AOpen PT80 User Manual

Introduction

Thank you for choosing the AOpen PT80 Graphics & Video Accelerator.
AOpen PT80 is a state-of-art video adapter that provides you with

fast acceleration in both 2D/3D graphics and high quality scalable
video playback. Especially, AOpen PT80 will offer enhanced features
and fully support 3D Gaming and Multimedia Applications.

Item Checklist

n AOpen PT80 VGA Card
n AOpen Driver & Utility CD
n AOpen Mega Game Pack CD ( Option )

Features

u SiS6326 3D Graphics and Video Accelerator
u 8MB or 4MB Video Memory Onboard
u Windows 95/98/NT Direct3D and DirectDraw Acceleration
u 128-bit with dual rendering pipelines
u 5M triangles/sec peak
u 125M pixels/sec trilinear fill rate
u Enhanced 128-bit 2D graphics engine
u Flash ROM Programmable for BIOS Upgrade
u Up to 1024x768 32bit Color in 3D and 1280x1024 16bit Color in 2D
u On Chip Hardware IDCT and Motion Compensation for Software MPEG-

II Playback

u Optional High Quality TV Signal for NTSC/PAL
u User-Friendly Installation for Win95/Win98/NT
u Full Advanced 3D Enhancements

n Triangle Setup Engine
n Flat and Gouraud Shading
n MIP-Mapping with Bilinear Filtering
n Color Alpha Blending for Transparency
n Real Time Text Paging and Video Texturing
n Fogging and Atmospheric Effects
n Specular Lighting
n Edge Anti-Aliasing
n Stippling or “Screen Door” Transparency
n Backface Culling

Driver Support

u Windows 95 OSR2.1/98

u Windows NT 4.0/5.0

u Direct 3D, DirectDraw and DirectX

Hardware Installation

Prepare Your Computer for Installation

Prior to working on your computer, make sure the power and any
related equipment is turned off.

How to Insert Your AOpen PT80 Graphics Card

Installation Procedures

u For The First Time Installation

1. Locate bus expansion slot. Make sure the slot is unobstructed.

2. Remove the corresponding expansion slot cover from the computer

chassis.

3. Position the card directly over the slot and insert one end of

the card down into the slot. Be sure the metal contacts on the
bottom of the host adapter are securely seated in the slot.

4. Connect your analog monitor’s 15-pin VGA connector to the card

and fasten the retaining screws(if any).

5. Connect other cables and devices if available.

6. Now you are ready to install the software drivers and utilities.

u For Systems with Existing VGA Card

1. Change your display driver to Standard VGA.

2. Shut down your computer and unplug all electrical cords.

3. Replace the existing VGA card with the PT80 graphics card.

4. Restart your computer and install the PT80 display driver.

Windows 95/98

Caution:

• Before installing the display driver, make sure your Windows 95/98 is

installed in VGA mode and work fine.

• To take advantage of all the eatures, please use Win95 OSR2.1 or Win98.

Otherwise, you can use OSR2.0 and install the USBSUPP.EXE from
Microsoft(http://www.microsoft.com) to upgrade to OSR2.1.

• D: present the drive containing the installation CD.

Setup VGA Mode (for First Time Installation)

1. Start Windows 95/98.

2. Update Device Driver Wizard

dialog will appear and detect

Standard PCI Graphic Adapter
(VGA). Click Next to let

Windows search driver.

3. Click Finish to install the

VGA driver. If the Windows
ask you for your Windows 95
CD, insert the CD or change
the path to \Windows\System
directory. Windows will
prompt you to restart your
Windows. Choose No and
follow the steps on the next
page.

Setup VGA Mode (for Upgrading)

1. Follow Setup VGA Driver steps 1~3.

2. When the Select Device dialog box

appears on screen, select Show
all devices item to show all VGA
devices.

3. Select Standard display types

from the manufacturers and select

Standard Display Adapter (VGA)

from the Models then click OK
button.

4. After you complete installing

Standard VGA driver, click Close
button and restart Windows to
enable the VGA driver.