User manual GIGABYTE GV-GF3000

[. . . ] Please do not remove any labels on VGA card , this may void the warr anty of this VGA card. Apr. 12, 2002 Taipei, Taiwan 2 Table of Content Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION 1. 1. PREFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1. 2. KEY FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1. 3. [. . . ] For more information, see your computer documentation. 8 Hardware Installation 4. Locate the AGP slot. If necessar y, remove the metal cover fr om this slot; then align your Graphics card with the AGP slot, and press it in firmly until the card is fully eated. AP128DG-H Graphics card AGP Slot 5. Replace the screw to fasten the card in place, and replace the computer cover. 6. Plug the display cable into your card; then turn on the computer and monitor. If your Graphics card came with a DVI connector, you can connect a flat panel display to the appropr iate connector, as shown below. . . To TV or VCR To Flat Panel Display To VGA MONITOR You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the Graphics card driver. For detailed instr uctions, select your operating system from the list below: 9 AP128DG-H Graphics Accelerator 3. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION In this manual, we assume that your CD-ROM Drive letter to be Drive D: 3. 1. WINDOWS® 98 /98SE / WINDOWS ME /WINDOWS XP DRIVER AND UTILITIES INSTALLATION The installation of Win 98/98SE / Win ME / Win XP drivers is very simple. When you insert the driver CD into your CD-ROM drive, you can see the AUTORUN window (if it does not show up, run "D:\setup. exe"). Then you can follow guides to setup your AP128DG-H driver (Please follow the subsection 3. 1. 3 "Step By Step Installation" to install the driver for your AP128DG-H graphics accelerator. 3. 1. 1. Operating system requirement l If your OS is Microsoft Windows, when loading the AP128DG-H drivers for the system, please make sure your system ( Windows 98/98SE or Window s ME)has installed DirectX8. 1 or later. l If you install the AP128DG-H drivers for the mainboard, which consist of SIS, ALI or VIA chipsets, please install the appropriate Driver program for that mainboard. Or please contact your motherboard nearest dealer for M/B Diver. 10 SoftwareInstallation 3. 1. 2. DirectX Installation Install Microsoft Dir ectX 8. 1 to enable 3D hardw are acceleration support for Win98/ 98SE or WinME to achieve better 3D performence. Note: F or software MPEG support in Win98/98SE or WinME, you must DirectX first install. Installation DirectX Driver Click "Install DirectX 8. 1" Item. 2. Click "Yes" icon. 3. Click "Yes" icon. 11 AP128DG-H Graphics Accelerator 4. Click "OK" item. Then the DirectX 8. 1 installation is completed. 12 SoftwareInstallation 3. 1. 3. Driver Installation The following is the step-by-step installation guide. n Compressed texture format allows you to enable support f or DirectX compressed texture formats. Disabling compressed texture format the video driver ceases t o support this feature. n Alternate pixel center may eliminate problems with some 3D games that displays vertical and horizont al lines around textures or text that appears incorrect. However, this setting should only be used if you are experiencing these symptoms, as it may cause problems with ot her games. By default 16:24 (16 and 24) selected t o achieve opt imum performance. 8-bit Stencil allows you to add 32-bit Z-buf fer with 8 bits for stencil and 24 bits f or the Z-buffer. 24 SoftwareInstallation n Anti-ali asing provides you with an overall higher quality video image with a slight reduct ion in performance. When "Application Preference" mode is selected, the video driver will useanti-aliasing only when an application requests it. When "Always On" mode is selected, the video driver will force ant i-aliasing on all applications. n 2 Samples provides a higher sample ratio, which improves overall image quality even furt her, wit h a slight reduction in performance. 4 Sample provides a higher sample ratio, which improves overall image quality even furt her, wit h a slight reduction in performance. n Dithering method when alpha blending will remove certain onscreen artifacts that are sometimes produced when both dithering and alpha blending are enabled. [. . . ] Using an S-Video cable or the supplied adapter cable, at tach one end of the cable to your graphics card and the ot her to your television (or VCR). See "Connecting your graphics card to a TV (or VCR)" on the following page. 26 SoftwareInstallation Overlay Properties The Overlay Properties is used to adjust the Brightness / Cont rast / Saturation / Hue/ Gamma settings. 27 AP128DG-H Graphics Accelerator 3. 2. WINDOWS NT 4. 0 DRIVER INSTALLATION Please make sure the Windows N T 4. 0 have installed Windows NT 4. 0 Service Pack version 6. 0 (or later) before installing the graphics accelerator driver. Type the following: D:\SETUP (If D is not your CD-ROM drive, substitute D with the correct drive letter. ) 5. [. . . ]