Author: Stephen Huang and Senjin Chen at ALI OS2 & Windows drivers Date: 05/29/95 14:27 PM Priority: Normal Receipt Requested TO: Tommy CC: Jack CC: Senjin Subject: OS/2 Warp Install Instructions ------------------------------- Message Contents ------------------------------- Installation Instructions ALI OS/2 Driver Warp drivers (also for Windows) Date: 05/29/95 Installation Considerations 1. The installation process assumes that the user knows the maximum vertical refresh rate as well as the maximum resolution of the monitor. 2. When installing the ALI driver over a non-ALI driver (e.g., SVGA), the standard IBM VGA driver must be installed first. 3. The driver diskettes must be labeled "AVANCE", If it is not labeled installation will fail. 4. The ALI driver will not install unless an ALI chip-based card is installed in the machine at the time of driver installation. Installation Instructions 1. Make sure you have all open data files saved before continuing the ALI driver installation. 2. Make sure Win-OS/2 session and all Seamless Windows applications are closed. (Seamless applications are windows applications that run on top of the PM Desktop.) 3. Open an OS/2 command prompt (windowed or full screen). 4. Insert driver diskette into the floppy drive. 5. Type INSTALL and press "Enter". THE SCREEN WILL TEMPORARILY FLASH AND GO BLACK. PLEASE WAIT FOR THE SOURCE DIRECTORY DIALOG TO APPEAR. 6. The Installation Program may pause and display prompts to overwrite certain files. Please answer YES for each file. 7. You will be given a message stating that you "Must Shutdown and Restart your system for the changes to take effect". Click the OK button. 8. Remove driver diskette from the floppy drive. 9. Shut down and reboot system. Note: You can double click the "System" Icon in the System Setup to change resolution before shutting down. After you reboot your system will come up with your newly installed driver. To Change Resolution: 10. To switch resolutions, double click on the "System" icon in the System Setup Folder. 11. Highlight the resolution and close the dialog. 12. Shut down and reboot.