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Creative 3D Blaster GeForce 256 Annihilator Product Manual Download Page 8

vii 3D Blaster™ Riva TNT2™ M64

Technical Specifications

Architecture Highlights..................................................................................14
3D Features..................................................................................................... 14
2D Features..................................................................................................... 16
Video Support................................................................................................. 16
Specifications ................................................................................................. 16
Drivers ............................................................................................................ 17
Utilities ........................................................................................................... 17
Applications Supported ................................................................................. 17

Troubleshooting

System Hangs, Blank Screen or Corrupted Display .................................... 19
Windows 98 Multi-Monitor Display Problems............................................19
Other Display Problems................................................................................. 20
Beeping Sounds During

System Startup............................................................................................. 21

Problems Installing Software ........................................................................ 22
Problems Using Software .............................................................................. 22
Problem with OpenGL Applications ............................................................ 23
Problem with PCI Bridge (in Windows 95).................................................. 24
Problem with AGP Aperture Size ................................................................. 25

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Summary of Contents for 3D Blaster GeForce 256 Annihilator

Page 1: ...3D Blaster Riva TNT2 M64 Product Guide...

Page 2: ...limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any f...

Page 3: ...ork or communication line 4 Copyright The Software is owned by Creative and or its licensees and is protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions You may not remove the...

Page 4: ...of this Agreement Any representation other than the warranties set forth in this Agreement will not bind Creative Creative does not warrant that the functions contained in the Software will meet your...

Page 5: ...n will be deemed modified to the extent necessary to make the provision valid and enforceable and the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect For questions concerning this Agreement...

Page 6: ...4 or 15 of the Irish Sale of Goods Act 1893 as amended GENERAL This Agreement is governed by the laws of the Republic of Ireland The local language version of this agreement shall apply to Software ac...

Page 7: ...talling Software 6 To install in Windows 95 Retail version 7 To install in Windows 95 OSR version 2 0 and later 7 To install in Windows 98 8 To install in Windows NT 4 0 Service Pack 3 10 Changing Set...

Page 8: ...pplications Supported 17 Troubleshooting System Hangs Blank Screen or Corrupted Display 19 Windows 98 Multi Monitor Display Problems 19 Other Display Problems 20 Beeping Sounds During System Startup 2...

Page 9: ...r clock cycle This enables developers to create special effects such as multi layered textures bump mapping to simulate rough surfaces and environmental mapping that gives objects reflective propertie...

Page 10: ...uirements IBM PC 100 compatible Genuine Intel Pentium II Pentium III AMD K6 AMD K6 2 or AMD K6 3 processor at 233MHz or higher for best performance 350MHz or above is recommended 32 MB RAM 15 MB free...

Page 11: ...ings Control Panel 2 In the Control Panel window double click the System icon Your Windows 95 version number is displayed in the General tabbed page of the Systems Properties dialog box 3 Note the ver...

Page 12: ...Card This section shows you the connectors on the 3D Blaster RIVA TNT2 M64 card Figure 1 The 3D Blaster RIVA TNT2 M64 card AGP bus connector VGA Out connector Connects to your monitor via a monitor ca...

Page 13: ...he expansion slot 8 Press the card s bus connector gently and evenly into the slot making sure that the bus connector comes into full contact with the slot Then secure the card to the computer casing...

Page 14: ...95 98 and Windows NT 4 0 Creative SoftMPEG for Windows 95 9 This section is organized as follows To install in Windows 95 Retail version To install in Windows 95 OSR version 2 0 and later To install i...

Page 15: ...f prompted to select drivers click the 3D Blaster RIVA TNT2 M64 drivers The drivers are copied to your system 7 When prompted to restart your system click the Yes button 8 After the system has restart...

Page 16: ...NDOWS and click the OK button The drivers are copied to your system 9 In the Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box click the OK button 10 When prompted to restart your system click the Yes button 11...

Page 17: ...specific location so you can select the driver you want 3 Click the Next button 4 Insert the 3D Blaster RIVA TNT2 M64 CD into your CD ROM drive 5 In the Models list box click the Have Disk button Figu...

Page 18: ...and click the OK button 8 Click the Next button 9 Click the Finish button The drivers are copied to your system 10 When prompted to restart your system click the Yes button 11 After the system has res...

Page 19: ...desired color Certain colors may not be available for some display resolutions 5 In the Refresh Frequency group box select the desired refresh rate 6 To test the settings click the Test button and the...

Page 20: ...operties on the menu that appears 2 In the Display Properties dialog box click the Settings tab 3 On the Settings tabbed page click the Advanced button 4 In the Advanced Properties dialog box click th...

Page 21: ...esh rate in Windows To open the Help file for BlasterControl Click Start Programs Creative BlasterControl Help For Help topics specific to a BlasterControl module In the BlasterControl module you want...

Page 22: ...AM 250 million pixels sec bilinear filtered 3D Features Optimized for Microsoft s Direct3D API Complete DirectX 6 x support 100 hardware triangle setup Twin texel TNT 32 bit graphics pipeline 2 textur...

Page 23: ...ental maps Procedural textures Sub pixel accurate Backend blend 32 bit ARGB rendering with destination alpha Point sampled bilinear trilinear and 8 tap Anisotropic filtering Per pixel perspective corr...

Page 24: ...Triple Quad buffering for smooth animation and video playback Video Support Video acceleration for DirectShow MPEG 1 MPEG 2 and Indeo X and Y smooth up and down scaling with filtering Per pixel color...

Page 25: ...rectDraw Direct3D DirectVideo ActiveX OpenGL ICD for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4 0 VBE 3 0 compliant Utilities Creative Enhanced BlasterControl Creative Enhanced SoftMPEG Applications Supported All Wi...

Page 26: ...0 170 200 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 1152x864 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 12...

Page 27: ...tor is fully inserted into the expansion slot Ensure this by pressing it gently and evenly into the slot Verify that the pins of your monitor s VGA Input connector are not bent and that the connector...

Page 28: ...Windows 98 on page 8 to complete the update Other Display Problems Monitor display flickers or the screen goes blank after Windows starts Cause Your monitor may not support the resolution or refresh...

Page 29: ...ave selected for your graphics card may be incompatible with one or more games or applications that you are running Solution Use the factory default settings 1 Right click your desktop and then click...

Page 30: ...art Windows one of the following error messages appears BlasterControl will only work on Creative graphics product drivers Do you want BlasterControl to be loaded the next time you start Windows Blast...

Page 31: ...ailable appears Solution Set a lower resolution and color depth 1 Right click your desktop and then click Properties on the shortcut menu 2 In the Display Properties dialog box click the Settings tab...

Page 32: ...FFFFFF used by PCI standard PCI to PCI bridge Memory Range used FE000000 FE7FFFFF used by PCI standard PCI to PCI bridge Cause The PCI standard PCI to PCI bridge is the CPU chipset to AGP controller w...

Page 33: ...memory check press Delete The CMOS setup menu appears 3 Select Chipset Features Setup and press Enter 4 Set your AGP Aperture Size MB to 8 MB or more 5 Press Esc to return to the CMOS setup menu 6 Se...

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