Getting ready, Before you start – 3DLABS Oxygen VX1-16 User Manual
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Installation
3Dlabs Oxygen VX1-16 User's Guide
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Getting Ready
To successfully use your new Oxygen VX1-16 card, you must install the card and the accompanying driver
software. Whether you install your new card or the driver first depends on whether a video card is already
present in your system.
If there is a video card in your system: Uninstall the drivers for the existing card, then install the Oxygen
driver. Once the new driver is loaded, remove the old card and install your Oxygen VX1-16 card. The
instructions for uninstalling an old driver and installing the new driver begin on page 6.
If there is not a video card in your system: Install your new card as described in the Installing Hardware
section, below, then install the driver.
Note: Be sure to register your new card using one of the options described on page 7.
Before You Start
Take every possible precaution against static electricity as you prepare to install the card: static can
damage components. You should try to work in a static free area (such as on a tile floor rather than
carpet). You might even consider wearing special ESD, or at least rubber-soled, shoes.
Save any work in progress and exit any open applications. Always back up your system before you
install new hardware or software.
Have a Philips-head screwdriver ready.