Creative 3D Blaster, 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS User Manual

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User’s Guide

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User’s Guide

3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS

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Introduction ................................................................................................................. 1

Preliminary step for Windows 95 users.......................................................................3

Step 1: Installing Your Graphics Card......................................................................... 4

Step 2: Installing Software .......................................................................................... 6

Step 3: Changing the Display Settings......................................................................11

Step 4 : Changing p er f o rm a nc e s et t in g s....... .. .......... .......... ................. .......... ......... ....12

About E-Color Colorific/3Deep................................................................................ 12

Getting More Information .........................................................................................14

Technical Specifications ............................................................................................16

Troubleshooting.........................................................................................................21

Technical Support.................................. .................... ............................... .................27

Introduction

The 3D Blaster™ GeForce2 GTS™ is a quality 2D /3D video accelerator that uses NVIDIA™’s latest GeForce 2GTS archit ecture combines 2

Nvidia Shad ing Ras teri ze r (NSR) that ena bles per -pi xe l sh ading, e spec ially dual-t e xtu ring (tw o textures per-pixel at full speed).

NVIDIA’ s GeForce 2 GTS graphi cs control ler del iv e rs stunnin g visua l quali ty a nd performanc e with its 256-bit graphics engine. W ith GeForce2 GTS, developers can creat e special effec ts such as multi-texture, bump mappi ng to s im ulate rough surfaces , an d environmental mapping that gives objects reflect ive propert ies. Developers ca n take advantage of high quality texture filtering modes (including 8-tap anisotropic f iltering) with hardware anti-aliasi ng to create realistic images that rival more expensive graphics works tations.

The 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS provides outstanding 2D and video acceleration as well. It supports motion co mpensation for MPEG-2 decoding . It guarantees a high level of 2D performance, while programmable gamma table s optimize image qualit y for both text- and image-based ap plications.

™

chipset. GeForce 2GTS is the ultimate 3D processor. Its innovative

Generation Tr ansform and Lighting (T&L) tec hnology with the

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Serial and Model Numbers

Your card’s serial an d model numbers can be found at the back of the card . We recommend that you record the serial and model number below. This information will be useful in the event that you need to contact our Technical Support staff for troubleshooting or your dealer for warranty service.

Table 1: Serial numbers and model numbers.

Hardware Product Codes Numbers

3D Blast er GeF o rc e2 GT S

Serial Number

Model Number

Before You Begin

Minimum System Requirements

Updating Drivers

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The README file on the CD-ROM contains information no t available at the time of printing. Read the file before you continue.

❑ IBM ❑ Pen tium ❑ 64 MB RAM ❑ 50 MB available hard disk space (for full installation) ❑ An AGP 2.0 compliant slot or better ❑ CD-ROM drive installed ❑ Windows 95, Windows 98, Wi ndows NT 4.0 (with Service Pa ck 5),

❑ Standard VGA monitor or multi-frequency VGA monitor

T o do wnload the latest dri v ers for 3D Blaster GeForc e2 GTS, visit Creative’ s Web site (refer to the

PC 100% compatible

II, Pentium III, AMD-K6® class processors or compatible

or Windo ws 2000

Technical Support

leaflet for details).

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Preliminary step for Windows 95 users

Check the ap propr iate box so th at you can refer to the Windows’ version number quickly during the softw ar e in stallati o n process .

Since Windows automa tically detects new hard ware and starts the software installation procedure upon startu p, you should verify your W indows version num ber before installing the graphics card.

To verify your Windows 95 version number

1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.

2. In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon. Your Windows 95 versi on number is displayed in the General tabbed page of the System Properties dialog box.

3. Note the version number. The following are the possible Windows 95 version numbers:

❑ 4.00.950 (Retail versio n) ❑ 4.00.950A (Retail version) ❑ 4.00.950B (OSR version 2 and 2.1) ❑ 4.00.950C (OSR version 2.5)

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Step 1: Installing Your Graphics Card

This section shows you the connectors on the 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS card.

Video Expansion connectors

Connect to a video expansion daughterboard.

VGA Out connector

Connects to your monitor via a monitor cable.

Figure 1: The 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS card.

AGP bus connector

To install the graphics card

1. Switch off your computer and all peripheral devices.

2. Touch an y met allic surface on your comput er to discharge any s tatic electricit y.

3. Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet.

4. Remove the computer cover.

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Note:

If you are replacing an existing V G A card with a 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS, please

remember to remove the existing VGA card.

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5. Locate a free AGP expansion slot.

Figure 2: Types of expa ns ion slots.

An AGP slot

A PCI slot

An ISA slot

Figure 2 shows the various types of expansion slots.

6. Remove the metal plate from the free AGP slot. Keep the screw and metal plat e for future use.

7. Align the bus conn ector of th e graphi cs car d wit h th e expansion slot.

8. Press the card’ s bu s conne ctor f ir mly and ev en ly i nto the slot, making sure tha t the bus connecto r com es into full contact with the slot. Then, secure the card to the compu ter casin g with a screw. See Figur e 3 below.

ii.Secure the card to the slot

with a screw.

Figure 3: Securing t he graphics card to the slot.

i. Press the card into the slot. Ensure that the bus connector has been pressed in as far as it will go and is sitting firmly inside the expansion slot. Warning: However do not force the graphics card into place. If it does not fit properly, remove it and try again.

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9. Connect the monitor cable to the VGA Out conn ector of the graphics card, as shown in Figure 4.

If you are using a multifrequenc y monit or , you may ne ed a special 15-pin DIN VGA c able. If your mul ti-freque ncy monitor allow s you to switch between ‘TTL’ and ‘analog’ operation modes, set the switch to ‘analog’. For details, re fer to your monitor’s manual.

Step 2: Installing Software

VGA Monitor cable

VGA Out connector

VGA monitor

Figure 4: Connecting your VGA monitor to the graphics card.

3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS

10.Replace the computer cover and plug the power cord back into the wall outlet.

After installing the graphics ca rd, you can install the software. The 3D Blaster GeF orce2 GTS CD contains the following:

❑ Drivers for Windo ws 95 and Windows 98 (common to both) ❑ Drivers for Windo ws NT 4.0 and Windows 2000

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❑ Creative Enhanced BlasterControl

for Windo ws 95 and Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 and

Window s 20 00

❑ E-Color Colorific ❑ Creative Lava!

/3Deep™ for Windo ws 95 and Windows 98

™

Player for Windows 95 and Windows 98

❑ Game Launcher This section is organized as follows:

❑ To instal l in Win d ows 95 (R et ai l version ) ❑ To install in Windows 95 (OSR version 2.0 and later) ❑ To instal l in Win d ows 98

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❑ To install in Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 5)

Figure 5: Selectin g the

Driver from disk provided by

hardware manufacturer

option.

❑ To instal l in Win d ows 20 00

To install in Windows 95 (Retail version)

1. Switch on your system. Windows 95 automatically detects the graphics card. A New Hardware Found message box appears, informing you that a display adapter has been detected.

2. When a dialog box similar to Figure 5 appears, ensure that the Driver fro m disk provided by hardware manufacturer option is selected.

3. Click the OK button.

4. Insert the 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS CD into your CD-ROM drive.

5. In the Inst all From Disk dialog box, type D:\GRAPHICS\ENGLISH\WIN9XDRV (where D: represents your CD-ROM drive) and click the OK button.

6. If prompted to select drivers, click the Creative GB0010 drivers. The drivers are copied to your system.

7. When prompted to restart your system, cli ck the Yes button.

8. After the system has restarte d, proceed to install the applications. Click Start -> Run.

9. In the Run dialog box, type D:\GRAPHICS\ENGLISH\SETUP and click the OK butto n.

10.Follo w the instructions on the screen to complete the setup. If you do not install al l the applications now, you can install them later.

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To install in Windows 95 (OSR version 2.0 and later)

1. Switch on your system. Windows 95 automatically detects the graphics card. A New Hardware Found message box appears, informing you that a display adapter has been detected.

2. When a dialog box similar to Figure 6 appear s, click the Nex t button.

3. Click the Other Locat ions button wh en it appe ar s in the Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box.

4. Insert the 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS CD into yo u r C D - ROM dr ive.

5. In the Select Other Location dialog box, type D:\GRAP H I CS\ENGLISH\WIN9 XDRV (where D: represents your CD-ROM drive) and click the OK button.

6. In the Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box, click the Finish button.

7. In the Inse rt Disk message box, click the OK button.

8. In the Copying Files dialog box, type D:\GRAPHICS\ENGLISH\WIN9XDR V a nd click the OK butt o n. The drivers are copied to your system.

9. In the Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box, click the OK button.

10.When prompted to restart your system, click the Yes button.

11.After the system has restarted, proceed to inst all the applications . Click Start -> Run.

12.In the Run dialog box, type D:\GRAPHICS\ENGLISH\SETUP and click the OK button.

13.Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the setup. If you do not install al l the applications now, you can install them later.

Figure 6: Th e Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box.

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To install in

Figure 7: Selecting the option

Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want

Windows 98

1. Switch on your system. Windows 98 automatically detects the graphics card. An Add New Hardware Wizard message box appe ars, informing you tha t a display adapte r has been detected.

2. When a dialog box similar to Figure 7 appears, select the option Display a list of

all the drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want.

3. Click the Next butto n.

4. Insert the 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS CD into your CD-ROM drive.

5. In the Models lis t b ox, cli ck th e Have Disk button.

6. In the Insta ll From Disk dialog box, type D:\GRAPHICS\ENGLISH\WIN9XDRV (where D: represents your CD-ROM drive) and click the OK button. If you are installing 3D Blas ter GeForce2 GTS as a second or subsequent card to make use of Wind ows 98’ s multi-monitor capa bility, you will see an Update Driver Warning message telling yo u tha t the dri ve r you ha ve sele cted may not wo rk co rrectl y. Y ou

click th e Yes button to conf irm t hat you wa nt t o use t he sele ct ed dri v e r . Othe rwise , the

must

system will ins tall t he wrong d riv er and wil l not rec ognize the card as a 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS card (for details, see “Windows 98 Multi-Monitor Displa y Problems” on page 21).

7. In the Models list box of the Select Device dialog box, make sure the Creative GB0010 entry is selected and click t h e OK button.

8. Click the Next butto n.

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9. Click the Finish button.

The drivers are copied to your system.

10.When prompted to restart your s ystem, click the Yes button.

11.After the system has restarted, proceed to inst all the applications . Click Start -> Run.

12.In the Run dialog box, type D:\GRAPHICS\ENGLISH\SETUP and click the OK button.

13.Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the setup. If you do not install al l the applications now, you can install them later.

To install in Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 5)

To install in Windows 2000

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1. Switch on your system.

2. Click Start -> Run.

3. In the Run dialog box, type D:\GRAPHICS\ENGLISH\SETUP and click the OK button.

4. Follow the instructions on the sc r een to complete the setup.

5. If the Invalid Display Settings message box appears after your system has restarted, click

1. Switch on your system.

2. Click Start -> Run.

3. In the Run dialog box, type D:\GRAPHICS\ENGLISH\SETUP and click the OK button.

4. Follow the instructions on the sc r een to complete the setup.

5. If the Invalid Display Settings message box appears after your system has restarted, click

If you do not install al l the applications now, you can install them later.

the OK button and change the display settings. For details , see “Right-click your desktop, and then cli ck Properties on the shor tcut menu.” on page 11.

If you do not install al l the applications now, you can install them later.

the OK button and change the display settings. For details , see “Right-click your desktop, and then cli ck Properties on the shor tcut menu.” below.

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Step 3: Changing the Display Settings

To do so in Windows 98 and Wi n dows 95 and Windows 2000:

1. Right-click your desktop, and then click Properties on the shortcut menu .

2. In the Display Properties dialog box, click the Settings tab.

3. In the Screen Area group box, move the slider to set the desired resolution.

4. In the Colors group box, select the desired color. Certain colors may not be avail able for

some display reso lut ions.

5. Cick the Apply button.

6. If you change the colors sett ing, you m ay see a ‘Compa tabil ity W a rni ng’. Sele ct Apply the new color settings without re starting and click OK.

7. If you change the Screen Area a message will be displayed statin g Wi ndows wi ll resize your desktop. Click OK.

8. If your screen becomes corrupt, wait 15 seconds and Windows will restore your original settings.

For Windows NT 4.0:

1. Right-click your desktop, and then click Properties on the shortcut menu .

2. In the Display Properties dialog box, click the Settings tab.

3. In the Desktop Area group box, move the slider to set the desired resolution.

4. In the Color Palette gro up box, select the desired color . Certain colo rs may not be av ailable for some display resolutions.

5. In the Refresh Frequency group box, select the desired refresh rate.

6. To test the se tt ings, cli c k th e Test button, and then click the OK button. When the Testing Mo de dialog box re-appears:

• If the test bi tmap is properly displayed, click the Yes button.

• If not, click the No button. A warning message will be displayed. Click the OK button

and repeat steps 3 through 6, changing one or more of the settings .

7. Click the OK button to cl ose the Display Prop er ties dialog box.

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Step 4: Changing performance settings

1. Click Start -> Programs -> Creative -> BlasterControl Display Cente r.

2. Click the Tweak bu tt o n to s ta r t Blaste r C ontrol Tweak Ce n t er.

3. Select the desired settings and click the OK button.

• If your monitor has a color temperature contro l, adjust it to 6500 K to get the best results.

• When printing to an inkjet printer, it is best to us e special coated paper.

About E-Color Colorific/3Deep

About Colorific

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Colorific® color management software is the industry-standa rd process for monitor-tomonitor and monitor-to-printer color management. It gives you accurate, predictable co lormatching betwe en your screen and printer o r over t he Internet b y calibrating the colors on your monitor . The soft ware leads you thro ugh a seri es of simple choices about wha t you see on your screen. From this inform ation, Colorif ic builds a precis e de sc ription of how your monitor displays color, taking into account variable viewing conditions, monitor control settings, and video card adjustments.

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Running Colorific

You can customize t he se tti ngs of your graphics card for optimal performance with applications. Howev er, if your monitor d is pla y exhibits pixel drop (that is, pixels , usually white in color, appear on th e screen) or any

About 3Deep

other abnormal behavior, revert to the fa ctory def aul t sett ings (se e “Troublesh ooting” on page 21).

You should calibrate with Colori fic before doing critical color w ork and whenever you change monitor color sett ings.

To run Colorific in Windows 95/98

1. Click the Colorific Control Panel icon in the taskbar. The Display Properties dialog box appears.

2. Click the Colorific tab.

™

3. Click the Run Color Wizard

button.

The Colorifi c C o lor Wizard is opened.

4. Follow the ins truction s on the screen to complete the process.

3Deep™ is an excitin g n ew to o l th a t al low s ga mers to expe rience 3D ga mes as the ga me developers intended. Only 3De ep can provide accurate 3D lighting and shading for 3D games because it adjusts the user’s monitor to match the game developer’s monitor — not too dark and not washed out.

3Deep uses the Color Wizard to measure the unique char acteristics of each gamer’s display. No more dark games, and no more washed out games when you inc r ease the contrast of your monitor. The results are awes ome 3D lighting and shading ef fects. 3Deep is a consist ent and high-quality solution for improving the 3D effect of your games!

Using 3Deep

To use 3Deep to calibrate your monitor’s gamma value

1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.

2. In the Control Panel window, double-click the 3Deep icon.

3. On the 3Deep Control Panel, move the Tweak slider or click the Calibrate Disp lay b u tto n.

4. Before playing a game, click Default System Gamma.

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You can also displ ay the 3Deep Control Panel by doing the following:

1. Right-click your desktop, and then click Properties on the shortcut menu.

2. In the Display Properties dialog box, click the 3Deep tab.

To uninstall Colorific and 3Deep in Windows 95 and Windows 98

Getting More Information

For 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS

For Creative B la st er Co nt rol

1. Right-click the Colorific Control Panel icon in the taskbar.

2. On the menu that appears, click Exit.

3. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.

4. In the Control Panel window, double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. The Add/ Remove Programs Properties dialog box appears with the Install/Uninstall tabbed page displayed.

5. Select the ent r y Colorific For Windows from the list, and then click the Add/Remove button.

6. After Colorific For Windows is rem oved, select the entry 3Deep from the list, and then click the Add/Remove button.

The Help file for 3D Blaste r GeForce 2 GTS giv es a brief i ntroduct ion to the features suppor ted by this graphics card.

To open the Help file for 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS

The Help file for Creative BlasterControl shows you how to use the BlasterControl utility to customize your screen resolution, color depth, and refr es h rate in Windows .

To open the Help file for BlasterControl

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Click Start -> Programs -> Creative -> BlasterContro l Help .

For Help topics specific to a BlasterControl module

In the BlasterControl module you w ant, click the Help button.

For LAVA! Player

For Colorific and 3Deep

Technical Support for Colorific and 3Deep

The Help file for LAVA! Player shows you how to use the multimedia player.

To open the Help File for LAVA! Player

Click Start -> Programs -> Creative -> Creative LAVA! -> LAVA! Help.

The Help file for Colorific contains the User’s Manual.

To open the Help file for Colorif i c

1. Click Start -> Programs -> Colorific.

The Colorific calibration utility is opened.

2. On the right-hand corner of the menu bar, click Help.

3. On the Help menu, click Help Contents.

To open the Help file for 3Deep

1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.

2. In the Control Panel window, double-click the 3Deep icon.

3. On the 3Deep Control Panel, click the Help button.

Updated information about using Colorific and 3Deep can be obtained fr om E-Color’s Web site at www.e-color.com/tech_support.

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Technical Specifications

Architecture Highlights

3D Features

❑ Nvidia Shading Rasteriz er (NSR)

-Generation Transform and Lighting (T&L) engine

❑ 2 ❑ Double Data Rate (DDR) memory ❑ DirectX Texture Compression ❑ Fu l l S c re en A nt i - al ia s ing (H a r d wa r e)

• Multi-sample, full scene, order independent

❑ 1.6 Gtexel fill rate ❑ 25M triangles/sec through T&L and setup ❑ 5.3 GB/sec total memory bandwidth ❑ NVIDIA Unified Driver Architecture™

❑ Optimized DirectX and OpenGL acceleration ❑ 256-bit graphics engine ❑ 8 texture-mapped, filtered, lit tex els per clock cycle ❑ Single pass multi-texturi ng ❑ 32-bit colors Z/Stencil (floating point or integer) ❑ High quality texture fi ltering, including anisotropic ❑ Advanced per-pixel, perspective-correct texturing

• Cube environment mapping

• Projectiv e textures

• Procedura l textures

• Multi- texture and multi-pas s

• Texture modulation

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• Per-pixel dot product 3 bump mapping

• Per-pixel lighting and shading

• Light maps

• Reflection maps

• Bi-directional Reflectance Distribution Functions (BRDF) support

• DirectX 6 text u r e co m p r ession

❑ Fog and depth cueing

• Radial or linear

• Per-vertex or per-pixel

2D Features ❑ High performance 2D/GUI/DirectDraw acceleration

❑ Fast 32, 24, 16, 15 and 8-bit VGA/SVGA suppo rt ❑ True-color hardware cursor ❑ Multi-buffering (Double, Triple, Quad buffering) for smooth animation and video playback

Video Support ❑ Video acceleration for DirectShow, MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and Indeo

❑ X and Y smooth up and down scaling with filtering ❑ P e r- pixel co lor key i ng ❑ Multiple vide o windo ws with ha rdware color s pace con ve rsion and filte ring (YUV 4:2 :2 and

4:2:0) and 5-tap horizontal by 3-tap vertical filtering

❑ DVD sub-picture alpha blended compositing

Specifications ❑ AGP 1X, 2X and 4X support, including Fast Writes and Execute Mode*

❑ VESA DDC 2B + DPMS ❑ Single slot 2D, 3D graphics, and video accelerator ❑ 256-bit graphics engine ❑ Integrated 350 MHz RAMDAC supporting up to a 2048x1536 resolution at 75Hz

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❑ Memory configurations of up to 128 MB of SDR or DDR SDRAM/SGRAM ❑ MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and full-motion video ❑ Motion Compensation for MPEG-2 decoding ❑ Ful l Plug and Play compliant

On supported motherboards

Drivers ❑ Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 display drivers

❑ Windows 95 and Wi ndows 98 displ ay driv er supporti ng DirectDra w , Direct3D, Dire ctV ideo

and A ctiveX

❑ OpenGL ICD for Windows 95 and Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 and

Linux

❑ Fully PC00, PC99, PC99a and VBE 3.0 compliant

Utilities ❑ Creative Enhanced BlasterControl™

❑ E-Color Colorific/3Deep ❑ Creative Lava!™ Player

Applications Supported ❑ All Windows 95 applications, including DirectDraw and Direct3D games and applications

❑ OpenGL applications under Windows 95 and Windows 98

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Table 2: Refresh rates supported by di ff erent video modes (based on 350 MHz RAMDAC).

The refresh rates shown in the table are the highest obtainable and are monitor-dependent. Resolutions, pixe l depths, and refre sh rates are also driverdependen t and may not be availabl e fo r so m e app l ications or operating system s.

Refresh

Rates

Number of Colors

Resolution 256 (8-bit) 64k (16-bit) 16.7 million (32-bit)

640x480

800x600

1024x768

1152x864

1280x720

1280x960

1280x1024

1600x960

1600x1200

60, 70, 72, 7 5, 85, 100,

120, 140, 144, 150,

170, 200, 240

60, 70, 72, 7 5, 85, 100,

120, 140, 144, 170,

200, 240

60, 70, 72, 7 5, 85, 100,

120, 140, 144, 150,

170, 200, 240

60, 70, 72, 7 5, 85, 100,

120, 140, 144, 150,

170, 200

60, 70, 72, 7 5, 85, 100, 120, 140, 144, 150, 170

60, 70, 72, 7 5, 85, 100,

120, 140, 144, 150

60, 70, 72, 7 5, 85, 100,

120

60, 70, 72, 7 5, 85, 100,

120, 140, 144, 150,

170, 200, 240

60, 70, 72, 7 5, 85, 100,

120, 140, 144, 170,

200, 240

60, 70, 72, 7 5, 85, 100,

120, 140, 144, 150,

170, 200

60, 70, 72, 7 5, 85, 100, 120, 140, 144, 150, 170

60, 70, 72, 7 5, 85, 100,

120, 140, 144, 150

60, 70, 72, 7 5, 85, 100,

120

60, 70, 72, 7 5, 85, 100,

120, 140, 144, 150,

170, 200, 240

60, 70, 72, 7 5, 85, 100,

120, 140, 144, 150,

170, 200, 240

60, 70, 72, 7 5, 85, 100,

120, 140, 144, 150,

170, 200

60, 70, 72, 7 5, 85, 100,

120, 140, 150, 170

60, 70, 72, 7 5, 85, 100,

120, 140, 150

60, 70, 72, 7 5, 85, 100,

120, 140, 150

60, 70, 72, 7 5, 85, 100,

120, 140, 150

60, 70, 72, 7 5, 85, 100,

120

60, 70, 72, 75, 85, 100

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Table 2: Refresh rates supported by di ff erent video modes (based on 350 MHz RAMDAC).

Refresh

Rates

Number of Colors

Resolution 256 (8-bit) 64k (16-bit) 16.7 million (32-bit)

1920x1080 60, 70, 72, 75, 85, 100 60, 70, 72, 75, 85, 100 60, 70, 72, 75, 85 1920x1200 60, 70, 72, 75, 85, 100 60, 70, 72, 75, 85 60, 70, 72, 75, 85 1920x1440 60, 70, 72, 75, 85 60, 70, 72, 75 60, 70, 75 2048x1536 60, 70, 72, 75 60, 70, 72, 75 60

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Troubleshooting

System Hangs, Blank Screen or Corrupted Display

Windows 98 Multi-Monitor Display Problems

After installing 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS and starting your system, the monitor displays a blank screen.

Solutions Try the fo llowing:

❑ Switch off your system and wait a while before switching it on again. ❑ Verify that any built- in VGA on your motherboard is disabled and that you

have removed any other video display card from your system.

❑ Ensure that your 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS card’s bus connector is fully

inserted into the expansion slot. Ensure this by pressing it gently a nd evenly into th e sl o t.

❑ Verify that the pins of your monitor’s VGA Input connector are not bent and

that the connector is properly connected to th e VGA Out con nector of 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS.

In a multi-monitor setting, the monitor connected to the 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS card remains blank even though the card and its drivers have been installed.

Cause If 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS’s drivers are not specified during the software

installation, the system installs it as a standard VGA card that does Windows 98’s multi-monitor feature.

Solution Update the device drivers to 3D Blaste r GeForce2 GTS’s drivers:

1. Right-clic k your desktop, and then click Properties on the shortcut me nu.

2. In the Display Properties dialog box, click the Settings tab.

3. On the Settings tabbed page, click the Advanced Properties button.

4. In the Advanced Displa y Pr op erties dialog box, click the Change butto n.

5. In the Select Device dialog box, click the Have Disk button.

6. Insert the 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS CD into your CD-ROM dri ve.

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not

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7. Follow steps 6 through 13 of the proc edure in “To install in Windows 98” on page 9 to complete the update.

If You Have a Problem

Please retain a ll c ontents includi ng pa ckaging a nd pro of of purcha se unti l you are full y satisfied with pr oduct.

If you have a prob lem installing or using your Creative product, please use the Creative W eb Support and/or Telephone Support serv ices f or assistance. Note the follo wing information for reference should you require technical assistance:

❑

The model and serial number of your Creative product

❑

Error information on the screen and how it came about

❑

Information on the adapter cards which may be causing a conflict

❑

Hardware configuration information such as the base I/O address, IRQ line, DMA channels used

❑

Motherboard information: BIOS manufacturer/version an d chipset manufacturer

❑

Type and version of your operating system, e.g., DOS 6.0, Windows 3.1x, Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT

If, after using the Creative support services, you believe your Creative pr oduct to be defectiv e, you should verify the purchase date and the take the appropriate action as detailed below:

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Less than 30 days since date of purchase

Should your store re ceipt indicate that the produc t is less th an 30 days old, you ha ve t he option of returning the full product to the dealer/retaile r for a replacement or credit. The 30-day time period may not apply in all instances, so please check the seller’s replacement/cred it terms.

More than 30 days since date of purchase

Returning a product for repair

Contact European Technical Support to clarify the nature of the problem and to obta in details of our re pair returns procedure. Crea tive Labs requir es that all re turns for repair / replacement must first be issued with an authorisation number.

❑

Contact Technical Support to receive your authorisa tion number for repair/replacement of product.

❑

T echnical Support will communicate how to return the product in question for repair/replacement.

❑

You should only return the hard ware item in question and return it to the address detailed by Technical Support. Please retain all software , accessories and the original packaging.

❑

Please quote the authorisation number clearly on the outside of the packaging in which you return the hardware item in question.

❑

Upon receipt of the fa ulty item, Creati v e Labs will process you r request and arrange a return or replacement.

Creative ma y re p lace o r r epair th e product with new or re-conditioned parts, and the faulty parts will become the property of Creative. The war ranty period for your repaired/repla cement ite m is 90 days from the dat e of shipment f rom Crea ti ve , or what is left on the original item’s warranty, whichever is longer.

T o avoid tariffs when shipping a product to Creative Labs from outside the E.U., you must complete the relevant customs documentation before shipping the product (please allow 30 days).

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Limited Warranty

Creative Labs (Ireland) Limited (“Creative”) warrants to you, the original purchaser only , that the hardware product will be fr ee of defec ts in materials and workmanship for a period of three years after the date of purcha se, or such othe r period as may be expressly specified by Creative or required by applicable law (“Warranty Per iod”).

Creative’s enti re liab i lity and your remedy will be, at Creative’ s sole discr etion, the repair or replacement (with the same or similar model) of any hardware or accompanying item(s ) not meeting the “Limited W arranty” explained above that is returned to Crea tive’s authorised distributor or dealer du ri ng the Warranty Per iod with a copy of your receipt.

What this warranty does not cover

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This warranty gives you specific legal rights. You may have other rights which vary from country to country. Certain limitations in this warranty are not permitted by the jurisdiction of some countries, so some limitations here may not apply to you.

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Specifically, this warranty does not cover failures of the product which result from accident, abuse, misuse, alterations (by persons other than Creative or its authorized repair agents), moisture, corrosive environments, shipping, high voltage surges, or abnormal working c onditions. Thi s warranty does not cover normal wear and tear. You are specifically advised to take a backup copy of any software provided with the Creative product for security purposes.

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Creative 3D Blaster, 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

User’s Guide

Contents

Introduction

Serial and Model Numbers

Before You Begin

Minimum System Requirements

Updating Drivers

Preliminary step for Windows 95 users

Step 1: Installing Your Graphics Card

To install the graphics card

Step 2: Installing Software

To install in Windows 95 (Retail version)

To install in Windows 95 (OSR version 2.0 and later)

To install in Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 5)

To install in Windows 2000

Step 3: Changing the Display Settings

Step 4: Changing performance settings

About E-Color Colorific/3Deep

About Colorific

Running Colorific

About 3Deep

Using 3Deep

To uninstall Colorific and 3Deep in Windows 95 and Windows 98

Getting More Information

For 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS

For Creative B la st er Co nt rol

For LAVA! Player

For Colorific and 3Deep

Technical Specifications

Troubleshooting

If You Have a Problem

Returning a product for repair

Limited Warranty