Automatic Driver Installation; Display Driver - Asus V8170 PRO/T/64M Quick Start Manual

Automatic Driver Installation

The support CD with the V8170 Series VGA card supplies three important system
drivers: the Display driver, Microsoft DirectX and the VGART driver. The Dis-
play driver coordinates the software to support a particular system, and supports
the display hardware and its configuration parameters. DirectX permits 3D hard-
ware acceleration and MPEG audio-video support for Windows 98/ME/2000/XP.
The VGART driver supports AGP functions unique to the particular chipset sup-
plied with each motherboard.
NOTE: The screen displays in this manual may not reflect exactly the screen
contents displayed on your screen. The contents of the support CD are subject to
change at any time without notice.
1. Boot-up the Windows system. If installing the ASUS VGA card with an existing
system, disable any VGA card currently in use: refer to "how-to" instructions on
page 11 for Windows 98/ME, and on page 13 for Windows 2000/XP.
2. Insert the VGA Drivers support CD. If the previous display driver was uninstalled,
or there is no display driver, the system automatically detects and installs the
new Display Driver from the CD ROM. Otherwise, a menu displaying three
options pops up. To install all drivers simultaneously, select the first
option, Install Display Driver. The system automatically copies and installs the
Display Driver inf file from the CD ROM. In Windows 98/ME, the PC should
reboot automatically; in Windows 2000/XP, reboot the system after the files have
installed. Note: always choose this installation option unless making updates or
replacing a VGA card.
3. DirectX and the VGART drivers may be installed individually. Select this
option when it is necessary to update drivers for new cards. Click on the box and
follow the screen instructions. Reboot the PC.
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