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3Dlabs®, Inc.
480 Potrero Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
408 - 530 - 4700
www.3dlabs.com
Copyright 2001 by 3Dlabs, Inc.
3Dlabs is a registered trademark, and Wildcat, SuperScene and DirectBurst are trademarks of 3Dlabs, Inc.
or 3Dlabs Inc. Ltd. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel. OpenGL is a registered trademark of
Silicon Graphics, Inc. Soft Engine is a trademark of Vibrant Graphics, Inc. AutoCAD is a registered
trademark of AutoDesk Inc. Colorific is a registered trademark of E-Color, Inc. Microsoft, Windows NT,
Windows 2000 are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation. Athlon and 3DNow! are
registered trademarks of AMD. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their
respective holders.
Caution: Changes or modifications to your 3Dlabs Graphics Accelerator Card not expressly approved by
3Dlabs, Inc. voids the user’s warranty.
FCC Notice: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate
radio frequency energy. If product is not installed and used in accordance with the instruction Guide, it
may cause harmful interference to radio communications; however, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment 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:
1. Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna.
2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
3. Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
4. Consult 3Dlabs or an experienced radio/TV technician for assistance.
Compliance with FCC Rules requires that a shielded cable be used to connect to other equipment. This
device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1)
this device may not cause harmful interference, and 2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
3Dlabs, Inc. makes no representation that the use of its products in the manner described in this
publication will not infringe on existing or future patent rights, nor do descriptions contained in this
publication imply the granting of licenses to make, use, or sell equipment or software in accordance with
the description.
Specifications Subject to Change Without Notice
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Chapter 1– Introduction ......................................................................................................1
Welcome to 3Dlabs! ........................................................................................................2
System Requirements ......................................................................................................2
Features............................................................................................................................3
Chapter 2 – Setup..............................................................................................................16
Preparing for Installation...............................................................................................17
Before you begin your installation .........................................................................17
Installing your Wildcat II 5000 Graphics Accelerator Card...................................17
If you are upgrading the graphics card in your system...........................................19
Connecting the Monitor.................................................................................................20
Connecting a VGA monitor....................................................................................20
Connecting a Digital Flat-panel monitor................................................................20
Attaching a Stereo Device .............................................................................................20
Installing the Driver Software .......................................................................................21
Make sure your computer is ready .........................................................................21
Removing an existing driver under Windows NT..................................................21
Removing an existing driver under Windows 2000...............................................21
Installing the Wildcat II 5000 Windows NT or Windows 2000 driver..................22
Heidi Drivers for AutoDesk Applications .....................................................................22
3dsmax Driver ...............................................................................................................22
Verify the Default Video Display Driver ......................................................................22
Verifying the default video display driver in Windows NT...................................22
Verifying the default video display driver in Windows 2000 ................................23
Verify the System Startup Version ................................................................................23
Verifying the system startup version in Windows NT ...........................................23
Verifying the system startup version in Windows 2000.........................................23
Checking the Video Image ............................................................................................23
Registering Your 3Dlabs Graphics Accelerator Card....................................................24
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Chapter 3 – Software Configuration .................................................................................25
The 3Dlabs Wildcat II 5000 Graphics Accelerator Card Driver ...................................26
Configuring the Video Display......................................................................................26
Using the Wildcat Configuration tab......................................................................26
Using the Wildcat Monitor tab...............................................................................28
Enabling stereo display ..........................................................................................30
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Optimizing the Wildcat II 5000 driver ..........................................................................30
Enabling application-specific optimizations ..........................................................30
Creating a custom optimization..............................................................................31
Chapter 4 – Troubleshooting.............................................................................................32
Troubleshooting.............................................................................................................33
Monitors and Display Resolutions.................................................................................33
Diagnostics ....................................................................................................................33
Obtaining a Usable Video Resolution ...........................................................................34
Using the Last Known Good option in Windows NT ............................................34
Booting into Safe Mode in Windows 2000 ............................................................34
Determining a defective unit ..................................................................................34
Reinstalling the Video Driver........................................................................................35
Removing the existing Wildcat II 5000 driver under Windows NT ......................35
Removing an existing driver under Windows 2000...............................................35
Reinstalling the video driver under Windows NT or Windows 2000....................35
Online Information ........................................................................................................35
Appendix A – Specifications.............................................................................................36
A Specifications.............................................................................................................37
Appendix B – Software License........................................................................................40
SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT.......................................................................41
Software License and Restrictions.............................................................................41
Limited Warranty...........................................................................................................42
Limited Liability ........................................................................................................42
Restricted Rights Notice ............................................................................................42
Termination................................................................................................................42
General.......................................................................................................................43
Appendix C – Regulatory Statements ...............................................................................44
Appendix D – Terms and Definitions ...............................................................................48
Index..................................................................................................................................53
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Thank you for selecting a 3Dlabs® Wildcat® II 5000 Graphics Accelerator Card!
This User Guide is designed to provide information about the Wildcat II 5000 Graphics Accelerator Card.
In addition to this guide you are strongly encouraged to use the on line help included in the 3Dlabs driver
software Help screens.
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You must have Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 5 (or later) or Windows 2000 installed.
Pentium II®or greater processor
Microsoft® Windows® NT 4.0 with Service Pack 5 (or later) or Windows 2000
AGP or AGP Pro expansion slot
One open PCI slot adjacent to the AGP slot
Minimum of 32 MB DRAM (64 MB recommended)
Industry-standard, multiple-frequency monitor (VGA) or a Digital Video Interface (DVI)-compliant digital
display device
3 MB of free space on the computer’s primary system disk for the video display driver software
Note: If you purchased the Wildcat II 5000 Graphics Accelerator Card as part of a system, it was
preconfigured to operate in your system. No other modifications are necessary. Also, your system’s video
drivers are installed and operative when you receive the system. No further installation or configuration is
necessary unless you purchased a customer kit or need to reinstall your video card. Store the driver
delivery media that came with your system in a safe place in case you ever need to reinstall the drivers.
For more detailed information on the operating system, refer to the printed and online documentation
delivered with the system.
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Card Interface
Video Memory
Graphics Controller
RAMDAC
Plug-and-Play Monitor
Support
Accelerated 3D API
Maximum Resolution; Aspect
Ratio; Refresh Rate
Introduction
AGP card designed for systems that have a 25-watt
AGP slot.
Frame Buffer: 32 MB
Texture Buffer: 32 MB
DirectBurst: 16 MB
High-speed Wildcat II chipset technology with
support for either analog or digital displays.
300 MHz
Yes
OpenGL
2048 x 1152; 16:9; 75 Hz
Appendix A, Specifications
Power Management Support
Geometry Acceleration
Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS)
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
Model view matrix transformation of vertex and
normal coordinates
Perspective and viewport transformations
Texture matrix transformation of texture
coordinates
Local display list storage and processing
Full lighting calculations (up to 24 lights)
View volume clipping
Up to six user clip planes
Image processing
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Introduction
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Traditional 2D Operations
OpenGL (1.2 Compliant)
Operations
16- and 32-bit color depths (565, 8888)
Solid and patterned area fills
Vectors (diamond rule compliant)
Block moves (screen-to-screen)
Block gets (screen-to-system)
Block puts (system-to-screen)
Bilinear scaling
Image support for multiple formats, zooming,
bilinear scaling, color matrix, and color tables
Harware accumulation operations
Fogging: linear, exponential, exponential
user-defined
Antialiased points, vectors, and polygons
Points (2D, 3D wide)
Vectors (2D and 3D lines, line strips; wide,
stippled)
Polygons (triangles, triangle strips, quads, quad
strips, polygons, point/line polygon mode)
Texture mapping: point, bilinear, trilinear, and
multiple internal formats
24- and 32-bit depth buffering
Alpha operations
Scissoring
Dithering
Fast window clears
Window clipping
Fast window-mode double buffering
Masking
Frame-sequential and interlaced stereo support
Matrix transformations
Stencil operations
Rich set of blending operations
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OpenGL (1.2 Compliant)
Extension Support
Imaging Extensions:
Pixel buffer
Color table
Color matrix
Convolution
Blend Extensions:
Color
Minmax
Function separate
Subtract
Fog Extensions:
Fog function
Fog offset
Occlusion culling
Texture Extensions:
3D textures: edge, border, and LOD clamps
Mipmap generation
Video Extensions:
Interlace
Interlace read
422 pixels
Swap Control Extensions:
Swap control
Swap frame lock
Swap usage
Texture color table
Pixel texture and 3D texturing
Pbuffer
Image buffer
Gamma
Stencil operation wrap
Separate specular
Post-texturing specular
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Additional Features
Introduction
SuperScene full-scene multisampled anti-
aliasing:
Point sampled with sixteen samples
Sample location jittering
Dynamic sample allocation
Dynamic sample backoff
Two video look-up tables
Eight stencil planes
Eight double-buffered overlay planes
32-bit Z buffer
High-performance DACs that directly drive
display devices
DDC2B Display Data Channel standard
Head-mounted displays and shutter glasses
(frame sequential and interlaced stereo required)
Onboard texture memory with full mipmapped
trilinear interpolated texture processing
Digital Video Interface (DVI)-I display support
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Note: If you purchased your Wildcat II 5000 Graphics Accelerator Card as part of a system, it is already
installed and configured. The following instructions for hardware installation are necessary only if you
purchased a customer kit or need to reinstall your video card.
Before you begin your installation
1. Save any work in progress and exit any open applications. Always back up your system before
you install any new hardware or software.
2. Have a Phillips-head screwdriver ready.
3. Turn off power to the computer.
Important: Physically remove the power cord from the system and wait 15 to 30 seconds for
standby power to dissipate. Damage can occur to add-in components if power is not physically
removed from the system during installation procedures.
4. Take every possible precaution against static electricity as you prepare to install the card. Static
can damage components. If an anti-static wrist strap was included in your box, please use it
during hardware installation. You should also try to work in a static free area (such as on a tile
floor rather than carpet).
Touch the metal chassis of the computer to drain off any static electricity before touching the card.
Do not wear wool or polyester clothing.
Work in an area with a relative humidity of at least 50 percent.
Keep the card in the anti-static bag until you are ready to install it.
Handle the card as little as possible and only by the edges.
Note: Be sure to register your new card using one of the options described on page 16.
Installing your Wildcat II 5000 Graphics Accelerator Card
1. Refer to your computer’s documentation for instructions on opening and closing the computer,
identifying the AGP expansion slot and PCI expansion slots, and adding expansion cards.
2. Check your system documentation to locate the appropriate slot in which to install your card. The
adjacent PCI slot must be empty for cooling purposes.
3. Turn off power to the computer and to the monitor and disconnect the cables from the computer
(follow the instructions under Before you begin your installation).
Note: If you are replacing a graphics card, be sure to uninstall your old video driver software before
turning off your system and removing your old graphics card. Refer to Installing the Driver Software later
in this chapter for details on uninstalling drivers.
4. Remove the cover from your system so you can access the slots into which you will be installing
your Wildcat II 5000 Graphics Accelerator Card. If you have not already removed any existing
graphics card(s) from your system, then do so now.
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Setup
5. If necessary, remove the back panel covers from the slots into which you are installing your
Wildcat II 5000 Graphics Accelerator Card, using a Phillips-head screwdriver.
6. If an anti-static wrist strap was included in your box, attach it to your wrist and attach the other
end to a bare metal (as opposed to painted or sticker covered) surface on your system’s chassis.
7. Remove your Wildcat II 5000 Graphics Accelerator Card from its anti-static packaging.
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Setup
8. Place the card into the correct slot and seat firmly. See your system documentation for
instructions on securing the card to the chassis. Loose cards and connections can cause grounding
and operating problems.
9. Remove the anti-static wrist strap, if used, and replace the cover on your system.
10. Reconnect the power cord.
If you are upgrading the graphics card in your system
Note: These instructions may be different than how you normally upgrade your graphics card or other
devices, but have been found to be the best method of insuring a successful installation of your new
hardware and software.
1. Uninstall the drivers for your old graphics card. Refer to your old graphics card’s documentation
or Help files for instructions on removing or uninstalling the old graphics card’s driver software.
2. Remove the existing graphics card from your system. To install your Wildcat II 5000 Graphics
Accelerator Card, see the hardware installation instructions.
3. Install the Wildcat II 5000 Graphics Accelerator Card driver software; see Installing the Driver
Software later in this chapter.
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Setup
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The Wildcat II 5000 supports connections for one VGA monitor or one flat panel monitor with a connector for
either.
VGA connector
(analog)
DVI-I connector
(digital)
Connecting a VGA monitor
1. Make sure the power to the computer is turned off.
2. Connect the workstation monitor’s video cable to the 15-pin D-Sub connector on the Wildcat II
5000 video card.
3. Turn on power to the workstation. If the monitor’s Power On LED does not illuminate or the
monitor does not display the startup sequence, consult Chapter 4, Troubleshooting.
Connecting a Digital Flat-panel monitor
Note: The Wildcat II 5000 features support for one digital flat-panel monitor via a DVI-I connector (with
DVI-I functionality).
1. Make sure the power to the computer is turned off.
2. Connect the workstation monitor’s video cable to the DVI-I connector on the Wildcat II 5000
video card.
3. Turn on power to the workstation. If the monitor’s Power On LED does not illuminate or the
monitor does not display the startup sequence, consult Chapter 4, Troubleshooting.
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Power off your system and connect the stereo hardware to the round, stereo connector on the card. See the
documentation that came with your stereo hardware for information on how to use stereoscopic display.
Plug in and start up your system, including peripherals, and log on to your operating system.
Note: To configure the display settings for stereo display, see Chapter 3, Using the Video Card for step-
by-step instructions.
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