Diamond Multimedia Viper V770, User Manual

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Take advantage of Diamond’s installation utility and make installing your
drivers and Diamond software quick and easy. See
Quick Installation of
Diamond Drivers and Utilities
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Install the drivers for your card manually from the Windows Display
Properties dialog. See Manual Installation of Diamond Drivers .
Quick Installation of Diamond Drivers and Utilities
This section covers the installation of your Diamond drivers and Diamond
utilities under Windows 98/95 and NT 4.0.
After Windows 98/95 reboots, the plug-n-play feature detects your new card
and gives the message that new hardware was found. Windows 98/95 may
then compile a driver database. The
Add New Hardware Wizard appears
under Windows 98, and the Update Device Driver Wizard appears under
Windows 95. When you see the Wizard, under Windows 98/95, begin with
step 1 below. Windows NT 4.0 users should go to step 2 below:
1. Click Cancel . Your computer will finish booting up.
2. After your computer boots, insert the Diamond installation CD disk into
your CD- or DVD-ROM drive. If your computer is set to “auto play,” the
Diamond installation program starts; go to step 5. If not, go to step 3.
3. Double click on My Computer , then double-click on the letter of your
CD- or DVD-ROM drive. The Diamond installation CD opens.
4. After the Diamond installation CD opens, double-click on Start.exe . The
Diamond installation program is launched.
5. You should now see the Diamond installation screen for your Diamond
product. Click
Installation .
6. Select the Drivers option for your Diamond product. The Diamond
Install screen appears. Please review the Release Notes that appear
onscreen— they contain important last-minute information.
7. Click Next .
8. You are given a choice of installation options. Select one of the following
(the Standard option is recommended):
Minimal:
Installs only the Diamond Display Driver for your card.
Standard:
Installs the Diamond Display Driver for your card and other
Diamond utilities.
Custom:
Allows you to choose installation Diamond Drivers, or any
of the Diamond utilities that may ship with your product. At
the minimum, the Diamond Viper Display Driver must be
installed during a first-time installation.