Intergraph Intense 3D Pro 3400 Installation Guide
Intense 3D Pro 3400
Installation Guide
March 1998
DHA026010
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1998 Intergraph Computer Systems. All rights reserved. This document contains information
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Intergraph Computer Systems, Huntsville AL 35894-0001
Notice
Information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be considered a
commitment by Intergraph Computer Systems. Intergraph Computer Systems shall not be liable for
technical or editorial errors in, or omissions from, this document. Intergraph Computer Systems shall
not be liable for incidental or consequential damages resulting from the furnishing or use of this
document.
Trademarks
Intergraph Computer Systems and the Intergraph Computer Systems logo are registered trademarks
of Intergraph Computer Systems. Intense 3D is a trademark of Intergraph Corporation.
Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners.
FCC/DOC Compliance
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 when the equipment is operated in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy. If the equipment is not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions, 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, try to correct the interference as follows: re-orient or
relocate the affected device; increase the separation between this equipment and the affected device;
connect this equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from the circuit to which the affected device is
connected; consult a dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.
Changes or modifications made to the system that are not approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment
Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigencies du Règlement sur le
materiél brouilleur du Canada.
Warnings
Changes or modifications made to the system that are not approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
To comply with FCC Class B limits, you must use shielded cables with this device.
Notes
This device is designed and manufactured to comply with approved safety standards for information
processing and business equipment.
Read all operating instructions before using this device. Keep these instructions for future reference.
Follow all warnings on the device or in the operating instructions.
Product Serial Number
Record the serial number printed on the Intense 3D Pro 3400 board before installing the board in your
computer. You will need this number to get technical support and warranty service. You can record the
serial number in Chapter 2, “Preparing for Installation.”
Warranty
Intergraph Computer Systems warrants to the purchaser of this product that it will be free from defects
in material and workmanship for a period of three (3) years from the date of purchase. If the product
should become defective within the warranty period, Intergraph Computer Systems will, at its option,
repair or replace it, provided it is delivered at the purchaser’s expense to the place of purchase or to
Intergraph Computer Systems. No other warranty is expressed or implied.
This limited warranty does not cover any loss or damage resulting from shipping, weather, improper
installation or maintenance, accident, misuse, abuse or neglect, adjustment, repair, modification, or
installation of options or parts by anyone other than Intergraph Computer Systems. The limited
warranty also does not cover improper environment, excessive or inadequate heating or cooling, or
irregularities in electrical power service. This limited warranty applies only to the original purchaser
and is not transferrable.
Intergraph Computer Systems is not liable for damages arising out of the use or inability to use this
product. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages for
consumer products, so these limitations may not apply to you.
To obtain warranty service during the warranty period, the purchaser shall return the product in its
original packaging to the place of purchase along with proof of purchase showing the purchase date. If
the reseller’s warranty period has expired, the purchaser shall return the product directly to Intergraph
Computer Systems. The purchaser shall bear shipping, packaging, and insurance costs for delivering the
product to Intergraph Computer Systems. Intergraph Computer Systems will provide return shipment to
the purchaser.
1 Introduction
Congratulations! In choosing Intense 3D Pro 3400, you are equipping
your personal computer or personal workstation with powerful and
professional 3D graphics. Intense 3D Pro 3400 infuses Intel
Pentium Pro and Pentium II computers running the Microsoft
Windows NT operating system with workstation-class 3D graphics
features and performance.
Features
Intense 3D Pro 3400 offers these high-end 3D graphics features:
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Performance up to 2 million triangles per second (3D, Z-buffered,
25 pixel, Gouraud shaded).
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Support for Windows NT graphics -- Graphic Device Interface
(GDI) and OpenGL.
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Support for resolutions up to 1.3 megapixels (1280 x 1024).
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Support for Heidi and Intergraph RenderGL graphics libraries.
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Support for graphics features such as Gouraud shading, 2D and
3D vectors and triangles, texture processing, rectangle fills,
antialiased vectors, clipping, alpha blending, fog, and stenciling.
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16 MB of Synchronous Dynamic RAM (SDRAM) frame buffer
memory.
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16 MB of SDRAM texture memory.
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Video plane sets of 100 bits per pixel (at 1280 x 1024), 128 bits
per pixel (up to 1152 x 864), and four video lookup tables.
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10-bit gamma correction.
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24- or 32-bit double-buffering and 24-bit Z-buffering.
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Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) interface with direct
memory access (DMA).
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Genlock support for multi-screen capability.
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Integrated VGA video support.
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Support for industry standard and Intergraph multi-sync monitors.
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Hardware support for stereoscopic viewing, Display Data Channel
(DDC), and Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS).
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Multi-screen capability is available by using multiple Intense 3D
Graphics Accelerators (up to four cards to drive four screens).
Hardware Requirements
Intense 3D Pro 3400 hardware requires these PCI expansion slots:
Number of Screens
PCI Expansion Slots
Single screen One slot
Multiple screens (up to four) One slot per screen
WARNING You must leave an open slot adjacent to side 1 (the side with
the texture memory module) of each installed Intense 3D Pro
3400 card, unless you install the card in a slot in which side 1
is not adjacent to another slot. This ensures proper cooling
for the card’s high-power components.
Software
Intense 3D Pro 3400 uses the Intense 3D video display driver. The
video display driver installs as a standard Windows NT driver, and
provides both GDI and OpenGL graphics compatibility.
Intense 3D Pro 3400 can use Intergraph’s Heidi Device Driver, which
works with the video display driver to support software applications
based on the Heidi graphics library.
Intense 3D Pro 3400 also works with applications built with
Intergraph’s RenderGL graphics library. RenderGL works with
OpenGL to enable hardware acceleration of high-quality,
photorealistic features on 3D models.
2 Preparing for Installation
Follow these instructions to prepare your computer for Intense 3D Pro
3400.
Make Sure Your Computer Is Ready
Make sure your IBM PC-compatible computer has the following:
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A Pentium Pro or Pentium II processor.
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A high-resolution multi-sync analog RGB monitor.
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Windows NT 4.0 operating system.
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3 MB of free space on the computer’s hard disk.
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PCI expansion slots that support PCI bus mastering.
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A power supply and system board that provide +3.3V to the PCI
bus.
Take Antist atic Precautions
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Static electricity can damage the components inside a computer or on
a printed circuit card. To keep the possibility of electrostatic discharge
to a minimum, do the following:
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Turn off power to the computer.
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Touch the metal chassis of the computer to drain off any static
electricity before touching a card.
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Wear a properly connected grounding wrist strap when handling a
card or working in a computer.
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Do not wear wool or polyester clothing.
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Work in an area with a relative humidity of at least 50 percent.
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Do not remove a card from its antistatic bag until you are ready to
install it.
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Handle a card as little as possible and by the edges only.
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Collect Materials and Tools
Collect the following materials and tools:
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One or more Intense 3D Pro 3400 cards.
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Genlock cables with two, three, and four connectors (available in
the multi-screen cable kit, if installing multiple cards).
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Diskette containing the Intense 3D Pro 3400 video display driver.
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Flat-head or Phillips screwdriver, as required to prepare your
computer’s PCI slots for installation of the option cards.
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Monitor cable supplied with your computer or its monitor.
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Your computer’s documentation.
Retain all packaging materials. You must return your Intense 3D Pro
3400 hardware in its original packaging to obtain warranty service.
Record the Card’s Serial Number
You must have the serial number of your Intense 3D Pro 3400 card to
get technical support or warranty service.
Before you install the Intense 3D Pro 3400 card in your computer,
record the serial number printed on the card here:
If you are installing multiple Intense 3D Pro 3400 cards, record the
serial number of each card before installation.
Make a Copy of the Video Display Driver Diskettes
Make a copy of the diskettes containing the Intense 3D video display
driver as a precaution. Should anything happen to the copy, you will
still have the original diskettes.
See your computer’s documentation to make a backup copy of the
video display driver diskettes. Store the original video display driver
diskettes in a safe place, and use the backup video display driver
diskettes during the installation.
Read the Instructions
Before installing Intense 3D Pro 3400, read Chapter 3, “Installing the
Hardware,” and Chapter 4, “Installing the Software” completely. You
may want to review the
diskettes as well.
Review your computer’s documentation for instructions on opening
and closing the computer, identifying PCI expansion slots, disabling
system board graphics devices (if present), and adding expansion
cards.
Review the Microsoft Windows NT documentation and online Help for
information on using the Display application, and for instructions on
installing drivers and software application programs.
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README.TXT file on the video display driver
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