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TACHYON
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User's Guide
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- Page 1 Revision 4.0 Copyright Notice The material in this document is the intellectual property of TYAN. While we take every care in the preparation of this document, we cannot guarantee the correctness of all the content. Our products undergo continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without notice.
- Page 2 Important Safety Precautions Always read and follow these basic safety precautions carefully when handling any piece of electronic component. 1. Keep this User’s Guide for future reference. 2. Keep this equipment away from humidity. 3. Lay this equipment on a stable, flat surface before setting it up. 4.
- Page 3 EN 50082-1, Generic Immunity Standard for Residential, Commercial and Light Industrial Products (IEC 801-2, IEC 801-3, IEC 801-4) For further compliance information, please send requests to tachyon@tyan.com.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
OpenGL ......................5 HYDRAVISION™........................6 Chapter 2 Installing the Hardware and Software..................... 7 Uninstalling your current video card and driver ................. 8 Installing Your Tachyon Graphics Card ..................9 To install your card........................9 ® Windows “New Hardware Found”.................... 13 ®... - Page 6 Changing Display Configurations .................... 42 Changing TV Format........................ 42 Using Games and Applications ....................43 Appendix 1 --- Troubleshooting Tips ....................... 44 Appendix 2 --- Acronyms..........................45 If you would like to download our Multi-Language User’s Guide, please refer to our website at: HTTP://WWW.TYAN.COM/SUPPORT/HTML/MANUALS_GC.HTML.
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Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction Overview The Tachyon Series graphics accelerators deliver ground breaking 3D graphics performance. Designed and built by TYAN Computer Corp. Powered by the RADEON™ 9800/ 9700/ 9600/ 9500/ 9200/ 9000 Series of Visual Processing Units (VPU). -
Page 8: Specifications
Specifications High-end Product Name TACHYON G9800 Series TACHYON G9700 Series ATI ASIC RADEON 9800 PRO RADEON 9700 PRO Core 380MHz 325MHz Clock Speed Memory 680MHz 620MHz Memory Type 128MB DDR 128M DDR Memory Interface 256-bit 256-bit BUS Type AGP 8X / 4X Compatible... -
Page 9: Mainstream
Chapter 1 Introduction Mainstream Product Name TACHYON G9200 PRO TACHYON G9200 ATI ASIC RADEON 9200 PRO RADEON 9200 Core 275MHz 250MHz Clock Speed Memory 550MHz 400MHz Memory Type 128MB DDR 128M DDR Memory Interface 128-bit 128-bit BUS Type AGP 8X / 4X Compatible... -
Page 10: System Requirement
Display Channel specifications (DDC1 or DDC2b) is required to take advantage of the DDC1/DDC2b features. Monitor The DVI-I interface on Tachyon series graphics cards can be used to attach a DVI display or an analog VGA monitor, using the supplied DVI-I-to-VGA adapter. -
Page 11: Catalyst™ Software Suite
Display Control Panel, through the Advanced... button located on the Settings tab. ® ® For a detailed explanation of the Direct 3D and OpenGL tabs, refer to Direct ® 3D® Control Panel on page 27, and OpenGL Control Panel on page 31 http://www.tyan.com... -
Page 12: Hydravision
HYDRAVISION™ In addition to the multiple display functionality available with ATI’s CATALYST™ Software Suite, you can also use HYDRAVISION™ for advanced multi-monitor management. Tachyon Graphics Card... -
Page 13: Chapter 2 Installing The Hardware And Software
Acer Laboratories (ALI), Silicon Integrated Systems (SIS), and VIA Technologies, Inc. Each non-Intel chipset requires the installation of a custom Virtual GART (AGP) Driver. This driver is required by your new Tachyon graphics card to function correctly with your motherboard. It is very http://www.tyan.com... -
Page 14: Uninstalling Your Current Video Card And Driver
General Motherboard/chipset information http://www.motherboards.org Uninstalling your current video card and driver Before you install your Tachyon series graphics card, it is important that you remove the current video card and its driver. You can remove most video card ® drivers from Windows via an uninstall utility provided by the card’s... -
Page 15: Installing Your Tachyon Graphics Card
(For example DVD Player, Multimedia applications, etc.) Installing Your Tachyon Graphics Card Now that you have prepared your computer, you are ready to install your card. If you are not sure whether your card is PCI or AGP, compare the bottom edge... - Page 16 For more information, see your computer documentation. Locate the AGP slot. If necessary, remove the metal cover from this slot; then align your Tachyon Graphics Card with the AGP slot, and press it in firmly until the card is fully seated. Grasp the...
- Page 17 Replace the screw to fasten the card in place, and replace the computer cover. Plug the display cable into your card; then turn on the computer and monitor. If your Tachyon Graphics Card came with a DVI connector, you can connect a flat panel display to the appropriate connector Make sure...
- Page 18 Hard Drive power connector. 1. Remove the power cable from the Hard Drive power connector. 2. Connect A of the Power Extension Cable to the Tachyon G9800/ G9700/ G9500 series graphics cards power connector as shown. (The cable may already be connected to the graphics card.)
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Page 19: Windows ® "New Hardware Found
Tachyon series graphics cards. To ensure you install the latest driver, use the Driver CD that shipped with your Tachyon series graphics card. To install DirectX Install Microsoft DirectX 8.1(or later) to enable 3D hardware acceleration ®... - Page 20 (If D is not your CD-ROM drive, substitute D with the correct drive letter.) Click OK Click on Install Software. Click on Install Graphics Drivers. Choose the right product you want to install driver (such as Tachyon G9700) Choose the right platform, which you are using, then the Installation Wizard begins.
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Page 21: Chapter 3 Multiple Displays(Optional)
Chapter 3 Multiple Displays(optional) Connecting Your Monitor(s) The Tachyon Series graphics cards provide hardware support for one VGA monitor and one flat panel monitor, or two VGA monitors using a DVI-I-to-VGA adapter. Tachyon Series graphics cards with Dual-DVI option can support two flat panel monitors. All cards provide TV Output via an S-Video out and an S-Video-to-Composite out connector. - Page 22 The TV display will “clone” the CRT display + DFP VGA connector + DVI-I image of one of the other two display + TV connector + TV Output displays. CRT display + CRT UNSUPPORTED display + TV CONFIGURATION Tachyon Graphics Card...
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Page 23: Chapter 4 Catalyst™ Software Suite
ATI Displays Tab The ATI Displays tab provides the multi monitor features. Here you can enable /disable display devices and swap the assignment of Primary and Secondary displays. Enabling/Disabling Secondary Displays ® Access the Windows Control Panel. Double-click Display. http://www.tyan.com... -
Page 24: Enabling Extended Desktop Mode
® 1. Access the Windows Control Panel. Double click Display. 2. Click on the Settings tab and then the Advanced... button. 3. Click on the ATI Displays tab ® ® ® Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows 98SE Tachyon Graphics Card... -
Page 25: Virtually Repositioning Your Displays
On the Settings tab, click and drag the appropriate monitor icon to the desired position. For example, the secondary display can be dragged to the left of the primary display, allowing it to be virtually on the left, as shown below. Click OK or Apply to save the changes. http://www.tyan.com... -
Page 26: Ati Color Tab
Radiometric Expansion The Tachyon series cards offer radiometric expansion (or digital panel scaling as it is commonly known). This expands a low-resolution image to fill a higher resolution panel. However, radiometric expansion is only available on the Primary display. Therefore, if a flat panel display (FPD) is set as Secondary, the Extended Desktop mode is disabled and the resolution is less than the FPD’s native... - Page 27 (NOTE: Game Gamma is NOT supported in Windows NT4.0) Uncheck this to adjust the RGB sliders individually. Check this to RGB Lock adjust all three sliders at the same time. This allows you to reset the Game Gamma settings to default Defaults button values. http://www.tyan.com...
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Page 28: Ati Options Tab
Unchecking this allows you to disable the ATI taskbar taskbar icon applications and removes the ATI icon from your system tray. application Unchecking this allows you to remove the ATI icon from your Show ATI system tray without disabling the ATI icon applications. icon on Tachyon Graphics Card... -
Page 29: Ati Overlay Tab
Video overlay allows for the viewing of full-motion video on your PC. However, there is only one video overlay, which is only available on the Primary display. The video overlay controls are automatically activated during playback of any video file type that supports overlay adjustments. http://www.tyan.com... - Page 30 This allows you to reset the Overlay settings to default values. button Clone Click this button to access Clone Mode overlay settings. These settings only apply to video content mode options when viewed in dual-controller Clone mode. Tachyon Graphics Card...
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Page 31: Clone Mode Settings
The source video is scaled so that your display is showing full screen. Note: if the source video Full Screen contains horizontal black bars, as do some DVD Video movies, the full screen video will also contain black bars. http://www.tyan.com... - Page 32 4:3 aspect ratio (standard TVs and monitors). 16:9 Select this option if the aspect ratio of the display (Widescreen) device is showing full screen video has a 16:9 aspect ratio (widescreen HDTVs). Tachyon Graphics Card...
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Page 33: Chapter 5 Direct 3D Control Panel
Selecting Custom Settings disables the Main Settings slider and allows you to fine-tune the Direct3D settings of your RADEON 9800 Series. Main Settings This allows you to emphasize what kind of application experience you’d like to have. Moving slider http://www.tyan.com... - Page 34 Preference textures. Moving the slider to the right delivers the slider highest quality experience. Moving the slider to the left emphasizes a high performance solution while still providing good visuals. Tachyon Graphics Card...
- Page 35 Truform. Select Always Off to disable Truform. Compatibility This button allows you to access advanced Settings settings that can solve compatibility issues for a button few specific Direct 3D® applications. This button allows you to reset the Direct 3D® Defaults settings to default values. http://www.tyan.com...
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Page 36: Direct 3D ® Compatibility Settings
However, this setting should only be used if you are experiencing the symptoms center mentioned, as it may cause problems with other games. Defaults This button allows you to reset the Direct 3D® button Compatibility Settings to default values. Tachyon Graphics Card... -
Page 37: Chapter 6 Opengl Control Panel
In the Main Settings you can maximize overall performance by moving the slider to the left, or you can enhance overall image quality by moving the slider to the right. Selecting Custom Settings disables the Main Settings slider allowing you to fine-tune the OpenGL settings of your RADEON 9800 Series. http://www.tyan.com... - Page 38 3D image. Texture Selecting this decides whether your application should use high quality or high performance Preference slider textures. Moving the slider to the right delivers the highest quality experience. Moving the slider to Tachyon Graphics Card...
- Page 39 Truform. Select Always Off to disable Truform. Compatibility This button allows you to access advanced settings that can solve compatibility issues for a Settings button few specific OpenGL® applications. Defaults This button allows you to reset the OpenGL® settings to default values. http://www.tyan.com...
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Page 40: Opengl ® Compatibility Settings
Note that buffer region most applications will not be affected by activating this extension feature Defaults This button allows you to reset the OpenGL® button Compatibility Settings to default values. Tachyon Graphics Card... -
Page 41: Chapter 7 Smartgart
By default, this feature is set to ON providing your motherboard’s chipset supports Fast Writes. Some motherboard specifications may claim chipset support for Fast Writes but may not be compatible with many different graphics accelerators. This setting is disabled for many computers because the motherboard is not http://www.tyan.com... -
Page 42: Retest All
The problem exists because the secondary graphics card is enabled after the SMARTGART diagnostic test have been run. To ensure system stability you should restart the computer after the secondary graphics accelerator is enabled so that both graphics accelerators can be tested with SMARTGART. Tachyon Graphics Card... -
Page 43: Chapter 8 Using Tv Out
Using TV Out View your PC’s display on a TV The Tachyon series graphics cards have TV Out capability. You can attach your card to a TV and monitor at the same time. Or you can connect it to your VCR and record your monitor’s display. -
Page 44: Starting Windows With Tv Display Enabled
TV through your VCR or an RF modulator (available in most electronics stores). The Tachyon series graphics cards that only have the S-Video out connector DOES NOT support connection to TVs with S-Video In. Connecting Your TV Output to a TV or VCR 1. -
Page 45: Using Scart Connectors For European Tvs
SCART connector if your card only supports the S-Video connector. The Tachyon Series Graphics Card that only has the S-Video out connector DOES NOT support connection to TVs with S-Video In. How To Enable/Disable The TV Display ®... -
Page 46: How Tv Display Cannot Be Used
Viewing Text on a TV A TV is designed primarily to show moving, rather than static, images. The large dot pitch of a TV (which is fine for moving video) will yield poor quality static images such as text. Tachyon Graphics Card... -
Page 47: Reducing Edge Distortion
In the Screen Size section, click on the plus (+) button beside the horizontal arrowheads to increase the horizontal size of the TV display. Click OK or Apply to save the changes you have made. You can also reduce edge distortion by increasing the TV’s contrast. http://www.tyan.com... -
Page 48: Changing Display Configurations
You can follow the following steps to change the TV format: ® Access the Windows Control Panel. Double click Display. Click on the Settings tab and then the Advanced... button. Click on the ATI Displays tab. Click on the TV button. Click the Format tab. Tachyon Graphics Card... -
Page 49: Using Games And Applications
This may cause your TV display to turn off automatically or become scrambled (the PC monitor will not be affected). Your TV display will be restored once you exit the game or if you restart your http://www.tyan.com... - Page 50 Help or contact your computer manufacturer. To contact TYAN for assistance, you can send e-mail to , or visit us on the website at TACHYON@TYAN.COM HTTP://WWW.TYAN.COM. To upgrade the Tachyon Graphics Card Driver, you can download it from the website at: HTTP://WWW.TYAN.COM/SUPPORT/HTML/DRIVERS_GC.HTML Tachyon Graphics Card...
- Page 51 EPROM Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory FIFO First In, First Out High Definition TV. The 1920x1080 and the 1280x720 modes HDTV defined by ATSC. Bus Protocol (Philips Specification) Discrete Cosine Transform JTAG Joint Test Access Group. An IEEE standard. http://www.tyan.com...
- Page 52 A three signal analog interface method for display data. Similar to YPbPr YUV. Also known as "component video". The method of video signal color encoding. Includes luma (Y, black and white component) and chroma (UV, color component) Tachyon Graphics Card...
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