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    PC Compatibility Card: Video Adapter Error in Win95 (4/97)
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    I am following the steps on page 80 of the PC Compatibility Card User's Guide for installing video software in Windows 95. The last step in the manual says to follow the on screen help. I do this, but I am unable to change the video adapter type in the Windows Display control panel.

    I get stuck at the on screen Step 6 where it says to insert the PC Compatibility Card floppy disk and tell Windows to look on the A:\ drive. I do this and Windows says "The specified location does not have information about your hardware."

    I am able to change the monitor type using the PC Compatibility Card floppy disk. However, the adapter type still says "ATI Graphics Pro Turbo PCI (Mach64)" and I was told it should read "ATI mach64 PCI (macxw4) (DirectDraw)."

    I am having freezes that my software vendor thinks would be resolved by having the correct video adapter type selected. How can I get this setup correctly?

DISCUSSION


    This information applies only to the 7-inch and 12-inch 100MHz PC Compatibility cards for PCI Power Macintosh computers.

    The adapter driver software is located on the PC Utilities CD-ROM, not the PC Compatibility Card floppy disk. The online directions are incorrectly referring you to the floppy disk.

    The directions should be referring you to the E:\VIDEO\WIN95 directory on the PC Utilities CD-ROM.

    To set the adapter type appropriately, follow these steps:

    1) Open the Display control panel.

    2) Click on the Settings tab.

    3) Click the Change Display Type button.

    4) In the Adapter Type area, click the Change button.

    5) Click Have Disk.

    6) Insert the PC Utilities CD and type: E:\VIDEO\WIN95

    7) Click OK.

    8) Click Apply to save changes, then click Yes to restart Windows.

    The adapter type should read "ATI mach64 PCI (macxw4) (DirectDraw)" in the Display control panel. If it is set to anything else, this could cause operational problems in programs.


    This article was published in the 25 April 1997 "Information Alley".


    Article Change History:
    30 Apr 1997 - Added Info Alley statement.


Document Information
Product Area: Computers
Category: Cards
Sub Category: PC Compatibility
Keywords: "kwindows, kalley"

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