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Installing the Hardware and Software, Do This First

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CHAPTER 2 Installing the Hardware and Software 9 Installing the Hardware and Software Do This First! To ensure a successful installation of your ALL-IN-WONDER, you MUST install AGP Drivers for non-Intel Chipset Based Motherboards BEFORE replacing your current graphics card. Several AGP motherboard manufacturers use non-Intel AGP chipsets. Chipsets include those made by Acer Laboratories (ALI), Silicon Integrated Systems (SIS), and VIA Technologies, Inc. Each non-Intel chipset requires the installation of a custom Virtual GART (AGP) Driver. This driver is required by your new ATI card to function correctly with your motherboard. It is very important that the correct AGP driver be installed before installing an AGP video card in your system. An incorrect or missing GART driver can result in i AGP memory not being detected or a black screen after Windows® loads. To determine what motherboard chipset is present on your system: 1 Right-click My Computer, then click Properties. 2 Click the (Hardware tab in Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP) Device Manager tab, then scroll to the bottom of the device list. 3 Click System Devices, then scroll through the list of System Devices until you find a listing for the AGP controller. The chipset manufacturer's name will appear as the device name.

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9
CHAPTER 2
Installing the
Hardware and Software
Do This First
!
To ensure a successful installation of your ALL-IN-WONDER,
you
MUST
install AGP Drivers for
non
-Intel Chipset Based
Motherboards
BEFORE
replacing your current graphics card.
Several AGP motherboard manufacturers use non-Intel AGP
chipsets.
Chipsets include those made by Acer Laboratories
(ALI), Silicon Integrated Systems (SIS), and VIA Technologies,
Inc.
Each non-Intel chipset requires the installation of a custom
Virtual GART (AGP) Driver.
This driver is required by your
new ATI card to function correctly with your motherboard.
It is
very important
that the correct AGP driver be installed before
installing an AGP video card in your system.
To determine what motherboard chipset
is present on your system:
1
Right-click
My Computer
, then click
Properties
.
2
Click the (
Hardware
tab in Windows
®
2000 or Windows
®
XP)
Device Manager
tab, then scroll to the bottom of the
device list.
3
Click
System Devices
, then scroll through the list of
System Devices until you find a listing for the AGP
controller. The chipset manufacturer’s name will appear as
the device name.
An incorrect or missing GART driver can result in
AGP memory not being detected or a black screen
after Windows
®
loads.
i