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SILURO

™

GF2 MX

Graphics Accelerator

Installation Guide and User’s Manual

Summary of Contents for Siluro GF2 MX

Page 1: ...SILURO GF2 MX Graphics Accelerator Installation Guide and User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...ental or consequential damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product Product names appearing in this manual are for identification purpose only and trademarks and product names or brand names appearing in this document are property of their respective owners This document contains materials protected under International Copyright Laws All rights reserved No part of this manual...

Page 3: ... PROPERTIES IN WINDOWS 98 SE 3 3 3 3 DISPLAY TRAY ICON 3 12 3 4 INSTALLING THE VGA DRIVERS FOR THE WINDOWS NT 4 0 SERVER WORKSTATION 3 13 3 5 HOW TO USE THE DISPLAY PROPERTIES SETTINGS IN WINDOWS NT 4 0 SERVER WORKSTATION 3 17 3 6 INSTALLING THE VGA DRIVERS FOR WINDOWS 2000 3 20 3 7 HOW TO USE THE DISPLAY PROPERTIES SETTINGS IN WINDOWS 2000 3 24 3 8 BEFORE RUNNING GRAPHIC MAX 3 29 3 9 INSTALLING T...

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Page 5: ...ll ATSC resolutions including 720p at their specified frame rates When combined with a high performance high level software MPEG 2 decoder and a Digital TV receiver GF2 MX delivers a cost effective high quality HDTV playback solution In addition GF2 MX enables ground breaking new applications like HD time shifting and digital VCR capabilities GF2 MX is the most complete DX7 hardware implementation...

Page 6: ...IDIA Shading Rasterizer NSR featuring Faster texture mapping on objects and characters Real time shadows Realistic textures with real time rendering of per pixel shading Added depth on flat surfaces High Quality TV Video Output and DVD Playback Extraordinary image playback with DVD titles or games on your TV NTSC and PAL TV output in 640x480 and 800x600 High Definition Video Processor HDVP for ful...

Page 7: ...industry s fastest 2D performance for ultra fast screen refresh at high resolutions and 32 bit color depths Microsoft DirectX and OpenGL Optimizations and Support Delivers the best performance and guarantees compatibility with all current and future applications and games TwinView Architecture Doubles your desktop workspace using two space saving displays You can extend one application across two ...

Page 8: ...RO GF2 MX Graphics Accelerator One User s manual One S Video extension cable SILURO GF2 MX installation CD Title which includes Windows 95 98 SE Windows NT 4 0 Wondows 2000 drivers Microsoft DirectX 7 driver GART driver WinDVD player and game CD Figure 1 1 Package list of SILURO GF2 MX Graphics Accelerator SILURO GF2 MX Graphics Accelerator S Video Cable User s Manual Installation CD Title Game CD...

Page 9: ...sponding to the AGP slot Save the screw Align the SILURO GF2 MX Graphics Accelerator to the AGP slot Hold it by its edges and insert the card into the slot without using excessive force or pressing any components on the video card Make sure it is firmly and completely fixed into the slot Secure the SILURO GF2 MX Graphics Accelerator to the AGP slot Align the notch in the mounting bracket of the vi...

Page 10: ...cs Accelerator 2 4 TV Output The SILURO GF2 MX Graphics Accelerator supports TV output to display the image on a TV set Note that it can t display the image through both TV output and VGA connector simultaneously Step 1 Connect the TV output connector on SILURO GF2 MX Graphics Accelerator to the S Video input connector of the TV set by the S Video cable included in the product package Step 2 Check...

Page 11: ... is downloadable from your dealer or from our WEB site at http www abit com tw 3 1 Installing the VGA Drivers for Windows 9X 1 Check the System Properties Device Manager Display Adapters Your system now shows the display adapters as Standard PCI Graphics Adapter VGA Exit the device manager and insert the GF2 MX CD Title into the CD ROM drive It should execute the installation program automatically...

Page 12: ...you if you want to install SILURO display driver Click the OK button The program will start installing the driver and the screen will show that the files are being copied 6 When the installation is complete a dialogue box appears Click the Reboot button to reboot your computer 7 Go to System Properties Device Manager Display Adapters Your system will now show the ABIT Siluro GF2 MX device ...

Page 13: ...click on the Windows 95 98 desktop wallpaper area and select the item Properties 2 The Display Properties item appears Select the Settings tab 3 Click the Advanced button to go to next step 4 Now you can see all the advanced controlling functions of this display card Check the General tab first Click on the right sided arrow of the item Font Size You may choose the font size you want ...

Page 14: ...r to go to the Custom Font Size screen 6 Here you may adjust the font size you want Click OK to enter the settings 7 Go to the Adapter tab to see the current driver information Click Change button if you want to change the driver 8 Follow the on screen instructions to update the new display driver ...

Page 15: ...sk button if you want to install a new driver from the disk drive 11 The Performance tab will show how the Windows would use your display adapter This is helpful in troubleshooting the display related problems 12 Check the Color Management tab You can select the default color profile for your monitor This will affect the colors that you see on your monitor The high end or some middle end monitors ...

Page 16: ...re are five more item tabs that can be selected First look at the tab called Color Correction This item lets you adjust Brightness Contrast and Gamma parameters The most important parameter is the gamma adjustment If you don t know what gamma means you may want to examine additional information explaining color before making any adjustments The gamma adjustment lets you adjust each channel s value...

Page 17: ...er quality renderings of 3D images Display logo when running Direct3D applications Enabling this option will display the logo of NVIDIA at the lower corner of the screen while running Direct3D applications Automatically generate mipmap levels The NVIDIA GeForce2 MX can generate mipmaps automatically to increase the efficiency of texture transfers across the bus and provide higher performance of Di...

Page 18: ...ting applies only to PCI display adapters If you use the AGP bus display adapter this option will not be available except when the AGP display adapters are running in PCI compatibility mode 18 The OpenGL Settings tab allows you to adjust the image texture quality in OpenGL applications Enabled buffer region extension This option allows the driver to use the OpenGL extension GL_KTX_buffer_region It...

Page 19: ...ping mode This option determines the buffer flipping mode for full screen OpenGL applications You can select from the block transfer method the page flip method or auto select Auto select allows the driver to determine the best method based on your hardware configuration Vertical sync This option lets you specify how vertical sync is handled in OpenGL Always off This setting will always disable ve...

Page 20: ... Detect Allows Windows to receive the proper timing information directly from the monitor itself This is the default setting Note that some older monitors may not offer support General Timing Formula GTF This is a standard used by most newer hardware Discrete Monitor Timings DMT This is an older standard still in use on some hardware Enable this option if your hardware requires DMT 21 Output Devic...

Page 21: ... 600 True Color 32 bit When you select one the following screen will appear 24 If you choose the item Video output format you will see this screen Please select your local TV system video format from this item If you choose the wrong system the displayed images may be missing or distorted 25 This screen informs you that it will switch your desktop to the selected settings Click the OK button 26 Th...

Page 22: ...ge the display adapter refresh rate please choose the Refresh Rate from the pop up resolution table on left side you can directly choose the display refresh rate you want Note Make sure your display monitor can support the higher refresh rate you choose or your display monitor may be damaged Please refer to your display monitor user s manual for detailed specifications If you choose Windows Displa...

Page 23: ...operating system are not mentioned in this manual If you have any problems with the settings operating or installing Windows NT 4 0 Server Workstation please refer to your Windows NT 4 0 Server Workstation user s manual or other resources provided by the Microsoft Corporation 1 Reboot your computer system and select Windows NT 4 0 VGA from the Windows NT 4 0 boot menu 2 Insert the GF2 MX CD Title ...

Page 24: ...he Change button 6 Click the Have Disk button 7 Click the Browse button 8 Choose the path D Driver Winnt and click the Open button 9 Click the OK button 10 Choose the proper display card name and click the OK button 11 Click the Yes button ...

Page 25: ... ROM drive will depend on how many devices are installed on your computer system Here it is shown as D 15 A window with the title Files Needed will appear on your screen Click the OK button to go on Note This situation may appear several times please choose the same path to install the needed driver 16 Click the OK button 17 Click the Close button 18 Click the Close button 19 Click the Yes button ...

Page 26: ...ill show on your screen Click the OK button Note This Invalid Display Settings window will only appear when you use new display driver for the first time 21 You will see the color palette is now set to 256 colors You can reset the new settings for your display card Please refer to section 3 5 How to Use the Display Properties Settings in Windows NT to change these settings ...

Page 27: ...lect the Settings tab 3 Click the List All Modes button The Detected Adapter window appears All modes that are available for your display card will be listed inside this window Choose the one you want and click the OK button to take effect 4 Click the Test button The Testing Mode window appears Click the OK button to start testing your display card You will see the test diagram on your screen 5 If...

Page 28: ...oose the proper manufacturer and display card model to install the driver You also can choose the Have Disk button to install a driver that is not on the list 10 You can click the Detect button to let the program automatically find the driver for your display card 11 When finding the driver a warning message will appear Click the Yes button to continue 12 The Info Tab will show you all the ...

Page 29: ...iptions please refer to chapter 3 2 page 3 6 14 The Output Device tab can let you choose the output device on which you want image to show Those are all the display setting items in Windows NT Carefully adjust the resolution and refresh frequency a higher refresh frequency will make your screen appear more stable If you are using an older display monitor we suggest that you adjust the frequency fr...

Page 30: ...as a question mark at the front 2 Also check your Display Properties If you want to change your old VGA adapter to a SILURO GF2 MX display adapter you must set the display type to Standard PCI Graphics Adapter VGA first and then reboot the computer for it to take effect Otherwise you may not be able to install the new display driver in the next step 3 Click on the item video controller then click ...

Page 31: ...b click the Driver tab to go on 5 Click the Update Driver button to update the Siluro GF2 MX driver 6 You will se the update driver wizard click the Next button to continue 7 Clicks the Next button 8 Choose the driver s location then click the Next button to continue ...

Page 32: ...1 The program will find the driver match for the adapter click Next to continue 12 The Digital signature screen appears Click the Yes button to go on 13 The program start copying files to your hard disk 14 Click the Finish button to complete the driver update 15 Return to the Driver tab and click Close to continue ...

Page 33: ...ual 16 Click the Yes button to restart the computer 17 Now check the Device Manager you ll see the item Display adapters is change to ABIT Siluro GF2 MX 18 Also check your Display Properties Now you have successfully installed the driver ...

Page 34: ... for the Windows 2000 operating system right click on the Windows 2000 desktop wallpaper area and select the item Properties 2 Select the Settings tab to continue 3 Click the Advanced button to get further setting items 4 Now you can see all the advanced controlling functions of this display card Check the General tab first Click on the ...

Page 35: ...play driver information You can change the driver here If you click the Properties button you will see the Properties screen shot 6 The Properties screen shot 7 Click the List All Modes button you ll see this screen 8 Check the Monitor tab You can change the monitor refresh frequency If you choose the Properties button you can see the Default Monitor Properties screen shot ...

Page 36: ...or your monitor This will affect the colors that you see on your monitor The high end or some middle end monitors provide a color profile file with the monitor to allow the colors to be shown more accurately on the screen If you do have such a profile disk click the Add button to add the file 12 You will see several profiles in the window If your monitor type is listed here select it directly or p...

Page 37: ...elected This Color Correction tab allows you to adjust Brightness Contrast and Gamma parameters For more detailed descriptions please refer to chapter 3 2 page 3 6 step 15 15 Exit the Color Correction tab and select the Direct3D Settings tab For more detailed descriptions please refer to chapter 3 2 page 3 7 step 16 16 If you click the More Direct3D button you will see this screen For more detaile...

Page 38: ...For more detailed descriptions please refer to chapter 3 2 page 3 10 step 20 Those are all the display setting items in Windows 2000 Carefully adjust the resolution and refresh frequency a higher refresh frequency will make your screen appear more stable If you are using an older display monitor we suggest that you adjust the frequency from 60Hz increasing the refresh frequency step by step Someti...

Page 39: ...nted with the display card hardware we strongly recommend that you not to use this utility Improper settings can cause unrecoverable damages to your graphics chip your display card and other components Application Notes 1 This utility is provided for fine tuning your display card to allow for maximum stability on your system It is for Windows 95 98 only 2 Select Start Programs ABIT Graphic Max Gra...

Page 40: ...30 Chapter 3 SILURO GF2 MX 3 When the Graphic Max screen appears you can use the two slide bars to adjust the Core Clock Frequency and the Memory Clock Frequency Please adjust these values very carefully ...

Page 41: ...s software is designed to view several formats of graphics We hope you enjoy it 1 Move the cursor to the Install AlbumView and click on it 2 The program will start to copy the necessary files 3 The welcome screen appears Click OK to go on 4 You can change the install path or you can directly click the icon to start installing ...

Page 42: ... default setting Click the Continue button to continue 6 You will see the installation percentage on the screen 7 When the installation is complete click OK button to leave the installation program 8 Select Start Programs Abit AlbumView to launch AlbumView 9 Then you will see this screen ...

Page 43: ...ill begin installing the InterVideo WinDVD software into your computer Note Follow each installation procedure shown on your screen The software can be installed quite easily this way When you finish the installation the program will ask you to reboot your computer Reboot it and go to Start Program InterVideo WinDVD InterVideo WinDVD Otherwise you can start it by double clicking the WinDVD icon on...

Page 44: ...ve It should execute the installation program automatically If not you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file at the root directory of this CD Title After it is executed you can see the screen below 1 Move the cursor to the Install DirectX 7 and click on it 2 The install dialogue box will appear Click the Yes button This will begin installing the Microsoft DirectX 7 driver into y...

Page 45: ...etter Step 4 Copy the new BIOS binary file to the new directory Step 5 Change to the new directory and type the following command NVFLASH F Filename Filename refers to the name of BIOS binary file Then press the Enter key The program will begin flashing your display card BIOS Step 6 When the flash is complete the screen will display images again you must reboot your computer system to make flash t...

Page 46: ...ntosh FCode compatible mode g deviceid Force a specific device index i instance Force specific device instance use with g Display Help s Silence level default All progress messages all beeps 1 No progress messages no beeps 2 No progress messages no progress beeps 3 No progress messages 4 No progress beeps 5 No beeps How to Update the Current SILURO GF2 MX Product Drivers BIOS You may update the ne...

Page 47: ... bits 60Hz to 200Hz 1152x864 8 16 bits 60Hz to 200Hz 1152x864 32 bits 60Hz to 170Hz 1280x960 8 16 bits 60Hz to 170Hz 1280x960 32 bits 60Hz to 150Hz 1280x1024 8 16 bits 60Hz to 170Hz 1280x1024 32 bits 60Hz to 150Hz 1600x900 8 16 bits 60Hz to 150Hz 1600x900 32 bits 60Hz to 120Hz 1600x1200 8 16 bits 60Hz to 120Hz 1600x1200 32 bits 60Hz to 100Hz 1920x1080 8 16 bits 60Hz to 100Hz 1920x1080 32 bits 60Hz...

Page 48: ...A 2 Chapter A SILURO GF2 MX ...

Page 49: ...ll develop to one of the industry standard APIs Q5 What is a GPU GPU is an acronym for graphics processing unit A GPU is a single chip processor with integrated transform lighting triangle setup clipping and rendering engines that is capable of producing a minimum of 10 million polygons per second Q6 What is the GPU s impact on the PC industry The GPU brings a major discontinuity in performance an...

Page 50: ... hardware acceleration mode Third switch your display mode to VGA or TV then see if the video quality which one is better Q15 My games or applications report No 3d acceleration hardware found Normally 3D mode works only in 16 bit or 32 bit color depth Change your color depth to 16 bit high color Also check the DirectX or OpenGL libraries installed complete or you can try to change to a lower displ...

Page 51: ...rd Product Name VGA Card BIOS Version Motherboard Manufacturer Model Name and Chipset type VGA Card Software and Driver Version Operating System Type Monitor Manufacturer and Model Hardware name Type Specifications CPU Type and Speed HDD IDE1 IDE2 CD ROM Drive IDE1 IDE2 System Memory Size SDRAM Add On Card Problem Description ...

Page 52: ...B 4 Appendix B SILURO GF2 MX ...

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