AOpen PA3000 Plus User manual

PA3020
PA3010 Pro
PA3000 Plus
PA3000
User's Guide

Copyright/Disclaimer
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FCC Statement
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FCC Class B Radio Frequency
Interference Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures:
1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for
help.
Notice 1:
The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the
equipment.
Notice 2:
Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with the emission
limits.

Table of Contents
User'sGuide
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 FEATURES..........................................................................................1
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2.1 PA3020 OUTLOOK.............................................................................1
2.2 PA3010 PRO OUTLOOK......................................................................2
2.3 PA3000 PLUS OUTLOOK ....................................................................3
2.4 PA3000 OUTLOOK.............................................................................4
2.5 INSTALLATION PROCEDURES..............................................................5
CHAPTER 3 WINDOWS 98 / 95
3.1 INSTALLATION PROCEDURES..............................................................1
3.1.1 Setup Standard VGA Mode (for First Time Installation)...............1
3.1.2 Setup Standard VGA Mode (for upgrading) .................................2
3.1.3 Setup Display Card Driver ( Auto setup ).....................................5
3.1.4 Setup Display Card Driver ( Manual Setup )................................7
3.1.5 Setup DirectX 7.........................................................................10
3.2 AOPEN GRAPHICS SYSTEM CONTROL UTILITY..................................11
3.2.1 System Information ...................................................................11
3.2.2 Additional Properties................................................................12
3.2.3 TV Output Setting ( optional )....................................................18
CHAPTER 4WINDOWS 2000
4.1 INSTALLATION PROCEDURES..............................................................1
4.1.1 Setup Display Card Driver ( Auto setup ).....................................1
4.1.2 Setup Display Card Driver ( Manual Setup ) ................................2
CHAPTER5 WINDOWS NT
5.1 INSTALLATION PROCEDURES..............................................................1
5.1.1 Setup Standard VGA Mode..........................................................1
5.1.2 Setup Display Card Driver ( Auto setup ).....................................2
5.1.3 Setup Display Card Driver ( Manual setup )................................3
CHAPTER 6TROUBLESHOOTING & TECHNICAL SUPPORT
6 TROUBLESHOOTING & TECHNICAL SUPPORT.........................................1

Chapter 1
Introduction
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Thank you for choosing the AOpen PA3020 Series ( PA3020 / PA3010 Pro /
PA3000 Plus / PA3000 ) Graphics & Video Accelerator. PA3020 Series is a
state-of-art video adapter that provides you with fast playback acceleration in
both 2D/3D graphics and high quality scalable video playback. Especially,
PA3020 Series will offer enhanced features and fully support 3D Gaming and
Multimedia Applications.
1.1 Features
The RIVA TNT2 (TwiN-Texel) architecture is the second generation
integrated,128-bit 3D Processor that processes 2 pixels-per-clock cycle
enabling single-pass multi-texturing. RIVA TNT2 ‘s 32-bit color pipeline, 24-bit
Z-buffering, 8-bit stencil buffer and per-pixel mip-mapping precision delivers
unsurpassed quality and performance allowing developers to write standards
based applications with stunning visual effects and realism.
AOpen PA3020 Family :
lAOpenPA3020
-based on nVidia RIVA TNT2 ULTRA Graphics Processor
lAOpen PA3010 Pro
-based on nVidia RIVA TNT2 Graphics Processor
lAOpen PA3000 Plus
-based on nVidia RIVA TNT2 Model 64 Graphics Processor
lAOpenPA3000
-based on nVidia Vanta Graphics Processor
KeyFeatures
•Optimized for Direct3D acceleration with complete support for DirectX
5.0 ,6.0/6.1 and 7.0
•TwiN-Texel (TNT)32 bit graphics pipeline - 2 texture mapped, lit pixels
per clock Single pass multi-texture rendering

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•32-bit ARGB rendering with destination alpha
•24-bit Z-buffer, 8-bit stendcil buffer
•Anisotropic filltering ( better than Tri-Linear Mip-mapping )
•100% hardware triangle setup engine
•High performance 128-bit 2D/GUI/DirectDraw Acceleration
- Transparent BLT, stretch BLT, points, lines, polylines, polygons, fills,
patterns, arbitrary clipping and fast text rendering
- Pipeline optimized for multiple color depths including 8, 16, and 24 bits
per
•Video acceleration for DirectDraw, MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and Indeo
•Fast 32-bit VGA/SVGA
•128 bit wide frame buffer interface up to 32MByte with support for
16MBit and 64Mbit memory devices
•300MHzDAC ( 250MHz DAC for PA3000 )
•NTSC and PAL digital output port supporting external digital TV
encoders
•Bidirectional Media Port and CCIR-656 Video Capture Port
•AGP 4x/2x interface ,full sideband support ( PA3020, PA3010 )
Driver Support
•Windows98/95 OSR2.1
•Windows 2000
•Windows NT 4.0
•DirectX
•OpenGL

Chapter 2
Hardware Installation
User'sGuide 2-1
2.1 PA3020 Outlook
AOpen PA3020 Layout
Notes :
•TV Output is optional

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2.2 PA3010 Pro Outlook
AOpenPA3010 Pro Layout
Notes :
•TV Output is optional

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2.3 PA3000 Plus Outlook
AOpenPA3000 Plus Layout
Notes :
•TV Output is optional

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2.4 PA3000 Outlook
AOpenPA3000 Layout
Notes :
•TV Output is optional

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Item Check :
•AOpenPA3020 Series Graphics Card
•AOpenPA3020 Series User’s Guide
•AOpenPA3020 Series Driver & Utility CD
2.5 Installation Procedures
Caution :
Static electricity can severely damage electronic parts, Take these
precautions:
•Before touching any electronic part, drain the static electricity from your
body. You can do this by touching the internal metal frame of your
computer while it's unplugged.
•Don't remove a card from the anti-static container until you are ready to
install it. When you remove a card from your computer, place it back in
its container.
•Don't let your clothes touch any electronic parts.
•When handling a card, hold it by its edges, and avoid touching its
circuitry.
Before You Begin
Before you process further, make sure your computer system meets the
peripheral requirements and switch to standard VGA display driver.

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Prepare Your Computer for Installation
Prior to working on your computer, make sure the power and any related
equipment is turned off.
How to Insert Your AGP Graphics Card?
How to Connect the Monitor?
Plug your monitor cable into the monitor connector on your AGP graphics
card. Make sure the other end of the monitor cable is properly connected to
your monitor.
Installation Procedures
For the first time Installation

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1. Locate the AGP bus expansion slot, make sure this slot is unobstructed.
2. Remover the corresponding expansion slot cover from the computer
chassis.
3. Ground yourself to an anti-static mat or other grounded source.
4. Position the card directly over the AGP slot and insert one end of the
card down into the slot. Be sure the metal contacts on the bottom of the
host adapter are securely seated in the slot.
5. Connect your analog monitor's 15-pin VGA connector to the card and
fasten the retaining screws(if any).
6. Connect other cables and devices if available.
7. Now you are ready to install the software drivers and utilities.
For Systems with existing VGA card
1. Change your display driver to Standard VGA.
2. Shut down your computer and unplug all electrical cards.
3. Replace the existing VGA card with the PA3020 Series graphics card.
4. Restart your computer and install the PA3020 Series display driver.

Chapter 3
Windows 98/95
User'sGuide 3-1
3.1 Installation Procedures
Caution :
•Before installing the display driver, make sure your Windows 98/95 is
installed in VGA mode and work fine.
•To take advantage of all the AGP features, please use Windows 95
OSR2.1 ( or above version ), or Windows 98. Otherwise, you can use
OSR2.0 and install USBSUPP.EXE from Microsoft to upgrade to
OSR2.1
•The AGP driver is required for non-Intel chipset, please use correct AGP
driver to install for different chipset.
3.1.1 Setup Standard VGA Mode (for First Time Installation)
1. Start Windows 98/95
2. Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box will appear and detect Standard
PCI Graphic Adapter (VGA).

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3. Click Next to begin install the VGA driver. If the Windows ask you for
your Windows 98/95 CD, insert the CD, or change the path to
\Windows\System directory.
4. Windows will prompt you to restart your Windows, Click Yes to reboot.
5. After system reboot, you may begin to setup VGA driver.
3.1.2 Setup Standard VGA Mode (for upgrading)
1. Start Windows 98/95
2. Click mouse right button on the desktop and select Properties from the
popup menu, or double click on the Display icon from the Control Panel
folder.

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3. Select Setting->Advanced ( or select Setting->Advanced Properties for
Windows 95 ), then select Adapter page, and click change button.
4. When Select Device dialog box appears on screen, select Display a list
of all drivers, so you can select the driver you want.

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5. Select Standard display types from the manufacturers and select
Standard PCI Display Adapter( VGA ) from the Models then click OK
button.
6. After complete installing Standard VGA Driver, click Close button and
restart Windows to enable Standard VGA Mode.
7. After system reboot, you may begin to setup VGA driver.

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3.1.3 Setup Display Card Driver ( Auto setup )
* USING PA3020 FOR EXAMPLE *
1. Start Windows and insert the AOpen Installation CD disk into the CD-
ROM drive.
2. The AOpen Installation Wizard will appear, please select VGA Driver to
setup.
3. Display Driver Setup Application will check your Windows to make sure
your system is works fine, If you see any warning message, please click
Abort to stop setup. If not please click Continue to begin setup.

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4. During setup process, please don’t click any anything.Setup application
will setup display driver automatically for you.
5. After complete installing PA3020 driver, Windows will ask you reboot
system to enable the PA3020 display driver.

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6. After system reboot, PA3020 display driver is setup ready.
3.1.4 Setup Display Card Driver ( Manual Setup )
* USING PA3020 FOR EXAMPLE *
1. Start Windows 98/95
2. Click mouse right button on the desktop and select Properties from the
popup menu, or double click on the Display icon from the Control Panel
folder.
3. Select Setting->Advanced (or select Setting->Advanced Properties for
Windows 95), then select Adapter page, and click change button.