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Summary of Contents for OXYGEN VX1

Page 1: ...T h e O x y g e n T M V X 1 a n d O x y g e n T M G V X 1 G r a p h i c s A c c e l e r a t o r U s e r s G u i d e 3Dlabs Inc 480 Potrero Avenue Sunnyvale CA 94086 408 530 4700 www 3dlabs com...

Page 2: ...cular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to corre...

Page 3: ...ng Software 6 To install the Oxygen driver 6 To install Soft Engine 6 To install Colorific 6 Registering Oxygen VX1 GVX1 7 Chapter 2 Software Configuration 8 The Oxygen VX1 GVX1 Driver 9 The Task Bar...

Page 4: ...ns 26 Oxygen VX1 Specifications 27 Oxygen GVX1 Specifications 27 Appendix B Software License 28 SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT 29 Software License and Restrictions 29 Limited Warranty 30 Limited Liability...

Page 5: ...I n t r o d u c t i o n...

Page 6: ...o your card uses PowerThreads SSE software to distribute OpenGL throughput across processors at top speed Applications running on single processor systems will still benefit from single threaded optim...

Page 7: ...T performance by up to four times on Windows NT systems Colorific screen to print color matching Colorific simplifies color matching without sacrificing accuracy The Oxygen GVX1 card adds GLINT Gamma...

Page 8: ...erating system 64 MB RAM Random Access Memory 16 MB minimum available hard drive space AGP expansion slot for AGP based Oxygen VX1 cards PCI expansion slot for PCI based Oxygen VX1 cards VGA multisync...

Page 9: ...bs as well as the appropriate software partner s web site Software Application Web Site Address AutoCAD http www autodesk com Colorific http www colorific com 3D Studio MAX http www ktx com Lightscape...

Page 10: ...C h a p t e r 1 I n s t a l l a t i o n...

Page 11: ...ow then install the driver Once the basic installation is complete you can choose to install the SoftEngine and Colorific enhancements as described on page 6 NOTE Be sure to register your new card usi...

Page 12: ...pherals 2 Unplug the monitor cable from the old card 3 Attach the anti static strap to your wrist and attach the other end to a bare conductive as opposed to painted or sticker covered area of your sy...

Page 13: ...sticker covered area of your system s chassis 5 Remove the card from its anti static packaging Write down the serial number for registration and future use 6 Place the card into the expansion slot and...

Page 14: ...ware 5 3Dlabs Oxygen VX1 GVX1 User s Guide 8 Connect the video cable from your monitor to the video connector on the card 9 Plug in and start up your system including peripherals and log on to your op...

Page 15: ...the installation window opens choose the Oxygen driver installation 3 Follow the instructions that appear on your screen Be sure to read the software license agreement 4 Restart your system at the pro...

Page 16: ...hnical support You can complete the registration card and return it to us in the mail or register on line once your hardware and software installations are complete You must have Internet access to re...

Page 17: ...C h a p t e r 2 S o f t w a r e C o n f i g u r a t i o n...

Page 18: ...ask bar utility from your system You will still be able to access the driver configuration options with the Display Control Panel About 3DL Display Manager displays version information for this config...

Page 19: ...this introductory page appears It provides software version and basic hardware specifications and a point of entry to the full set of Oxygen driver customization tools Click the Advanced button for ac...

Page 20: ...n Screen The Information screen provides in depth information about your selected or the default settings as well as detailed hardware software and Direct 3D specs This information can be especially u...

Page 21: ...ck the Task bar based Configuration Manager with a click The default setting for the Configuration Manager is Enabled The Gamma Adjustment slider on the Setup screen lets you simultaneously adjust RGB...

Page 22: ...the specified application You can also click Select optimized application in the Configuration Manager and select your application from that pop up list The Add new button lets you create a new settin...

Page 23: ...e alternatives available on cards with large amounts of memory For best performance this option should only be enabled for applications that will not operate correctly otherwise Disable D 3D Gamma Con...

Page 24: ...Configuration Manager and select your application from that pop up list Click New to add an application to the list and customize its settings Remove Setting will remove a user created setting but wil...

Page 25: ...lication menu cause the correct mode to be set automatically The Dynamic setting should be chosen for all other cases Wait for Vblank lets you determine whether the OpenGL driver will attempt to synch...

Page 26: ...cted to a DDC type monitor If so the available modes will be displayed It is possible however for the display settings to fall out of sync This can happen for example if you hot swap monitors The Dete...

Page 27: ...C h a p t e r 3 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g...

Page 28: ...Chapter 1 Installation in this document Solution Your card might not be seated properly in the AGP slot Remove and reinstall your card as described in Chapter 1 Installation Remember to use the anti s...

Page 29: ...e Exit and Save Settings 5 Shut down remove your old graphics card and reinstall your Oxygen card Solution Make sure that you are not using an old graphics board driver and that you have uninstalled a...

Page 30: ...C h a p t e r 4 G l o s s a r y...

Page 31: ...lates the instructions from the application program into device commands that are specific to the screen s display controller the graphics board Atmospheric Effects The effect derived from adding one...

Page 32: ...heral and the operating system EVGA Extended Video Graphics Array EVGA runs at 1024 x 768 Flat Shading The simplest method of shading Each triangle is assigned one single color resulting in a faceted...

Page 33: ...y of advanced 3D graphics functions developed by Silicon Graphics Inc Perspective Correction A function that allows an object to maintain its 3D textural features as it moves away from the viewer into...

Page 34: ...apped around or pasted on to a 3D primitive Perspective correction and lighting calculations allow for added realism Transformation The change in rotation size and perspective of an object in 3D space...

Page 35: ...A p p e n d i x A S p e c i f i c a t i o n s...

Page 36: ...25 W 3v3 1 0 W 5V Geometry processing PowerThreads SSE Rasterizer GLINT R3 rasterization engine RAMDAC chip Pixel frequency 3Dlabs 300 MHz Memory 32 MB SDRAM Feature Function Implementation Card size...

Page 37: ...A p p e n d i x B S o f t w a r e L i c e n s e...

Page 38: ...ecorded FEATURES all copies thereof and all intellectual property rights therein No title to the SOFTWARE FEATURES any copies thereof or any intellectual property rights therein are transferred to you...

Page 39: ...CIAL INCIDENTAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES HOWEVER CAUSED OR ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY WHETHER OR NOT 3DLABS INC ITS LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE OR L...

Page 40: ...l This AGREEMENT will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of California without regard to conflicts of law principles or the UN Convention on the Sale of Goods If for any reason a...

Page 41: ...A p p e n d i x C R e g u l a t o r y S t a t e m e n t s...

Page 42: ...EC801 4 1987 following the provisions of the 89 336 EEC Directive San Jose California September 30 1998 3Dlabs Inc We 3Dlabs Incorporated 480 Potrero Avenue Sunnyvale CA 94086 Phone 408 530 4700 Fax 4...

Page 43: ...statement 33 flat shading 23 floating point 23 frame buffer 23 G gamma adjustment 12 geometry 23 GLINT Gamma geometry processors vi MX vi Gouraud shading 23 graphics accelerator 24 H Heidi 6 24 I ins...

Page 44: ...5 shading flat 23 Gouraud 23 sideband addressing vii SoftEngine vii 6 software installation 6 setup 10 software partners ix specifications 27 static electricity 2 stencil buffer 25 stipple masking 25...

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