User manual ASUS V3100SE

[. . . ] R AGP-V3100 Series 3D Multimedia Accelerator USER'S MANUAL Hardware & Video Drivers AGP-V3100T AGP-V3100TV USER'S NOTICE No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. [. . . ] On the April 1997 MSDN Disc1 "Windows 95, SDKs, and Tools", OSR2. 0 is found in "\OSR2" while the USB support update is found in "\OSR2\USBSUPP". To determine the installed version of the operating system, look in the registry at: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Version HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\VersionNumber OSR2. 0 with USB has: Version "Windows 95" and VersionNumber "4. 03. 1212" or "4. 03. 1214". Windows 95/98 Requirements 11 Windows 98 Only Windows 98 supports full Direct3D and AGP features. If you are not using Windows 98 and you want to fully take advantage the Direct3D and AGP features, you must upgrade your current Windows to Windows 98 before installing the AGP display driver. Windows 98 includes VGARTD for the major chipsets but it is recommended that you install VGARTD from the AGP-V3100 Series CD to make sure that you have the latest version of VGARTD. This Manual assumes that your CD-ROM disc drive is drive D: and that MS Windows resides in C:\WINDOWS. Replace either with the actual location, if necessary. ASUS AGP-V3100 Series User's Manual III. Windows 95/98 Installation Procedures "New hardware found" refers to the prompt for drivers when installing Windows 95 with the ASUS AGP-V3100 series VGA card already installed. When installing Windows 95, a New Hardware Found window will appear: Select Do not install a driver and follow the steps on the next page. When installing Windows 95 OSR2. 0, the Update Device Driver Wizard window will appear: This wizard will complete the installation of the Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA). Click Next > to let Windows search for an updated driver. III. Windows 95/98 Installation 12 WARNING!The system will hang if you click Cancel. You will then be asked for your Windows95 CD in order to complete the VGA driver installation. If you do not have your CD handy, direct the installation path to your \Windows\System directory. Windows will prompt you to restart your windows. Choose "No" and follow the steps on the next page. Install All Drivers and Utilities Insert the installation CD disc. The ASUS AGPV3100 Install Shell appears. If it does not appear, run D:\setup. exe. You will be presented with a list of install options. Click Install All Drivers and Utilities to install all the drivers and utilities into your computer. Setup will install the drivers and utilities in the following sequence: Display Driver, DirectX 6 runtime libraries, Video Player, and VGARTD driver. If you prefer to install the drivers and utilities individually, follow the steps on the following pages. ASUS AGP-V3100 Series User's Manual III. Windows 95/98 Install VGARTD Insert the installation CD disc. [. . . ] After restarting, NT 4. 0 will run on 640x480x256 color, 60Hz vertical refresh rate, NI (non-interlaced) IV. Windows NT Install Driver 20 ASUS AGP-V3100 Series User's Manual IV. Windows NT 4. 0 Remove NT4. 0 Display Driver If you want to install other graphics cards or if you no longer need the AGP-V3100 display drivers, you can use the following procedures to completely uninstall the drivers from Windows NT 4. 0 to save disk space. Insert the installation CD disc or double click on your CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup. exe in the root directory of the CD. [. . . ]