NVIDIA Corporation
NVIDIA Graphics Card & Driver Installation Guide
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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:
1. Obtain the NVIDIA Graphics card that you want to install.
2. If you followed the procedures in the previous section to remove an existing graphics card from your computer,
continue to Step 5. If you did not have to remove an existing graphics card from your computer, be sure to:
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Shut down your computer, making sure the power is off.
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Unplug your computer.
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Disconnect the monitor.
3. Remove the cover from the computer and locate the AGP slot (the darker connector around the middle of the
computer’s motherboard).
4. Remove the bracket plate screw that is associated with the AGP slot in the back of the computer.
5. Be sure to wear the anti-static wrist straps
before
you handle the NVIDIA graphics card.
6. Position the card directly above the AGP slot. The card is designed to fit the connector in only one way.
7. Carefully press the card evenly and snugly into the AGP connector.
Do not use force
. Be sure that the metal
contacts on the bottom of the NVIDIA graphics card are securely seated in the AGP slot.
8. Once the card has been installed properly in its slot, use the bracket screw (you previously removed in Step 4.) to
secure it to the computer.
9. Connect the VGA monitor cable to the 15-pin connector on your NVIDIA graphics card.
10. If you have an NVIDIA dual-head card (for example, a GeForce2 MX card), it may contain additional connector
pins for a DFP or TV. You can connect a DFP or TV to the appropriate connector at this time.
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OTE
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Once you have completed the NVIDIA driver installation, you can enable a DFP or TV as a secondary
display device when you configure the driver features. For further information, refer to your
NVIDIA
Drivers: Release 6 for Windows Features
document.
11. Secure your computer cover, plug in the computer, and turn it on.
12. To install the NVIDIA drivers, click the appropriate section for your Windows operating system.
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Installing NVIDIA Drivers: Windows NT 4.0
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Installing NVIDIA Drivers: Windows 2000
3.2 Installing the Software (NVIDIA Drivers)
3.2.1 Installing NVIDIA Drivers: Windows NT 4.0
Before you begin to install the NVIDIA drivers on your Windows NT 4.0 system, follow these steps:
1. Be sure that you have completed the steps in
Installing the Hardware
to install your NVIDIA Graphics card on
your computer that is running Windows NT 4.0.
2. Have on hand the
NVIDIA Driver Installation
files for your NVIDIA graphics card.
