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. From the SuperCD, you can learn more about Diamond and its products, install software drivers, and read on-line product manuals.

Installing Windows NT^TM

Installing Windows 95® Software

InControl Tools for Windows Software

Installing Windows NT^TM Software

1. Put the SuperCD into your CD drive and start the installation as follows:
   
2. Windows NT 3.5x: Start the Program Manager, select File - Run , then START.EXE from the root directory of the CD.
   Windows NT 4.0: Click the START button in the task bar, select the option Run and then select START.EXE from the root directory of the CD.
   
3. Choose English as your language for the installation.
4. Click the Start Installation button.
5. If necessary, select the hardware for which you wish to install; this is displayed in the Product drop-down list. The installation program usually recognizes your hardware automatically.
6. Click the Next button.
7. If desired, enter a path to which the software will be installed.
8. Click the button corresponding to the type of installation you want. If you select Custom, a list of software components will be displayed. Click the check boxes to specify the components you want to install.
9. A README file will be displayed. Please read this file!
10. After you have read the README, click Next.
11. When prompted to restart your computer, choose Yes.
    
    
    

Windows NT 3.5x

• Select Display in the Control Panel window. Set the resolution, color depth, and refresh rate that best suit your requirements and the performance of your monitor.
• Click OK.
  
  
  

Windows NT 4.0

• Click Start - Settings - Control Panel - Display - Settings, or click with the right mouse button on the Windows desktop, select Properties and Settings. Set the resolution, color depth, and refresh rate that best suit your requirements and your monitor's performance.
• Click OK.
  
  
  

Windows NT 3.5x / Windows NT 4.0

• The basic software is now installed. In Windows NT 3.5x you can see the new VIPER V330 icon in the Control Panel window.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Installing Windows 95® Software

The software installation creates the Diamond group with InControl Tools in the list of programs in the Start menu.

When you first install your new VIPER V330 card in your system and boot Windows 95 for the first time, Windows 95 will inform you that it has discovered new hardware and will prompt you to install drivers for it.

If you're updating an existing installation or Windows 95's Plug and Play support doesn't request drivers when you start your system, use the SuperCD's installation program to install drivers and software for your card.

• Insert the SuperCD into your CD drive.
• When prompted for the location of your driver files, enter 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.

Sometimes Windows doesn't find all the files on the first try and prompts again for the path from which to install drivers. If this happens, use X:\DRIVERS again.

• When prompted to restart your computer, click OK. A dialog box will appear, asking if you want to complete the installation. If you want to install optional Diamond software, click on the INSTALL NOW button.
  
  
  
  
  

If Windows 95 does not display a message about new hardware when you start your system, put the SuperCD into your CD drive and start the installation as follows:

• If the installation program hasn't already started, 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 the language for the software installation.
• Click the START INSTALLATION button.
• Confirm your hardware if necessary and click Next.
• Select either Standard, Custom or Minimal installation and specify a path on your hard disk to which the software should be installed. For the first installation we recommend the Standard installation, as all necessary programs will be installed.

Note: Custom installation allows you to choose which software components you want to install. If you decide you don't want to install a particular component, click on it again to de-select it.

• When Windows 95 prompts you to restart the computer, click Yes.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

InControl Tools for Windows 95® Software

InControl Tools provides a set of easy-access display and desktop utilities that help you maintain a picture perfect environment for work or pleasure.

With InControl Tools you can:

• Use a popup menu to instantly switch desktop and viewport resolutions and zoom in and out on your viewport.
• Center windows and message boxes to the viewport or desktop.
• Control other display management features--screen saver, fast scroll, pan lock, even your hot keys and popup menus--with menu on/off switches.
• Adjust colour and brightness of video window
• Adjust your system's audio volume with a handy popup slider bar.
• Add or remove items from your left- or right-button popup menus.
• For a more detailed description of the different InControl features please refer to the online help.

Quick start instructions

When you install InControl Tools, a tray icon is added to your Windows95 desktop and several new options are added to your Display Properties dialog.

Many of the new features available to you are activated immediately after installing InControl Tools and restarting Windows. You can then modify or toggle any feature on or off, either through the Display Properties dialog or directly from your enhanced desktop (right button) menu.

To start using InControl Tools immediately after installation and restart:

1) Click your right mouse button on the Windows desktop. Your enhanced desktop menu appears. Note that this is the same Windows95 "right-click" menu that normally appears, but with several new items listed above the standard items. These new items are your InControl Tools enhancements. Check all features and submenus to review the default settings, e.g.

• Choose Properties.
• Click on the Refresh file tab.
• The Custom Monitor Utility offers two functions - Centering the image on your display and setting your refresh rate, according to your monitor's capabilities.
• To Center your display, click on the monitor space on the Refresh and drag your mouse left, right, up or down until your display is centered. You can also use your keyboard by pressing the ALT key in combination with the appropriate cursor key.
• Select the appropriate refresh rate from the list provided in the Refresh section of the filetab. Click Apply to use the refresh rate you have just selected. Windows 95 will warn you that your system may not be able to use the refresh rate you have selected and ask you if you want to continue. Click Yes to proceed, No to resume your previous refresh setting.

_{Note: If you pick a resolution/frequency that your monitor can not do, simply set Windows 95 back to VGA, exit the setup program, go BACK into the setup program, and set the VIPER drivers back to the active drivers.}

2) Click your left mouse button on the Windows desktop. Your popup start menu appears. Note that this is the same menu that appears when you click the Start menu. Now, however, it's also available as a "floating" popup menu.

You're now ready to use or customize all of these new features (such as adding hot key shortcuts).