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TNT2 128-bit Graphics Accelerator

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Page 1: ...Version 1 2 Aztech TNT2 32TP Aztech TNT2 32T Aztech TNT2 32 Aztech TNT2 16 TNT2 128 bit Graphics Accelerator User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...ndows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp All other company or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks or service marks of their respective owners and are hereby recognized as such Disclaimer Statement Aztech Systems Ltd specifically disclaims all warranties either expressed or implied including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a par...

Page 3: ...hics Card 7 1 8 Connecting the Graphics Card 10 Installing the Graphics Card Drivers 11 2 1 Installing the Drivers in Windows 95 11 2 2 Installing the Drivers in Windows 98 14 2 3 Installing DirectX 6 0 in Windows 95 98 17 2 4 Installing the Drivers in Windows NT 4 0 17 Testing the Graphics Card in Windows 95 98 Adjusting the Display Properties 18 3 1 Testing the Graphics Card 18 3 2 Adjusting the...

Page 4: ...equirements PC based computer with PentiumII processor AGP Bus slot 10MB hard disk space system files and drivers only CD ROM drive Windows 95 OSR 2 1 Windows 98 or Windows NT 4 0 with Service Pack 3 USB upgrade supplement if you are running Windows 95 OSR 2 0 Windows NT Service Pack 3 or later if you are running Windows NT 4 0 ...

Page 5: ...ding strap touch any non painted surface of the computer s chassis before you begin installation and again every minute or so until the installation is completed 1 3 Installation Notes Computers vary in appearance and layout Therefore the installation procedures in this chapter apply generally and you should compare the illustrations here with your computer before you start the graphics card insta...

Page 6: ...dows 95 OSR 2 0 upgrade it to Windows 95 OSR 2 1 If you are running Windows NT 4 0 upgrade it with Service Pack 3 2 Install the graphics card 3 Install the graphics card drivers from the Installation CD 4 Install DirectX 6 or later versions for Windows 95 98 only 1 5 Upgrading Windows 95 OSR2 0 to OSR2 1 To upgrade from OSR2 0 to OSR2 1 first make sure you have OSR2 0 installed By installing the U...

Page 7: ...rs before you remove it Check your existing graphics card documentation for details on this Remember to switch off your computer and any connected devices before starting with the installation of your graphics card Remove the cover plate of the AGP Bus slot Keep the mounting screw to secure your graphics card later Remove your computer s chassis cover and set it aside somewhere out of your way AGP...

Page 8: ...graphics card with the AGP Bus slot and firmly push it into the slot If the card cannot be slide in do not force it Make sure the graphics card is lined up properly and try again Secure your graphics card to the computer chassis with a mounting screw 3 4 ...

Page 9: ...CHAPTER 1 SETTING UP YOUR GRAPHICS CARD 9 Replace your computer s chassis cover 5 ...

Page 10: ...equipped with an S Video Jack it is recommended that an S video cable be connected for better resolution Connect one end of the S Video cable to the S Video Jack of the graphics card and the other end to the S Video In of a TV set Otherwise connect one end of the RCA type cable to the TV Out Jack of the graphics card and the other end to the Video In of a TV Digital Flat Panel Jack is available on...

Page 11: ...are running Windows NT 4 0 make sure that it has been upgraded with Service Pack 3 or later The following screen shots are captured on the Aztech TNT2 32TP card 2 1 Installing the Drivers in Windows 95 1 Turn on your computer to start Windows 95 Windows 95 will detect the newly installed graphics card and an Update Device Driver Wizard window will appear Place the Installation CD on the CD ROM dri...

Page 12: ...ICS CARD DRIVERS 12 2 Allow the system to search for an updated driver and click Finish to use the driver found 3 When prompted to restart the system click Yes to restart This is to ensure that the new graphics settings take effect ...

Page 13: ... of FAQs and the Readme txt file In order to read the User s Manual Acrobat Reader is required Install Acrobat Reader first if you do not have the program 5 From the Start button on the taskbar click Settings and choose Control Panel Double click the Display icon Click the Settings tab and change the Colour Palette to 16 bit or higher Please proceed to install DirectX 6 0 ...

Page 14: ...Windows 98 1 Turn on your computer to start Windows 98 Windows 98 detects the newly installed graphics card Click Next to continue 2 Place the Installation CD into the CD ROM drive 3 Select the Search for the best driver for your device Recommended option and click Next to continue ...

Page 15: ...nable the CD ROM drive selection to direct Windows to search for the drivers on the Installation CD Click Next to continue 5 Windows will prompt that it is ready to install the drivers Click Next and then Finish to complete the installation of the drivers ...

Page 16: ...Click the Advanced button Please proceed to install DirectX 6 0 6 When prompted to restart the system click Yes This is to ensure that the new graphics settings take effect 7 After restarting a program folder called TNT2 Information will be created It provides a link to the User s Manual a list of FAQs and the Readme txt file In order to read the User s Manual Acrobat Reader is required Install Ac...

Page 17: ...ions to complete the installation of DirectX Please proceed to the next chapter on testing the card 2 4 Installing the Drivers in Windows NT 4 0 1 Start Windows NT 4 0 2 Place the Installation CD in the CD ROM drive 3 From the Windows NT taskbar click the Start button and then select Settings Control Panel 4 Double click the Display icon 5 Click the Settings tab and then click the Display Type but...

Page 18: ... 2 Double click the System icon 3 A System Properties window appears Click the Device Manager tab 4 Double click on the Display adapters to reveal the Aztech TNT2 32TP graphics card Double click on it 5 An Aztech TNT2 32TP Properties window appears Under the General tab check that the Device Status has the message This device is working properly This means that your graphics card had been installe...

Page 19: ...hen the drivers have been successfully installed you can change the display resolution color and other settings Windows 95 98 only Other than the information in this User s Manual more details can be obtained by clicking on the button at the top right of the Display Properties window and then clicking on the section you wish to know more about ...

Page 20: ...r display flicker badly Change your Refresh Rate at your Display properties in the Control Panel to 60Hz or higher Refresh rate below 60Hz generally flickers badly It is also Monitor dependent There are no refresh rate settings for some of the screen resolutions The refresh rates for these screen resolutions are fixed at a certain value My System hangs when playing games such as Forsaken or MageSl...

Page 21: ...e to go up to this resolution I cannot get 16 color using screen resolutions above 1280x1024 Screen resolutions above 1280x1024 can only be run at a minimum of 256 color This is a common implementation among Graphic Cards Manufacturers Under Windows NT 4 0 I am unable to install the Graphics Card correctly Under Windows NT 4 0 you must first install Windows NT 4 0 Service Pack 3 or later in order ...

Page 22: ...earlier does not have support for AGP devices the features of the TNT2 will not be fully utilised After the drivers are installed and Windows restarted there is Plug and Play detection of my Monitor Why is this so The Plug and Play detection of your monitor is to enable the Graphics Card to detect the capabilities and limits of your Monitor s Supported Resolutions and Refresh Rates If you are unce...

Page 23: ...1 MPEG 2 and Indeo Triple 8 bit 300MHz Palette DAC Digital Flat Panel Support Aztech TNT2 32TP only NTSC and PAL output Aztech TNT2 32TP and Aztech TNT2 32T only Operating at memory bus speed of 150MHz Resolution of up to 2048 x 1536 60Hz True color rendering 3D CAPABILITIES 100 Hardware Triangle Setup Optimized Direct3D acceleration Complete DirectX 6 0 support 32 bit Z buffering with 8 bit stenc...

Page 24: ...8 bit 2D GUI DirectDraw Acceleration Fast 32 bit VGA SVGA support True color hardware cursor Hardware color dithering Full feature 2D Engine for acceleration of BLT indexed DIB color translation transparent BLT stretchBLT points lins lines polylines polygons fills patterns arbitrary rectangular clipping and fast text rendering from hardware font cache Pipeline optimized for multiple color depths i...

Page 25: ...nelLink receivers Resolution support from VGA SXGA Digital Scaling and filtering for flat panels up to 1280x1024 24 bit True Color support in all modes 16 7 million colors TV OUTPUT Aztech TNT2 32TP and Aztech TNT2 32T only Supports 640x480 640x400 720x400 800x600 and 512x384 resolutions in PAL NTSC modes Full support for Multiple line flicker filthering and Macrovision 7 1 API SUPPORT OpenGL ICD ...

Page 26: ... 26 Card Layout Digital Flat Panel Jack is available on Aztech TNT2 32TP TV Out Jack and S Video Jack are available on Aztech TNT2 32TP and Aztech TNT2 32T ...

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