SIMHEALTH (TM) Last Minute Info - !!PLEASE READ ME!! (1/20/94) 

I. INSTALLATION
     Video Selection
     Sound Selection
II. VIDEO CARDS
     What Is A VESA Driver And How Do I Use It?
     ATI Ultra Pro or Mach 32 Video Cards
     Diamond Viper
     Trident Video Cards
III. MOUSE DRIVERS
     Microsoft Compatible Mouse Required
IV. SOUND CARDS
     What Are Miles Design Drivers And How Do I Use Them?
     SoundBlaster Installation
     Pro Audio Spectrum
     Gravis Ultrasound
     Aria Compatible Sound Cards
[CLS]
V. MISCELLANEOUS
     Memory Issues
     Running with QEMM, EMM386 And Other Memory Managers
     Creating A Boot Disk With Stacker/DoubleSpace
VI. TROUBLESHOOTING
     I Get An "Error 35"
     SimHealth Locks Up
     SimHealth Install Program Crashes
     I Get A "Microsoft Compatible Mouse Not Found" Message
     I Have A Diamond Stealth/Viper And Get Funny Lines On My Display

Please read ALL of this document! This stuff is important! 
 
It covers a lot about memory, installation, various graphics cards and 
sound cards.
 
[CLS]
I. INSTALLATION
 
Video Selection 
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The SimHealth installer will attempt to figure out what kind of 
video card you have in your machine. If it is not sure what kind of 
video card you have, or the installer detects a VESA driver in memory
(or in BIOS), it will default to the VESA SUPER VGA driver. You can 
click on the arrow to the right of the VESA SUPER VGA entry for a list 
of other cards that the installer thinks you might have. If your card 
is on this list, you can select it instead of the default VESA driver.
If the installer cannot figure out what kind of card you have and
cannot detect a VESA driver, a large red warning message will be 
displayed. If you wish to continue and try to run SimHealth anyway,
you MUST load some type of VESA driver for your video card.

[CLS]
Sound Selection 
--------------- 
SimHealth cannot automatically detect what kind of sound card you 
have in your machine. You will need to pick your sound card(s) 
out of the lists provided. The installer will then try to verify the 
presence of that sound card in your machine. Certain hardware settings
on your card may be different from what SimHealth is expecting. To
change these settings, select the Change Settings option from the sound
card verification window (where it says "OK" or "Failed!"). For more
information on these hardware settings, see the manual that came with
your sound card. If your sound card is not shown and is 100 percent 
SoundBlaster compatible, you should be able to install for SoundBlaster 
and hear sound and music. See the section on Miles Design Drivers below 
for information on what to do if your sound card is not supported.
 
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II. VIDEO CARDS

What Is A VESA Driver And How Do I Use It?
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VESA stands for Video Electronics Standards Association. It is a 
standard that allows software companies to write programs that work
on many video cards without having to know how each card works.
The VESA driver is the program that handles this. Almost every video
card available today has VESA drivers available for it. These drivers
may be stored in a chip on the video card, or they may be a program
that the user has to load by hand (or with a batch file). Some cards 
(such as the Diamond Viper) have the driver on the video card, but 
need the user to run a special program to activate the driver. During
installation of SimHealth, if the installer detects a VESA driver in
memory (or on the card), it will list VESA SUPER VGA as the default.
You may also be able to select specific video support for your card if
it is supported (we recommend using specific video support, if possible,
[CLS]
for fastest operation). If the VESA driver is an external program, it
will probably be found on the disks that came with your video card. 
If you don't have a VESA driver you should contact your video card 
manufacturer.  Using most 'external' (programs that you must run)
VESA drivers is as easy as typing the name of the driver at the DOS
prompt. For instance, if the driver were called VVESA.COM, you
would type:
VVESA.COM [ENTER]

ATI Ultra Pro or Mach 32 Video Cards 
------------------------------------ 
If you have an ATI Ultra Pro or other card based on the Mach 32 chip,  
you must run the included utility MW_ATIUP.EXE before playing  
SimHealth, for complete compatibility. 

Simply type:    MW_ATIUP [Enter] 
then type:      HEALTH  [Enter] 
 
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to use your ATI card with SimHealth. If the MW_ATIUP program is
not run, you may get an "ERROR 35" type message when trying to run
SimHealth. MW_ATIUP.EXE can be found in the SimHealth directory.
 
Diamond Viper
-------------
The Diamond Viper has its VESA driver on the card, but you need to
run an external program to activate it. This program is called
VPRMODE.EXE. To use VPRMODE to activate the VESA driver, type:

VPRMODE VESA [ENTER]

The VPRMODE program should have been installed by the software that
came with the Diamond Viper card.

[CLS]
Trident Video Cards 
------------------- 
Some older Trident video cards may not be compatible with the Trident  
driver installed by SimHealth. If you installed a Trident video  
card and are experiencing video problems, try running the INSTALL.EXE  
program in the SimHealth directory and selecting the VESA video 
driver, then install the proper VESA driver for the card before running
SimHealth.

III. MOUSE DRIVERS

Microsoft Compatible Mouse Required
-----------------------------------
SimHealth requires a Microsoft-compatible mouse to run. Most
mice today (including Logitech, Mouse Systems, and Kensington) are
Microsoft-compatible. In order for the mouse to work properly in
[CLS]
SimHealth, a mouse driver must be loaded before running
SimHealth. The mouse driver must also be fairly current and VESA 
compatible. Contact the manufacturer of your mouse or the dealer who 
sold the mouse to you to see if your driver is the most current
available.

IV. SOUND CARDS

What Are Miles Design Drivers And How Do I Use Them?
---------------------------------------------------- 
SimHealth sound support is accomplished through the use of the 
John Miles Design AIL audio driver libraries. Like VESA drivers, these
help software companies support many different sound cards without
having to know how each card works. The Miles Design Drivers are
automatically installed when you select which sound card you wish
to use for sound and music in SimHealth. If your sound card is 
[CLS]
not mentioned specifically in the installer, you may be able to get 
drivers from the manufacturer for full SimHealth sound. 
SimHealth requires "286 protected mode" Miles Design drivers. 
Non-286 protected mode drivers will not work.

SoundBlaster Installation
-------------------------
The SimHealth Installer expects to find the SoundBlaster at IRQ 7. 
Many SoundBlasters are shipped with the default IRQ set to 5. If you 
have a SoundBlaster and the installer says "Sound Card Detection: 
FAILED!", click on the Change Settings button and enter 5 in the IRQ 
entry. The DMA and ADDR settings should be fine.

[CLS]
Pro Audio Spectrum 
------------------ 
MUSIC: The Music Driver for the Pro Audio Spectrum requires the Media 
Vision driver MVSOUND.SYS to be loaded in memory as a driver in  
your CONFIG.SYS file. If this driver is not loaded, you will receive a 
verification failure during installation, and you will NOT hear music 
during the game. For more information about MVSOUND.SYS, please 
refer to your Pro Audio Spectrum user's manual, or call Media Vision 
Technical Support. 

SOUND EFFECTS: If you choose Pro Audio Spectrum as your Sound 
Effects sound card, you may experience some sound effects "dropouts," 
or even no sound at all. This will only happen on some Pro Audio 
Spectrum sound cards. If this does happen, you can re-run the INSTALL 
program and choose SoundBlaster for the Sound Effects Card, instead 
of Pro Audio Spectrum. 
[CLS]
CAUTION:  This may or may not work depending on your Pro Audio 
Spectrum. Please call Media Vision Technical Support if you have more 
problems. 
 
Gravis Ultrasound 
----------------- 
SimHealth is compatible with the SBOS SoundBlaster Emulation TSR 
for the GUS. However, most memory managers (such as EMM386) will cause
problems if they are loaded at the same time as SimHealth and SBOS.
DO NOT attempt to run or even install SimHealth with both SBOS and
a memory manager present. Bad things may happen. 
 
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V. MISCELLANEOUS

Memory Issues
------------- 
SimHealth requires a lot of memory to run--3 MB total. On some 
machines, even if you have the required 3 MB, SimHealth may report 
that you do not have enough free memory. If this is the case,
your best alternative is to create a boot disk as outlined
on page 6 of the SimHealth DOS Addendum/Quick Start Guide. 
 
Running With QEMM, EMM386 And Other Memory Managers
----------------------------------------------------
If you are using MS-DOS 5 and load EMM386.EXE, you must not use
the 'noems' switch.  An alternative to is to use 'frame=none'.
This prevents page frames from being allocated while leaving
EMS and VCPI interfaces active.  See your DOS manual for
[CLS]
information on how to do this. If you are running QEMM in
Stealth mode, SimHealth may fail to recognize your VESA
driver built into the video card BIOS. You will need to run
in Frame Mode as opposed to Page Mode. To do this, change the
"ST:M" parameter in your QEMM statement to "ST:F". See your QEMM manual
for more information on how to do this.

Creating A Boot Disk With Stacker/DoubleSpace
---------------------------------------------
Stacker version 3.0 and earlier require certain drivers to be loaded in 
the CONFIG.SYS file in order to mount the compressed hard drive.  When 
creating a boot disk with Stacker 3.0 and earlier you must include two 
lines in the CONFIG.SYS file.  The exact path is dependent upon where 
you installed Stacker on your hard disk, but here we will provide the 
path for the default installation of Stacker.  The two lines needed in 
your CONFIG.SYS file are:
[CLS]
DEVICE=C:\STACKER\STACKER.COM C:\STACVOL.DSK
DEVICE=C:\STACKER\SSWAP.COM C:\STACVOL.DSK

These lines will load Stacker and mount your compressed drive when 
booting from the boot disk.

DoubleSpace and Stacker 3.1 do not require that lines be added in the 
CONFIG.SYS file as they copy hidden files to the boot disk when using 
the "SYS A:" or "FORMAT A: /S" command.  Make a boot disk according to 
the normal instructions regarding creating a boot disk in your SimHealth
addeundum. If you do not feel comfortable creating a boot disk under
Stacker or DoubleSpace, contact STAC Electronics or Microsoft 
for technical support.

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VI. TROUBLESHOOTING

I Get An "Error 35"
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This message usually shows up if you have certain ATI cards and have
not loaded the MW_ATIUP program. See the ATI entry in Section II above
for more information.

SimHealth Locks Up
---------------------
This is more than likely the result of a conflict between SimHealth
and a memory-resident program that is being loaded in your AUTOEXEC.BAT
or CONFIG.SYS files. The best solution to this is to create a boot disk
as outlined in the addendum. If this does not help, try running the 
INSTALL program in the SimHealth directory and selecting No Sound
[CLS]
Effects. If this doesn't help, call Maxis Technical Support at the 
number listed on the SimHealth System/Reference card included in
your SimHealth box.

SimHealth Install Program Crashes
------------------------------------
This is also probably a conflict with a loaded memory resident program.
Try making a boot disk as per the addendum. Ignore the "Bad Command or
Filename" message that appears when using the boot disk for
installation. Also try running the INSTALL program with no mouse driver 
loaded. See your mouse manual for information on disabling the mouse.

I Get A "Microsoft Compatible Mouse Not Found" Message
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This message is usually the result of one of two problems. Most likely,
a mouse driver has not been loaded. SimHealth needs a DOS mouse
driver to run (as opposed to a Microsoft Windows mouse driver). This
[CLS]
driver along with instructions on how to load it should have come with
your mouse. The less likely problem is that the mouse driver is being
correctly loaded, but it is an older version that is not supported. You
should contact the manufacturer (or dealer) of your mouse to get a more
up-to-date mouse driver.

I Have A Diamond Stealth/Viper And Get Funny Lines On My Display
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This is a problem with SimHealth and some early versions of the
Diamond drivers. There are software patches available for both the
Stealth and Viper to alleviate this problem. The Stealth patch is
available as a software program called STLBIOS.EXE or as a hardware
upgrade. For the Diamond Viper a software upgrade called VPRM202.EXE
will contain a patch. All of these are available from Diamond.

Thanks for buying SimHealth 
We hope you enjoy playing it as much as we enjoyed creating it! 
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