
    OS/2 Warp Driver Installation Instructions for the Stingray Pro,
         Stingray Pro/Video, Stingray 64, and Stingray 64/Video

                        September 6th, 1995 Release

NOTE: Newer drivers may be available from Hercules.  Please see the "How
to contact Hercules" section in the README file on the Installation
Diskette for information on how to check with us.


Table of Contents
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Introduction
Installing the Drivers
Selecting Resolutions and Refresh Rates
Alternate Method for Selecting Refresh Rates
File Descriptions

Introduction
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Due to disk space constraints, we have only been able to include the
drivers for OS/2 Warp.  If you need a driver for OS/2 2.1 or OS/2 2.11,
please contact Hercules.

This driver supports the following resolutions and refresh rates:

Stingray Pro, Stingray Pro/Video:

      640x480    256 colors    60Hz, 72Hz
      800x600    256 colors    56Hz, 60Hz, 72Hz
     1024x768    256 colors    86Hz(I), 60Hz, 70Hz, 75Hz
    1280x1024    16 colors     86Hz(I)
      640x480    64K hi-colors 60Hz, 72Hz
      800x600    64K hi-colors 56Hz, 60Hz, 72Hz

Stingray 64, Stingray 64/Video:

      640x480    256 colors    60Hz, 72Hz
      800x600    256 colors    56Hz, 60Hz, 72Hz
     1024x768    256 colors    86Hz(I), 60Hz, 70Hz, 75Hz
     1280x1024   256 colors    86Hz(I), 60Hz, 70Hz, 75Hz
      640x480    64K hi-colors 60Hz, 72Hz,
      800x600    64K hi-colors 56Hz, 60Hz, 72Hz, 75Hz
     1024x768    64K hi-colors 86Hz(I), 60Hz, 70Hz, 75Hz

     (I): Interlaced refresh rate

The main tool for installing display drivers is the DSPINSTL.EXE.  In
general, the steps involving ARK Logic drivers installation follow the
steps outlined in the IBM "Using the Operating System" guide very
closely.  You may want to refer to the section labelled "Installing a
New Display Adapter" for more details before following the steps
below.  Also, if you encounter any problems after installation these
drivers, you'll be able to recover the standard VGA display settings
by following the steps in the section of the IBM manual labelled "Recovering from an
Incorrect Display Type Selection."  (During system reboot, before the
OS/2 logo is shown, there is a white rectangle on the upper left corner
of the screen.  Hit <ATL-F1> simultaneously at that time and you will
be given a text display with a list of options.  Then type "V" to
restore standard VGA display resolution.)


To select different display resolutions and refresh rates, please
see the "Selecting Different Resolutions and Refresh Rates" section of
this file.

NOTE: DO NOT choose a refresh rate higher than your monitor can support.
If you do, you may permanently damage your monitor.  If you are unsure
of what refresh rates are supported, please refer to the documentation
on your monitor, or contact the manufacturer.

NOTE ON WIN-OS/2 AND SEAMLESS WINDOWS SUPPORT:  In order to have WIN-OS/2
and seamless Windows capabilities, be sure to perform the proper OS/2
Operating System installation as outlined in IBM's OS/2 Installation Manual.
You'll need to have Microsoft Windows 3.1 installed on your system prior
to OS/2 installation.  Then be sure to select the "WIN-OS/2 Support" option
during initial OS/2 installation through the Selective Install utility.)

Installing the Drivers
----------------------

Before you begin this installation process, you MUST make sure that you
are in standard VGA mode.  Use the Selective Install utility to select
standard VGA display resolution or follow the VGA recovery process
mentioned in the Introduction, above.  Refer to IBM's documentation if
you have questions.

Step  1: Make sure that you have our Supplemental Display Drivers
         Diskette in the appropriate diskette drive.

Step  2: Open an OS/2 window or OS/2 full-screen command prompt.

Step  3: Enter the /OS2 directory on the Supplemental Display Driver
         Diskette and type:

                DSPINSTL <enter>


Step  4: An option panel will appear.  Select the "Primary Display" option.
         At this point forward, you may always click on Help to get
         on-line help messages, or click on Cancel to abort the
         procedure.

Step  5: Another panel appears asking you to verify that you have the
         "ARK Logic SVGA" display adapter.  Go ahead and select OK.

Step  6: A box with the message "The installed adapter does not support
         the selected display driver. Do you wish to continue?" appears.
         This message serves as a precaution, as files will be added or
         replaced during the procedure.  Select OK to continue.

Step  7: The next panel asks if you would like to "Install Using Default for
         Monitor Type," or another utility.  Select the "...using
         default" option.

Step  8: The "Determining hardware configuration..." message will
         appear.  The screen will flicker for a few seconds.  Once the
         flickering stops, the screen will prompt you for the path to
         the ARK Logic drivers. This will probably be A:\OS2 or B:\OS2.


Step  9: After various files are copied, a message box will instruct you
         to restart the system.  Select OK to close this box and return
         to the OS/2 window command prompt.

Step 10: The preferred way to restart the system is to issue the shut-down
         command.  You may do this by selecting the "Shut down" button in
         LaunchPad window or from Desktop Pop-up menu (move your mouse
         pointer to an empty area then click on right mouse button. You will
         see a "Shut down" menu item.)  Another way is to hit <CTRL-ALT-DEL>
         to reboot the system.

Once the system's restart process is completed, the operating system
will be displayed at the default display resolution of 640x480x256 at a
60Hz refresh rate.

Under the directory <BootDrive>:\OS2\INSTALL, there is a log file called
DSPINSTL.LOG.  You may view this file for information regarding what
files are being installed, and to verify that the DPSINSTL process was
successfully completed.

Selecting Resolutions And Refresh Rates
---------------------------------------

NOTE: DO NOT choose a refresh rate higher than your monitor can support.
If you do, you may permanently damage your monitor.  If you are unsure
of what refresh rates are supported, please refer to the documentation
on your monitor, or contact the manufacturer.


Step  1: Open the "OS/2 System" Folder by double-clicking the
         "OS/2 System" Icon.

Step  2: Double-click the "System Setup" icon in OS/2 System Folder
         that you just opened.

Step  3: Look for the icon with the title "System."  Double-click it.

Step  4: On the first page of this "System - Setting" notebook window,
         you should see the screen resolution with refresh rate.  Choose
         the settings that you prefer.

Step  5: (Optional) If you click on the right arrow at the bottom of the
         page you will go to page 2, "Change Display Configuration."
         The pull-down menu under "Display name" should indicate "DEFAULT"
         if you have not yet chosen a monitor selection.  To choose
         the monitor configuration that matches your current monitor,
         click the down arrow of this pull-down menu, then select a
         monitor.

         You may click on the "View Current Configuration" button to
         see if the monitor selection you've made matches the
         refresh rates supported by the OS/2 drivers.

Step  6: Restart the system.

If you happen to select a refresh rate which is not appropriate for your
monitor, immediately choose a much lower refresh rate and restart the
system.  If the screen is not viewable, restart the system using
<CTRL-ATL-DEL> and follow the standard VGA restoration process as mentioned
at the top of this document.  Then, repeat the driver installation
procedure and choose a lower refresh rate.

Alternate Method for Selecting Refresh Rates
--------------------------------------------

If after installing the drivers and choosing your resolution and refresh
rate according to the instructions in the previous section, you cannot
find an appropriate monitor to choose from, you can try the instructions
below.

You need to be familiar with your monitor's capabilities before
following these steps.

Step  1: Open a DOS Full Screen Window under OS/2.

Step  2: Change your directory to <BootDrive>:\OS2

Step  3: Type SVGA ON MONITOR followed by an <ENTER>.

Step  4: A menu appears asking you to enter the key for your preferred
         refresh rate.

Step  5: Enter the key of your chosen refresh rate followed by an <Enter>.
         You can also enter a list of keys with space between each key.

Step  6: The screen will flicker for a few seconds before you are
         returned to the DOS prompt.

Step  7: Close the DOS Full Screen Window by typing EXIT at the
         command prompt.

Step  8: Restart the system.

Step  9: When the system startup process completes, follow the steps in
         the "Selecting Resolutions and Refresh Rates" section for the
         resolution desired.  This time, you will not be able to see any
         refresh rate listing in the "System - Setting" notebook as
         refresh rate for each resolution is preset by the steps you
         just went through.


To recover from this alternative to the regular refresh rate selection,
follow these steps:

Step  1: Open a DOS Full Screen Window under OS/2.

Step  2: Change your directory to <BootDrive>:\OS2

Step  3: Type SVGA ON INIT followed by an <ENTER>.

Step  4: Close the DOS Full Screen Window by typing EXIT at the command
         prompt.

Step  5: Restart the system.

Step  6: Follow the steps in the "Selecting Resolutions and Refresh
         Rates" section for the resolution and refresh rate desired.

File Descriptions
-----------------

Assuming D:         is the OS/2 boot drive, and
         C:\WINDOWS is where Microsoft Windows 3.1 is installed

  OS/2 Files ----
        Files modified:
        D:\CONFIG.SYS                   *** Note: OS/2 CONFIG.SYS, not DOS
        D:\OS2\OS2.INI                  *** Use ATTRIB.EXE to unprotect
        D:\OS2\OS2SYS.INI               *** Use ATTRIB.EXE to unprotect
        D:\OS2\INSTALL\REINSTAL.INI
        D:\OS2\INI.RC

        Files replaced:
        D:\OS2\SVGA.EXE
        D:\OS2\SCREEN01.SYS
        D:\OS2\DLL\BVHSVGA.DLL
        D:\OS2\MDOS\VSVGA.SYS
        
        Files added:
        D:\OS2\SVGADATA.PMI             *** Note: Generated by SVGA.EXE
        D:\OS2\DLL\IBMARK32.DLL
        D:\OS2\DLL\ARKPMI.DLL
        D:\OS2\DLL\ARKINST.DLL
        D:\OS2\INSTALL\PSARK.DSC

  Windows 3.1 (Seamless and WIN-OS/2) Files ----
        Files modified:
        C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.INI
        C:\WINDOWS\WIN.INI

        Files added:
        C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\A8MFLSM.DRV
        C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\A8MFLOS.DRV
        C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\A16FLSM.DRV
        C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\A16FLOS.DRV



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