Installing
Monster 3D
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To make installing your video card easier and more intuitive, Diamond has provided an installation utility that will run automatically when you insert the Diamond SuperCD CD-ROM. From the SuperCD, you can learn more about Diamond and its products, install software drivers, and read on-line product manuals.

For Windows 95 Users: When you first install your new Monster 3D card in your system and boot Windows 95 for the first time, Windows 95 will inform you that it has discovered a new Multimedia Device and will prompt you to install drivers for it. Select "Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer" and click OK. Insert the SuperCD into your CD drive. Change the "A:\" in the Install from Disk window to "X:\DRIVERS", where "X" is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive. For example, if your CD-ROM is drive D, you would type D:\DRIVERS. Click OK, and the driver files will be copied to their destination directories. When Windows 95 prompts you to restart the computer, click Yes. Once Windows 95 has finished rebooting, you will be ready to use Diamond's Quick Start utility.

For Windows 95 OSR2 Users: When you first install your new Monster 3D card in your system and boot Windows 95 for the first time, Windows 95 will inform you that it has discovered a new Multimedia Device and will bring up the Update Device Driver Install Wizard. Click "Next". Then click "Other Locations". Insert the SuperCD into your CD drive. Set the path in the install window to "X:\Drivers", where "X" is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive. For example, if your CD-ROM is drive D, you would type D:\Drivers. Click OK, and the driver files will be copied to their destination directories. If you are prompted for the location of DirectDraw Drivers as files are being copied, simply re-enter "X:\Drivers". When Windows 95 prompts you to restart the computer, click Yes. Once Windows 95 has finished rebooting, you will be ready to use Diamond's Quick Start utility.

The Diamond SuperCD will install the Microsoft DirectX and Monster 3D technology demos. Click on the START button in the task bar, select the option RUN, and then select START.EXE from the root directory of the SuperCD.

Choose English as your language for the installation. Then click the START INSTALLATION button and confirm your hardware if necessary.

First you will be asked the location of the directory where you want to install your Monster 3D drivers.

Next, you will be asked to choose Minimal, Standard, or Custom Installation.

  • Minimal Installation - Monster 3D Drivers.
  • Standard Installation - Monster 3D Drivers, Microsoft DirectX 2.0, 3D and Technology demonstration programs.
  • Custom Installation allows you to choose which software components you want to install. If you decide you don't want to a install particular component, click on it again to de-select it.

Once you have made your choice, click the Continue button to finish installing your Monster 3D drivers. If Windows 95 asks you to restart your computer, choose Yes.

Games that use Direct3D or have been accelerated for 3Dfx will automatically recognize Monster 3D and take advantage of its awesome 3D capabilities.

For DOS: To use Monster 3D under DOS you do not have to install any additional drivers. Games that have been written to take advantage of specific 3D API's or that have been specifically accelerated for the 3Dfx Voodoo chipset will automatically take advantage of its 3D abilities.