Elitegroup Computer Systems 3DVision-985 User manual

3DVision-985
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.
Version 1.1
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Contents
3DVision-985Package&ProductInformation............1
ManualFeatures...........................................................1
PackageContents..................................... ......................1
OnlineManualFormat...................................................2
ComponentInformation.................................................3
NewFeatures.................................................................3
Resolutionand Frequency.............................................5
Picture.............................................................................6
Layout.............................................................................6
InstallingtheCard.......................................................7
BeforeTheBasicProcedure.........................................7
TheBasicprocedureoftheinstallation.......................7
Usingyourcard..............................................................9
SoftwareSetup...............................................................9
MSWindows95Installation.......................................10
InstallingUndertheWindows3.1..............................10
InstallingUnder theWindowsNT..............................11
InstallingUndertheOS/2............................................13
AppendixA......................................................16

3DVision-985 Package&Product
Information
Thismanualcontainsall theinformationyou’ll needto
usethe3Dvisioncard.Pleasetakeamomenttofamiliarize
yourselfwiththedesignandorganizationofthemanual.
ManualFeatures
Thismanualalsousessomeiconstocall yourattention
toimportantinformation.Theiconsappearinthesidebarand
representthefollowing.
ImportantInformation
Arecommendationorgoodidea
Awarningorbadidea
Dangerwarning
PackageContents
The3DVision985 cardpackagecontainsthefollowing
items.Pleaseinspectthepackagecontentsandconfirmthat
everythingisthere.Ifanythingismissingordamaged,call
yourvendorforinstructionsbeforeproceeding.
Thepackageincludes:
þOne3DVision-985 Card
þOneCDTitleforDIYGuide,Autoinstallation,Driver
Files&DirectX5,andtrialGameSoftwarethat
includes"TombRaiderII","Terracide",and "Team
Apache"3games.
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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ComponentInformation
NewFeatures
Intergratedtrianglesetup engine
nHighperformance setup enginewith
n1.6MillionTriangles/Second
nDoesfloattofixedconversion
Trident3DImage985 renderingper
formance
n45MP/sBi-Linear

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n4KBtexturecache
n100MHzSGRAM
nMorepipelined
SupportforAGPSlot
n2X(133 MHz)transfermodesupport
nPipelined&sidebandExtensivevalidation
4MB100 MHz(10ns)SGRAM
Pass TrilinearAnd Texture
Compositing
nTextureMorphing
nReflections&Shadows
nSearchlights/spotlights
TV-Out(Optional)
nTV-OutEncoderAD724 orAD722
n+5VOperation
nAcceptsFSCClockorCrystal,or4FSCClock
nCompositeVideoandSeparateY/C
(S-Video)Outputs
nLogicSelectableNTSCorPALEncodingModes
nCompact16-PinSOIC
nApplicationsinRGBorPALEncoding

Video-in(PhilipSA7111a for64 pin
QFP&LQFP )(Optional)
nFouranaloginputs,internalanalogsource selectors,
e.g.4xCVBSor2xY/C
nTwoanalogpreprocessingchannels
nFullyprogrammablestaticgainforthemainchannels
orautomaticgaincontrolfortheselectedCVBSor
Y/Cchannel
nSwitchablewhitepeakcontrol
nTwobuilt-inanaloganti-aliasingfilters
nOn-chipclockgenerator
nDataoutputstreamsfor16,12 or8bitwidthwith
thefollowingformats:
-- YUV 4:1:1(12bit)
-- YUV 4:2:2(16bit)
-- YUV 4:2:2(CCIR-656)(8bit)
-- RGB(5,6,5)(16bit)withdither
-- RGB(8,8,8)(24-bit)withspecialapplication
nOdd/evenfieldidetificationbyanoninterlace CVBS
inputsignal
nFixlevelforRGBoutputformatduringhorizontal
blanking
n720 activesamplesperlineontheYUV bus
nOneuserprogrammablegeneralpurposeswitchon
anoutputpin
n5VtolerantdigitalI/Oports.
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Theselectablerefreshrateitemsshowup according
tothemonitortype.Ifthemonitorisnota
DDC(DisplayDataChannel)compatiableone,the
itemsonlyshow"Optimal"and"Adapterdefault".
Forexample,(Under 1024 x768 x16bitmode)
1.Themonitorsupport60,75,85 Hzforthismode,theitems
show"60","75","85".
2.ThemonitorisnotaDDC compatibleone,theitemsshow
"Optimal","Adapter default".
Note:
ResolutionColorsRefreshRate
(Hz)
640x480 256,16bit,32bit 60,72,75,85,100
720x480 256,16bit,32bit 60
800x600 256,16bit,32bit 60,75,85,100
1024x768 256,16bit,32bit 44,60,70,75,80,
1280x1024 256,16bit 44,60,75,85,100
1600x1200 256,16bit 48,60,75,85
Resolutionand frequency
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Layout
Theillustrationasthefollowingsshowstheconnectors,
chipsetandheaderofthecard.
Picture
Theillustrationasthefollowingshowsthechipset,con-
nectors,andsocketsofthecard.
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U8U9U12 U13
winbond W27E512-12
Trident
3DImage9850
CON3
J1
J2
U3
U2
CON1
U5
Video-In
(Optional)
TV-out
(Optional)

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
4.DirectX3orabove(DirectX5suggested)
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:
ItonlysupportsWin95,notforWin98 (Memphis),andwe
havetwosetup.exe,oneisunder\win95\WHQL,theotheris
\win95\Performance.Ifyourunauto-installation,it will run
thedefault "setup.exe"in\win95\WHQL.
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InstallingUndertheWindows3.1
InstallingWindows3.1,youcanfollowthestepsand
typethepathinit.
1.UnderDosModestatus.
2.Enterthepathc:\Win31(ifyourdirectoryisWin31)then
type"setup"
3.Itwill showyoursystemInformation,choose"Display"
thenclick"Enter"key.
4.Choose"Other(Requiresdiskprovidedbyahardware
manufacturer)"itemtheninstallthefilefromyourCD-
ROMdriver.

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InstallingUndertheWindowsNT
Thisdriverpackagecontaining:
-SGIUL40.SYS
(Tridentlinearaddressingvideominiportdriver)
-SGIUL40.DLL
(Trident256/64K/16Mcolorsacceleratedvideo
displaydriver)
-3DVision.INF
(setup filesusedbyWindowsNTSetup program)
-README(ThisREADMEfileforWindowsNT
Version4.0)
-TDISPLUS.DLL (TridentUtilityprogram,for
TVoutput)
-NTIME.EXE(TridentUtility,Itisusedfor9397)

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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-985” fromthelistofdrivers.
7.ThenfollowtheproceduresprovidebyWindowsNT
tocompleteinstallation.
8.RestartWindowsNT.WindowsNTwillstartupwith
defaultmodeusingtheTridentdrivers.

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InstallingUndertheOS/2
ThisTridentOS/2DisplayDriversutilitysupportsthe
followingcolormonitorresolutionswithOS/2.Therequired
memoryisshowninparentheses.
ThisutilityincludesTridentOS/2DisplayDrivers
installationandTridentOS/2DisplayDriverssetting.
A.InstallationProcedurefromcommand
prompt
1.InserttheTridentOS/2DisplayDriverdiskettein
diskettedriveA:ordiskettedriveB:
2.OpenanOS/2full-screenorOS/2Windowssession
under"CommandPrompt"oftheSystemfolder.
3.Switchthecurrentdrivetothediskettedriverwhere
theTridentOS/2DisplayDriverdiskettewas
inserted.
4.Atthedriveprompt,Typethecommand:"Install"”.
640x480x65K
800x600x65K
1024x768x65K(2M)
1280x1024x65K(4M)
640x480x16.7M
1024x768x16.7M(4M)
640x480x256
800x600x256
1024x768x256
1280x1024x256 (2M)
1600x1200x256 (4M)
800x600x16.7M(2M)

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B.Installationprocedurefrom
theOS/2Desktop:
1.InserttheTridentOS/2DisplayDriverdiskettein
diskettedriveA:ordiskettedriveB:
2.OpentheOS/2Systemfolder,double-clickonthe
Drivesobject,andthendouble-clickondriveA.
3.WhenthedriveAfolderopens,double-clickon
INSTALL.EXE.
4.Youcanalsoclickonthefloppydriveobjectfrom
LaunchPad,andthendouble-clickon
INSTALL.EXE.
C.AvailableTridentDisplay DriverSetting
pages
ThefirstpageoftheTridentDisplayDriversSetting
windowislabeledScreenResolutionselectionpage.
•Selecttheresolutionandcolordepth.
•Enable/Disablevirtualscreen
•ThesecondpageisMonitorModelselectionpage.
•ClickonMonitortabtogotothispage.
•Pointtoandclickonthedownarrowbuttonto
show
alistofmonitormodels.
•Selectthemonitormodel.Ifyoucannotfindyour
monitor’model,select"Default".”.

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ThispageisRefreshRateselectionpage.
.ClickonRefreshtabtogotothispage.
.Therefreshratesdisplayedarethosesupportedat
eachresolutionby themonitorspecifiedintheMoni-
torModelselectionpage.
.You canchangetherefreshratesbyclicking ondown
arrowbuttonandthenclickingonthedesired
refreshrate.Aftertheselections,clickonthe"SET"
buttontocompletetheinstallation.
.RebootOS/2tohavethisinstallationtakeeffect.
D.Display DriversSettingProcedure.
I.Double-clickontheTridentfolder,andthen
double-clickDisplaySettingobject.
II.Tochangeresolutionand/orcolordepth
.ClickScreentab.
.Selecttheresolutionandcolordepth.
.ClickSetbutton.
III.Tochangerefreshrate
.ClickRefreshtab.
.Pointtoandclickdownarrowbutton.
.Selecttherefreshrate.
.ClickSetbuttontotakeeffect.

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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
HOWTOUNINSTALL THISPRODUCT
1)OnceyouhaveinstalledtheUSBSupplement,itcan
beuninstalledfromControlPanel,Add/Removecomponents.
Ifforanyreasonyouwishtoreinstall theUSBsupplement,
you mustfirstuninstallany versioncurrentlyonyoursystem.

GENERALINFOM
ForthelatestinformationonSupportabilityand Trouble
shootingtheUSBSupplement,checkouthttp://
WWW.MICROSOFT.COM/KBforaccesstoouronline
KnowledgeBase.
ForUSBdevice specificissues,contactyourOEMor
Vendorofthedevice.
Theseproductsaremanufacturedindependentof
MicrosoftCorp.
CMOSSetup
InApeturesize sectionof"ChipsetFeatureSetup",
usemaximumsize orsetthesize largerthanthesize of
systemmemory.
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