Download
Share
Print this page
Creative 3D Blaster User Manual
  1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. Creative Manuals
  4. Video Card
  5. 3D Blaster
  6. User manual
Creative 3D Blaster User Manual

Creative 3D Blaster User Manual

2d/3d video accelerator
Hide thumbs

Advertisement

Quick Links

Download this manual
User's Guide

Advertisement

loading

Related Manuals for Creative 3D Blaster

Summary of Contents for Creative 3D Blaster

  • Page 1 User’s Guide...
  • Page 2 User’s Guide Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Creative Technology Ltd. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose without the written permission of Creative Technology Ltd.
  • Page 3 NOT INSTALL OR USE THE SOFTWARE. PROMPTLY RETURN, WITHIN 15 DAYS, THE SOFTWARE, ALL RELATED DOCUMENTATION AND ACCOMPANYING ITEMS TO THE PLACE OF ACQUISITION FOR A FULL REFUND. This is a legal agreement between you and Creative 3. Stand-Alone Basis any other program, except to the extent expressly Technology Ltd.

  • Page 4: Limited Warranty

    Agreement or by the NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED Creative if you fail to comply with any term or laws of the jurisdiction where you are located, you WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY condition of this Agreement.
  • Page 5 THE EUROPEAN UNION PRODUCT RETURNS advertising, with respect to the Software. If any If you must ship the software to Creative or an IF YOU ACQUIRED THE SOFTWARE IN THE provision of this Agreement is deemed invalid or authorized Creative distributor or dealer, you must...

  • Page 6: Statutory Rights

    This product conforms to the following Council Sections 12, 13, 14 or 15 of the Irish Sale of Goods and, if so, Creative will provide such information to Directive: Act 1893 (as amended).
  • Page 7 (including 8-tap anisotropic filtering) with hardware anti-aliasing to create realistic images that rival more expensive graphics workstations. The 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS provides outstanding 2D and video acceleration as well. It supports motion compensation for MPEG-2 decoding. It guarantees a high level of 2D performance, while programmable gamma tables optimize image quality for both text- and image-based applications.
  • Page 8 Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 (with Service Pack 5), or Windows 2000 Standard VGA monitor or multi-frequency VGA monitor To download the latest drivers for 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS, visit Creative’s Web site (refer to the Technical Support leaflet for details). 2 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS Installation Guide...
  • Page 9 Check the appropriate box so that 4.00.950A (Retail version) you can refer to the Windows’ 4.00.950B (OSR version 2 and 2.1) version number quickly during the software installation process. 4.00.950C (OSR version 2.5) 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS Installation Guide 3...
  • Page 10 AGP bus connector Figure 1: The 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS card. Note: If you are replacing an existing VGA card with a 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS, please remember to remove the existing VGA card. 1. Switch off your computer and all peripheral devices.
  • Page 11 Warning: However do not force the graphics card into place. If it does not fit properly, remove it and try again. Figure 3: Securing the graphics card to the slot. 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS Installation Guide 5...
  • Page 12 10. Replace the computer cover and plug the power cord back into the wall outlet. After installing the graphics card, you can install the software. The 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS CD contains the following: Drivers for Windows 95 and Windows 98 (common to both) Drivers for Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000...
  • Page 13 (where D: represents your CD-ROM drive) and click the OK button. 6. If prompted to select drivers, click the Creative GB0010 drivers. The drivers are copied to your system. 7. When prompted to restart your system, click the Yes button.
  • Page 14 Next button. 3. Click the Other Locations button when it appears in the Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box. 4. Insert the 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS CD into your CD-ROM drive. 5. In the Select Other Location dialog box, type...
  • Page 15 Yes button to confirm that you want to use the selected driver. Otherwise, the system will install the wrong driver and will not recognize the card as a 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS card (for details, see “Windows 98 Multi-Monitor Display Problems” on page 21).
  • Page 16 5. If the Invalid Display Settings message box appears after your system has restarted, click the OK button and change the display settings. For details, see “Right-click your desktop, and then click Properties on the shortcut menu.” below. 10 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS Installation Guide...
  • Page 17 If not, click the No button. A warning message will be displayed. Click the OK button and repeat steps 3 through 6, changing one or more of the settings. 7. Click the OK button to close the Display Properties dialog box. 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS Installation Guide 11...
  • Page 18 1. Click Start -> Programs -> Creative -> BlasterControl Display Center. 2. Click the Tweak button to start BlasterControl Tweak Center. 3. Select the desired settings and click the OK button. • If your monitor has a color temperature control, adjust it to 6500 K to get the best results.
  • Page 19 2. In the Control Panel window, double-click the 3Deep icon. 3. On the 3Deep Control Panel, move the Tweak slider or click the Calibrate Display button. 4. Before playing a game, click Default System Gamma. 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS Installation Guide 13...
  • Page 20 6. After Colorific For Windows is removed, select the entry 3Deep from the list, and then click the Add/Remove button. The Help file for 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS gives a brief introduction to the features supported by this graphics card.
  • Page 21 The Help file for LAVA! Player shows you how to use the multimedia player. To open the Help File for LAVA! Player Click Start -> Programs -> Creative -> Creative LAVA! -> LAVA! Help. The Help file for Colorific contains the User’s Manual.
  • Page 22 32-bit colors Z/Stencil (floating point or integer) High quality texture filtering, including anisotropic Advanced per-pixel, perspective-correct texturing • Cube environment mapping • Projective textures • Procedural textures • Multi-texture and multi-pass • Texture modulation 16 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS Installation Guide...
  • Page 23 AGP 1X, 2X and 4X support, including Fast Writes and Execute Mode* VESA DDC 2B + DPMS Single slot 2D, 3D graphics, and video accelerator 256-bit graphics engine Integrated 350 MHz RAMDAC supporting up to a 2048x1536 resolution at 75Hz 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS Installation Guide 17...
  • Page 24 Fully PC00, PC99, PC99a and VBE 3.0 compliant Creative Enhanced BlasterControl™ E-Color Colorific/3Deep Creative Lava!™ Player All Windows 95 applications, including DirectDraw and Direct3D games and applications OpenGL applications under Windows 95 and Windows 98 18 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS Installation Guide...
  • Page 25 60, 70, 72, 75, 85, 100, 1600x960 120, 140, 144, 150 120, 140, 144, 150 60, 70, 72, 75, 85, 100, 60, 70, 72, 75, 85, 100, 1600x1200 60, 70, 72, 75, 85, 100 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS Installation Guide 19...
  • Page 26 60, 70, 72, 75, 85, 100 60, 70, 72, 75, 85 60, 70, 72, 75, 85 1920x1440 60, 70, 72, 75, 85 60, 70, 72, 75 60, 70, 75 2048x1536 60, 70, 72, 75 60, 70, 72, 75 20 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS Installation Guide...
  • Page 27 VGA Out connector of 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS. In a multi-monitor setting, the monitor connected to the 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS card remains blank even though the card and its drivers have been installed.
  • Page 28 For details on this, refer to the topic “Using BlasterControl Display Center” in the BlasterControl Help file. Lower your monitor’s resolution. To do so, adjust the color depth and desktop area on the Settings tabbed page. 22 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS Installation Guide...
  • Page 29 3. Click the Defaults button. When the system is starting up, there is a series of prolonged beeps. Cause Your 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS card may not be firmly inserted into the expansion slot. Solution Ensure that the bus connector of the graphics card is fully inserted into the expansion slot.
  • Page 30 5. In the Insert Disk message box, click the OK button without inserting any 6. If 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS drivers and later versions of DirectX drivers are already installed, click the Skip File button until the Adapter Type group box or the Adapter tabbed page appears.
  • Page 31 3. Clear the Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor check box. After installing 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS onto a Pentium II LX system or any other AGP system, the Resources tabbed page of the 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS Properties...
  • Page 32 Windows 95 Device Manager does not affect the functionality of the AGP card within Windows 95. This problem is common to all AGP graphics cards and does not affect 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS’s functionality. It has been resolved in Windows 98.
  • Page 33 We are committed to giving you the best product as well as the best technical support. For fast and efficient Technical Support solutions, please use the Creative Web Support services in the first instance. If your Creative product was pre-installed in your computer, your primary source of technical support is the Personal Computer supplier who provided the system.
  • Page 34 Please retain all contents including packaging and proof of purchase until you are fully satisfied with product. If you have a problem installing or using your Creative product, please use the Creative Web Support and/or Telephone Support services for assistance. Note the following...
  • Page 35 90 days from the date of shipment from Creative, or what is left on the original item’s warranty, whichever is longer. To avoid tariffs when shipping a product to Creative Labs from outside the E.U., you must complete the relevant customs documentation before shipping the product (please allow 30 days).
  • Page 36 This warranty gives you specific arising from or relating to the use of this product, even if Creative or its licensors have legal rights. You may have other been advised of the possibility of such loss.
  • Page 37 Horario de oficina Sábados, domingos y festivos Cerrado Maandag-Vrijdag Kantooruren Zat.-Zon. & Nationale Feestdagen Gesloten Segunda a sexta-feira Horário de expediente Sábado, domingo e feriados Fechado Internet To receive technical support via the Internet, please e-mail: support@europe.creative.com Web Site www.creative.com...

This manual is also suitable for:

3d blaster geforce2 gts