NVIDIA graphics card and driver installation guide

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NVIDIA Graphics Card and

Driver Installation Guide

(Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000)

Revision 2.1

March 1, 2001

Summary of content (25 pages)

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NVIDIA Graphics Card and Driver Installation Guide (Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000) Revision 2.
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NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Graphics Card & Driver Installation Guide Published by NVIDIA Corporation 3535 Monroe Street Santa Clara, CA 95051 Copyright © 2001 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. This software may not, in whole or in part, be copied through any means, mechanical, electromechanical, or otherwise, without the express permission of NVIDIA Corporation. Information furnished is believed to be accurate and reliable.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT ..................................................................................................................................4 2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................................................4 2.1 HARDWARE ........................................................................................................................................................4 2.2 SOFTWARE ....
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NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Graphics Card & Driver Installation Guide 1 About this Document This Installation Guide is designed to help you install and configure your new NVIDIA graphics card and associated drivers (software) on an IBM computer compatible system running either Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000. • Links appear in blue underline. • Names of windows and dialog boxes appear in italics.
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NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Graphics Card & Driver Installation Guide 2.2 Software This guide explains installation of an NVIDIA graphics card and driver software on the following operating systems: • Windows 2000 • Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 4 or higher) 2.2.1 NVIDIA Driver Software • Be sure to have on hand the NVIDIA Driver Installation software (files), which is supplied on CD-ROM or disk.
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NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Graphics Card & Driver Installation Guide 8. Remove the retaining screw associated with the graphics card. 9. Remove the existing graphics card. 10. Go to Installing the NVIDIA Graphics Card on page 7. 2.3.2.2 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Removing an Existing Graphics Card: Windows 2000 From your Windows 2000 desktop, right click on the desktop and select Properties, then click the Settings tab. Click the Advanced button and then the Adapter tab.
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NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Graphics Card & Driver Installation Guide 3 Installing the NVIDIA Graphics Card 3.1 Installing the Hardware Your NVIDIA graphics card comes in an AGP version. To install the NVIDIA graphics card, follow these steps: Obtain the NVIDIA graphics card that you want to install. If you followed the procedures in the previous section to remove an existing graphics card from your computer, continue to Step 5.
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NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Graphics Card & Driver Installation Guide 4. After your computer starts up, the following message may appear on the Windows NT 4.0 desktop. If it does, click OK to close the window. 5. If the Display Properties - Settings dialog box isn’t already open, right click from your desktop, select Properties, and click the Settings tab. 6. Click Display Type to open the Display Type dialog box and click Change to open the Change Display window.
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NVIDIA Corporation 7. 8. NVIDIA Graphics Card & Driver Installation Guide In the above window, the (Standard display types) choice appears in the Manufacturers list and the VGA compatible display adapter choice appears in the Display list. If these choices do not appear or are not already highlighted, search for the choice, then click VGA compatible display adapter to highlight it. Click Have Disk to open the Install from Disk window. 9. Click Browse.
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NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Graphics Card & Driver Installation Guide 12. Click Open to open the Install from Disk window below. Be sure the correct path to your Disk 1 folder appears in the “Copy manufacturer’s files from:” box. (Screen below shows an example path; your path may be different.) 13. Click OK to open the Change Display window below. 14. Click the name of the NVIDIA graphics card that you are installing and click OK to open the Third-party Drivers window. 15.
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NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Graphics Card & Driver Installation Guide 16. Click Browse. Be sure you have the NVIDIA Driver Installation files in the location where you want; i.e., on your A:\ drive, CD-ROM, or hard disk. If the error message “A:\ is not accessible” appears and you need to point to a different location, click Cancel to close the message and open the Locate File window. 17.
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NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Graphics Card & Driver Installation Guide 22. Click Yes to restart your computer. 23. Once your computer has restarted and Windows NT 4.0 is up and running, go to Viewing Properties of the NVIDIA Graphics Card: Windows NT 4.0 on page 18 to view the configuration and display properties of your NVIDIA graphics card. 3.2.2 Installing NVIDIA Drivers: Windows 2000 (Standard Method) To install the NVIDIA drivers on your Windows 2000 system, follow these steps: 1.
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NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Graphics Card & Driver Installation Guide 5. Select the Search for a suitable driver...option and click Next to open the Locate Driver Files window. 6. Click the Specify a location checkbox and click Next to display the window below. 7. 8. Click the Browse button to access the location of the Disk 1 folder containing the NVIDIA installation files Select the NVHC.INF file and click OK. A “Driver Files Search Results” message appears.
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NVIDIA Corporation 9. NVIDIA Graphics Card & Driver Installation Guide Click Next from the message box. (If you see the “Digital Signature Not Found” message, click Yes.) The installation process continues with the file copying process, followed by the Hardware Wizard window below. 10. Click Finish to complete the driver installation process. 11. The system may prompt you to restart your PC if you are installing NVIDIA drivers for the first time.
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NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Graphics Card & Driver Installation Guide Once your computer starts up, the Found New Hardware Wizard window appears automatically. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Click Cancel to remove this window. Right-click the My Computer icon on your Windows desktop and select Manage from the pop-up menu. From the Computer Management window, click Device Manager in the left panel.
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NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Graphics Card & Driver Installation Guide 10. Select the Search for a suitable driver...option and click Next to open the Locate Driver Files window. 11. Click the Specify a location checkbox and click Next to display the window below. 12. Click Browse to access the location of the Windows 2000 driver that you are installing and select the Disk 1 folder than contain the NVIDIA Driver Installation files. 13. Select the NVHC.
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NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Graphics Card & Driver Installation Guide The installation process continues with the file copying process, followed by Hardware Wizard window below. 16. Click Finish to complete the driver installation process. You may also have to click Close to close the General window to return to the desktop. 17. The system may prompt you to restart your PC if you are installing NVIDIA drivers for the first time. If this is the case, restart the PC according to the prompt.
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NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Graphics Card & Driver Installation Guide 4 Viewing Properties of the NVIDIA Graphics Card 4.1 Viewing Properties of the NVIDIA Graphics Card: Windows NT 4.0 Follow these steps to view the display properties of your NVIDIA graphics card: 1. Once the computer has started, you may see the following message. 2. 3. If you see the above message, click OK to close the window and open the Display Properties dialog box.
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NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Graphics Card & Driver Installation Guide 6. Click the Display Type button to open the Display Type window, which provides detailed information about your NVIDIA driver. 7. 8. Click Cancel to close the above window and return to the Settings window. Click the NVIDIA product tab (for example, GeForce2 MX). The Driver Version Information box displays Filename, Description, and Version information about your installed NVIDIA drivers, as shown below.
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NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Graphics Card & Driver Installation Guide 4.2 Viewing Properties of the NVIDIA Graphics Card: Windows 2000 Follow these steps to view the display properties of your NVIDIA graphics card: 1. Once your computer has restarted, right click on your Windows 2000 desktop, select Properties, and click the Settings tab to open the Display Properties – Settings dialog box. 2. Click the Advanced button and click the Adapter tab.
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NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Graphics Card & Driver Installation Guide 3. Click the Properties button. 4. Click the Driver tab. The Driver window displays basic information about the NVIDIA driver you installed.
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NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Graphics Card & Driver Installation Guide 5. Click the Driver Details button to open the Driver File Details window, which lists the NVIDIA driver files installed on your computer 6. Click OK to return to the Driver window and click the Resources tab. The Resources window displays the resource settings of your NVIDIA graphics card. Use the scroll bar to see the complete list of settings.
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NVIDIA Corporation 7. 8. NVIDIA Graphics Card & Driver Installation Guide Click OK to close the window. Click the NVIDIA product tab (e.g., GeForce2 MX), which shows the name of the NVIDIA graphics card you installed. The Driver Version Information box displays Filename, Description, and Version information about your installed NVIDIA drivers, as shown below.
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NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Graphics Card & Driver Installation Guide 5 Uninstalling NVIDIA Drivers 5.1 Uninstalling NVIDIA Drivers: Windows NT 4.0 1. 2. 3. 4. Be sure that your Windows NT 4.0 desktop is open. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel to display the Windows Control Panel. Double-click Add/Remove Programs to open the Add/Remove Program Properties window. Select NVIDIA Windows NT 4.0 Display Drivers from the list that appears; the choice is highlighted. 5.
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NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Graphics Card & Driver Installation Guide • Removing an Existing Graphics Card on page 5 • Installing the Hardware on page 7 • Installing the Software (NVIDIA Drivers) on page 7 5.2 Uninstalling NVIDIA Drivers: Windows 2000 1. 2. 3. 4. Be sure that your Windows desktop is open. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel to display the Windows Control Panel. Double-click Add/Remove Programs to open the Add/Remove Program window.