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2. Insert the Device Drivers and IBM Enhanced Diagnostics CD into the CD-ROM
3. At the command prompt, switch to the CD-ROM drive letter. For example, type
4. Change to the PCDR directory. Type, cd pcdr and press Enter.
5. Type makediag and press Enter.
6. Follow the instructions on the screen to create the diskette.
Using video features
Your computer has an accelerated graphics port (AGP) graphics adapter that
renders 2D or 3D image quality and uses standard video protocol for displaying text
and graphic images on a monitor screen. The adapter supports a variety of video
modes. Video modes are different combinations of resolution, refresh rate, and color
defined by a video standard for displaying text or graphics.
Video device drivers
To take full advantage of the graphics adapter in your computer, some operating
systems and application programs require custom video device drivers. These
device drivers provide greater speed, higher resolution, more available colors, and
flicker-free images.
Device drivers for the graphics adapter and a readme file with instructions for
installing the device drivers are provided on the Device Drivers and IBM Enhanced
Diagnostics CD that comes with your computer and in the ibmtools\drivers directory
on the hard disk. Use the device-driver installation instructions if you need to
reinstall the device drivers or if you need information about obtaining and installing
updated device drivers. For more information about installing device drivers, see
"Recovering or installing device drivers" on page 87.
Changing monitor settings
To get the best possible image on your screen and to reduce flicker, you might
need to reset the resolution and refresh rate of your monitor. You can view and
change monitor settings through your operating system using the instructions in the
readme files on the Device Drivers and IBM Enhanced Diagnostics CD or in the
c:\IBMTools\drivers\ directory on the hard disk of your computer. See your
operating-system documentation for more information about monitor settings.
Attention:
comes with your monitor. Using a resolution or refresh rate that is not supported by
your monitor might cause the screen to become unreadable and could damage the
monitor. The information that comes with your monitor usually includes resolution
and screen refresh rates that your monitor supports. If you need additional
information, contact the manufacturer of the monitor.
If you are using a cathode ray tube (CRT) monitor, set your monitor for the highest
noninterlaced refresh rate that the monitor supports. If your monitor complies with
the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) display data channel (DDC)
standard, it is probably already set to the highest refresh rate the monitor and video
controller can support. If you are not sure whether your monitor is DDC-compliant,
see the documentation provided with the monitor.
drive.
e: (where e is the CD-ROM drive letter), and press Enter.
Before changing monitor settings, review the documentation that
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