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TP 755CD/CDV - Installing the enhanced video drivers
Applicable to: World-Wide
Note: There is no enhanced video support under Windows NT.
To download the driver for Windows 3.1x, Windows 95, and Win-OS/2, click here.
Installing the enhanced video driver in Windows 3.1x and Windows 95
1.) Insert the enhanced video features diskette into the floppy drive.
2.) If you are running Windows 3.1x, click on File, then Run, and type a:\evsetup in the dialog box and then click on OK. If you are running Windows 95, click on Start, then Run, and type a:\evsetup in the dialog box and then click on OK.
3.) Click on Enter.
4.) It will ask you where you want to install the drivers. Click on Install to accept the default.
5.) It will ask you if it is OK to modify the config.sys and the system.ini file. Click Yes to continue, then click OK on the next window.
6.) After the installation is complete, click on OK. Remove the diskette, exit Windows and restart the computer for the changes to take affect.
Installing the enhanced video driver in Win-OS/2.
Before installing the device drivers, make sure that OS/2 is installed in the system with Win-OS/2 session enabled; then Video for Windows 1.1 Runtime Module and video capture and playback software compatible with Video for Windows 1.1 are installed in the system, too.
1.) Make sure video capture and playback software compatible with Video for Windows are already installed in the system.
2.) Make sure ThinkPad System Management device driver is installed. To do this, you need to run the Device Driver Install, either from an OS/2 Window (type DDINSTALL) or from the System folder with the utility diskette in the floppy drive.
3.) Turn on the computer and start OS/2.
4.) Open Program Manager in Windows Programs folder.
5.) Select File from the Program Manager window; then select Run... from the pull-down menu.
6.) Type A:EVSETUP2 and press Enter.
7.) Click on Enter.
8.) It will ask you where you want to install the drivers. Click on Install to accept the default.
9.) It will ask if it is OK for the config.sys and the system.ini files to be updated. Click on Yes.
10.) It will then tell you the names of the backup files. Click on OK.
11.) Click on OK.
12.) Exit out of Program Manager, then shutdown OS/2 and restart the computer.
Note: Refer to the readme.win file on the enhanced video drivers diskette for considerations when using enhanced video in a Win-OS/2 sesssion. Also, Video for Windows does not come with the ThinkPad. It must be installed seperately or from another application that provides that support (the video capture and playback software may provide that support).
Installing enhanced video drivers for OS/2 Warp 4.0
There are no enhanced video drivers for OS/2 Warp provided with the ThinkPad. There are native OS/2 video capture driver for the ASCII enhanced video chip on this system for use with the Video-In application provided with OS/2 Warp. To access these drivers do th following:
1.) Insert the OS/2 Warp Device Driver Pack CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2.) Bring up an OS/2 Window and type X: and press Enter (where X is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive).
3.) Type Install and press Enter. When prompted, press any key to continue.
4.) After it is complete, close the OS/2 Window. The installation will have created an icon on your desktop called OS/2 Device Driver Pak CD. Double-click on it.
5.) After reading through the information on the screen, click on Yes, I agree, continue....
6.) Next select Multimedia Video Capture.
7.) Select IBM Coporation (PC Company).
8.) Select the ThinkPad you wish to download the driver for and then follow the instructions on the screen for further assistance.
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Date Created |
02-01-98 | |
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01-04-98 | |
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13-03-99 | |
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IBM ThinkPad | |
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ThinkPad 755CD, ThinkPad 755CDV | |
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Machine Type |
9545 | |
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Various | |
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