Intergraph Intense 3D 100 User manual

Intense 3D 100
Installation Guide
October 1997
DHA019720

Copyright
1997, Intergraph Corporation including this documentation, and any software and its
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used pursuant to the applicable software license agreement; contains confidential and
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Intergraph Corporation, Huntsville AL 35894-0001
Trademarks
Intergraphand the Intergraph logo are registered trademarks of Intergraph Corporation.
Intense 3Dis a trademark of Intergraph Corporation.
Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners.
FCC/DOC Compliance
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy. If the equipment is not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, it
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, try to correct the interference as
follows: re-orient or relocate the affected device; increase the separation between this
equipment and the affected device; connect this equipment to an outlet on a circuit
different from the circuit to which the affected device is connected; consult a dealer or an
experienced radio/television technician for help.
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from
digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian
Department of Communications.

Warnings
Changes or modifications made to the system that are not approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
To comply with FCC Class B limits, you must use shielded cables with this device.
Notes
This device is designed and manufactured to comply with approved safety standards for
information processing and business equipment.
Read all operating instructions before using this device. Keep these instructions for
future reference. Follow all warnings on the device or in the operating instructions.
Limited Warranty
Intergraph Corporation warrants to the purchaser of this product that it will be free from
defects in material and workmanship for a period of five (5) years from the date of
purchase. If the product should become defective within the warranty period, Intergraph
will, at its option, repair or replace it, provided it is delivered at the purchaser’s expense
to an authorized Intergraph reseller or to Intergraph. No other warranty is expressed or
implied.
This limited warranty does not cover any loss or damage resulting from shipping;
weather; improper installation or maintenance; accident; misuse; abuse or neglect;
adjustment; repair, modification, or installation of options or parts by anyone other than
Intergraph Corporation; improper environment; excessive or inadequate heating or
cooling; or irregularities in electrical power service. This limited warranty applies only
to the original purchaser and is not transferrable.
Intergraph Corporation is not liable for damages arising out of the use of or inability to
use this product. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or
consequential damages for consumer products, so these limitations may not apply to you.
To obtain warranty service during the warranty period, the purchaser shall return the
product in its original packaging to an authorized Intergraph reseller along with proof of
purchase showing the purchase date. If the reseller’s warranty period has expired, the
purchaser shall return the product directly to Intergraph. The purchaser shall bear
shipping, packaging, and insurance costs for delivering the product to Intergraph.
Intergraph will provide return shipment to the purchaser.

Warranty Card Intense 3D 100 Graphics Accelerator
Product Serial
Number
(printed on the board)
Date of Purchase
Reason for Return
Customer Name
Mailing Address
Telephone Number ( )

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1 Introduction
Congratulations! In choosing Intergraph’s Intense 3D 100, you equip
your personal computer with a powerful 3D/2D graphics and video
accelerator. Intense 3D 100 delivers the most affordable and realistic
entertainment environment available, including the things you want
most for your PC:
u Amazing 3D and 2D performance.
u Incredible Windowsand MS-DOSperformance.
u Spectacular video playback.
Intense 3D 100 pushes performance limits to bring you a whole new
interactive 3D experience. Its leading edge architecture includes a
programmable RISC processor that demands less host processor and
bus use than other architectures. The result is an interactive 3D
experience for videos, World Wide Web browsers, Windows
applications, and games.
Leap into real-time action for a virtual world experience. Gouraud
shading, perspectively correct 3D textures, lit surfaces, and the subtle
naturalism of shadows and fog -- it will seem that you are really there.
It all happens at full screen, with rendering rates up to 25 million pixels
per second.
Intense 3D 100 delivers smooth-motion, full-screen video and excellent
image quality. It accelerates TV-quality video playback at more than
30 frames per second. Its compatibility with MPEG and AVI standards
gives you access to a large selection of movies, interactive CDs, Web
videos, and the latest educational software. Intense 3D 100 also lets
you scale, zoom, stretch, and resize graphics in real time.
Experience a new level of productivity for Windows 95applications.
Optimum 64-bit graphics acceleration, the RenditionVéritéV1000
graphics chip, and Intergraph’s optimized drivers deliver amazing
hardware accelerated display rates.
Intergraph’s goal is total immersion in a virtual world experience, and
Intense 3D 100 delivers!

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Features
Intense 3D 100 offers the following high-end 3D graphics features:
Feature Benefit
Gouraud shading Provides exceptionally photo-realistic
shading effects.
Bilinear and trilinear
filtering Enables smooth, realistic surface textures.
MIP-mapped images Eliminates blockiness of images when
viewed from different distances.
Anti-aliasing Removes jaggies or stair-step patterns
from lines and polygon edges.
Sub-pixel accuracy Enables smooth natural display of
moving objects.
Perspective correction Ensures that textures mapped to a
polygon move in tandem with the
polygon when the viewing angle
changes.
Dithering Blends 16-bit images to simulate a 24-bit
color image.
Triangle setup Accelerates vertex and coordinate
calculations in real time.
2D graphics acceleration Enables backwards compatibility with
DOS and Windows games.
Compatibility with MPEG
and AVI video standards Allows access to a wide selection of movies, interactive CDs, Web videos,
and educational software.
Direct memory access
(DMA) bus mastering Minimizes input/output (I/O) processor demand for graphics data.
Speedy 3D support Rendition Readyoptimized Direct
3Dlibrary accelerates Direct 3D
games.
Content Over 100 Direct 3D game titles in
development.

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Hardware
Intense 3D 100 is a half-length Peripheral Component Interconnect
(PCI) board that requires one open PCI expansion slot in your
computer.
Based on the Rendition Vérité V1000 graphics engine, Intense 3D 100
offers true 3D graphics performance. Intense 3D 100’s 64-bit graphics
chip technology and VGA/SVGA support assure incredible acceleration
for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 products. Windows applications
and existing DOS games run faster on Intense 3D 100.
Intense 3D 100 hardware has the following features:
u Half-length PCI board running at full PCI bandwidth with direct
memory access (DMA) bus mastering.
u Windows 95 Plug and Play support.
u 4 MB of video frame buffer memory.
u Programmable RISC processor that demands 50 percent less
central processing unit (CPU) cycles and 80 percent less PCI bus
bandwidth than other architectures.
u Supports leading application programming interfaces (APIs) and
device drivers: Win95, Direct 3D, Direct Draw, and others.
Software
Intense 3D 100 software consists of a device driver delivered on a
diskette. This driver is for installation on systems running the Windows
95 or the Windows NT 4.0 operating system.
Several games are delivered in the Intense 3D 100 package. For
installation and configuration instructions, see the associated README
file for the game you want to install.

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About Intergraph
Intergraph is an international company that concentrates on interactive
computer graphics. Corporate headquarters in Huntsville, Alabama, is
the center of Intergraph’s administrative, research and development,
marketing, and manufacturing activities. Intergraph has sales and
support offices in 50 countries.
Intergraph’s corporate lifetime is essentially that of the interactive
computer graphics industry. The company’s products reflect more than
two decades of experience in identifying and meeting the unique
requirements of graphics-based applications.

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2 Preparing for Installation
Follow these instructions to prepare your computer for Intense 3D 100.
Ensure Your Computer Is Ready
Ensure that your IBM PC-compatible computer has the following:
u A Pentium processor.
u 8 MB or more of system memory.
u A CD-ROM drive.
u The Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 operating system installed
and running.
u An open PCI expansion slot for the Intense 3D 100 board.
Take Antistatic Precautions
Static electricity can damage the components inside a computer or on a
printed circuit board. To keep the possibility of electrostatic discharge
to a minimum, do the following:
u Turn off power to the computer.
u Touch the metal chassis of the computer to drain off any static
electricity before touching a board.
u Wear a properly connected grounding wrist strap when handling a
board or working in a computer.
u Do not wear wool or polyester clothing.
u Work in an area with a relative humidity of at least 50 percent.
u Do not remove a board from its antistatic bag until you are ready to
install it.
u Handle a board as little as possible and by the edges only.

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Collect Materials and Tools
Collect the following materials and tools:
u The Intense 3D 100 board.
u The distribution diskette labeled I3D100, containing the Intense 3D
100 driver.
u A flat-head or Phillips screwdriver, as required to prepare your
computer’s PCI expansion slot for installation of an option board.
u The monitor cable supplied with your computer or monitor.
u Your computer’s documentation.
Retain all packaging materials. You must return your Intense 3D 100
hardware in its original packaging to obtain warranty service.
Make a Copy of the Distribution Diskette
Make a copy of the distribution diskette containing the Intense 3D 100
driver as a precaution. Should anything happen to the copy, you will
still have the original diskette.
See your computer’s documentation to make a backup copy of the
diskette. Store the original distribution diskette in a safe place, and use
the backup diskette during the installation.
Read the Instructions
Before attempting to install Intense 3D 100, read Chapter 3, “Installing
the Hardware,” and Chapter 4, “Installing the Software” completely.
Review your computer’s documentation for instructions on opening and
closing the computer, identifying PCI expansion slots, disabling on-
board graphics acceleration, and adding an expansion board.
Review the Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 documentation
and online Help for instructions on installing drivers and software
application programs.

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3 Installing the Hardware
Refer to your computer’s documentation for instructions on opening
and closing the computer, identifying PCI expansion slots, disabling on-
board graphics acceleration, and adding an expansion board.
Start the Installation
To start the installation:
1. Turn off power to the computer and to the monitor.
2. Open the computer to gain access to the PCI expansion slots.
3. If your computer has an installed graphics accelerator, remove it.
If your computer has a graphics accelerator integrated onto the
system board, disable it.
4. Select the PCI expansion slot into which you will install the Intense
3D 100 board.
NOTE The selected slot must support PCI bus mastering. In most
computers, all PCI slots have this ability.
5. Remove the slot cover from the selected PCI slot. Retain the
screws from the slot cover; you will use them to secure the Intense
3D 100 board to the computer’s chassis.
Install the Board
To install an Intense 3D 100 board:
1. Align the board with the PCI expansion slot, ensuring that the gold-
fingered connectors on the board’s edge are aligned properly with
the slot connector.
2. Push the board into the slot firmly and evenly until it is fully seated
in the slot connector.
3. Visually inspect the connection. If it does not appear to be correct,
remove and reinstall the board.
4. Use the screws you removed previously to secure the board to the
computer’s chassis.

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Finish the Installation
To finish the installation:
1. Close the computer.
2. Connect the computer monitor’s video cable to the video output
port on the Intense 3D 100 board.
3. Install the Intense 3D 100 driver as instructed in Chapter 4,
“Installing the Software.”

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4 Installing the Software
Refer to the Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 documentation
and online Help for more information on installing drivers and software
application programs, and configuring your computer’s video display.
Installing the Windows 95 Driver
To install the Windows 95 driver:
1. Turn on power to the computer and to the monitor, and allow the
computer to boot into Windows 95. Windows 95 detects that you
have added new hardware (the Intense 3D 100 board).
2. When prompted to specify how you will install the driver, select
Driver from disk provided by manufacturer.
3. Insert the diskette containing the Intense 3D 100 driver into the
floppy disk drive.
4. In the Install from Disk dialog, select OK.
5. Follow the prompts to install the driver.
6. When prompted to restart the computer, select Yes.
If you have to reinstall the Windows 95 driver:
1. Log on to Windows 95.
2. Insert the diskette containing the Intense 3D 100 driver into the
floppy disk drive.
3. Right-click the Windows 95 desktop. The Display Properties
dialog displays.
4. Select Settings (tab); then select Change Display Type.
5. In the Change Display Type dialog, select the Change button
beside the Adapter Type box.
6. In the Select Device dialog, select Have Disk.
7. Make sure A:\ displays in the Copy from manufacturer’s files box,
and then select OK.
8. Select Rendition Verite 1000 PCI, and then select OK.
9. After the files have been installed, select Close.
10. Continue to select Close until prompted to restart the computer,
and then select Yes.

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Installing the Windows NT 4.0 Driver
To install the Windows NT driver:
1. Insert the diskette containing the Intense 3D 100 driver into the
computer’s floppy disk drive.
2. Log on to Windows NT using an account that has administrative
privileges.
3. In the Control Panel, double-click Display to view the Display
Properties dialog.
4. Click Settings (tab), then click Display Type. The Display Type
dialog display.
5. Click Change. The Change Display dialog displays.
6. Click Have Disk. Make sure A:\ displays in the Copy
manufacturer’s files from box and click OK.
7. Click OK on the Change Display dialog. The dialog will list
Intergraph Intense 3D 100 as the driver type.
8. Click Yes when prompted to install the files. After the files install,
a message states that the driver files installed successfully.
9. Click OK until you are prompted to restart the computer.
10. Remove the diskette from the floppy disk drive and restart the
computer.
Configuring the Video Display
Refer to the Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 documentation
and online Help for information on configuring your computer’s video
display settings, such as screen resolution and color depth.

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Installing and Running Games (Windows
95)
To install and run the Rendition Ready version of Quake:
1. From the Quake CD, install the MS-DOS version of Quake.
2. From the Intense 3D 100 Games CD, copy VQUAKE.EXE and
SPD3D.UC from the QUAKE directory to the directory on your
computer containing the MS-DOS version of Quake.
For example, on a computer where the CD-ROM drive is drive E
and MS-DOS Quake was installed in \QUAKE_SW on drive D:
copy e:\vquake\vquake.exe d:\quake_sw\vquake.exe
copy e:\vquake\spd3d.uc d:\quake_sw\spd3d.uc
3. Run
VQUAKE.EXE.
VQUAKE.EXE will provide higher resolutions at frame rates comparable
to those in standard Quake, depending on your computer’s
performance. Experiment with these higher resolutions to reach an
acceptable level of detail and frame rate.
To install and run other games:
See the README file or online Help file delivered with the game you
want to install for installation and configuration instructions.

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5 TechTips
These TechTips can help you make the most of Intense 3D 100. They
offer solutions for problems you may encounter.
NOTE For information on access to Intergraph’s Internet sites and
contacting Intergraph for help, see Chapter 6, “Getting Help.”
Installation and Configuration
If you get no video output (including boot messages) after installing
Intense 3D 100 and restarting the computer, there may be a hardware
problem. Try the following:
1. Replace Intense 3D 100 with the previous graphics accelerator, or
enable the on-board graphics accelerator.
2. Return the computer’s basic input/output system (BIOS) to its
default settings.
3. Disable video (VGA) shadowing, video caching, and VGA palette
snooping settings in the BIOS.
4. Reinstall the Intense 3D 100 board as instructed in Chapter 3,
“Installing the Hardware.”
If there is still no video output, install Intense 3D 100 in a different PCI
expansion slot, and then restart the computer.
If there is still no video output, there may be a hardware problem with
the Intense 3D 100 board. Contact Intergraph for help.
If you have to resolve a hardware or Windows 95 resource conflict,
try the following:
1. Reboot the computer into Windows 95 Safe Mode.
2. Select My Computer, Control Panel, System, Device Manager
(tab), and Display Adapters.
3. Select and remove each listed video adapter card.
4. Reboot the computer into Windows 95.
5. Install and configure the Intense 3D 100 driver as instructed in
Chapter 4, “Installing the Software.”

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If the resource conflict still exists, try the following:
1. Shut down and turn off power to the computer.
2. Remove any non-essential PCI, Industry Standard Architecture
(ISA), Extended ISA (EISA), and Video Electronics Standards
Association (VESA) adapter cards from the computer.
3. Turn on power to the computer and reboot it into Windows 95.
4. Install and configure the Intense 3D 100 driver as instructed in
Chapter 4, “Installing the Software.”
5. Shut down and turn off power to the computer.
6. Reinstall one of previously removed adapter cards.
7. Turn on power to the computer and reboot it into Windows 95.
8. If the card causes a resource conflict, reboot the computer into
Windows 95 Safe Mode and continue.
If the card does not cause a resource conflict, the Intense 3D 100
board should work properly. If you have other adapter cards to
reinstall, go back to step 5.
9. Select My Computer, Control Panel, System, Device Manager
(tab), Device Causing Conflict, and Remove.
10. Reboot the computer into Windows 95.
11. If Windows 95 does not detect the adapter card, select My
Computer, Control Panel, and Add New Hardware. Follow the
prompts to reinstall the Windows 95 driver for the adapter card.
12. If you have other adapter cards to reinstall, go back to step 5.
If Windows 95 does not start (the MS-DOS command prompt
displays), or if the display is corrupted, when booting into Windows 95
Safe Mode or another VGA mode, try the following:
u Replace Intense 3D 100 with the previous graphics accelerator, or
enable the on-board graphics accelerator.
u Install the patch contained in the VGAFIX.ZIP file available from
Intergraph’s Internet sites. The README.TXT file in that archive
describes how to install the patch.
If the computer only boots into standard VGA resolution (640 x
480, 16 colors), reinstall and configure the Intense 3D 100 driver as
instructed in Chapter 4, “Installing the Software.”

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If the Intense 3D 100 driver does not run, or no Vérité tab shows in
the Display Properties dialog, boot the computer into Windows 95 Safe
Mode. Then reinstall and configure the Intense 3D 100 driver as
instructed in Chapter 4, “Installing the Software.”
If you cannot set the desired video display resolution, check the
Settings tab in the Display dialog to make sure the computer’s monitor
selection is correct.
General Operation
If the computer’s VGA performance is less than desirable, note that
Intense 3D 100’s VGA compatibility does not assure outstanding VGA
performance. However, Intense 3D 100 provides incredible
performance in SVGA (VESA) mode. If your MS-DOS game can run
in SVGA (VESA) mode, configure it to do so to achieve maximum
performance with Intense 3D 100.
Gaming
The Setup programs for HellBender and Monster Truck overwrite
the Intense 3D 100 driver on the computer with incorrect versions.
After installing one of these games, reinstall the Intense 3D 100 driver
as instructed in Chapter 4, “Installing the Software.” To verify the
installation of the Intense 3D 100 driver:
1. In the Control Panel, select Computer, Device Manager, and
Display Adapters.
2. Highlight Rendition Vérité 1000 PCI.
3. Select Properties, and then Driver (tab). The File Details should
show Provider: Rendition.
When running Indy Car II using INDYFAST.BAT, if you see only a
black screen with a narrow bar of “pixel dust” at the top of the screen,
try the following:
1. Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode and re-run INDYFAST.BAT,
or use INDYSAFE.BAT.
2. If the problem occurs in MS-DOS mode, install the latest Intense
3D 100 driver available from Intergraph’s Internet sites.
3. Run
INDYCAR.EXE from Windows 95 DOS. Refer to the Indy Car
II README file on the Intense 3D 100 Games CD-ROM for more
information.

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4. If your computer has a Cyrix processor, and INDYFAST.BAT does
not run and causes the narrow bar of “pixel dust” at the top of the
screen, contact Papyrus about the problem. Visit the Papyrus
World Wide Web site at http://papy.com.
When running F-22 Flight Simulator, if problems occur with
functions in the F-22 fighter, install the patch contained in the F22.ZIP
file available from Intergraph’s Internet sites.
When running HellBender, go into Options to turn on hardware
acceleration. You may have to increase the video display resolution to
enable hardware acceleration.