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III. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
Windows NT Driver Installation
This chapter describes the Windows NT Display Driver and OpenGL Installable
Client Driver and Heidi for the ASUS 3DP-V500TX Board.
This document should be read in conjunction with the README.TXT file on the
installation floppy, which contains details of any enhancements and/or bug fixes
that have been made subsequent to these release notes being written.
Prerequisites
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Windows NT 3.5 (Build 807 or later), Windows NT 3.51 (Build 1057), Windows
NT 4.0 (Build 1381)
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Intel 486 processor or later, MIPS or DEC Alpha.
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ASUS 3DP-V500TX Board.
Before installing the software, power down the machine and install the ASUS 3DP-
V500TX as the hardware installation instructions. Boot the machine using the non-
VGA boot option (new display drivers cannot be installed when the machine has
been booted with the VGA boot option). Once booted and you have logged in as an
Administrator, perform the following steps:
NT 3.51 ( Intel based PC workstation )
1. Open the Control Panel in the Main Program Group and start the Display Applet.
2. Press the "Change Display Type..." button. A new window titled "Display
Type" will appear.
3. Press the "Change..." button in this window. A window titled "Select Drive"
will appear.
4. Press the "Other..." button in this window. A window titled "Install from Disk"
will appear.
5. Specify the path "A:\" Insert the release NT3.51 driver floppy into the drive and
click "Ok" button.
6. A number of different options for different resolutions, depths and monitor fre-
quencies are supplied. If you know the option you want and you are sure that
the monitor supports this option then choose it. If not or you are unsure about
the capability of your monitor choose a 640x480 option at 60Hz with a pixel
depth of 12. When the machine has rebooted you will be able to select a new
option and test the monitor capabilities at this resolution and frequency.
7. Part of the description of each option indicates the 3D double buffering capabili-
ties of the card at that depth and resolution. "Double Buffered" means that
multiple double buffered 3D applications can be supported. "1 Double Buffered
Window" means that only one window can be double buffered at a given time.
Attempting to run a second double buffered application will fail until the first
one has exited.
8. A window may appear asking you to confirm that you have been changing.
Click "Yes".
9. Press "Continue" in the "Windows NT Setup" window.
10. Two more information windows will appear. Press "Ok" in both.
11. If you are upgrading your drivers you may be asked whether you want to use the
"Current" or "New" drivers. Select the "New" option.
12. A window titled "Display Settings Change" will appear. Remove the driver
floppy from the drive and press the "Restart Now" option.
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