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#6201: Installing Windows 95 (OEM release 1*).

*OEM Release 1 has a Copyright date of 1981-1995 and part # 000-27722 on the Microsoft Windows 95 install CD. If your copyright date is later, refer to tech note #6203!

The following procedures will allow you to complete a full-featured Windows 95 installation on your 6200 /mint notebook:

PART A: The Basic Operating System.

  1. Boot from the 6200 Setup disk, choose the Set Up Windows 95 on this 6200 option, put the Windows95 CD in the CD-ROM drive, and type setup [Enter] at the A:> prompt.
  2. Follow all the on-screen procedures displayed by Windows 95 to complete the CD ROM setup.
  3. Click the Windows 95 Start button, then choose Settings -> Control Panel.
  4. Double-click the System icon at the bottom of the Control Panel.
  5. Click the Device Manager tab.
  6. Double-click CD-ROM, then double-click the Teac CD-46E listing.
  7. Click the Settings tab.
  8. Click on the small box beside Auto Insert Notification to remove the checkmark from the box.
  9. Click the [ OK ] button. In the next window, also click the [ OK ] button.

PART B: The Audio Drivers (required for sound).

After you complete Part A above, you will notice that you still do not have sound, and that there is a yellow exclamation point beside the sound driver. This is normal; please follow this procedure to install the correct sound driver.

  1. Click the Windows 95 Start button, then choose Settings -> Control Panel.
  2. Double-click the System icon at the bottom of the control panel.
  3. Click the Device Manager tab.
  4. Double-click the ESS 1688 Audiodrive listing with the yellow exclamation mark (!) beside it.
  5. Click the Driver tab.
  6. Click the [ Change Driver ] button.
  7. Click the [ Have Disk ] button.
  8. At this point you may (A) put the 6200 /mint Windows 95 Audio Drivers disk in the drive, OR (B) put the Multimedia Series CD in the CD-ROM Drive and type d:\driver\audio\95drv in the typing space below the words Copy manufacturers files from:.
  9. Click the [ OK ] button.
  10. Double-click the ESS 1788 ... entry on the list that appears.
  11. Click the [ OK ] button.
  12. The system will ask if it is OK to restart the system; click the [ Yes ] button.

PART C: The Video Display Drivers (optional).

  1. Click the Windows 95 Start button, then choose Settings -> Control Panel.
  2. Double-click the Display icon.
  3. Click the Settings tab.
  4. Click the [ Change Display Type ] button.
  5. Beside the words Adapter Type, click the [ Change ] button.
  6. Click the [ Have Disk ] button.
  7. At this point you may (A) put the 6200 /mint Windows 95 Video Drivers disk in the drive, OR (B) put the Multimedia Series CD in the CD-ROM Drive and type d:\driver\video\95drv-e in the typing space below the words Copy manufacturers files from:.
  8. Double-click on the video driver listed (Trident ....). The 6200 /mint uses the Trident 9385.
  9. Beside the words Monitor Type, click the [ Change ] button.
  10.  Double-click Laptop Display Panel 800x600 on the list, unless your notebook is equipped with an upgraded display panel of a higher resolution (not available as of this document).
  11. Click the [ Close ] button.
  12. Change the Desktop Area setting to 800 x 600 by moving the slider control to the right.
  13. Change the Color Palette to High Color (16-bit).
  14. Click the [ Close ] button.
  15. The system will ask if it is OK to restart; click the [ Yes ] button.

PART D: The GlidePoint Driver (optional).

  1. Click the Windows 95 Start button, then choose Settings -> Control Panel.
  2. Double-click the Mouse icon.
  3. Click the general tab.
  4. Beside Name click the [ Change ] button.
  5. Click the [ Have Disk ] button.
  6. At this point you may (A) put the 6200 /mint GlidePoint disk in the drive, OR (B) put the Multimedia Series CD in the CD-ROM Drive and type d:\driver\touchpad\synaptic in the typing space below the words Copy manufacturers files from:.
  7. Click the [ OK ] button.
  8. Double-click the only name of the mouse driver that appears (Synaptics ...).
  9. The system will ask if it is OK to restart now; click the [ Yes ] button.
  10. Your mouse driver is installed; please note that the disable gestures feature does nothing.

PART E: The PC-Card (PCMCIA) drivers (required for PCMCIA use).

  1. Click the Windows 95 Start button, then choose Settings -> Control Panel.
  2. Double-click the System icon at the bottom of the control panel.
  3. Click the Device manager tab.
  4. Double-click the Other Devices listing to open that category.
  5. Double-click the first PCI PCMCIA bridge entry in the other devices category.
  6. Click the driver tab, the click the [ Change Driver ] button.
  7. Scroll down the list by 1 entry and double-click on the PCMCIA Socket listing.
  8. Click the [ Have Disk ] button.
  9. Put the 6200 /mint Windows 95 PCMCIA Drivers disk in the drive. Do NOT attempt to use drivers from the Multimedia Series CD; these are incomplete!
  10. Click the [ OK ] button.
  11. Double-click the OMEGA Micro PCI to PCMCIA Bridge listing.
  12. Click the [ OK ] button.
  13. Repeat steps 5-7 and 11-12 on the remaining PCI PCMCIA bridge entry in the other devices category.
  14. Click the [ OK ] button.
  15. Click the Windows 95 Start button, then choose Shutdown, and click [ Yes ] for the Shut Down The Computer option.
  16. Restart the Computer, click the Windows 95 Start button, then choose Settings -> Control Panel.
  17. Double-click the PC Card icon.
  18. If the window that pops up says anything about "Welcome ...", please follow step 19. Otherwise, your PCMCIA slots are ready to use.
  19. Click [ Next ], [ Next ] again, [ Finish ], and [ Yes ].

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