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Installing Video Device Drivers

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To change the monitor settings: 1. Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program (see "Using the Configuration/Setup Utility Program" on page 16). 2. Select Devices and I/O Ports from the Configuration/Setup Utility menu. 3. Select Video Setup.... If your monitor is DDC compliant and DDC Monitor checking is set to Enabled, your monitor type might already be shown in the Video Display Type field. In this case, the monitor has already provided the computer with information about its refresh-rate capabilities, and you do not need to change the monitor settings. If your monitor is not DDC compliant, set Video Display Type to Custom, and continue to the next step. 4. For the resolution your monitor is using, select a refresh rate that is supported by the monitor. To minimize flicker and jitter, select the highest noninterlaced refresh rate available for the resolution your monitor is using. Within the parameters of the refresh rates and resolutions supported by your monitor, you might want to experiment to find which resolution produces the best image. 5. Press Enter. 6. Remember to save the changes when you exit from the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Installing Video Device Drivers Your personal computer comes with a S3 Trio64V+ video controller. To take full advantage of this video controller, some application programs require custom software, known as video device drivers. The operating system loads these programs after the hardware is configured. Important If software was preinstalled on your hard disk, the video device drivers are already installed. If software was not preinstalled on your hard disk, you must install the necessary video device drivers. Be sure to use only S3 Trio64V+ video drivers. If you have an optional graphics adapter installed in your computer, refer to the documentation provided with the adapter for information about installing and updating video device drivers. Regardless of whether video device drivers were preinstalled, in certain situations you might need to install them yourself, for example, to update existing drivers, to add drivers for certain software programs, or to reinstall software after formatting or adding a hard disk drive. Chapter 3. Operating Your Personal Computer 25

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To change the monitor settings:
1.
Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program (see
“Using the Configuration/Setup Utility Program” on
page 16).
2. Select
Devices and I/O Ports
from the
Configuration/Setup Utility menu.
3. Select
Video Setup...
.
If your monitor is DDC compliant and
DDC Monitor
checking
is set to
Enabled
, your monitor type might
already be shown in the
Video Display Type
field.
In this case, the monitor has already provided the
computer with information about its refresh-rate
capabilities, and you do not need to change the
monitor settings.
If your monitor is not DDC
compliant, set
Video Display Type
to
Custom
, and
continue to the next step.
4.
For the resolution your monitor is using, select a
refresh rate that is supported by the monitor.
To
minimize flicker and jitter, select the highest
noninterlaced refresh rate available for the resolution
your monitor is using.
Within the parameters of the
refresh rates and resolutions supported by your
monitor, you might want to experiment to find which
resolution produces the best image.
5. Press
Enter
.
6.
Remember to save the changes when you exit from
the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
Installing Video Device Drivers
Your personal computer comes with a S3 Trio64V+ video
controller.
To take full advantage of this video controller, some
application programs require custom software, known as
video device drivers.
The operating system loads these
programs after the hardware is configured.
Important
If software was preinstalled on your hard disk, the
video device drivers are already installed.
If software was
not
preinstalled on your hard disk,
you must install the necessary video device drivers.
Be sure to use only S3 Trio64V+ video drivers.
If you have an optional graphics adapter installed in
your computer, refer to the documentation provided
with the adapter for information about installing and
updating video device drivers.
Regardless of whether video device drivers were
preinstalled, in certain situations you might need to
install them yourself, for example, to update existing
drivers, to add drivers for certain software programs, or
to reinstall software after formatting or adding a hard
disk drive.
Chapter 3.
Operating Your Personal Computer
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