nVidia graphics device driver for OS/2
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Installation Readme

This package installs an update to the IBM OS/2 Warp device driver 
for the nVidia graphics device that comes preinstalled in your 
IBM computer.

This document refers to NetVista 6568-xx, 6569-xx, 6578-xx, 
6579-xx, 6648-xx, and 6649-xx systems. This update requires 
approximately 1.30 MB of space on a diskette (drive A). 

Print this file so that you can refer to it during the 
installation.

Downloading the update
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1. Click the file link to download the file from the Web page.
2. When prompted, select a drive and directory in which to save
   the downloaded file.

Extracting the update
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1. Insert a blank 1.44MB floppy diskette into the diskette drive. 
2. Run e71t01a.exe from the directory in which it was downloaded.
   The files will extract to the floppy diskette.
3.  Open an IBM OS/2 full-screen or IBM OS/2 window session.
4.  At the OS/2 command prompt type the following commands:
     C:
     MD C:\BBS
     MD C:\BBS\GRADD
     CD C:\BBS\GRADD
5.  Copy GRADDBB.exe to C:\BBS\GRADD from the diskette.
6.  At the OS/2 command prompt type the following commands:
     GRADDBB -DIR -OVER
     SET LANG=en_US
7.  If your language is not US English, see READ.ME for a list
    of language options.

Installing the update
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1. Other applications, particularly WIN-OS/2 applications, should 
   be closed so that the device driver installation can replace 
   the driver files which an open application might have locked 
   as read only.
2. If you previously installed an SVGA driver, return to VGA 
   resolution using the procedures in the section of this 
   README entitled "Setting Your Display to VGA Mode".
3. Open an OS/2 full-screen or OS/2 window session.
4. At the OS/2 command prompt, type the following command to 
   copy all the required files to the OS/2 boot drive:

    <SrcPath>SETUP xxx [<SrcPath>] [<BootDrive>] [/u]

      Where:
          xxx is one of:

              "GEN"   - Generic VESA Unaccelerated GRADD
              "NV"    - nVidia Family GRADD
              "VGA"   - Video Graphics Array (VGA) GRADD

          <SrcPath> for SETUP is required if SETUP is not in the current
                      directory.

          [<SrcPath>] parameter is optional (required if next parameter
                      specified) and is the installation directory.

          [<BootDrive>] is optional and is the drive where OS/2 is installed.

          [/u] is optional and indicates an unattended install such as for
               CID installations.  A CID response file is not required.

      Then press Enter.

5. When prompted to do so, shutdown, and then restart your computer.

NOTE: During the installation of this driver, DISPLAY.LOG and DSPINSTL.LOG
      files are created or appended to in the OS2\INSTALL directory.  These
      files identify the OS/2 system files that were updated and indicate
      whether the installation was successful and reasons for failure.  The
      contents of these files might be useful if you need to report an
      installation problem to IBM.

NOTE: You may be prompted about whether you want to overlay certain files
      where the target file is newer than the source file. In general, you
      should answer YES to all the prompts unless you have previously
      experienced specific problems with the driver and are re-installing it.

6. After the computer reboots, do the following to configure correctly for
   your current display and choose an appropriate resolution and refresh
   rate:
      a.  Open the OS/2 System folder.
      b.  Open the System Setup folder.
      c.  Open the System object.
      d.  When the Settings notebook appears, select the Screen tab.
          Then go to Screen Page 2.
      e.  VESA** Display Data Channel (DDC) 1 and 2B protocols are supported
          for automatically detecting DDC displays.
          If your display is DDC compatible, Screen Page 2 should show a
          description of your display.
          If your display is not DDC compatible,
          select your display from the display list on Screen Page 2.
          If your display does not appear in the list, select Default.
      f.  Return to Screen Page 1 and select a resolution and refresh rate.
          Depending your adapter and display, refresh rates may not be
          selectable.
      g.  Close the Settings notebook.
      h.  Shutdown and restart your computer.


SETTING YOUR DISPLAY TO VGA MODE
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If your display is in sync and you otherwise have a usable Desktop, we
recommend that you use Selective Install to set your display to VGA mode.
Otherwise, use the following procedures to return to VGA mode.

1. Turn on your computer.  If your computer is already on, shutdown or
   press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart it.
2. When a small white box appears in the upper left-hand corner of your
   screen, press Alt+F1.
3. When the Recovery Choices screen appears, press function key F3
   or the letter "V" depending on the operating system version.
4. Run Selective Install to change the Windows drivers.

Once the computer has booted, your display adapter is restored and can work
in VGA mode.  If you want to install a new display adapter or graphics
device driver, refer to the chapter entitled "Video Procedures" in the User's
Guide to OS/2 Warp.

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