3D Blaster RIVA TNT2 PCI Installation Guide Contents Introduction Introduction ................................................................................................................. 1 Before You Begin ........................................................................................................ 2 Installing Your 3D Card............................................................................................... 3 Installing Software...................................................
The 3D Blaster RIVA TNT2 PCI provides outstanding 2D and video acceleration as well and also supports software DVD decoders through hardware color and pixel format conversion. Before You Begin IBM® PC 100% compatible Genuine Intel Pentium II, AMD-K6 processor or higher, operating at 233MHz or faster. 32 MB system memory 10 MB of available disk space for full installation VGA, multi-frequency monitor CD-ROM drive installed Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.
Important for Windows 95 users Check the appropriate box so that you can refer to the Windows’ version number quickly during the software installation process. Installing Your 3D Card Before installing the graphics card, you need to know which version of Windows 95 you have so that you can select the relevant installation procedure later. This is because the installation procedure in each version of Windows 95 is different. To verify your Windows 95 version number 1.
To install the graphics card If you are replacing an existing VGA card with 3D Blaster RIVA TNT2 PCI, please remember to remove the existing VGA card. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Switch off your computer and all peripheral devices. Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet. Touch any metallic surface on your computer to discharge any static electricity. Remove the computer cover. Locate a free PCI expansion slot. Figure 2 shows the various types of expansion slots. 6. Remove the metal plate from the PCI slot.
9. Connect the monitor cable to the VGA Out connector of 3D Blaster RIVA TNT2 PCI, as shown in the figure below. If you are using a multifrequency monitor, you may need a special 15-pin DIN VGA adapter cable. If your multifrequency monitor allows you to switch between ‘TTL’ and ‘analog’ operation modes, set the switch to ‘analog’. For details, refer to your monitor’s manual. VGA Monitor cable VGA Out connector VGA monitor 3D Blaster RIVA TNT2 PCI 10.
4. Insert the 3D Blaster RIVA TNT2 PCI CD into your CD-ROM drive. 5. In the “Install From Disk” dialog box, type D:\WINDOWS\Language (where D: represents your CD-ROM drive and Language represents the langauge of the software you want to install). Click the OK button. 6. If prompted to select drivers, click the Creative CT6955 drivers. The drivers are copied to your system. 7. When prompted to restart your system, click the Yes button. 8. After the system has restarted, proceed to install the applications.
. In the Insert Disk message box, click the OK button. 8. In the Copying Files dialog box, type D:\WINDOWS and click the OK button. The drivers are copied to your system. 9. In the Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box, click the OK button. 10. When prompted to restart your system, click the Yes button. 11. After the system has restarted, proceed to install the applications. Click Start and select Run. 12. In the Run dialog box, type D:\WINDOWS\SETUP and click the OK button. 13.
telling you that the driver you have selected may not work correctly. You must click the Yes button to confirm that you want to use the selected driver. Otherwise, the system will install the wrong driver and will not recognize the card as a 3D Blaster RIVA TNT2 PCI card (for details, see “Windows 98 Multi-Monitor Display Problems” on page 16). 7. In the Models list box of the Select Device dialog box, make sure the Creative CT6955 entry is selected and click the OK button. 8. Click the Next button. 9.
Changing Settings To change the display settings in Windows NT 4.0 1. 2. 3. 4. To change the performance settings in Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0 To do so in Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0: 1. Right-click your desktop, and then click Properties on the shortcut menu. 2. In the Display Properties dialog box, click the BlasterControl tab. 3. On the BlasterControl tabbed page, click the Tweak icon. 4. In the Tweak module, select the desired settings. 5.
To do so in Windows 98: You can customize the settings of your graphics card for optimal performance with applications. However, if your monitor display exhibits pixel drop (that is, pixels, usually white in color, appear on the screen) or any other abnormal behavior, revert to the factory default settings (see “Troubleshooting” on page 16. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Right-click your desktop, and then click Properties on the menu that appears. In the Display Properties dialog box, click the Settings tab.
Technical Specifications Architecture Highlights ❑ 128-bit wide graphics engine and 64-bit frame buffer ❑ 32 MB SDRAM 3D Features ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Optimized for Microsoft’s Direct3D API Complete DirectX 7 support 100% hardware triangle setup Twin Texel (TNT) 32-bit graphics pipeline • Two texture-mapped, lit pixels per clock • Single pass multi-texturing support (DirectX 7 and OpenGL ICD) • Square and non-square texture support ❑ TextureBlend support examples: • Multi-texture • Bump map • Texture modulation • Li
❑ Backend blend • 32-bit ARGB rendering with destination alpha • Point sampled, bilinear, trilinear and 8-tap • Anisotropic filtering ❑ Per pixel perspective correct texture mapping • Fog • Light • Mipmapping ❑ 24-bit or 16-bit hardware Z-buffer (fixed or floating) ❑ 8-bit stencil buffer ❑ Full scene anti-aliasing 2D Features ❑ High performance 128-bit 2D/GUI/DirectDraw acceleration • Accelerated primitives include BLT, indexed DIB color translation, transparent BLT, stretch BLT, points, lines, polylines,
Specifications ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 M64 graphics controller PCI version 2.1 VESA DDC 2B + DPMS Single slot 2D, 3D graphics, and video accelerator Integrated 300 MHz RAMDAC MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and full-motion video acceleration/assistance Full Plug and Play compliant Drivers ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 display drivers Windows 95 and Windows 98 display driver, DirectDraw, Direct3D, DirectVideo, ActiveX OpenGL ICD for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 VBE 3.
Refresh Rates (Hz) The refresh rates shown in the table are the highest obtainable and are monitor-dependent. Resolutions, pixel depths, and refresh rates are also driverdependent and may not be available for some applications or operating systems. Number of Colors Resolution 256 (8-bit) 64k (16-bit) 16.
Troubleshooting System Hangs, Blank Screen or Corrupted Display After installing 3D Blaster RIVA TNT2 PCI and starting your system, the monitor displays a blank screen. Solutions Try the following: ❑ Switch off your system and wait a while before switching it on again. ❑ Verify that any built-in VGA on your motherboard is disabled and that you have removed any other video display card from your system.
7. Follow steps 6 through 13 of the procedure in “To install in Windows 98” on page 7 to complete the update. Other Display Problems For the resolutions supported by your monitor, refer to its manual. Monitor display flickers or the screen goes blank after Windows starts. Cause Your monitor may not support the resolution or refresh rate that you have set. Solution Use display settings supported by the monitor. To change the display settings: 1. Restart your system in Windows 98 Safe mode. To do so: a.
Monitor display exhibits pixel drop (that is, pixels, usually white in color, appear on the screen) or other abnormal behavior. Beeping Sounds During System Startup Problems Installing Software Cause The settings that you have selected for your graphics card may be incompatible with one or more games or applications that you are running. Solution Use the factory default settings: 1. Right-click your desktop, and then click Properties on the shortcut menu. 2.
Problems Using Software When you restart Windows, one of the following error messages appears: ❑ “BlasterControl will only work on Creative graphics product drivers. Do you want BlasterControl to be loaded the next time you start Windows?” ❑ “BlasterControl will only work on Creative graphics product drivers.” Cause 3D Blaster RIVA TNT2 PCI drivers, required by BlasterControl, may have been replaced by other drivers when you installed DirectX applications.
Problem with OpenGL Applications When starting OpenGL Screen Saver or applications in Windows 98, the message “No local buffer memory available” appears. Solution Set a lower resolution and color depth: 1. Right-click your desktop, and then click Properties on the shortcut menu. 2. In the “Display Properties” dialog box, click the Settings tab. 3. In the “Desktop Area” group box, move the slider to set a lower resolution. 4.
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