QDI ZX1280 User manual

QDIZX1280AGP
User’sGuide
Version 1.0
Copyright1998LEGEND.QDI
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PleaserefertoREADMEfileinthe driverdisketteforoperatinginstructionsandother
informationupdates.
TrademarksAcknowledgments
•MS-DOS,WindowsandDirectXaretrademarks ofMicrosoft Corporation
•PentiumisatrademarkofIntelCorporation
•OS/2andVGAaretrademarksofIBMCorporation
All otherbrandsandproductnamesaretrademarks oftheirrespectivecompanies.

Contents
Introduction____________________________1
Features.............................................................. 1
SystemRequirements............................................. 2
PackageContents.................................................. 2
SoftwareUpgrade.................................................. 2
HardwareInstallation____________________3
DriversAuto-Installation__________________5
BeforeYou Begin.................................................. 5
OperatingSystemRequirements................................ 5
InstallationofZX1280DisplayDrivers
forWindows95/98/NT........................................... 5
ConfiguringWindows95Driver................................ 9
ConfiguringWindowsNT4.0Driver......................... 12
BIOSUpgrade

User’sManual1
Introduction
Thank you forpurchasingtheQDIZX1280AGP3DGraphics
Card.
WithST/nVIDIARIVA128ZX2D/3D/videoAcceleratorbuilt
in,yourZX1280 combinesoutstanding3Dacceleration,excellent
2Dgraphicsandsuperiorvideoqualityonasingleboard,
providingyouwithbothhigh performance and satisfiedqualityin
3Dgameandmultimediaapplications.
Features:
•AGPBus.AGPV1.0interface compliant
SupportsAGP2XDMAand Executemodes.
•ST/nVIDIARIVA128ZXGraphicsandVideoaccelerator.
•4MB/8MBSDRAMorSGRAMon board,128 bit wideframe
bufferInterface.
•250MHzRAMDAC,supportsresolutionsupto1920x1200
at75Hzrefreshrate.
•Fast2Denginedelivershigh performanceWindowsgraphics
acceleration.
•Advanced3Dtrianglesetup and renderingenginedeliver
powerful3Dacceleration.
•MPEG-1/2accelerationforfullmotion videoplayback.
•SupportsTV-out,S-videoand C-videoTVsignaloutfor
NTSC/PALstandard.(Optional)
•FlashmemoryprogrammableforBIOSupgrade.
•SupportsDPMS,DDC2Band ACPI.
•SupportsDriversAutoInstallation.

Introduction2
•Driversformajoroperationsystemsand APIs.
Windows95/98,WindowsNT4.0.
DirectX5.0/6.0,OpenGLICD.
•Popular3Dgamessupport.
SystemRequirements:
Computer:UsesmainboardwithanAGPBusslot.
Monitor:StandardVGAmonitor.Forreceivingallthe
benefitsfromthegraphiccard,ahigh resolution
multi-frequencymonitorisneeded.
Operating:Windows95;Windows98,WindowsNT
System4.0etc.
PackageContents:
BeforeinstallingyourQDIZX1280 graphiccard,pleasecheck
tomakesureyourQDIZX1280 packageiscomplete.
þQDIZX1280 AGPgraphiccard.
þDriverCD-ROMDisk.
þUser’smanual.
Contactyourdealerifyoufindanythingmissingordamaged.
Note!Graphiccardsaresensitive tostaticcharge.Toavoid
damagesthatmayoccurbystaticcharge,leavethegraphiccard
initsantistaticpackaging until installation.Keepthepackaging
forpossiblefuturetransportation.
SoftwareUpgrade
You canvisit ourweb-site:http:// www.qdigrp.com/for
BIOS,driversupdatesandotherreleaseinformation.

HardwareInstallation
Followthedetailedproceduresdescribedinthissectionforeasy
installation oftheQDIZX1280 Graphiccardontoyourcomputer
system.Theonlytoolneededforinstallation isascrewdriver.
Note!BeforeinstallingtheQDIZX1280AGPcard,touchametal
surface ofyourcomputertodischargeyourself fromstaticcharge,
holdthegraphiccardbytheedgesbesurenottotouchtheIC
chips,leadsorcircuits.
1.Beforeopening thecomputercover,besurethepowerto
thecomputersystemunitandalldevicesconnectedtoit are
turnedoff. Disconnectthecomputerfromthepowersupply.
2.InatypicalPCcomputerall covermountingscrewsare
locatedonthebackofthecomputer.Removethesescrews
andsavethem.Carefullyremovethecover.
3.RemovetheexistingVGAcardordisablethemainboard’sVGA.
4.RemovetheAGPslotshieldatthebackofthecomputerby
removingitsretaining screwandliftingitout.Savethescrew.
User’sManual3
FeatureConnector
SGRAMorSDRAM
TV-
Encoder

5.CarefullyinsertthegraphiccardintotheAGPslotby
holding thecardatthetop and gentlypushingbothends
intotheslotatthesametime.Donotforce thecardinto
theslot!Ifthecarddoesnotfit easily,pull it back,and try
again.
6.Securethecardwiththescrewremovedintheabovestep.
7.Replace andsecurethesystemcover.
8.ConnectaVGAcompatibleormulti-frequencymonitor
withthe15 pinvideoconnectoratthebackoftheQDIZX1280
card.
9.Reconnectthecomputertothepowersupply.
HardwareInstallation4

User’sManual5
DriversAuto-Installation
BeforeYou Begin
All installation instructionsassumestheCD-ROMdiskislocated
indrive D:and Windows95 isinC:\Windows.Replace either
withtheactuallocationifnecessary.
OperatingSystemRequirements
ForallAGPfeaturebenefits,useWindows95 OSR2.1orthelater
version.Toinstall Windows95 OSR2.1,firstinstall OSR2.0then
upgradetoOSR2.1byinstallingUSBSUPP whichisprovidedby
Microsoft.You cancontactthedistributorofWindows95OSR2
forUSBSUPP supplement.
Installation ofZX1280 DisplayDriversfor
Windows95/98/NT
ThedisplaydriverscanbeautomaticallyinstalledintoWindows
95,Windows98 andWindowsNT4.0.
1. Installing StandardVGADriver
Itisrecommendedthatyoufirstinstall Windows95/98/NTwith
theZX1280 AGPcardalready installed.Aftertheinstallationof
Windows95/98/NT,thedefault VGAdrivershouldhavebeenin-
stalledfirst.

Drivers Auto-Installation6
If Windows95(OSR2)hasbeeninstalledbeforetheinstallation of
theZX1280AGPcard,thefirsttimeWindows95runswiththe
ZX1280,theUpdateDevice DriverWizardwindowappears,
clicknext(DonotclickCancel,oryoursystemwillhang!).
ThenclickfinishtoinstallthestandardVGAdriver,directthe
installationpathtoyour\windows\systemdirectoryifWindows
95CDisrequested.Followtheprompt,do notrestartWindows
95 thenproceedtostep2.IfusingWindows98/NT,thisincident
will notoccur.
2. Installing theZX1280 driver
Afterinsertingtheauto-runZX1280driverCDintotheCD
ROMdrive,adialog box popsupasshownon thefollowing
page.YoucanalsorunAutoRun.exefromtheCDdirectlyif
auto-runisnotsupportedbyyoursystem.

User’sManual7
Selecting ¡®InstallDisplayDriver’fromthedialog boxwith
yourmouse,thiswill automaticallyinstalltheZX1280driver.
Whencompleted,amessagebox popsup,promptingyouto
restartthecomputer.Press OKtorestartthecomputer.

Drivers Auto-Installation8
3. InstallingDirectX
Inwindows95/98,run AutoRun.exefromtheCD-ROMand
select¡®InstallDirectX’fromthedialogbox,thenfollowthe
promptstoinstall DirectX.

User’sManual9
Configuring Windows95Driver
Toreceiveoptimumvisualdisplayandperformance,
configureyourWindows95 driveronce itisinstalled.
Clicktherightmousebutton whilethemouseispointingatan
emptyareaofWindows95desktopandselectPropertiesfrom
DisplayPropertiesWindow,youcanadjustscreenresolution,
colordepth,monitorsetting,refreshrate,etc.
Refertothesectionsbelowforacompletedescriptionofwhat
optionsareavailableforeachconfiguration tab.Aftermaking
yourchanges,followtheon-screenpromptstocompletethe
configuration.

Drivers Auto-Installation10
If you wanttochangethe
screenresolutionorcolor
depth,clickon theSettings
tabatthetop ofthescreen.
Thispanelwillnowbe
displayed.Changethescreen
resolution using the‘Desktop
area’sliderontherightside
ofthewindow.Tochangethe
colordepthofthescreenuse
the‘Colorpalette’selector
locatedon theleftsideofthe
window.
If you arenotabletochoose
aresolutionthatyourmonitor
supports,youmayneedto
changeyourmonitorsettings
byclickingtheAdvanced
Propertiesbuttonand
clicking theMonitortab.
ClickChangebuttonfor
MonitorType.Clickthe
ManufacturerandModel
thatmatchesyourmonitor.
Ifyourmonitorbrand isnot
displayed,chooseStandardmonitorandVGAmodel.

User’sManual11
If you wanttochangetherefreshrate,clickAdvancedProperties
button intheSettingpanel,clickthedownarrowbutton,choose
thenumberofrefreshrateyouhopetoselectthenclickOKbut-
ton.Ingeneral,thehigherrefreshrate,thebetterdisplayquality.
Besureyourmonitorcansupporttherefreshratechosen!
ClickRIVA128tabatthetopofDisplayPropertieswindow,you
canmodifyadvancedsettingsforDirect3Dinthispaneltofine
tunethe3Dperformance and qualityforspecificapplicationsand
games.

ClicktheAdditionalSettingstabforGammaCorrectionpanel.
GammaCorrectionmodifiescolorvaluestocompensatefordif-
ferentcharacteristicsofdifferentmonitors.Ifthedefault setting
isnotrequired,changethevaluesofBrightness andContrastby
draggingthesliders.AdjustRed,Greenand Bluesimultaneously
orrespectivelybyselecting ThoseChannelsornot.
Configuring WindowsNT4.0Driver
ToconfigureyourWindowsNT4.0driveronce it isinstalled,
followtheprocedureslistedbelow.
1.Rightclickon theWindowsNTdesktopandselect
Properties.
2.FromtheDisplayPropertiesdialogbox,you canchange
yourdriverandmonitorconfigurations.ClickontheSettings
tab,locatedatthetop ofthedialog box,and adjustthesettings
usingthedrop-downboxesand sliderbars.
3.Followtheon-screenpromptsforcompletingWindowsNT4.0
driverormonitorconfiguration.
Drivers Auto-Installation12

BIOSUpgrade
Onrareoccasions,itmaybenecessarytoupgradethevideo
BIOSon yourQDIZX1280card.Insuchacase,youwill receive
anewBIOSBinaryfileand autilitylabeledNV3Flash.
FollowthesestepstoupgradeyourvideoBIOS:
Step1.StartyourcomputerfromMS-DOSsystemfloppydisk,
orwhileWindows95isbooting,pressthekey‘F8’
andselect‘CommandPromptOnly’fromthestart
menu.
Step2.If you havereceivedtheBIOSupgradefiles.AtDOS
prompt,createadirectoryinyourharddisk,thencopy
theupgradefilesintothisdirectory.changethe
directorytotheBIOSupgradedirectory.
Step3.AttheDOSprompt,typethefollowingcommandto
install thenewBIOSintotheQDIZX1280card’s
FlashMemory
NV3Flashxxx.ROM
xxx.romistheBIOSBINFileyou received.This
willloadtheBIOSimagefileintothecard’sBIOS
space.
Important: DoNOTrebootorpower downthemachineuntil
themessage‘Lastaddresswritten’isdisplayed,otherwise
theBIOStobeincompletelyprogrammed,resultinginanon-
functioninggraphiccard.
AfterinstallationofthenewBIOS,restartyourmachinenor-
mally.PleasebesuretoHardBootyoursystembyeitherpress-
ingtheResetbutton orthePowerbutton.

FCCInformation
Thisequipmenthasbeen tested and found tocomplywiththe limitsfora
ClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCC Rules.Theselimits
aredesigned toprovidereasonableprotection againstharmful
interferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgeneratesuses
andcan radiateradiofrequency energyand,ifnotinstalledandusedin
accordancewiththe instructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio
communications.However,thereisnoguarantee thatinterferencewillnot
occurinaparticularinstallation.If thisequipmentdoescauseharmful
interferencetoradioortelevision reception,whichcan be determined by
turning the equipmentoff and on,the userisencouraged totrytocorrect
the interferencebyone ormoreofthe following measures:
•Reorientthe receiving antenna.
•Increasethe separation between the equipmentand receiver.
•Connectthe equipmentintoan outleton acircuitdifferentfromthatto
whichthe receiverisconnected.
•Consultthedealeroran experienced radio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15 ofFCC Rules.Operation issubjectto
the following twoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmful
interferenceand,(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,
including interferencethatmaycauseundesired operation.
Noticetouser:Changesormodificationstothisproductnotapproved by
the partyresponsibleforFCC compliancecouldvoidyourauthorityto
operatethisequipment.
Inorderforan installation ofthisproducttomaintaincompliancewiththe
limitsforaClass Bdevice,shielded cablesmustbe used forthe
connection ofanydevicesexternaltothisproduct.

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