Jaton 3DForceS-128, User Manual

Page 1: ...3DForce S 64 S 64Quad 3DForce S 128 S 128Quad Multimedia Accelerator User s Manual version 3 00 Copyright 2001 Jaton Corporation USA...

Page 2: ...D ACCELERATOR 6 VIDEO ACCELERATOR 6 OS SUPPORT 6 CHECK LIST 7 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION 8 DISPLAY OUTPUT OPTIONAL 9 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 9 INSTALLATION PROCEDURES 9 STEPS 10 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 10 MICRO...

Page 3: ...S DB 15 40 CONVERSION TABLE PIN ADAPTERS 40 9 TO 15 PIN CONVERSION TABLE 41 LIMITED WARRANTY 43 OTHER LIMITS 43 EXCLUSIVE OBLIGATION 43 OTHER STATEMENTS 44 TERMS AND CONDITIONS 44 SERVICES AGREEMENT 4...

Page 4: ...tors offer a complete 128 bit memory data path architecture 3DForce S series AGP accelerators embedded with a 256 bit 3D engine also achieve ultra high 2D performance which maximum memory bandwidth up...

Page 5: ...ality 3D Accelerator Built in 32 bit floating point format VLIW triangle setup engine Built in turbo queue architecture Built in texture cache Flat and Gouraud shading Z test Alpha test and scissors c...

Page 6: ...uffer architecture Two independent video windows with overlay function and scaling factors Supports YUV to RGB color space conversion Supports BI linear video interpolation with integer increments of...

Page 7: ...at least 10MB Free space MS Windows 98 Windows Me Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating system Check List 3DForce S 64 or 3DForce S 64Quad or 3DForce S 128 or 3DForce S 128Quad Multimedi...

Page 8: ...4 3DForce S 64Quad 3DForce S 128 3DForce S 128Quad 82093A 82093A 82093A 82093A SiS 315 SiS 315 SiS 315 SiS 315 W 6 2 x H 3 75 W 6 2 x H 3 75 W 6 2 x H 3 75 W 6 2 x H 3 75 4M x 16 SDRAM x 8 4M x 16 SDR...

Page 9: ...t implanted TVout and DVI out printed circuit and its connection ports option Hardware Installation Installation Procedures WARNING Discharge static electricity by touching the GROUND such as metal pa...

Page 10: ...lot cover in place Slide the slot cover out and put the screw aside you will need it to secure the adapter 5 To install the adapter in AGP expansion slot carefully line up the gold fingered edge conne...

Page 11: ...ecause you need place a default display setting from Microsoft Windows for your video adapter then restart your Windows 3DForce S series Display Drivers Installation and its procedures are much easier...

Page 12: ...12 2 Click on Next 3 Click on Next again...

Page 13: ...13 4 Click on Next to continue 5 Wizard has transmit all files now...

Page 14: ...nctions when the new video driver that runs appropriately Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 You have to proceeding the setup of service pack6 or above versions Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 first The software CD fr...

Page 15: ...15 1 Click on Display Driver text to start the installation...

Page 16: ...16 2 Click on Display Type bar on Settings tab screen 3 SELECT Change button from the Adapter type section...

Page 17: ...es You may type D SIS315 Winnt4 Jaton INF into the dialog box then CLICK on OK where D is the letter of your CD ROM drive typically D or E drive etc Or Browse on software CD unfold SIS315 then Winnt4...

Page 18: ...cal media and you should wait until it complete 9 Once the driver files are copied RESTART Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 for the changes to take effect Windows 2000 XP Microsoft Windows 2000 XP detect this...

Page 19: ...adth its performance you may install the manufacturer display driver as the followings 1 Insert the software CD into your CD ROM drive typically D or E drive etc a Welcome screen pops up by windows Au...

Page 20: ...20 3 Click on Next 4 Checked Typical then click on Next...

Page 21: ...21 5 Click on Next again 6 Click on Next on this confirmation screen...

Page 22: ...tal and vertical display adjustments may be necessary Use the monitor control panel functions to adjust screen In other cases mode type and refresh rate adjustments may be necessary Use the utility pr...

Page 23: ...stem booting up with un appropriated steps Base on Microsoft support wizard on their WEBsite there are many technical articles to help users with this subject such as troubleshooting with VXD errors v...

Page 24: ...isplay frequency without loading video driver Try to turn it off or change settings of monitor type in your system Q Selection of color resolution and refresh rate combination that always backs to def...

Page 25: ...erations and demands for memory bandwidth Without a set up engine in a graphics controller the CPU has to calculate the delta values for edges color and textures the drivers need to handle ten 10 time...

Page 26: ...designed for graphics use Q8 What is the advantage of as compared to ordinary DRAM Answer is now capable of running at much higher speeds than Fast Page Mode or EDO DRAM Also is able to execute a smal...

Page 27: ...lor value 8 bits store the green color value and 8 bits store the blue color value The remaining 8 bits are used by applications to store masking information for composting images together The alpha c...

Page 28: ...are swapped In this way the rendering process is hidden to the user This causes an appearance of smooth animation Bit The smallest unit of information in a digital memory A one or a zero Bitmap An im...

Page 29: ...view they are not processed Thus the amount of data to be processed is minimized Composting The process of combining multiple images or layers into a single image Compression Processing an image or an...

Page 30: ...esigned specially for high performance applications such as games It is a thin layer providing direct access to hardware services hence the name The technology takes advantage of available hardware ac...

Page 31: ...etry out of flat two dimensional shapes by drawing the 2 D shape along a path in 3 D space The extrusion path may be a straight line or any kind of curve If the path is linear it may be normal to or a...

Page 32: ...chnique is always used in software 3D engines because it requires very little calculation power 2 Bilinear filtering When this technique of filtering is used the color of each pixel in the destination...

Page 33: ...bject appear slowly to avoid the sudden appearance of objects Frame Buffer Part of the memory that is used to store the actual calculated frame The frame buffer usually stores 2 frames uses double buf...

Page 34: ...end on quick refresh rates animation and video for example may experience flickering or streaking Given two display systems that offer the same resolution the non interlacing one will generally be bet...

Page 35: ...ich is in turn the child of another Transformations of the parent object affect all child objects sometimes called descendants as well The effect is to allow separately modeled objects to be used in a...

Page 36: ...numerically before the object is created In all applications the dimensions and locations of primitives can be edited either interactively by dragging lines and points on the screen or by entering val...

Page 37: ...ow reflective or absorbent the materials are Rasterization The process of transforming a 3D image into a set of colored pixels Rendering A term which is often used as a synonym for rasterization but w...

Page 38: ...object or surface into geometric primitives triangles quadrilaterals or other polygons for simplified processing and rendering Texture A two dimensional bitmap pasted onto objects or polygons to add...

Page 39: ...s The object with the lowest z coordinate value is in front of the other objects and therefore that s the one that is displayed When a new pixel is rendered its Z value is compared with the Z value of...

Page 40: ...monochrome type monitors use green video for all video input and ignore red and blue video Conversion Table Pin Adapters If you will be using a 9 to 15 pin adapter cable to link your 9 pin monitor con...

Page 41: ...does not represent a commitment on the part of the company In no event will the company be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or the inabili...

Page 42: ...ity to operate this equipment in accordance with FCC rules and regulations SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT The Company grants the customer a non exclusive non transferable license to use the software in th...

Page 43: ...defects or damages arising from improper installation where installation is by persons other than Manufacturer against defects in products or components not manufactured or installed by Manufacturer o...

Page 44: ...years from purchase date of original invoice Others If the products do not conform to this Limited Warranty as herein above described Manufacturer should charge services such as repair replacement wh...

Page 45: ...to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights You may have other rights which may vary from state to state This warranty applies only to this product and is governed by the law of the State of...

Page 46: ...e In most cases no assurances are given by the manufacturer that the hardware item will work in conjunction with any other hardware item If a computer product is not working because it is not compatib...