About Directx - Gainward GeForce Series Quick Start Manual

3. During the process of installation, you will be asked if you would like to install utilities such as EXPERTool™
and DirectX. It is highly recommended to install both. This will allow you to take full advantage of all advanced
features that come with your new Gainward display adapter
4. When the installation process is completed, you will be asked to reboot your computer.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed your Gainward display adapter!

ABOUT DirectX

The Gainward DRIVER & UTILITY DISC includes Microsoft's DirectX. This is a set of APIs that make games and
multimedia applications run faster on Windows based computers. DirectX is a thin software layer that provides
direct access to hardware services. This technology takes full advantage of available hardware accelerators and
emulates accelerator services when accelerators are not present. DirectX components include: DirectDraw
(provides 2-D graphics services), Direct3D (provides 3-D graphics services), DirectSound (provides
sound-mixing and playback services), DirectPlay (provides multiplayer game connectivity over the Internet), and
DirectInput (provides services for joysticks and other input devices).
Gainward has included the most recent version of DirectX on the Gainward DRIVER & UTILITY DISC. You may
choose to install DirectX automatically during initial display driver installation (recommended), or at any later time.
From time to time, Microsoft will update DirectX and other software components. Choose "Windows Update" from
the "Start" menu. This will connect you directly with Microsoft's update web site on the Internet and make all
necessary updates available to you, by analyzing which software is already installed on your system.
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