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During the process of installation, you will be asked if you would like to install utilities such as EXPERTool™
and DirectX. It is highly recommended to install both. This will allow you to take full advantage of all advanced
features that come with your new Gainward display adapter
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When the installation process is completed, you will be asked to reboot your computer. Congratulations! You
have successfully installed your Gainward display adapter!
ABOUT DirectX
The Gainward UTILITY DISC includes Microsoft's DirectX. This is a set of APIs that make games and multimedia
applications run faster on Windows based computers. DirectX is a thin software layer that provides direct access
to hardware services. This technology takes full advantage of available hardware accelerators and emulates
accelerator services when accelerators are not present. DirectX components include: DirectDraw (provides 2-D
graphics services), Direct3D (provides 3-D graphics services), DirectSound (provides sound-mixing and playback
services), DirectPlay (provides multiplayer game connectivity over the Internet), and DirectInput (provides
services for joysticks and other input devices).
Gainward has included the most recent version of DirectX on the Gainward UTILITY DISC. You may choose to
install DirectX automatically during initial display driver installation (recommended), or at any later time.
From time to time, Microsoft will update DirectX and other software components. Choose “Windows Update” from
the “Start” menu. This will connect you directly with Microsoft’s update web site on the Internet and make all
necessary updates available to you, by analyzing which software is already installed on your system.
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USING EXPERTool™
What is EXPERTool™?
EXPERTool™ is a display control and desktop enhancement utility program for Windows Vista and XP, which will
only function correctly in conjunction with your new Gainward display adapter.
Most likely, you chose to install EXPERTool™ during our initial display driver installation process. In this case the
EXPERTool™ icon is located in the “System Tray” of your Windows’ task bar (in the lower right-hand corner of
your Windows desktop).
If you have not yet installed EXPERTool™, you can do so now by running our Gainward UTILITY DISC
Deselect any of the items you have previously installed, and leave “EXPERTool Desktop Management Utility”
ticked. Follow the on-screen instructions. When the installation process is completed, please reboot your
computer, so that all changes can take effect.
To launch EXPERTool™, simply click on the small ‘X” – icon in the System Tray, and a pop-up menu will appear
on your screen, similar to the one you see when you click on the “Start” – button.
