3Dlabs Wildcat III 6210, User Manual

Page 1: ...t III 6210 and Wildcat III 6110 Graphics Accelerator Card User s Guide 3Dlabs Inc 480 Potrero Avenue Sunnyvale CA 94086 408 530 4700 www 3dlabs com All manuals and user guides at all guides com a l l...

Page 2: ...f 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...

Page 3: ...ving an existing driver under Windows 2000 14 Removing an existing driver under Windows XP 14 Installing your Wildcat III 6210 or Wildcat III 6110 driver 15 Heidi Drivers for AutoDesk Applications 15...

Page 4: ...nd Display Resolutions 31 Diagnostics 31 Obtaining a Usable Video Resolution 32 Using the Last Known Good option in Windows NT 32 Booting into Safe Mode 32 Determining a defective unit 32 Reinstalling...

Page 5: ...3Dlabs Graphics Accelerator Card User s Guide CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION All manuals and user guides at all guides com...

Page 6: ...tal Video Interface DVI I compliant digital display device 3 MB of free space on the computer s primary system disk for the video display driver software NOTE If you purchased your Wildcat III 6210 or...

Page 7: ...D IF YOU ARE USING SINGLE OR DUAL MONITORS SEE Appendix A Specifications FOR A LIST OF SUPPORTED RESOLUTIONS AND REFRESH RATES TO DISPLAY AT A SPECIFIC RESOLUTION WITH THE DESIRED REFRESH RATE BOTH TH...

Page 8: ...Transpose Matrix Fog Extensions Fog function Fog offset Occlusion culling Texture Extensions 3D textures edge border and LOD clamps Mipmap generation Color table Color masking LOD 4D Video Extensions...

Page 9: ...lace add subtract interpolate dot3 Stencil Operations Dithering Rich set of blending operations Depth buffering 24 and 32 bit Additional Features SuperScene full scene multisampled anti aliasing Point...

Page 10: ...3Dlabs Graphics Accelerator Card User s Guide CHAPTER 2 SETUP All manuals and user guides at all guides com...

Page 11: ...floor rather than carpet Touch the metal chassis of the computer to drain off any static electricity before touching the card Do not wear wool or polyester clothing Work in an area with a relative hu...

Page 12: ...r Wildcat III 6210 or Wildcat III 6110 Graphics Accelerator Card using a Phillips head screwdriver 6 If an anti static wrist strap was included in your box attach it to your wrist and attach the other...

Page 13: ...system documentation for instructions on securing the card to the chassis Loose cards and connections can cause grounding and operating problems 9 Remove the anti static wrist strap if used and replac...

Page 14: ...dware installation instructions 3 Install the Wildcat III 6210 or Wildcat III 6110 Graphics Accelerator Card driver software see Installing the Driver Software later in this chapter Connecting the Mon...

Page 15: ...in the picture above and on the I O panel of your card 4 Turn on power to the workstation If the monitor s Power On LED does not illuminate or the monitor does not display the startup sequence consult...

Page 16: ...primary DVI I port labeled 1 3 Turn on power to the workstation If the monitor s Power On LED does not illuminate or the monitor does not display the startup sequence consult Chapter 4 Troubleshootin...

Page 17: ...ildcat III 6110 as an upgrade are reinstalling the driver or are updating the operating system Make sure your computer is ready Make sure your workstation has the following before installing Wildcat I...

Page 18: ...nformation on Administrator privileges 2 From the Start menu go to Settings Control Panel and click Add Remove Programs 3 Under Change or Remove Programs highlight the current Display Driver and click...

Page 19: ...ardware acceleration of the Wildcat III 6210 or Wildcat III 6110 through the use of OpenGL To install the Heidi driver and to activate full screen multisampling consult the README TXT located under th...

Page 20: ...hat two Wildcat devices are listed This indicates that the appropriate driver is installed NOTE If only one Wildcat III 6210 device is listed you may not have completed installation Refer to Installin...

Page 21: ...ontrol Panel System Advanced 2 Click Startup and Recovery 3 On the Startup and Recovery dialog box verify that Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional is the listed as the Default operating system It is I...

Page 22: ...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 t...

Page 23: ...3Dlabs Graphics Accelerator Card User s Guide CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION All manuals and user guides at all guides com...

Page 24: ...ine Help for instructions if necessary 2 Close any open applications 3 Right click on the Windows desktop or left click if you ve altered the default mouse setup and choose Properties from the menu Cl...

Page 25: ...Software Configuration 3Dlabs Graphics Accelerator Card User s Guide All manuals and user guides at all guides com...

Page 26: ...Display Properties dialog box 2 Click Color Calibration to modify the color settings Make modifications to the Color Calibration dialog box then check the Apply Gamma Color Calibration to 3D Windows...

Page 27: ...t to the default settings You are returned to the Wildcat Monitor Display Properties dialog box 4 Click OK on the Display Properties dialog box to accept the changes Reboot the workstation if you are...

Page 28: ...OK then select a resolution from the list of available resolutions 4 Click OK if the display is correct and you wish to keep the new settings The Display Properties dialog box is dismissed 5 Click OK...

Page 29: ...ect the external timing source to the Genlock In port of the Master workstation 2 Turn your on system and log on to Windows using an account that has administrative privileges 3 Right click on the Win...

Page 30: ...your operating system Windows 2000 go to the Start menu and choose Shutdown then choose Shutdown from the displayed menu Windows XP go to the Start menu and select Turn off computer 5 If you have not...

Page 31: ...2 With the monitor to adjust selected click Advanced Select Wildcat Monitor and make changes to the Colors or Screen area Click OK 3 Select the other monitor icon or select from the pulldown menu und...

Page 32: ...ation 4 Click Finish to save your configuration and dismiss the Wizard or click Cancel to close the Wizard without accepting any changes NOTE You cannot alter the application manufacturer s pre set co...

Page 33: ...ation tab select Configuration Wizard Click Next to continue 3 Select New Configuration on the pulldown menu then click Next 4 Enter a name for the new configuration then select the configuration you...

Page 34: ...3Dlabs Graphics Accelerator Card User s Guide CHAPTER 4 TROUBLESHOOTING All manuals and user guides at all guides com...

Page 35: ...h rate See Obtaining a Usable Video Resolution later in this chapter for instructions Solution Reboot into VGA Safe Mode to verify the display properties are configured correctly for the monitor type...

Page 36: ...g into Safe Mode Press CTRL ALT DEL but do not log on to the Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating system Instead shut down then boot into Safe Mode to choose another resolution or reinstall the video...

Page 37: ...n existing driver under Windows 2000 1 Log on to Windows 2000 using an account that has administrative privileges Please consult your system administrator or Microsoft Windows 2000 User s Manual for m...

Page 38: ...recommended then click Next 8 Under Locate Driver Files make sure the appropriate search location is selected and that Disk 1 of the driver media is loaded in the appropriate drive then click Next The...

Page 39: ...3Dlabs Graphics Accelerator Card User s Guide APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS All manuals and user guides at all guides com...

Page 40: ...t A for Wildcat III 6210 or Wildcat III 6110 DMA channels AGP 4X or 2X Video memory Wildcat III 6210 Frame Buffer 128 MB Texture Buffer 256 MB DirectBurst 32MB Wildcat III 6110 Frame Buffer 64 MB Text...

Page 41: ...fered Resolution Max Refresh Rate Hz SuperScene Antialiasing Supported Stereo Available At Hz 2048 x 1152 1920 x 1440 1920 x 1200 1920 x 1080 1856 x 1392 1824 x 1368 1824 x 1128 1792 x 1344 1792 x 112...

Page 42: ...lor double buffered Resolution Max Refresh Rate Hz SuperScene Antialiasing Supported Stereo Available At Hz 2048 x 1152 1920 x 1440 1920 x 1200 1920 x 1080 1856 x 1392 1824 x 1368 1824 x 1128 1792 x 1...

Page 43: ...3Dlabs Graphics Accelerator Card User s Guide APPENDIX B SOFTWARE LICENSE All manuals and user guides at all guides com...

Page 44: ...l 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 gra...

Page 45: ...ARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU Limited Liability NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION IN THIS LICENSE TO THE CONTRARY NEITHER 3DLABS INC NOR ITS LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS WI...

Page 46: ...and licensing of the SOFTWARE provided with this AGREEMENT and supersedes all proposals warranties prior agreements or any other communications between the parties relating to the subject matter here...

Page 47: ...3Dlabs Graphics Accelerator Card User s Guide APPENDIX C REGULATORY STATEMENTS All manuals and user guides at all guides com...

Page 48: ...ic Discharge Immunity EN 55024 1998 EN 61000 4 4 1995 Electrical Fast Transient Burst Immunity EN 55024 1998 EN 61000 4 6 1996 Conducted Disturbance Immunity EN 55024 1998 EN 61000 4 11 1994 Voltage D...

Page 49: ...3Dlabs Graphics Accelerator Card User s Guide APPENDIX D TERMS AND DEFINITIONS All manuals and user guides at all guides com...

Page 50: ...om the application program into device commands that are specific to the screen s display controller the graphics board Atmospheric Effects The effect derived from adding one or more layers around an...

Page 51: ...device i e graphics peripheral and the operating system EVGA Extended Video Graphics Array EVGA runs at 1024 x 768 Flat Shading The simplest method of shading Each triangle is assigned one single colo...

Page 52: ...lerating processes Pixel The smallest addressable element of a cathode ray tube display More simply put the individual dots that make up the screen image Point Sampling The basic method of adding text...

Page 53: ...e the object is described by a set of triangles Texture Mapping A technique that enables 2D graphic images to be wrapped around or pasted on to a 3D primitive Perspective correction and lighting calcu...

Page 54: ...3Dlabs Graphics Accelerator Card User s Guide INDEX All manuals and user guides at all guides com...

Page 55: ...view and Genlock Enabling 24 Online Information 34 OpenGL ii 50 Registration 18 Reinstalling the video driver 33 Removing existing drivers 14 33 Safe Mode 32 Serial number location 8 Setup Attaching a...

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