NeoMagic Video Driver Installation Instructions
Latitude Systems
8/1/96
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Windows 3.1x
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1. Start Windows. If you are already in Windows, close any documents
and applications since this procedure will require that Windows
be restarted.
2. Insert the Dell Latitude Graphics diskette into drive A:.
3. From the Program Manager "File" menu, and select "Run...".
4. In the "Run" window, type "A:\WIN31\SETUP.EXE" (without the quotes)
in the "Command Line:" box.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the display driver.
6. When the installation completes, go to the "Main" window in the
Program Manager and select the Control Panel. In the Control Panel,
select the "Video Configuration" control.
8. In the "NeoMagic Video Configuration" window, follow the on-screen
instructions to change the video mode.
Windows 95
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1. Boot into Windows 95. If you are already in Windows 95, close any
documents and applications since this procedure will require that
Windows 95 be shutdown and restarted.
2. Insert the Dell Latitude Graphics diskette into drive A:.
3. Select the "Start" button on the Task Bar (usually at the bottom of
the screen). When the Start menu is displayed, select "Settings",
followed by "Control Panel". When the Control Panel is displayed,
select "Display".
Alternatively, right click on the Windows 95 background and
select "Properties".
4. In the "Display Properties" window, select the "Settings" tab.
5. Select the "Change Display Type..." button near the bottom of
the window.
6. When the "Change Display Type" window is displayed, select the
"Change..." button in the "Adapter Type" box.
7. When the "Select Device" window appears, select the
"Have Disk..." button near the bottom.
8. The "Install From Disk" window will appear. Verify "A:\" (without
the quotes) is displayed The "Copy manufacturer's files from:" box.
Select the "OK" button.
9. When the second "Select Device" dialog appears, verify "NeoMagic NMX"
is selected, then select the "OK" button.
10. A progress bar will be briefly displayed as the files are copied
to the correct location on the hard drive.
11. When the "Change Display Type" window is displayed again, select
the "Close" button.
12. Select the "Close" button at the bottom of the "Display Properties"
window.
13. When prompted, select "Yes" to restart the computer.
14. To change the display settings after the computer reboots,
follow steps 3 and 4 above to go to the Settings tab in the
Display Properties window. From here you can adjust the
display configuration.
Windows NT 3.5x
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1. Boot Windows NT and log in. If you are already in Windows NT,
close any open documents and applications since this procedure
will require the Windows NT be shutdown and restarted.
2. Insert the Dell Latitude Graphics diskette into drive A:.
3. In the Main group of the Program Manager, select the Control
Panel.
4. In the Control Panel, select Display.
5. When the "Display Settings" dialog appears, select the "Change
Display Type..." button.
6. In the "Display Type" dialog, select the "Change..." button in the
"Adapter Type" box.
7. When the "Select Device" window appears, select the "Other..." button
in the lower right.
8. The "Install From Disk" window will be displayed. Verify box
titled "Manufacturer's information located in:" contains "A:\WINNT351\"
(without the quotes), then select the "OK" button.
9. The "Select Device" window will be displayed again, with "NeoMagic"
selected at the bottom of the "Models:" list. Select the "Install"
button.
10. When the "Installing Driver" window is displayed that asks if you
want to proceed, select "Yes".
11. If a message is displayed that indicates the Display drivers are
already installed on the system, select the "New" button to upgrade
the drivers.
12. When prompted for the full path to the NeoMagic display driver files,
make sure "A:\" (without quotes) is shown, then select the
"Continue" button.
13. A progress bar will be briefly displayed as the files are copied
to the correct location on the hard drive. Then a message will be
displayed indicating the drivers were successfully installed.
Select "OK".
14. A message will be displayed indicating the driver could not be started
dynamically and NT must be restarted. Select "OK".
15. Remove the diskette from the diskette drive.
16. Another message will be displayed indicating that the display
settings have changed. Select "Restart Now". Windows NT will
shutdown and restart.
17. When it restarts, an "Invalid Display Settings" message may be
displayed telling you to select the preferred display resolution
via the Display option in the Control Panel. This is normal.
Select "OK".
17. If the Display Settings window has been opened, continue to the next
step. If it is not visible, open it by selecting Display in the
Control Panel.
18. In the Display Settings windows, configure your preferred display
settings. Select "Test" and follow the on-screen instructions to
verify the new display setting is functioning properly with the
display.
19. Once the test procedure is completed successfully, you will be
prompted to restart since the display settings have changed.
Select "Restart Now".
20. Windows NT will shutdown. When it restarts, the new display settings
will be in effect.
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