3Dlabs Oxygen GVX420, User Manual

Page 1: ...M TM TM GVX420 GVX420 GVX420 GVX420 Graphics Accelerator Graphics Accelerator Graphics Accelerator Graphics Accelerator User User User User s Guide s Guide s Guide s Guide 3Dlabs Inc 480 Potrero Avenue Sunnyvale CA 94086 408 530 4700 www 3dlabs com ...

Page 2: ...cur 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 the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver 3 Connect the equi...

Page 3: ...driver 6 To uninstall the Oxygen GVX420 Windows NT or Windows 2000 drivers 6 To install SoftEngine 7 To install Colorific 7 Registering Oxygen GVX420 8 Chapter 2 Software Configuration 9 The Oxygen GVX420 Driver 10 The Task Bar based Configuration Manager 10 The Display Control Panel 11 Configuring Multiple Monitors 12 To configure a second monitor in Windows NT 12 To configure a second monitor in...

Page 4: ... 21 Appendix B Software License 22 SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT 23 Software License and Restrictions 23 Limited Warranty 24 Limited Liability 24 Restricted Rights Notice 24 Termination 24 General 25 Appendix C Regulatory Statements 26 Declaration of Conformity 27 Appendix D Glossary 28 Terms and Definitions 29 Index 33 ...

Page 5: ...I I I INTRODUCTION NTRODUCTION NTRODUCTION NTRODUCTION ...

Page 6: ...card Oxygen GVX420 delivers high end geometry and rasterization graphics acceleration on a single AGP AGP Pro card for the most demanding workstation professional By integrating two 3Dlabs GLINT R4 rasterizers the new generation GLINT Gamma G2 geometry processor and 128MB of memory on a single card Oxygen GVX420 boosts the interactivity of huge models with a 256 bit memory bus Oxygen GVX420 ...

Page 7: ...of textures seamlessly from your favorite applications PowerThreads SSE OpenGL Drivers 3Dlabs new generation PowerThreads SSE and 3DNow OpenGL drivers are fully optimized for Pentium III and Athlon processors to dynamically load balance the geometry and lighting load between the GLINT Gamma hardware geometry processor and host CPU PowerThreads SSE and 3DNow give you the power of geometry hardware ...

Page 8: ...d features of the AGP AGP Pro bus SoftEngine AutoCAD support SoftEngine enhances AutoCAD R12 R13 R14 and LT performance by up to four times on Windows NT systems Colorific screen to print color matching Colorific simplifies color matching without sacrificing accuracy Control Panel Application Configuration 3Dlabs advanced control panel and task bar applet let you optimize your system configuration...

Page 9: ...f the following features in order to support Oxygen GVX420 Intel Pentium II or AMD Athlon K6 or compatible 166 MHz system Windows NT 4 0 Service Pack 5 0 or later or Windows 2000 operating system Minimum 64 MB RAM Random Access Memory 16 MB available hard drive space AGP AGP Pro and adjacent PCI expansion slots VGA multisync monitor or DVI digital flat panel ...

Page 10: ...most current information about applications support testing and certification status please visit www 3dlabs com Software Application Software Application Software Application Software Application Web Site Address Web Site Address Web Site Address Web Site Address AutoCAD http www autodesk com Colorific http www colorific com 3D Studio MAX http www ktx com Lightscape http www lightscape com LightW...

Page 11: ...C C C CHAPTER HAPTER HAPTER HAPTER 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 INSTALLATION NSTALLATION NSTALLATION NSTALLATION ...

Page 12: ...ew card as described in the Installing Hardware section below then install the driver Once the basic installation is complete you can choose to install the SoftEngine and Colorific enhancements as described on page 7 Note Be sure to register your new card using one of the options described on page 8 Before You Start Take every possible precaution against static electricity as you prepare to instal...

Page 13: ...he power source for your system and each of its peripherals 3 Unplug the monitor cable from the old card 4 Remove the cover from your system 5 Attach the anti static strap to your wrist and attach the other end to a bare conductive as opposed to painted or sticker covered area of your system s chassis 6 Remove any screws securing the card to the chassis 7 Lift the card out of the slot To install y...

Page 14: ...r covered area of your system s chassis 6 Remove the card from its anti static packaging Write down the serial number for registration and future use 7 Align the connector on the Oxygen GVX420 card over the AGP or AGP Pro slot and the connector on the daughter card over the adjacent PCI slot before attempting to seat the cards Important See your system documentation for instructions on securing th...

Page 15: ...p your system including peripherals and log on to your operating system Installing Software Installing Software Installing Software Installing Software The Oxygen Product CD ROM for the Oxygen GVX420 includes Oxygen PowerThreads video driver software which lets you set image quality and performance preferences for your card It also includes the Soft Engine AutoCAD accelerator and productivity tool...

Page 16: ...are license agreement 4 Restart your system at the prompt To install the Oxygen Windows 2000 driver 1 After installing the Oxygen GVX420 start up Windows 2000 The Hardware Wizard appears 2 Click Cancel in all dialog boxes that appear regarding Found New Hardware 2 Place the Oxygen Product CD ROM in your CD ROM drive 3 On the CD ROM locate the drivers directory and run setup exe The 3Dlabs Graphics...

Page 17: ...ograms it will have no beneficial effect 1 Place the Oxygen Product CD ROM in your CD ROM drive When the installation window opens choose Install Soft Engine A menu appears 2 Select your AutoCAD product type to start the installation 3 Follow the instructions that appear on your screen To install Colorific 1 Place the Oxygen Product CD ROM in your CD ROM drive When the installation window opens ch...

Page 18: ...e notification of software updates Qualify for technical support You can complete the registration card and return it to us in the mail or register on line once your hardware and software installations are complete You must have Internet access to register on line 1 Open your Internet browser 2 Go to http www 3dlabs com register 3 Fill out the registration form that appears on your screen and clic...

Page 19: ...C C C CHAPTER HAPTER HAPTER HAPTER 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 SOFTWARE OFTWARE OFTWARE OFTWARE C C C CONFIGURATION ONFIGURATION ONFIGURATION ONFIGURATION ...

Page 20: ...access the Display Configuration Manager and its shortcuts to these configuration tools Remove from System Tray lets you delete this task bar utility from your system You will still be able to access the driver configuration options with the Display Control Panel About 3DL Display Manager displays version information for this configuration utility Go to 3Dlabs Website takes you directly to www 3dl...

Page 21: ...pears Note This is only an example Your own panel displays the information specific to your board BIOS and driver version It provides software version and basic hardware specifications and a point of entry to the full set of Oxygen driver customization tools To fine tune your driver s behavior click the Advanced button for access to these panels Information Setup Direct3D Windows 2000 only OpenGL ...

Page 22: ...end my Windows desktop onto this Monitor checkbox on the Setup screen of the Windows 2000 Display Properties Control Panel To configure a second monitor in Windows NT 1 In the Display Properties Control Panel click the Settings tab 2 Click List All Modes 3 In the List of Valid Modes click a resolution and then click OK Select a resolution that is twice the width of your current resolution For exam...

Page 23: ... the new mode 8 In the Display Properties Control Panel click OK Your Oxygen GVX420 card is now configured for dual monitor mode To configure a second monitor in Windows 2000 1 Open Display in the Control Panel 2 In the Display Properties Control Panel click the Settings tab A dialog box appears displaying two monitor icons 3 Select the monitor icon labeled 2 4 Click the checkbox next to the optio...

Page 24: ... It is recommended that you use a monitor with a screen refresh frequency of at least 100 Hertz In addition it is recommended that you turn off fluorescent lighting before viewing stereo images to prevent a possible headache To set up and configure stereo viewing 1 Connect the stereo hardware to the round stereo connector on the Oxygen GVX420 card See the documentation that came with your stereo h...

Page 25: ...ick List All Modes 10 Select a screen refresh frequency of 100 Hertz or higher and then click OK If you are using a DDC type monitor modes with suitably high refresh rates should be available in the List of Valid Modes If no high refresh modes are listed open the Display Properties Control Panel click the 3Dlabs tab and then click the Monitor tab Click DDC and check for stereo settings If they sti...

Page 26: ...perties Panel click Test This tests the new mode on the monitor screen for five seconds 12 Click OK to test the new mode 13 Click OK if you saw the test bitmap correctly 14 In the Display Properties Control Panel click OK Your Oxygen GVX420 card is now configured for stereo viewing ...

Page 27: ...C C C CHAPTER HAPTER HAPTER HAPTER 3 T 3 T 3 T 3 TROUBLESHOOTING ROUBLESHOOTING ROUBLESHOOTING ROUBLESHOOTING ...

Page 28: ...ifferent from what you expected check to see that the Wait for VBlank setting has been set correctly in the Display Control Panel under Direct3D Support or OpenGL Support Question Question Question Question When I restart my system an When I restart my system an When I restart my system an When I restart my system an Invalid Display Settings Invalid Display Settings Invalid Display Settings Invali...

Page 29: ...ation Question Question Question Question I I I I m experiencing network problems since I installed my Oxygen card m experiencing network problems since I installed my Oxygen card m experiencing network problems since I installed my Oxygen card m experiencing network problems since I installed my Oxygen card Solution You may need to reinstall or update your Ethernet driver See your system or Ether...

Page 30: ...A A A APPENDIX PPENDIX PPENDIX PPENDIX A S A S A S A SPECIFICATIONS PECIFICATIONS PECIFICATIONS PECIFICATIONS ...

Page 31: ...v3 8 W 5V Geometry processing GLINT Gamma G2 with PowerThreads SSE Rasterizer Dual GLINT R4 rasterization engines RAMDAC frequency 300 MHz Memory 128MB SGRAM Monitor Resolutions Monitor Resolutions Monitor Resolutions Monitor Resolutions Oxygen GVX420 is capable of supporting monitor resolutions up to 2048 x 1536 with one monitor or 4096 x 1536 with two monitors in color depths of 8 16 and 32 bits...

Page 32: ...A A A APPENDIX PPENDIX PPENDIX PPENDIX B S B S B S B SOFTWARE OFTWARE OFTWARE OFTWARE L L L LICENSE ICENSE ICENSE ICENSE ...

Page 33: ...and 3Dlabs Inc or its licensors retain title to the SOFTWARE excluding media on which recorded FEATURES all copies thereof and all intellectual property rights therein No title to the SOFTWARE FEATURES any copies thereof or any intellectual property rights therein are transferred to you You are hereby granted for your own internal use only a nontransferable nonexclusive perpetual revocable license...

Page 34: ...DAMAGE OR LOSS IN NO EVENT SHALL 3DLABS INC ITS LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS LIABILITY ARISING UNDER THIS LICENSE EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU FOR THE PRODUCT OR SOFTWARE GIVING RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY THIS LIMITATION IS INTENDED TO LIMIT THE LIABILITY OF 3DLABS INC ITS LICENSORS OR ITS SUPPLIERS AND SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY SOME STATES OR COUNTR...

Page 35: ...ods If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of this AGREEMENT or portion thereof to be unenforceable that provision of the AGREEMENT shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of the parties and the remainder of this AGREEMENT shall continue in full force and effect Should you have any questions concerning this AGREEMENT please wr...

Page 36: ...A A A APPENDIX PPENDIX PPENDIX PPENDIX C R C R C R C REGULATORY EGULATORY EGULATORY EGULATORY S S S STATEMENTS TATEMENTS TATEMENTS TATEMENTS ...

Page 37: ... 2 nd Edition EN60950 1992 following the provisions of the 89 336 EEC Directive San Jose California December 1999 3Dlabs Inc Warning Any use of installation practices modifications or maintenance procedures carried out which are not in accordance with the issued instructions for use or approved by 3Dlabs Inc will nullify the CE certification of this product and could lead to prosecution We 3Dlabs ...

Page 38: ...A A A APPENDIX PPENDIX PPENDIX PPENDIX D G D G D G D GLOSSARY LOSSARY LOSSARY LOSSARY ...

Page 39: ...ed from adding one or more layers around an object Bilinear Sampling Bilinear Sampling Bilinear Sampling Bilinear Sampling The process whereby texture mapping is done through filtering Bit Depth Bit Depth Bit Depth Bit Depth Bit depth is another way of expressing the numbers of colors available A color bit depth of 8 is equivalent to 256 colors a bit depth of 16 15 bit of color plus a 1 bit overla...

Page 40: ...ting in a faceted appearance of the surface Frame Buffer Frame Buffer Frame Buffer Frame Buffer A 24 bit true color frame buffer provides 8 bits for each red green and blue primary display color This results in 16 8 million color combinations A second or double buffer enables system to calculate pixels one step ahead of the screen display for smooth distortion free images Gamma Gamma Gamma Gamma A...

Page 41: ... up the screen image Point Sampling Point Sampling Point Sampling Point Sampling The basic method of adding texture to an object Point sampling does not include any filtering of textures RAMDAC RAMDAC RAMDAC RAMDAC The final component in the graphics subsystem that translates a digital image into an analog representation Rasterization Rasterization Rasterization Rasterization A method to fill in c...

Page 42: ...ormation Transformation The change in rotation size position and perspective of an object in 3D space Transparency Transparency Transparency Transparency A function that refers to the rendering of transparent non opaque objects Transparency is generally accomplished on a polygon rendering system using either screen door transparency or alpha blending Vectors second Vectors second Vectors second Ve...

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Page 44: ...RX210 with DVI daughter card 3 Oxygen Windows NT driver 6 Soft Engine 7 software 5 memory vii Monitor Resolutions 21 Monitor Screen 18 multi monitor support vii 5 Multiple Monitors 12 Online Information 19 OpenGL ii vii 11 14 15 18 31 partners x PowerThreads vii RAM ix rasterization processors vii registration 8 Regulatory Statements 26 SGRAM vii 21 31 SoftEngine viii 2 7 Software License 22 23 Sp...