Installing The Hardware And Software; Do This First - ATI Technologies ALL-IN-WONDER 9700 Series Installation And Setup User's Manual

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Installing the
Hardware and Software

Do This First

To ensure a successful installation of your ALL-IN-WONDER,
you MUST install AGP Drivers for non-Intel Chipset Based
Motherboards. BEFORE replacing your current graphics card.
Several AGP motherboard manufacturers use non-Intel AGP
chipsets. Chipsets include those made by Acer Laboratories
(ALI), Silicon Integrated Systems (SIS), and VIA Technologies,
Inc. Each non-Intel chipset requires the installation of a custom
Virtual GART (AGP) Driver. This driver is required by your
new ATI card to function correctly with your motherboard. It is
very important that the correct AGP driver be installed before
installing an AGP video card in your system.
To determine what motherboard chipset
is present on your system:
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An incorrect or missing GART driver can result in
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AGP memory not being detected or a black screen
after Windows
Right-click My Computer, then click Properties.
Click the (Hardware tab in Windows
XP) Device Manager tab, then scroll to the bottom of the
device list.
Click System Devices.
Scroll through the list of System Devices until you find a
listing for the AGP controller. The chipset manufacturer's
name will appear as the device name.

Installing the Hardware and Software

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