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User Guide for Chrome 400/500 Series Graphics

 

SG195-B.1   1/6/2009 

 

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Load when 
Windows starts 

 

Select 

Load when Windows starts

 to load S3 

ScreenToys taskbar icon whenever Windows starts. The 
initial default setting is checked (enabled), and the 
CHROME® taskbar icon will load on restart, and the S3 
ScreenToys item will appear on desktop right-click.  
 
Clear the checkbox and the taskbar icon will not 
automatically load the next time Windows starts. Note 
that the desktop right-click context menu for S3 
ScreenToys is not affected by this setting, and will 
always be available. 
 
If you disable 

Load when Windows starts

, here is a 

method to restore the CHROME taskbar icon and menu: 
 
Right click on the desktop. 
Click on 

ScreenToys

. Click 

on the white 

U

 in the 

upper corner to close the 
S3 ScreenToys window. 
Note that the 

S3 ScreenToys

 icon will now appear in the 

taskbar. 

OK, Cancel 
 

Click 

OK

 to apply your changes or 

Cancel 

to exit without 

changes. 

Summary of Contents for CHROME 400 Series

Page 1: ...2009 S3 Graphics Co Ltd All rights reserved 1 6 2009 www s3graphics com SG195 B 1 User Guide to graphics software for CHROME 400 Series and CHROME 500 Series...

Page 2: ...of the Software except as expressly provided in these Terms and Conditions Warranty YOUR USE OF S3 GRAPHICS ITEMS IS AT YOUR OWN RISK THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EXPRES...

Page 3: ...ermined by turning the device 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 sepa...

Page 4: ...N 4 DISPLAY SETTINGS BASICS 20 4 1 Screen Resolution and Color Quality 21 4 2 Basic Display Settings 23 4 3 Adjust Resolution Color Quality and Refresh at the Same Time 27 4 4 Specify a Lower Color Qu...

Page 5: ...PLAY SPECIFIC PAGES 87 8 1 S3 ScreenToys Desktop Color 87 8 2 S3 ScreenToys Rotation 92 SECTION 9 TOOLS FOR THE VIDEO ENTHUSIAST 95 9 1 Video Requirements 95 9 2 Video Viewing with Application Softwar...

Page 6: ...3 1 Software Removal with Vista Uninstall 126 13 3 2 Software Removal with XP Add Remove Programs 127 13 3 3 Software Removal Using Device Manager 128 SECTION 14 TROUBLESHOOTING 130 No Display on Sys...

Page 7: ...re your vendor has provided This guide is compatible with S3 Graphics software as of the document date Installation instructions assume you have a vendor supplied CD which contains S3 Graphics softwar...

Page 8: ...del 4 1 Microsoft DirectX 10 1 Unified Shader Architecture Supports Direct3D and OpenGL applications Hi Def integrated encoder supporting all 18 ATSC DTV formats ChromotionHD 2 0 Programmable Video En...

Page 9: ...e signals the GPU receives from the display device also influence available resolutions 1 5 1 Windows Modes These Windows desktop modes are supported for most CRT and DVI display devices in both singl...

Page 10: ...creen modes if the detected device reports wide screen support 848 x 480 at 8 16 32 bpp Refresh Max 60 1152 x 864 at 8 16 32 bpp Refresh Max 75 1280 x 768 at 8 16 32 bpp Refresh Max 85 1360 x 768 at 8...

Page 11: ...ard DO NOT INSTALL THE SOFTWARE UNTIL YOU INSTALLED THE HARDWARE IN YOUR SYSTEM Windows Vista and Windows XP are capable of using Plug and Play detection to assist in the installation of new hardware...

Page 12: ...connections 1 CHROME 500 Series GPU under fan sink 2 Video RAM under fan sink 3 Fan sink 4 PCIe Interface 5 HDMI Receptacle 6 DVI Receptacle Note Your board may appear different than the above example...

Page 13: ...n the slot you want to use If the slot was empty remove the bracket plate associated with the slot You may need to remove the screw which attaches the card or bracket to the case 4 Ground yourself by...

Page 14: ...bilities of your new S3 Graphics board The connections available on the bracket of your graphics board may look similar to the following example CRT DVI HDMI Connect at least one display output device...

Page 15: ...used for CRT out 11 To output display to your HDMI Device connect your HDMI cable to the HDMI connector receptacle located on your board HDMI Plug Receptacle for HDMI Out Dongles for HDMI DVI Special...

Page 16: ...e default audio device in the Sound page of the Control Panel 2 5 Finish Connections and Power On 12 Re connect any other detached cables 13 Plug your system into its electrical source Confirm the dis...

Page 17: ...oard with a S3 Graphics GPU by following the Hardware Installation instructions in Section 2 Step 3 Turn on the system Step 4 For Vista Because your CHROME 400 500 Series GPU is newer than Windows Vis...

Page 18: ...pressed it may be located in a local subdirectory called S3Graphics S3Graphics_CHROME5x To launch the tool navigate into the desired folder and Click Open on the appropriate setup exe file for example...

Page 19: ...he screen may go blank for a second or two during the driver installation process This is normal Step 9 The install process may take a few minutes Step 10 If the Completing the Found New Hardware Wiza...

Page 20: ...window Settings tab To open the Display Settings page Right click in any unpopulated area of the Desktop o Vista Click Personalize Click Display Settings o XP Click Properties or Click Start then Sett...

Page 21: ...ngs dialog or the Windows XP Display Properties Settings ACCESS The basic display settings window is accessible when you Vista right click on any unpopulated area of the Desktop Click Personalize Clic...

Page 22: ...h resolution and find the desktop fonts and icons are too small they can be adjusted by clicking Personalization then Change desktop icons or Adjust font size DPI in the left menu column XP Display Pr...

Page 23: ...ribed below will not be available If two devices are supported two rectangles will be visible as in the Windows Vista example below The rectangle with the number 1 will correspond to the display devic...

Page 24: ...current one for any settings you want to configure through Display Settings Monitor tab XP Display Properties Settings tab This is my main monitor XP Use this device as the primary monitor The Main o...

Page 25: ...it a document on a second display When you have extended the desktop settings are specific to each view of the desktop For each display select resolution and color quality just as you did previously f...

Page 26: ...Advanced Settings to access operating system controls for display including at least General XP only Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot Color Management and S3 ScreenToys The S3 ScreenToys tab includes the...

Page 27: ...o adapter 4 4 Specify a Lower Color Quality for Older Applications Selection of a 8 bit per pixel 256 color mode is not recommended for the Windows Vista or Windows XP desktop Many advanced applicatio...

Page 28: ...nitor drivers provided by Windows or by downloading the latest monitor inf file from your monitor manufacturer Caution If the capabilities of your device are not reported to your S3 Graphics adapter t...

Page 29: ...s to update your monitor software 5 2 Refresh Rate Adjustment Once your screen resolution color quality and monitor settings are established you can adjust your monitor s refresh rate to provide an op...

Page 30: ...d only modes and refresh rates supported by both the display output device and the display adapter are available for selection Read the important Windows caution message before selecting this checkbox...

Page 31: ...of monitors enabled This single view of the desktop is sometimes referred to as the Primary View There may be one Primary Monitor or Main Monitor or more display output devices Multiple Monitors assoc...

Page 32: ...HDMI HDMI and others Multiple adapter multiple display combinations to the extent supported by the operating system Mobile systems include at least a LCD display output device Additional output device...

Page 33: ...ep 2 From the left panel menu select Device Management Step 3 In the Display Devices area click on the checkbox below the display device you want to become the Child or Clone copy of the current deskt...

Page 34: ...ration of display devices can be done at any time by checking the Re detect display devices under Options dropdown list on the S3 ScreenToys Device Management page 5 3 3 2 New Display Device Configura...

Page 35: ...tion fails and you wish to attach a new or second display output device to your Windows XP system use of the following procedure is recommended Step 1 While the system is powered off and unplugged att...

Page 36: ...lity control dialog window or Right click on the S3 CHROME taskbar icon to show the S3 CHROME menu Select the desired option to launch a S3 ScreenToys utility control for example select Desktop Color...

Page 37: ...ScreenToys banners identify the tool with text and graphics Window title The window title bar will contain a logo bitmap and the phrase S3 Graphics ScreenToys The application banner will contain text...

Page 38: ...llows you to specify to which monitor the new configurations settings should be applied Click the arrow to the right of the Monitors dropdown list menu to show all connected display output devices mon...

Page 39: ...you open dialogs which provide customizable options for Hotkeys and S3 ScreenToys menu behaviors Also some individual utility pages have Save as buttons which allow you to save a personalized setting...

Page 40: ...ility menu page an asterisk will be appended to end of menu page name The asterisk will disappear when you click Apply All to implement your change Apply All If you make changes on one or more pages i...

Page 41: ...you have un applied changes no dialog box will pop The window will close and unapplied adjustments will be lost Restore To re open the dialog or to restore the taskbar menu and icon Right click on an...

Page 42: ...If a hotkey has a status of Off it will not be available On double click the following dialog appears where you can input a new preferred hot key sequence Function checkboxes Each hotkey function has...

Page 43: ...nd the following dialog appears You can input a new preferred hot key sequence for the hotkey named above the fill in text box You must use at least one control key CTRL SHIFT and or ALT followed by a...

Page 44: ...View shown above You can select the alternate Tree View option from the CHROME menu to change the appearance of the left menus Tree hover select When hovering over the menu in either view the target...

Page 45: ...d letter to invoke the command In the example below from the Device Management page Alt m switches the focus to the Monitors droplist Alt y is the shortcut keyboard key that switches the focus to the...

Page 46: ...right button in red Tooltips and Infotips These tips display on pointer hover for Windows Vista For Windows XP right click To view a description of an item or selection option on any page of S3 Scree...

Page 47: ...ider Click on the slider bar A dotted line around the bar will appear indicating it has the focus and is available for adjustment Drag the slider along the bar to adjust Move to right to increase the...

Page 48: ...askbar icon or CHROME menu click Information which also will contain additional details about your adapter s environment OPTIONS The S3 ScreenToys tab areas include Logo area This area contains a grap...

Page 49: ...at The portion after the hyphen is S3 Graphics internal version number Kernel driver Shows the S3 Graphics Windows Vista Kernel Mode driver filename and version number OpenGL ICD Shows the S3 Graphics...

Page 50: ...ck on the desktop and select S3 ScreenToys To launch a related S3 ScreenToys page select the appropriate menu item such as Display Devices Desktop Color 3D Settings Video Color Settings Chromotion Vid...

Page 51: ...re Some of this information is the same as provided on the Display Settings Advanced S3 ScreenToys tab page A vertical scroll bar is provided to allow access to all the information provided Group View...

Page 52: ...it Click Exit to deactivate the S3 taskbar icon and close the CHROME menu A dialog box may pop up asking if you want to exit completely Click Yes to exit completely To re activate the S3 taskbar icon...

Page 53: ...eenToys page or from the CHROME taskbar menu Show menu for changing modes Check the Show menu for changing modes box to enable access to the lists of desktop Display Modes stated in combinations of su...

Page 54: ...ick S3 ScreenToys Show banner on menu Select Show banner on menu to show a vertical banner on the left side of the CHROME taskbar menu The banner is shown by default Clear the checkbox to disable this...

Page 55: ...and the taskbar icon will not automatically load the next time Windows starts Note that the desktop right click context menu for S3 ScreenToys is not affected by this setting and will always be availa...

Page 56: ...om the Display Settings Advanced window Menu items with a right arrowhead such as Rotation Settings include submenus with direct access to utility options The top item listed in the submenu will open...

Page 57: ...ibed below to select the device you wish to configure If you are in Extended desktop mode the list will contain an item for each attached device Select the Monitor you wish to configure The Display De...

Page 58: ...g those which are not connected and not enabled If you have two displays for example Multiple Monitor configuration with one of the connected devices disabled see above where only CRT device is select...

Page 59: ...ber of colors Each available display mode has its own entry in the menu in the form width x height For example the first mode might be 800x600 The current display mode is marked with a dot or diamond...

Page 60: ...des The modes available will represent only those modes supported by both devices If only one display is checked in the Display Devices submenu then the Display Modes available will be the list approp...

Page 61: ...enu then click S3 ScreenToys Alternately click on the S3 tray icon select Display Devices then Device Management from the CHROME menu From the menu on the left of the dialog window select Basic then D...

Page 62: ...s to select a device for configuration with S3 ScreenToys Device Management When a device is selected a blue outline surrounds the icon to identify it as selected The Device Settings area located belo...

Page 63: ...ncleck Extend desktop to this display Once in Multiple Monitor Clone mode SingleView same image you should now be able to fully configure your displays independently Display device status cannot be ad...

Page 64: ...and will be dimmed and unavailable A red X will overlay on uper left corner of the device image and the device text and status checkbox will be dimmed The Disconnected Device could be supported but is...

Page 65: ...e blue outline should appear Clear the status checkbox to change the device status to off Device state indicators cont Display Device Icons change their appearance to reflect the state of the display...

Page 66: ...f the leftmost upper rectangle is gray and positioned behind the lower rectangle then the associated device is the secondary display which could be either a clone view or part of an extended desktop T...

Page 67: ...evices which may be useful to do after you have connected a new device Show only connected display devices When checked default only connected devices appear in the Display Devices area Uncheck this o...

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