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GRAPHICS CARD FULL INSTALL MANUAL
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Version 2.0 INT
Table of Contents
Basic Setup (16 Steps)
Section I Preparing for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 2-3
Section II Installing the Graphics Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 3-5
Section III Installing the Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 5
Advanced Setup
Section IV Advanced Driver Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 5-7
Section V Setting up nView and HDTV/Video-Out . . . . . . . . . pg. 7-8
Section VI Setting up Video-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 8-9
Troubleshooting and Technical Support
Section VII Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 9-12
Section VIII Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 12
Important! Some steps are divided into an A and B step. Read both steps over carefully to
determine which is the most appropriate to follow for your installation.
I. Preparing for Installation
Step 1A. If you are replacing an existing graphics card with your new BFG Tech graphics card,
you must first uninstall the current drivers for that graphics card. Please consult your system or
graphics card documentation for instructions. Most often the task can be accomplished through
the “Add/Remove Programs” feature in “Control Panel”. Look for drivers that match your
existing graphics card, click “Remove” and select “Display Drivers” only if prompted.
Step 1B. If you are adding your new BFG Tech graphics card to a system with integrated on-
the-motherboard graphics, you must disable the integrated graphics first. The most effective
method is to disable it in the BIOS. Please contact your system or motherboard manufacturer as
the method can vary a great deal. You may also be able to disable the integrated graphics in the
“Device Manager” using the following steps:
Microsoft Windows 2000 or XP
1. Click “Start” > “Control Panel” > “Performance and Maintenance” > “System” >
“Hardware”.
2. Click on “Device Manager” and then click on the “+” by “Display Adapter”.
3. Right click on the current graphics card and select disable. Click “Yes” if asked “Do you
really want to do this”. Click “No” if prompted to restart your system.
4. Close all open windows and shut down your system.
Your system is now prepared for the installation of your new BFG graphics card.