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AGP-9800 Graphics Card User’s Manual

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Summary of Contents for AGP-9800 A+

Page 1: ...AGP 9800 Rev A Graphics Card User s Manual 34771205 ...

Page 2: ...cificallydisclaimsanyexpress or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Theuserwillassumetheentireriskoftheuseortheresults of the use of this document Further the manufacturer reserves the righttorevisethispublicationandmakechangestoitscontentsatany time withoutobligationtonotifyanypersonorentityofsuchrevisions orchanges AllRightsReserved Trademarks Microsoft MS...

Page 3: ...are Installation BoardLayout Memory PAL NTSCTVSystem Connecting a TV to the Graphics Card Installing a VMI Card onto the Graphics Card Installing the Graphics Card Chapter 3 Supported Softwares Operating System Requirements VGA Drivers Appendix A Connector Pin Assignments Appendix B Glossary of 3D Features 5 5 7 9 9 10 10 10 12 12 16 17 ...

Page 4: ...1 4 AGP 9800GraphicsCardUser sManual Introduction CHAPTER ...

Page 5: ...iver faster and better graphics to your PC Features and Specifications CHIPSET Trident 9850 MEMORY 2MB or 4MB onboard Supports 64 bit memory interface Uses256Kx32100MHzSGRAM GRAPHICSRESOLUTIONS 2DGRAPHICSFEATURES Supportssinglecycled2DBitBLTgraphicsenginewith 256 raster operation Stretch transparentBLT Clipping Trapezoidal fill solid or pattern Line drawing stripdrawing Polygonfill solidorpattern ...

Page 6: ...aling and proprietary image recovery Only requires 1MB memory for 1024x768 true color playback Colorspaceconversionandcolorformatconversion Smoothscaledvideoat30fps Page flipping anti tear support for Direct Draw Gammaandcolorkeysupport VIDEO OUT for TV Supports 525 scan line NTSC or 625 scan line PALTVsystem Supports horizontal and vertical position control Optimumanti flickerandresolution Suppor...

Page 7: ...ursor Windows NT 4 0 OS 2 Warp optional I O SLOT AGPslot CONNECTORS 115 pinanalogVGAconnector 126 pinfeatureconnectoror VMI VideoModuleInterface connector A 1 40 pin VMI connector B 1 RCA video output connector 1 7 pin DIN S video connector Package Checklist The graphics card The user s manual One set of diskette or CD If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sale...

Page 8: ...2 8 AGP 9800GraphicsCardUser sManual Hardware Installation CHAPTER ...

Page 9: ...o your system Installing the card incorrectly may damage your com puter system monitor and the card Board Layout Trident 3DImage 9850 BIOS J 3 J 4 J 5 square denotes pin 1 S Video connector RCA connector VGA connector U3 U2 U7 U6 SGRAM Y1 Crystal SGRAM SGRAM SGRAM Feature connector J 2 J 1 Video Module Interface VMI ...

Page 10: ...a video stream that combines all of the pieces required for displaying an image into one signal S Video Y C is used in a decoder to pull the luminance and chrominance apart in an NTSC or PAL system Generally your TV is equipped with a Video In connector that receives CVBS signal Connect one end of the RCA type video cable to the RCA type Video Out connector J4 of the graphics card and the other en...

Page 11: ...o r Using the RCA type connector Using the S Video connector Rear panel of the TV J 3 J 4 J 5 S Video connector RCA type connector VGA connector Rear panel of the TV J 3 J 4 J 5 S Video connector RCA type connector VGA connector ...

Page 12: ...all flat blade screwdriver to secure the monitor cable Warning Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your graphics card system board processor disk drives add in boards and other components Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only If such a station is not available you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a...

Page 13: ...ent and exposed when operating the computer with the cover removed To prevent equipment damage and personal injury never apply power to the com puter when the cover is off Step 2 Remove Your Computer s Cover Refer to your computer system manual for specific instructions on removing your computer s system unit cover In general you will need to remove several screws on the back or side of the system...

Page 14: ...r s system manual for instructions if necessary Step 7 Connect the Monitor or TV The graphics card can only be used with an analog video 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 V...

Page 15: ...Supported Softwares CHAPTER ...

Page 16: ...nt version of OSR2 0 installed in your system please follow the steps below 1 On the Windows 95 desktop select Start 2 In Start select Programs 3 In 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 pleas...

Page 17: ... 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 The graphics card supports VGA drivers for different operating systems Please refer to the README file contained in the provided diskette CD for installation instructions All steps or procedures to install the VGA drivers are subject to change wi...

Page 18: ...A 18 AGP 9800GraphicsCardUser sManual Connector Pin Assignments APPENDIX ...

Page 19: ...inassignmentofJ2 Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Description HD 0 Ground HD 2 HD 4 HD 5 HD 7 HA 0 HA 2 5V RESET Ground WR READY INTREQ PCMDATA 3 3V User Defined K E Y AUDIOL AUDIOR Pin 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Description 12V HD 1 Ground HD 3 5V HD 6 OSC HA 1 HA 3 Ground CS RD 3 3V SCLK LRCK 5V User Defined User Defined INSERT AUDGND ...

Page 20: ...onnector or VMI Connector A Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Description P0 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 DCLK BLANK HSYNC VSYNC Ground Pin 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Description Ground Ground Ground EVIDEO ESYNC EDCLK N C Ground Ground Ground Ground N C N C ...

Page 21: ...2 3 4 5 6 7 Connector J4 RCA type Connector Pin 1 2 Description Composite signal Ground Connector J5 VGA 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 VerticalSync SCL ...

Page 22: ...B 22 AGP 9800GraphicsCardUser sManual Glossary of 3D Features CHAPTER ...

Page 23: ...e 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 th...

Page 24: ...y 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 pixe...

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