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G740A/G740B Graphics Accelerator Card Installation Guide and User ’ s Manual.
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Part No: MN-126-2B0-61 Rev. 1.10 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ..................................................................... 1- 1 What ’ s in the box? .................................................................. 1- 1 The Software and Supporting Documentation .
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Introduction 1- 1 Chapter 1 Introduction What ’ s in the box? Read through this section to familiarize yourself with everything that is included with the G740A/G740B Graphics Accelerator card.
1- 2 Chapter 1 Full Hardware Acceleration of Key 3D Features: l 3D setup engine l Gouraud and flat shading l Colored specular highlighting l Texture mip-mapping and bilinear filtering l Texture map co.
Introduction 1- 3 Layout diagram + The layouts for the two cards are the same, the different between the G740A and the G740B is that the G740A uses 4MB(or 8MB)of SGRAM, and the G740B used 8MB of SDRAM.
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Installation 2- 1 Chapter 2 Installation System Recommendations Before attempting to install the G740A/G740B Graphics Accelerator card into a computer, make sure that there is an available AGP expansion slot on the (PCI 2.
2- 2 Chapter 2 Step 1 - Ground yourself. Warning: Danger to equipment! The G740A/G740B Graphics Accelerator card and other components in your computer can be damaged by static discharge. Before handling any components or opening the computer system cover, ground yourself by touching the metal back or side panel of your computer system unit.
Installation 2- 3 Step 4 - Insert the G740A/G740B Graphics Accelerator card. Locate the empty AGP socket on the motherboard and use the following instructions to insert the G740A/G740B Graphics Accelerator card into that socket: Grasp the G740A/G740B Graphics Accelerator card by its edges.
2- 4 Chapter 2 Step 5 - Reconnect all cables & replace the cover. Plug the cable from your computer monitor into the back of the G740A/G740A Graphics Accelerator card.
Installation 2- 5 You should then click the “ G740 Driver Install ” , and see the screen below: You should then click the “ Windows 95/98 Driver ” , and see the screen below:.
2- 6 Chapter 2 Click “ Accept ” , the screen will show: When you click “ OK ” , it will start the driver install action. You will see the screen open and close many of the windows automatically, after installing, the screen will show: Click “ Yes ” to restart Windows.
Installation 2- 7 For Windows NT 4.0: Windows will prompt you to install the ” Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA) ” drivers. Click Next and Finish to install the standard drivers, and restart the system when asked. Right-click on the desktop and select Properties, then click the Display Type button in the Display Properties window.
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Troubleshooting and Support 3- 1 Chapter 3 Troubl eshooting and Support Troubleshooting Guidelines Gathering Information Troubleshooting starts with diagnosis and progresses to solution. Before diagnosis can begin, you ’ ll need to collect some information.
3- 2 Chapter 3 The Symptom Table Scan the left column of the table until you find a symptom that your G740A/G740B Graphics Accelerator graphics card is exhibiting. Note the corresponding solution codes. Symptom Solution Codes The graphics card stopped working when a software package was added to the computer.
Troubleshooting and Support 3- 3 Solution Code Recommendation 4 Your computer beeps during POST or the graphics card is detected incorrectly. If another graphics card is plugged into an expansion slot, remove it.
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Technical Information 4- 1 Technical Information Display Information The following tables provide information on the display formats supported by the G740A/G740B Graphics Accelerator card.
4- 2 Chapter 4 Connector Descriptions CON4 - 15Pin VGA Connector No. Description No. Description No. Description 1 Red Video 6 Red Video Return 11 Monitor ID 0 2 Green Video 7 Green Video Return 12 SD.
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