Installing the Hardware and Software 11
Setting the Display Driver to Standard VGA
To avoid possible driver conflicts between your old and new
graphics card, install the standard VGA driver for your
operating system. Install the standard VGA driver before you
shut down your computer and remove the installed (AGP, PCI,
or ISA) VGA card.
Note:
Installing the standard VGA driver is not required for
Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
Installing the Standard VGA Driver for Windows
NT 4.0
1
From the Start menu, go to
Start > Settings > Control
Panel
, then double-click on
Display
. The
Display
Properties
sheet appears.
2
Click the
Settings
tab; then click the
Display Type
button.
3
Under
Adapter Type
, click the
Change
button. The
Change Display
window appears.
4
Under Manufacturers, select (Standard display types).
Under Display, choose VGA compatible display adapter.
5
Click
OK
. You may need to insert your Windows NT 4.0
CD-ROM.
6
Click
Close
and
OK
as often as necessary to accept the
changes.
7
Windows asks you if you want to restart your computer.
Click
No
.
8
Shut down your computer. You are now ready to remove
your old graphics card and install your new Fire GL 8700
card.
