Trident 3DImage985 User Manual

3DImàge985

AGP

High Performance 3D/2D

GUI/Video Accelerator

User’s Guide

NOTICE

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TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Trident Microsystems, Inc. 3DImàge985™ User’s Guide

Trident Microsystems, Inc. assumes no responsibility for the use of any circuit other than circuits embodied in an Trident Microsystems, Inc. product. No other circuit patent licenses are implied.

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Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................3

1.1 COMPATIBILITY .........................................................................3

1.2 CHECK LIST............................................................................... 3

1.3 FEATURES.................................................................................. 4

1.3.1 Resolution and Color Selection .........................................4

1.3.2 3D and 2D GUI Accelerator.............................................. 5

1.3.3 VESA DPMS and VESA DDC2B supported ....................... 5

1.3.4 Software MPEG Video Playback ....................................... 5

1.3.5 Virtual Screen ................................................................... 5

1.3.6 DCI and DirectDraw Supported ........................................ 6

1.3.7 Live Video Capture............................................................ 6

1.3.8 TV Out (Optional).............................................................. 6

2. ADAPTER INSTALLATION ........................................................7

2.1 ADAPTER LAYOUT ..................................................................... 7

2.2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURES....................................................... 8

2.3 CONNECTING THE DISPLAY AND OPTIONAL TV ........................... 9

3. UTILITIES AND DRIVERS INSTALLATION.......................... 10

3.1 MICROSOFT WINDOWS............................................................. 10

3.1.1 Microsoft Windows 95 Driver Installation from CD.........10

3.1.2 Microsoft Windows 95 Driver Installation from Diskette . 10

3.1.3 Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Driver Installation................. 16

3.1.4 Microsoft Windows 3.1x Driver Installation..................... 17

3.2 LIVE VIDEO CAPTURE DRIVER .................................................. 23

3.3 OS/2 DRIVER INSTALLATION.................................................... 33

3.3.1 Displaying or Changing Screen Resolution ..................... 33

3.3.2 Screen Resolution Configuration Procedure.................... 35

3.4 DOS UTILITIES........................................................................ 37

3.5 OPTIONAL TV OUT.................................................................. 41

4. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)........................... 43

5. TROUBLESHOOTING............................................................... 47

6. APPENDIX A: VIDEO MODE TABLE...................................... 48

7. APPENDIX B: PINOUT AND SYNC FREQUENCIES.............. 53

7.1 ANALOG COLOR DISPLAY PINOUTS........................................... 53

7.2 CONVERSION TABLE: PIN ADAPTERS ....................................... 54

7.3 ANALOG VIDEO SIGNALS.......................................................... 54

8. APPENDIX C: FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT ................ 55

8.1 FCC WARNING........................................................................55

Expert Installation

The information contained in the Expert Installation section is only for “Expert” who have had prior experience in installation of a display card and its drivers. Please skip this entire section and read through the rest of this user’s guide if installation of a display card and its drivers is not familiar to you.

If your display card came with a “Display Driver CD”, please follow the information contained in the README file located in the root directory of the Display Driver CD for driver installation information.

If your display card came with a set of Display Driver and Utility diskettes, please follow the information stated below for quick driver installation information.

Windows 95 Display Driver Installation

1. ENSURE that MS Windows 95 is up and running properly.

2. INSERT the Drivers & Utilities Diskette # 2 into your floppy

drive A.

3. POSITION the mouse cursor in the wall paper area of your

Windows 95 desktop and then press the right mouse button.

4. SELECT the "Properties" selection bar.

5. SELECT the "Settings" page inside of Display Properties

windows.

6. SELECT either the “Change Display Type” or the “Advanced

Properties” selection bar, and then SELECT the “Change” button next to Adapter Type.

7. On the “Select Device” page, SELECT the “Have Disk” button.

8. SELECT the “Browse” button to browse the directory

“A:\WIN95” of your diskette drive.

9. SELECT “OK” to start installing the driver files from the

diskette drive.

10. SELECT “OK” button to close the “SELECT DEVICE”

window.

11. CLOSE the Display Properties window and Windows 95 will

prompt you to restart Windows 95.

12. Windows 95 will be using the Trident accelerated driver once

it’s re-started.

Windows NT 4.0 Display Driver Installation

1. SELECT the "Display" icon in control panel and then SELECT

the "Settings" page.

2. SELECT "Display Type..." button in the "Settings" page.

3. SELECT "Change..." button from the Adapter type section.

4. SELECT "Have Disk..." button from the Change Display page.

5. Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 will prompt you for the correct path

where the Trident drivers are located. ENTER the path "A:\NT40" after you have inserted the Drivers & Utilities Diskette # 3 into your floppy drive A.

6. If the driver "Trident Video Accelerator" is listed under the

Display list, SELECT the "OK" button to continue.

7. Once the driver files are copied, RESTART Microsoft Windows

NT 4.0 for the changes to take effect.

8. SELECT the desired color palette (the number of colors),

desktop area (resolution), and refresh frequency in the settings page of Display Properties and then SELECT the "Test" button in the same page to determine whether your selection works properly. SELECT "Apply" to active the selected mode.

1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing this 3DImàge985 3D/2D Graphical User Interface (GUI) accelerator adapter that supports 133MHz AGP with sidebands and pipelining. This adapter works with Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) bus of your system to bring you high resolution, true color capability, high performance, and compatibility with most software and hardware.

1.1 Compatibility

þ This 3D/2D Graphical User Interface (GUI) accelerator adapter is

IBM VGA compatible on BIOS, register, and hardware. This adapter works only with a Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) bus slot.

1.2 Check List

The package you have purchased should contain the following:

þ Trident 3DImàge985 AGP 3D/2D GUI Accelerator Adapter Card þ 3D Games sampler CD þ One Windows 3.x Driver Diskette þ One Driver Diskette with Windows 95 driver. þ One Driver Diskette with Windows NT 3.5/4.0 driver þ One Driver Diskette with DOS applications driver þ One Live-Video Capture AVI Driver Diskette (Optional) þ One Display Drivers and Utilities CD (Optional and replaces the

above five diskettes)

þ One Software MPEG Player Diskette (Optional) þ One OS/2 Warp Driver Diskette (Optional) þ S-Video television output cable (Optional) þ 3DImàge985 User's Guide

If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact your dealer. Important: Keep all packaging materials that accompany your adapter in

the event you need to return the product.

1.3 Features

þ Supports up to 133MHz AGP with sidebands and pipelining. þ Supports PCI 2.1 specification including 66MHz operations. þ Supports extensive high-performance 3D functionality. þ Accelerates the most frequently used 2D GUI/video operations þ Supports up to 1600x1200x64k Hi-colors mode using 4MB of

SGRAM on board. Supports up to 1024x768x64k Hi-colors mode using 2MB of video memory.

þ Supports VESA Display Power management Signaling (DPMS) and

VESA DDC 2b standards available on most of the VGA, SVGA and multisync monitor.

þ Software MPEG playback or live video capture capable. þ Optional connection to NTSC or PAL standard television through a

standard composite video jack or S-video jack.

þ Supports the standard IBM Feature Connector (FC) and Video Module

Interface (VMI) Host Connector for sending graphics data to an addon video controller

þ Contains drivers for the most popular operating systems and software

available today

1.3.1 RESOLUTION AND COLOR SELECTION

þ Supports up to 1024x768 in 16, 256, 32K, 64K and 16M colors non-

interlaced

þ Supports 1280x1024 in 16, 256, 32K and 64K colors non-interlaced þ Supports 1600x1200 in 16, 256, 32K and 64K colors non-interlaced þ 80 column text modes in 30, 43 and 60 rows þ 132 column text modes in 25, 30, 43 and 60 rows

1.3.2 3D AND 2D GUI ACCELERATOR

Accelerates the most frequently used 2D functions in today’s graphicsintensive environments plus complete 3D GUI acceleration:

þ Complete 3D primitive support þ Texture mapping þ Gouraud Shading for smooth shading þ Alpha blending for transparency effects þ Fog þ Z-buffering at 16/32 bit-per-pixel þ Page flipping for double and triple buffering for smooth animation

effects

1.3.3 VESA DPMS AND VESA DDC2B SUPPORTED

Supports VESA Display Power management Signaling (DPMS) which decreases energy consumption when used with a monitor that meets the VESA standards for power management. Supports VESA DDC 2b standards for automatically selecting the correct display setup on a monitor that meets the VESA DDC standard.

1.3.4 SOFTWARE MPEG VIDEO PLAYBACK

Full-motion software MPEG video playback through 3DImàge985 ’ s fast video accelerator is available with the installation of a software MPEG player.

1.3.5 VIRTUAL SCREEN

The Virtual Screen features takes advantage of un-used display memory by expanding the display area into the off-screen area; this feature allows the user to make effective use of a display screen larger than the standard 640x480, 800x600 or 1024x768 resolutions.

1.3.6 DCI AND DIRECTDRAW SUPPORTED

Supports DCI for Windows 3.1x and DirectDraw for Windows 95 for enhancement of display quality and playback performance during software MPEG video playback. Both DCI for Windows 3.1x and DirectDraw for Windows 95 are memory manger for video memory. Using such memory manager for video manger, a program can manipulate video memory with ease, taking full advantage of the blitting and color decompressing capabilities of 3DImàge985 ’ s video hardware.

1.3.7 LIVE VIDEO CAPTURE

Live video capture is the process of accepting video data from an outside source and writing it to the frame buffer from where it can be displayed or stored. This process is supported by 3DImàge985 through the Feature Connector and the Video Module Interface(VMI) Host Connector.

1.3.8 TV OUT (OPTIONAL)

The 3DImàge985 is capable of displaying all standard and some extended VGA video modes on an NTSC or PAL TV. Resolutions up to 720x480 can be displayed on NTSC TV’s; resolutions up to 800x600 can be displayed on PAL TV’s. Extra features are built-in to reduce line flickering and to vertically scale the image for TV display.

2. Adapter Installation

2.1 Adapter Layout

Composite TV Out

S-video TV Out

VGA Out

CON4

CON5

VGA

BIOS

Feature

Connector

VMI

Connector

256Kx32

SGRAM

256Kx32

SGRAM

3DImàge9850

256x32

SGRAM

256x32

SGRAM

Figure 2-1. 3DImàge985 AGP card with Output to TV

2.2 Installation Procedures

To install the adapter into your system, follow these steps:

1. Turn OFF all power to your system, including any peripherals

(printer, external drives, modem, etc.).

2. Disconnect the power cord and the monitor cable from the back of

the computer.

3. Unfasten the cover mounting screws on your system and remove

the system cover. Refer to your system user manual for instructions and to determine the location of the mounting screws.

4. Remove any graphics adapter that already exists on your

motherboard. Start by removing the screw that holds the adapter retaining bracket in place (keep this screw, you will need it later). Then, gently pull straight up on the adapter card itself, and remove it from the motherboard.

5. If appropriate, you can use the expansion slot left vacant by the

existing graphics adapter you just removed. Otherwise, select an appropriate AGP bus expansion slot for the new adapter. Refer to your computer system manual for the location of the AGP bus expansion slots. Remove the retaining screw that holds the slot cover in place. Slide the slot cover out and put the screw aside (you will need it to secure the adapter). If you just removed an existing graphics adapter and are not going to use that expansion slot, you can install the slot cover you just removed from the unused expansion slot to cover the open hole.

6. Install the adapter. To install the adapter in the selected

expansion slot, carefully line up the gold-fingered edge connector on the adapter directly above the expansion slot connector on the motherboard. Then press the adapter into place, completely, using only as much pressure as is safely necessary. DO NOT USE excessive force. Use the (remaining) screw you removed to secure the adapter retaining bracket in place.

7. Replace the computer cover. Secure the cover with the mounting

screws you removed in Step 3.

You have now completed the installation of your new graphics adapter on your system. Before you use the system, however, please refer to the following sections, “Connecting the Display”.

2.3 Connecting the Display and Optional TV

Fan Power Keyboard

Speaker Output Jack

(Sound Card)

Composite

TV Connector

S-Video

TV Connector

VGA

Connector

S-Video Input

(optional)

Composite Video Input

(optional)

Audio

Input

(optional)

Color

Monitor

Television Set

Back of Computer

1. The adapter offers a standard VGA 15-pin analog connector. When

you connect your monitor to the adapter, be sure you have the right cable and cable connector. Fixed-frequency analog monitors come equipped with a 15-pin connector. Variable frequency analog or analog/digital monitors may require a 9-to-15 pin cable connector.

2. If your system is equipped with a sound board, you can also connect a

Y-cable for speaker (single male mini stereo phono jack to double male RCA jack) from the Speaker-Out jack of the sound board to the Audio-In jack on your television set.

3. For optional TV connection, please check the back of your TV or VCR

for the presence of a S-Video connector. If such a connector is present, you will need a S-Video cable to connect S-Video TV-Out on the adapter to S-Video In on the TV or VCR. If such a connector is not available, a RCA video cable is needed to connect Composite TV-Out on the adapter to Composite Video In on the TV or VCR. S-Video connection is recommended since it provides a higher quality display.

3. Utilities and Drivers Installation

3.1 Microsoft Windows

3.1.1 MICROSOFT WINDOWS 95 DRIVER INSTALLATION FROM CD

1. ENSURE that MS Windows 95 is up and running properly

using the Trident SVGA driver that it has detected.

2. Insert the Trident Display Driver CD into your CD-ROM

drive.

3. SELECT your CD-ROM drive or TYPE in X:\SETUP (X is

the letter of your CD-ROM drive) under Start… Run of the task bar for the Trident Display Driver CD Setup menu.

4. SELECT the "Installation" selection bar to install Windows

95 Display Driver.

5. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish Trident display

driver installation.

6. Restart Windows 95 to complete installation.

3.1.2 MICROSOFT WINDOWS 95 DRIVER INSTALLATION FROM DISKETTE

1. ENSURE that MS Windows 95 is up and running properly

using the Trident SVGA driver that it has detected.

2. OPEN the “My Computer” program group and SELECT the

“Control Panel” icon as shown in Figure 3-1.

Figure 3-1.

3. SELECT the “Display” icon and then SELECT the “Settings”

page (refer to Figure 3-2).

Figure 3-2.

4. SELECT either the “Change Display Type” or the “Advanced

Properties” selection bar, and then SELECT the “Change” button next to Adapter Type (refer to Figure 3-3).

Figure 3-3.

5. On the “Select Device” page, SELECT the “Have Disk”

button to install the Trident display driver from Disk 2 of the Drivers and Utilities diskette (refer to Figure 3-4).

Figure 3-4.

6. After the “Have Disk” button is selected, an “Install From

Disk” window will appear. SELECT the “Browse” button to browse the directory “X:\WIN95” of your diskette drive where X: stands for the drive letter of your diskette drive in your system (refer to Figure 3-5).

Figure 3-5.

7. Once in this directory, the file TRIDENT.INF will appear

under file name list. SELECT “OK” to return to the “Install From Disk” window (see Figure 3-6). Under the statement “Copy manufacturer’s files from”, the line X:\WIN95 should appear. SELECT “OK” to start installing the driver files from the diskette drive.

Figure 3-6.

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