ATI Technologies ALL-IN-WONDER 128, ALL-IN-WONDER 128 PRO Installation And Setup

ALL-IN-WONDER™ 128 /
ALL-IN-WONDER™ 128 PRO

Installation and Setup

User’s Guide

Version 3.0 P/N 137-70090-30 Rev. C

© Copyright 1999, by ATI Technologies Inc.
All rights reserved, including those to reproduce this guide or parts thereof, in any form without

the express written permission of ATI Technol ogies Inc.
Features and specifications are subject to change without notice. Trademarks and/or registered

trademarks are the properties of their respective owners:
ALL-IN-WONDER 128 ALL-IN-WOND ER 128 PRO , RAG E 128 – ATITechnologiesInc.;

dbx – dbx Professional Products; Macintosh – Apple Computer Inc.; Macrovision – Macrovision
Corporation; Direct3D, NetMeeting, Windows3.1x, Windows95, Windows98, Windows NT –
Microsoft Corp.; Celeron, Indeo, Pentium, Pentium Pro – IntelCorporation; VGA – International
Business Machines Corp.; VESA – Video Electronics Standards Association;
WaveTop – WavePhore WaveTop Inc.; WebTV – WebTV Networks.

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Disclaimer

The manufacturer (MFR) reserves the right to make changes to this
document and the products which it describes without notice. The
MFR shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions
made herein; nor for incidental or consequential damages resulting
from the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.

The MFR makes no repre se ntatio n th at the in te rcon ne c tion of pro du cts
in the manner described herein will not infringe on existing or future
patent rights, nor do the descri ptions contained herein imply the
granting of license to make, use or sell equipment constructe d in
accordance with this description.

The PCI accelerators have been designed to support the PCI local bus
standards. Some computers use proprietary local bus circuitry and
therefore may not be fully compatible with the MFR’s local bus cards.
Although tested successfully in a wide variety of computer systems, the
MFR cannot be held responsible for any incompatibilities which may
occur between this card and the system configuration you plan to use.
We recommend that you check with the deal er or di st ributor for your
computer system before installing your card.

Product Notices

Macrovision Corporation

This device is protected by U.S. Patent numbers 4,631,603,4,577,216,
and 4,819,098 and other intellectual property rights.

The use of Macrovision’s Copy Protection technology in the device
must be authorized by Macrovision and is in te nd ed fo r h ome a nd othe r
limited pay-per-view uses only, unless otherwise authorized in writing
by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

Dolby* Laboratories, Inc.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Confidential
Unpublished Works. (c) 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All rights
reserved.

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Table of Contents

Getting Started............................................... .... ............5

Using this Guide............................................................................................6

What is the ALL-IN-WONDER 128 Family?...............................................7

System Requirements....................................................................................8

Other Sources of Information........................................................................9

Readme File............................................................................................9

Online Help ............................................................................................9

Online manual ......................................................................................10

ATI Multimedia Center Guide.............................................................10

Installing the Hardware and Software .......................11

Installing the Hardware ............................................................................... 12

Windows® “New Hardware Found”...........................................................16

Installing Enhanced Drivers for Windows® 95 and Windows® 98...........18

Starting the ATI Multimedia Center in Windows® 95 or Windows® 98 .. 20

Input and Output Adapters .......................................................................... 21

Windows® 95 / Windows® 98 Volume Control........................................25

TV reception tips..................................................................................26

Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER 128

or ALL-IN-WONDER 128 PRO.....................................27

Attaching a TV to Your Card......................................................................28

Using TV Out ..............................................................................................29

IMPORTANT INFORMATION for European Customers..................29

Connecting your PC to a television or a VCR......................................30

Using SCART connectors for European televisions......................... ...32

Using and Adjusting TV Out................................................................32

Starting Windows® with Television Display Enabled ........................ 33

Using a Monitor vs. Using the Television Display..............................33

Adjusting the Monitor Display .............................................................33

Viewing Text on Television.................................................................34

Reducing Edge Distortion....................................................................35

Changing Display Configurations........................................................36

Using Games and Applications............................................................36

For Windows® 98 Users... ..........................................37

Multiple Display Support in Windows® 98................................................38

WebTV

NetMeeting™ 2.1........................................................................................40

®

for Windows................................................................................ 39

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Tips and Tricks............................................................41

Video Email.................................................................................................42

Stop-Motion Animation.................................... ...... ..... ............................. ...42

Security Camera ..........................................................................................43

Streaming video....................................................................................43

Reference.....................................................................45

Troubleshooting Tips................................................................................... 46

Basic troubleshooting tips....................................................................46

Windows® 95 / Windows® 98 troubleshooting tips...........................47

CD Audio Connectors .................................................................................48

To Remove the ATI Multimedia Center......................................................49

Japanese Users Please Note ........................................................................49

Compliance Information..............................................................................50

Index.............................................................................53

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CHAPTER 1

Getting Started

Welcome to the convergence of your PC, TV and video! This
new technology changes the way you view TV, graphics, and
video on your PC.

The ALL-IN-WONDER 128 and ALL-IN-WONDER 128 PRO
are powerful TV tuners, DVD players, digital VCRs, and 2D &
3D graphics and video accelerators. Their features will take
your PC’s graphics and video capabilities to the next level.

5

This guide provides all the information you need to install your
ALL-IN-WONDER 128 or ALL-IN-WONDER 128 PRO.

IN THIS CHAPTER...

Using this Guide

■

What is the ALL-IN-WONDER

■

128 Family?
System Requirements

■

Other Sources of Information

■

page 9

on page 6

on page 7

on page 8

on

6 Getting Started

Using this Guide

The organization of this guide is as follows:

Installing the Hardware and Software

on page 11 provides
instructions on connecting video input and output devices to
your ALL-IN-WONDER 128 or ALL-IN-WONDER 128 PRO.

Using Your ALL-IN-WONDER 128 or ALL-IN-WONDER
128 PRO

on page 27 explains how you can tak e adv antage of the
advanced new features of the ALL-IN-WONDER 128 and
ALL-IN-WONDER 128 PRO.

For Windows® 98 Users...

on page 37 describes Windows

®

98
features available with your ALL-IN-WONDER 128 or
ALL-IN-WONDER 128 PRO.

Tips and Tricks

on page 41 presents some exciting new way s to

use your card—video email, stop-motion animation, and more.

Reference

on page 45 provides troubleshooting tips and

specifications for your card.

User Guide:

ATI Multimedia Center User’s Guide

The

that
came with your card explains ho w to use the special features that
the ATI Multimedia Center provides.

Getting Started 7

What is the ALL-IN-WONDER 128 Family ?

The ALL-IN-WONDER 128 family of cards delivers high­performance 3D and 2D graphics, as well as advanced
multimedia features. You can play games, watch TV or videos,
listen to audio CDs, explore the Internet, and work in
Windows

The ALL-IN-WONDER 128 f amily’ s adv anced 3D acceleration
gives you detailed color graphics and 3D features like multi­texturing, alpha blending, and fog effects.

The ALL-IN-WONDER 128 family also provides powerful 2D
graphics features through the Display Properties pages:

Settings

®

95 or Windows® 98 as never before.

Customize your desktop settings such
as desktop size, screen reso lut ion and
color depth, and store various desktop
preferences for easy recall later.

Adjust the position and size of your

Adjustment

Color
Correction

screen , as well as manipulate the
screen refresh rate, frequencies and
synchronization.

Correct color ton e differen ces betwee n
real color values and the way your
monitor displays them, and store
various col or correction preferenc es for
easy recall later.

For comprehensive online information on the above features,

Help

Properties

button.

, select the tab

just right-click on your des kt o p, cli ck
you want help for, then click the

ATI’s RAGE 128 PRO accelerator chips provide advanced 3D
support and accelerated 2D graphics. Games and software
applications that support the RAGE 128 PRO — including
Direct3D applications — run with fluid motion and in brilliant
color.

The ALL-IN-WONDER 128 family is a part of ATI’s legen dary
series of graphics accelerators. Your existing 2D games and
applications will snap to life with 128-bit acceleration and
faster, more vibrant colors.

8 Getting Started

You can use the ALL-IN-WONDER 128 family of cards to
connect your computer to a television. This feature is ideal for
playing games, givin g presentations, watching movies, and
browsing the Internet. (For more information, see Attach ing a

TV to Your Card on page 28.)

The ALL-IN-WONDER 128 family also turns your PC into an
intelligent TV with the following features:

•Zoom-in

• Scheduled Viewing

• Channel Scanning

• Video capture

• Closed Captioning with “Hot Words” and
“Look Back” features

• Program transcript recording

• TV magazine

• Instant Repla y

• Digital VCR with real-time video compression

•dbx
stereo TV standards, only the 32MB version of ALL-IN­WONDER 128 provides stereo TV audio in Europe.)

®

stereo audio TV (Because Europe uses different

System Requirements

Computer system

Expansion Slot

Operating
System

Monitor

Pentium®/Pentium
Pentium
compatible systems with PC I Local
Bus or AGP bus (ALL-IN-WONDER
128 PRO is AGP-only).

• 32-bit PCI slot.

• AGP 4X / 2X (backward-

Windows®95b (OSR2), Window s® 98,
or Windows

VGA, supporting minimum 640x480
resolution.

®

,

II Pentium® III, Celeron

compatible to support AGP 2X;
AGP 4X mo the rboa rd re qui red to
enable A G P 4X).

®

A Plug-and-Play monitor

®

98 SE.

Pro®,

™

or

that supports VESA’s Displ ay Channel
specifications (DDC1 or DDC2b) is
required to take advantage of the
DDC1/DDC2b features.

Other Sources of Information

If you need additional help or require information that is not
included in this guide, see the following sources:

Readme File

This file contains the latest information about your
ALL-IN-WONDER 128 or ALL-IN-WONDER 128 PRO card.

To view the Readme file in DOS

1

Insert the ATI Installation CD-ROM into your CD-ROM
drive.

Getting Started 9

2

3

Online Help

If you require add itional information, y ou can refer to th e online
help available under Windows
information about using ATI’s enhanced drivers.

For information on your card’s graphics features, double-click
the ATI icon in the lower-right corner of your screen.

In an MS-DOS window, type
CD-ROM driv e letter).

README

Type

.

®

95 or Windows® 98 for m ore

D:

(or substitute your

10 Getting Started

Online manual

Your ALL-IN-WONDER 128 or ALL-IN-WONDER 128 PR O
comes with an online manual that describes the extensive
features of your card.

To open the online manual

1

Insert the ATI INSTALLATION CD-ROM into your
CD-ROM drive.

If Windows runs the ATI INSTALLATION CD-ROM
automatically, proceed to step 5.

2

In the Windows® 95 / 98 taskbar, click

3

Click

4

Type the following:
(or substitute your CD-ROM drive letter.)

5

Click the Online Manual icon.

Run...

.

D:\ATISETUP

ATI Multimedia Center Guide

The ATI Multimedia Center User’s Guide that came with your
card explains how to use the special features that the ATI
Multimedia Center provides.

Start

.

CHAPTER 2

Installing the
Har d ware and Software

Installing your card consists of three, easy steps.

• Placing the card in your computer

• Installing ATI’s enhanced display drivers

• Attaching input and output cables and optional TV, VCR,
camcorder, etc.

11

This chapter explains how to place the card in your computer,
how to install the software, and how to connect the input and
output cables.

IN THIS CHAPTER...

Installing the Hardware

■

page 12

Installing Enhanced Drivers for

■

Windows® 95 and Windows®
98

on page 18

Starting the ATI Multimedia

■

Center in Windows® 95 or
Windows® 98

Input and Output Ada pt ers

■

page 21

on page 20

on

on

Windows® 95 / Windows® 98

■

Volume Control

on page 25

12 Installing the Hardware and Software

Turn off the power to your sys tem, and disc harge y our body’s static
electric charge b y touch ing a gr ounded surf a ce — f o r e xam ple , the
metal surface of the power supply — before performing any
hardware procedure.

The manufacturer assumes no liability for any damage, caused
directly or indirect ly, by improper in stalla tion of an y co mpone nts b y
unauthorized service personnel. If you do not feel comfortable
performing t he in sta lla tion, consult a qualified com put er technician.

Damage to syst em com ponen ts, t he a cceler ator card , and inj ury to
yourself may result if power is applied during installation.

Installing the Hardware

Now that you have prepared your computer, you are ready to
install your card. If y ou are not sure whether you r card is PCI or
AGP, compare the bottom edge of your card with the following
illustration:

PCI

AGP 2x

Universal AGP 2x/4x

Installing the Hardware and Software 13

To install your card

1

2

Power-off the computer and monitor
the monitor cable

Remove the computer cover

computer system manual about removing the cov er.

from the back of your computer.

MONITOR CABLE

. If necessary, consult your

, then

VIDEO OUTPUT

CONNECTOR

disconnect

Remember
to
discharge
your body’ s
static
electricity
by touching
the metal
surface of
the
computer
chassis.

POWER SUPPLY

14 Installing the Hardware and Software

If you intend to run multiple displays with Windows® 98

3

If the old
graphics
card sticks,
rock it
gently from
end to end.

Remember
to save the
screw .

(see Multiple Display Support in Windows® 98 on
page 38), proceed to step 4.

existing graphics card

SCREW

OLD GRAPHICS CARD

Otherwise, remove any

from your computer.

4

Grasp the
new card
by the top
edge and
carefully
seat it
firmly into
the correct
slot (PCI or
AGP).
Ensure that
the metal
contacts
are
completely
pushed into
the slot.

Or, if your computer has any

capability

, you may need to

on-board graphics

disable

it on the motherboard.

For more information, see your computer documentation.
If necessary, remove the metal cover from the empty

expansion slot that you select (PCI cards use a PCI slot;
AGP cards use the AGP slot), then

align your new card
with an empty expansion slot, and press it in firmly
until fully seated

ALL-IN-WONDER 128

(PCI or AGP) or

ALL-IN-WONDER 128 PRO

(AGP)

PCI EXPANSION SLOT

.

AGP EXPANSION SLOT

Note:

or AGP 2x slots.

AGP 4x/2x cards can be used in either AGP 4x

Installing the Hardware and Software 15

5

6

Replace the screw to fasten the card in place

the computer cover.

SCREW

ATI 3D GRAPHICS

CARD

Plug the monitor cable into y our card

multiple disp lays under Windows
to the appropriate connectors), then

and monitor(s)

.

®

(if you are runni ng

98, connect their cables

turn on the computer

, and replace

Make sure
your
monitor
cable is
securely
fastened.

MONITOR CABLE

ou are now ready to proceed with the installation of ATI’s

Y
enhanced drivers.

16 Installing the Hardware and Software

Windows® “New Har dware Found”

If you are running Windows® 95 or Windows®98, ne w hardw are
may be detected after you restart your computer. Follow the
step-by-step instructions below to allow Windows
identify your new hardware.

®

to correctly

To identif y ne w hardware in

Windows® 95 briefly displays the “New Hardware Found”

1

dialog before launching the “Update Device Driver
Wizard”.

If the wizard does not appea r, proceed dir ectly to

Enhanced Drivers for Windows® 95 and Windows® 98

page 18.

Click

2

Click

3

Insert your Windows® 95 CD-ROM into your CD-ROM

4

drive.
Click

5

Type the following:

6

D:\WIN95

(If D is not your CD-ROM drive, substitute D with the
correct drive letter.)

Next

.

Finish

OK

.

.

Windows®95

Installing

on

Click

7

Click

8

You are now ready to install your ATI enhanced drivers.
Proceed to Installing Enhanced Drivers for Windows® 95 and

Windows® 98 on page 18, and follow the step-by-step

instructions to complete the installation.

To identif y ne w hardware in

After restarting your syste m, Windows® 98 will briefly display
the “New Hardware Found” dialog. Depending on your new
hardware, you will either be prompted to insert your Windows
98 CD-ROM or Windows
Hardware Wizard”.

OK

.

Yes

to restart your computer.

®

98 will launch the “Add New

Windows®98

®

Installing the Hardware and Software 17

If W indo ws® 98 automatically begins installing drivers for your
new hardware, click
prompted; then proceed to Installing Enhance d Drivers for

Windows® 95 and Windows® 98 on page 18.

Yes

to restart your computer when

To identify new hardware using

Insert your Windows® 98 CD-ROM.

1

Click

2

Type the following:

3

D:\WIN98

(If D is not your CD-ROM drive, substitute D with the
correct drive letter.)

Click

4

Click

5

You are now ready to install your ATI enhanced drivers.
Proceed to Installing Enhanced Drivers for Windows® 95 and

Windows® 98 on page 18, and follow the step-by-step

instructions to complete the installation.

To identif y ne w hardware using “

Wizard

OK

.

OK

.

Yes

to restart your computer.

”

Windows®98 CD-ROM

Add New Har dware

Windows® 98 launches the “Add New Hardware Wizard”,

1

which prompts you to search for the Standard PCI Graphics
Adapter (VGA).

Click

2

Select

3

Click

4

Click

5

Click

6

(VGA).
Click

7

Click

8

You are now ready to install your ATI enhanced drivers.
Proceed to Installing Enhanced Drivers for Windows® 95 and

Windows® 98 on page 18, and follow the step-by-step

instructions to complete the installation.

Next

to continue.

Search for the best driver for your device

Next

to continue.

Next

to start the driver search.

Next

to install the Standard PCI Graphics Adapter

Finish
Yes

.

to restart your computer.

.