User manual JATON VIDEO-107PCI-3D

Video-107PCI-3D multimedia accelerator User Manual version 3.00 Copyright © 1999 Jaton Corporation, USA. NOTICE The information in this document is subject to change in order to improve reliability, design, or function without prior notice and 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 inability to use the product or documentation, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the company. May 1999, Rev. A 2 Contents 1. INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................5 2. FEATURES.....................................................................................................6 2.1 HIGH PERFORMANCE RCADE3DTM ACCELERATOR..............................6 2.2 TRUEVIDEO® SCALING PROCESSOR ........................................................7 2.3 MEMORY INTERFACE.................................................................................8 2.4 CRT INTERFACE ..........................................................................................8 2.5 OVERVIEW....................................................................................................8 2.6 SYSTEM FEATURES.....................................................................................9 2.7 HIGH PERFORMANCE 64-BIT 2D GUI .......................................................9 2.8 HIGHLY INTEGRATED RAMDACTM & CLOCK SYNTHESIZER.......10 2.9 FULL FEATURE HIGH PERFORMANCE 3D ENGINE ..............................10 2.10 TRUEVIDEO® PROCESSOR .....................................................................11 2.11 VERSATILE FRAME BUFFER INTERFACE.............................................12 2.12 HI-RES AND HI-REF DISPLAY SUPPORT .............................................12 2.13 CRT POWER MANAGEMENT (VESA DPMS)......................................12 2.14 COMPLETE HARDWARE COMPATIBILITY.........................................13 3. CHECK LIST...............................................................................................13 4. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS......................................................................13 5. HARDWARE DESCRIPTION ....................................................................13 6. HARDWARE INSTALLATION ..................................................................14 6.1 INSTALLATION PROCEDURES.................................................................14 6.2 STEPS: .........................................................................................................15 7. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ..................................................................15 7.1 MICROSOFT WINDOWS®98.....................................................................15 7.1.1 Microsoft Windows®ME................................................................17 7.1.2 Microsoft Windows® NTTM4.0......................................................18 7.1.3 Microsoft Windows® 2000/XP ......................................................20 8. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ......................................................................20 8.1 TIPS..............................................................................................................23 8.2 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ).............................................23 9. VIDEO MODE TABLE ................................................................................25 3 9.1 STANDARD MODES...................................................................................25 9.2 EXTENDED MODES...................................................................................26 10. PINOUT AND SYNC FREQUENCIES...................................................29 10.1 ANALOG COLOR DISPLAY PINOUTS (DB 15)......................................29 10.2 CONVERSION TABLE: PIN ADAPTERS.................................................29 10.3 9-TO-15 PIN CONVERSION TABLE.........................................................30 10.4 ANALOG VIDEO SIGNALS.......................................................................30 11. FCC SHIELDED CABLE WARNING ......................................................30 11.1 TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGMENTS............................................31 11.2 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ............................................................................32 12. LIMITED WARRANTY. ..........................................................................32 12.1 OTHER LIMITS.........................................................................................32 12.2 EXCLUSIVE OBLIGATION. ......................................................................33 12.3 OTHER STATEMENTS. ...........................................................................33 12.4 TERMS AND CONDITIONS. .....................................................................33 12.5 SERVICES AGREEMENT:..........................................................................34 12.6 ENTIRE OBLIGATION..............................................................................34 13. REDUCING WARRANTY CLAIM REJECTIONS................................34 4 1. Introduction The Video-107PCI -3D brings to the PC unparalleled price/performance 3D graphics. With rCADE3DTM acceleration for pipelined single cycle graphics engines, 3D games can now take advantage sideband addressing. The Video 107PCI integrates the advanced rCADE3DTM 3D/2D Accelerator with graphics, video, and digital TV into a single chip solution. The rCADE3DTM combines advanced per pixel 3D setup and rendering with 2D graphical user interface (GUI) acceleration. For high-speed low latency access, the Video-107PCI -3D fetches textures stored in up to 8Mbytes of local memory. The Video-107PCI -3D is a highly integrated display control device that incorporates a 64-bit 3D/2D graphic engine and video accelerator with advanced video capability. It provides a flexible and high performance solution for graphics and video playback acceleration for various color depth and resolution modes. The Video-107PCI -3D supports a video playback, or decompressed video streams to be overlaid with a graphics stream of mixed color depth displays. Jaton Corporation, USA. 5 2. Features 2.1 High Performance rCADE3DTM Accelerator · · · · · · · · · Single Cycle Pipelined Engine Per Pixel Mip-Mapping Multiple Levels of Details (LOD) 1/16 TH Sub-Pixel Precision 32-bit Color Rendering Perspective Correct Textures 4Kbyte Texture Cache DirectDrawTM acceleration Multiple Buffering 2.1.1.1.1 Setup Engine - - - - - - - 32-bit IEEE Floating Point Input Date Slope and vertex calculations Back Facing Triangle Culling 1/16 Sub-Pixel Positioning Deep Command List Flexible Vertex Buffers Triangle Strips and fans 2.1.1.1.2 Rendering Engine - - - - Gourard and Flat Shading Scene Anti-Aliasing OpenGL compliant blending for fog and depth cueing 16-bit Z-buffer 6 2.1.1.1.3 Texturing Engine - - - - - - - - Anistropic, Tri-Linear, Bi-Linear, point-Sampled Filtering Mip-Mapping with 11 Levels-Of-Detail Perspective Correction Color Key and Alpha Blending 8-bit per pixel Palletized Textures 16/32-bit per pixel Non-Palletized Textures Texture Special Affects: Mirror, Clamp, Warp DirectX 6 Texture Compression 2.1.1.1.4 2D GUI Engine - - - - - - - 8/15/16/24/32-bit per pixel color formats 256 Raster Operations (ROPs) DirectDrawTM acceleration BitBLTs, lines, polygons, fills, patterns, clipping, bit masking Panning, scrolling, clipping, color expansion, sprites 32x32 and 64x64 Hardware Cursor DOS graphics and text modes 2.2 TrueVideo® Scaling Processor · · · · · Horizontal & vertical interpolation using Trident Edge Recovery Technique (TERT) Edge smoothing Dual frame buffer apertures Vertical Blank Interval for IntercastTM Overlay different video and graphic color depths 7 · Two scalers and color space converters (CSC) for independent windows 2.3 Memory Interface · 2/4Mbyte Frame Buffer 2.4 CRT Interface · · DDC2B VESATM DPMS 2.5 Overview The Video-107PCI -3D is a SGRAM/SDAM based, fully integrated CRT and TV 64-bit 2D/3D Accelerator for PCI systems. It is a high performance chip, offering high-speed 3D image processing in full compliance and compatibility with IBM® VGA and VESATM extended VGA. The Video-107PCI-3D, equipped with single-cycle 3D GUI Engine, pipelines 3D rendering process architecture in hardware, providing real-time interactions with solid 3D models in CAD/CAM, 3D modeling, and 3D games. It supports all key 3D rendering operations, including: Gouraud shading for smooth object surfaces, texture mapping for realistic object textures, 16-bit hardware Z-buffering for fast 3D depth calculations, and Alpha Blending for transparency effects. Video-107PCI -3D `s highly innovative design, a full 64-bit memory interface with the high performance graphics engine, dramatically improves GUI functions and significantly promotes overall system operation. The Video-107PCI -3D supports planar video format for MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and video playback. Advanced features of the Video-107PCI-3D, such as color space conversion, Video Module Interface (VMI), a 24-bit True Color DAC, and triple clock synthesizers allowing performance at peak levels. 8 2.6 System Features The Video-107PCI -3D's main system features include: · High Performance single cycle GUI · · · · · · · · Highly Integrated RAMDACTM and Triple Clock Synthesizer Full Feature High Performance 3D Graphics Engine Hardware implementation of motion compensation TrueVideo® Processor DirectDraw TM and DirectVideoTM Hardware Support Flexible Frame Buffer Memory Interface Advanced Mobile Power Management CRT Power Management (VESATM DPMS) 2.7 High Performance 64-bit 2D GUI The 64-bit graphics engine of the Video-107PCI -3D significantly improves graphics performance through specialized hardware that accelerates the most frequently used GUI operations and matches the high-speed requirements of CPUs. Functions directly supported in hardware include: BitBLTs, image and text transfer, line draw, short stroke vector draw, rectangle fills, and clipping. The graphics engine supports 256 Raster Operations (ROPs) for up to 32-bit packed pixel graphic modes. The ROP3 Processor in the Video-107PCI -3D is able to perform Boolean functions which allow many additional operations, including transparency, pattern masking, color expansion alignment, and pattern enhancement. Additionally, the graphics engine features linear display memory addressing, accelerated color expansion modes for graphics text procession, and memory-mapped I/O registers on the graphics engine for faster access time. A 64-bit internal data bus and a four-color hardware cursor/pop-up icon, operating up to a 128x1128x2 pixel 9 image, which off-loads the CPU, optimize graphic functions. The hardware cursor mechanism can also be used to display patterns stored in the system memory. This pop-up icon is very useful to display user-friendly information instantly through simple hot key operations. This advanced function combination allows significant performance increases over standard Super VGA designs and provides outstanding graphics acceleration on GUIs, such as Microsoft ® Windows 95. 2.8 Highly Integrated RAMDACTM & Clock Synthesizer The highly integrated design of the Video-107PCI -3D offers a "no TTL" solution for cost-effective, high-performance multimedia subsystem designs for the IBM ® PC and compatible notebooks. The 64-bit memory data bus supporting SDRAM and SGRAM memory provides faster data transfer rates for improved system throughput. The Video107PCI -3D has a built-in, high speed RAMDACTM. The RAMDACTM is composed of one 256x24 and one 256x18 color lookup table and a triple loop frequency synthesizer, providing the read/write timing control for the Frame Buffer Memory and the refresh of the TV/CRT display. Video processor features include: on-chip hardware Color Space Conversion (CSC) for faster data conversion on the fly, Horizontal/Vertical (H/V) scaling with interpolation, edge recovery algorithm, gamma correction, and overlay control with different color depths from graphics. The Video-107PCI 3D also includes a fully integrated GUI accelerator, read cache, and command FIFO that optimize memory bandwidth and maximize graphics performance. 2.9 Full Feature High Performance 3D Engine The Video-107PCI -3D is equipped with an advanced Graphics Drawing, Single Cycle 3D Graphics Engine that performs premium 3D functions at a high level of more than 1M triangles per second. The 3D engine supports Microsoft ® Direct3D. The 3D Engine is set up to off-load the CPU from major 3D tasks including slope calculation, sub-pixel positioning, and Tri-striping. By balancing 3D pipeline and reducing parameter passing, the Video-107PCI -3D approaches the high levels of performance. The 3D engine is integrated with a triangle set-up engine that sets up triangles according to the input data of triangle vertex and 10 accomplishes various functions for 3D rendering. Gouraud shading provides smooth shading for colors across surfaces, perspective correction texture mapping to correct texture data based on the perspective, bi-linear texture filtering for interpolating, alpha blending to compensate colors for the opacity of two colors blended, Z-buffering (16bit/24-bit), video texturing to overlay 2D video play-back onto 3D images, fogging to simulate weather effects, palletized texture mapping 8-bit for memory and bandwidth reduction, and anti-aliasing to reduce or eliminate jaggies resulted from alias rendering. The 3D engine also works with the APM system, conserving power while the 3D operations are suspended. 2.10 TrueVideo® Processor The Video-107PCI-3D, with an integrated Video Display Engine, supports apertures on the PCI bus which enables independent graphic and video data to be transported simultaneously to and from different memory areas and greatly accelerates the performance of both DirectDrawTM and DirectVideoTM. The video image is stored in the off-screen memory and is retrieved by the Video Display Processing block for TrueVideo® processing. With the help of DirectDrawTM acceleration for sprites, page flipping, double buffering, and color keying, TrueVideo® processing is performed by utilizing Trident's proprietary edge recovery algorithm for sharper line visibility, deinterlacing, anti-tearing, multitap horizontal filtering, dithering, and scaling operations with bilinear interpolation in both horizontal and vertical directions. The linear scaling permits zoom in/out to any size without any restrictions. In addition, the on-chip hardware Color Space Conversion (CSC) accelerates conversion for 16 bit YUV pixels into linear true color 32 bit RGB pixels on the fly. The additional X and Y minifiers are capable of shrinking the video images to any linear fractions, which saves bus bandwidths and memory space. The YUV planar of the Video-107PCI -3D supports a YUV 420 format that can remove redundant video stream decoding procedures. The color and luminance control provided by the Video-107PCI -3D offers color compensations to prevent color distortion for display devices. 11 2.11 Versatile Frame Buffer Interface The Video-107PCI -3D features a versatile frame buffer interface, providing SDRAM/SGRAM interface flexibility to meet the demand of high-end and mid-end PC desktop integrates. Optimized performance can be achieved with the single cycle memory bus interface using programmable DRAM timing. The display queue has been increased to reduce the frequency of the memory bus requests, optimizing the memory bus efficiency for the graphic controller. The employment of SGRAM/SDRAM provides an abundant memory bandwidth for both high-resolution display and playback. The Video-107PCI -3D has access to system memory with sideband addressing. In the execute mode, the Video-107PCI -3D is able to use both the graphics memory and the system memory as the primary graphics memory. As a result, 3D rendering performance and quality are greatly enhanced. 2.12 Hi-Res and Hi-Ref Display Support The Video-107PCI -3D display enhancements dramatically improve CRT resolution. These enhancements include support of non-interlaced 1024x768x16M, 800x600x16M, and 640x480x16M colors for "full spectrum" color. Extended text modes of 80 or 132 columns by 25, 30, 43, or 60 rows provide an extended graphics area frequently used in many spreadsheet and database applications. Software drivers that provide a "ready-to-go" solution, minimizing the need for additional driver development, support extended graphics and text modes. When this function is enabled, a selected portion of a large image can be shown on a smaller display. The image can also be moved across the whole screen, either up or down. The Video-107PCI -3D is able to automatically detect DDC monitors with I²C signaling. 2.13 CRT Power Management (VESA DPMS) The Video-107PCI -3D conforms to standard power management schemes, as defined by VESATM for CRT. 12 The Video-107PCI -3D supports four states of VESATM Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS), which decreases monitor power consumption after timeout periods. VESATM DPMS power down states (ready, standby, suspend, and off) specify HSYNC and VSYNC signals to control the monitor power down state. 2.14 Complete Hardware Compatibility The Video-107PCI -3D is fully compliant and supports VESATM DDC and VAFC standards. The Video-107PCI -3D is 100% IBM® VGA compatible on the BIOS and Drivers, allowing full compatibility with virtually any VGA application software. Video-107PCI -3D provides hardware support to DirectDrawTM, offering high speed game graphics on Windows ® . 3. Check List The package you have purchased should contain the following: þ Video-107PCI-3D Multimedia accelerator þ þ Software and Document CD-ROM Quick Start Guide (printed) 4. System Requirements · · · · Intel or compatible Pentium® system with PCI Bus Extension Slot CD-ROM drive, Quad speed or faster Hard Drive with at least 10MB Free space MS Windows®95/98, Windows® NT4.0 5. Hardware Description 13 Adapter's Plate PCB LAYOUT & SPECIFICATION 2 1 CON2 25 26 DB 15 VGA Trident Blade3D 9880 Display Memory PCI Bus Product Video-107PCI-3D Video-107PCI-3D / PCB Reversion 82107K 82107M Chipset Trident 9880 Trident 9880 Memory Model 1M*16x4 1M*32x2 / Size 8MB 8MB 6. Hardware installation 6.1 Installation Procedures !! WARNING !! Discharge static electricity by touching the GROUND such as metal part of your case connected with good power ground before you handle the electronic circuit boards. The manufacturer assumes no liability for any damage, caused directly or indirectly, by improper installation of any components by unauthorized service personnel. If you do not feel comfortable performing the installation, consult with a qualified computer technician. 14 6.2 Steps: 1. 2. 3. Turn OFF all powers to your system, including any peripherals (printer, external drives, modem, etc.). Disconnect the power cord and the monitor cable from the back of the computer. Unfasten the cover mounting screws on your system and remove the system cover. Refer to your system user manual for instructions to determine the location of the mounting screws. Remove any graphics adapter that already installed 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. Refer to your computer system manual for the location of the PCI 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. 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, with necessary but minimum pressure. DO NOT USE excessive force. Use the (remaining) screw you removed to secure the adapter-retaining bracket in place. Replace the computer cover. Secure the cover with the mounting screws you removed in Step 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. You have now completed the installation of your new graphics adapter on your system. 7. Software Installation 7.1 ÿ Microsoft Windows®98 This CD supports Windows®98 autorun feature. Start Windows® 98 with VGA or SVGA drive detected, Insert the display Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive (e.g. X:). 15 1. 2. 3. Autorun file pops up "Welcome" screen from the software CD. Click on the "Display Driver" selecting text to start the installation. Switch to "Settings" tab, then click on " Advance" button. 16 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Click on "Change", then "Have Disk". Browse to "X: \V-107\Win98\Jaton.INF" (X is the letter of your CD-ROM drive), and click OK. The display device selected "Video-107PCI-3D, Blade3D 9880 PCI/AGP" then press on OK button. Close and apply to finish PCI' s display driver installation. Restart Windows to complete installation. 7.1.1 ÿ MICROSOFT WINDOWS® ME The steps are as same as Windows®98's installation, but the path for subdirectory \V-107\WinMe\ is instead. 17 7.1.2 ÿ MICROSOFT WINDOWS® NTTM4.0 1. 2. PRESS on "Display Driver" selecting text to start the installation. SELECT the "Display" icon in control panel and then SELECT the "Settings" page. SELECT "Display Type..." button in the "Settings" page. SELECT "Change..." button from the Adapter type section. SELECT "Have Disk..." button from the Change Display page. Windows NT 4.0 prompt you for the location where are those files for video driver. INPUT the path or unfold with "X:\V107PCI\Winnt4\". ( X: is the CD ROM drive where the Software & Documents CD has been inserted.) If the driver "Trident 3D Video Accelerator" is listed under the Display list, SELECT the "OK" button to continue. Once the driver files are copied, RESTART Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 for the changes to take effect. SELECT the desired color palette (the number of colors), desktop area (resolution), and refresh frequency in the settings page of 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 18 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. 7.1.3 ÿ MICROSOFT WINDOWS®2000 Start Windows® 2000 with VGA or SVGA drive detected, Insert the display Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive (e.g. X:). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Autorun file pops up "Welcome" screen from the software CD. Click on the "Display Driver" selecting text to start the installation. Switch to "Settings" tab, then click on " Advance" button. Click on "Change", then "Have Disk". Browse to "X: \V-107\Win2k\Jaton.INF" (X is the letter of your CD-ROM drive), and click OK. The display device selected "Video-107PCI-3D, Blade3D 9880 PCI/AGP" then press on OK button. 19 7. 8. Close and apply to finish PCI' s display driver installation. Restart Windows to complete installation. 7.1.4 ÿ MICROSOFT WINDOWS® XP Windows ® XP detects your video card automatically, and placed a current driver from its system folder without any screen messages. That means you don't needed to install video driver from its manufacturer, Microsoft windows system automated performs the video driver install and upgrade. 8. Technical Assistance Q: Why is the display shifted or changed sizes when I switch display modes? Explain and Suggestion: Some monitors lack auto-sizing features or just do not synchronize properly to the video board output. In some cases, horizontal 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 program, which provided by video card manufacturer or production developer. To centering the display with normal type (mode 3), and to reduce (decrease) the refresh rate with the monitor's specification. Q: What kind monitors can display 800x600 mode or higher resolution mode? Explain and Suggestion: To display 800x600 resolution at 60Hz refresh rate, the monitor must be capable of synchronizing a 31.5KHz horizontal scan rate (e.g., NEC 2A, 3D). At 72Hz refresh rate, the monitor must be capable of synchronizing a 48.0KHz scan rate (e.g., Sony HG 1304, NEC 4D, 5D, Seiko 1450). To display 1024x768-interlaced mode, the monitor must be capable of synchronizing a 35.5KHz horizontal scan rate (e.g., 20 NEC 3D, Seiko 1430 or 1440). To display 1024x768 non-interlaced mode at 60Hz, the monitor must be capable of synchronizing a 48.7KHz scan rate (e.g., Sony HG 1304, NEC 4D, 5D, Seiko 1450). To display 1024x768 non-interlaced mode at 70Hz, the monitor must be capable of synchronizing a 56.4KHz scan rate (e.g., NEC 4D). Q: Windows screen won't come up, it kicks back to DOS prompt. Why? Explain and Suggestion: Windows 3.1xTM, or Windows for workgroup 3.1xTM The SYSTEM.INI file may contain different information with the system hardware, cause by the new integration or the new installation of a video adapter. The SYSTEM.INI file is located in the WINODWS\SYSTEM directory. Use MS DOS editor to open the file, and change the statement that is under [Boot description] Section: Display.drv= VGA Or, Under DOS prompt, type within Windows "SETUP", change the display selection to VGA then exit and restart Windows. Windows 95TM Inadvertently, certain configuration files (e.g., msdos.sys, command.com) have been changed in the system. Proceed to correct that, is re-boot the system with a system (Windows'95) formatted floppy diskette. There are many reasons to causing the system 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, virus, Fatal exceptions, etc., more details cover on each issue are descriptive and familiar with, and exclusively further to our support. Q: System hangs-up after installing video driver. Explain and Suggestion: 21 then save changes, and restart Windows. Today, most video drivers are developed for 32-bit processing and may require a channel to Code/Decode. Conflict between device drivers and TSR (terminate-and-stay-resident) programs will inverted the display, and are particularly effectual at crashing computer. The most effective way to check for conflicts is to replace with the original video driver, or delete and re-install the current video driver to the system. Accomplishing IRQs (Interrupt Request Query) settings, or troubleshooting the conflicts on hardware source may necessary. Most PCI video cards designed for Plug-n-Play, that means video card IRQ's setup which controls by main board's (mother board) circuitry and BIOS. Physically pulling out other devices from system, and re-start the computer. Confirm and modify your IRQ addresses with qualified computer technician. Q: Multiple images or unreadable screen after loading video driver. Explain and Suggestion: There are a variety of reasons why the display might be distorted. One common reason is a monitor mis-match. Some older multifrequency monitors are unable to switch video modes without being turned off, and then turned on again. If the problem occurring in windows, make sure that you have loaded that proper video driver, and that the driver is compatible with the monitor being used. Try re-configuring your application software to use a compatible video mode. If problem persist in windows, load the standard generic VGA driver. The generic VGA driver should function properly with virtually every video board and VGA (or SVGA) monitor available. If that is an unsatisfactory solution, you may have to upgrade to a monitor that support the desired video mode. Some new monitors are also synchronizing this problem because built-in DDC (Data-Digital-Channel) feature. Sometime that DDC automatically setup the display 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 back to default after restart the system. Explain and Suggestion: 22 Accordingly, there must be a bug (defected source-code) in video driver, or in the system. Debug the source-code or fix the error in video driver, that should be done by the driver developer. Likewise, upgrade the video driver from the manufacturer or from the original software developer is necessary. 8.1 Tips The following are some recommended steps to take if the Video-107 PCI adapter will not boot or operate properly in your system: 1. Ensure that the monitor or TV brightness and contrast controls are properly adjusted. 2. Check to see if your monitor or TV is properly connected to the card. Be sure your monitor's pin definitions match those of your Video-107 PCI card. For TV out, ensure that the composite signal is connected to a "Video Input" RCA jack on the TV (or check the S-video connection). Read the TV owner's manual to select the proper signal jack for the display. Turn the system on and confirm that the power supply is operating properly; i.e., that the fan operates and the system power light turns on. Check to see if the card is firmly seated in its PCI bus expansion slot. It should not be making contact with any other cards in the system. 3. 4. Note: Turn the system off before adjusting the card. 8.2 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Q1 Why do we need that the 3D graphics capability in our PC? Answer 3D technology is becoming increasingly important (and common) not only in games, but also in other applications such as VRML, which allows 3D scene descriptions in Web applications. 3D technology is used for image editing, modeling, and an increasing number of in home and business applications. In games, as well as other applications, 3D acceleration not only allows better visual qualities and more realistic scenery attributes than software alone, but it also allows a higher frame rate, which translates into a more interactive experience for the end user. Q2 What does "Rendering Engine" mean? Answer 23 "Rendering Engine" generically applies to the part of the graphics engine that draws 3D primitives, usually triangles. In most implementations, the rendering engine is responsible for interpolation of edges and "filling in" the triangle. Q3 What does the set-up engine do in a graphics controller? Answer A set-up engine allows drivers to pass triangles in the form of raw vertex information; whereas, most common designs force triangles to be pre-processed for the rendering engine in terms of delta values for edges, color, and texture. Q4 Why does a 3D graphics chip need to have both a rendering engine and a setup engine? Answer Any "3D application", a game, VRML, or modeling package, can benefit from 3D rendering. This is especially true of applications that use texturing extensively, because texturing and texture filtering are very intensive operations at the pixel level in terms of CPU operations 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) times more extensive data. This results in slower 3D pipeline operations between the CPU and the graphics controller. Q5 If we use powerful CPUs, such as a PentiumTM 200, can a standard 2D graphics card achieve 3D performance? Answer Yes and no. Software rendering can take advantage of "tricks" learned by force of necessity through years of trial and error. With such stratagems, the speed of software rendering for simple scenes can approach that of low-level hardware 3D rendering. On the other hand, as scenes become more complex (or frame sizes become larger), there are conflicts between using the CPU for high-level game logic, geometry, lighting, and rendering, all of which increase their demands. No current CPU or system can perform advanced quality-enhancements (bilinear filtering and alpha blending) in real time. Even general case texture mapping with RGB lighting is too much for the current CPU generation. Q6 What does "software 3D" mean ? Answer Software 3D is generally used to mean using non-specific (2D) 24 hardware in conjunction with the CPU to render for 3D applications. Some of these techniques allow usable 3D applications when high-powered and/or MMXTM-equipped CPU's are employed along with special-case software optimization techniques. As stated above, SW 3D can achieve credible results with today's (software optimized) applications, but the rising popularity of good 3D hardware at the consumer price level is inexorably compelling the public to expect hardware level scene enhancements and frame rates. Q7 What is "SGRAM"? Answer Synchronous Graphics Random Access memory (SGRAM) is a new and improved type of memory, custom-designed for graphics use. Q8 What is the advantage of SGRAM as compared to ordinary DRAM? Answer SGRAM is now capable of running at much higher speeds than Fast Page Mode or EDO DRAM. Also, SGRAM is able to execute a small number of frequently executed operations, such as buffer clears, specific to graphics applications, independently of the controller. 9. Video Mode Table The adapter's video modes include all of the following: 9.1 Standard Modes Mode # 0h,1h 2h,3h 4h,5h 6h 7h Dh Eh Fh 10h Resolution -Colors 320x200-16 640x400-16 320x200-4 640x200-2 720x350-Mono 320x200-16 640x200-16 640x350-2 640x350-16 Horz KHz 31.4 31.4 31.4 31.4 31.5 31.4 31.4 31.4 31.4 Vert Hz 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 Mem Req 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB 2MB Text Res. 40x25 80x25 40x25 80x25 80x25 40x25 80x25 80x25 80x25 Mode Type Text Text Graph Graph Text Graph Graph Graph Graph Scan Type NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NI 25 11h 12h 13h 640x480-2 640x480-16 320x200-256 31.4 31.4 31.4 60 60 70 2MB 2MB 2MB 80x30 80x30 40x25 Graph Graph Graph NI NI NI 9.2 Extended Modes Mode # 50h 51h 52h 53h 54h 55h 56h 57h 58h 59h 5Ah 5Bh_1 5Ch 5Dh_4 5Dh_3 5Dh_2 5Dh_1 5Eh_3 5Eh_2 5Eh_1 5Fh_5 5Fh_4 5Fh_3 5Fh_2 5Fh_1 62h_5 62h_4 62h_3 62h_2 62h_1 63h_4 63h_3 63h_2 63h_1 64h_4 64h_3 64h_2 Resolution -Colors 640x480-16 640x473-16 640x480-16 1056x350-16 1056x480-16 1056x473-16 1056x480-16 1188x350-16 1188x480-16 1188x473-16 1188x480-16 800x600-16 640x400-256 640x480-256 640x480-256 640x480-256 640x480-256 800x600-256 800x600-256 800x600-256 1024x768-16 1024x768-16 1024x768-16 1024x768-16 1024x768-16 1024x768-256 1024x768-256 1024x768-256 1024x768-256 1024x768-256 1280x1024-16 1280x1024-16 1280x1024-16 1280x1024-16 1280x1024-256 1280x1024-256 1280x1024-256 Horz KHz 31.5 31.5 31.5 31.3 31.3 31.3 31.3 31.3 31.3 31.3 31.3 37.8 31.6 43.2 37.5 37.8 31.4 53.7 46.8 37.8 68.7 60.4 56.4 48.5 35.5 68.7 60.0 56.4 48.3 35.5 91.1 80.0 63.9 46.4 91.1 80.0 63.9 Vert Hz 60 60 60 70 60 60 60 70 60 60 60 60 70 85 75 72 60 85 75 60 85 75 70 60 87i 85 75 70 60 87i 85 75 60 87i 85 75 60 Mem Req 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M Text Res. 80x43 80x43 80x60 132x25 132x30 132x43 132x60 132x25 132x30 132x43 132x60 100x75 80x25 80x30 80x30 80x30 80x30 100x37 100x37 100x37 128x48 128x48 128x48 128x48 128x48 128x48 128x48 128x48 128x48 128x48 160x64 160x64 160x64 160x64 160x64 160x64 160x64 Mode Type Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Scan Type NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NI I NI NI NI NI I NI NI NI I NI NI NI 26 Mode # 64h_1 65h_2 65h_1 66h_2 66h_1 6Ah_1 6Bh 6Ch_4 6Ch_3 6Ch_2 6Ch_0 6Dh_3 6Dh_2 6Dh_1 66h_2 6Eh_5 6Eh_4 6Eh_3 6Eh_2 6Eh_1 72/3h 74/5h_4 74/5h_3 74/5h_2 74/5h_1 76/7h _4 76/7h_3 76/7h_2 78/9h_5 78/9h_4 78/9h_3 78/9h_2 78/9h_1 7A/Bh_1 2Ch 2Dh_4 2Dh_3 2Dh_2 2Dh_1 2Eh_3 2Eh_2 2Eh_1 Resolution -Colors 1280x1024-256 1600x1200-16 1600x1200-16 1600x1200-256 1600x1200-256 800x600-16 640x400-16M 640x480-16M 640x480-16M 640x480-16M 640x480-16M 800x600-16M 800x600-16M 800x600-16M 1600x1200-256 1024x768-16M 1024x768-16M 1024x768-16M 1024x768-16M 1024x768-16M 640x400-32K/64K 640x480-32K/64K 640x480-32K/64K 640x480-32K/64K 640x480-32K/64K 800x600-32K/64K 800x600-32K/64K 800x600-32K/64K 1024x768-32K/64K 1024x768-32K/64K 1024x768-32K/64K 1024x768-32K/64K 1024x768-32K/64K 1280x102432K/64K Horz KHz 46.4 75 62.5 75 62.5 37.8 31.6 43.2 37.5 37.8 31.4 53.7 46.8 37.8 75 68.7 60.0 56.4 48.3 35.5 31.6 43.2 37.5 37.8 31.4 53.7 46.8 37.8 68.7 60.0 56.4 48.3 35.5 46.4 31.6 43.3 37.5 37.9 31.5 53.7 46.9 37.9 Vert Hz 87i 60 96i 60 96i 60 70 85 75 72 60 85 75 60 60 85 75 70 60 87i 70 85 75 72 60 85 75 60 85 75 70 60 87i 85 70 85 75 72 60 85 75 60 Mem Req 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 4M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M Text Res. 160x64 200x75 200x75 200x75 200x75 100x75 80x25 80x30 80x30 80x30 80x30 100x37 100x37 100x37 200x75 128x48 128x48 128x48 128x48 128x48 80x25 80x30 80x30 80x30 80x30 100x37 100x37 100x37 128x48 128x48 128x48 128x48 128x48 160x128 40x12 40x15 40x15 40x15 40x15 50x18 50x18 50x18 Mode Type Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Scan Type I I I I I NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NI I I I I I I NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NI I 320x200-256 320x240-256 320x240-256 320x240-256 320x240-256 400x300-256 400x300-256 400x300-256 27 Mode # 3Bh 3Ch_4 3Ch_3 3Ch_2 3Ch_0 3Dh_3 3Dh_2 3Dh_1 42/3h 44/5h_4 44/5h_3 44/5h_2 44/5h_1 46/7h_4 46/7h_3 46/7h_2 Resolution -Colors 320x200-16M 320x240-16M 320x240-16M 320x240-16M 320x240-16M 400x300-16M 400x300-16M 400x300-16M 320x200-32K/64K 320x240-32K/64K 320x240-32K/64K 320x240-32K/64K 320x240-32K/64K 400x300-32K/64K 400x300-32K/64K 400x300-32K/64K Horz KHz 31.6 43.3 37.5 37.9 31.5 53.7 46.9 37.9 31.6 43.3 37.5 37.9 31.5 53.7 46.9 37.9 Vert Hz 70 85 75 72 60 85 75 60 70 85 75 72 60 85 75 60 Mem Req 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M 2M Text Res. 40x12 40x15 40x15 40x15 40x15 50x18 50x18 50x18 40x12 40x15 40x15 40x15 40x15 50x18 50x18 50x18 Mode Type Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Graph Scan Type NOTES: 1. VESA mode. Same as 5Bh_1. 2. The "I" and "NI" in the vertical frequency column denote "interlaced" and "Non-interlace", respectively. 28 10. Pinout and Sync Frequencies 10.1 Analog Color Display Pinouts (DB 15) PIN FUNCTION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 Red Video 1 Green Video 1 Blue Video Not Used Ground Red Return (ground) Green Return (ground) Blue Return (ground) Vcc (+5v DDC Power) Sync Return (ground) Monitor ID (not used) SDA (DDC support) Horizontal Sync Vertical Sync SCL (DDC support) Note: Analog monochrome type monitors use green video for all video input and ignore red and blue video. 10.2 Conversion Table: Pin Adapters If you will be using a 9-to-15 pin adapter cable to link your 9 pin monitor connector to the 15 pin accelerator card connector, check Table carefully before you install the cable. The 9-to-15 pin adapter cables are available from a variety of sources, but they need to match the specifications in Table to work properly with your new card. The adapter cable requires a D-shaped 9 pin female connector and a Dshaped 15 pin male connector. 29 10.3 9-to-15 Pin Conversion Table 9 PIN SIGNALS PIN NO. 15 PIN SIGNALS PIN NO. Red Green Blue Horz Sync Vert Sync Red Ground Green Ground Blue Ground Sync Ground 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Red Green Blue Horz Sync Vert Sync Return Red Return Green Return Blue Digital Ground Ground 1 2 3 13 14 6 7 8 10 5 10.4 Analog Video Signals 1. 2. Black Level = 0 V Full Intensity (White) Level = +0.7 V 11. FCC SHIELDED CABLE WARNING This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause 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: Reorient or re-locate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that 30 to which the receiver is connected. Consult an experienced radio/TV technician for help. The user may find the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission helpful: "How to Identify and Resolve Radio/TV Interference Problems". This booklet is available from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, Stock No. 004-000-00345-4. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation, "SHIELD INTERFERENCE CABLE(S) MUST BE USED ACCORDING TO FCC 15.27©." CAUTION: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the Manufacturer could void your authority to operate this equipment in accordance with FCC rules and regulations. 11.1 TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AutoCAD and Autoshade are trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. IBM is a registered trademark and PS/2 and OS/2 are trademarks of International Business Machines Corp. 1. Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, and Microsoft Word are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Pentium is a trademark of Intel Corp. RAMDAC is a trademark of Brooktree Corporation. Blade 3D 9880 registered trademarks of Trident Microsystems, Inc. VESA is a trademark of Video Electronics Standards Association. All other product names or trademarks are property of their respective owners. Copyright protection claimed includes all forms and matters of copyrightable material and information now allowed by statutory or judicial law or hereinaffer granted, including without limitation, material generated from the software programs which are displayed on the screen such as icons, screen display looks, etc. Reproduction or disassembly of embedded computer programs or algorithms prohibited. 31 11.2 Technical Support In the event you have a technical problem with this product, please read the README files in the software CD-ROM. Updated drivers are available through Jaton BBS and Web site. Have following information handy when you contact technical support: þ Name of the product. þ þ þ Software Driver and Version. System Information, such as CPU speed, BIOS version, Monitor Specification, etc. Description of the problems including any error messages. (408) 934-9369 9-5 PST Mon. - Fri. 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Manufacturer does not warrant against damages or defects arising out of improper or abnormal use of handling of the products; against defects or damages arising from 32 improper installation (where installation is by persons other than Manufacturer), against defects in products or components not manufactured or installed by Manufacturer, or against damages result from non-manufacturer made products or components. This warranty does not apply if the Product has been damaged by accident, abuse, or misuse. This warranty also does not apply to products upon which repairs have been effected or attempted by persons other than pursuant to written authorization by Manufacturer. 12.2 Exclusive Obligation. This warranty is exclusive. The sole and exclusive obligation of Manufacturer shall repair or replace the defective products in the manner and for the period provided above. Manufacturer shall not have any other obligation with respect to the Products or any part thereof, whether based on contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise. Under no circumstances, whether based on this Limited Warranty or otherwise, Manufacturer shall not be liable for incidental, special, or consequential damage. 12.3 Other Statements. Manufacturer's employees or representatives' ORAL OR OTHER WRITTEN STATEMENTS DO NOT CONSTITUE WARRANTIES , shall not be relied upon by Buyer, and are not a part of the contract for sale or this Limited Warranty. 12.4 Terms and Conditions. Direct Jaton Customer: This warranty applies only for a period of two (2) years from purchase date of Jaton original invoice. This warranty applies only for a period of two (2) years from manufacturing date. This warranty applies only for a period of two (2) years from purchase date and register within 30 days of purchase date from legal reseller. If the products do not conform to this Limited Warranty (as herein above described), Manufacturer will charge services fee such as repair, replacement whether based on its costs. Shipping and installation of the replacement Products 33 Reseller/ Vendor: Registered User: Others: or replacement parts shall be at User's expanse. 12.5 Services agreement: (1) All applicants shall complete service request form from Manufacturer. (2) All returned checks will be charged a $20.00 fee by Manufacturer. (3) All repair and replacement services allow 4-6 weeks from the date of receiving by Manufacturer. (4) All products without warranties require service processing fee $20 (payment in advance), which is not refundable. 12.6 Entire Obligation. This Limited Warranty states the entire obligation of Manufacturer with respect to the Products. If any part of this Limited Warranty is determined to be void or illegal, the remainder shall remain in force and effect. Some states do not allow limitation of implied warranties, or exclusive or limitation on product incidental or consequential damages, so above limitation may not apply 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 California. 13. Reducing Warranty Claim Rejections. To reduce the potential of incurring damages not covered by Manufacturers warranties, we strongly recommend the following: · · Read your manuals before installing peripherals and/or before making changes to the machine's configuration; Ask your dealer if there are any known problems with the system requirements or installation procedures for any add-on products that your are purchasing; 34 · · Buy industry standard products where compatibility issue are more likely to surface; If you are unsure about installation for a new product, contact your dealer's service department. We believe it is important for you to know and understand what your warranty coverage provides and what it does not. We also want you to be aware that most hardware warranties only cover the functions of the hardware. 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 compatible with another product, or because it has not been properly installed and set-up, the manufacturer does not pay for the service time. To help avoid these inconveniences, contact a professional consultant that can help you determine the possibility of incompatibility issue before you purchase add-on products or accessories. Warranty Service Use Only Serial Number - ten or eleven digit code, the serial number consists of the following parts: Packaging Type Manufactured Date Code Production Numerical Code A 00 8 000015 Year Month XXXXX-XXX-XX S/N: A008000015 xxxx/xxxx 00.0 XXXX XX XXXXXX Product Label and Manufactured Date Code 35