Chapter 5 PCI SVGA Setup
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5.3
Driver installation
Necessary prerequisites
The instructions in this manual assume that you understand elementa-
ry concepts of MS-DOS and the IBM Personal Computer. Before you
attempt to install any driver or utility you should: know how to copy
files from a floppy disk to a directory on the hard disk, understand the
MS-DOS directory structure, and know how to format a floppy disk.
If you are uncertain about any of these concepts, please refer to the
DOS or Windows user reference guides for more information before
you proceed with the installation.
Before you begin
Before you begin installing software drivers, you should make a
backup copy of the display driver diskette and store the original in a
safe place. The display driver diskette contains drivers for several
versions of certain applications. You must install the correct version
in order for the driver to work properly, so make sure you know
which version of the application you have.
5.3.1 Windows setup
These drivers are designed to work with Microsoft Windows 3.1. You
may install these drivers through Windows or in DOS.
Step 1: Install Windows as you normally would for a VGA display.
Run Windows to make sure that it is working correctly.
Step 2: Place the display driver diskette in drive A. In Windows
Program Manager, choose File from the Options Menu. Then from
the pull-down menu, choose Run . . . . At the command line prompt,
type A:\WINSETUP. Press the <ENTER> key or click OK to begin
the installation. At this point the setup program locates the directory
where Windows is installed. For proper operation, the drivers must be
installed in the Windows subdirectory. Press <ENTER> to complete
the installation. Once completed, the Display Driver Control Panel
appears on the screen. This Control Panel allows you to select and
load the installed drivers.