User manual ASUS V3200SE

[. . . ] R AGP-V3200 Series 3D Multimedia Accelerator USER'S MANUAL Hardware & Video Drivers AGP-V3200/8M AGP-V3200/16M 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. [. . . ] Pick up the board (still in its sleeve) by grasping the edge bracket with one hand and then remove the plastic sleeve. Windows 95/98 Requirements 11 Windows 98 Windows 98 supports full Direct3D and AGP features. If you are still using the beta version of Windows 98 and you want to fully take advantage the Direct3D and AGP features, you must upgrade your current Windows to the release version 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-V3200 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-V3200 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-V3200 series VGA card already installed. When installing Windows 95/98, 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 or Windows 98, 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. The system will hang if you click Cancel. You will then be asked for your Windows95/98 CD 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. III. Windows 95/98 Installation 12 ASUS AGP-V3200 Series User's Manual III. Windows 95/98 Install All Drivers and Utilities Insert the ASUS AGP-V3200 series installation CD disc. The ASUS AGP-V3200 Install Shell will appear. 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, OpenGL Driver for games, and VGARTD driver. Windows 95/98 Install All 13 If you prefer to install the drivers and utilities individually, follow the steps on the next pages. ASUS AGP-V3200 Series User's Manual III. Windows 95/98 Install VGARTD Insert the installation CD disc or double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup. exe in the root directory of the CD drive. You will be presented with a list of install options. [. . . ] When all files are copied, go back to the Display Properties box by clicking Close. The System Settings Change dialog box is displayed. Windows NT will restart with the default settings. The Display applet will appear to allow for mode selection. [. . . ]