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The installation is easy and straightforward. These installation instructions presume that you are familiar with your computer system. You may need to seek assistance from your dealer or consult your computer operations guide.
Warning!
Prevent static electric damage. Static charges can cause severe
damage to microcircuits, but here are some easy ways to see that
it doesn't happen:
Hold the graphics card by its edges only. Don't touch edge connectors
or exposed circuitry.
Leave the card in the anti-static protective bag until ready to
install it in your computer.
If possible, ground your body when handling the card. A metal
power supply in your computer is generally considered the best
place to ground yourself.
Do not place the graphics card on a metal surface.
Make as few movements as possible to avoid building up static
electricity from your clothing, carpets and furniture.
Step1: With the power off, remove the computer cover, find an available PCI slot and remove the bracket and screw. This is a good time to check if you have any co-resident graphics adapters built into the motherboard and disable them. If you do not disable them they will create a memory conflict with your graphic/multimedia card. This is also a good time to remove any old graphics cards from your computer.
Step 2: Install the card firmly into its designated expansion card slot. Make sure to press it evenly and snugly into the slot. Once you are certain the card is installed properly in the slot, secure it with the bracket screw.
Step 3: Secure the computer cover and attach any previously removed cables. Use a standard IBM VGA DB-15 analog cable for the new graphic/multimedia card.
Step 4 (only for boards with TV-output): Connect TV with
graphics card. To do so you need a cable which fits into the Composite
or S-VHS output of the graphics card on one side and the TV video
input connector on the other side. Please ask your TV dealer for
any more specific information about the cable. The board comes
without the cable. The system detects whether a TV is plugged
in. The monitor does not necessarily have to be plugged in.
To support the special graphics processor on the Stealth 3D 2000
Pro the system BIOS will automatically assign a system interrupt
to the PCI slot where the Stealth 3D 2000 Pro is installed. However,
there may be problems if a system interrupt is used for more than
one device. In case of problems:
Check your computer's BIOS SETUP for the interrupt assignments.
Refer to your PC manual for information on its BIOS SETUP and
if possible
Try to manually change the interrupt assignment for any other device sharing the interrupt with the Stealth 3D 2000 Pro.
Check the documentation supplied with these devices for information
on hardware switches for interrupt setting.
If you have correctly installed the board, the DOS messages will then appear on your monitor when the boot procedure is finished.
After successful installation of the board please continue with
software installation.
If your system does NOT boot as it should,