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Trust GeForce 256 32MB AGP

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Summary of Contents for GEFORCE 256 32MB AGP

Page 1: ...Trust GeForce 256 32MB AGP GB TRUST GEFORCE 256 32MB AGP Instruction manual Version 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...r any purpose other than the purchaser s own personal use without prior written permission from the manufacturer Disclaimer statement The manufacturer specifically disclaims all warranties either express or implied including but not limited to implied warranties for the marketability and suitability for a particular purpose with respect to the software the accompanying product manual s and written...

Page 3: ...eForce 256 32MB AGP 3 3 Software installation 4 3 1 Installation of the driver in Windows 95 4 3 2 Installation of the driver in Windows 98 6 3 3 Installation of the driver in Windows NT4 8 3 4 Installation of the driver in Windows 2000 8 3 5 Installing DirectX7 11 4 Changing the settings 12 5 Troubleshooting 15 6 Specifications 16 7 Trust Service Centres 17 ...

Page 4: ...ons key Here you should press a key The name of the key is given between brackets System This is a specific term used in a program These are the terms used by for example Microsoft Windows 95 DIR Key in the text shown in square brackets term The text between the parentheses is the English term e g File used in the figure referred to Additional information will be shown as follows Note Turn off the...

Page 5: ... MB RAM Windows 95 OSR2 98 2000 of NT4 Service Pack 3 Free AGP slot 25 MB free hard disk space 4x CD ROM drive 2 2 Installing the Trust GeForce 256 32MB AGP Note If another VGA card the card you connect the monitor to is still in your system then you should remove this before you install the Trust GeForce 256 32MB AGP 1 Turn off your PC 2 Remove the plug from the wall socket 3 Remove the computer ...

Page 6: ...talled USB supplement See your computer s instruction manual for more information 1 Start Windows 95 2 A Standard PCI Graphics Adapter VGA will be automatically detected Click on Next see figure 1 Figure 1 Automatic detection in Windows 95 3 On the next screen click Other locations see figure 2 Figure 2 Installation in Windows 95 4 Insert the CD ROM with the drivers into your CD ROM drive ...

Page 7: ... Trust GeForce 256 32MB AGP will be found Click Finish to complete the installation see figure 4 Figure 4 Installation in Windows 95 Windows may request the driver again If it does give the location as D Win95 again 7 Restart your computer You have now completed the installation of the driver Continue to chapter 3 5 for the installation of DirectX7 ...

Page 8: ...ndard PCI Graphics Adapter VGA will be automatically detected Click on Next see figure 5 Figure 5 Automatic detection in Windows 98 3 Select Windows to search for the best driver Click on Next see figure 6 Figure 6 Installation in Windows 98 4 Insert the CD ROM with the drivers into your CD ROM drive ...

Page 9: ...ocation as D WIN98 Click on Next see figure 7 Figure 7 Installation in Windows 98 6 The driver will be found Click on Next see figure 8 The driver will be installed Figure 8 Installation in Windows 98 7 Click Finish to complete the installation see figure 9 Figure 9 Installation in Windows 98 ...

Page 10: ...n double click on the Display icon Click on the Settings tab 3 Click on Monitor and then click on Change 4 Insert the CD ROM with the drivers into your CD ROM drive 5 Click on Disk and give the location as D WinNT4 Click on OK 6 Select the Trust GeForce 256 32MB AGP Click on OK 7 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation 8 Restart your computer Your system is now ready for use...

Page 11: ...r a suitable driver Click on Next see figure 11 Figure 11 Installation in Windows 2000 4 Select Windows to search in a specific location Click on Next see figure 12 Figure 12 Installation in Windows 2000 5 Insert the CD ROM with the drivers into your CD ROM drive ...

Page 12: ...Click on Next see figure 14 Figure 14 Installation in Windows 2000 8 Windows 2000 will display a message stating that the driver s digital signature has not been found Due to the fast development of computer technology it is not always possible to have the newest drivers signed in time Click on Yes to accept and continue with the installation see figure 15 Figure 15 Installation in Windows 2000 ...

Page 13: ... Windows 2000 Your system is now ready for use 3 5 Installing DirectX7 You must install DirectX7 to have the optimal 3D functions of the Trust GeForce 256 32MB AGP in Windows 95 and 98 Note DirectX7 does not work in Windows NT4 1 Click on the Start button in the taskbar and select Run 2 In the command line type D DirectX Dx7setup exe to install DirectX7 Next click on OK see figure 17 Follow the on...

Page 14: ... Windows 98 Only change the settings if it is necessary 1 Go to Start Settings Control Panel 2 Double click on the Display icon 3 Click on the GeForce 256 tab In Windows 98 the GeForce 256 tab can be found by clicking on Settings Advanced Properties see figure 18 Figure 18 Changing the settings ...

Page 15: ...ma correction E Applies the present colour settings after restarting Windows F Saves the changed colour settings G Resets the default settings H Selects the colour settings which you have saved 6 Besides the Color Correction tab there are also the Direct3D Settings OpenGL Settings Overlay Color Control and Other Options tabs see figure 19 You can use these screens to adjust the settings for applic...

Page 16: ...se this screen to position the image on your monitor by dragging the monitor image with the mouse whilst holding down the left mouse button Figure 21 Altering the position of the image 10 Use the arrow buttons to fine adjust the position of the image 11 Click on Default to return to the default settings 12 Click on OK to save the settings ...

Page 17: ...ent Remove the old VGA card from the system The Windows version used does not support AGP Check the minimum system requirements for the GeForce 256 see chapter 2 1 There is only an image resolution of 640x480 and 16 colours The driver for the GeForce 256 has not been installed Install the driver for the GeForce 256 see chapter 3 The driver cannot be installed in Windows 2000 Windows 2000 blocks no...

Page 18: ...C2B Plug Play Resolutions Renew frequencies Colour pallet 640x480 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240 Hz 16 32 bit 800x600 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 170 200 240 Hz 16 32 bit 1024x768 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 170 200 Hz 16 32 bit 1152x864 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 150 170 Hz 16 32 bit 1280x960 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 150 Hz 16 32 bit 1280x1024 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 15...

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