VIPER V700 SERIES USER’S GUIDE Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc.
Table of Contents 1 ABOUT VIPER V700 SERIES ............................................................................................1 Viper V700 Series Key Features ................................................................................................... 1 2 HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL.........................................................................................3 Manual Conventions...........................................................................................................
1 ABOUT VIPER V700 SERIES The Viper V700 Series graphics accelerator is made for the high-performance computer enthusiast who is looking for a compelling graphics experience while using the PC for either entertainment or productivity. The V700 Series delivers an unparalleled combination of high performance 2D and 3D graphics, providing rich multimedia output under the Windows platform.
♦ State-of-the-art 2D graphics ⇒ Next-generation acceleration for graphics display at scorching speeds ⇒ 16/32MB RAM for high resolutions at the highest quality ⇒ Ultra-high resolutions ⇒ Fully optimized for Windows 98/95 and Windows NT 4.0 ⇒ Supports multimonitor display, and the OnNow power management feature of Windows 98 ⇒ Accelerates Windows 98/95 and Windows NT 4.
2 HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL For your convenience, this online User’s Guide has been formatted as an Adobe® Acrobat® PDF file. This format gives you great flexibility when using this documentation. You can easily print this manual to access it off-line; it will look like any standard document with a table of contents and page numbers. You can also read it online—important links, such as table of contents entries, worldwide web, and email addresses are active.
3 INSTALLING YOUR VIPER V700 SERIES BOARD To use your Viper V700 Series board, you need to first install the hardware, software drivers, and utilities provided on the installation CD. • HARDWARE INSTALLATION • SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Note—Some systems have an integrated graphics solution on the motherboard. Contact your motherboard manufacturer to determine how to disable your on-board graphics. HARDWARE INSTALLATION Your Viper V700 Series card is an AGP bus type.
Important—To receive the full benefits of the AGP version of your Viper board, you must be running either Windows 98, or Windows 95 OSR2 (version 4.00.950 B, or newer) on a system that has been updated with the USB OSR2.1 supplement. Check the software disks that were included with your computer equipment to verify that you have the USB supplement, or contact your computer manufacturer for additional details. If you are running Windows NT 4.0, you must be updated with the latest Service Pack.
2. Move jumpers J1, J2, J3 to the closed position: Jumper J1-3, open position, Jumper J1-3, closed position, Your card is now set to the AGP 4X configuration. Before You Install Your Card… Before you install your Viper card, it is recommended that you set your display driver to Standard VGA before you shut down your computer and remove your legacy (AGP, PCI, or ISA) VGA card. Setting the Standard VGA Under Windows 95 To set your display to Standard VGA under Windows 95: 1.
5. Click Next and select Show All Hardware. Click on Standard Display Adapter Types and select Standard Display Adapter (VGA). 6. Click Next. 7. If a warning dialog appears, asking whether you want to use this driver, click Yes. Then click Next. 8. Windows asks you if you want to restart your computer. Click No. 9. Shut down your computer. You are now ready to remove your old graphics card and install your new Viper V700 Series board. Setting the Standard VGA Under Windows NT 4.
1. With the power off, remove your computer cover and locate the AGP slot. View of the AGP slot (dark color) 2. Remove the screw attached to the bracket cover and remove the bracket plate. 3. Before handling the card, ground yourself by touching the power supply box inside your computer.
4. Position your card directly above the AGP slot as illustrated below. Note—AGP cards are designed to fit one way only. Be sure your card is properly aligned. 5. Insert your card firmly into the AGP slot. Care should be taken to press it evenly and snugly into its slot. Do not force.
6. Once you are certain that the card is installed properly in its slot, secure it to the computer frame with the screw you removed in step 2. Make sure the card does not lift out of the AGP slot while tightening the bracket screw. 7. Connect your VGA monitor cable to the 15-pin connector on your card. 8. Secure your computer cover and reboot your computer. 9. Continue with the software installation for your operating system in the following sections.
Quick Installation of Diamond Drivers and Utilities This section covers the installation of your Diamond drivers and Diamond utilities under Windows 98/95 and NT 4.0. After Windows 98/95 reboots, the plug-n-play feature detects your new card and gives the message that new hardware was found. Windows 98/95 may then compile a driver database. The Add New Hardware Wizard appears under Windows 98, and the Update Device Driver Wizard appears under Windows 95.
11. After the installation is complete, click Next to restart your computer. Congratulations, you have successfully installed your new Diamond graphics accelerator! Manual Installation of Diamond Drivers If, for some reason, you need to install the drivers for your Diamond product “manually,” follow the procedures below for your operating system. If you need to update your drivers, please see the chapter on Diamond Software Tools later in this user guide.
2. Click the Change button. The Change Display dialog appears. 3. Click Have Disk… The Install From Disk dialog appears. 4. Insert the installation CD. If your system is set to “auto-play,” the Diamond installation program opens. Click Quit to exit the program. 5. Type X:\NT4\English\Drivers (where “X” is the letter of your CD- or DVD-ROM drive). Click OK. The Change Display dialog appears. 6. Select the driver for your Diamond product and click OK. 7.
4 DIAMOND SOFTWARE TOOLS Diamond Multimedia is committed to keeping your new product running at peak performance and providing tools to fully optimize your system for your personal applications. ♦ INCONTROL TOOLS 99 ♦ DIAMOND UPDATE WIZARD INCONTROL TOOLS 99 UTILITY Diamond's InControl Tools 99 allows you to take charge of your Windows desktop and make Windows easier to use and control.
♦ Custom Desktop Menu with… ⇒ - Resolution Switching on-the-Fly ⇒ - Color Depth Switching on-the-Fly ♦ Diamond 3D Settings ♦ Custom Game Setting Profiles ♦ Shortcuts to URL Favorites ♦ Support for Windows 98/95 NoteYour ICT99 3D desktop features may be different depending your graphics card. How is InControl Tools 99 Installed? When you installed the drivers for your Diamond card and selected “Standard” installation, ICT99 was automatically installed.
UPDATING YOUR DRIVERS Diamond Multimedia is committed to keeping your new product running at peak performance. Diamond publishes periodic updates to the drivers for Diamond hardware installed on your system. These updates address various issues from overall product performance enhancements, to software upgrades and other improvements. Diamond makes it easy for you to update your Diamond hardware drivers with its Update Wizard. The Update Wizard is simple and quick.
5 REMOVING YOUR DIAMOND PRODUCT This section describes how to properly remove your Viper software and hardware from your system should you need to do so. ♦ REMOVING VIPER V700 SERIES UNDER WINDOWS 98/95 ♦ REMOVING VIPER V700 SERIES UNDER WINDOWS NT 4.0 ♦ REMOVING DIAMOND SOFTWARE TOOLS REMOVING VIPER V700 SERIES UNDER WINDOWS 98/95 1. From the Start menu, go to Start > Settings> Control Panel, then double-click on Display. The Display Properties sheet appears. 2.
REMOVING VIPER V700 SERIES UNDER WINDOWS NT 4.0 1. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. 2. Click on the Remove the Product button. 3. Click Next. 4. When the uninstall is complete, Windows NT will automatically reboot. To remove the hardware: 1. Shut down your computer. 2. Remove the computer case as outlined in the hardware installation instructions in Chapter 2. 3. Ground yourself by touching the power supply box. 4.
Note—If you only want to remove one product from the list, click Back and click the Add/Remove components button. Select the item(s) you want to remove from the checklist. Click Next to continue. 3. After the software has been removed, restart your computer.
6 CONTACTING DIAMOND Diamond Worldwide Support and Information Services Service Country Phone / Internet Address Technical Support Diamond Multimedia Systems Inc. 7101 Supra Drive SW Albany, OR. 97321 USA (541) 967-2450 UK Germany France Japan +44-1189-4444-44 +49-8151-266-330 +33-1-55 38 16 16 +81-(0)3-5695-8405 USA techsupt@diamondmm.com customerservice@diamondmm.com Email Support UK, France, Germany BBS USA UK Germany techsupt.euro@diamondmm.com (541) 967-2444 +44-1189-4444-15 (33.
7 TROUBLESHOOTING If you experience a problem using a Viper V700 Series board under Windows 98, there are three possible causes of your problem: ♦ Your application is incompatible with the Viper V700 Series or is not compatible with Direct3D or OpenGL. ♦ The Viper card not properly installed (seated incorrectly). ♦ Viper drivers are not correctly installed. Try the following: ⇒ Check your game manufacturer’s specifications to verify its compatibility with Direct3D, OpenGL and Viper V700 Series.
Windows 98/95 • Direct3D • OpenGL (ICD) Windows NT 4.0 • OpenGL (ICD) If the software application you are running does not support one of these 3D APIs, it will not be able to recognize your Viper card, and will not take advantage of it. Check with the application or game publisher in question about obtaining a version that will support these 3D APIs.
Q: User receives a Windows Protection Error in "IFSMGR" when starting Windows 98. Check to see if the user has a compressed hard drive, this seems to be the common factor with this problem. Currently, it is recommended to use uncompressed hard drives. Contact technical support to report any problems. FAQs The most up-to-date Frequently Asked Questions and their answers may be found at the Diamond Multimedia Web site (www.diamondmm.com).
A VIPER V700 SERIES DISPLAY MODES 2D Windows 98/95 and NT 4.
3D Windows 98/95 and NT 4.0 Display Modes* Resolution Depth Double - Buffer 640x480 16 32 16 32 16 32 16 32 16 32 16 32 16 32 16 32 16 32 16 32 u• u• u• u• u• u• u• u• u• u• u• u• u• u u• u u u u u 800x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x1024 1600x1200 1920x1080 1920x1200 1920x1440 2048x1536 Double - Buffer + ZBuffer u• u• u• u• u• u• u• u• u• u• u• u• u• u u• u u u *u = Viper V770 • = Viper V730 Note—2D and 3D modes listed may vary based upon operating system. Modes are subject to change without notice.
B Controller: Viper V770: nVIDIA RIVA TNT2, 128-bit Viper V730: nVIDIA Vanta, 64-bit Bus Type: ♦ AGP 1.0/2.0 compliant Memory: 16/32MB Horizontal Sync Signals: ♦ 31.5KHz-108.
♦ Hardware Triangle Setup ♦ Mip Mapping ♦ Perspective Correction ♦ Specular highlights ♦ Subpixel precision ♦ Texture Mapping ♦ Transparency (color key and alpha), ♦ Twin Texture Engine ♦ Z-Buffering. Video Playback: ♦ MPEG-1, MPEG-2, Indeo and Cinepak ♦ Multi-tap X and Y scaling and filtering ♦ Color space conversion Connectors: ♦ DB-15 analog connector (VESA DDC2B) ♦ Video port connector Power Requirements: ♦ 14.26 W at +3.
C WINDOWS 98 MULTIPLE MONITOR SUPPORT Windows 98 lets a single machine connect to multiple display adapters and monitors. You can significantly expand the total viewing area of your desktop— increasing the amount of applications or windows you can view simultaneously. The multiple monitor feature of Windows 98 requires a display driver that supports the multimonitor environment.
3. Reboot the system. On bootup, while the Splash screen is showing, the second monitor will initialize. It will show you the information about the card BIOS and tell you…Windows has successfully initialized this display adapter. To extend the desktop to this monitor, go to your Display Properties and then to the Settings tab… 4. Once booted up to Windows, go to the Display Properties and then the Settings tab. You will see a picture of two monitors (the primary is labeled 1 and the secondary is labeled 2).
Q: Why won’t the task bar extend over both screens? The task bar is only displayed on one monitor. This is the correct operation. Q: Why is D3D not accelerated on the second display adapter? This is a known issue and is a limitation of either Windows 98 or the motherboard. Q: AGP is not the primary adapter. Why not? That is a limitation of the motherboard. Your primary adapter is whatever card has the highest bus priority, if you get POST out of the PCI card and not the AGP card.
D TRADEMARK, COPYRIGHT AND WARRANTY INFORMATION TRADEMARKS Viper is a registered trademark of Directed Electronics, Inc., used under license. All other products named in this manual are either trademarks or copyrights of their respective owners. COPYRIGHT NOTICES Adobe Acrobat® Reader Copyright © 1987-1996 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated, which may be registered in certain jurisdictions. This manual is copyrighted.
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DIAMOND VIPER V700 SERIES WARRANTY Your Viper V700 Series card comes with a five-year hardware warranty when you register your Diamond product. Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. (Diamond) warrants your Viper card against defects in material and workmanship for a period of five years from the date of purchase from Diamond or an authorized Diamond agent. This warranty applies only to the original purchaser of the Viper V700 Series board and is not transferable.
E CE AND FCC INFORMATION This device complies with CE Certification pursuant to EN55022:1994-08/A1:1995 class B This device also complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installation. This device generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY We, the Responsible Party Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. 2880 Junction Avenue San Jose, CA 95134 declare that the product Viper V700 Series is in conformity with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
