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Installation

Follow the detailed procedures described in this section for
easy installation of the I7400/IV7400 Graphics card onto
your computer system. The only tool needed for
installation is a screwdriver.

I7400

IV7400

Summary of Contents for QDI I740 AGP

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Page 2: ... reserves the right to make corrections improvements or changes to this document at any time given without prior notice Please refer to README file in the driver diskette for operating instructions and other information updates Trademarks Acknowledgments MS DOS Windows and DirectX are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Pentium is a trademark of Intel Corporation OS 2 VGA are trademarks of IBM Cor...

Page 3: ...ftware Upgrade 3 Hardware Installation 4 Drivers Auto Installation 7 Before You Begin 7 Operating System Requirements 7 Installation of I7400 IV7400 display drivers for Windows 95 98 NT 7 Configuring Windows 95 Driver 11 Configuring Windows NT 4 0 Driver 16 BIOS Upgrade ...

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Page 5: ...cceleration enables a new generation of graphics stunning consumer and business applications Intel has been working closely with a wide range of software developers to produce the innovative 3D applications which includes Data Visualization consumer CAD 3D Web browser high quality DVD titles and exciting 3D games etc You can enjoy the latest 3D applications by using your I7400 IV7400 AGP 3D Graphi...

Page 6: ...quality new generation 3D applications 5 MPEG II acceleration in hardware and high quality software DVD video playback 6 High resolution high color depth high refresh rate display up to 1600x1200 at 75Hz and 1024x768 true color at 100Hz 7 Supports DPMS DDC2B and ACPI 8 Drivers for major operation system and APIs including Windows 95 OSR2 1 Windows 98 Windows NT4 0 DirectX5 0 6 0 OpenGL etc 9 Drive...

Page 7: ...0 graphics card please check to make sure your I7400 IV7400 package is complete I7400 IV7400 AGP graphics card Driver CD ROM Disk User s manual Contact your dealer if you find anything missing or damaged Note Graphics cards are sensitive to static charge To avoid damages that may occur by static charge leave the graphics card in its antistatic packaging until installation Keep the packaging for po...

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Page 10: ...ardware Installation Follow the detailed procedures described in this section for easy installation of the I7400 IV7400 Graphics card onto your computer system The only tool needed for installation is a screwdriver I7400 IV7400 ...

Page 11: ...the power supply 2 In a typical PC computer all cover mounting screws are located on the back of the computer Remove these screws and save them Carefully remove the cover 3 Remove an existing VGA card or disable the motherboard s VGA 4 Remove the AGP slot shield at the back of the computer by removing its retaining screw and lifting it out Save the screw 5 Carefully insert the graphics card into t...

Page 12: ...he system cover 3 Connect a VGA compatible or multi frequency monitor with the 15 pin video connector at the back of the I7400 IV7400 card 4 Connect the computer to the power supply To make room for the heatsink of I7400 IV7400 please plug your PCI card into a PCI slot which is a bit far from the AGP slot ...

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Page 15: ...the later version To install Windows 95 OSR2 1 first install OSR2 0 then upgrade to OSR2 1 by installing USBSUPP which is provided by Microsoft You can contact the distributor of Windows 95 OSR2 for USBSUPP supplement Installation of I7400 IV7400 display drivers for Windows 95 98 NT The display drivers can be automatically installed into Windows 95 OSR2 1 Windows 98 or Windows NT4 0 1 Installing S...

Page 16: ...k Cancel or your system will hang Then click finish to install the standard VGA driver direct the installation path to your windows system directory if Windows 95 CD is requested Follow the prompt do not restart Windows 95 and then proceed to step 2 If using Windows 98 NT this incident will not occur 2 Installing the I7400 IV7400 driver After inserting the auto run I7400 IV7400 driver CD into the ...

Page 17: ...9 Selecting Install Display Driver from the dialog box with your mouse will automatically install the I7400 IV7400 driver When completed a message box pops up prompting you to restart the computer Press OK to restart the computer ...

Page 18: ...install DirectX in Windows 98 and NT a message box will popup informing you that it is unnecessary to install them in these two operation systems Please take note that the DirectX can only be auto installed in Windows English Simplified and Tradition Chinese versions For other language versions please direct the path to D DirectX5 Multi Language and install the correspondent language version manua...

Page 19: ... once it is installed Click the right mouse button while the mouse is pointing at an empty area of Windows 95 desktop and select Properties from Display Properties Window you can adjust screen resolution color depth monitor setting refresh rate etc Refer to the sections below for a complete description of what options are available for each configuration tab After making your changes follow the on...

Page 20: ...indow To change the color depth of the screen use the Color palette selector on the left side of the window If you are not able to choose a resolution that your monitor supports you may need to change your monitor settings by clicking the Advanced Propertiesbutton and clicking the Monitor tab Click Change button for Monitor Type Click the Manufacturer and Model that matches your monitor If your mo...

Page 21: ...e Advanced Properties button in the Setting panel click the down arrow button and click the number of the refresh rate you hope to select then click OK button In general the higher the refresh rate the better the display quality Be sure your monitor can support the refresh rate chosen ...

Page 22: ...ed Gamma Correction it modifies color values to compensate for the different characteristics of different monitors If the default setting is not satisfactory you can change the values of Gamma Brightness Contrast by dragging the sliders You can adjust Red Green and Blue simultaneously or respectively by select all color or a single color ...

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Page 24: ...ideo connection if this is supported by your TV since S Video has higher image quality than C Video In the following TV out window change the video format to conform your TV standard or adjust Flicker Filter Brightness and Position resulting in a satisfied image effect On IV7400 Card the jumper J1 default setting is for NTSC if PAL Video out needed please change the jumper J1 setting as the follow...

Page 25: ...k on an empty area of the Windows NT desktop and select Properties 2 From the Display Properties dialog box you can change your driver and monitor configurations Click on the Settings tab located at the top of the dialog box and adjust the settings using the drop down boxes and slider bars 3 Follow the on screen prompts for completing the Windows NT 4 0 driver or monitor configuration ...

Page 26: ...cedure cannot be executed from within Windows 95 If you are already running Windows shut down the machine and restart in DOS mode Step 2 At DOS prompt create a directory in your hard disk then copy the new BIOS file into this directory and copy the file Prom740 exe from the directory BIOSUpdate from CD ROM for the I7400 IV7400 card eg C md temp740 Step 3 At the DOS prompt change the directory to t...

Page 27: ... power down the machine during this process as it will cause the BIOS to be incompletely programmed resulting in a non functioning graphics card After the new BIOS has been installed you can Hard Boot your system by either pressing the Reset button or the Power button then you can install the new driver ...

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Page 29: ...e interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules Operation is subject to the followin...

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