Setup; Preparing For Installation - 3Dlabs Wildcat 4210 User Manual

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Setup

This chapter contains instructions for installing a Wildcat 4210 video card and related software, and for
connecting the computer's monitors and a stereo display device to the card. The instructions in this
chapter are necessary only if you purchased your video card separately, or if you must replace your
video card or reinstall its driver software.
NOTE References to Wildcat 4210 cover both Wildcat 4210 and Wildcat 4210 VIO unless
otherwise noted.

Preparing for Installation

Make sure your system has the following items:
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Pentium II or greater processor
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Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 5 (or later)
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Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Pro 110 expansion slot
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One (for Wildcat 4210 VIO) or two (for Wildcat 4210) open Peripheral Component Interconnect
(PCI) slots adjacent to the AGP Pro 110 slot
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32 MB DRAM minimum (64 MB recommended)
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Industry-standard, multiple-frequency monitors (Wildcat 4210 and Wildcat 4210 VIO) or Digital
Video Interface (DVI)-compliant digital display devices (Wildcat 4210 only)
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3 MB of free space on the computer's primary system disk for the driver software
Make sure you have the following items:
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Wildcat 4210 or Wildcat 4210 VIO video card
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Delivery media with the Wildcat 4210 driver software
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Flat-head or Phillips screwdriver
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Monitor cables supplied with the computer or with the computer's monitors
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To connect VGA monitors, 15-pin DVI-VGA adapters for the monitor cables
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Grounding wrist strap
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