2-6 Installation and Upgrade
Installing Windows NT from CD-ROM
If you are installing Windows NT 4.0, set the boot sequence under the Boot
menu of the BIOS program to ATAPI CD-ROM Drive. Insert the Windows NT
CD-ROM into the drive and boot directly from the CD-ROM for immediate
installation.
Installing the VGA Device Driver
Follow this procedure to install the NeoMagic MagicGraph 128XD (2160) VGA
driver for Windows 95 OSR2 or Windows 98.
1.
Load the notebook driver CD containing the VGA driver for Windows 95
into the CD-ROM drive.
2.
Click on Start, Settings, and then click on Control Panel.
3.
Double click on Display. Then click on the Settings tab.
4.
Click on Advanced Properties and click on Change on the Adapter tab.
5.
Click Have Disk and browse to the sub-directory where the NeoMagic
NM2160 VGA driver is located.
6.
The NeoMagic Magic Graph 128XD device driver is listed. Click OK to
install from diskette.
7.
After driver installation is complete, click the Monitor folder tab, then click
Change.
8.
Select Laptop Display Panel (800x600) if you have a SVGA LCD or Laptop
Display Panel (1024x800) if you have an XGA LCD. Then, click Close.
9.
From the dialog box, select your own preference by adjusting the resolution
(Desktop area) and the colour (Colour palette). The ideal configuration is an
800x600 desktop area for SVGA LCD 1024x768 for XGA LCD with High
Colour (16-bit) colour palette. Click Apply and restart your computer to
activate new VGA settings.
10.
For more colours and resolution, connect an external high-resolution
monitor and switch the display to the CRT. Click on the NeoMagic folder
tab on how to switch display mode and refresh rate. You can also use the Fn
and F3 hotkey function to switch display between the LCD, external
monitor, or both. With the CRT display, you can select an 800x600 desktop
area with True Colour (24-bit) colour palette or a 1024x768 desktop with
High Colour (16-bit) palette.
Note:
This procedure is similar to installing the VGA
driver under Windows NT 4.0.
Windows NT 4.0 VGA driver is different from the Windows
95/98 VGA driver.