ELSA WINNER 2000/Office User manual

ELSA WINNER 2000 OfficeTM
User Manual

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Aachen, May 1998
No. 21563/0598

Preface
Thank you for placing your trust in this ELSA product.
With the WINNER 2000/Office you have selected a graphics board which was designed
to meet the demands of high-performance multi-tasking environments. The graphics pro-
cessor on the board ensures high-speed generation of on-screen graphics making this
board ideal for power users of professional office applications. ELSA products are sub-
ject to the highest of standards in production and quality control which are the foundation
for consistently high product quality.
About this Manual
This manual provides all the information you will need to get the best out of your ELSA
graphics board. For instance, which resolution is best for which monitor, or how is the
board upgraded? The accompanying ELSA utility programs are described, and you will
find detailed information about 3D acceleration.
Changes to this Manual
ELSA products are subject to continual further development. It is therefore possible that
the information printed in this manual is not current in all respects.
Current information about updates can always be found in the README files on the ELSA
CD.
If you have further questions or need additional help, you can rely on our online services
which are available to ELSA customers. Look for information in the appendix "Advice and
Help".
In very urgent cases the ELSA Hotline can be reached under the following number:
[phone]

Before you read on...
The installation of the WINNER 2000/Office hardware and software drivers is described
in full in the Quick Start guide which accompanies this manual. You should refer to that
document before attempting to install your board, and before reading this manual

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Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................... 1
A Look at the WINNER 2000/Office ....................................................................... 1
Brief Description and Characteristics..................................................................... 1
WINNER 2000/Office Highlights ............................................................................ 2
Package Contents.................................................................................................... 2
System Requirements ............................................................................................. 3
CE Conformity and FCC Radiation Standard ........................................................... 4
Installing the Graphics Board and Adding Memory ............................................... 5
For Your Safety........................................................................................................ 5
Installing the Graphics Board.................................................................................. 5
Memory Expansion.................................................................................................. 5
When Will I Need More Memory? .................................................................... 5
Installing the Memory Module in the WINNER 2000/Office ............................ 6
After Installing the Drivers .......................................................................................... 7
Software Installation from the CD.......................................................................... 7
The Right Settings................................................................................................... 7
What are Your Options?..................................................................................... 8
What Makes Sense?.......................................................................................... 8
Changing the Resolution......................................................................................... 9
Windows 95 ....................................................................................................... 9
Windows NT 4.0 .............................................................................................. 11
OS/2 Warp 4 .................................................................................................... 12
Video–What’s In, What’s Out? .................................................................................. 13
Signal Interchange–An Overview ......................................................................... 13
Video-In ............................................................................................................ 14
Video-Out ......................................................................................................... 14
Input and Output Connectors of the WINNER 2000/Office.................................. 14
Connectors on the Mounting Bracket .............................................................. 15
Connecting to the Video Inputs........................................................................ 15
Connecting to the Video Outputs..................................................................... 15
ELSA Video Settings ............................................................................................. 16
Video Display on the Monitor ......................................................................... 17
How Does the Video Image Get Onto the Computer Monitor? ....................... 19
The Computer Display on TV/Video................................................................. 19
Video-In under OS/2.............................................................................................. 20
Installation ....................................................................................................... 21
Programs for Recording Video ......................................................................... 21

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Useful Stuff and More .................................................................................................23
Neat, Meetings!.................................................................................................... 23
MainActor–The Principal Performer ..................................................................... 24
In What Role?................................................................................................... 24
MainActor has a Format................................................................................... 24
ELSA TOOLS .......................................................................................................... 25
ELSA EnDIVE Set .............................................................................................. 25
ELSA DESKman ................................................................................................ 25
Technical Data .............................................................................................................27
ELSA Graphics Board Addresses........................................................................... 27
The VGA D Socket ........................................................................................... 27
The S-Video Connector .................................................................................... 28
The VMI Bus ..................................................................................................... 28
All About Graphics ......................................................................................................29
3D Graphics Representation ................................................................................. 29
The 3D Pipeline ................................................................................................ 29
3D Interfaces ......................................................................................................... 31
What APIs Are Available?................................................................................ 32
Direct 3D........................................................................................................... 32
Heidi ................................................................................................................. 33
OpenGL ............................................................................................................. 33
Color Palettes, TrueColor and Gray Scales ........................................................... 34
VGA................................................................................................................... 34
DirectColor........................................................................................................ 34
VESA DDC (Display Data Channel)........................................................................ 35
DDC1................................................................................................................. 35
DDC2B .............................................................................................................. 36
DDC2AB............................................................................................................ 36
Video Signal Formats ............................................................................................ 36
Composite Video .............................................................................................. 36
S-VHS ............................................................................................................... 36
IEEE 1394.......................................................................................................... 37
Video Formats: Compressors At Work .................................................................. 37
RGB16............................................................................................................... 37
YVU9................................................................................................................. 37
ELSA Compression ........................................................................................... 38
Appendix .......................................................................................................................39
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers ........................................................... 39
Installation Problems with your ELSA Graphics Board .................................... 39
Problems with Windows 95 ............................................................................. 39
Video Function Problems.................................................................................. 41

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General Questions and Answers ..................................................................... 41
Advice and Help .................................................................................................... 42
Who to Contact? .............................................................................................. 42
The ELSA LocalWeb......................................................................................... 43
Driver Updates ................................................................................................. 44
Repair? ............................................................................................................. 44
DOC–Declaration of Conformity ........................................................................... 45
Warranty Conditions ............................................................................................. 46
Glossary ........................................................................................................................ 49
Index .............................................................................................................................. 53

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Introduction
WINNER 2000/Office
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Introduction
A Look at the WINNER 2000/Office
Brief Description and Characteristics
The VMI interface
The BIOS carries out many tasks, including the identification of the WINNER 2000/
Office to the computer. The Flash-BIOS equipment enables quick and easy upgrades
Display memory: 4 MB SGRAM, with socket for expansion to 8 MB
Graphics processor: PERMEDIA 2 from 3Dlabs with integrated GLINT Delta chip
Monitor connector
Video-In/Video-Out connectors (depending o the model)

Introduction
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WINNER 2000/Office Highlights
쮿Pixel clock frequency up to 230 MHz
쮿In graphics modes, ergonomic refresh rates over 100 Hz are possible
쮿Plug&Play integration
쮿Recognition of VESA-DDC compatible monitors (DDC1 and DDC2B)
쮿Supports energy-saving monitors with VESA DPMS compatibility
쮿ELSA drivers for Windows NT, Windows 95, and OS/2 Warp 4
쮿Hardware support for the 3D graphics standards Direct3D, OpenGL, and EnDIVE
쮿Hardware accelerated 3D 16-bit Z-buffering, Gouraud shading, and texture mapping
쮿Product support via ELSA LocalWeb, Internet WWW site, newsgroups, and Com-
puServe forum
쮿Six-year warranty
쮿This board complies with the CE and FCC rules and has the following FCC IDs:
With video equipment:
– PCI bus: KJGP2VIVOUP (4 MB), KJGP2VIVO (8 MB)
– AGP bus: KJGP2VIVOUPAGP (4 MB), KJGP2VIVOAGP (8 MB)
Without video equipment:
– PCI bus:KJGP2EASY (4/8 MB)
– AGP bus: see page 45
Package Contents
Before installing your ELSA graphics board, please ensure that nothing is missing from
your package. It should contain the following:
쮿documentation: installation guide and manual
쮿graphics board
쮿
쮿쮿
쮿Only with video-equipped graphics boards:
Video adapter cable from S-Video (Hosiden) to Composite (Cinch)
쮿CD-ROM with installation software, drivers, and utilities
If any part is missing please contact your dealer.
ELSA reserves the right to change the supplied contents without prior notice.