change the Monitor Type use the
tool provided in the Infotronic page present in the Display applet
of the Control Panel.
Note : If the used boards are ONIX/IMS4 or Jupiter boards please do
not use the Windows 2000 Monitor tab.
A3. INFOTRONIC BOARD'S INSTALLATION PROCEDURE FOR WINDOWS XP
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After having installed Microsoft Windows XP in VGA mode,
power down the computer and insert the Infotronic graphic board in
any PCI slot. Then follows the below suggested procedure.
NOTE 1: If the PC includes a graphics chipset on motherboard, the
Windows XP Plug&Play could detect it and could install
automatically the driver for it. If this happens, let the
system accomplish the installation for the native chipset,
then wait for a while before the messages described at
point 1 are shown.
NOTE 2. In some rare cases the presence of previously installed graphics
controller on the AGP or on the PCI bus of specific computers can
disable the Infotronic Quasar board. It is possible to fix the
problem moving the dip switch 1 on the Quasar board, which is by
default ON, to OFF.
NOTE 3. In some cases when using specific computers with graphics chipset
on motherboard, the Installation Wizard is not displayed on the
Infotronic VGA, but only on the native VGA. In fact the Infotronic
VGA will stop displaying the Windows XP boot, but the latter
continues on the native graphics. In order to accomplish the above
described procedure, it is required to temporarily connect the
display monitor to the native graphics. After executing the
installation procedure and a shutdown/restart, reconnect the
display monitor to the Infotronic board.
1. When booting Windows XP the Installation Wizard will automatically
start displaying the following messages :
Found New Hardware Wizard
Welcome to the Hardware Update Wizard
The wizard helps you install software for:
Video Controller(VGA Compatible)
IF Your hardware came with an installation CD
or floppy, insert it now.
What do you want the wizard to do?
o Install the software automatically (Recommended)
o Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)
Select :
Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)
Then click Next.
2. After clicking Next, the following message will appear:
Please choose your search and installation options.
o Search for the best driver in these locations
....
o Don`t search. I will choose the driver to install.
....
3. Select: Don`t search. I will choose the driver to install.
Then click Next.
4. At next window select :
Display adapters
then Click Next
5. At next window click on :
Have Disk
then insert the Infotronic driver's diskette, specify the source
drive (normally a:)
and press OK
6. At next window choose within the shown list the graphic board you are using.
If you do not know the name of the board you are using, please
refer to the label present on the back of the board.
For your information, QUASAR is the name of the latest generation of
Infotronic graphics boards.
The Jupiter and ONIX/IMS4 boards can be still listed for reason of
back compatibility.
Then press Next.
7. At next window, the following messages will appear :
Hardware installation
....
Press Continue anyway
NOTE: If some files are already present on the hard disk, please
confirm to overwrite them with the driver's ones.
8. At next window, the following message will appear:
Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard.
.....
At the end click on Finish.
Close all open applications, remove the driver diskette and restart the computer, so that the new
driver can take effect.
A4. INFOTRONIC MONITOR'S INSTALLATION PROCEDURE FOW WINDOWS XP
================================================================
If the Infotronic attached monitor supports the DDC protocol and the used
board is a QUASAR board, the detected monitor will be described in the
related Monitor page (reachable at Display > Settings > Advanced >
Monitor ) with "Plug and Play Monitor".
A4.1 To install the monitor driver please follow the procedure below:
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1. Open Display > Settings > Advanced > Monitor > Properties > Driver
2. Click on Update driver
3. The Update Wizard will automatically start displaying the following
message :
Welcome to the Harware Update Wizard
4. The wizard helps you install software for:
Plug and Play Monitor
IF Your hardware came with an installation CD
or floppy, insert it now.
What do you want the wizard to do?
o Install the software automatically (Recommended)
o Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)
Select :
Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)
Then click Next.
5. After clicking Next, the following message will appear:
Please choose your search and installation options.
o Search for the best driver in these locations
....
o Don`t search. I will choose the driver to install.
....
6. Select: Don`t search. I will choose the driver to install.
Then click Next.
7. At next window click on : Have Disk
Then insert the Infotronic driver's diskette, specify the source drive
(normally a:) and press OK
(Windows searches for the file infomon.inf)
8. At next window choose within the shown list the monitor you are using.
L2130 is a last generation LCD monitor able to display 1600x1200 resolution.
C10021 is a CRT monitor able to display 1600x1200 resolution at 100 Hz.
If you do not know the name of the monitor you are using, please refer
to the label present on the back of the monitor.
and NEXT ...
9. At next window, the following messages will appear :
Hardware installation
....
Press Continue anyway
10. At next window, the following message will appear:
Completing the Hardware Update Wizard...
then click FINISH.
11. Close all open windows.
This is necessary that Windows can refresh the window content and that
the new driver can take effect.
A4.2 If the attached monitor does not support the DDC protocol
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If the attached monitor does not support the DDC protocol Windows XP
detects the monitor as "Default Monitor" and you will get the Default
VESA resolution modes. If you use the QUASAR board, the monitor driver
installation is the same as described for "Plug and Play Monitors".
If the used boards are ONIX or Jupiter boards, Windows XP detects
all monitors as Default Monitor. To change the Monitor Type use the
tool provided in the Infotronic page present in the Display applet
of the Control Panel.
Note : If the used boards are ONIX, IMS4 or Jupiter boards please do
not use the Windows Monitor tab.
B1. HOW TO SELECT THE BOARD IN THE WINDOWS SYSTEM MANAGEMENT
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1. If the INFOTRONIC graphics board and its driver have been properly
installed, the device is displayed in the Display Adapters tree of
the Device Manager as one of these items:
INFOTRONIC QUASAR
INFOTRONIC DOBLO
INFOTRONIC JUPITER
INFOTRONIC ONIX/IMS4
2. If the Infotronic driver was not installed before, during the hardware
auto detection procedures the QUASAR board will be named as "Video
Controller (VGA Compatible)".
If you need to install the driver without using the Windows installation wizards,
or if you have interrupted the installation or the auto detection wizards, you
need to choose the "Video Controller (VGA Compatible)" device to properly install
the Infotronic driver.
Note that in case you want to use the "Add/Remove Hardware Wizard" and the "Video
Controller (VGA Compatible)" device is present in the window labeled with "Choose
a Hardware Device", but you select "Add a new device" to run the driver's
installation , instead of running the installation over the "Video Controller
(VGA Compatible)", you will get a failed installation. In this case remove all
installed devices, reboot the system and restart the procedure.
B2. DRIVER'S UPDATE PROCEDURE FOR WINDOWS 2000
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1. There are many different ways to update the driver in Windows 2000, but in any
case you must access the Properties of the Graphics Adapter.
The most common way is to select :
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Display > Setting Tab > Advanced > Adapter
Tab > Properties
You can reach the Display Adapter properties also selecting :
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Hardware Tab > Device Manager >
Display Adapter tree > Infotronic adapter
then with the right mouse button select "Properties"
2. Select the Driver tab and click the "Update Driver" button, which will start
the "Update Device Driver Wizard".
3. Click NEXT ... on the welcome window.
4. At next window the following message will be displayed in case of QUASAR board :
This wizard upgrades drivers for the following hardware device:
Infotronic QUASAR
....
What do you want the wizard to do?
o Search for suitable driver for my device (recommended)
o Display a list of the known drivers for this device
so that I can choose a specific driver
Select the second one :
"Display a list of know drivers for this device so that I can chose a
specific driver".
Then click NEXT ...
IMPORTANT NOTE. In order to safely install the updated driver select this way and not
the automatic way proposed by Windows ( "Search for suitable driver
for my device"). This way in fact will guarantee you against
pre-existing inf installation files in the hard disk or pre-specified
locations.
5. At next window ("Select A Device Driver") click the "Have Disk" button.
A browser window will open and you will need to specify the driver location.
Windows looks for a file called infotrnt.inf. If your updated driver is on a
diskette specify the related floppy drive letter.
Then click OK ...
6. Next, you will be back again to the "Select A Device Driver" window, where you
need to select the appropriate graphics board.
Then click NEXT ...
7. Click NEXT ... on the "Start Device Driver Installation" window
8. Now you will be prompted to confirm the installation.
Click YES ...
9. The driver is now updated.
10. In the last window, labeled as "Completing the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard",
click FINISH ...
11. Close all open windows related to the Adapter Properties. After doing that you
will be prompted to reboot the system.
NOTE: To activate the changes you must reboot the system.
B3. DRIVER'S UPDATE PROCEDURE FOR WINDOWS XP
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1. There are many different ways to update the driver in Windows XP, but in any case you must access the Properties of the Graphics Adapter.
The most common way is to select :
Start > Control Panel > Display > Setting Tab > Advanced > Adapter
Tab > Properties
You can reach the Display Adapter properties also selecting :
Start > Control Panel > System > Hardware Tab > Device Manager >
Display Adapter tree > Infotronic adapter
then with the right mouse button select "Properties"
2. Select the Driver tab and click the "Update Driver" button, which will start
the "Hardware Update Driver Wizard".
3. The following messages are displayed :
Welcome to the Hardware Update Wizard
The wizard helps you install software for:
Infotronic .........
IF Your hardware came with an installation CD
or floppy, insert it now.
What do you want the wizard to do?
o Install the software automatically (Recommended)
o Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)
Select :
Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)
Then click Next.
IMPORTANT NOTE. In order to safely install the updated driver select this way and not
the automatic way proposed by Windows ( "Search for suitable driver
for my device"). This way in fact will guarantee you against
pre-existing inf installation files in the hard disk or pre-specified
locations.
4. After clicking Next, the following message will appear:
Please choose your search and installation options.
o Search for the best driver in these locations
....
o Don`t search. I will choose the driver to install.
....
5. Select: Don`t search. I will choose the driver to install.
Then click Next.
6. You will be back again to the "Select the Device Driver..." window, where you
need to select the appropriate graphics board.
Note that at that moment Windows looks for a file called infotrnt.inf.
Click Have disk, then insert the driver`s diskette and press OK.
Then click NEXT ...
7. Now you will be prompted to confirm the installation.
Click Continue Anyway ...
8. The driver is now updated.
9. In the last window, labeled as "Completing the Hardware Update Wizard",
click FINISH ...
10. Close all open windows related to the Adapter Properties. After doing that you
will be prompted to reboot the system.
NOTE: To activate the changes you must reboot the system.
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.