HP Vectra XU 6/XXX HP Vectra XU 6/XXX - Installing an Operating System, D3538- - Page 19

Installing the High Resolution Video driver, Selecting a Display, Changing Display, Settings

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Installing an Operating System Selecting a Display Changing Display Settings Installing the High Resolution Video driver After successful installation of OS/2, you should install the HP video driver from the HP Drivers CD-ROM. 1 Insert the HP Drivers CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. 2 In the OS/2 System folder, open the Command Prompts folder and click on the OS/2 Full Screen icon. 3 At the command prompt, type the following: D: CD VIDEO\DISK5 INSTALL /U This will start an 'unattended' installation of the video drivers. 4 When the installation of the drivers has completed, exit from the command prompt, shutdown the operating system, then restart the system. 1 In the OS/2 System folder, open the Command Prompts folder and click on the OS/2 Full Screen icon. 2 At the command prompt, type the following: CD \MGA\OS2 MGAMON This will start the MGA Display selection program. Choose your display (monitor) from the list. 3 When this selection process has completed, exit from the command prompt, shutdown the operating system, then restart the system. 1 In the OS/2 System folder, open the System Setup folder. 2 Click on the System icon and change the settings (for example, the screen resolution). 19

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Installing an Operating System
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Installing the High Resolution Video driver
After successful installation of OS/2, you should install the HP video
driver from the
HP Drivers
CD-ROM.
1
Insert the
HP Drivers
CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
2
In the OS/2
System
folder, open the
Command Prompts
folder and click on
the OS/2
Full Screen
icon.
3
At the command prompt, type the following:
D:
CD VIDEO\DISK5
INSTALL /U
This will start an ‘unattended’ installation of the video drivers.
4
When the installation of the drivers has completed, exit from the
command prompt, shutdown the operating system, then restart the
system.
Selecting a Display
1
In the OS/2
System
folder, open the
Command Prompts
folder and click on
the OS/2
Full Screen
icon.
2
At the command prompt, type the following:
CD \MGA\OS2
MGAMON
This will start the MGA Display selection program. Choose your
display (monitor) from the list.
3
When this selection process has completed, exit from the command
prompt, shutdown the operating system, then restart the system.
Changing Display
Settings
1
In the OS/2
System
folder, open the
System Setup
folder.
2
Click on the
System
icon and change the settings (for example, the
screen resolution).