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Troubleshooting Guide ..................... Document S:  OS/2 Configuration 
                                                             Revision 02.97
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IMPORTANT NOTE
Please take note of the references to driver updates and system
configurations (document A).


OS/2 configuration 
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Questions                                                         !.Answers
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All products
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    Can't start Windows applications?                             !.S4

    System hangs on restart after driver installation;            !.S8
    TRAP error is displayed


Stealth - Edge - Viper:
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    Are you having difficulties installing your Diamond           !.S5.S6
    Stealth board with OS/2 Warp?                                 !.S7            

    OS/2: Mouse pointer doesn't move after installation of 
    Viper driver?                                                 !.S9

    OS/2: Monitor doesn't synchronize or picture is               !.S10
    $$mittig ?

    OS/2: $$Screen scrolls when a DOS session is opened??         !.S9

    OS/2: Error message "386 Enhanced Mode is required ..." ?     !.S11


Vega - Mirage - Mercury - Storm :
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    Note for OS/2 with S3 graphics processor boards               !.S1

    OS/2, BigBlue - No SPEA logo desired?                         !.S2

    Reconfiguration from BigBlue to VGA                           !.S3

    No Windows fullscreen available.                              !.S12

    Black screen when you switch back from OS/2 desktop
    to the active WIN_OS/2 desktop?                               !.S13
       




OS/2 Configuration
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Answers
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S1  Note that the button 'Start with Windows' inside SPEAview may not be 
    active! If SPEAview is active, Seamless Windows is not available - 
    even not under VGA.
    Note: When using the dual boot system with OS/2 and DOS, when both 
    systems have access to the same Windows version, the Autostart button
    has to be deactivated in DOS Windows.
  
S2  The SPEA logo can be deactivated with the BigBlue Version 2.02 or later
    by entering the line SET SPEALOGO=OFF in the CONFIG.SYS file.  

S3  - If the BigBlue driver is active with one board and you want to
    install another VGA board, proceed as follows:
    Select "System Configuration" and start the program "Adjust
    Installation".
    Select the "primary screen" and "VGA" and follow the instructions on
    the screen.
    - If the refresh rate selected during the BigBlue configuration 
    is too high and the montitor doesn't synchronize any more after a 
    restart, then proceed as follows:
    After starting OS/2 you will see an OS/2 icon in the upper left corner 
    of the screen. Click on it with your mouse cursor and press ALT+F1 
    simultaneously and select the standard VGA configuration in the 
    following menu.
       
S4  The entries for the VGA driver in the SYSTEM.INI file are not
    changed when updating the OS/2 driver. This prevents Windows 
    applications from starting.
    During the installation, switch the option 'Transfer all settings to
    Win-OS/2 fullscreen session' off. The Windows seamless support will
    then be correctly activated.

S5  Install the current OS/2 drivers for your Diamond board (see BBS).

S6  

      1. Start the computer in MS-DOs mode.
      2. Start GO95 or S64MODE from the DOS UTIL diskette.
      3. Select the desired resolution for your monitor.
      4. Press <Esc>.
      5. Press <Enter> to save the configuration. 




S8  Your computer's BIOS is not PCI 2.0 compatible. Contact your dealer 
    or your motherboard's manufacturer for a BIOS upgrade .

S9  Insert the following command in the second line of CONFIG.SYS:
    DEVICE=\OS2\POWER_9K\P9000.SYS

S10 At present there is no OS/2 utility with which the synchronization or
    display position of the monitor can be influenced.

S11 The Viper OS/2 drivers don't work in Win-OS/2 standard mode. Configure
    Win-OS/2 for enhanced mode.

S12 Did you increase the system memory? 
    Change following options depending to the system memory size in your  
    SYSTEM.INI (see CAR1K.DRV) file: 
    BASEADDRESS=0 or 1 or 2 > 0: up to 16MB - 1: up to 32MB - 2: up to 64MB

S13 Set the DOS screen configuration option: VIDEO_SWITCH_NOTIFICATION
    to ON.


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