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- Page 1 QDI I7400/IV7400 3D Graphics Card...
- Page 2 I7400/IV7400 AGP User’s Guide Version 2.0 ® 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 ®...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Introduction Features ....................1 System Requirements ................3 Package Contents.................3 Software Upgrade ................3 Hardware Installation Drivers Auto-Installation Before You Begin ................7 Operating System Requirements ............7 Installation of I7400/IV7400 display drivers for Windows 95/98/NT ...............7 Configuring Windows 95 Driver............11 Configuring Windows NT 4.0 Driver ..........16 BIOS Upgrade... -
Page 5: Introduction
This manual can be used for both QDI I7400 or IV7400 AGP Graphics Card. ntroduction Thank you for purchasing the I7400/IV7400 AGP 3D Graphics Card. Your I7400/IV7400 3D AGP Graphics Card is based on Intel740 AGP Graphics Accelerator. Intel 740 is optimized for Pentium II processor platform to heighten the visual experience for users, its unique HyperPipelined 3D architecture and powerful 2D video acceleration enables a... - Page 6 2. 2MB/4MB/8MB 100MHz SGRAM or 8MB 100MHz onboard, memory peak bandwidth is more than SDRAM 1.3GB/S. 3. Excellent 2D graphics acceleration for business applications. 4. HyperPipelined 3D acceleration includes Parallel Data Processing(PDP), to deliver superior 3D acceleration, Precise Pixel Interpolation(PPI) for highly realistic image quality, and Direct Memory Execution(DME), enabling more video memory size and bandwidth for high quality new generation 3D applications.
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Page 7: System Requirements
System Requirements: Computer :Uses Pentium II based mainboard with an AGP Bus slot Monitor :Standard VGA monitor. For receiving all benefits from the graphics card, a high resolution multi-frequency monitor is needed. Operating :Windows 95( 2.1); Windows 98, System Windows , etc. - Page 8 Introduction 4...
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Page 10: Hardware Installation 4
ardware Installation Follow the detailed procedures described in this section for easy installation of the I7400/IV7400 Graphics card onto your computer system. The only tool needed for installation is a screwdriver. I7400 IV7400 Hardware Installation 4... - Page 11 Note! Before installing the I7400/IV7400 AGP card, touch the metal surface of your computer to discharge yourself of static charge, hold the graphic card by the edges, be sure not to touch the IC chips, leads or circuits. Before opening the computer cover , be sure that the power to the computer system unit and all devices connected to it are turned off.
- Page 12 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 I7400/IV7400 card. Connect the computer to the power supply. To make room for the heatsink of I7400/IV7400, please plug your PCI card into a PCI slot which is a bit far from the AGP slot.
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Page 15: Drivers Auto-Installation
rivers Auto-Installation Before you begin All installation instructions assume that the CD-ROM disk is located in drive D: and Windows 95 is in C:\Windows. Replace either with the actual location if necessary. Operating System Requirements For all AGP feature benefits, you must use Windows 95 OSR2.1 or the later version. - Page 16 the installation of Windows 95/98/NT, the default VGA driver should have been installed first. If Windows 95(OSR2) has been installed before the installation of the I7400/IV7400 AGP card, the first time Windows 95 runs with the I7400/IV7400, the Update Device Driver Wizard window appears, click next (Do not click Cancel , or your system will hang!).
- Page 17 Selecting ‘Install Display Driver’ from the dialog box with your mouse, will automatically install the I7400/IV7400 driver. When completed, a message box pops up, prompting you to restart the computer. Press OK to restart the computer. User’ s Manual User’s Manual 9...
- Page 18 Installing DirectX In windows 95, run auto.exe in the CD-ROM and select ‘Install DirectX’ from the dialog box, then follow the prompts to install DirectX Note : If you try to install DirectX in Windows 98 and NT, a message box will popup, informing you that it is unnecessary to install them in these two operation systems.
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Page 19: Configuring Windows 95 Driver
You can read the Readme file in this path to receive the name of corresponding installation program. 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,... - Page 20 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. To change the color depth of the screen use the “Color palette”...
- Page 21 model. If you want to change the refresh rate, click the Advanced Properties button in the Setting panel, click the down arrow button and click the number of the refresh rate you hope to select, then click OK button. In general, the higher the refresh rate, the better the display quality.
- Page 22 You can also change other settings. Click on the 740 Color tab at the top of the window. This setting is called “Gamma Correction”, it modifies color values to compensate for the different characteristics of different monitors. If the default setting is not satisfactory, you can change the values of Gamma, Brightness, Contrast by dragging the sliders.
- Page 24 IV7400 has video-out function which supports simultaneous display on TV, if you want to view the image or video on TV, connect your TV to the video out connector first, it is recommended to use the S-Video connection (if this is supported by your TV) since S-Video has higher image quality than C-Video.
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Page 25: 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 an empty area of the Windows NT desktop and select Properties. From the Display Properties dialog box, you can change your driver and monitor configurations. -
Page 26: Bios Upgrade
BIOS Upgrade It may be necessary to upgrade the video BIOS on your I7400/IV7400 card when the display driver is upgraded. You can browse our Website www.qdigrp.com to verify if an upgraded driver is available for the I7400/IV7400 card, if it prompts to upgrade the BIOS, then download both driver and BIOS, and follow the next steps to complete the BIOS upgrade. - Page 27 This will load the BIOS image file into the card’s BIOS space. Important: Do NOT reboot or power down the machine during this process, as it will cause the BIOS to be incompletely programmed, resulting in a non- functioning graphics card. After the new BIOS has been installed, you can Hard Boot your system by either pressing the Reset button or the Power button, then you can install the new driver.
- Page 29 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, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
- Page 30 P/N: 430-02006-302 Manual I7400/IV7400 AGP Card Ver 2.0...
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