IBM ThinkPad September 29, 1997 Video Features Diskette II for Windows 3.1 Version 1.23 ====================================================================== What This Diskette Does ----------------------- The Video Features Diskette II for Windows 3.1 drivers: - Improve the drawing performance on the display - Provide resolution up to 1280x1024 for a CRT monitor - Provide various color depths: 256, 64K, or 16M for a CRT monitor The following models are supported: - ThinkPad 560, 560E - ThinkPad 760E (see note 1), 760EL (see note 2), 760ED - ThinkPad 760XD, 760XL, 765D, 765L Notes: 1. The ThinkPad 760E with an XGA (1024x768) panel is supported. 2. Machine type 9547-x4G, 9547-x4K or 9547-x4T is supported. Released Versions ----------------- Version 1.00 Initial release for ThinkPad 760ED Version 1.01 Support for new models and problem fixes Version 1.10 Problem fixes Version 1.11 Support for new models and problem fixes Version 1.12 Support for new models and problem fixes Version 1.20 Support for new models and problem fixes Version 1.22 Support for new models and problem fixes Version 1.23 Problem fixes Summary of Changes ------------------ Where: Diskette version (for example, 1.00 means Version 1.00) (New) New function or enhancement (Fix) Correction to existing function <1.00> - (New) Support for ThinkPad 760ED. <1.01> - (New) Support for ThinkPad 560. - (New) The following new codec drivers are supported: Cinepak: ICCVID.DRV YUV9 planner: IYVU9.DLL Indeo 3.2: IR32.DLL - (Fix) The blue screen message on the LCD is corrupted when the Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys are pressed. - (Fix) The mouse pointer stops momentarily while running BDXPC5.EXE (PC/3270 IWS) on the Windows background. - (Fix) The playback window is corrupted when a 640x480-size AVI file is played back with MediaPlayer. - (Fix) The overlay window is corrupted when a file is played back on the MediaPlayer when the external monitor (CRT) is set to 1024x768 resolution with 256 colors at 75Hz. - (Fix) The overlay window shifts when the refresh rate is changed with the ThinkPad Features program, while an AVI file is played back with MediaPlayer on the CRT. - (Fix) The computer stops when an AVI file is played back on the MediaPlayer with a CRT that is set to 1280x1024 resolution with 256 colors. - (Fix) The overlay window is distorted or the computer stops, when the size of the overlay window is reduced while an AVI file is played back on the MediaPlayer. - (Fix) The overlay position in the playback window shifts when an AVI file is played back on a CRT that is set to 1024x768 resolution with 64K colors at 43.5Hz interlace. - (Fix) A Windows general protection fault occurs when an AVI file (video source size is 640x480) is played back on the MediaPlayer with 800x600 and 16M colors. - (Fix) Pixels shift to the right by a zoom-in operation on PaintBrush with 64K or 16M colors. - (Fix) A Windows general protection fault occurs when TranXit is used. - (Fix) The position of the mouse pointer shifts when the refresh rate is changed from 75Hz to 60Hz using the ThinkPad Features program on the CRT, and the setting is 1024x768 with 64K colors. - (Fix) A Windows general protection fault occurs during printing using the 5586-H02 image printer driver. - (Fix) The bottom part of the overlay window is not displayed when an AVI file is played back on a TV (NTSC and PAL) in underscan mode. <1.10> - (New) Support for the mouse trail. - (New) The default resolution is set to the LCD panel size (LCD-only) or the maximum CRT resolution (CRT-only). - (Fix) The DOS full screen is corrupted when switching to it while an AVI file is played back on the MediaPlayer. - (Fix) (For ThinkPad 560) A Windows general protection fault occurs when an AVI file is played back using MediaPlayer. - (Fix) (For ThinkPad 560) The overlay position is not adjusted when the refresh rate is changed using the ThinkPad Features program, while an AVI file is played back on the CRT. - (Fix) (For ThinkPad 560 DSTN model) The bottom of the overlay window is not displayed when an AVI file is played back with MediaPlayer on the LCD. - (Fix) (For ThinkPad 560 DSTN model) The bottom of the overlay window is not displayed when an MPEG file is played back with the Xing SoftMPEG player on the LCD. - (Fix) The overlay position is not adjusted when the refresh rate is changed between interlace and noninterlace using the ThinkPad Features program, while an AVI file is played back on the CRT. - (Fix) (For ThinkPad 560) The position of the overlay window shifts to the right with 640x480 and 256 colors on the LCD (800x600 TFT and DSTN) panel. - (Fix) (For ThinkPad 560 TFT model) A Windows general protection fault occurs when an MPEG file is played back using the Xing SoftMPEG player with 800x600 and 64K colors. - (Fix) The refresh rate is always set to 60Hz on the CRT when returning from the DOS full screen to the Windows desktop, after the display device is changed from LCD-only to CRT-only. - (Fix) The refresh rate is not changed on the CRT when returning from the DOS full screen to the Windows desktop, after the refresh rate has been changed by the ThinkPad Features program. - (Fix) (For ThinkPad 560 DSTN model) The screen is corrupted when switching from the DOS full screen to the Windows desktop after the display device has changed from CRT-only to LCD-only mode on the DOS full screen mode of 640x480, 16M colors mode. - (Fix) The DOS full screen blacks out when returning to the DOS full screen after the display device is changed to LCD and the DOS window is moved. (This problem occurred for driver Version 1.01.) - (Fix) The DOS full screen (VGA mode 00h, 01h, 04h, 05h, or 0Dh) does not synchronize on TV (NTSC overscan or underscan mode). - (Fix) The DOS full screen (all VGA modes) does not synchronize on TV (PAL overscan or underscan mode). - (Fix) The Windows desktop screen is distorted momentarily when an AVI file is opened on the MediaPlayer with 1024x768, 64K colors, and 75Hz on the CRT. - (Fix) The bottom line and the rightmost line are not displayed when the virtual screen is used. - (Fix) Pixels are corrupted when the virtual screen is used in 16M colors. - (Fix) (For ThinkPad 560 DSTN model) A hardware cursor is corrupted when the display device is switching from CRT-only to LCD-only mode and the resolution has been changed. - (Fix) An underscore appears at some certain characters after switching to the DOS full screen mode. - (Fix) Characters are distorted when returning from the Windows desktop to the DOS full screen after the display mode (VGA) has been reset in the windowed DOS full screen. - (Fix) (For ThinkPad 560 DSTN model) The DOS full screen blacks out during repeated switching between the DOS full screen and the Windows desktop screen. - (Fix) The overlay position shifts when the LCD screen expansion is toggled on and off while an AVI file is being played back with MediaPlayer. - (Fix) The overlay position shifts when returning from the DOS full screen to the Windows desktop with 1024x768/256 colors and 75Hz mode, or 1280x1024/256 colors and 43.5Hz interlace mode. - (Fix) The playback window appears in unusual color when an AVI file is opened with a second MediaPlayer while an AVI file is played back with the first MediaPlayer in 64K colors. - (Fix) The overlay position shifts when the display device switches between TV and LCD when LCD screen expansion is enabled. - (Fix) Characters are distorted in the DOS full screen on switching between the DOS full screen and the Windows desktop after Alt+Esc is pressed. - (Fix) (For ThinkPad 560 DSTN model) The overlay position shifts when an AVI file is played back with 640x480 and 256 colors on the LCD. - (Fix) (For ThinkPad 560 DSTN model) Playback is not done with a hardware overlay when an AVI file is played back using MediaPlayer with 1024x768 and 256 colors or 64K colors on the CRT. - (Fix) The LCD screen expansion setting of the Windows desktop is not the same as that of the DOS full screen. - (Fix) The mouse trail is corrupted in 800x600 resolution and 64K colors for a computer with display memory size of 1MB. <1.11> - (Fix) On an LCD, an error message appears when the screen size is larger than the LCD panel size. - (Fix) A Windows general protection fault occurs when the Xing MPEG player is installed. - (Fix) The styled underline printing with AmiPro and BJC-400J is not correct. - (Fix) On 64K color mode, colors of the bitmap in the help file may not be correct. <1.12> - (Fix) The pattern in wallpaper with 16M color is not correct. - (Fix) Some garbage on screen when switching from the DOS full screen (VGA mode 13h) by pressing Alt+Tab. - (Fix) Some garbage on screen when switching from the DOS full screen (VGA mode 0 or 1) by pressing Alt+Tab. <1.20> - (Fix) Garbage at the top left of the overlay window appears. <1.22> - (New) Support for ThinkPad 760XD and 760XL. - (Fix) Noise appears intermittently when expanding the overlay window in 1024x768 256 color 43.5 Hz interlaced mode. - (Fix) (For Cyber9385 1MB Video RAM model) Playback is not done with a hardware overlay with in 640x480 16M color mode. - (Fix) (For ThinkPad 560 DSTN model) Playback is not done with a hardware overlay on CRT. - (Fix) (For Cyber9385 2MB Video RAM model) Playback is not done with a hardware overlay in 1024x768 64K color 75 Hz interlaced mode. - (Fix) The overlay window position shifts in 800x600 256/64K/16M color mode on TV(PAL) overscan. - (Fix) The overlay window position shifts in 640x480 256/64K color mode on TV(PAL) underscan. - (Fix) A Windows general protection fault occurs when trying to print on some applications. - (Fix) A Windows general protection fault occurs in Win-Install 4.0 in 64K color mode. <1.23> - (Fix) GP fault with FoxPro 2.6. - (Fix) Blackground color is changed to black in 64K color mode with some applications. Installation Guide ------------------ 1. Start DOS and go to the Windows directory (usually C:\WINDOWS). 2. Type SETUP in the Windows directory and press Enter. 3. Using the cursor keys, highlight the Display field; then press Enter. 4. Select Other (Requires disk ...) in the list. 5. Insert the Video Features Diskette II for Windows 3.1 into the diskette drive. 6. Make sure the path is A:\ and press Enter. 7. Select your favorite resolution and color depth; then press Enter. 8. Follow the instructions on the screen. Trademarks ---------- IBM and ThinkPad are trademarks of IBM Corporation. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.