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5.5 Driver installation (Windows 3.1 & DOS)
5.5.1 Necessary prerequisites
The instructions in this manual assume that you understand
elementary concepts of MS-DOS and the IBM Personal Computer.
Before you attempt to install any driver or utility you should: know
how to copy files from a floppy disk to a directory on the hard
disk, understand the MS-DOS directory structure, and know how to
format a floppy disk. If you are uncertain about any of these
concepts, please refer to the DOS or Windows user reference
guides for more information before you proceed with the installa-
tion.
5.5.2 Before you begin
Before you begin installing software drivers, you should make a
backup copy of the display driver diskette and store the original in
a safe place. The display driver diskette contains drivers for several
versions of certain applications. You must install the correct
version in order for the driver to work properly so make sure you
know which version of the application you have.
5.5.3 Windows setup
These drivers are designed to work with Microsoft Windows 3.1.
You may install these drivers through Windows or in DOS.
Step 1: Install Windows as you normally would for a VGA display.
Run Windows to make sure that it is working correctly.
Step 2: Place the display driver diskette in drive A. In Windows
Program Manager, choose File from the Options Menu. Then from
the pull-down menu, choose Run . . . . At the command line
prompt, type A:\SETUP. Press the <ENTER> key or click OK to
begin the installation. At this point the setup program locates the
directory where Windows is installed. For proper operation, the
drivers must be installed in the Windows subdirectory. Press
<ENTER> to complete the installation. Once completed, the
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