---------------------------------------------------------------------- S3 Video Device Driver for Windows 95 Driver Version: 2.30.26 README File ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Products Supported: Trio64 (764), Trio64V+ (765) and Trio64V2 (775) video subsystems This README file contains procedures for installing from diskette the S3 Trio video device driver for Windows 95; it also contains other video-related procedures. The following topics are included in the file: 1.0 Installing the S3 Video Device Driver for Windows 95 2.0 Changing Video Settings 3.0 Changing the Monitor Refresh Rate 1.0 Installing the S3 Video Device Driver for Windows 95 _________________________________________________________ To install the S3 video device driver: 1. Start Windows 95 in VGA mode. If you need to switch to VGA mode, use the following instructions; otherwise, continue with step 2. +--- To switch to VGA mode -------------------------------------+ ³ ³ ³ a. Click the right mouse button when the pointer is on ³ ³ any blank area of the Desktop. ³ ³ b. Select PROPERTIES from the pop-up menu. ³ ³ c. Click on the SETTINGS tab. ³ ³ d. Click on the CHANGE DISPLAY TYPE button. ³ ³ e. Under Adapter Type, click on the CHANGE button. ³ ³ f. Click on the SHOW ALL DEVICES button. ³ ³ g. On the Manufacturers list, select STANDARD DISPLAY ³ ³ TYPES. ³ ³ h. On the Models list, select STANDARD DISPLAY ADAPTER ³ ³ (VGA). ³ ³ i. Click on the OK button; then click on the following ³ ³ buttons as windows reappear: CLOSE, APPLY, and then ³ ³ YES to restart the computer. ³ +---------------------------------------------------------------+ 2. 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 CHANGE DISPLAY TYPE button. The Change Display Type window appears. 6. Under Adapter Type, click on the CHANGE button. 7. In the Select Device window, click on the HAVE DISK button. 8. Insert the diskette containing the S3 Trio video device driver for Windows 95 into drive A. 9. Change the directory to A:\ and click on the OK button. 10. Select S3 Trio64V+ PCI driver from the list, and click on OK. If a message appears stating that one or more driver files are older than the files on the system, click on NO. 11. Click on the CLOSE button. 12. Select the appropriate resolution using the Desktop Area and Color Palette options. 13. Click on the APPLY button. A System Settings Change box appears. 14. Remove the driver diskette from the drive. 15. Click on YES to restart your PC. The new Windows 95 video device driver installation is now complete. 2.0 Changing the Video Settings ________________________________ To change the video settings: 1. Start Windows 95. 2. 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. 4. Click on the SETTINGS tab. 5. Change the resolution, color palette, or font size. 6. Click on the APPLY button. The Systems Settings Change box appears. 7. As prompted, restart Windows 95 or press OK and then Yes to resize the display dynamically. 3.0 Changing the Monitor Refresh Rate ______________________________________ To change the monitor refresh rate: 1. Start Windows 95. 2. Click the right mouse button on the Desktop; then select PROPERTIES from the pop-up menu. 3. In the Display Properties window, click on the S3 REFRESH tab. 4. Click on CHANGE CONFIGURATION. 5. Select the desired refresh rates from the pull-down menus. Note: For DDC monitor detection, select OPTIMAL as the refresh rate for the supported resolution. 6. Click on OK to make the changes, OK to test the changes, YES to keep the selected refresh rate, and then OK to exit the Display Properties window.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.
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