============================================================================== Diamond Viper V330 Windows 3.11 Driver README.TXT Rel: 1297 ============================================================================== Release Notes ----------------- This is the Diamond Viper V330 Windows 3.11 display driver v.1.05 release candidate. Installation Notes ------------------ 1. If you are in Windows, exit from Windows back into DOS. You can do this by selecting File, then selecting Exit Windows from Program Manager. 2. While in DOS, switch to your Windows subdirectory by typing: CD C:\WINDOWS If you have Windows installed on a different drive or into a different directory, modify the above as appropriate. 3. Type: SETUP 4. Press the up arrow key on your keyboard until the item next to Display: is highlighted. Press Enter. 5. You should now see a list of different graphics cards. Press the down arrow key on your keyboard until "Other (Requires disk provided by a hardware manufacturer)" is highlighted. Press Enter. 6. You will be asked to enter a path to the driver files. The default path is A:\. Press the backspace key on your keyboard until the field is empty, then type: x:\INSTALL\GRAPHIC\Viper\V330\Win31\Driver\ ("x" must be the letter of you CD drive) Press Enter. 7. You will be presented with a list of different display modes (resolution, color depth, and font size) supported by the Diamond Viper V330. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight a display mode compatible with your monitor, then press Enter. ***IMPORTANT NOTE*** Selecting a display mode not supported by your monitor can cause permanent damage to your monitor. If you are not sure which display modes your monitor can support, please consult your monitor documentation or monitor manufacturer. 8. The Display: item should now show the display mode you just selected. Press Enter. 9. The driver files will now be copied into the correct locations and the appropriate modification to Windows system files will be made. During the file copy process, Windows may prompt you for the location of the NVidia Windows 3.1 Driver Disk. If you are prompted, change the location to read: x:\INSTALL\GRAPHIC\Viper\V330\Win31\Driver\ then press Enter to continue. 10. Windows' SETUP will return you to DOS when the installation is complete. At that time, you can start Windows normally by typing: WIN Known Limitations ------------------ 1. Corel Draw 5.0 (GPF during setup at 16/32bpp): At the end of the installation for CorelDraw, it will paint a screen telling the user that it has successfully installed the program. As part of this screen, Corel will use StretchBitBltToDev to paint a bitmap. In the middle of this StretchBitBltToDev, our driver GPF because we overshot the bitmap and try to read memory that is not there. The bitmap drawn is also corrupted. To correct this problem install in 8bpp. 2. Excel 5.0 Arc tool draws incorrectly when screen pans: If you draw an arc that pans either horizontally or vertically past the screen edge, the arc gets flattened out and does not appear to be positioned where it actually is. This appears to be a general problem and not bit-depth related although it was reported in 1024x768x8. 3. The current driver supports only a refresh rate of 60Hz. Contacting DIAMOND ------------------ Diamond can be reached through a number of ways: Diamond - USA ------------- Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. Headquarters 2880 Junction Avenue San Jose, CA 95134 USA Technical Support 7101 Supra Drive SW Albany, OR 97321 USA Telephone: (541) 967-2450 Fax: (541) 967-2401 BBS: (541) 967-2444 Email: techsupt@diamondmm.com Web site: www.diamondmm.com Diamond - Germany ----------------- Moosstrasse 18B D-82319 Starnberg, Germany Tech Support Telephone: +49 8151 266 330 Tech Support Fax: +49 8151 266 331 Fax On Demand: +49 8151 266 332 Mailbox: +49 8151 266 333 (Modem, up to 33,6 kbps) Mailbox: +49 8151 266 356 (Modem, k56flex / 56 Kbps) Mailbox: +49 8151 266 334 (ISDN, x.75) Office, Main Number: +49 8151 266 0 web site: www.diamondmm.de Diamond - United Kingdom ------------------------ Diamond Multimedia Systems, Ltd. 610 Wharfedale Rd. Winnersh Triangle Wokingham, Berkshire, RG41 5TY England Tech Support Telephone: +44-1189-44 4444 Tech Support Fax: +44-1189-44 4445 Mailbox: +44-1189-44 4415 (Modem, up to 33.6 Kbps) Mailbox: +44-1189-44 1312 (Modem, k56flex / 56 Kbps) Office, Main Number: +44-1189-44 4400 web site: www.diamondmm.de Diamond - Japan --------------- Diamond Multimedia Systems Maruchu-Nihonbashi Bldg 4F 10-14 Nihonbashi-Tomizawacho Chuo-Ku, Tokyo 103 Japan Tech Support Telephone: +81-466-28-5092 Main Fax: +81-3-5695-8403 Office, Main Number: +81-3-5695-8401 web site: www.diamondmm.co.jp Diamond - France ---------------- Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. 6 Boulevard General LeClerc - 15th Floor 92110 Clichy France Tech Support Telephone: +44-1189-44 44 33 Tech Support Fax: +44-1189-44 44 45 Mailbox: +44-1189-44 4415 (Modem, up to 33.6 Kbps) Mailbox: +44-1189-44 1312 (Modem, k56flex / 56 Kbps) Office, Main Number: +33-1-47 56 11 57 Office, Main Fax: +33-1-47 56 11 39 web site: www.diamondmm.de Diamond - Singapore ------------------- 51 Goldhill Plaza #16-06 Podium Block, Singapore 308900 Tel: +65-3539511 Fax: +65-3539510 Diamond - Korea --------------- 27th Floor, Korea World Trade Center 159 Samsung-Dong Kangnam-Ku Seoul, Korea 135-729 Telephone: +82-2-551-2743/2747 Fax: +82-2-551-2744/2720 Diamond - Hong Kong ------------------- Suite 1111 , Tower II , Silvercord 30 Canton Road , T.S.T. 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