Elitegroup Computer Systems 3DVision-PAGP User manual

3DVision-PAGP
User'sManual

Contents
3DVision-PAGPPackage&
ProductInformation..................................................4
ManualFeatures............................................................4
PackageContents...........................................................4
Overview........................................................................5
OnlineManualFormat..................................................7
Resolutionand frequency.............................................8
Layout............................................................................9
InstallingtheCard................................................10
BeforeTheBasicProcedure.........................................10
TheBasicprocedureoftheinstallation.......................10
Usingyourcard......................................................12
SoftwareSetup........................................................12
MSWindows95 Installation........................................13
MSWindowsNTInstallation....................................14
AppendixA................................................................15

FCC &DOCCompliance
FederalCommunicationsCommissionStatement
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
Copyright©July1997 All rightsreserved
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3DVision-PAGPPackage&Product
Information
Thismanualcontainsall theinformationyou’ll needto
usethe3DVisioncard.Pleasetakeamomenttofamiliarize
yourselfwiththedesignandorganizationofthemanual.
ManualFeatures
Thismanualalsousessomeiconstocall yourattention
toimportantinformation.Theiconsappearinthesidebarand
representthefollowing.
ImportantInformation
Arecommendationorgoodidea
Awarningorbadidea
Dangerwarning
PackageContents
The3DVision-PAGPcardpackagecontainsthefollow-
ing items.Pleaseinspectthepackagecontentsandconfirm
thateverythingisthere.Ifanything ismissing ordamaged,
call yourvendorforinstructionsbeforeproceeding.
Thepackageincludes:
þOne3DVision-PAGPCard
þOneCDTitleforDIYGuide,Autoinstallation,Driver
Files&DirectX5
þUser'sManual
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Overview
3DVision-PAGPisahigh performanceAGPgraphics
card,itintegratedPERMEDIA2Chipsetanditbalanceshigh
quality3Dpolygonandtexturedgraphicsasseleration,
widowsasselerationandstate-of-the-artMPEG1/MPEG2
playbackwihafastintegratedSVGAcore,RAMDACand
videoports.3DVision-PAGPdesignedespeciallyfor
professional3Dapplicationsand4MB/8MBSGRAMfor.64-
bitSynchronousMemoryInterface.
Permedia2 KeyFeatures
nFullsupportforIntel'sAcceleratedGraphicsPort(AGP)
√66 MHzoperation
√DMAandExecutemodesupport
√Sicebandaddressing
nEnhanced3Dgraphicsfeaturesand performance(at
83MHz)
√83MPerspectivecorrect,bilineatfiltered,texture
mappedpixels/sec
√42Mperspectivecorrect,bilinearfiiltered,texture
mapped,depthbufferedpixels/sec
√800Ktexturemappedpolygons/sec
√True-color3Dgraphics
√PolygonbasedwithZbuffer
√Texturedecompression
√Full sceneanti-aliasing
nEnhancedGUIacceleration
√Ultra-fastBLTengineand2Drasterizer
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√StretchBLTs,monochrome/colorexpansionandlogic
ops
√8,16,24 and32-bitpackedframestore
nMPEG2compatibleVideoplaybackacceleration
√YUV4:4:4,YUV4:2:2andYUV4:2:0(nativeMPEG2
format)
√Unlimitedmultipleplaybackwindows(occluded)
√IndependentXY scalingandmirroring
nIntegradedgeometrypipelinesetup processor
nIntegradedtrue-color230MHzRAMDAC
√DPMS,DDC1andDDC2AB+
√ClocksynthesizerandHardwarecursor
√320x200 to1600x1200 ScreenResolutions
nMulti-modevideostreams
√Simultaneousinputandoutputvideo
√Optionalscaling andfiltering
√Optionalcolorspaceconversionand gammacorrection
nFaston-chipSVGA
4MBSGRAMonboard/8MBSGRAM(optional)
√64-bitSynchronousMemoryInterface
√four256Kx32 partsforeverybankofmemory
√83 MHzoperationandabove
√Highspeedblockfillandmaskedwrites
√Singlecycleburstreads
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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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SGRAMColorsResolutionRefreshRate
4M256 640x480 Adapterdefault,Optimal
60,70,75
800x600 Adapterdefault, Optimal
1024x768 60,70,75,85
1280x1024
1152x870 Adapterdefault, Optimal
1600x1200
16bits640x480 Adapterdefault,Optimal
60,70,75
800x600 Adapterdefault, Optimal
1024x768 60,70,75,85
1152x870 Adapterdefault, Optimal
8M256 640x480 Adapterdefault,Optimal
60,70,75
800x600 Adapterdefault, Optimal
1024x768 60,70,75,85
1280x1024
1152x870 Adapterdefault, Optimal
1600x1200
16bits640x480 Adapterdefault,Optimal
800x600
1152x870
1600x1200
1024x768 Adapterdefault,Optimal
1280x1024 60,70,75,85
Resolutionand frequency
Theselectablerefreshrateitemsshowup accordingtothemonitortype.Ifthe
monitorisnotaDDC(Display DataChannel)compatiableone,theitemsonly
show"Optimal"and "Adapter default".
Forexample,(Under 1024 x768 x16bitmode)
1.Themonitorsupport60,75,85 Hzforthismode,theitemsshow
"60","75","85".
2.ThemonitorisnotaDDC compatibleone,theitemsshow"Optimal",
"Adapter default".
Note:
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Layout
Theillustrationasthefollowingsshowstheconnectors,
chipsetandheaderofthecard.
U1U4U5U7
3Dlabs
PERMEDIA2
Winbond
U11
U10
U9
U8
JP3
JP2
JP1
JumperJumpersetting
JP1 1-2BaseClass setto0
2-3BaseClass setto3
JP2 1-2Enabled(VGA)
2-3Disabled(VGA)
JP3 1-2Enabled(VGAfixedAddressing)
2-3Disabled(VGAfixedAddressing)
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Note:Whenyou getthis3DVision-PAGPcard,you don't
havetodoanyjumpersetting,itisinoptimizedstatus.The
abovetablejustforyourreference.

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,orNT
4.DirectX3orabove(DirectX5suggested)
5.CD-ROM
6.SpeakerorEarphone(Unnecessary)
7.SoundCard(Unnecessary)
Appendixisforyourreference.
SoftwareSetup
WhenyouinsertsupportedCD,itwill autorun
thescreen,3DVisioninstallationasitfollows,it
includesDIYGuide,User'smanual,Windows95,
DirectXandBrowser.
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Besides,wealsosupplyWindowsNTinstallation
guide.Youcanfollowthefollowingprocesure.
SoftwareSetup
Beforeinstalling the3DVisionCardontoyourcomputer,
makesurethatthecardisproperlyconnected.
MSWindows95 Installation
1.Starttheinstallationprogram"instal.exe"onthe
CD
2.Clickonthebutton"Windows95 DisplayDriver"
3.Followthestepsonthescreen
Note:
ItonlysupportsWin95,notforWin98 (Memphis),andwe
havethree setup.exe,oneisunder\win95\WHQL,anotheris
under\win95,theotherislocated\win95\Performance.Ifyou
runauto-installation,it will runthedefault"setup.exe"in
\win95.
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MSWindowsNTInstallationProcedure:
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.inf”fromthelistofdrivers.
7.ThenfollowtheproceduresprovidebyWindowsNT
tocompleteinstallation.
8.RestartWindowsNT.WindowsNTwillstartupwith
defaultmodeusingthePAGPdrivers.
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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.
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GENERALINFOM
ForthelatestinformationonSupportabilityand
Troubleshooting theUSBSupplement,checkouthttp://
WWW.MICROSOFT.COM/KBforaccesstoouronline
KnowledgeBase.
ForUSBdevice specificissues,contactyourOEMor
Vendorofthedevice.
Theseproductsaremanufacturedindependentof
MicrosoftCorp.
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