Doc. # 1-0002965
Date Updated 10-22-2007 Date Created 07-27-2000
Document Type Knowledge Base Related OS
Related Product PCA-6168/ PCA-6176
Windows 95/98 AGP VGA Drivers Setup Procedure
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Windows 95/98 AGP VGA Driver installation necessary prerequisites The instructions in this manual assume that you understand elementa-ry concepts of MS-DOS and the IBM personal computer. Before you attempt to install any driver or utility, you should know how to copy files from a floppy disk/CD to a directory on the hard disk. You should also understand the MS-DOS directory structure, and know how to format a floppy disk. If you are uncertain about any of these concepts, please refer to the DOS or Windows user reference guides for more information before you proceed with the installation. Before you begin Before you begin installing software drivers, you should make a backup copy of the display driver disk/CD and store the original in a safe place. The display driver disk/CD contains drivers for several versions of certain applications. You must install the correct version in order for the driver to work properly, so make sure you know which version of the application you have. Changing display drivers in Windows To change display drivers in Windows, select the Windows Setup icon from the Main window. You will be shown the current setup configuration. Select Change System Settings from the Option menu. Click on the arrow at the end of the Display line. You will be shown a list of display drivers. Click on the driver you want. Then click on the OK button. Follow the directions to complete the setup. Changing color schemes After you change display drivers, you may notice that the color scheme used by Windows looks strange. This is because different drivers have different default colors. To change the color scheme, select the Control Panel from the Main window. Select the Color icon. You will be shown the current color scheme. Choose a new color scheme and click the OK button. Windows 95/98 Drivers Setup Procedure Note 1: There are two ways to set up the PCA-6176's VGA. You can follow the procedures in this ch