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	     Number Nine 32-bit OS/2 Display Driver
															       
			 Version 2.52



	     for use with

		  - #9GXE64Pro

		  - OS/2 Versions 2.1, 2.11 and 3.0 Warp                  
								     
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THIS VIDEO DEVICE DRIVER AND RELATED MAINTENANCE FIXES ARE 
DESIGNED TO BE USED WITH THE OS/2 OPERATING SYSTEM VERSIONS 2.1, 
2.11 and 3.0 WARP.  

DO NOT INSTALL THIS DRIVER ON PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF OS/2.

YOU MUST BE A CURRENT LICENSEE OF OS/2 VERSION 2.1, 2.11 or 3.0 
WARP IN ORDER TO USE THIS PRODUCT.  THIS CODE IS GOVERNED BY THE 
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OS/2 PROGRAM LICENSE AGREEMENT.




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CONTENTS
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CONTACTING NUMBER NINE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CORP.
SOFTWARE UPGRADES
USING THE NUMBER NINE BULLETIN BOARD SERVICE (BBS)
SUPPORTED RESOLUTIONS
IMPORTANT PRE-INSTALLATION NOTES
INSTALLATION FROM DISKETTE
ADDING THE VERTICAL REFRESH RATE SELECTION UTILITY
CHANGING VERTICAL REFRESH RATES
FUNCTIONAL RESTRICTIONS
BEFORE CONTACTING NUMBER NINE TECHNICAL SUPPORT
NEW SETVGA PROCEDURE
TRADEMARKS



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CONTACTING NUMBER NINE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CORP. 
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Technical Support (USA)       
	8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, EST/EDT, Mon.-Fri.

Phone:  (617) 674-8595  
	 Please be prepared with as much information about your
	 #9 board and PC configurations as possible. 

Fax:    (617) 674-8661
	 Please send  fax inquiries to the attention of Technical
	 Support. 

CompuServe: GO NINE

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Sales / Marketing (USA)
	8:30 AM to 6:00 PM, EST/EDT, Mon.-Fri.

Phone:  (617) 674-0009  
	 
Fax:    (617) 674-2919
	 Please send fax inquiries to the attention of Sales. 

CompuServe: GO NINE

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European Technical Support and Sales (Germany)

Phone:  +49 89 614 491 0

Fax:    +49 89 614 491 99


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MAIL (USA)

NUMBER NINE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CORP.
18 HARTWELL AVENUE
LEXINGTON, MA 02173
USA

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MAIL (EUROPEAN OFFICE)

NUMBER NINE COMPUTER GMBH
INSELKAMMERSTR. 10
82008 UNTERHACHING B. MUNCHEN 
GERMANY



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SOFTWARE UPGRADES
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Even though you may have just received your Number Nine software, 
newer versions may be available. Free upgrades are provided to 
all Number Nine customers on the Number Nine Bulletin Board 
System (BBS).

To see if you have the latest version, compare the version number
of your software (on the label of the provided diskette or in text 
file VERSION.TXT on disk 1) with the version number of the 
corresponding software on the BBS. 



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USING THE NUMBER NINE BULLETIN BOARD SERVICE (BBS)
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(USA)
Dial:           (617) 862-7502
Baud Rates:     Up to 14,400 baud 
Compression:    HST, v.32 and v.42 supported
Modem Setup:    8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity
Required:       PKUNZIP 2.04g to decompress files

(EUROPEAN OFFICE)
Dial:           + 49 89 614 491 66
Baud Rates:     Up to 14,400 baud 
Compression:    HST, v.32 and v.42 supported
Modem Setup:    8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity
Required:       PKUNZIP 2.04g to decompress files

The BBS has a separate file area for each Number Nine product.  
The latest driver updates can be found in each product's file 
area, and files of general interest (shareware, etc.) can be 
found in the General library.  An E-mail system is available 
for technical questions about Number Nine products or about 
the BBS in general.  A complete listing of available files can 
be downloaded by invoking the "Download List of Files" command 
from any file library menu.

On the US BBS, RIP graphics are supported, and a RIP compatible 
terminal program is available in the General library 
(RIPTM154.ZIP).

Many files are self-extracting, but some files will require the 
latest version of PKUNZIP to decompress.  PKUNZIP is available 
in the General library (filename PKZ204G.EXE), and can also be 
found on most on-line services such as Compuserve and America 
Online.



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SUPPORTED RESOLUTIONS 
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This #9 video accelerator driver supports these resolutions and
color depths:

       Display          Number of    Video Memory
     Resolutions         Colors        Required

       640x480            256           1MB
       800x600            256           1MB
      1024x768            256           1MB
     1280x1024            256           2MB
     1600x1200            256           4MB

       640x480           65,536         2MB
       800x600           65,536         2MB
      1024x768           65,536         2MB
     1280x1024           65,536         4MB

       640x480          16,777,216      2MB
       800x600          16,777,216      4MB
      1024x768          16,777,216      4MB

The 32 bit per pixel driver may need a large swap space on the hard disk.
The recommended swap space is 15 MBytes.

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IMPORTANT PRE-INSTALLATION NOTES
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    Pre-Installation Requirements
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    1.  You must have OS/2 DOS Support installed in order to 
	install this driver.  You must also have OS/2 REXX Support
	installed.

    2.  The OS/2 ATTRIB command is used during installation. If 
	you elected not to install the OS/2 System Utility 
	Programs or you have deleted the ATTRIB command, you must
	use Selective Install to restore the ATTRIB command before 
	continuing.

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INSTALLATION FROM DISKETTE
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*  IMPORTANT NOTE FOR BBS USERS:                                 *
*  -----------------------------                                 *
*  If you have downloaded this driver from the #9 BBS and are    *
*  attempting to install it from floppy disk:                    *
*                                                                *
*  a) the volume label of diskette 1 MUST be changed to          *
*     S3 DRV1                                                    *
*     before attempting installation.                            *
*                                                                *
*  b) the volume label of diskette 2 MUST be changed to          *
*     S3 DRV2                                                    *
*     before attempting installation.                            *
*                                                                *
* THE INSTALLATION WILL FAIL IF THESE VOLUME                     *
* LABELS ARE NOT PRESENT.  A SPACE MUST ALSO APPEAR AFTER        *
* THE S3, NOT AN UNDERSCORE.                                     *
*                                                                *
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This video accelerator driver release is compatible with OS/2 2.1 
or later.  Do not attempt to install it on previous versions of 
OS/2.

To install this #9 video accelerator driver from diskette:

    1.  Place diskette 1 into drive A (or another diskette 
	drive).

    2.  Open the "OS/2 System - Icon View" folder.

    3.  Open the "Command Prompts" folder.

    4.  Open an "OS/2 Full-Screen" or "OS/2 Window" session.

    5.  At the OS/2 command prompt, type the following command:

	     [INSTALLDRIVE:]\S3INST [INSTALLDRIVE:] [BOOTDRIVE:]

	     where: [INSTALLDRIVE:] is the diskette drive
		    [BOOTDRIVE:] is the drive where OS/2 is installed

	     Example:   A:\S3INST A: C:
	
	This command will copy all necessary files to the OS/2 
	drive.
	
	If you are prompted to replace the files DISPLAY.DLL and
	PMVIOP.DLL, answer "NO". These files should NOT be 
	overwritten.

    6.	Exit the "OS/2 Full-Screen" or "OS/2 Window" session.

    7.  Remove the diskette from the diskette drive, perform a 
	shutdown, and then restart the system.

    8.	Open the "OS/2 System" folder.

    9.  Open the "System Setup" folder.

    10. Open the "Display Driver Install" (DSPINSTL) object.

	DSPINSTL determines the hardware configuration by creating
	the SVGADATA.PMI file on the drive where the OS2 directory
	is located.

	NOTE: 	If the Display Driver Install object is 
	      	missing, refer to the "Important Note For 
	      	BBS Users" at the top of this section.
	
    11. When the Display Driver Install window appears, "Super 
	Video Graphics Array (S3)" should be the default choice 
	for Primary Display. 
	Select the Primary Display check box.
	Select "OK".

    12.	A list of supported adapters in the Primary Display Driver 
	List window.
	Select "32 Bit S3 Display Drivers".
	Select "OK".

    13.	When the Monitor Configuration/Selection Utility window 
	appears: 
	Select "Install Using Display Adapter Utility Program". 
	Select "OK".
	  
    14.	Put in diskette #1. In the Monitor Configuration/Selection Utility 
        Location window, type the following command:

	     [INSTALLDRIVE:]\REFRESH.EXE
 
 	     where: [INSTALLDRIVE:] is the diskette drive	

       	     Example: A:\REFRESH.EXE

	Select "OK".
		
    15.	When the Refresh Rate Utility window appears you will be able
        to select refresh rates by monitor resolution. 

	  NOTE: Setting refresh rates higher than your monitor's 
		design specifications may cause damage. Consult 
		your monitor's documentation for maximum resolution 
		and refresh rate information.

	After selecting appropriate refresh rates for your monitor, 
	select "EXIT".

    16.	When prompted to save changes in AUTOEXEC.BAT, select "NO".	

  	The screen will turn black momentarily while your display 
	is checked. If you have an energy-saving monitor, you may 
	need to turn it off and then on again. 

    17. When the source directory pop-up window appears 
	-select Install. 

	When prompted
	- insert diskette 2, select OK and wait until the installation 
	  program finishes transferring files to your hard disk.

    18. Remove the diskette from the diskette drive, perform a 
	shutdown, and then restart the system.

    19. When the installation is complete, do the following:
	 a.  Open "OS/2 System".
	 b.  Open "System Setup".
	 c.  Open the "System" object.  The Screen page of the 
	     Settings notebook lists all the supported resolutions
	     for your configuration.
	 d.  Select a resolution; then, close the notebook.

    20.  Perform a shutdown; then, restart the system.
	

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NOTE:    After installing this driver release, if you must 
	 re-install OS/2, be sure to delete the following 
	 files from your \OS2\INSTALL directory FIRST!!!
				 
			PSS3.DSC 
			GXE64.DSC 
			GXE64P.DSC

	 The OS/2 installation will not complete if these 
	 files are present.

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CHANGING VERTICAL REFRESH RATES
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This section is intended for those users who have already installed 
the Number Nine OS/2 Display Driver for the #9GXE64Pro and have set 
refresh rates using the Refresh Rate Utility.

To select new refresh rates:

    1.  Open the "OS/2 System - Icon View" folder.

    2.  Open the "Command Prompts" folder.

    3.  Open a "DOS Full-Screen" session.
	 	
    4.  Insert diskette 1 into your diskette drive.
	Diskette must be labeled S3 DRV1 and must contain the 
	file REFRESH.EXE.

    5.	Type [DRIVE:]\REFRESH.EXE and hit <Enter>.
	
	     where: [DRIVE:] is your diskette drive

	     Example:   A:\REFRESH.EXE	
		
    6. 	When the Refresh Rate Utility window appears you 
	will be able to select refresh rates by monitor resolution. 

	  NOTE: Setting refresh rates higher than your monitor's 
		design specifications may cause damage. Consult 
		your monitor's documentation for maximum resolution 
		and refresh rate information.

	After selecting appropriate refresh rates for your monitor, 
	select "EXIT".

    7.	When prompted to save changes in AUTOEXEC.BAT, select "NO".

    8.	In your hard drive's \OS2 directory, at the prompt, type the 
	following command:   
	
	SVGA[space]ON[space]DOS 
	
	Press <Enter>.
	This will create file SVGADATA.DOS.
	 
    9.	In the \OS2 directory:

	- Copy SVGADATA.PMI to SVGADAT.SAV.
	- Then, copy SVGADATA.DOS to SVGADATA.PMI.

	Exit the DOS Session. 

    10.	Remove the diskette from your diskette drive.

    11. Perform a shutdown; then, restart your system.


NOTE: 	The REFRESH.EXE file may be copied to a directory and then
	run from your hard drive. 


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FUNCTIONAL RESTRICTIONS
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o  With the program VPIC6 under FS DOS, GIFs cannot be viewed in 
   the 1280x1024 resolution. 
 
o  Users of the software motion video feature of MMPM/2 
   should expect satisfactory results in 256-color modes. 
   However, in 65,536 color modes, users of the feature will 
   experience unusual results.  An OS/2 pervasive fix package 
   will be available electronically from IBM.

   In addition, the software motion video feature will take 
   advantage of a 1MB aperture on video adapters and systems
   where it is available to improve the performance of video
   playback in 65,536 color modes.  

   For those systems with non-standard locations, the actual 
   physical address of the aperture must be provided in the 
   following CONFIG.SYS statement:

	       SET VIDEO_APERTURE=xxxh

   where "xxx" is a hexadecimal value in units of 1MB, 
   representing the actual physical address to map to the 
   aperture. For PCI cards xxxh=880h. Therefore, the 
   CONFIG.SYS statement should read: 

	       SET VIDEO_APERTURE=880h

o  Context switching from Win-OS/2 full screen to OS/2 full screen may
   produce a distorted text in OS/2 full screen.

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BEFORE CONTACTING NUMBER NINE TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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• Installation Problems

	During the installation of this driver a DISPLAY.LOG file 
	is created in the OS2\INSTALL directory.  This file 
	identifies the OS/2 system files that were updated and
	indicates whether the installation was successful. The 
	contents of this file might be useful if you need to report
	an installation problem to Number Nine Technical Support.


• OS/2 2.11 (or later) Installation 

	Note that this release includes patches to the OS/2 2.1 
	kernel and virtual Windows driver, which are required to 
	support the new 32-bit S3 driver architecture.  

	If you are running OS/2 2.11 the patches in this package 
	are not necessary.  Thus, under OS/2 2.11, or with the 
	Pentium patches under OS/2 2.1, the installation program's
	attempt to patch the kernel will fail.  This failure will 
	be recorded in DISPLAY.LOG, and is normal!  It does not 
	indicate a failure to correctly install the drivers.

• Resolution Availability and DRAM

	If you change the amount of VRAM on your #9GXE64Pro, you will 
	need to:

	1. Set your #9GXE64Pro to run in VGA mode by running the 
	   appropriate SETVGA procedure for your OS/2 version.
	   (see NEW SETVGA PROCEDURE section in this README.TXT)  

	2. Then, re-install the Number Nine OS/2 Display Driver for 
	   the #9GXE64Pro (per the INSTALLATION FROM DISKETTE section 
	   in this README.TXT). 

To contact Technical Support, please refer to the CONTACTING NUMBER 
NINE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CORP. section near the top of this README.TXT 
file.  



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NEW SETVGA PROCEDURE
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OS/2 Warp 3.0 Users:
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To bring up a menu that allows VGA mode to be selected, depress 
the Alt-F1 keys when restarting your system. 



OS/2 2.1 and 2.11 Users:
--------------

Users of OS/2 2.1 or 2.11 can use one of the following procedures, 
instead of the SETVGA command, to return to VGA mode.

NOTE:   If your display is out of sync, start OS/2 using the OS/2
	Installation Diskette. Insert Diskette 1 when prompted, 
	then press Esc to access a command prompt.  Follow the 
	instructions below to reset your display mode.

o  If you installed OS/2 from diskettes:

    1.  Be sure RSPDSPI.EXE is in the \OS2\INSTALL directory.  If
	it is, go to step 2.  If it is not, insert OS/2 
	Installation Diskette 8 and unpack RSPDSPI.EXE with the 
	following command:

	C:\OS2\UNPACK A:\INSTAID C: /N:RSPDSPI.EXE

	where:  A: is the drive containing OS/2 Installation 
		   Diskette 8
		C: is the drive where OS/2 2.1 is installed

    2.  Type C: then press Enter.
    3.  Type CD C:\OS2\INSTALL then press Enter.
    4.  Type RSPDSPI /PK:VGA /SK:NONE /S:A:\ /T:C: then press 
	Enter.

	/T:C: where C: is the drive where OS/2 is installed
	/S:A: where A: is the diskette drive you use to install 
	      OS/2

o  If you installed OS/2 from CD-ROM or a LAN:

     1.  Be sure RSPDSPI.EXE is in the \OS2\INSTALL directory.  If
	 it is, go to step 2.  If it is not, unpack RSPDSPI.EXE 
	 with the following command:

	 C:\OS2\UNPACK E:\DISK_8\INSTAID C: /N:RSPDSPI.EXE

	 where:  C: is the drive where OS/2 is installed
		 E: is the CD-ROM or LAN drive

     2.  Type C: then press Enter.
     3.  Type CD C:\OS2\INSTALL then press Enter.
     4.  Type RSPDSPI /PK:VGA /SK:NONE /S:E:\OS2SE21\ /T:C: then
	 press Enter.

	 /T:C: where C: is the drive where OS/2 is installed
	 /S:E: where E: is the CD-ROM or LAN drive

    

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TRADEMARKS
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The following terms, denoted by an asterisk (*) elsewhere in this
file, are trademarks or registered trademarks of IBM Corporation 
in the United States and/or other countries:

IBM                  
Presentation Manager
OS/2


The following terms, denoted by two asterisks (**) elsewhere in 
this file, are trademarks or registered trademarks of other 
companies as follows:


Trademark                Owner
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Number Nine              Number Nine Visual Technology Corp.
S3                       S3 Incorporated
Windows                  Microsoft Corporation
#9                       Number Nine Visual Technology Corp.






4/20/95
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CORPORATION AND NUMBER NINE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CORP..  ALL APPROPRIATE
RESTRICTIONS APPLY.

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