Trust RIVA DRAGON TNT2 32MB PCI, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...Trust Riva Dragon TNT2 32MB PCI GB TRUST RIVA DRAGON TNT2 32MB PCI Instruction manual Version 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...or 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 writte...

Page 3: ...e Trust Riva Dragon TNT2 32MB PCI 3 4 Software installation 4 4 1 Installing the driver in Windows 95 4 4 2 Installing the driver in Windows 98 6 4 3 Installing the driver in Windows NT4 8 4 4 Installing the driver in Windows 2000 8 4 5 Installing DirectX 7 11 5 Changing the settings 12 6 Troubleshooting 15 7 Specifications 16 8 Trust Service Centres 17 ...

Page 4: ...ctions 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 98 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 ...

Page 5: ...sor 32 MB RAM Windows 95 98 NT4 or 2000 operating system A free PCI slot 10 MB free hard disk space 4x CD ROM drive 3 Installing the Trust Riva Dragon TNT2 32MB PCI Note If another VGA card the card that the monitor is connected to is still in your system then you should remove this before you install the Riva Dragon TNT2 32MB PCI 1 Turn off your PC 2 Remove the plug from the wall socket 3 Remove ...

Page 6: ...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 In the next screen click Other locations see figure 2 Figure 2 Installation in Windows 95 4 Insert the CD ROM containing the drivers into your CD ROM drive ...

Page 7: ...r for the Trust Riva Dragon TNT2 32MB PCI will be found Click Finish to complete the installation see figure 4 Figure 4 Installation in Windows 95 Windows may request the location of 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 4 5 for the installation of DirectX 7 ...

Page 8: ...rd 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 containing the drivers into your CD ROM drive ...

Page 9: ...location 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 on Finish to complete the installation see figure 9 Figure 9 Installation in Windows 98 ...

Page 10: ...b 3 Click on Monitor and then click on Change 4 Insert the CD ROM containing the drivers into your CD ROM drive 5 Click on Have Disk and give the location as D WinNT4 Click on OK 6 Select the Trust Riva Dragon TNT2 32MB PCI Click on OK 7 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation 8 Restart your computer Your system is now ready for use 4 4 Installing the driver in Windows 2000 ...

Page 11: ... 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 containing the drivers into your CD ROM drive ...

Page 12: ...en 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: ...r system is now ready for use 4 5 Installing DirectX 7 You must install DirectX 7 for the 3D functions of the Trust Riva Dragon TNT2 32MB PCI to work optimally in Windows 95 and 98 Note DirectX 7 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 DirectX 7 Next click on OK see figure 17 Follow the on s...

Page 14: ...le in 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 RIVA TNT2 tab In Windows 98 the RIVA TNT2 tab can be found by clicking on Settings Advanced Properties see figure 18 Figure 18 Changing the settings ...

Page 15: ...gamma correction E Restores the present colour settings after restarting Windows F Saves the changed colour settings G Resets the default settings H Selects the colour settings that 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 app...

Page 16: ... screen to change the position of the image on your monitor by dragging the monitor image with the mouse The left mouse button must be kept pressed down Figure 21 Changing 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: ...o the PCI slot No image The old VGA card is still present Remove the old VGA card from the system There is only an image resolution of 640x480 and 16 colours The driver for the Trust Riva Dragon TNT2 32MB PCI has not been installed Install the driver for the Trust Riva Dragon TNT2 32MB PCI see chapter 4 The driver cannot be installed in Windows 2000 Windows 2000 blocks non signed drivers Set Windo...

Page 18: ...s Monitor support DDC2B Plug Play Resolutions Renewal 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 Hz 16 32 bit 1152x864 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 150 Hz 16 32 bit 1280x960 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 Hz 16 32 bit 1280x1024 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 ...

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