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Software setup, 3 manual installation of drivers for windows 98 – Asus A7N266-E User Manual

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5. SOFTWARE SETUP

ASUS A7N266-E User’s Manual

5. S/W SETUP

Support CD

5.3.3 Manual Installation of Drivers for Windows 98

Use the Device Manager to uninstall all previously installed system drivers that may
conflict with the installation and operation of the nVidia

®

system drivers .

~ Three nVidia

®

drivers need to be installed to operate with the Win98 system. The

installation procedure is described in items 1 through 3:

1. PCI System Management Bus.
2. PCI Standard Host CPU Bridge.
3. PCI Standard RAM Controller.

~ Two nVidia

®

drivers are needed to operate the 6-Channel ACR-A6CH audio card;

the installation procedure is described in item 4, ACR-A6CH-Audio Card drivers.

ITEM 1: PCI System Management Bus

1. Go to the Device Manager.
2. Select “PCI System Management Bus” in “Other Devices.”
3. Click on “Properties.”
4. Click on “Driver.”
5. Select “Update Driver.”
6. Select “Search for a better driver than the one your device is using now” option.
7. Click on “Specify the location” and then type or browse for the path on the CD
ROM Drive:\Drivers\Chipset\Nvidia\win9x\SMbus. This installs the driver.
8. Click “Next.”
9. You should see that the “PCI System Management” is detected.
10. You do not need to restart if you need to install more drivers.
11. Continue to install more drivers.

ITEM 2: PCI Standard Host CPU Bridge (GART driver)

1. Go to the “Device Manager.”
2. Select “PCI standard Host CPU Bridge” in “System Devices”
3. Click on “Properties.”
4. Click on “Driver.”
5. Select “Update Driver.”
6. Select “Search for a better driver than the one your device is using now” option.
7. Click on “Specify the location” and then type or browse for the path on the CD
ROM Drive:\Drivers\Chipset\Nvidia\win9x\Gart. This installs the driver.
8. Click “Next.”
9. You should see that the “AGP Host to the PCI Bridge” is detected.
10. There is no need to restart if you need to install more drivers.
11. Continue to install the next driver.