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QDI SA3000 AGP
User' s Guide
Version 1.0
Copyright© 1998 LEGEND.QDI
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  • Page 1 ® Copyright© 1998 LEGEND.QDI All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced or transferred to other ® media without permission from QDI Notice ® believes the information contained in this document is accurate and reliable. ® However, QDI reserves the right to make corrections, improvements, or changes to this document at any given time without prior notice.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction ____________________________1 Features .............. 1 System Requirements ..........2 Package Contents ..........2 Software Upgrade ..........2 Hardware Installation ____________________3 Drivers Auto-Installation __________________5 Before You Begin ..........5 Operating System Requirements ........ 5 Installation of SA3000 Display Drivers for Windows 95/98/NT ........... 5 Configuring Windows 95 Driver ........

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Thank you for purchasing the QDI SA3000 AGP 3D Graphics Card. With S3 Savage3D 2D/3D/video True Media Accelerator built in, your QDI SA3000 combines outstanding 3D acceleration, excel- lent 2D graphics and superior video quality on a single board, providing you with both high performance and satisfied quality in 3D game and multimedia applications.

  • Page 4: System Requirements

    Operating: Windows 95; Windows 98, Windows NT System 4.0 etc. Package Contents: Before installing your QDI SA3000 graphic card, please check to make sure your QDI SA3000 package is complete. þ QDI SA3000 AGP graphic card. þ Driver CD-ROM Disk.
  • Page 5 Feature Connector SGRAM or SDRAM Note! Before installing the QDI SA3000 AGP card, touch a metal surface of your computer to discharge yourself from static charge, hold the graphic card by the edges be sure not to touch the IC chips, leads or circuits.

  • Page 6: Hardware Installation

    Secure the card with the screw removed in the above step. Replace and secure the system cover. Connect a VGA compatible or multi-frequency monitor with the 15 pin video connector at the back of the QDI SA3000 card. Reconnect the computer to the power supply.

  • Page 7: Drivers Auto-Installation

    95, Windows 98 and Windows NT4.0. Installing Standard VGA Driver It is recommended that you first install Windows 95/98/NT with the SA3000 AGP card already installed. After the installation of Windows 95/98/NT, the default VGA driver should have been installed first.
  • Page 8 If Windows 95(OSR2) has been installed before the installation of the SA3000 AGP card, the first time Windows 95 runs with the SA3000, the Update Device Driver Wizard window appears, click next (Do not click Cancel , or your system will hang!).
  • Page 9 Selecting ¡ ® I nstall Display Driver’ from the dialog box with your mouse, this will automatically install the SA3000 driver. When completed, a message box pops up, prompting you to restart the computer. Press OK to restart the computer. User’s Manual SA3000en.pm6 99-1-25, 10:03...
  • Page 10 3. Installing DirectX In windows 95, run auto.exe from the CD-ROM and select ¡ ® I nstall DirectX’ from the dialog box, then follow the prompts to install DirectX. Drivers Auto-Installation SA3000en.pm6 99-1-25, 10:03...

  • Page 11: Configuring Windows 95 Driver

    Configuring Windows 95 Driver To receive optimum visual display and performance, configure your Windows 95 driver once it is installed. Click the right mouse button while the mouse is pointing at an empty area of Windows 95 desktop and select Properties from Display Properties Window, you can adjust screen resolution, color depth, monitor setting, refresh rate, etc.
  • Page 12 If you want to change the screen resolution or color depth, click on the Settings tab at the top of the screen. This panel will now be displayed. Change the screen resolution using the ‘Desktop area’ slider on the right side of the window.
  • Page 13 If you want to change the refresh rate, click Advanced Properties button in the Setting panel, click the down arrow button, choose the number of refresh rate you hope to select then click OK but- ton. In general, the higher the refresh rate, the better the display quality.
  • Page 14 Tick the TV Box in this panel to enable TV-out. Click on the down arrows in TV-Type and TV Output Signal area to select NTSC/PAL and S-Video/C-Video to conform your TV standard and the connection. Click Advanced Setting button to adjust the image effect on TV, click on TV-Adjustment tab to adjust the image size and posi- tion.

  • Page 15: Configuring Windows Nt 4.0 Driver

    Configuring Windows NT 4.0 Driver To configure your Windows NT 4.0 driver once it is installed, follow the procedures listed below. Right click on the Windows NT desktop and select Properties. From the Display Properties dialog box, you can change your driver and monitor configurations.

  • Page 16: Bios Upgrade

    BIOS Upgrade On rare occasions, it may be necessary to upgrade the video BIOS on your QDI SA3000 card. In such a case, you will receive a new BIOS Binary file and a utility called S3 Flash. Follow these steps to upgrade your video BIOS: Start your computer from MS-DOS system floppy disk, Step 1.
  • Page 17 FCC Information 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.
  • Page 18 P/N: 430-02007-501-00 QDI SA3000 AGP/3D Manual Ver 1.0 SA3000en.pm6 99-1-25, 10:04...

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