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Introduction

COMPATIBILITY

• Microsoft PC ’97

• VESA Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS)

• VESA DDC2B for Plug and Play monitors

• VESA VBE 2.0 BIOS

• Intel AGP version 1.0 66MHz pipeline DMA mode

BENCHMARKS

(Intel Pentium

®

 II processor 266MHz, 1024x768, hi-color, 75Hz, 4MB)

• 3D Winbench 98: 150 megapixels/sec.

SOFTWARE DRIVERS

• Windows

®

 95/DirectX5

• Windows 3.1/DCI

- Virtual screen

- DPMS

• Windows NT

®

 4.0

• DOS utility

• OS/2 Warp (optional)

I/O SLOT

• AGP slot

CONNECTORS

• 1 15-pin analog VGA connector

Package Checklist

• The graphics card

• The user's manual
• One CD

If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your

dealer or sales representative for assistance

Summary of Contents for AGP-9710

Page 1: ...AGP 9710 Rev A Graphics Card User s Manual 35380302 ...

Page 2: ...claims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The user will assume the entire risk of the use or the results of the use of this document Further the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and make changes to its contents at any time without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes 1998 All Rights ...

Page 3: ...cklist Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Board Layout Memory Installing the Graphics Card Chapter 3 Supported Softwares Operating System Requirements VGA Drivers Appendix A Connector Pin Assignments VGA Connector Appendix B Glossary of 3D Features Glossary of 3D Features 5 5 7 9 9 10 14 15 17 19 ...

Page 4: ...1 4 AGP 9710 Graphics Card User s Manual 1 Introduction CHAPTER ...

Page 5: ...r faster and better graphics to your PC Features and Specifications CHIPSET Trident 9750 MEMORY 2MB or 4MB onboard Supports 64 bit memory interface Uses 256Kx32 100MHz SGRAM GRAPHICS RESOLUTIONS 2MB 1600x1200 256 colors 1152x864 32K 64K colors 1024x768 32K 64K colors 800x600 16M colors 4MB 1600x1200 256 colors 1600x1200 32K 64K colors 1024x768 16M colors 2D GRAPHICS FEATURES Supports single cycled...

Page 6: ...ation Sub pixel positioning Complete 3D primitive Lines triangles and other multiple sided polygons Texture mapping Palletized texture 1 2 4 and 8 bit point sampled bi linear filtering MIP mapping up to 8 levels video texture mapping and lighted texturing Gouraud shading for smooth shading Alpha blending for transparent effects Fog Z buffering at 16 32bpp Page flipping for double and triple buffer...

Page 7: ...rocessor 266MHz 1024x768 hi color 75Hz 4MB 3DWinbench 98 150 megapixels sec SOFTWARE DRIVERS Windows 95 DirectX5 Windows 3 1 DCI Virtual screen DPMS Windows NT 4 0 DOS utility OS 2Warp optional I O SLOT AGP slot CONNECTORS 1 15 pin analogVGA connector Package Checklist The graphics card The user s manual One CD If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sales repres...

Page 8: ...2 8 AGP 9710 Graphics Card User s Manual 2 Hardware Installation CHAPTER ...

Page 9: ...amage your com puter system monitor and the card Board Layout Trident 3DImage 9750 BIOS J4 VGA connector U2 U1 U5 U4 SGRAM SGRAM SGRAM SGRAM Memory The graphics card may come with 2MB or 4MB of SGRAM Syn chronous Graphics RAM A 2MB graphics card is installed with two 256Kx32 SGRAMs while a 4MB graphics card is installed with four 256Kx32 SGRAMs ...

Page 10: ...lable establish and maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures requiring ESD protection Handling the Graphics Card It is quite easy to inadvertently damage your graphics card even before installing it in your system unit Electrostatic discharge can damage computer components without causing any signs of physi cal damage You must take extra care in handling the graphics card...

Page 11: ...e Slot Cover Remove the screw and slot cover that correspond to the AGP slot at the back of the system unit Save the slot cover for future use You will be using the screw in a future step Step 4 Unpack the Graphics Card Remove the graphics card from the shipping box and its protective packing Please do not throw away the packing material or the shipping box You may use these again to prevent damag...

Page 12: ...ideo display using a 15 pin D shell cable connector standard VGA monitor connection If your monitor supports analog video but does not have a 15 pin D shell connector see your monitor dealer for the adapter or optional cable After you plug the monitor cable into the VGA connector of the graphics card gently tighten the cable screws to hold the connector in place Note Some monitors have a switch th...

Page 13: ...3 Supported Softwares CHAPTER ...

Page 14: ...n Programs select MS DOS Prompt 4 Change the directory to the drive where Windows 95 is installed and type VER e g C VER 5 The following will appear Windows 95 Version 4 00 1111 6 Exit MS DOS Prompt To upgrade OSR2 0 to OSR2 1 with the USB upgrade please follow the steps below 1 On the Windows 95 desktop select Start 2 In Start select Run 3 In Run select Browse The USB upgrade is in OSR2 USBSUPP U...

Page 15: ...WINDOWS CurrentVersion 5 On the right side of the dialog box scroll down and look for Version Number It should be 4 03 1212 or later version VGA Drivers All steps or procedures to install the VGA drivers are subject to change without notice as the softwares are occassionally updated Please refer to the Readme files contained on the provided dis kettes for the latest information ...

Page 16: ...A 16 AGP 9710 Graphics Card User s Manual A Connector Pin Assignments APPENDIX ...

Page 17: ... Connector Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Description Red Green Blue Monitor ID bit 2 Ground Red Return ground Green Return ground Blue Return ground Pin 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Description 5V Vcc Sync Return ground Not Used SDA Horizontal Sync Vertical Sync SCL ...

Page 18: ...B 18 AGP 9710 Graphics Card User s Manual B Glossary of 3D Features APPENDIX ...

Page 19: ...ne the top and the bottom left and bottom right to determine the bottom The vertical delta is then used as the weighting factor between the top and bottom value to calculate the final result Double Buffering refers to maintaining two separate frame bufffers which may physically occupy the same RAM devices This implies performing display refreshes from one buffer while the render ing is accessing t...

Page 20: ...ity at that vertex is determined by the angle between that normal and a vector pointing to a light source Each pixel is interpolated separately producing a simulation of a curved surface Gouraud shading makes objects appear to have a matte finish with no specular components The per polygon and per pixel calculation load is moderate Z Buffer a buffer memory that holds the Z depth information per pi...

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