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Update: 1999/08/30

Creative Labs nVIDIA RIVA TNT2

Target

Windows NT 4.0

To install the driver
Preparing for Installation

Desktop System CD 6.6D or later version
The User's guide that came with your computer

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If you have System Restoration CD 3.3 or former version, click here for another procedure.

System Restoration CD 3.3 or former version

If you have System CD 6.1D - Desktop System CD 6.5D, click here for another procedure.

System CD 6.1D - Desktop System CD 6.5D

CAUTION

NT Service Pack 4 or above must be installed prior to installing this drivers.

Start up your computer.
Click [Start], [Settings], and [Control Panel]. The [Control Panel] appears.
Double-click [Display]. The [Display Properties] appears.
Click the [Settings] tab, and [Display Type]. The [Display Type] appears.
Click [Change]. The [Change Display] appears.
Click [Have Disk].
Insert the System CD in the CD/DVD-ROM drive. Insert the System CD in the CD/DVD-ROM drive.

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If [Desktop System CD] window appears, click [x] button to close that window.

Type as below in the [Copy manufacturer's files from:] text box, and click [OK]. The [Change Display] appears.

D:\WinNT40\Display\RivaTNT

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[D:] represents a letter of CD/DVD-ROM drive and vary in each system. If you don't know a letter of your CD/DVD-ROM drive, click [My Computer]. At the bottom of CD/DVD-ROM icon, there's a name of CD/DVD-ROM drive like (D:),(E:),(R:), and so on.

Click [NVIDIA RIVA TNT2] from the list and make sure that line is highlighted. Click [OK]. The [Third-party Drivers] apprears.
Click [Yes]. The [Insert Disk] appears.
Click [OK].
If [Files Needed] appears, make sure that [D:\winnt40\display\RivaTNT] displayed in [Copy files form:] text box, then click [OK]. A message [The drivers were successfully installed.] appears.

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[D:] represents a letter of CD/DVD-ROM drive
Click [OK]. The [Display Type] appears.
Click [Close]. The [Display Properties] appears.
Click [Close]. The [System Settings Change] appears.
Eject the System CD, click [Yes] to restart your computer. After Windows NT has restarted and you log in, [Invalid Display Settings] appears.
Click [OK]. The [Display Properties] appears.
Adjust the display settings and click [Test]. The [Testing Mode] appears.
Click [OK], and The test bitmap appears for a while. A message [Did you see the test bitmap properly?] appears.
If you did, click [Yes]. The [Display Properties] appears again.
Click [OK] to save the settings. This complete the driver installation.

CAUTION

Please see User's guide for your additional references. This Installation Guide is made for the initial hardware configuration systems we ship. some processes would be changed depending on your hardware configuration.