README Driver File Contents (9388NT.EXE)

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                WINDOWS NT DRIVER SETUP INFORMATION
                               for
                    Trident 93xx/94xx/96xx Users


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Windows NT Device Drivers Version 4.0.0                   Mar 28, 1996
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Contents

1.0     Introduction
2.0     Supported Resolutions
3.0     Installation Notes for Windows NT Version 4.0

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1.0     Introduction

This Accelerate Driver runs on the following products:

     Trident 93xx/94xx/96xx, VESA or PCI local bus adapter

The Graphics Device Drivers supplied here are for the Microsoft
Windows NT operating system version 4.0.

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2.0     Supported Resolutions.

                    16 colors     256 colors    65000 colors    16.7 million
     Resolutions    4 bpp         8 bpp         16 bpp          24/32 bpp

     640 x  480     1/2/4MB        1/2/4MB       1/2/4MB         1/2/4MB
     800 x  600     1/2/4MB        1/2/4MB       1/2/4MB           2/4MB
    1024 x  768     1/2/4MB        1/2/4MB       1/2/4MB             4MB
    1280 x 1024     1/2/4MB          2/4MB           4MB              NA
    1600 x 1200     1/2/4MB       2/4MB(1)        4MB(2)              NA

1/2/4MB -  Supported on 1, 2 or 4 Megabyte Trident  products
NA      -  Not Supported
(1)     -  1600x1200x256 is supported on 2MB products w.o/acceleration,
           4MB is required to accelerate this resolution.     
(2)     -  1600x1200x64k is supported on 4MB products w.o/acceleration,
           currently it can not be accelerated due to memory limitation.     

NOTE:   1. 9440/9470 and 9320 only support 16 million colors at 640x480 
           without acceleration. Neither do they support 1600x1200 modes.
        2. All 16 colors modes are supported via Microsoft's VGA driver
           without acceleration.
        3. 9400/9420 can not accelerate any mode, their display are handled
           by Miscrosoft's FRAMEBUF.DLL.

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3.0     Installation Notes for Windows NT

This driver package containing:

  - TGIUL40.SYS         (Trident linear addressing video miniport driver)
  - TGIUL40.DLL         (Trident 256/64K/16M colors accelerated video display  driver)
  - FRAMEBUF.DLL        (Microsoft dumb framebuffer video display driver)
  - VGA.DLL             (Microsoft VGA 16 colors video display driver)              
  - OEMSETUP.INF        (setup files used by Windows NT Setup program)
  - README              (This README file for Windows NT Version 3.5)

Windows NT drivers are included on Disk #2 of this package.  They are
located in the \NT40 sub-directory.

Procedure:

1. Run the Windows NT display Setup program located in the Control Panel, Main
   group.

2. Select "Change Display Type..." button from the Display Settings options.

3. Select "Change..." button from the Display Type options.

4. Select "Other..." button from the Select Device options.

5. Windows NT will prompt you for the correct path. Enter A:\NT40 if disk 2
   is loaded in drive A:.

6. Choose "Trident 93xx/94xx/96xx Linear Accelerated" from the 
   list of drivers.

7. Restart Windows NT.  Windows NT will start up with 640x480x256 mode 
   using the Trident drivers.

8. Choose desired resulotion, color depth and refresh rate from the
   Display Setting applet, and restart Windows NT.


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How To Update Drivers Manually

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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