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3.3.5 Installing/Upgrading PowerStorm 300 Software Display Drivers
If you have purchased the PowerStorm 300/AGP or 300/PCI graphics option as an add-on,
you must install the Compaq PowerStorm Software drivers. To install the 2D and 3D
drivers (the Compaq optimized OpenGL support) from the Compaq PowerStorm software
CD-ROM, follow these steps:
1. Boot your system and log into Windows NT if you have not already done so.
2. From the desktop, choose My Computer.
3. From My Computer, choose Control Panel.
4. From Control Panel, choose Display.
5. From the Display Properties dialog box, choose the Settings tab.
6. From the Settings dialog box, choose the Display Type button.
7. From the Display Type dialog box, choose Change.
8. From the Change Display dialog box, choose Have Disk.
9. In the Install from Disk dialog box, you are prompted to insert the manufacturer's
installation disk into the selected drive. Insert the Compaq PowerStorm Software CD-
ROM into the CD-ROM drive unit.
10. Enter the path of the PowerStorm 300 driver and choose OK.
The path is of the following format, where
for the E drive):
dev:\intel\nt40\powerstorm_300_drivers
dev:\alpha\nt40\pbxgdac\
11. In the Change Display dialog box, the driver whose path you just defined is displayed.
Confirm this choice by choosing OK.
The driver name displayed is:
Compaq PowerStorm 300 (pbxgdac)
12. When the message displays stating that this is a third party driver, confirm by
choosing Yes.
A status box displays reflecting the progress of the driver installation.
13. When the Compaq PowerStorm 300 files have been copied to your hard disk, a dialog
box indicating that the driver was successfully installed is displayed. Choose OK and
remove the CD-ROM from the drive.
14. Choose Close to close the Display Type dialog box.
3–6 PowerStorm 300 Graphics Options Windows NT and Hardware Installation
is the drive name (for example,
dev:\
(Intel systems)
(Alpha systems)
E:\
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