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Tweaking Windows

4. The Properties dialog displays the name of

your particular adapter or chipset in the title

bar. Note that the driver version is shown on

the Driver tab — this is what you’re looking

for, so make a note of it.

5. Now you need to check for driver updates.

Use your browser to surf to the manufactur-

er’s website, and locate the driver download

part of the site. Search for your adapter or

chipset name and/or driver version. If a new

version is available, download and install

it. Click OK in all the open dialogs; you’ll

probably have to restart the computer for the

new driver settings to take effect.

Update Autodesk’s Hardware Certification Database

AutoCAD 2007 has a new feature that monitors your graphics card driver and compares it

with Autodesk’s Hardware Certification Database. If a new driver is available, a bubble noti-

fies you when you launch AutoCAD. Unfortunately, you need to manually download the

Hardware Certification Database to keep this system up to date. This is worth doing to get

the best 3D performance out of the installed graphics card:

1. In AutoCAD, use the Options command, and choose the System tab. Click the Perfor-

mance Settings button to open the Adaptive Degradation and Performance Tuning dialog.

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