Installing Your Viper V770 Board; Hardware Installation - Diamond Multimedia Viper V770 User Manual

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To use your Viper V770 board, you need to first install the hardware, software
drivers, and utilities provided on the installation CD.
Note— Some systems have an integrated graphics solution on the
motherboard. Contact your motherboard manufacturer to determine how to
disable your on-board graphics.
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ARDWARE NSTALLATION
Your Viper V770 card is an AGP bus type. Follow the instructions below for
proper installation. Before you install your card, verify if your motherboard is
an AGP 2X, or 4X type, and refer to the instructions in the following section.
Consult the documentation that accompanied your motherboard or system if
you are not sure whether your system supports AGP 2X or 4X.
Warning! To avoid accidental electric shock, shut your computer down and
unplug the power cord before starting the following procedures. Remember
which cables go to which connectors. You may want to label your computer's
cables before disconnecting them. To protect your Viper V770 board from
damage due to static electrical discharge, ground yourself by touching the
power supply box inside your computer before starting the procedures below.
Important— To receive the full benefits of the AGP version of your Viper
board, you must be running either Windows 98, or Windows 95 OSR2
(version 4.00.950 B, or newer) on a system that has been updated with the
USB OSR2.1 supplement. Check the software disks that were included with
your computer equipment to verify that you have the USB supplement, or
contact your computer manufacturer for additional details. If you are running
Windows NT 4.0, you must be updated with the latest Service Pack. Service
Pack 4 is the current version available from Microsoft.
Setting the Jumpers for Your Card
Your card may be equipped with jumper switches and may require certain
jumper settings to operate properly on either AGP 2X or 4X motherboards.
You must first determine whether your AGP motherboard supports an AGP
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