Orchid Technology
                     Fahrenheit Plus Series
                       Driver Release v7.2
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The file you have downloaded, FPLUS.EXE, contains the complete 
files from the Fahrenheit Plus Series Install/Driver disk v7.2 
for the Fahrenheit 1280 Plus, Fahrenheit Plus/VLB, Fahrenheit VA, 
and Fahrenheit VA/VLB.  This readme file contains instructions 
for making a Fahrenheit driver disk so you can install the 
drivers.  You have already completed the first step, by unpacking 
the FPLUS.EXE file and reading this.  


Important Notes and Restrictions
--------------------------------
These drivers are only for use with Fahrenheit boards using the 
S3 801 or 805 chipset (board names listed above), with the v3.0 
BIOS.  If you have a BIOS version older than 3.0, this driver 
will not work properly for you.  For more information on updating 
your BIOS, see the file FUPGRD.TXT on the Orchid BBS, or in the 
Orchid library on CompuServe.  If you have an older original 
model Fahrenheit 1280 board (not Plus, not VA, not VLB) based on 
the S3 911 or 924 chip, or a newer Fahrenheit 64 Series board 
based on the S3 864 or 964, this driver will not work properly 
for you.  



When you unpack FPLUS.EXE you should have the following files:

DISK     ID         26 12-09-94   7:20a
FAHDRVVA 001    946047 12-09-94   7:20a
INSTALL  DAT     43397 12-09-94   7:20a
INSTALL  HLP     83179 12-09-94   7:20a
FINSTALL EXE    109329 08-10-92  10:00a
123D600  DRV      9983 08-10-92  10:00a
123D768  DRV      9983 08-10-92  10:00a
123S600  DRV      9983 08-10-92  10:00a
123S768  DRV      9983 08-10-92  10:00a
123TEXT  DRV      4519 08-10-92  10:00a
123TXT25 DRV      4519 08-10-92  10:00a
123TXT43 DRV      4519 08-10-92  10:00a
README   1ST      4591 08-03-95




Using your Fahrenheit Drivers
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1.  Copy all files (listed above) to a blank high density 3.5"
    floppy disk.

2.  Log onto your floppy drive and run the FINSTALL.EXE program 
    to install the driver files to your hard drive.  You should 
    run FINSTALL.EXE from DOS, not from Windows.

The FINSTALL.EXE program is menu driven, and fairly self 
explanatory.  The FINSTALL menu helps you install drivers for a 
variety of different applications.  If you have questions during 
any part of the installation process, press the F1 key for 
context sensitive help, or see your Fahrenheit manual for more 
information.



Troubleshooting
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The most common question the Orchid Technical Support department 
gets regarding installation of Windows drivers is from people who 
have installed the drivers using FINSTALL, yet when they go into 
the Windows Control Panel the Fahrenheit driver icon doesn't show 
up.  This problem is almost exclusively caused by memory managers 
loaded in your CONFIG.SYS file.  If you're using QEMM or EMM386 
(or a similar type of memory manager),  you need to exclude the 
Fahrenheit's RAM and ROM memory area so your memory manager 
doesn't try to use that area.  The syntax for EMM386 and QEMM is 
to add the statement  X=A000-C7FF  to the EMM or QEMM setup line 
in your CONFIG.SYS file.  If you are using QEMM's "Stealth" 
feature (ST:M or ST:F), you also need to add the statement 
XST=C000 to your line in CONFIG.SYS.  Then reboot and look for 
the icon in Windows.  If you use QEMM, it may be necessary to re-
run the Optimize program after adding the Fahrenheit exclusions.