Asus V7100 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
ASUS V7100 Series Users Manual18
3. Software Setup
3. S/W Setup
Display Driver Installation
You can use one of the recommended methods to install the display drivers for your
graphics card, depending on your operating system.
NOTE: The screen displays in this manual may not reflect exactly the screen con-
tents displayed on your screen. The contents of the support CD are subject to change
at any time without notice.
Windows 98
Method 2 and Method 3 will not install the appropriate AGP GART driver if your
motherboard does not use the Intel AGPset. Installing the AGP GART driver will
ensure that the AGPsets AGP functions are available. Method 2 and Method 3 will
not install also the DirectX runtime libraries. DirectX must be installed so that your
video player can take advantage of hardware acceleration. See 3. Software Setup |
Install GART Driver and 3. Software Setup | Install DirectX later in this manual
for the setup steps.
Method 1: ASUS Quick Setup Program
NOTE: See 3. Software Setup | Drivers | Install Display Driver for more informa-
tion.
1. Start Windows.
2. Switch display to Windows Standard Display Adapter (VGA) mode and then
restart Windows.
3. Insert the CD installation disc into your CD-ROM drive.
4. The Install Shell appears. Click Drivers and then click Install Display Driver
on the Drivers dialog box.
5. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup.
6. When Setup has finished installing all the necessary files on your computer, it
will prompt you to restart your computer. Click Yes... and then Finish to restart
your computer and to complete Setup.
Display Drivers