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  • Page 1 PA3020 PA3010 Pro PA3000 Plus PA3000 User's Guide...
  • Page 2 Copyright/Disclaimer Copyright Copyright © 1999 by AOpen Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company.

  • Page 3: Fcc Statement

    FCC Statement FCC Class B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    HAPTER NTRODUCTION 1.1 F ..................1 EATURES CHAPTER ARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 PA3020 O ................1 UTLOOK 2.2 PA3010 P ..............2 UTLOOK 2.3 PA3000 P ..............3 UTLOOK 2.4 PA3000 O ................4 UTLOOK 2.5 I ..............5 NSTALLATION ROCEDURES 98 / 95 CHAPTER INDOWS 3.1 I ..............1...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Chapter Introduction Thank you for choosing the AOpen PA3020 Series ( PA3020 / PA3010 Pro / PA3000 Plus / PA3000 ) Graphics & Video Accelerator. PA3020 Series is a state-of-art video adapter that provides you with fast playback acceleration in both 2D/3D graphics and high quality scalable video playback.
  • Page 6 • 128 bit wide frame buffer interface up to 32MByte with support for 16MBit and 64Mbit memory devices • 300MHz DAC ( 250MHz DAC for PA3000 ) • NTSC and PAL digital output port supporting external digital TV encoders •...

  • Page 7: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    Chapter Hardware Installation PA3020 Outlook AOpen PA3020 Layout Notes : • TV Output is optional User's Guide...

  • Page 8: Pa3010 Pro Outlook

    Hardware Installation PA3010 Pro Outlook AOpen PA3010 Pro Layout Notes : • TV Output is optional User's Guide...

  • Page 9: Pa3000 Plus Outlook

    Hardware Installation PA3000 Plus Outlook AOpen PA3000 Plus Layout Notes : • TV Output is optional User's Guide...

  • Page 10: Pa3000 Outlook

    Hardware Installation PA3000 Outlook AOpen PA3000 Layout Notes : • TV Output is optional User's Guide...

  • Page 11: Installation Procedures

    Item Check : • AOpen PA3020 Series Graphics Card • AOpen PA3020 Series User’s Guide • AOpen PA3020 Series Driver & Utility CD Installation Procedures Caution : Static electricity can severely damage electronic parts, Take these precautions: • Before touching any electronic part, drain the static electricity from your body.

  • Page 12: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation Prepare Your Computer for Installation Prior to working on your computer, make sure the power and any related equipment is turned off. How to Insert Your AGP Graphics Card? How to Connect the Monitor? Plug your monitor cable into the monitor connector on your AGP graphics card.
  • Page 13 Hardware Installation Locate the AGP bus expansion slot, make sure this slot is unobstructed. Remover the corresponding expansion slot cover from the computer chassis. Ground yourself to an anti-static mat or other grounded source. Position the card directly over the AGP slot and insert one end of the card down into the slot.

  • Page 14: Chapter 3 Windows 98

    Chapter Windows 98/95 Installation Procedures Caution : • Before installing the display driver, make sure your Windows 98/95 is installed in VGA mode and work fine. • To take advantage of all the AGP features, please use Windows 95 OSR2.1 ( or above version ), or Windows 98. Otherwise, you can use OSR2.0 and install USBSUPP.EXE from Microsoft to upgrade to OSR2.1 •...

  • Page 15: Setup Standard Vga Mode (For Upgrading)

    Windows 98/95 Click Next to begin install the VGA driver. If the Windows ask you for your Windows 98/95 CD, insert the CD, or change the path to \Windows\System directory. Windows will prompt you to restart your Windows, Click Yes to reboot. After system reboot, you may begin to setup VGA driver.

  • Page 16: User's Guide

    Windows 98/95 Select Setting->Advanced ( or select Setting->Advanced Properties for Windows 95 ), then select Adapter page, and click change button. When Select Device dialog box appears on screen, select Display a list of all drivers, so you can select the driver you want. User's Guide...

  • Page 17: User's Guide

    Windows 98/95 Select Standard display types from the manufacturers and select Standard PCI Display Adapter( VGA ) from the Models then click OK button. After complete installing Standard VGA Driver, click Close button and restart Windows to enable Standard VGA Mode. After system reboot, you may begin to setup VGA driver.

  • Page 18: Setup Display Card Driver ( Auto Setup )

    3.1.3 Setup Display Card Driver ( Auto setup ) * USING PA3020 FOR EXAMPLE * Start Windows and insert the AOpen Installation CD disk into the CD- ROM drive. The AOpen Installation Wizard will appear, please select VGA Driver to setup.

  • Page 19: User's Guide

    Windows 98/95 During setup process, please don’t click any anything. Setup application will setup display driver automatically for you. After complete installing PA3020 driver, Windows will ask you reboot system to enable the PA3020 display driver. User's Guide...

  • Page 20: Setup Display Card Driver ( Manual Setup )

    Windows 98/95 After system reboot, PA3020 display driver is setup ready. 3.1.4 Setup Display Card Driver ( Manual Setup ) * USING PA3020 FOR EXAMPLE * Start Windows 98/95 Click mouse right button on the desktop and select Properties from the popup menu, or double click on the Display icon from the Control Panel folder.
  • Page 21 Windows 98/95 When Select Device dialog box appears on screen, select Show all devices item to show all VGA devices. Click Have Disk button from the Select Device dialog box. User's Guide...

  • Page 22: User's Guide

    Windows 98/95 Enter the driver path (D:\PA3020\Win9x) or click Browse button to select driver directory. Select 3D Navigator PA3020 and click OK. After complete installing 3D Navigator PA3020 Series display driver, click Finish button and restart Windows to enable 3D Navigator PA3020. User's Guide...

  • Page 23: Setup Directx 7

    After system reboot, you may begin enjoy your 3D Navigator PA3020. 3.1.5 Setup DirectX 7 Insert the PA3020 Series Installation CD disc, the AOpen Installation Wizard will appear, You can also run D:\Setup.exe to launch it. Please click DirectX 7 to enter DirectX 7 Setup program.

  • Page 24: Aopen Graphics System Control Utility

    Windows 98/95 AOpen Graphics System Control Utility * USING PA3020 FOR EXAMPLE * 3.2.1 System Information - Click mouse right button on the desktop and select Properties from the popup menu, or double click on the Display icon from the Control Panel folder, then click Advanced button.

  • Page 25: 3.2.2 Additional Properties

    Windows 98/95 3.2.2 Additional Properties - Follow step in System Information Section, click Additional Properties button. A. Color Correction You can adjust the brightness, contrast, and gamma values of the screen output from the Color Correction Page. 3-12 User's Guide...
  • Page 26 Windows 98/95 Click Save As button to save your current setting as different schema, then you may restore the setting back whenever you need. Node : This function is only available in 16 bit and 32 bit color depth. B. Direct3D Setting You can adjust the mipmapping, anti-aliasing configuration of your Direct3D setting.
  • Page 27 Windows 98/95 Click Advanced button to adjust Texel Alignment, Compatible options for Direct3D. 3-14 User's Guide...
  • Page 28 Windows 98/95 Click Save As button to save your current setting for special environment, then you may jump to different setting when you need to play some game. C. OpenGL Setting You can adjust the detail configuration of your OpenGL setting, like V-sync waiting, buffer region extension.
  • Page 29 Windows 98/95 D. Tune Page You can adjust your PA3020's DRAM memory clock, and core chip clock to gain better performance. WARNING ! Adjustments to clock may lead to unsatistactory results, please do it carefully ! E. Screen Adjustment You can adjust the position on monitor screen. 3-16 User's Guide...
  • Page 30 Windows 98/95 F. Others Options You can adjust your PA3020 display driver setting, or decide to enable or disable AOpen Quick Tweak Utility from this page. User's Guide 3-17...

  • Page 31: Tv Output Setting ( Optional )

    Windows 98/95 G. AOpen Quick Tweak Utility You can restore your display setting to previous one in just one click. 3.2.3 TV Output Setting ( optional ) You can turn on or turn off TV output, select output format as NTSC or PAL TV, or adjust the TV output position, brightness, saturation, flicker.
  • Page 32 Windows 98/95 User's Guide 3-19...

  • Page 33: Chapter 4 Windows 2000

    4.1.1 Setup Display Card Driver ( Auto setup ) Start Windows 2000 and insert the AOpen Installation CD disk. The AOpen Display Driver Setup Application will appear and check your Windows to make sure your system is works fine, Please click Continue to begin setup.

  • Page 34: Setup Display Card Driver ( Manual Setup )

    4.1.2 Setup Display Card Driver ( Manual setup ) * USING PA3020 FOR EXAMPLE * Start Windows 2000 and insert the AOpen Installation CD disk into the CD-ROM drive. If the AOpen display driver setup application appear, please click Abort.

  • Page 35: Windows 2000

    Windows 2000 Select Setting->Advanced and then click Properties button. Select Driver page and then click Update Driver button. User's Guide...
  • Page 36 Windows 2000 When the Update Devices Driver Wizard shown, click Next button. Select the “Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that I can choose a specific driver” item, and then click Next button. User's Guide...
  • Page 37 Windows 2000 Click Have Disk button so that you can select display driver from CD disk. Enter D:\PA3020\Win2000 and then click OK. User's Guide...
  • Page 38 Windows 2000 10. Select the AOpen PA3020 graphics card, then click Next button. 11. The wizard will prompt you that it is ready to install the display driver that you selected, Click Next button to continue. User's Guide...
  • Page 39 Windows 2000 12. A warning dialog “Digital Signature Not Found” will shown if the driver that you choose are not Microsoft WHQL certified. Anyway, please click Yes button to continue the installation. 13. While the Copying File dialog appears, please wait until finish copying process, or you can click Cancel button to abort installation.
  • Page 40 Windows 2000 14. After finish installation, a message box will prompt you that the driver is upgraded and will not work until you restart your computer, then click Finish button to close this dialog. 15. Finally, click Yes button to restart Windows and enable the PA3020 display driver.

  • Page 41: Chapter 5 Windows Nt

    Chapter Windows NT4 Installation Procedures Caution : • Before installing the display driver, make sure your Windows NT is installed in standard VGA mode and works fine. • Please install the Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 ( or above version ) before installing the video driver.

  • Page 42: Setup Display Card Driver ( Auto Setup )

    5.1.2 Setup Display Card Driver ( Auto setup ) * USING PA3020 FOR EXAMPLE * Start Windows NT and insert the AOpen Installation CD disk into the CD- ROM drive. The AOpen Display Driver Setup Application will check your Windows to make sure your system is works fine, If you see any warning message, please click Abort to stop setup.

  • Page 43: Setup Display Card Driver ( Manual Setup )

    5.1.3 Setup Display Card Driver ( Manual setup ) * USING PA3020 FOR EXAMPLE * Start Windows NT and insert the AOpen Installation CD disk into the CD- ROM drive. If the AOpen display driver setup application appear, please click Abort.
  • Page 44 Windows NT4 Select Setting->Didsplay Type and then click Change button. When the Change Display Dialog box appears on screen, click Have Disk button and enter D:\PA3020\NT40 then click OK. User's Guide...
  • Page 45 Windows NT4 Select the 3D Navigator PA3020 Graphics Card , then click OK. Choice Yes to continue install. After you complete installing PA3020 driver, click Close button and restart Windows to enable the PA3020 display driver. User's Guide...

  • Page 46: Troubleshooting & Technical Support

    Instead, users can use monitor’s hardware adjustment feature. So default options is tune off, if you want to enable this function, please go AOpen web site ( http://www.aopen.com.tw ) to download AOSCNPAN.EXE to enable this function.
  • Page 47 ) or download ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/softlib/ msfiles/40comupd.exe file to update your Common Control Library. You can also found this file at AOpen’s web site. Q : My Super 7 system is not very stable after PA3020 Series is installed. Why ? A : Because PA3020 Series is a high performance graphics AGP card.
  • Page 48 Troubleshooting & Technical Support Technical Support Dear Customers : Thanks for choosing AOpen products. To provide the best and fastest service to our customer is our first priority. However, we receive numerous emails and phone-calls worldwide everyday, it is very hard for us to serve everyone in time.
  • Page 49 5. News Group Your problem probably had been answered by our support engineer or professional users on the news group http://www.aopen.com.tw/tech/newsgrp/default.htm 6. Contact Distributors / Resellers We sell our products through resellers and integrators. They should know your system configuration very well and should be able to solve your problem more efficiently than us.

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