Trident 3DImage985 User manual

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3DImàge985
AGP
High Performance 3D/2D
GUI/Video Accelerator
User’s Guide

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NOTICE
The information in this document is subject to change in order to improve
reliability, design, or function without prior notice and does not represent a
commitment on the part of the company. In no event will the company be
liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages
arising out of the use or the inability to use the product or documentation,
even if advised of the possibility of such damages. No part of this manual
may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the
prior written permission of the company.
October 1997, Rev A
LIMITED WARRANTY
This product is warranted against defects in materials and workmanship
for a period of one year from the date of purchase. During the warranty
period, product determined by us to be defective in form or function will be
repaired or, at our option, replaced at no charge. This warranty does not
apply if the product has been damaged by accident, abuse, misuse, or as a
result of service or modification other than by the company.
This warranty is in lieu of any other warranty expressed or implied. In no
event shall the company be held liable for incidental or consequential
damages, such as lost revenue or lost business opportunities arising from
the purchase of this product.

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TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Trident Microsystems, Inc. 1997. All rights reserved.
Trident Microsystems, Inc. 3DImàge985™User’s Guide
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Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................3
1.1 COMPATIBILITY ......................................................................... 3
1.2 CHECK LIST............................................................................... 3
1.3 FEATURES.................................................................................. 4
1.3.1 Resolution and Color Selection ......................................... 4
1.3.2 3D and 2D GUI Accelerator.............................................. 5
1.3.3 VESA DPMS and VESA DDC2B supported ....................... 5
1.3.4 Software MPEG Video Playback ....................................... 5
1.3.5 Virtual Screen ................................................................... 5
1.3.6 DCI and DirectDraw Supported ........................................ 6
1.3.7 Live Video Capture............................................................ 6
1.3.8 TV Out (Optional).............................................................. 6
2. ADAPTER INSTALLATION ........................................................7
2.1 ADAPTER LAYOUT ..................................................................... 7
2.2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURES....................................................... 8
2.3 CONNECTING THE DISPLAY AND OPTIONAL TV ........................... 9
3. UTILITIES AND DRIVERS INSTALLATION.......................... 10
3.1 MICROSOFT WINDOWS............................................................. 10
3.1.1 Microsoft Windows 95 Driver Installation from CD......... 10
3.1.2 Microsoft Windows 95 Driver Installation from Diskette .10
3.1.3 Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Driver Installation................. 16
3.1.4 Microsoft Windows 3.1x Driver Installation..................... 17
3.2 LIVE VIDEO CAPTURE DRIVER .................................................. 23
3.3 OS/2 DRIVER INSTALLATION.................................................... 33
3.3.1 Displaying or Changing Screen Resolution ..................... 33
3.3.2 Screen Resolution Configuration Procedure.................... 35
3.4 DOS UTILITIES........................................................................ 37
3.5 OPTIONAL TV OUT.................................................................. 41
4. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)........................... 43
5. TROUBLESHOOTING............................................................... 47
6. APPENDIX A: VIDEO MODE TABLE...................................... 48
7. APPENDIX B: PINOUT AND SYNC FREQUENCIES.............. 53

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7.1 ANALOG COLOR DISPLAY PINOUTS........................................... 53
7.2 CONVERSION TABLE: PIN ADAPTERS ....................................... 54
7.3 ANALOG VIDEO SIGNALS.......................................................... 54
8. APPENDIX C: FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT ................ 55
8.1 FCC WARNING........................................................................ 55

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Expert Installation
The information contained in the Expert Installation section is only for
“Expert”who have had prior experience in installation of a display card
and its drivers. Please skip this entire section and read through the rest of
this user’s guide if installation of a display card and its drivers is not
familiar to you.
If your display card came with a “Display Driver CD”, please follow the
information contained in the README file located in the root directory of
the Display Driver CD for driver installation information.
If your display card came with a set of Display Driver and Utility diskettes,
please follow the information stated below for quick driver installation
information.
Windows 95 Display Driver Installation
1. ENSURE that MS Windows 95 is up and running properly.
2. INSERT the Drivers & Utilities Diskette # 2 into your floppy
drive A.
3. POSITION the mouse cursor in the wall paper area of your
Windows 95 desktop and then press the right mouse button.
4. SELECT the "Properties" selection bar.
5. SELECT the "Settings" page inside of Display Properties
windows.
6. SELECT either the “Change Display Type”or the “Advanced
Properties”selection bar, and then SELECT the “Change”
button next to Adapter Type.
7. On the “Select Device”page, SELECT the “Have Disk”button.
8. SELECT the “Browse”button to browse the directory
“A:\WIN95”of your diskette drive.
9. SELECT “OK”to start installing the driver files from the
diskette drive.
10. SELECT “OK”button to close the “SELECT DEVICE”
window.
11. CLOSE the Display Properties window and Windows 95 will
prompt you to restart Windows 95.
12. Windows 95 will be using the Trident accelerated driver once
it’s re-started.

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Windows NT 4.0 Display Driver Installation
1. SELECT the "Display" icon in control panel and then SELECT
the "Settings" page.
2. SELECT "Display Type..." button in the "Settings" page.
3. SELECT "Change..." button from the Adapter type section.
4. SELECT "Have Disk..." button from the Change Display page.
5. Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 will prompt you for the correct path
where the Trident drivers are located. ENTER the path
"A:\NT40" after you have inserted the Drivers & Utilities
Diskette # 3 into your floppy drive A.
6. If the driver "Trident Video Accelerator" is listed under the
Display list, SELECT the "OK" button to continue.
7. Once the driver files are copied, RESTART Microsoft Windows
NT 4.0 for the changes to take effect.
8. SELECT the desired color palette (the number of colors),
desktop area (resolution), and refresh frequency in the settings
page of Display Properties and then SELECT the "Test" button
in the same page to determine whether your selection works
properly. SELECT "Apply" to active the selected mode.

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1. Introduction
Thank you for purchasing this 3DImàge985 3D/2D Graphical User
Interface (GUI) accelerator adapter that supports 133MHz AGP with
sidebands and pipelining. This adapter works with Accelerated Graphics
Port (AGP) bus of your system to bring you high resolution, true color
capability, high performance, and compatibility with most software and
hardware.
1.1 Compatibility
þThis 3D/2D Graphical User Interface (GUI) accelerator adapter is
IBM VGA compatible on BIOS, register, and hardware. This adapter
works only with a Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) bus slot.
1.2 Check List
The package you have purchased should contain the following:
þTrident 3DImàge985 AGP 3D/2D GUI Accelerator Adapter Card
þ3D Games sampler CD
þOne Windows 3.x Driver Diskette
þOne Driver Diskette with Windows 95 driver.
þOne Driver Diskette with Windows NT 3.5/4.0 driver
þOne Driver Diskette with DOS applications driver
þOne Live-Video Capture AVI Driver Diskette (Optional)
þOne Display Drivers and Utilities CD (Optional and replaces the
above five diskettes)
þOne Software MPEG Player Diskette (Optional)
þOne OS/2 Warp Driver Diskette (Optional)
þS-Video television output cable (Optional)
þ3DImàge985 User's Guide
If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact your dealer.
Important: Keep all packaging materials that accompany your adapter in
the event you need to return the product.

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1.3 Features
þSupports up to 133MHz AGP with sidebands and pipelining.
þSupports PCI 2.1 specification including 66MHz operations.
þSupports extensive high-performance 3D functionality.
þAccelerates the most frequently used 2D GUI/video operations
þSupports up to 1600x1200x64k Hi-colors mode using 4MB of
SGRAM on board. Supports up to 1024x768x64k Hi-colors mode
using 2MB of video memory.
þSupports VESA Display Power management Signaling (DPMS) and
VESA DDC 2b standards available on most of the VGA, SVGA and
multisync monitor.
þSoftware MPEG playback or live video capture capable.
þOptional connection to NTSC or PAL standard television through a
standard composite video jack or S-video jack.
þSupports the standard IBM Feature Connector (FC) and Video Module
Interface (VMI) Host Connector for sending graphics data to an add-
on video controller
þContains drivers for the most popular operating systems and software
available today
1.3.1 RESOLUTION AND COLOR SELECTION
þSupports up to 1024x768 in 16, 256, 32K, 64K and 16M colors non-
interlaced
þSupports 1280x1024 in 16, 256, 32K and 64K colors non-interlaced
þSupports 1600x1200 in 16, 256, 32K and 64K colors non-interlaced
þ80 column text modes in 30, 43 and 60 rows
þ132 column text modes in 25, 30, 43 and 60 rows

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1.3.2 3D AND 2D GUI ACCELERATOR
Accelerates the most frequently used 2D functions in today’s graphics-
intensive environments plus complete 3D GUI acceleration:
þComplete 3D primitive support
þTexture mapping
þGouraud Shading for smooth shading
þAlpha blending for transparency effects
þFog
þZ-buffering at 16/32 bit-per-pixel
þPage flipping for double and triple buffering for smooth animation
effects
1.3.3 VESA DPMS AND VESA DDC2B SUPPORTED
Supports VESA Display Power management Signaling (DPMS) which
decreases energy consumption when used with a monitor that meets the
VESA standards for power management. Supports VESA DDC 2b
standards for automatically selecting the correct display setup on a monitor
that meets the VESA DDC standard.
1.3.4 SOFTWARE MPEG VIDEO PLAYBACK
Full-motion software MPEG video playback through 3DImàge985’s fast
video accelerator is available with the installation of a software MPEG
player.
1.3.5 VIRTUAL SCREEN
The Virtual Screen features takes advantage of un-used display memory by
expanding the display area into the off-screen area; this feature allows the
user to make effective use of a display screen larger than the standard
640x480, 800x600 or 1024x768 resolutions.