Installing the Hardware and Software 9
CHAPTER 2
Installing theHardware and SoftwareDo This First
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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:
1Right-click My Computer, then click Properties.
2Click the (Hardware tab in Windows® 2000 or Windows®
XP) Device Manager tab, then scroll to the bottom of the
device list.
3Click System Devices.
4Scroll 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.
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