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Q177458: Unattended Installation of S3 Virge VGA Adapter

Article: Q177458
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WinNT:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsetup
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use the unattended installation method to install the S3 Virge VGA
adapter on a Compaq 4000, your adapter is installed as standard VGA adapter.

CAUSE
=====

Compaq now includes the new S3 Virge video drivers in all of its new Deskpro
4000 models. This new driver is not detected during a standard Windows NT
Workstation 4.0 installation. The installation, instead, only detects a standard
VGA adapter card.

RESOLUTION
==========

Use the following process to include new S3 Virge video drivers in an unattended
installation of Windows NT Workstation 4.0:

1. Make a subdirectory called TextMode in the $oem$ directory of I386. For
  example:

  %i386%\$oem$\TextMode

2. Make a file called Txtsetup.oem using any text editor (for example, Notepad
  or WordPad) and enter the following:

        [Disks]
        D1 = "OEM Video Disk",\oemvideo.tag,\ 

        [Defaults]
        Display = s3virge

        [Display]
        s3virge = "s3 virge - oem"

        [Files.Display.s3virge]
        driver = d1,s3mini.sys,s3virge
        dll = d1,s3virge.dll

        [Config.s3virge]
        value=device0,installeddisplaydrivers,REG_MULTI_SZ,s3virge
        value=device0,vgacompatible,REG_DWORD,0

3. Place the Txtsetup.oem file in the TextMode directory.

4. Download Wnt20017.zip from the S3 Web site.


5. Unzip Wnt20017.zip into the TextMode directory. The following files should be
  included: Disk1, Ntmodes.exe, Readme.txt, S3.inf, S3mini.sys, S3virge.dll,
  and Version.txt

6. The Unattended.txt file must have several lines added, and the following
  sections should look like this:

  [Display Drivers]
  "s3 virge - oem" = "oem"

  [Display]
  ConfigureAtLogon = 0
  BitsPerPel = <valid bits per pixel>
  XResolution = <valid x resolution>
  YResolution = <valid y resolution
  VRefresh = <valid refresh rate>
  AutoConfirm = 1

  [Oembootfiles]
  s3mini.sys
  s3virge.dll
  txtsetup.oem

With these modifications, the unattended installation will install the S3 video
drivers as if it had detected the adapter.

MORE INFORMATION
================

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q166028
TITLE : Installing 3rd-Party Video drivers with Txtsetup.oem Unattended

Additional query words: Video Compaq Deskpro Unattend Virge
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Keywords          : kbsetup 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : WinNT:4.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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