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Page 7 CD-ROM drive) and click the OK button. If you are installing 3D Blaster Annihilator 2 MX as a second or subsequent card to make use of Windows 98’s multi-monitor capability, you will see an Update Driver Warning message telling you that the driver you selected may not work correctly.
Page 8 3. Windows will automatically install the drivers for a Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA) (Microsoft) (6-8-2000). If you are installing 3D Blaster Annihilator 2 MX as a second or subsequent card to make use of Windows Me’s multi-monitor capability, you will see an Update Driver Warning message telling you that the driver selected may not work correctly.
Page 9 4. In the Optimal serach locations list, check the CD-ROM drivers box and click the Next button. 5. The Driver file search results will identify the graphics card as Creative GB0030 (AGP version) or Creative GB0050 (PCI version) and locate the driver files in D:\GRAPHICS\ENGLISH\WIN2KDRV location (D: represents your CD-ROM drive).
Page 10 (see “Troubleshooting” on page 15). 1. Click Start, select Programs, select Creative, select BlasterControl4, click on Display Center. 2. In Display Center, click the Tweak button to start BlasterControl Tweak Center. 3. Select the desired settings and click the OK button.
Page 11 Getting More Information 3D Blaster Annihilator 2 The Help file for 3D Blaster Annihilator 2 MX gives a brief introduction to the features supported by this graphics card. To open the Help file for 3D Blaster Annihilator 2 MX Click Start, select Programs, select Creative, click on Help.
Page 12 • Cube environment mapping • Projective textures • Bump mapping • Texture modulation • Light and reflection maps • Procedural textures ❑ Fog and Depth Cueing • Radial or linear • Per-vertex or per-pixel 3D Blaster Annihilator 2 MX 12...
Page 13 Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows Me display driver supporting DirectDraw, Direct3D, DirectVideo, and ActiveX ❑ OpenGL ICD for Windows 95 and Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000. Utilities ❑ Creative BlasterControl 4.20 ❑ MediaRing Talk ❑ Creative Lava! Player ❑ Online registration 3D Blaster Annihilator 2 MX 13...
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Page 15 7. Follow steps 6 through 13 of the procedure in “Windows 98” on page 7 to complete the update. You can also try setting 3D Blaster Annihilator 2 MX as the primary boot up adapter in the system BIOS. 3D Blaster Annihilator 2 MX 15...
Page 16 Solution Use the factory default settings: 1. Click Start, select Programs, select Creative, click on BlasterControl Display Center. 2. Click the Tweak button to start BlasterControl Tweak Center. 3. Click the Defaults button.
Page 17 When the system is starting up, there is a series of prolonged beeps. System Startup Cause Your 3D Blaster Annihilator 2 MX card may not be firmly inserted into the expansion slot. Solution Be sure that the AGP bus connector of the graphics card is fully inserted into the expansion slot by pressing the card firmly and evenly into the slot.
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Page 19 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Problem with PCI Bridge After installing Annihilator 2 MX (AGP version) onto a Pentium II LX system or any other AGP (in Windows 95) system, the Resources tabbed page of the GeForce2 MX Properties dialog box in Windows 95 shows resource conflicts similar to the following: Memory Range used FEDC0000 - FEDDFFFF used by PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge.
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