3DLABS WILDCAT REALIZM USER’S GUIDE WILDCAT REALIZM 800 WILDCAT REALIZM 500 WILDCAT REALIZM 200 WILDCAT REALIZM 100 ©Copyright 2005 by 3Dlabs – A Creative Company 3Dlabs and Wildcat are registered trademarks, and Realizm, SuperScene, and DirectBurst are trademarks of 3Dlabs. Pentium and Xeon are registered trademarks of Intel. OpenGL is a registered trademark of SGI. AutoCAD is a registered trademark of AutoDesk Inc. Microsoft, Direct X, Windows 2000, and Windows XP are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation. Athlon, Opteron, and 3DNow! are registered trademarks of AMD. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders. Caution: Changes or modifications to your 3Dlabs Graphics Accelerator Card not expressly approved by 3Dlabs, Inc. voids the user’s warranty. FCC Notice: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy. If product is not installed and used in accordance with the instruction guide, it may cause harmful interference to radio communications; however, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: 1. Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna. 2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. 3. Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. 4. Consult 3Dlabs or an experienced radio/TV technician for assistance. Compliance with FCC Rules requires that a shielded cable be used to connect to other equipment. This device complies 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. This Class B digital apparatus meets all the requirements of the Canadian Interference- Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le material brouilleur du Canada. 3Dlabs, Inc. makes no representation that the use of its products in the manner described in this publication will not infringe on existing or future patent rights, nor do descriptions contained in this publication imply the granting of licenses to make, use, or sell equipment or software in accordance with the description. 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P/N 62-000012-001 Rev C ii 3Dlabs Wildcat Realizm Graphics Accelerator User's Guide CONTENTS Contents .................................................................................................................................. iii Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 5 Welcome to 3Dlabs! .................................................................................................................................. 5 System Requirements ............................................................................................................................... 5 Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 6 Preparing for Installation............................................................................................................................ 6 Before you begin your installation ...........................................................................................................................6 Installing your Wildcat Realizm Graphics Accelerator Card...................................................................... 6 Connecting Power to the Graphics Card................................................................................................... 8 Connecting power to the Wildcat Realizm 800........................................................................................................8 Connecting power to the Wildcat Realizm 200 or 100 ............................................................................................9 If you are upgrading the graphics card in your system..........................................................................................10 Connecting the Display .........................................................................................................................................11 Connecting a DVI monitor.....................................................................................................................................12 Connecting a VGA monitor ...................................................................................................................................12 Attaching a Stereo Device....................................................................................................................... 13 Installing the Driver Software .................................................................................................................. 14 Ready your computer............................................................................................................................................14 Removing an existing driver under Windows 2000 ...............................................................................................14 Removing an existing driver under Windows XP ..................................................................................................14 Installing the Wildcat Realizm driver .....................................................................................................................15 Verify the Default Video Display Driver ................................................................................................... 15 Verifying under Windows 2000 .............................................................................................................................15 Verifying under Windows XP.................................................................................................................................16 Verify the System Startup Version .......................................................................................................... 16 Verifying under Windows 2000 .............................................................................................................................16 Verifying under Windows XP.................................................................................................................................16 Registering Your 3Dlabs Graphics Accelerator Card.............................................................................. 16 Software Configuration .........................................................................................................17 The 3Dlabs Graphics Accelerator Card Driver........................................................................................ 17 The Task Bar-based Configuration Manager .......................................................................................... 17 The Display Control Panel....................................................................................................................... 17 In the Display Properties window: .........................................................................................................................18 Configuring OpenGL Options .................................................................................................................. 19 Full-scene Antialiasing ..........................................................................................................................................19 Anisotropic Filtering ..............................................................................................................................................20 Buffer Swap Mode ................................................................................................................................................20 3Dlabs Wildcat Realizm Graphics Accelerator User's Guide iii Wait for Vertical Sync ........................................................................................................................................... 20 Stereo Output ....................................................................................................................................................... 20 Configuring your 3Dlabs Graphics Accelerator Card for Stereo Viewing ............................................... 21 To set up and configure stereo viewing: ............................................................................................................... 21 Configuring DirectX Options.................................................................................................................... 22 Full-scene Antialiasing.........................................................................................................................................