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Readme file for the Windows NT March 1993 Release of the ATI Graphics driver.
ATI Technologies Inc. M93NT1.ZIP March 22 1993
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SUPERCEDES ALL PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF Oct 92 versions:
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The Graphics device drivers supplied here are for the MARCH 1993 Beta Release
of the Windows NT operating system.
The drivers are in beta form and are being released with no implied warranties
and or guarantees of functionality. Any questions or problem reports should
be addressed to ATI Driver Development via the ATI forum on Compuserve.
This version of the driver will run on these ATI Accelerator Products:
Graphics Ultra Pro
Graphics Ultra +
Graphics Ultra
Graphics Vantage
8514/Ultra
some OEM versions identifying the Mach32 ASIC or 68800 ASIC
some OEM versions identifying the Mach8 ASIC or 38800 ASIC.
This driver does NOT run on these systems:
Non Intel 80x86 based systems such as MIPS
The drivers will substitute another mode if the one selected is NOT supported
by the ATI graphics hardware.
These Resolutions are NOT yet supported:
all 16 color modes.
8514/Ultra and Graphics Ultra 1280 by 1024 16 colors.
Graphics Ultra Pro and Graphics Ultra+
65535 colors if the APERTURE is disabled.
800 by 600 24 bit color.
NOTE: This driver INCLUDES "VIRTUAL DRIVER SUPPORT"
FOR MACH32 ISA PRODUCTS AND GREATER THAN 12MEG RAM
(See Revision History)
This ATI driver is a Beta 2 release developped by ATI programmers
ONLY for the release of the Windows NT DDK in March 1993. It has NOT
been through our QA process, nor optimized for speed. It has been through
limited testing and should operate and draw correctly.
Submission of problems should be addressed either
by CompuServe @ 76004,3656 Driver Development (Go ATITECH) or
by FAX or Letter addressed to the attention of:
ATI Technologies Inc.
3761 Victoria Park Avenue
Scarborough, Ontario,
M1W 3S2, Canada
ATTN: Driver Development
OUR FAX NUMBER IS: (416) 756-0720
ATI is working with Microsoft to have support for ATI products included
in future releases of Windows NT SDK and DDK.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS -----------------------------------------
Windows NT operating system is assumed to be installed in C:\WINNT.
ATI graphics utilities (shipped with the video card), assumed to be
already installed.
This ATI driver package containing:
- ATI.SYS (ATI Graphics miniport driver)
- ATI.DLL (ATI Graphics display driver)
- VGAATI.SYS (ATI VGA replacement driver)
- OEMSETUP.INF (setup files used by Windows NT Setup program
- TXTSETUP.OEM
- ATI_VID
- This README file
Procedure:
1. Run the Windows NT Setup program located in the Program Manager -> Main
window. Select other for the ATI OEMSETUP.INF file. This will install
the ATI drivers to the proper directories.
2. Manually install the ATI VGA display driver. It allows VGA compatible
graphics to be run in a full screen DOS window.
cd C:\WINNT\SYSTEM\DRIVERS
ren VGA.SYS to VGA.IBM
Copy the VGAATI.SYS driver to the C:\WINNT\SYSTEM\DRIVERS\VGA.SYS
3. Restart Windows NT.
Windows NT will start up using the ATI drivers.
Revision History -----------------------------------------
Version 0.01 (M93NT1.ZIP)
Supports March 1993 Beta 2 release.
Incorporates ALL fixes from the Oct 92 Beta release
Mouse problems fixed by Microsoft.
DOS full screen works if using VGAATI.SYS
640 by 480, 16.7 million colors IF aperture is enabled.
KNOWN PROBLEMS -----------------------------------------
These drivers ONLY work with the March 1993 Beta 2 Release.
What to do if Windows NT "hangs" at the Win NT "Blue Screen" with the
ATI graphics device drivers.
Is the aperture enabled where System Memory is Located?
To verify where the aperture is located do this:
BOOT DOS
execute the ATI utility C-INFO.EXE or 8-INFO.EXE, this will tell
you about the Memory Aperture and the Card Configuration.
Use the INSTALL.EXE program to modify the aperture settings.
Is the computer system CMOS "shadowing the BIOS with RAM"?
Is the CMOS Caching the Video BIOS at C0000-C7000?
Disable both of these. This can cause Windows NT to hang in a
Black Screen, or fail to Reboot completely.
What to do if ATI ACCELERATOR not found message appears.
Is there another adapter card in the system that CONFLICTS with I/O
locations in the 350-35F hex range? Relocate the I/O to 300 to 31F range.
Often modem and fax cards use these addresses.
Disable the ATI driver by renaming \winnt\system\drivers\ATI.SYS to
something like ATI.ATI. Reboot, will get VGA.
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How to UNinstall the ATI Windows Device Driver. There are TWO ways to do
this without reinstalling Windows NT.
ONE method is:
CD \winnt\system\drivers
ren ATI.sys ATI.ati
Windows NT looks for *.SYS drivers at boot time, if it cannot find it,
it cannot use it.
SECOND method is:
While running Windows NT, execute the Win NT Setup program.
Select a NON ATI driver (try VGA compatible)
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Trademarks:
Graphics Ultra Pro and Graphics Ultra Plus are trademarks of
ATI Technologies Inc. IBM and MicroChannel are trademarks of
International Business Machines Corporation.
Windows NT and MS-DOS are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.