MS Windows 3.1 TRIDENT VGA drivers ================================== (UC5.2 5/94) This diskette contains the following high-resolution drivers for Windows 3.1: TRIW1K.DR_ 1024x768-16C Large Font TRIW128.DR_ 1280x1024-16C Large Font TRIT640.DR_ 640x480-256C TRIT800.DR_ 800x600-256C TRIT1024.DR_ 1024x768-256C TRIT805.DR_ 800x600-256C for 512K board TRIX640.DR_ 640x480-65KC TRIX800.DR_ 800x600-65KC TRIC640.DR_ 640x480-16MC NOTE: If you select a driver that requires more video memory than is available in the video subsystem, Windows will not operate correctly. Run Windows SETUP and select a driver with the appropriate video subsystem memory requirement. A. Using Windows Utility TINSTALL --------------------------------- INSTALLATION PROCEDURE ======================= The Graphic Installation Interface lets you easily install the Trident Windows drivers and the Trident Power Management program from within Windows by following these steps: 1. Ensure that MS Windows 3.1 is up and running properly, using the standard VGA driver. 2. Select the MAIN group in Program Manager. 3. Click on FILE or press ALT + F. 4. Press R to get to the command line. 5. Type in A:TINSTALL and then press ENTER. 6. A menu will appear, presenting a choice of Express or Custom Installation. Express Installation is quick and decision free. Display drivers will be copied into the TRIDENT.DGI directory and Utility files will be copied into the TRIDENT.UTL directory. Once all files are copied, a program group called DISPLAY DRIVER AND UTILITIES will be created. Custom Installation allows control over where files are stored and where icons are created. When running Custom Installation, the first dialog box that comes up shows the default directory to which the display drivers will be copied to. This directory name can be changed by clicking on the default name, deleting it and then typing in the desired directory. The dialogue box also displays the available space on the Hard Disk as well as the size of the total copy of files. Once the desired directory name is selected, the installation procedure is continued by clicking on box labeled CONTINUE, or by pressing ENTER. The second dialog box displays a summary of where files are stored. Upon selecting CONTINUE, the program will proceed to copy the drivers and utilities files. When all files are copied, the program will present a choice of program groups where the icons will be created. Selection can be made from pre-existing groups (e.g. main, applications, accessories etc.), or the option is there to create a new group name. 7. When all necessary files are copied and a group name is selected, the Tinstall program will create three icons : a. Screen Control (Used to configure display drivers) b. UNinstall (Used to delete the installed TRIDENT drivers) c. DPMS (Used for power management configurations) a. SCREEN CONTROL ================= The screen control program supports the following options : i) Select a Display Driver. ii) Select resolution and number of colors. To select a Display Driver, run the Screen Control program by double-clicking on the Screen Control icon with the mouse, or high light the icon and press ENTER. A window called Display Driver Setup will appear on the screen. This screen displays a list of available Display Drivers, the directory in which they are installed, date and time of last installation, and if in current use or not. Select the desired Display Driver and then click on SELECT. This will open the next screen on the Display Driver Setup, which is used to configure the Windows display for resolution, refresh rate, the number of colors and font size. Selection of these parameters are made by clicking on the respective values. To implement the selection, click on OK. b. UNinstall ============ The UNinstall program enables the user to delete specific drivers or an entire driver set. To run the UNinstall program, simply double click on the icon or high light the icon and press ENTER. The first screen will show a list of the available display driver sets. To delete the entire set, click on the driver set so that it is hi-lighted, then click on the delete button. To delete a specific driver within a set, select the set, then click on ENTER. A dialogue box showing a list of the drivers will then open on the screen. Select the driver to be deleted by clicking on it, and then click on the DELETE box to remove it. B. Selecting a Driver Through Windows SETUP ------------------------------------------- If you don't want the DISPLAY DRIVER AND UTILITY program group installed in your Windows Program Manager, you can select a high-resolution driver with through the MS Windows SETUP : 1. Ensure that MS Windows 3.1 is running properly. 2. Exit Windows, and at the C prompt, change directory to WINDOWS by typing in CD \WINDOWS 3. At the DOS prompt, type SETUP. 4. Use the arrow key to high light the DISPLAY field and then press ENTER. A list of display drivers will appear on the screen. Use the arrow keys to scroll down to the last option titled "Other (Requires disk provided by a hardware manufacturer) and press ENTER. 5. Insert the Trident Display Driver diskette in the drive, and press ENTER, ensuring that the correct drive is specified on the screen. 6. A list of the Trident drivers will be displayed on the screen. Scroll down the list and select a driver, then press ENTER. Follow the instructions on the screen, and the display driver will be installed.Download Driver Pack
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