Gainward Co VGA-GWV03 VGA CARD User Manual Manaul

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1Congratulation on the purchase of this VGA board! You are now the owner of a state-of -the-art video adapter that offers features and functionality equal to, and beyond anyother in the VGA class.System RequirementsThe minimum system requirements for installing the graphics card are as follows:! a personal computer with a Pentium, Pentium II or compatible microprocessor and atleast 8MB of memory! a VGA analog monitor supporting a minimum 60Hz vertical refresh rate! a free AGP bus slot! a CD-ROM driveFeatures! nVIDIA RIVA TNT/RIVA TNT2/VANTA TwiN-Texel 32-bit Graphics Engine.- 2 Texture-mapped, Lit Pixels per Clock - Single Pass Multi-texture Rendering! 24-bit or 16-bit Z-buffer, 8-bit Stencil Buffer.! High Performance 128-bit 2D/GUI/DirectDraw Acceleration.! TextureBlend supports Multi-texturing, Bump-mapping, Texture-modulation, LightMaps, Reflection Maps, Detail Textures, Environmental Maps, Procedural Textures.- 32-bit ARGB Rendering with Destination Alpha- Point Sampled, Bilinear, Trilinear and 8-tap Anisotropic Filtering! Per Pixel Perspective Correct Texture Mapping -Fog, Light, and Mip Mapping.! Multiple Video Windows with Hardware Color Space Conversion and Filtering.! DVD Sub-Picture Alpha-Blended Compositing.! Video Acceleration for DirectShow MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and Indeo.! Optimized Direct Frame Buffer (DFB) Access with Write-combining.! Palette-DAC Pipeline Accelerates Full-Motion Video Playback, Sustaining FastFrame Rates with High Quality Color Resolution.! True Bilinear Filtering for Scaled Video, and Compensation for Filtering Losses withEdge Enhancement Algorithms.! Back-end Hardware Video Scaling for Video Conferencing and Playback.LCD Features (Option)! Support PanelLink digital interface for LCD monitor.! LCD support VGA,SVGA,XGA,SXGA 18/24 TFT color monitors.! LCD resolution ups to 1280x1024 and color depths up to 16 million.! VESA EDID support for LCD type auto-detect.1 Overview
2RIVA TNT! 128-bit Wide Frame Buffer Interface Supports up to 16MB SGRAM/SDRAM! 250 MHz Palette-DAC Supports up to 1920x1200 @ 75Hz.! Variable Length Burst DMA Bus Mastering for Data transfers over 450 MB/sThroughput.! 66 MHz AGP clock rate and AGP 2X mode.! 100% Hardware Triangle Setup Engine.RIVA TNT2/ TNT2 Ultra! 128-bit Wide Frame Buffer Interface Supports up to 32MB SDRAM! 300 MHz Palette-DAC Supports up to 2048x1536 @ 60Hz.! Variable Length Burst DMA Bus Mastering for Data transfers over 900 MB/sThroughput.! 66 MHz AGP clock rate and AGP 4X/2X mode.! 128-bit Graphics with over 2.4GB/s Throughput.! RIVA TNT2 150MHz MCLK, Ultra 183MHz MCLKRIVA TNT2 M64! 64-bit Wide Frame Buffer Interface Supports up to 32 MB SDRAM! 300 MHz Palette-DAC Supports up to 2048x1536 @ 60Hz! Variable Length Burst DMA Bus Mastering for Data transfers over 900 MB/sThroughput! 66 MHz AGP clock rate and AGP 4X/2X mode! 64-bit Graphics with over 1GB/s Throughput.Vanta! 64-bit Wide Frame Buffer Interface Supports up to 16MB SDRAM.! 250 MHz Palette-DAC Supports up to 1280x1024 @ 85Hz.! Variable Length Burst DMA Bus Mastering for Data transfers over 900 MB/sThroughput.! 66 MHz AGP clock rate and AGP 4X/2X mode.! 64-bit Graphics with over 1GB/s Throughput.Software Support! Microsoft Windows 95/98! Microsoft Windows NT4.0! Microsoft Windows 2000 (Option)! DirectX! OpenGL ICD1 Overview
3Before You BeginBefore you process further, make sure your computer system meets the peripheralrequirements and switch to the standard VGA display driver.Prepare Your Computer for InstallationPrior to working on your computer, make sure the power of the computer and any relatedequipment is turned off.Select a Vacant Expansion PCI (AGP) SlotMost AGP (PCI) bus computers have a combination of AGP (PCI) and ISA expansionslots. AGP (PCI) are usually made with plastic of a contrasting brown color (beige color),and are shorter than other slots in your computer. Your system manual should identify theAGP (PCI) slots. Plugging your Graphic card into a non-AGP (PCI) slot could damage thecard, your computer, or both.2 Hardware InstallationStatic electricity can severely damage electronic parts. Take these precautions:! Before touching any electronic parts, drain the static electricity from yourbody. You can do this by touching the internal metal frame of yourcomputer while it's unplugged.! Don't remove a card from the anti-static container it shipped in until you'reready to install it. When you remove a card from your computer, place itback in its container.! Don't let your clothes touch any electronic parts.! When handling a card, hold it by its edges, and avoid touching its circuitry.CAUTION !Back ofcomputerISA slotPCI slotAGP slotAGP vs. PCI vs. ISA expansion slots
4Insert your Graphic CardRemove the cover for the slot you intend to use and save the screw for the mountingbracket. Then, pick up the Graphic card and position it over the expansion slot you'vechosen. Push the card with firmly and evenly until it's fully seated in the slot. Replace thescrew to secure the bracket of the Graphic card to the computer chassis.Connect the monitor/LCD/TVPlug your monitor/LCD/TV cable into the monitor/LCD/TV connector on your Graphiccard. Make sure the other end of the monitor/LCD/TV cable is properly connected to yourmonitor/LCD/TV.2 Hardware InstallationPCI expansion slotGraphics cardBracket screwMotherboardMonitor connector (blue)AGP expansion slotDFP Host Receptacle ConnectorTV-Out S-VideoTV-Out Composite
5" Before installing the Display driver, make sure your Windows 95/98/NT is installedin VGA mode and work fine." For Windows 95 system, please install the DirectX before you want to play theMPEG Movie Player." To use an AGP graphics card with NT4.0, you may need to pre-install NT withService Pack 3 (SP3) or latter version before installing the AGP card." If you are running Windows NT4.0, please note that some drivers are notcompatible with earlier releases of Windows NT. Consult your dealer or localsupport to ensure you have the most recent releases for Windows NT and thedrivers.Before You BeginIf your system is running Windows 95/98/NT, the New Hardware Found dialog box willappear after restart. Select Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer, clickOK, then follow all on-screen instructions. If the New Hardware Found dialog box doesnot appear, follow the instructions below.Setup VGA ModeClick the right mouse button anywhere on the Windows 95/98/NT desktop and selectProperties from the pop-up menu that appears on screen. Select Settings | Change DisplayType (For OSR2 users, please select SettingsAdvanced Properties. For Windows 98users, please select SettingsAdvanced. For Windows NT users, please selectSettingDisplay Type) and then click the [Change] button for Adapter Type. When theSelect Device dialog box appears on the screen, please select [Standard display types]from the manufactures and select Standard Display Adapter (VGA) from the Models thenclick OK button.Install Software Driver1. Turn on your computer and start Windows 95/98/NT.2. Insert the Driver CD into your CD-ROM driver.3. Click the Start button on the task bar and then select Run button.4. Type D:\Cdsetup.exe [Enter] in the Run dialog box (where D:\ is the location ofyour CD-ROM drive).5. The Expertool VGA Installation dialog box will appear on the screen, please click"Continue" button and follow the instruction on screen to complete installation.6. Final, restart your computer for the changes to take effect. Windows 95/98/NT Display PropertiesWindows 95/98/NT allows you to select resolution, color depth, refresh frequency and fontsize using the standard Windows 95/98/NT Display Properties sheet, which can beaccessed by right clicking anywhere on the Windows 95/98/NT desktop, and then selectingProperties from the pop-up menu that appears on screen.3 Software Installation
6" The pictures in this chapter are only for RIVA TNT under Win98 reference." If the Color correction doesn’t appear, please adjust the color palette to high coloror true color. Figure 4-1 Figure 4-2Click the right mouse button anywhere on the Windows desktop and select Properties fromthe pop-up menu that appears on screen. For Win95, please select RIVA TNT (o r VANTAor TNT2 series) item. For Win98, please select Settings Advanced button then chooseRIVA TNT (or VANTA or TNT2 series) item as Figure 4-1. In nVIDIA RIVA TNT (orVANTA or TNT2 series) Properties dialog box, select Additional Properties button, theAdditional RIVA TNT (or VANTA or TNT2 series) Properties dialog box will appear.In the Additional RIVA TNT (or VANTA or TNT2 series) Properties dialog box, selectColor Correction item as Figure 4-2.The slider controls allow you to adjust the gamma values for each channel.Active Color Channel: Allows you to select the color channel controlled by the sliders.You can adjust the red, green or blue channels individually or all three channels at once.4 Display Properties for Windows
7 Figure 4-3 Figure 4-4(As Figure 4-3)Automatically generate mipmap levels: The RIVA TNT (or VANTA or TNT2 series) canautomatically generate mipmaps to increase the efficiency of texture transfers across thebus and provide higher application performance.Auto-mipmap method: Allows you to select the auto-mipmapping method used by theRIVA TNT (or VANTA or TNT2 series).Mipmap detail level: Allows you to adjust the LOD (Level of Detail) bias for mipmaps. Alower bias will provide better image quality, while a higher bias will increase applicationperformance.Allow mipmap dithering check box: This option allows for dithering of trilinear mipmaps.Enable anti-aliasing in hardware: This option allows you to control the anti-aliasingfeatures of the drivers.Anti-aliasing method: Allows you to select the anti-aliasing sampling method.Custom Direct3D settings: A list of the custom settings (or "tweaks") you have saved.Selecting an item from the list will activate the setting. To apply the setting, choose the"OK" or "Apply" button.(As Figure 4-4)Enable buffer region extension check box: Allows the drivers to use the OpenGLextension GL_KTX_buffer_region. This can increase application performance in 3Dmodeling applications that support this extension.PCI Texture Memory Size: Allows you to specify the maximum size of the PCI textureheap. Increasing this value on PCI systems with sufficient memory may significantlyimprove the performance of some OpenGL applications. This option is not available ondisplay adapters that use the AGP bus.4 Display Properties for Windows
8 Figure 4-5 Figure 4-6(As Figure 4-5)Use the arrow buttons to adjust the position of the desktop on your monitor.(As Figure 4-6)Disable cursor caching check box: Select this option to disable the caching of cursors bythe drivers.Do not filter stretched bitmap image check box: This option prevents pixel interpolationof stretched bitmap image.Disable hardware accelerated drawing of curves check box: This turns off GDI hardwareacceleration for curve drawing.Display the Quick Tweak icon the taskbar check box: Adds the NVidia Quick Tweakicon to the Windows taskbar.4 Display Properties for Windows
9 Figure 5-1(As Figure 5-1)Output Device: These options allow you to select the output display device (monitor orTV). If TV is selected, you can also specify the output format of TV signal (either NTSCor PAL).TV resolution and color depth: Selects the screen resolution and color depth for output tothe TV.Brightness or Saturation slider controls: Use these controls to adjust the brightness andsaturation of the TV image.Flicker Filter: Use this controls to adjust the amount of flicker filter you want applied tothe TV signal.5 TV Output for Windows (Option)
10" For maximum compatibility and flexibility, the Expertool can be loaded andunloaded dynamically, but note that many of the features it provides are onlyavailable while the Expertool is running." The pictures in this chapter are only for RIVA TNT under Win98 reference.The Expertool is a display control and desktop enhance ment utility for Windows95/98/NT, specially designed and optimized for use with your graphics accelerator. Youshould think of the Expertool as a kind of supplementary "device driver" which works inconjunction with your accelerator's display driver.InstallationThe Expertool is automatically installed when you use the Setup program under windows95/98/NT (refer to Chapter 3). Then click ProgramsExpertoolExpertool (Figure 6-1)or click on the "Expertool" (Figure 6-3) icon in the System tray to show the ExpertoolProperties on your screen. (Figure 6-2)Uninstall1. Click Close button to close the Expertool. (Figure 6-2)2. Then click Start button on the task bar and select SettingsControlPaneladd/Remove Programs.3. Choice Expertool item for Install/Uninstall and click add/Remove button.4. Click OK to uninstall the Expertool. Figure 6-1 Figure 6-2Figure 6-3 Expertool icon in the System tray6 Expertool for Windows6 Expertool for Windows
11 Figure 6-4 Figure 6-5(As Figure 6-4)Desk Top: Displays the current Resolution Setting, Color Setting, Font Size and RefreshRate for the monitor whose video adapter in Desk Top. Drag the slider to specify the eachone you want and click OK button to take effect.(As Figure 6-5)Information: Appears the current settings and information of your computer.Run this program each time Windows starts check box: Select this option to run theExpertool immediately each time when Windows starts. Figure 6-6 Figure 6-7(As Figure 6-6)Screen Adjustment: Select Adjust button to adjust the screen position with the keyboard.If you want resort the settings you have made, please select Default button.Monitor Information: Show you the information of your monitor.Power Saving: Allows you to adjust the Power Saving for Standby, Suspend or Shut-offmode.Standby check box: This option instantly places your monitor in standby mode, whichdelivers minimal power savings but provides the fastest recovery time.Suspend check box: This option instantly places your monitor in Suspend mode, whichdelivers maximum savings but requires a somewhat longer recovery time than Standbymode.Shut-off check box: This option effectively turns your monitor off, and recovery time ispractically equivalent to turning the monitor on using the monitor's power switch.(As Figure 6-7)6 Expertool for Windows
12Color: Move the slider to adjust the gamma value. The farther you slide this to the right,the higher the gamma value, and the brighter will be. The more you slide this to the left,the lower the gamma value, and the dimmer will be. Figure 6-8 Figure 6-9(As Figure 6-8)Memory Clock Setting Slider Control: Allows you to adjust your video memory clock forpeek performance and maximum stability. The higher memory clock setting you select thehigher performance shows. But change the value will affect the stability of VGA card. It'sbetter for you to use the original setting value.(As Figure 6-9)DirectX: DirectX properties vary depending on the version of windows you are running,the version of DirectX installed, and the type of DirectX-enabled drivers installed. In thisdialog box will also show you the system's DirectX capabilities, and relative information.Display Memory ConfigurationMemory-Resolution/Color This table is only for RIVA TNT reference.16MB256 color 64K color 16.7M color640x480 240Hz 240Hz 240Hz800x600 240Hz 240Hz 240Hz1024x768 170Hz 170Hz 170Hz1280x1024 120Hz 120Hz 100Hz This table is only for RIVA TNT2 reference.16/32MB7 Technical Information
13256 color 64K color 16.7M color640x480 240Hz 240Hz 240Hz800x600 240Hz 240Hz 240Hz1024x768 200Hz 200Hz 200Hz1280x1024 150Hz 150Hz 120Hz This table is only for VANTA / TNT2 M64 reference.8/16MB256 color 64K color 16.7M color640x480 240Hz 240Hz 240Hz 240Hz800x600 240Hz 240Hz 240Hz 240Hz1024x768 200Hz 200Hz 200Hz 200Hz1280x1024 120Hz 120Hz 120Hz 120Hz
14Monitor Connector Pin AssignmentsPin no. Function Pin no. Function 1 Red Video 9 +5V 2 Green Video 10 Sync Return (ground) 3 Blue Video 11 NC 4 NC 12 DDC DATA 5 Ground 13 Horizontal Sync 6 Red Return (ground) 14 Vertical Sync 7 Green Return (ground) 15 DDC CLOCK 8 Blue Return (ground)DFP Connector Pin Assignments and DescriptionPin no. Signal Name Description 1 TX1+ TMDS positive differential output, channel 1 2 TX1- TMDS negative differential output, channel 1 3 SHLD1 Shield for TMDS channel 1 4 SHLDC Shield for TMDS clock 5 TXC+ TMDS positive differential output, reference clock 6 TXC- TMDS negative differential output, reference clock 7 GND Logic Ground 8 +5V Logic +5V Supply 9 Reserved 9 Reserved do not connect 10 Reserved 10 Reserved do not connect 11 TX2+ TMDS positive differential output, channel 2 12 TX2- TMDS negative differential output, channel 2 13 SHLD2 Shield for TMDS channel 2 14 SHLD0 Shield for TMDS channel 0 15 TX0+ TMDS positive differential output, channel 0 16 TX0- TMDS negative differential output, channel 0 17 Reserved 17 Reserved do not connect 18 Reserved 18 Reserved do not connect 19 DDC_DAT DDC2B Data 20 DDC_CLK DDC2B ClockVIP InterfaceThe VIP interface is compliant with the Video Interface Port VIP Specification, Version1.1. Only a single slave device can be active at one time (no concurrency). VIP provides aglueless interface to VIP-complaint devices for example glueless interface to industrystandard video digitizers and MPEG decorers.Fan Connector (Option)7 Technical Information
15Problem: After installation and restarting, Windows 95 informs me that display setting is still incorrect. What can I do? There may be conflict between previous and current display drivers. This is caused by not complete removal of previous display driver. Try the following steps to remove it:Solution: (1) Use right button of mouse to click on "My Computer" icon on desktop. (2) Select "Properties" and "System Properties" box appears (3) Click on "Device Manager" tab (4) You will see a list of devices on your computer. (5) Open "Display adapters" in the list (double click it). (6) You will find two (or more) conflicted adapters listed here. (7) Remove all previous adapters by selecting them and press "Remove" (8) Close Device Manager and restart Windows 95. (9) Now display driver will work correctly.Problem: After installing the driver, Windows 95 doesn't prompt me for restarting and the driver still doesn't work after I reboot it by myself. You may have installed similar drivers before. Try the following steps to install:Solution: (1) Use right button of mouse to click on "My Computer" icon on desktop. (2) Select "Properties" and "System Properties" box appears (3) Click on "Device Manager" tab (4) You will see a list of devices on your computer. (5) If "Display adapters" appears in the list, click it. If "Display adapters" doesn't appear, jump to step 9 and continue. (6) The name of your card will be listed in the box. Double click it. (7) The properties box of your card appears. Select "Driver" tab. (8) Click "Change Driver.." and follow the installation steps. (9) Click "Other devices" you will see your card is listed. (10) Click on the name of card, the properties box appears. Select "Driver" tab. (11) Click "Change Driver.." and follow the installation steps.Problem: When the system is starting up, there is a series of prolonged beeps.Solution:The VGA card may not be firmly inserted into the expansion slot. Ensure that the gold-striped bus connector of the graphics card is properly inserted into the expansion slot.Ensure this by pressing the card gently and evenly into the slot. Alternatively, remove thecard and re-insert it.8 Trouble Shooting
16Problem: Monitor display flickers after Windows 95 or Windows 98 starts.Solution:Your monitor may not support the resolution or refresh rate that you have set. Use displaysettings supported by the monitor. To change the display settings:(1) Restart your system in Windows 95/Windows 98 Safe mode. To do so:a. Restart your system and when the message "Starting Windows 95/98…" appears, press F8. A list of options such as Safe Mode and Command Prompt Only Mode appears. b. Select Safe Mode and press ENTER.(2) Lower your monitor's resolution.For the resolutions supported by you monitor, refer to its manual.Problem: Why can’t I run the Additional Properties item in the Display Properties RIVATNT (or VANTA or TNT2 series) dialog box under Win95?Solution:The Additional Properties could be selected and run after you download the IE4.0 or latterversion.8 Trouble Shooting
17When you need advanced technique service, please Complete this form and FAX to yourdealer.Your name: Phone :Product S/N: PCB NO.:HARDWARE CONFIGURATIONMainboard Chipset: CPU Speed: MHzMainboard CPU: VGA Memory Type:Mainboard Memory: MB VGA Memory MBMainboard Brand: VGA Memory Brand:Cache Memory: KB FDD/HDC Card:Monitor Type: Horizontal Freq. : KHz to KHZVertical Freq. : HZ to HZ Operating System or Test Programs: Application Software: Other Cards installed in system: Problem Description:Printed in Taiwan8 Trouble Shooting

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