Physically Installing VIPER V330
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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.
Installation procedure
Resolving interrupt conflicts
After installing the board
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.
Installation
procedure
- Remember which cables go to which connectors.
You may want to label your computer's cables
before disconnecting them!
- With the power off, remove the computer cover and
remove any graphics cards from your computer.
Also check for any co-resident graphics
adapter(s) built into the motherboard. If you
find any, please disable them; if you do not
remove or disable these adapter(s) they will
create a memory conflict with your video card.
- The VIPER card comes in both a PCI and AGP bus
type. If you have a PCI version of the VIPER
card, find an available PCI slot and remove the
bracket and screw. If you have a AGP version of
the VIPER card, find an available AGP slot and
remove the bracket and screw.
- Install your video card firmly into a PCI (or
AGP) slot. Care should be taken to press it
evenly and snugly into its slot. Once you are
certain your video card is installed properly in
it's slot, secure it with a screw.
- Secure your computer cover and attach any
previously removed cables. Your video card will
use a standard IBM VGA DB-15 analog cable.
Resolving
Interrupt Conflicts
To support the special graphics processor on the VIPER
V330 the system BIOS will automatically assign a system
interrupt to the PCI slot where the VIPER V330 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
- change the interrupt assignment for the VIPER
V330, or
- change the interrupt assignment for any other
device sharing the interrupt with the VIPER V330
Try to manually change the interrupt assignment for
any other device sharing the interrupt with the VIPER
V330.
Check the documentation supplied with these devices
for information on hardware switches for interrupt
setting.
After
Installing the Board
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,
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