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QDI ZX1280 AGP

User’ s Guide

Version 1.0

Copyright

 1998 LEGEND.QDI

All rights reserved

No part of this manual may be reproduced or transferred to other

media without permission from QDI

.

Notice

QDI

 

believes the information contained in this document is accurate and reliable.

However, 

QDI

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reserves the right to make corrections, improvements, or changes to

this document at any given time without prior notice.

Please refer to README file in the driver diskette for operating instructions and other
information updates.

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    OS/2 and VGA are trademarks of IBM Corporation

All other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective

 

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Summary of Contents for ZX1280

Page 1: ...erves the right to make corrections improvements or changes to this document at any given time without prior notice Please refer to README file in the driver diskette for operating instructions and ot...

Page 2: ...Software Upgrade 2 Hardware Installation ____________________3 Drivers Auto Installation__________________5 Before You Begin 5 Operating System Requirements 5 Installation of ZX1280 Display Drivers f...

Page 3: ...ts AGP 2X DMA and Execute modes ST nVIDIA RIV A 128ZX Graphics and Video accelerator 4MB 8MB SDRAM or SGRAM on board 128 bit wide frame buffer Interface 250MHz RAMDAC supports resolutions up to 1920x1...

Page 4: ...etc Package Contents Before installing your QDI ZX1280 graphic card please check to make sure your QDI ZX1280 package is complete QDI ZX1280 AGP graphic card Driver CD ROM Disk User s manual Contact...

Page 5: ...IC chips leads or circuits 1 Before opening the computer cover be sure the power to the computer system unit and all devices connected to it are turned off Disconnect the computer from the power suppl...

Page 6: ...ard into the slot If the card does not fit easily pull it back and try again 6 Secure the card with the screw removed in the above step 7 Replace and secure the system cover 8 Connect a VGA compatible...

Page 7: ...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 ZX1280 Display Dri...

Page 8: ...stall 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 then proceed to step 2 If using Wi...

Page 9: ...ting Install Display Driver from the dialog box with your mouse this will automatically install the ZX1280 driver When completed a message box pops up prompting you to restart the computer Press OK to...

Page 10: ...Drivers Auto Installation 8 3 Installing DirectX In windows 95 98 run AutoRun exe from the CD ROM and select Install DirectX from the dialog box then follow the prompts to install DirectX...

Page 11: ...e 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 t...

Page 12: ...change the color depth of the screen use the Color palette selector located 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...

Page 13: ...h rate you hope to select then click OK but ton In general the higher refresh rate the better display quality Be sure your monitor can support the refresh rate chosen Click RIVA128 tab at the top of D...

Page 14: ...hannels or not Configuring Windows NT 4 0 Driver To configure your Windows NT 4 0 driver once it is installed follow the procedures listed below 1 Right click on the Windows NT desktop and select Prop...

Page 15: ...hen copy the upgrade files into this directory change the directory to the BIOS upgrade directory Step 3 At the DOS prompt type the following command to install the new BIOS into the QDI ZX1280 card s...

Page 16: ...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 diffe...

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