Diamond Multimedia Viper V770 User Manual Download Page 14

10

Note—

Diamond Drivers must be installed the first-time you install a

Diamond product.

9.

 

Click the button of the installation option you want. We recommend that
you use the default installation directories.

10.

 

Click 

Next

 to continue installation.

Note—

If you are prompted to keep or replace existing files, keep the 

newer

files.

11.

 

After the installation is complete, click 

Next

 to restart your computer.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed your new Diamond graphics
accelerator!

Manual Installation of Diamond Drivers

If, for some reason, you need to install the drivers for your Diamond product
“manually,” follow the procedures below for your operating system. If you
need to update your drivers, please see the chapter on Diamond Software
Tools later in this user guide.

Windows 98/95 Manual Driver Installation

To install the driver for your Diamond graphics accelerator, go to 

Start >

Settings > Control Panel > Display

. The 

Display Properties 

page

appears. Continue with the following procedure:

1.

 

Click the 

Settings 

tab, then click the 

Advanced

 button.

2.

 

Click the 

Adapter

 tab, and then click the 

Change

 button. The 

Update

Device Wizard

 appears.

3.

 

Click 

Next

 and choose 

Display a list of all the drivers …

4.

 

Click 

Next

 and then click 

Have Disk…

5.

 

Insert the installation CD. If your system is set to “auto-play,” the
Diamond installation program opens. Click 

Quit

 to exit the program.

6.

 

From the 

Install From Disk

 dialog, type 

X:\Win9x\English\Drivers

(where “X” is the letter of your CD- or DVD-ROM drive). Click 

OK. 

The

.inf file for your Diamond product should appear in the 

Select Device

window.

7.

 

Choose the driver that applies to your operating system and click 

OK.

8.

 

Click 

OK

 again, and then click 

Next

. The driver file(s) should be copied

to your system.

Note—

If you are prompted to keep or replace existing files, keep the 

newer

files.

Summary of Contents for Viper V770

Page 1: ...VIPER V770 USER S GUIDE Diamond Multimedia Systems Inc...

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Page 3: ...Under Windows 98 95 14 Removing Viper V770 Under Windows NT 4 0 14 Removing Diamond Software Tools 15 TROUBLESHOOTING 16 Windows 98 Q A 17 VIPER V770 DISPLAY MODES 19 VIPER V770 SPECIFICATIONS 21 WIND...

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Page 5: ...ES The Viper V770 graphics accelerators features include Advanced 128 bit Processing Power Delivers unprecedented speed and quality for 2D 3D and video acceleration Utilizes nVIDIA s RIVA TNT2 control...

Page 6: ...d Windows NT 4 0 Supports multimonitor display and the OnNow power management feature of Windows 98 Accelerates Windows 98 95 and Windows NT 4 0 WHQL certified for compatibility Advanced multimedia ca...

Page 7: ...o which connectors You may want to label your computer s cables before disconnecting them To protect your Viper V770 board from damage due to static electrical discharge ground yourself by touching th...

Page 8: ...therboard use the following instructions to set the jumpers The Viper V770 has 4 jumpers located on the card They are visible on the illustration below as J1 J2 J3 J4 The J4 pins are marked A B C for...

Page 9: ...ick on OK in all windows to close and accept the changes 6 Shut down your computer You are now ready to remove your old graphics card and install your new Viper V770 board Setting the Standard VGA Und...

Page 10: ...our computer You are now ready to remove your old graphics card and install your new Viper V770 board Note You should have the latest Service Pack for NT 4 0 Service Pack 4 loaded for the Viper V770 t...

Page 11: ...bracket plate 3 Before handling the card ground yourself by touching the power supply box inside your computer 4 Position your card directly above the AGP slot as illustrated below Note AGP cards are...

Page 12: ...e tightening the bracket screw 7 Connect your VGA monitor cable to the 15 pin connector on your card 8 Secure your computer cover and reboot your computer 9 Continue with the software installation for...

Page 13: ...tallation 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...

Page 14: ...allation To install the driver for your Diamond graphics accelerator go to Start Settings Control Panel Display The Display Properties page appears Continue with the following procedure 1 Click the Se...

Page 15: ...ick Quit to exit the program 5 Type X NT4 English Drivers where X is the letter of your CD or DVD ROM drive Click OK The Change Display dialog appears 6 Select the driver for your Diamond product and...

Page 16: ...que import and export feature which allows you to determine your own settings for your favorite PC titles and share them with other InControl Tools 99 users A full screen desktop preview enables you t...

Page 17: ...nControl Tools 99 ICT99 can be launched the following ways 1 From the Start menu go to Programs Diamond InControl Tools 99 2 Click the right mouse button on the Windows 98 95 desktop You can click any...

Page 18: ...Devices bullet Under Manufacturers select Standard Display Types Under Models select Standard Display Adapter VGA 5 Click on Apply then click on OK in all windows to close and accept the changes To re...

Page 19: ...omponents that will be removed Click Next to remove all software in the list Note If you only want to remove one product from the list click Back and click the Add Remove components button Select the...

Page 20: ...the Viper Installation CD Viper V770 Requires An IRQ The nVIDIA TNT2 chip requires an IRQ to function correctly If no IRQ has been assigned to the card by the motherboard BIOS you may experience sympt...

Page 21: ...y Installed Check your Windows Device Manager Start Settings Control Panel System Device Manager to determine if all the drivers are installed properly The properties dialog for the Display Adapter wi...

Page 22: ...ressed hard drive this seems to be the common factor with this problem Currently it is recommended to use uncompressed hard drives Contact technical support to report any problems FAQs The most up to...

Page 23: ...lution Dept h 60Hz 72Hz 75Hz 85Hz 100H z 120H z 170H z 200 Hz 256 640x480 65K 16M 256 800x600 65K 16M 256 1024x768 65K 16M 256 1152x864 65K 16M 256 1280x1024 65K 16M 256 1600x1200 65K 16M 256 1920x108...

Page 24: ...e Buffer Z Buffer 640x480 16 32 800x600 16 32 1024x768 16 32 1152x864 16 32 1280x1024 16 32 1600x1200 16 32 1920x1080 16 32 1920x1200 16 32 1920x1440 16 32 2048x1536 16 32 Note 2D and 3Dmodes listed m...

Page 25: ...0 compliant Memory 32MB Horizontal Sync Signals 31 5KHz 108 5KHz Vertical Refresh 60Hz 200Hz Maximum Dot Pixel Rate 300MHz RAMDAC Complete 3D Feature Set Anisotropic Filtering Anti Aliasing Alpha Ble...

Page 26: ...ayback MPEG 1 MPEG 2 Indeo and Cinepak Multi tap X and Y scaling and filtering Color space conversion Connectors DB 15 analog connector VESA DDC2B Video port connector Power Requirements 14 26 W at 3...

Page 27: ...l applications can be displayed by tasks on different monitors Monitor matrix display Up to nine monitors 3x3 can be used to create a mammoth display MULTIMONITOR SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Following are req...

Page 28: ...ld now have both monitors working You can now set the resolution colorpallette refresh rate and acceleration of each card independently Please refer to the Tips and Troubleshooting for Multimonitor Su...

Page 29: ...is not the primary adapter Why not That is a limitation of the motherboard Your primary adapter is whatever card has the highest bus priority if you get POST out of the PCI card and not the AGP card C...

Page 30: ...t indirect special incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect or omission in this manual even if advised of the possibility of such damages In the interest of continued product deve...

Page 31: ...ccur in a particular installation FCC NOTICE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference an...

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