Intergraph Intense3D Wildcat 3510 Hardware User's Manual

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Intense3D Wildcat 3510 Graphics
Hardware User's Guide
June 1999
D1AV00050

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  • Page 1 Intense3D Wildcat 3510 Graphics Hardware User’s Guide June 1999 D1AV00050...
  • Page 2 Copyright 1999 Intense3D, Inc. All rights reserved. This document contains information protected by copyright, trade secret, and trademark law. This document may not, in whole or in part, be reproduced in any form or by any means, or be used to make any derivative work, without written consent from Intense3D.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Document Conventions........................v Operating System Information......................v Customer Support ..........................vi Hardware and Software Support Services ................. vi World Wide Web ......................vi Intergraph Bulletin Board Service..................vi Telephone......................... vii More Support Options...................... vii 1 Getting Started..........................1 System Requirements........................1 Features.............................
  • Page 5: Preface

    Intense3D Wildcat 3510 graphics accelerator. About This Document The Intense3D Wildcat 3510 Graphics Hardware User’s Guide is organized as follows: Chapter 1, “Getting Started,” introduces the Wildcat 3510 and its features, and describes how to get started using the Wildcat 3510 in your workstation.
  • Page 6: Customer Support

    This includes World Wide Web access, Intergraph Bulletin Board Service access, and telephone (Help Desk) support. At the end of the complimentary support period, you can purchase other levels of software support.
  • Page 7: Telephone

    Have the following information available when you call: Your service number, which identifies your site to Intergraph Computer Systems. You use your service number for warranty or maintenance calls. Your Customer Personal Identification Number (CPIN). You get a CPIN the first time you call the Customer Response Center;...
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  • Page 9: Getting Started

    Getting Started This chapter introduces the Wildcat 3510 graphics accelerator and describes what you need to use it in your workstation. System Requirements To use the Wildcat 3510, you will need: ® A workstation running on Intel’s Pentium II (or later) processor or equivalent ®...
  • Page 10: Hardware

    In a workstation purchased with the Wildcat 3510, the current driver is installed on your workstation, and is delivered on backup media with the system. You can download updated drivers from Intergraph Computer Systems’ Web pages; see the Preface of this document for more information.
  • Page 11: Configuring The Video Display

    NOTE If a workstation monitor has no built-in video cable, use a shielded video cable with a 15-pin (D-sub) video connector at one end for the video output port on the card, and the appropriate connectors at the other end for the video input port on the workstation monitor.
  • Page 12: Enabling The Stereo Display

    Click OK to close the Display Properties dialog, or click Cancel to close Display Properties without applying the changes. Restart the system for changes to video attribute settings to take effect. (Certain changes, such as gamma correction, do not require that you restart the system.) For more detailed configuration information, see Chapter 2 and the file on the README...
  • Page 13: Replacing And Upgrading The Wildcat 3510 Graphics Card

    Make sure you have the following materials and tools, as appropriate: Intense3D Wildcat 3510 card Backup media containing the Intense3D Wildcat 3510 video display driver (delivered with the system), unless you plan to download an updated driver from Intergraph Computer Systems’...
  • Page 14: Removing And Installing Cards

    Removing and Installing Cards To remove an installed Intense3D Wildcat 3510 card: Turn off power to the workstation and to the monitor. Open the workstation to gain access to the AGP slot. Remove the existing card. Keep the screws; you will use them to secure the card to the workstation’s chassis later.
  • Page 15: Finishing The Installation

    You can install the Intense3D Wildcat video display driver software from the backup media delivered with the system. You can also get updated driver software from Intergraph Computer Systems’ Web pages; see the Preface of this document for more information. Refer to the Microsoft Windows NT documentation and online Help for more information on installing drivers and software application programs, and on configuring your workstation’s video display.
  • Page 16: Troubleshooting The Installation

    Click Yes when asked if you want to install a third-party driver. The files are copied from the directory on your workstation’s primary hard disk drive. NOTE If the driver files were delivered on two floppy diskettes, you will be prompted to key in the path for the driver files from the second diskette.
  • Page 17 The system operates in VGA mode when the video display driver is not running to accommodate all monitor types. VGA mode is used during initial installation of the video display driver and when experiencing video problems. If you select a resolution that causes the monitor to display incorrectly, do not press to log on to the Windows NT operating system.
  • Page 19: Technical Information

    Technical Information The following technical information is subject to change without notice. Hardware Specifications Item Specification System AGP 2.0 Card Size Full-length AGP card Monitor Resolutions In the following tables, i indicates an interlaced frequency. The Wildcat 3510 supports standard multiple-frequency monitors at the following resolutions and maximum refresh rates (Hz).
  • Page 20: Vga Video Display Support

    The Wildcat 3510 supports InterView 28hd96 monitors at the following resolutions and maximum refresh rates (Hz). Resolution Aspect Ratio Bits Per Pixel Vertical Refresh Rates (Hz) 640 x 480 4 x 3 800 x 600 4 x 3 1024 x 768 4 x 3 856 x 480 16 x 9...
  • Page 21: Interfaces

    The Wildcat 3510 also provides hardware support for the Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) standard. DPMS allows for a workstation to send its monitor a signal to enter a power- saving mode. Interfaces The Wildcat 3510 has two interfaces: a video output port and a stereo sync output port. These interfaces are described in the following sections.
  • Page 22: Stereo Sync Output Port

    Stereo Sync Output Port The stereo sync output port is a female, 5-pin, mini-DIN connector. The port provides connection to the emitter module of a pair of LCD shutter glasses or to other stereo shutter devices. Signal Name Ground Ground +12V Stereo Sync No Connect...

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