ECS 3DVision-SAGP User manual

3DVision-SAGP
User'sManual

FCC &DOCCompliance
FederalCommunicationsCommission Statement
Thisdevice complieswithFCC RulesPart15.Operation issubjecttothefollowing
twoconditions:
nThisdevice maynotcauseharmfulinterference,and
nThisdevice mustacceptany interference received,including inter
ference thatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedand foundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassB
digitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15 oftheFCC Rules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovide
reasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequip-
mentgenerates,usesand canradiateradiofrequencyenergyand ,ifnotinstalledand usedin
accordancewiththemanufacturer’sinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio
communications.However,thereisno guarantee thatinterference willnotoccurinparticular
installation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterference toradioortelevisionreception,
whichcanbedeterminedby turning theequipmentoff and of,theuserisencouragedtotryto
correcttheinterference by oneormoreofthefollowing measures:
nRe-orientorrelocatethereceivingantenna
nIncreasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandthereceiver.
nConnecttheequipmenttoanoutleton acircuit differentfromthattowhichthe
receiverisconnected.
nConsultthedealeroranexperiencedradio
Warning!! Theuseofshieldedcablesfortheconnectionofthemonitortothe
graphicscardisrequiredtoassure compliance withFCCregulations.Changesor
modificationstothisunitnorexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompli-
ance couldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.’
CanadianDepartmentofCommunicationsStatement
ThisdigitalapparatusdoesnotexceedtheClass Blimitsforradionoiseemissions
fromdigitalapparatussetoutintheRadioInterferenceRegulationsoftheCanadianDepartment
ofCommunications.
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Contents
3DVision-SAGPPackage&ProductInformation............1
ManualFeatures...........................................................1
PackageContents..................................... ......................1
OnlineManualFormat...................................................2
ComponentInformation.................................................3
NewFeatures.................................................................3
Resolutionand Frequency.............................................5
Layout.............................................................................6
Jumpersetting.....................................................................6
3DEngineBlockDiagram............................................7
InstallingtheCard.......................................................8
BeforeTheBasicProcedure.........................................8
TheBasicprocedureoftheinstallation.......................8
Usingyourcard..............................................................10
SoftwareSetup...............................................................10
MSWindows95 Installation.......................................11
InstallingUndertheWindows3.1..............................11
InstallingUndertheWindowsNT..............................12
AppendixA......................................................13

3DVision-SAGPPackage&Product
Information
Thismanualcontainsall theinformationyou’ll needto
usethe3DVisioncard.Pleasetakeamomenttofamiliarize
yourselfwiththedesignandorganizationofthemanual.
ManualFeatures
Thismanualalsousessomeiconstocall yourattention
toimportantinformation.Theiconsappearinthesidebarand
representthefollowing.
ImportantInformation
Arecommendationorgoodidea
Awarningorbadidea
Dangerwarning
PackageContents
The3DVision-SAGPcardpackagecontainsthefollow-
ing items.Pleaseinspectthepackagecontentsandconfirm
thateverythingisthere.Ifanything ismissing ordamaged,
call yourvendorforinstructionsbeforeproceeding.
Thepackageincludes:
þOne3DVision-SAGPCard
þOneCDTitleforDIYGuide,Autoinstallation,Driver
Files&DirectX5,
þUser'sManual
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OnlineManualFormat
IfthesupportdiskforyourAGPCardisaCD-ROM
disc,acopyoftheprintermanualstoredonthediscinAdobe
Acrobatformat.Ifso,itrequiresAdobeAcrobatReaderver-
sion3.0orlatertoviewit.AcrobatReaderforMicrosoft
Windows95 mayalsobesuppliedontheSupportDisk.If
not,youcanobtainafree copyoftheReadersoftwarefrom
theAbobewebsitewhichiscurrentlyatwww.adobe.comas
well asotherlocations.
Ifyouhavetheonlinemanual,youmaywanttoinstall
AcrobatReaderonyoursystemharddisk.Youcancopythe
manualoveraswellsothatthemanualisreadilyavailable
withouthavingtohuntup theSupportDiskwhenyouwant
toviewit.
IfyouareunfamiliarwithAcrobatReader,pleasetakea
momenttoviewtheReaderOnlineGuidewhichisavailable
undertheHelpmenuwhenyourunReader.
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Overview
Ourtop-of-the-line3DVision-SAGPisahigh
performanceAGPgraphicscardwithintegratedRiVA128
Chipset.Itbalanceshighquality3Dpolygonand textured
graphicsasseleration,widowsaccelerationandstate-of-the-
artMPEG1/MPEG2playbackwihafastintegratedstandard
VGAandVESABIOSextension,206 RAMDACandvideo
ports.The3DVision-SAGPwasdesignedespeciallyfor
professional3Dapplicationsand4MBSGRAMfor64-bit
SynchronousMemoryInterface.
RIVA128 ChipsetFeatures
TheRIVA128TMisthefirst128-bit3DMultimedia
Acceleratortoofferunparalleled2Dand3Dperformance,
meetingall therequirementsofthemainstreamPCgraphics
marketandMicrosoft’sPC’97.TheRIVA128 introduces
themostadvancedDirect3DTMaccelerationsolutionand
alsodeliversleadershipVGA,2DandVideoperformance,
enablingarangeofapplicationsform3Dgamesthroughto
DVD,IntercastTMandvideoconferencing.
KeyFeatures
nFull supportforIntel'sAcceleratedGraphics
Port(AGP)
√SupportsAGP1.0compliantconfigurationsetting
√SupportsAGP1Xmode
nBuilt-inahighquality3Dengine
√Supportssolid,flat,andGouraud shading
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√Supportshighqualitydithering
√SupportsZ-test,Alpha,andscissorsclippingtest
√True-color3Dgraphics
n SystemRequirements
√IntelorcompatiblePentiumII systems
√withAGP(AcceleratedGraphicsPort)Interface.
n Display Support
√RegistercompatiblewithVGA
√BIOScompatiblewithVESAsuperVGA
√VESADPMSsupport
√SeparatehorizontalandverticalsyncatTTLLevels
n BalancedPCSystem
√ExecuteVersusDMA/Executemodels
√Buildingabalancedsystem
n OperatingSystemsSupported
√Windows95
√WindowsNT4.0
√Windows3.1
n HighPerformance 2DAccelerator
√Built-in42 double-wordshardwarecommandqueue
√SupportsTurboQueuearchitecturetoachiveextra-
highperformance
n 4MB100 MHzSGRAM
√128-bitSynchronousMemoryInterface
√four256Kx32 partsforeverybankofmemory
√100 MHzoperation
√Highspeedblockfillandmaskedwrites
√Singlecycleburstreads
n TV-OUT(Optional)

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Resolutionand frequency
ResolutionBPP* 4Mbyte(128-bit)
640x480 4 120Hz
8 120Hz
16 120Hz
32 120Hz
800x600 4 120Hz
8 120Hz
16 120Hz
32 120Hz
1024x768 4 120Hz
8 120Hz
16 120Hz
32 120Hz
1152x864 4 120Hz
8 120Hz
16 120Hz
32 120Hz
1280x1024 4 100Hz
8 100Hz
16 100Hz
32 -
1600x1200 4 75Hz
8 75Hz
16 75Hz
32 -
*BPP :bitperpixel

Layout
Theillustrationasthefollowingsshowstheconnectors,
chipsetandheaderofthecard.
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3DVision
BIOS
JP2(Header)
SGRAM
CON1
JP1
Connector
Theillustrationasthefollowingsshowstheconnectors
forTV-out(Optional).
VGAConnector
AV
S-Video

3DEngine
Trianglesetupengine
•Setup hardwareoptimizedforMicrosoft’sDirect3D
API
• 4.2Gflopfloatingpointgeometryprocessor
•SlopeandSetup calculations
•AcceptsIEEE SinglePrecisionformatusedinDirect
3D
•Efficientvertexcaching
RenderingEngine
•RenderingpipelineoptimizedforMicrosoft’sDirect3D
API
•Perspectivecorrecttrue-colorGouraud lightingand
texturemapping
•Full 32-bitRGBAtexturefilterandGouraud lighting
pixeldatapath
•Alphablendingfortranslucencyandtransparency
•Sub-pixelaccuratetexturemapping
•Internalpixelpath:up to24bits,alpha:up to8bits
•Texturemagnificationfilteringwithhighqualitybilinear
filteringwithoutperformance degradation
•TextureminificationfilteringwithMIPmapping
withoutperformance degradation
•LOD MIP-mapping:filtershapeisdynamicallyadiusted
basedonsurface orientation
•Texturesizesfrom4to2048 texelsineitherUorV
•Perspectivecorrectper-pixelfogforatmospheric
effects
•Perspectivecorrectspecularhighlights
•Multibuffering(Double,Triple,Quadbuffering)for
smooth3Danimation
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InstallingtheCard
BeforeTheBasicProcedure
ToinstallaVGA Cardonthemainboardyou needto
notice thefollowingitems.
JUnplug afterswitchoffpower.
MMakesureyourhandsdry
JDonottouchotherpartsinsidecomputerwhenusing
"Screwdriver"
JHoldinsulatedpartwhenyoutaketheinterface card
JCircuitShortiscausedbyuser'srashness whenleaving
screwsinsidecomputers.
TheBasicprocedureoftheinstallation
InsupportedCD,wehaveavideothatteachyouhow
tooperatethecard,thestepsasitfollows,
1.Poweroffthecomputerandmonitor.Disconnectthe
monitorcableformthebackofyourcomputerand
removethecomputercoverwithscrewdriver.
2.Ifthereisanexisting graghicscard,unscrewitfrom
chassisandrockitgentlyfromendtoendthenpull it
straightup toremoveit.
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3.AlignyourcardwithanemptyexpantionAGPslot,
andgraspthecardbythetopedgeandcarefullyseatit
firmlyintotheselectedexpansionslot.
4.Replace thescrewtofastenthecardinplace.Replace
thecomputercover.
5.Plug themonitorbackintoyourcard.Makesureyour
monitorcableissecurelyfastenedthenturnonthe
computerand monitor.
Thescreenforexampleasitfollows.
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Usingyourcard
TheStandardComputerSystemRequirements
1.MainboardwithAGPSlot
2.Atleast16MbytesEDO/SDRAM
3.UsingtheWindows95(OSR2.1),orNT
4.DirectX5
5.CD-ROM
6.SpeakerorEarphone(Unnecessary)
7.SoundCard(Unnecessary)
(Appendixisforyourreference.)
SoftwareSetup
WhenyouinsertsupportedCD,itwill autorun
thescreen,3DVisioninstallationasitfollows,it
includesDIYGuide,User'smanual,Windows95,
Windows31,DirectXandBrowser.
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Besides,wealsosupplyWindowsNTandOS/2
installationguide.Youcanfollowthefollowingprocesure.
SoftwareSetup
Beforeinstalling the3DVisionCardontoyourcomputer,
makesurethatthecardisproperlyconnected.
MSWindows95 Installation
1.Starttheinstallationprogram"instal.exe"onthe
CD
2.Clickonthebutton"Windows95 DisplayDriver"
3.Followthestepsonthescreen
Note:
TheinstallationstepsareonlyforWin95.
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InstallingUndertheWindows3.1
InstallingWindows3.1,youcanfollowthestepsand
typethepathinit.
1.StartWindows3.1
2.Choose"Main"iconinprogrammanager
3.Click"windowssetup"
4.Choose"options"onthemenubar
5.Choose"changesystemssettings"
6.For"Display"setting,choose"others.."
7.Enterthepathof"drivers\win31"ofyourCDdrive
8.Followtheinstallationprocedureandfinishdriver's
setup.

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InstallingUndertheWindowsNT
Procedure:
1.RuntheWindowsNTdisplaySetup programlocated
intheControlPanel,SelectDisplayIcon.Double
clickit.Tobring up DisplayPropertypage.Select
"Settings"TabontheDisplayPropertypage.
2.Click"DisplayType..."buttonfromtheDisplay
Settingsoptions.
3.Select"Change..."buttonfromtheDisplayType
options.
4.Select"HaveDisk..."buttonfromtheSelectDevice
options.
5.WindowsNTwill promptyouforthecorrectpath
wherethedriverisloaded.
6.Choose"3DVision”fromthelistofdrivers.
7.ThenfollowtheproceduresprovidebyWindowsNT
tocompleteinstallation.
8.RestartWindowsNT.WindowsNTwillstartupwith
defaultmodeusingthedrivers.

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AppendixA:
[ProcedureofInstallingAGPVGAcard]
BeforeinstallingAGPVGAdriver,youneedtosetup
theWindows95 environmentwithinstallingthefollowing
items:
•OSR2.1
•USBsupplementaldriver
•DirectX5driver
HOWTOINSTALL THISPRODUCT
Inordertoinstall UniversalSerialBussupportonaPC,
Windows95versionOSR2.0mustberunningandyouhave
todownloadthefile"USBSUPP.EXE"fromMicrosoftweb
site.Toinstall thisproduct:
(IfyoudownloadedthefilefromMicrosoftWebsite
andputfilediskindriverAalready,youcandothe
followingsteps.)
1.StartWindowsExplorer.
2.ClickontheA:drive(disktodisplaythecontents
ofthefloppydisk.
3.DoubleclickonUSBSUPP.EXE

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HowTouninstall thisproduct
1)Once youhaveinstalledtheUSBSupplement,itcan
beuninstalledfromControlPanel,Add/Removecomponents.
Ifforanyreasonyouwishtoreinstall theUSBsupplement,
you mustfirstuninstallanyversioncurrentlyonyoursystem.
GeneralInformation
ForthelatestinformationonSupportabilityand
Troubleshooting theUSBSupplement,checkouthttp://
WWW.MICROSOFT.COM/KBforaccesstoouronline
KnowledgeBase.
ForUSBdevice specificissues,contactyourOEMor
Vendorofthedevice.
Theseproductsaremanufacturedindependentof
MicrosoftCorp.