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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
for
mach64 Products
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mach64 February 19, 1997
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READ THIS FILE COMPLETELY BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO USE THIS PRODUCT !

Contents:

1.0 Introduction
2.0 Adapter Installation
3.0 Installation Notes for Windows95 Display Driver
4.0 Installation Notes for Software MPEG for Windows 95
5.0 VESA Support
6.0 ImpacTV support
7.0 TV Tuner support
8.0 Installation Notes for Windows 3.1
9.0 Installation Notes for Software MPEG for Windows 3.1x
10.0 Installation Notes for AutoDesk products
11.0 Installation Notes for OS/2
12.0 Installation Notes for Windows NT 3.5/3.5.1 and 4.0
13.0 DMI support
14.0 Reporting Problems

1.0 Introduction

This file contains last-minute updates that are not found in the User's
Guide or in any addendum accompanying the display adapter. Please read
this file before proceeding with the installation.

GENERAL INFO for WIN95 NEW INSTALLATIONS:

- In order to match your mach64 products to your monitor
and to your system configuration, you must install the "ATI DESKTOP"
page by following the instructions outlined in section 3.0 below.
The "Adjustment" page will allow you to customize your monitor timing such
as refresh rate and screen centering.

- WIN95 Setting Page also allows you to select the "monitor type".
You can pick your monitor manufacturer and model number. The ATI
Display Driver will read the timing information from the INF file and
setup the appropriate timings..


2.0 Adapter Installation

The adapter installation requires a step by step methodical approach to
ensure that the adapter does not conflict with other system resources and
to ensure optimal performance.

The following technical information is a basic outline of the steps
required to install a mach64 graphics adapter.

1) Upon removing the mach64/Rage II card from the box, record in your
User's Guide, the serial number (found on the non-component side of the
card) and the BIOS version (located on a white label on a plug-in
BIOS chip on the component side of the card).

The serial number will be helpful if you require ATI Customer
Support and will also be required to complete the Warranty Form.

2) The following port addresses are used by the VGA controller:

102, 1CE, 1CF, 2EC-2EF, 3?4, 3?5, 3?8, 3?9, 3?A, 3?B, 3DC
and all aliases. ( ?=B for monochrome, ?=D for color operations)

Check the system hardware for internal modems, FAX cards or LAN cards
which may be using addresses any I/O address used by the mach64/Rage II.

Also ensure that LAN cards, scanner cards and other peripheral adapters
are not using upper memory addresses between C000 and C7FF.

If you have a system containing an on-board graphics controller,
consult your owners manual on how to disable it.

Check and record how much system memory is installed on the system
motherboard.

Check and record how much system memory is installed on the system
motherboard.

3) After powering down your system, remove your old graphics adapter (or
disable the on-board graphics controller) and plug-in the mach64/Rage II.

If the system fails to produce text on the monitor, return to Step 2
and re-check the installed hardware for address conflicts.

If no obvious conflicts are present, carefully remove all non-
essential peripheral adapters (scanner, FAX/modem, audio, CD ROM cards,
etc.) to determine the nature of the conflict.

As a last resort, if possible, see if the card works in a different
system.


4) Once the system has properly booted, your mach64/Rage II is ready to
run.


3.0 Installation Notes for Windows 95 Display Driver

You need to install ATI's mach64 enhanced driver for Windows 95 to
take advantage of you card's higher performance, resolutions, and special
features not available using the standard VGA display driver.

Note: Windows 95 will require a re-start to implement certain display
settings

1) Insert the ATI CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.

Note: CD ROM drives that are configured for Auto Insert Notification
will automatically load the ATI Installation application. Proceed
to Step 5 to complete the installation.

2) Click Start.

3) Select Run.

4) Type the following:
D:\ATISETUP (D being the letter of your CD-ROM drive.)

5) Click on Display Driver icon.

6) Follow the on screen instructions

For correct resolution and refresh rate operation, you need to select a
monitor following the installation. Please refer to the online help for more
information.


4.0 Installation Notes for Software MPEG for Windows 95

1) Insert the ATI CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.

Note: CD ROM drives that are configured for Auto Insert Notification
will automatically load the ATI Installation application. Proceed
to Step 5 to complete the installation.

2) Click Start.

3) Select Run.

4) Type the following:
D:\ATISETUP (D being the letter of your CD-ROM drive.)

5) Click on ATI Video Player

6) Select 'Custom Setup' and click Next.

7) Ensure that the 'ATI VIDEO PLAYER' option is checked.

8) Click Finish to complete the install.


To open the ATI VIDEO PLAYER for Windows 95:

1) Click Start.

2) Select Programs.

3) Select ATI Multimedia.

4) Click ATI VIDEO PLAYER.

For information about using the controls of the ATI VIDEO PLAYER, see the
online help.


5.0 VESA Support

The VESA modes supported by your mach64/Rage II card are dependent upon the
amount of video memory and the monitor type selected. Please refer to
README.VBE file in D:\UTILITY directory on the ATI CD-ROM (D being the drive
letter of your CD-ROM).


6.0 ImpacTV support

Utility for ImpacTV ONLY:
The ATI DESKTOP in the WIN95 Page provides a switch to turn on/off the TV
signal for the ImpacTV board.

IMPORTANT: These features are not available for mach64 products.


7.0 TV Tuner support

Some Rage II products have the TV Tuner on board. This option allows users
to watch TV on their monitors. To watch TV, one must install the ATI Video
Player. Please refer to section 4 for the installation procedure.


8.0 Installation Notes for Windows 3.1

You need to install ATI's mach64 enhanced driver for Windows 3.1x to take
advantage of your card's higher performance, resolutions, and special
features not available using the standard VGA display driver.

If you have ATI drivers already installed from a previous installation, it
is recommended that you uninstall them first.

To install the mach64 enhanced driver for Windows 3.1x:

1) Start Windows.

2) Insert the ATI CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.

3) Pull-down the File menu in the Program Manager.

4) Select Run.

5) Type the following:
D:\ATISETUP (D being the letter of your CD-ROM drive.)
5a) Click on Uninstall icon.
5b) Click on Display Drivers to uninstall.
5c) Follow the online screen instructions to complete the installation.

6) Click on Display Drivers.

7) Follow the online screen instructions to complete the installation.
7a) Make sure you restart Windows for changes to take effect.

For correct resolution and refresh rate operation, you need to select a
monitor. Please refer to the online help in the Screen Adjustment
utility for more information.

The ATI Desktop Program Group will be installed automatically when you
install the mach64 enhanced driver. Please refer to the online help for
more information about how to use the ATI DeskTop.

Note: If you wish to change the Windows display driver to a different
driver (i.e. VGA), do not use the Windows Setup icon within
Windows. To change the display, exit Windows and change directory
to the Windows subdirectory. When at the Windows prompt type SETUP
and select the desired display driver.

Note: The Super VGA 256 color drivers supplied with Microsoft Windows for
Work Groups 3.11 will not function correctly on a mach64 based card.
These SVGA drivers appear to check for specific Super VGA adapter
chip sets and incorrectly identifies the mach64 card as a SVGA
adapter.

If you wish to use other Windows for Work Groups supplied graphics
drivers, you may select the VGA or Super VGA (800x600, 16 color)
driver.


9.0 Installation Notes for Software MPEG for Windows 3.1x

The ATI VIDEO PLAYER is a software MPEG player designed for your MPEG, video
and graphics accelerator card. The ATI VIDEO PLAYER provides full-motion,
full-screen MPEG video playback with excellent color quality. For the best
playback quality, the recommended requirement for the ATI VIDEO PLAYER is a
Pentium system.

Microsoft's Video for Windows(r) is required to run the ATI VIDEO PLAYER. If
you do not have Video for Windows installed on your system, you can install
it during the installation of the ATI VIDEO PLAYER.

If you have ATI VIDEO PLAYER already installed from a previous installation,
it is recommended that you uninstall it first.

To open the ATI VIDEO PLAYER in Windows 3.1x:

1) Start Windows.

2) Insert the ATI CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.

3) Pull-down the File menu in the Program Manager.

4) Select Run.

5) Type the following:
D:\ATISETUP (D being the letter of your CD-ROM drive.)
5a) Click on Uninstall icon.
5b) Click on ATI VIDEO PLAYER to uninstall.
5c) Follow the online screen instructions to complete the installation.

6) Click on ATI VIDEO PLAYER.

7) Follow the online screen instructions to complete the installation.

7a) Make sure you restart Windows for changes to take effect.

For information about using the controls of the ATI VIDEO PLAYER, see the
online help.


10.0 Installation Notes for AutoDesk products

Note: The following applications are supported:
AutoCAD R10, R11, R12 and R13(Protected Mode only);
3D Studio R2,R3,R4 and AutoShade 386 with Renderman.

To install the mach64 enhanced driver, you use the INSTALL program. Before
installing the driver, run AutoCAD to ensure that it is properly installed
on your system. The INSTALL program is a DOS application and cannot be run
inside a Windows DOS box.

To run the INSTALL program:

1) Note the location of the AutoCAD, 3D Studio, or AutoShade program
files before you start the INSTALL program. You will need this
information later.

2) Insert the ATI CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.

3) Type D: (D being the letter of your CD-ROM drive.)

4) Type CD UTILITY.

5) Type INSTALL.

6) Select Utilities Installation from the Main Menu.
This copies the INSTALL program and utilities onto your hard drive.

7) Press ENTER to select the default destination directory.
or
Type a new destination directory.

8) When prompted, let the INSTALL program make changes to your
Autoexec.bat file.

9) Select Quick Setup
You need to select QUICK SETUP to specify a monitor. Proper monitor
selection is necessary for correct resolution and refresh rate
operation.

10) Select your monitor from the list.

After you select a monitor, you are ready to install the mach64
enhanced driver for AutoCAD.

To install the mach64 enhanced driver:

1) Select Drivers Installation from the Main Menu.

2) From the list of applications, select one of the following:
AutoCAD
AutoDesk 3D Studio
AutoShade

When asked for the source drive and directory, type in the
information and insert the requested diskettes.

(When the menu appears, select Read Installation Notes for help and
tips on the installation.)

3) Follow the on-screen instructions to install the enhanced driver.

4) When driver installation is completed, press ESC.

(Two documents called MANUAL.TXT and README.DLD are copied to your
AutoCAD, 3D Studio, or AutoShade Drivers directory. You can read or
print these files using any word processor.)

5) Start AutoCAD, 3D Studio, or AutoShade and reconfigure to use the
new enhanced display list driver.
Please refer to the documentation provided by AutoDesk for
information on how to select/change a video driver.


11.0 Installation Notes for OS/2

Notes:
a) Before installing the ATI OS/2 display drivers, you must
set your system to use the IBM supplied VGA driver. Type SETVGA from
a full screen OS/2 session to accomplish this.

b) Check the Window List (press CTRL-ESC) to see if you have any
WIN-OS/2 or DOS sessions iconized. Close them as the OS2 device
driver will not install successfully if these sessions are running.

c) To successfully install, you will require the following
information:

*The OS/2 boot drive on which the PM driver is located.
*The default ATI OS/2 driver directory is C:\MACH_OS2.

After you have set the operating system to use the IBM supplied VGA driver:

Starting OS/2 Driver Installation:

1) Start OS/2.

2) Check that OS/2 is using a standard VGA driver and that no other
applications are running. For more information, see your OS/2
documentation.

3) Insert the ATI CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.

4) Open the OS/2 System folder.

5) Open the Command Prompts folder.

6) Open the OS/2 Full Screen command prompt session.

7) Type D: (D being the letter of your CD-ROM drive.)

8) Type CD UTILITY.

9) Type OS2INST.

To copy mach64 utilities to your hard disk:

1) Follow procedure "Starting OS/2 Driver Installation"

2) Select Utilities Installation from the Main Menu.
This copies the INSTALL program and utilities onto your hard drive.

3) Press ENTER to select the default destination directory.

4) When prompted, let the INSTALL program make changes to your
Autoexec.bat file.

5) Select Quick Setup
You need to select QUICK SETUP to specify a monitor. Proper monitor
selection is necessary for correct resolution and refresh rate
operation.

6) Select your monitor from the list.

After you select a monitor, you are ready to copy the enhanced
driver files.

To copy the mach64 enhanced driver files:

1) Follow procedure "Starting OS/2 Driver Installation"

2) Select Drivers Installation from the Main Menu.

3) Select IBM OS/2 from the list of applications.
Select Read Installation Notes for help and tips.

4) Select Install for the correct version of OS/2.

5) Press ENTER to select the default destination directory.
or
Specify a destination directory for the OS/2 driver files.
Generally, this is the OS/2 boot drive.

6) After the files have been copied, press any key.

7) Press ESC to exit.

You are now ready to install the enhanced driver for OS/2.

To install the mach64 enhanced driver for OS/2:

1) Open an OS/2 full-screen command prompt session and type DSPINSTL.

2) When the Display Driver Install panel appears, select Primary Display.
Click OK to bring up the driver selection list.

3) Select ATI mach64 enhanced (VX.xx) driver version from the list, and
click OK.

4) In the Monitor Configuration Selection Utility, select Install Using
Defaults for Monitor Type, then click OK.

5) When the source directory panel appears, choose Change and specify
the location of the mach64 driver. (The default location is
C:\MACH_OS2.)

6) Click SET.

7) Click INSTALL.

8) Type EXIT to close the OS/2 full screen command prompt.

9) Shut down OS/2.

10) Re-start OS/2. It will default to 640x480 in 256 colors. To change
screen resolution and/or color depth, see your OS/2 User's Guide.

11) Refer to the README64.INF file in the C:\MACH_OS2 directory for
mach64 configuration details.


12.0 Installation Notes for Windows NT 3.5/3.5.1 and 4.0


1) Boot Windows NT.

2) Double-click the Main icon.

3) Double-click the Control Panel icon.

4) Double-click the Display icon.

5) Click Change Display Type.

6) Click Change.

7) Click Other.

8) Insert the NT ATI 3.5/3.51/4.0 diskette into your floppy drive

For Windows NT 3.5, type the following:
A:\NT35 (A being the letter of your floppy drive) OR
D:\NT35 (D being the letter of your CD ROM drive)

For Windows NT 3.51, type the following:
A:\NT351 (A being the letter of your floppy drive) OR
D:\NT351 (D being the letter of your CD ROM drive)

For Windows NT 4.0, type the following:
A:\NT40 (A being the letter of your floppy drive) OR
D:\NT40 (D being the letter of your CD ROM drive)

9) Click OK.

10) Select ATI Graphics Accelerators.

11) Click Install.

12) Click Yes to change your system configuration.

13) Click Continue to confirm the full path name.

14) After the files have been copied to your computer, click OK.

15) Reboot Windows NT.
After reboot, the Invalid Display Settings window appears.

16) Click OK.
The Display Settings dialogue box appears.

17) Select a desired display mode. For more detailed information about
changing your display mode, click Help.


13.0 DMI support

To install the ATI DMI Component Instrumentation:

1) Ensure that DOS and Windows versions of DMTF are already installed. If
not, please follow the instructions provided with the DMTF package.

2) Run INSTALL and select "Utilities Installation" from the Main Menu.

3) Follow the screen instructions to completion.

4) When INSTALL is finished copying all necessary files, prezss to
exit INSTALL.

5) Change directory to the mach64 (default) directory and type "INSTDMI".

6) You may now use the DOS or Windows browsers to examine the current
status of your video card.



14.0 Reporting Problems

If you experience difficulties, open the file REPORT.TXT and complete
the Problem Report form.

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