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VGS3D-AGP G

RAPHICS

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ANUAL

Table Of Contents

Setting up Your Graphics Card ---------------------------------------

1.1

Minimum System Requirements ------------------------------------

1.2

Safety Precaution -------------------------------------------------------------

1.3

Installation Notes --------------------------------------------------------------

1.4

Package Checklist --------------------------------------------------------------

1.5

Installation Procedure------------------------------------------------------

1.6

Upgrading Windows® 95 OSR2.0 to OSR2.1 --------------------

1.7

Upgrading Windows NT® 4.0 with Service Pack 3 ---------

1.8

Installing the Graphics Card---------------------------------------------

1.9

Connecting the Graphics Card ----------------------------------------

Installing the Graphics Card Drivers ------------------------------

2.1

Installing the Drivers in Windows® 95 ----------------------------

2.2

Installing the Drivers in Windows® 98 ----------------------------

2.3

Installing DirectX 6.0 in Windows

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2.4

Installing the Drivers in Windows NT

4.0 ----------------------

Testing the Graphics Card in Windows

95/98 ---------------

Adjusting the Graphics Card's Display Properties ---------

Frequently Asked Questions -------------------------------------------

Technical Specifications --------------------------------------------------

Sound Card Layout-----------------------------------------------------------

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Summary of Contents for VGS3D-AGP

Page 1: ...VGS3D AGP GRAPHICS 2D 3D ACCELERATED CARD User s Manual Version 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...ipment 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 correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from th...

Page 3: ... are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp Savage3D is a registered trademark of S3 Inc 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 ...

Page 4: ...s NT 4 0 with Service Pack 3 1 8 Installing the Graphics Card 1 9 Connecting the Graphics Card Installing the Graphics Card Drivers 2 1 Installing the Drivers in Windows 95 2 2 Installing the Drivers in Windows 98 2 3 Installing DirectX 6 0 in Windows 95 98 2 4 Installing the Drivers in Windows NT 4 0 Testing the Graphics Card in Windows 95 98 Adjusting the Graphics Card s Display Properties Frequ...

Page 5: ...D chipset from S3 Inc the VGS3D AGP s powerful and well balanced 2D 3D graphics accelerator features high end capabilities such as z buffering alpha blending perspective correction and sophisticated Tri linear filtering All these help to deliver the ultimate PC graphics performance in today s graphics intensive applications and games ...

Page 6: ...ecaution Do not remove your graphics card from its protective bag until you are ready to install it Always try to hold your graphics card by its edges Avoid touching any electronic components on your graphics card Static electricity can cause permanent damage to your graphics card To prevent such damage you must ground yourself while installing the card You can do this in either of two ways Use a ...

Page 7: ...aphics card installation A Philips type screwdriver is required for the graphics card installation Your computer s documentation should come in handy during the graphics card installation Have it ready by your side when you start the graphics card installation If you have an existing graphics card that is non Plug and Play based installed in your computer you must first un install its drivers befo...

Page 8: ...t to Windows 95 OSR2 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 DirectX6 for Windows 95 98 only 5 Set the colour palette from the Display Properties Settings tab to 16 bit or higher in order to reveal the S3 Gamma tab 1a 1b Windows 95 OSR2 1 or above Windows NT 4 0 upgraded wi...

Page 9: ... to Service Pack 3 before installing the card 1 8 Installing the Graphics Card You need to remove any existing graphics card installed in your computer Note that if the graphics card is non plug and play based you need to un install it s drivers before you remove it Check your existing graphics card documentation for details on this Remember to switch off your computer and any connected devices be...

Page 10: ...e mounting screw to secure your graphics card later 3 Align your 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 Mounting Screw AGP Bus Slot Cover Plate Graphics Card ...

Page 11: ...CHAPTER 1 SETTING UP YOUR GRAPHICS CARD 11 4 Secure your graphics card to the computer chassis with a mounting screw 5 Replace your computer s chassis cover ...

Page 12: ...12 CHAPTER 1 SETTING UP YOUR GRAPHICS CARD 1 9 Connecting the Graphics Card 6 Plug your standard 15 pin male monitor cable into the VGA port Graphics Card VGA Port ...

Page 13: ...DirectX 6 0 installed If you are running Windows NT 4 0 make sure that it has been upgarded with Service Pack 3 or later 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 Disk on the CD ROM drive and click Next ...

Page 14: ...APHICS CARD DRIVERS 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 15: ...crobat Reader first if you do not have the program 8 From the Start button on the taskbar click Settings and choose Control Panel Double click the Display icon Three tabs S3 Gamma S3dometer and S3 Refresh are added to the Display Properties window If you do not see the S3 Gamma tab click the Settings tab and change the Colour Palette to 16 bit or higher Refer to the chapter on Adjusting the Graphi...

Page 16: ...indows 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 Disk into the CD ROM drive 3 Select the Search for the best driver for your device Recommended option and click Next to continue ...

Page 17: ...able the CD ROM drive selection to direct Windows to search for the drivers on the installation disk 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 18: ...t the new graphics settings take effect 7 After restarting a program folder called VGS3D AGP 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 Acrobat Reader first if you do not have the program ...

Page 19: ...e Display icon Select the Settings tab and make sure that the Colour Palette is set to 16 bit or higher Click the Advanced button Three tabs S3 Gamma S3dometer and S3 Refresh are added to the Display Properties window Refer to the chapter on Adjusting the Graphics Card s Display Properties for more details Please proceed to install DirectX 6 0 ...

Page 20: ...w all on screen instructions 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 Disk 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 ...

Page 21: ...m icon 3 A System Properties window appears Click the Device Manager tab 4 Double click on the Display adapters to reveal the VGS3D AGP graphics card Double click on it 5 A VGS3D AGP 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 installed properly ...

Page 22: ...Graphics Card s Display Properties When the drivers have been successfully installed you can change the display resolution color and other settings Other than the information in this Easy Start 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 1 Double click the Display icon from the...

Page 23: ...lay when running different games applications By checking the Link RGB check box all three colors can be adjusted simultaneously After setting a color scheme it can be saved for future use 4 Click the S3 Refresh tab To change the refresh rate for each resolution click the ChangeConfiguration button A refresh rate of more than 60Hz is recommended to prevent flickering ...

Page 24: ...24 5 During the playback of various video format such as MPEG you can fine tune the colours of your video Double click the S3 Video Color Control icon from the Control Panel ...

Page 25: ...ependent 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 MageSlayer There are patches available for downloading from the Web Sites of the respective Games Vendors that will enable the fixing of these issues There is no display after I plugged in t...

Page 26: ...t 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 to get AGP support I am having diffic...

Page 27: ... your monitor is to enable the VGS3D AGP Graphics Card to detect the capabilities and limits of your Monitor s Supported Resolutions and Refresh Rates If you are uncertain of what to choose just click the Next button and let Windows select the most appropriate drivers for your Monitor I do not see the Gamma Utility in my Display Properties The Gamma Utility only works for 16 Bit color and above If...

Page 28: ... AGP support AGP 1 0 compliant Full AGP implementation including full side band AGP support and direct memory execution Integrated RAMDAC 250MHz RAMDAC with Gamma Correction Resolution Supports 1 600 x 1 200 maximum resolution with 32 bit color Rendering 128 bit Dual Rendering Pipeline ...

Page 29: ...tering Specular Lighting Diffuse Shading Alpha Blending Modes Fog Vertex Table Special effects like Sprite anti aliasing reflection procedural textures and atmospheric effects 2D Capability 1600 x 1200 in 32 bit colors 8MB Frame Buffer Highly optimized 128 bit graphics engine Full featured 2D Engine for acceleration of Bitblt Rectangle Fill Line Draw Polygon Fill Panning Scrolling and H W Cursor A...

Page 30: ...ple Video Windows and image mirroring to provide ideal solution for video conferencing 60MHz VIP VMI video port allows for HDTV Resolution as well as pro vides low cost connection to MPEG 2 decoders and video digitizers Brightness Hue Saturation Control Connectors VGA connector VIP LPB connector Power Management PCI Power Management The product specifications herein are subject to change without p...

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