Portwell ROBO-678, User Manual

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Booting
Users may find quite a lot that Windows-95/98 hangs in loading sequence.
Windows logo stays with no progress, or simply no display is given. Please
restart your system and hit “F5” when loading the Windows system and enter
“Safe mode”. Users will always be allowed to enter “Safe mode” with success to
remove devices that are not properly running or installed. Please proceed to do
so and restart your Windows. Removed devices will be automatically detected
again and drivers will be loaded in if drivers have been copied in the system
database, or you will be asked to provide driver source for installation.
For Windows-NT 4.0 users, it is always not recommended to change your
hardware configuration after your first installation. However, if such a change
is needed, please note that sometimes Windows-NT 4.0 will stop loading and
prompt you with a whole page of error messages. Please note that reinstallation
of this NT hard disk is inevitable. You have to backup your data stored in this
hard disk because it is almost impossible to switch back this system unless
booting up with another hard disk. If this NT hard disk is installed with FAT16
disk format, please boot up your system with any Windows OS. You will then
be able to see this NT hard disk and retrieve any data you have interest in.
However, if this NT hard disk is installed with NTFS disk format, there is only
NTFS that allows you to retrieve this NT hard disk again.
Display setup
By default, any Windows OS starts with 640 x 480 by 16 colors display. Please
load in the display driver provided in ROBO-678 product CDROM to maximize
the VGA performance. If you are using a monitor that Windows cannot identify,
you will also need to set, in the display setup menu, a system monitor to
correctly retrieve display output. For Windows-NT 4.0 users, as ROBO-678
provides Direct AGP on-board display feature, Service Pack 3.0 or above is
required to activate this display feature.
Network setup
Windows-95/98 users.
1. Please apply an ISA/PCI network card over ISA/PCI slot.
2. Start Windows-95/98 and let Window-95/98 automatically detect your
network adapter.
3. Provide the driver and complete installation.
4. Restart your windows system is required.
5. After you come back to windows, please go to Control Panel -> System ->
Device Manager and see if your network adapter has been installed
properly. A warning sign will be prompted if the network adaptor is not
properly installed.