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Creative Graphics Blaster RIVA TNT Upgrade Utility
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GENERAL INFORMATION
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The Graphics Blaster RIVA TNT BIOS Upgrade utilities consist of the
following files:
* GT2046RE.EXE - BIOS upgrade program
* README.TXT - this readme file
* PATCH\PT2046RE.EXE - Patch BIOS upgrade program
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KNOWN ISSUES
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Running a Direct3D game on some ASUS motherboards causes the system to hang.
On the ASUS P2L97 rev. 1.05 and P2L97-DS rev. 1.03 motherboards, the AGP
sidebanding bus protocol that allows a graphics card to access system
memory in a Direct3D game or application is broken. We provide a patch
that disables the sideband protocol and allows Direct3D applications to
run normally, with some performance degradation depending on the
application.
Please use the BIOS located in the \PATCH directory.
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STEPS TO UPGRADE BIOS
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1. Determine if your video BIOS has the latest update by looking at the
version number displayed during system bootup.
If your version is newer, you do not need to upgrade your BIOS.
Otherwise, proceed with the following steps.
2. Boot to native DOS, and run the BIOS upgrade program GT2046RE.EXE.
Note: Due to the nature of Windows environment, this program has to be
run in native DOS mode. If you do not know how to boot up your system
in native DOS mode, refer to the section below on "BOOT TO NATIVE DOS
MODE".
3. Press <F> to flash the new BIOS into your Graphics Blaster RIVA TNT.
Note: The programming process takes about 10 seconds (including
verification time) to complete.
WARNING: Do NOT interrupt this process. Interrupting this process
may result in unexpected (and undesirable) consequences.
When the program displays the message, "BIOS successfully flashed",
this means that the VGA BIOS on your Graphics Blaster RIVA TNT is
upgraded.
4. After the new BIOS is successfully flashed, reboot your system.
The system should now boot up with the updated Graphics Blaster
RIVA TNT BIOS (verified by the new version number displayed
during bootup).
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BOOT TO NATIVE DOS MODE
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The following are two methods of booting your system to native DOS mode:
Method 1 - Using a bootable diskette
1. Insert an unused diskette into your floppy disk drive A.
2. At the command prompt, type "FORMAT A: /S" to create a bootable diskette.
3. Leave the diskette in the drive and reboot your system.
This boots your system to native DOS mode.
Method 2 - Using the <F8> key
1. Reboot your system, paying attention to the on-screen initialisation
messages.
2. When you see the text "Starting Windows 95...", press the <F8> key
within 5 seconds.
A menu appears.
3. On the menu, select the option "Command prompt only" to reboot the
system to native DOS mode.
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Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.