Congratulations on your purchase of the most advanced 3D accelerator card in the world, and welcome to the Quick Install Guide for your Velocity 100 card. These instructions are general in nature, so be sure to review the owner’s manual for your computer for specific details that may affect the installation.

Before you continue, be sure to look through the Quick Install Guide for:

IMPORTANT NOTE: The Hardware Installation section of this On-line User’s Guide has important information that you will need while your computer is shut down and the On-line User’s Guide is unavailable to you. It is very important that you print this section so that you can refer to it during the installation.

A simplified version of these instructions is also included in the Quick Install Guide along with some basic troubleshooting information in case you have any difficulty getting your computer restarted after the installation of your new Velocity 100 card.

Before you begin to install the hardware, watch the Quick Install video to familiarize yourself with the hardware installation process.

Next, if there are any display utilities or control panels for the display card you are currently using installed in your system, uninstall them according to their instructions.

You should also select the standard VGA display driver to ensure your system’s compatibility before you continue. If you are prompted to restart your system for the changes to take effect, choose instead to restart later, then use the "Start" menu to shutdown your system normally when you are ready to proceed with the Hardware Installation.

Hardware Installation

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If you are familiar with the installation of computer expansion cards, then you should have no difficulty installing your new card using the simple instructions below. If you are not very familiar with this type of procedure, then you should also review the detailed instructions and the Quick Install video clip to familiarize yourself with the hardware installation steps before you proceed. When you are ready to proceed, shutdown your system and use these Hardware Installation Instructions to install your new accelerator card:

Hardware Installation Instructions

  1. Be sure that the power is turned off and then open the computer’s case. Refer to the documentation for your computer for detailed instructions on opening your computer’s case.
  2. Locate the cable connecting your monitor to the current display card and disconnect it from the card.
  3. Remove the screw securing the mounting bracket of the old card and remove the old card from your computer.
  4. Locate the AGP expansion slot for your new Velocity 100 card and install the Velocity 100 card into that  slot.
  5. Connect your monitor’s cable to the Monitor Connector of your Velocity 100 card.
  6. Replace the computer’s cover and restart the system.

When you have replaced the old display card with your new card and restarted your computer, the system will recognize the new hardware you have installed and prompt you to install device drivers for it. Select "Cancel" and the system will automatically load the standard VGA display driver for your new card and proceed to start-up normally. Be sure that the Velocity 100 CD is in the CD-ROM drive of your computer when it starts. The Quick Install software will reopen this On-line User’s Guide to the software installation section of these instructions so you can choose your software options and then finish the installation.

Installing the Software

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The display drivers for your new Velocity 100 card will be installed next. Additionally, the Microsoft DirectX software on your system will be compared to the DirectX version on the Velocity 100 CD and automatically updated if necessary.

Your Velocity 100 accelerator card also includes a new set of display control utilities called 3dfx Tools. Select "3dfx Tools" to install both the Velocity 100 card’s display drivers and the 3dfx Tools software. If you do not want to install the 3dfx Tools software along with the display drivers for your new card, then simply select "Drivers".

You should close any open programs before you proceed. The Quick Install software will automatically install the Velocity 100 card’s display drivers and the 3dfx Tools software (if selected). You will then be prompted to restart your system for the changes you have made to take effect.

Restart your computer and the installation of your new Velocity 100 accelerator card is complete!

Next, you will probably want to open the "Settings" page of the "Display Properties" dialog box and select new display settings for your new Velocity 100 accelerator card. If you chose to install the 3dfx Tools software, then you will also want to open the "Advanced Properties" dialog box and the "3dfx Tools" control panel (located in the Windows Control Panel) to select your 3dfx Tools options.