ELSA Erazor II Manuale utente
ELSA ERAZORTM II
ELSA VICTORY ErazorTMLT
User Manual
Copyright © 1998 ELSA AG, Aachen (Germany)
While the information in this manual has been compiled with great care, it may not be deemed an assur-
ance of product characteristics. ELSA shall be liable only to the degree specified in the terms of sale
and delivery.
The reproduction and distribution of the documentation and software supplied with this product and the
use of its contents is subject to written authorization from ELSA.
ELSA is DIN EN ISO 9001 certified. The accredited TÜV CERT certification authority has confirmed ELSA
conformity to the worldwide ISO 9001 standard in certificate number 09 100 5069, issued on May 16,
1995.
Trademarks
OpenGL®is a registered trademark of Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Windows®, Windows NT®and Microsoft®are registered trademarks of Microsoft, Corp.
All other names mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. The
ELSA logo is a registered trademark of ELSA AG.
Subject to change without notice. No liability for technical errors or omissions.
ELSA AG ELSA Inc.
Sonnenweg 11 2231 Calle De Luna
Aachen Santa Clara, CA 95054
Germany USA
www.elsa.de www.elsa.com
Aachen, September 1998
No. 21590/0998
Preface
Thank you for placing your trust in this ELSA product.
To make sure that you have undiluted fun with your ELSA board, we insist on the high-
est quality requirements in manufacturing and stringent quality control to ensure our
high product standards and consistent product quality.
About this Manual
This manual provides all the information you will need to get the best out of your ELSA
graphics board. The accompanying ELSA utilities are described, and you will find
detailed information about 3D and video.
Changes to this Manual
ELSA products are subject to continual further development. It is therefore possible that
the printed documentation does not always correspond to the latest release. However,
information about the latest changes is always to be found in the README files on the
ELSA CD.
If you have questions to the topics covered in this manual or require additional help, our
online services are at your disposal around the clock. The complete range of support
and services provided by ELSA can be found in the "Advice and Help" chapter.
In very urgent cases the ELSA Support hotline can be reached under the following num-
ber:
+49-241-606-6131
Before you continue
Installation of the ELSA ERAZOR II and ELSA VICTORY Erazor LT and installation of the
associated drivers are described in the Installation Guide. Please read this information
first before you start reading this manual.
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Contents
Introduction ....................................................................................................................1
A Look at the ERAZORII and VICTORYErazorLT.................................................. 1
Highlights of the Erazor Graphics Boards............................................................... 2
What Hardware Do I Need?.................................................................................... 2
What's In the Box?.................................................................................................. 2
CE Conformity and FCC Radiation Standard........................................................... 3
After Installing the Drivers ..........................................................................................5
It's Time to Get Moving!......................................................................................... 5
What is Possible?.................................................................................................... 5
What Makes Sense?............................................................................................... 6
Changing the resolution.......................................................................................... 7
Windows 95/98.................................................................................................. 7
Windows NT 4.0.............................................................................................. 10
Useful Stuff and More .................................................................................................11
The Multimedia Player.......................................................................................... 11
Fine-Tuning for Performance Freaks..................................................................... 12
All about graphics .......................................................................................................13
3D Graphics Representation................................................................................. 13
The 3D Pipeline................................................................................................ 13
3D Interfaces......................................................................................................... 16
What APIs Are Available?................................................................................ 16
Direct 3D.......................................................................................................... 16
OpenGL............................................................................................................. 17
Color Palettes, TrueColor and Gray Scales........................................................... 18
VGA.................................................................................................................. 18
DirectColor....................................................................................................... 18
VESA DDC (Display Data Channel)....................................................................... 19
DDC1................................................................................................................ 19
DDC2B.............................................................................................................. 19
DDC2AB............................................................................................................ 20
Technical Data .............................................................................................................21
Characteristics of the Graphics Boards................................................................ 21
Address Assignment of the ERAZORII and VICTORYErazorLT......................... 21
Ports on the Graphics Board................................................................................. 22
The VGA D-Shell Socket ................................................................................. 22
Appendix .......................................................................................................................23
Advice and Help.................................................................................................... 23
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Who to Contact? .............................................................................................. 24
The ELSA LocalWeb......................................................................................... 25
Driver Updates ................................................................................................. 25
Repair? ............................................................................................................. 25
DoC–Declaration of Conformity ........................................................................ 26
Warranty Conditions............................................................................................. 28
Glossary ........................................................................................................................ 31
Index .............................................................................................................................. 35
Introduction
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Introduction
“Reading the manual is a waste of time.” A prejudice you are proving to be wrong right
now by reading this manual. And rightly so. In this case, it is really worth the effort.
Because the ELSA ERAZOR II and ELSA VICTORY Erazor LT has some smart features that
are only described here in the manual.
So only those who read the manual will truly be taken with this card. We'll make it as
short and easy as we can–promise.
A Look at the ERAZOR II and VICTORY Erazor LT
Just what are you sticking into your computer? The boards are getting smaller, but at the
same time more powerful. In the diagram and legend below, we explain the functions of
the board's chief components
The video memory. This checks out which image is being displayed on the screen
and thinks one step ahead. Only in this way can rapid graphics generation in the
graphics board be ensured.
The graphics processor. The heart of the board. The RAMDAC is integrated in it.
The monitor is not able to process the digital signals from the graphics processor
directly. The RAMDAC comes in here and translates the digital signals into analog
signals. All this at a clock speed of 250 MHz.
The BIOS. One of its tasks is to ensure that the system recognizes the graphics
board.
You can find technical details about the graphics boards on page 21.
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Highlights of the Erazor Graphics Boards
쮿Wide data flow – True 128 bit graphics acceleration for Windows NT,
Windows 95 and Windows 98
쮿A giant with potential for growth – the performance of the RIVA 128ZX grows
with processor power. This can be summed up in a phrase: “The more powerful the
CPU, the more powerful the Erazor”.
쮿A games arcade on your living room – arcade quality 3D graphics wtih high-
speed direct 3D support
쮿Fast video – High quality, multiple filtered MPEG and AVI play.
쮿When things get tight – Textures are dynamically stored in the computer's work-
ing memory
쮿Superfast – DOS with VBE 3.0 BIOS
쮿24-hour access – To ELSA Support in the ELSA LocalWeb and Internet-WWW
쮿Guaranteed – 6 years warranty on the ELSA ERAZOR II and ELSA
VICTORY Erazor LT
쮿Protected – The ELSA ERAZOR II and ELSA VICTORY Erazor LT meet CE require-
ments.
What Hardware Do I Need?
쮿Computer: The ELSA ERAZOR II and ELSA VICTORY Erazor LT only really come to
life if your computer has a Pentium 166 or compatible processor or even better. Less
muscular processors will not get the best out of the board.
쮿Bus: The ELSA ERAZOR II and ELSA VICTORY Erazor LT can be had in AGP versions.
Your computer must have an AGP bus.
쮿Monitor: The ELSA ERAZOR II and ELSA VICTORY Erazor LT works with the stan-
dard IBM VGA compatible horizontal scan frequency of 31.5 kHz while booting and
in DOS operation.
What's In the Box?
You will notice if your graphics board is missing. But you need to check that the box con-
tained all of the following:
쮿Graphics board
쮿Documentation: Installation Guide and electronic manual on CD
쮿CD-ROM with installation and driver software and utilities
If any part is missing please contact your dealer. ELSA reserves the right to vary the prod-
ucts supplied without prior notice.
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CE Conformity and FCC Radiation Standard
CE
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of the European
Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to elec-
tromagnetic compatibility (89/336/EEC) according to EN 55022 class B.
FCC
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device pursuant to Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Rules. The
testing of this compliance involved the following procedures:
쮿Declaration of Conformity (➞page 24)
CE and FCC
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against radio frequency inter-
ference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate
radio frequency energy. It may interfere with to radio communications if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions. However, there is no guarantee that interfer-
ence will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference
to radio or television reception (this can be determined by turning this equipment off and
on), the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the follow-
ing measures:
쮿Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
쮿Increase the distance between this equipment and the receiver.
쮿Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit other than that to which the receiver
is connected.
쮿Consult your dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician.
쮿Caution: To comply with the limits for an FCC Class B computing device, always use
a shielded signal cable.
Caution to the user: The Federal Communications Commission warns the user that
changes or modifications to the unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
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