Summary of S325
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Winfast ® 3 3 d ds325 user’s manual leadtek research inc..
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Winfast 3d s325 user’s manual i table of contents getting started ...............................................................................................................I accessories ................................................................................................................
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Leadtek research inc . Ii 3.1.1 installing winfast 3d s325 drivers and directx™ 6 for windows 95/98... 5 3.1.2 explanations for the winfast 3d s325 display properties ............................ 7 3.2 windows nt 4.0 ......................................................................................
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Winfast 3d s325 user’s manual iii federal communications commission requirements ....................... 34.
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Winfast 3d s325 user’s manual i getting started accessories • winfast 3d s325 card • user’s manual • winfast software pack cd ( including drivers for windows 95/98, windows nt 4.0, directx™ run-time driver ) system requirements • hardware : pentium ii (pentium iii recommended) or compatible system w...
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Leadtek research inc . Ii connection guide step 1 insert the winfast 3d s325 card into an empty agp slot and fix it with screw on back panel. Step 2 plug the free end of the monitor cable into the video connector on the winfast 3d s325 card..
Page 7: Welcome To Winfast 3D S325
Winfast 3d s325 user’s manual 1 1 welcome to winfast 3d s325 1.1 introduction congratulations! You have chosen one of the most powerful high-end 3d accelerator cards. Leadtek’s “winfast 3d s325” uses the riva tnt2 m64 3d processor chip from nvidia. The “winfast 3d s325” introduces the most advanced ...
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Leadtek research inc . 2 1.2 features • fast 32-bit vga / svga • high performance 128-bit 2d / gui / directdraw acceleration • 128-bit wide frame buffer interface supporting up to 32 mbyte sdram • video acceleration for directshow, mpeg-1/2 and indeo . • optimized for direct3d acceleration with co...
Page 9: Hardware Installation
Winfast 3d s325 user’s manual 3 2 hardware installation 2.1 card layout.
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Leadtek research inc . 4 2.2 jumper settings jumpers jp2, jp3 and jp4 are for setting tv output format as below: jumper ntsc pal disable jp2 1 2 3 1 2 3 not applicable jp3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 jp4 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 jumper jp5 is for agp mode selection as below: jumper agp mode (normal) agp mode (turbo)...
Page 11: Software Installation
Winfast 3d s325 user’s manual 5 3 software installation 3.1 windows 95/98 3.1.1 installing winfast 3d s325 drivers and directx™ 6 for windows 95/98 during the booting of win95/98 after having inserted the winfast 3d s325 card into agp slot, the new installed hardware will be detected and the “update...
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Leadtek research inc . 6 step 1 insert the winfast software pack cd into the cd-rom drive. Step 2 the “autorun” will be executed immediately and a “winfast 3d s320/s320ii/s320v/s325 installation program” dialog with four selectable buttons will be shown on the screen. Click the”win9x” button to inst...
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Winfast 3d s325 user’s manual 7 3.1.2 explanations for the winfast 3d s325 display properties when drivers were installed properly, right click on win95/98 desktop wallpaper area and select “properties” item. A window with a title name “display properties” will appear on your screen as shown on the ...
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Leadtek research inc. 8 you can use speed runner function, according to your system environment, to adjust clock frequency of both chip and memory to an optimal value for better performance. Click the “advance…” button on the previous sheet, another sheet of “additional properties” will be shown as ...
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Winfast 3d s325 user’s manual 9 “direct3d” tab the riva tnt2 m64 can automatically generate mipmaps to increase the efficiency of texture transfers across the bus and provide higher application performance. However, some applications may not display correctly when auto-generated mipmaps are enabled....
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Leadtek research inc. 10 allows you to adjust the lod (level of detail) bias for mipmaps. A lower bias will provide better image quality, while a higher bias will increase application performance. You can choose from five preset bias values, varying from "best image quality" to "best performance" th...
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Winfast 3d s325 user’s manual 11 allows you to select the anti-aliasing sampling method. You can adjust the settings to values which range from providing the fastest application performance to rendering the highest quality image. Lets you save the current settings as a custom "tweak". Saved settings...
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Leadtek research inc . 12 this option is used to turn fog table emulation on or off. Direct3d™ specifies that a display adapter capable of d3d hardware acceleration should be able to implement either vertex fog or table fog. Some games do not correctly query the d3d hardware capabilities and expect ...
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Winfast 3d s325 user’s manual 13 this option changes the hardware texture addressing scheme for texels (texture elements). Changing these values will change where texel origin is defined. The default values conform to the direct3d™ specifications. Some software may expect the texel origin to be defi...
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Leadtek research inc . 14 “opengl” tab allows you to adjust the image quality of textures displayed in opengl™ applications. Optimize for best image quality renders textures with the highest image quality available for the best appearance. Optimize for best performance renders textures with reduced ...
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Winfast 3d s325 user’s manual 15 “other options” tab select this option to disable the caching of cursors by the drivers. If the mouse cursor is improperly displayed or becomes corrupted while running certain applications, disabling the cursor cache may correct the problem. If this setting is change...
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Leadtek research inc . 16 “gamma correction” tab the slider controls allow you to adjust the gamma values for each channel (red, green, or blue). Click “load new bitmap” button allows you to select the image which you prefer for gamma values reference..
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Winfast 3d s325 user’s manual 17 “tv output” tab (option) tv output allows you to select output device: monitor or tv. This selection allows you to select the resolution of your tv output is simulated from monitor resolution of 800 x 600 or 640 x 480. If your purchased winfast 3d s325 without tv-out...
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Leadtek research inc . 18 “winfast information” tab indicates information about system, display adapter, driver and leadtek web site. Click on the “driver update” button will invoke your browser and connect to the driver update web page in leadtek web site for updating drivers. Click on “tech. Suppo...
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Winfast 3d s325 user’s manual 19 3.2 windows nt 4.0 3.2.1 installation of windows nt 4.0 with winfast 3d s325 install windows nt 4.0 in the usual way. When installation is complete, windows nt 4.0 will be booted on the vga mode since . It did not recognize the winfast 3d s325 during nt installation....
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Leadtek research inc . 20 step 6 select the “display type” button; a window with a title name of “display type” will appear on your screen. Step 7 select the “change” button in the “adapter type” section; a window with a title name of “change display” will appear on your screen. Step 8 select the “h...
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Winfast 3d s325 user’s manual 21 step 13 remove the diskette from your floppy drive a and press the “yes” button to restart windows nt 4.0. Step 14 when the system is rebooted, enter “windows nt 4.0” from the boot menu list. After logon of windows nt, the “invalid display setting” applet will appear...
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Leadtek research inc . 22 3.3 updating existing winfast 3d s325 drivers for windows 95/98 you may get updated drivers from your dealer or directly download from our web site (www.Leadtek.Com.Tw). The downloaded file name is win9x.Zip, unzip this file and install updated drivers on your system..
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Winfast 3d s325 user’s manual 23 3.4.Bios flash utility note : please obtains the bios binary file from web site (www.Leadtek.Com.Tw) or from your local dealer. Step 1 reboot into dos or command prompt only of windows 95/98 step 2 insert the accompany cd into cd-rom. Step 3 copy dos4gw.Exe, nv5flash...
Page 30: Tv Output (Optional)
Winfast 3d s325 user’s manual 25 4 tv output (optional) support mode : • ntsc 640x480, 800x600 • pal 640x480, 800x600 please refer to section 2.2 “jumper settings” for setting up the correct tv mode..
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Winfast 3d s325 user’s manual 27 5 digital flat panel output (optional) support mode : • 640x480, 8/16/32 bpp • 800x600, 8/16/32 bpp • 1024x768, 8/16/32 bpp • 1280x1024, 8/16/32 bpp.
Page 32: Display Modes Table
Winfast 3d s325 user’s manual 29 6 display modes table resolution bpp vertical frequency(hz) horizontal frequency (khz) 640 x 480 8/16/32 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150/170/200/240 31/35/36/38/43/51/62/73/75/78/90/108/117 800 x 600 8/16/32 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150/170/200/240 38/44/45/...
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Winfast 3d s325 user’s manual 31 limited warranty leatek warrants to the original purchaser of this product that it shall be free of defects resulting from workmanship or components for a period of one (1) year from the date of sale. Defects covered by this limited warranty shall be corrected either...
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Leadtek research inc . 32 calling for technical support in the event of not finding the solution for your problem please contact our technical support staff. Product name it will be easier for our staff to answer your question if you know the name of the product. The name is displayed during system ...
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Winfast 3d s325 user’s manual 33 copyright, trademark, disclaimer notes winfast 3d s325 is protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of its software or manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, by any means or for any purpose without express written consent. Winfast 3d s325...
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Leadtek research inc . 34 federal communications commission requirements 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 ...