Epson Progression Product Support Bulletin
Ms windows 3.x stylus 400/800+/color printer driver problems
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EPSON AMERICA, INC.
Product Support Bulletin
SUBJECT:
Date: 11/5/94
Page(s): 1 of 2
This bulletin provides additional information to allow printer driver ver 1.03E for the Stylus 400,
800+ and Color printers to complete the installation process when connected to Epson
Progression/Progression4/NX-Epson and Endeavor-WG computers in the MS Windows 3.x
environment.
When attempting to install the 1.03E printer driver the following warning message appears:
"This driver cannot he updated because it is currently being used by windows.
Wait until Windows is finished using the driver, and then try again."
This is caused by a conflict with the Wingine 256 color video driver and the printer installation
process. The following steps will help complete the installation:
Exit Windows to the DOS prompt, C:\>.
1.
2.
Change directories to Windows (Type CD\Windows ) Hit ENTER
3.
At the C:\Windows prompt type SETUP and Hit ENTER.
After the SETUP screen appears, with the UP and DOWN arrows select the
4.
DISPLAY line. Hit ENTER.
5.
A BOX will appear near the bottom of the screen containing video drivers. With
the DOWN ARROW key, move through the drivers and find either a
WINGINE 32k or 64k color driver or select the Windows VGA driver.
Hit ENTER. Hit ENTER two more times to exit SETUP.
6.
Type WIN to load Windows. In the MAIN program group find
CONTROL PANEL and double click. In CONTROL PANEL find PRINTERS
and double click. Continue with the printer installation from here.
7.
After completing the installation, follow steps 1 through 4 to change back to
the Wingine 256 color driver you wish to use.
MS Windows 3.x Stylus 400/800+/Color Printer Driver problems
using the Progression/Progression4/NX-Epson/Endeavor-WG
EPSON
PSB No: PSB S-0181
Originator: DS
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- Page 1 Page(s): 1 of 2 This bulletin provides additional information to allow printer driver ver 1.03E for the Stylus 400, 800+ and Color printers to complete the installation process when connected to Epson Progression/Progression4/NX-Epson and Endeavor-WG computers in the MS Windows 3.x environment.
- Page 2 *NOTE: The latest version, v1.04, of the Stylus Printer Driver, file name STY104,EXE, is available on the Epson RBBS, resolves the above issue.
- Page 3 The 32-bit Service Pack from IBM must be installed before installing the new display drivers. Also, the current system configuration must be VGA or SVGA. These drivers can be downloaded from the Epson Bulletin Board System (BBS) that can be reached at (310) 782-4531. They are located in one self-extracting file (WING_OS2.EXE) in file library DRIVERS.
- Page 4 If you are selecting a different Wingine resolution, make sure that the Wingine Display Driver diskette is in the floppy drive. These drivers are not supported on the Epson NX or Progression NX, due to the use of a different RAMDAC in those systems. Finally, only the beta version of OS/2 2.1 was tested.
- Page 5 - Added support for 1024 x 768 x 32K colors and 1280 x 1024 x 256 colors, interlaced These drivers can be downloaded from the Epson Bulletin Board System (BBS) that can be reached at (310) 782-4531. They are located in two self-extracting files (WINGINE1.EXE and WINGINE2.EXE) in file library DRIVERS.
- Page 6 PSB No: S-0163 Page: 2 of 2 A directory of this diskette should look like: WINDOWS <DIR> 06-10-93 3:33p CSETUP 35801 03-15-92 8:08a SETUP 14398 06-15-93 10:52a SETUP 211 06-15-93 11:03a RAMDAC 143 06-10-93 4:35p WINGINE2.EXE contains all of the non-Windows Wingine drivers. The directory for this diskette should look like: ACAD <DIR>...
- Page 7 Page(s): 1 of 7 Originator: DS What is the Epson Progression 4? The Epson Progression 4 is a small footprint, ISA compatible, desktop computer that incorporates the CHIPS & Technologies ‘Wingine Graphics” acceleration architecture. This technology greatly enhances performance in the Microsoft Windows graphical environment running Windows applications.
- Page 8 Does Wingine support MS-DOS applications? Yes. To support MS-DOS applications, Epson has included a variety of VGA device drivers and special utilities on the VGA diskettes included with the Progression 4. Super VGA support is available for these popular...
- Page 9 Resellers have access to these device drivers through the Epson Product Support BBS (310-782-4531). This electronic bulletin board provides new information about Epson products 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Do the VGA drivers take advantage of the Wingine video graphics acceleration architecture? No.
- Page 10 PSB No: S-0160 Page: 4 of 7 What configurations are available? The Epson Progression 4 is available with a choice of one of three different processors: 486SX/33 (ODP processor upgrade available for this model only) - 486DX2/50 486DX2/66 Each model processor comes with either of the following: 3.5”...
- Page 11 PSB No: S-0160 Page: 5 of 7 Q10. What additional options are available? The following options are available from Epson: 5.25” 1.2MB diskette drive 3.5" 1.44MB diskette drive 120MB IDE hard disk drive 240MB IDE hard disk drive 250MB tape drive External hard disk drive adapter for NB-SL removable HDD’s...
- Page 12 Wingine accelerator support. Q16. How can the memory in the Epson Progression 4 be expanded? What are the benefits of adding memory? The Progression 4 comes standard with 4MB of RAM. It can be expanded up to 128MB by installing 1MB, 4MB, 16MB, or 64MB SIMMs.
- Page 13 PSB No: S-0160 Page: 7 of 7 Q17. Can the Epson Progression 4 use the 64MB SIMM memory module to upgrade to 128MB? The Epson Progression 4 is designed to accommodate the new 64MB SIMM module. However, these modules may not be readily available, and Epson has not qualified any particular brand for use in the Progression 4.
- Page 14 EPSON EPSON AMERICA INC. Product Support Bulletin Subject: Proper Method for Running Benchmark and Diagnostics Programs Date: 08/04/93 PSB No: S-0158 Originator: MWT Page(s): 1 of 1 This bulletin describes the proper method for running any benchmark or diagnostics programs. This applies to any computer system.
- Page 15 DOS environment. These drivers are not necessary if the Windows version of AutoCAD is being used. These drivers can be downloaded from the Epson Bulletin Board System (BBS) that can be reached at (310) 782-4531. They are located in a single self-extracting file (ACAD12WG.EXE) in file library DRIVERS.
- Page 16 800 by 600 by 256 colors 1024 by 768 by 256 colors 1280 by 1024 by 256 colors (currently not supported by EPSON) These resolutions will be displayed in an upcoming screen. You will now be returned to the “Graphics Board Selection Menu”. Highlight Select Display Resolution and press <ENTER>.
- Page 17 PSB No.: S-0062I Page: 1 of 18 ENDEAVOR WG / PROGRESSION 4 PART # DESC TYPE REASON 1.04.1.08 SYSTEM 27C010 INITIAL RELEASE 1.04.1.08 SETUP 27C512 U113 1.06.1.09 2013112 SYSTEM 27C010 Three text modes 62h,64h and 65h 1.06.1.09 2013113 SETUP 27C512 U113 have been restored.