User Guide to graphics software for CHROME 400 Series and CHROME 500 Series © 2009 S3 Graphics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved www.s3graphics.com 1/5/2009 SG195-B.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION 7 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 How to Use this Guide Technology Summary System Requirements Identification Modes 1.5.1 1.5.2 1.5.3 7 8 8 9 9 Windows Modes HDMI Compatible Modes Device Specific Modes 9 9 10 SECTION 2 INSTALL HARDWARE 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.
6.3 6.4 6.5 S3 ScreenToys Tab S3 Taskbar Icon CHROME® Menu 6.5.1 6.5.2 6.5.3 6.5.4 50 52 53 CHROME® Menu General Settings CHROME® Menu and S3 ScreenToys Preferences CHROME® Menu Access to S3 ScreenToys CHROME® Menu for Display Devices and Modes 53 55 58 59 SECTION 7 S3 SCREENTOYS DEVICE MANAGEMENT 7.1 63 S3 ScreenToys Device Management Display Controls 7.1.1 7.1.2 7.1.3 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.
SECTION 13 MAINTENANCE GUIDE 13.1 13.2 13.3 Finding Driver Updates Installing Driver Updates Software Removal 13.3.1 13.3.2 13.3.
SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION This S3 Graphics User Guide provides instruction for the installation and removal of display drivers and associated utilities for the Windows Vista and Windows XP operating systems using S3 Graphics CHROME 500 Series GPUs. 1.1 How to Use this Guide This section summarizes the basic conventions used in S3 Graphics User Guide instructions. Subject to Change: S3 Graphics continues software enhancements throughout the life of a product.
1.2 Technology Summary The PCI Express™ CHROME 500 Series products are S3 Graphics’ high performance 3D graphics and video processors that combine hardware acceleration for Microsoft’s DirectX™ 10.1 Shaders with the Hi-Def™ high definition display capabilities and the advanced ChromotionHD 2.0 Programmable Video Engine.
1.4 Identification This guide is compatible with current S3 Graphics CHROME 400 Series and CHROME 500 Series graphics adapters. The graphics chipset Vendor ID is 5333 for S3 Graphics. S3 Graphics CHROME 500 Series products include the following. The Device ID for desktop products is 9060. CHROME 500 Series CHROME 400 Series CHROME 530 GT CHROME 440 GTX (others in future) CHROME 430 GT CHROME 430 GS 1.
1.5.3 Device Specific Modes The following additional modes may be accessible if reported as supported by a connected display device. Supported modes are not limited to the list below, and may include wide screen modes, if the detected device reports wide-screen support.
SECTION 2 INSTALL HARDWARE Review documentation provided by your system vendor. Some systems, for example Dual-PCIe slotted systems, may require special configuration. If your S3 Graphics GPU is integrated into your system’s motherboard, skip to section 2.4 to begin attaching video cables to the system. 2.
2.2 Your Board Components The following diagram shows a typical CHROME 500 Series PCIe board layout with its major components and connections. 5 2 1 3 6 4 1 CHROME 500 Series GPU (under fansink) 2 3 4 Video RAM (under fan-sink) Fan-sink PCIe Interface 5 6 HDMI Receptacle DVI Receptacle Note: Your board may appear different than the above example. For instance, your board may be blue in color instead of green. Or your board may have a different fan-sink.
2.3 Install Your New Board 1. Turn the power off and unplug your system. 2. Remove your computer cover and locate the slot where you will insert your new graphics card in a PCIe (PCI Express) slot (usually dark brown color). For a dual PCIe slot system, a single graphics board is usually installed in the slot closest to the CPU. 3. Remove any existing VGA card in the slot you want to use. If the slot was empty, remove the bracket plate associated with the slot.
2.4 Attach Video Cables Video output connections must be correctly attached to your system to enable the video display capabilities of your new S3 Graphics board. The connections available on the bracket of your graphics board may look similar to the following example. CRT: HDMI: DVI: Connect at least one display output device. 9. To output display to a DVI panel device, connect the DVI plug at the end of your monitor cable to the DVI-I connector receptacle on your graphics board.
10. To output display to a CRT device, connect your CRT monitor cable to the CRT receptacle if your board has one. Otherwise, use a CRT-DVI converter dongle. Connect the dongle to the DVI-I connector receptacle on your graphics board. Receptacle for CRT out Cable with CRT plug DVI-I Receptacle can be used for CRT out Cable with CRT plug CRT to DVI converter dongle 11. To output display to your HDMI Device, connect your HDMI cable to the HDMI connector receptacle located on your board.
Microsoft Windows Vista provides an HD Audio software driver, which must be installed and activated for S3 HD Audio to be available. To use S3 HD Audio with Windows XP, you must have Windows XP Service Pack 3 installed. Additionally, you need to set S3 HD Audio as the default audio device in the Sound page of the Control Panel. 2.5 Finish Connections and Power On 12. Re-connect any other detached cables. 13. Plug your system into its electrical source.
SECTION 3 INSTALL SOFTWARE Driver packages for S3 Graphics GPUs (from CD or download) should always include a companion set of display drivers and multi-language utilities. Depending on the source of your download package, the package may be compressed, and a driver install tool may also be included. These instructions detail an initial installation of S3 Graphics driver software. Step 1. Have your CD with S3 Graphics software available. You will need it later. Step 2.
(Alternate method: see instructions in the Driver Maintenance section under Installing Driver Updates.) Step 4. For Windows XP: As Windows XP launches, a Found New Hardware Wizard message window appears. Continuing for both Windows Vista and Windows XP: Step 5. Insert your CD with S3 Graphics software in your CD-ROM drive. The CD should auto-run and launch the install tool. Tip: If your CD does not auto-run an install program, Click Start, Run and Browse to D:\S3G_CHROME5x_Vista_xxxxxx.
Step 6. Proceed with the installation by responding to any on screen prompts that appear. Step 7. If a window appears asking you to accept the S3 Graphics license agreement, click I accept and then click Next to continue the installation. In the Windows Security dialog, click Install. Tip: If a message window appears indicating your software “has not passed Windows Logo testing”, click Continue Anyway to force the installation. Step 8.
Step 9. The install process may take a few minutes. Step 10. If the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard window appears, click Finish. Tip: Depending on the current state of the system and the software installed, a reboot may be required to fully initialize the software. Step 11. Congratulations. Your S3 Graphics software is now installed. User Guide for Chrome 400/500 Series Graphics SG195-B.
SECTION 4 DISPLAY SETTINGS BASICS Windows operating systems give you the ability to customize your graphics desktop through the Display Settings pages and controls. This section outlines the basic controls provided by the operating system, some of which are also accessible from S3 ScreenToys links. Subsequent sections of this manual will detail the use of the additional controls which are available through the S3 Graphics ScreenToys utilities.
4.1 Screen Resolution and Color Quality Control the desktop’s screen resolution and color quality through the Windows Vista Display Settings dialog or the Windows XP Display Properties Settings. ACCESS: The basic display settings window is accessible when you: Vista: right click on any unpopulated area of the Desktop. Click Personalize. Click Display Settings. The Display Settings window appears open on the Monitor tab. XP: right click on any unpopulated area of the Desktop. Click Properties.
OPTIONS: Settings for Basic Display Resolution (XP Screen resolution) area Use these settings to adjust basic settings for each display device. Each display output device can be configured with independent settings. If you have multiple displays, use the dropdown list to select the display for which you wish to configure basic settings. Slide the Resolution slider bar to the desired resolution.
4.2 Basic Display Settings General Display Settings Display Monitor Icon area For Windows Vista these settings appear on the Display Settings/Monitor tab. For Windows XP these settings appear on the Display Properties/Settings tab. Use these settings to identify and adjust the relationships between your monitors when you have multiple display output devices. This area contains the Monitor icons which represent the relationships between your displays.
Drag the icons to match your monitors. (XP Drag the monitor icons to match the physical arrangement of your monitors.) Position the cursor over a monitor icon, depress the left mouse button and hold it to drag the icon to a position that reflects the relative position of your display devices. The display monitor icons can be positioned side by side or up and down. The position should reflect how you want to move items between monitors, and does not have to reflect the true physical arrangement.
newly selected display as your Primary Monitor. Extend the desktop onto this monitor (XP Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor ) If only one display is available, this checkbox will be checked but grayed out and not available for adjustment. If you have two display devices detected, click the Extend the desktop onto this monitor checkbox to use both monitors in tandem as a single desktop image.
Advanced Settings (XP Advanced) Click on Advanced Settings to access operating system controls for display including at least: General (XP only) Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot Color Management and S3 ScreenToys: The S3 ScreenToys tab includes the CHROME Information page with an S3 Graphics ScreenToys button which provides access to the tools and utilities. User Guide for Chrome 400/500 Series Graphics SG195-B.
4.3 Adjust Resolution, Color Quality and Refresh at the Same Time The Display Settings Advanced Adapter page is provided by the operating system and provides access to general information about your Display Adapter. Additionally, the Adapter tab provides a List All Modes box. You can use this box to change desktop graphics resolution, color quality and refresh rate simultaneously. Click on List All Modes.
SECTION 5 MONITOR CONFIGURATION BASICS This section details monitor related settings to configure for optimal use with your S3 Graphics display adapter, including: Monitor definition change Refresh rate adjustment Multiple monitor considerations Display device attachment and reconnection 5.1 Monitor Definition Windows should automatically detect your monitor or other display device.
Step 5. Click Driver tab. Step 6. Click Update Driver button. This launches the Windows Hardware Update Wizard. Follow the Windows Wizard directions to update your monitor software. 5.2 Refresh Rate Adjustment Once your screen resolution, color quality and monitor settings are established, you can adjust your monitor’s refresh rate to provide an optimized display with minimal screen flicker. ACCESS: To adjust refresh rate, right click on the desktop, select Personalize. Click Display Settings.
OPTIONS: Monitor Settings area Use this area to select a monitor refresh rate, and to control the availability of modes for selection. Screen refresh rate dropdown list Click on the down arrow at the right of the screen refresh drop down list to view a list of refresh rates available. Click on the desired rate. A higher rate will refresh your display more frequently, reducing screen flicker. If you have a fixed frequency display, only one default refresh rate is usually available for selection.
5.3 Using Multiple Monitors The multiple monitor features available with Windows Vista and Windows XP allow multiple video cards to be active with each one displaying a different area of the entire desktop. S3 Graphics discrete GPUs are Dual Head devices. This means each device has two graphics engines, each of which is capable of providing independent display output. Windows Vista and Windows XP support the use of a single adapter to drive a multiple monitor configuration.
5.3.1 Typical Display Device Combinations Because S3 Graphics products are Dual Head devices, the single adapter can drive more than one output device. The following output devices and device combinations are those typically supported by S3 Graphics adapters and software on desktop configurations. Additional combinations may be possible with specialized hardware.
5.3.2 Enabling a Multiple Monitor Clone Display To extend the desktop onto a second monitor, use the operating system Display Settings page Extend the desktop option. To enable a Multiple Monitor Clone desktop, where the secondary display shows an image duplicate of the primary screen, you must use S3 ScreenToys. This configuration is required for ChromoVision full screen video. To enable a Multiple Monitor Clone desktop, Step 1. Right click on the desktop. Select S3 Screen Toys. Step 2.
Step 7. To revert to a single desktop display device, uncheck the box below the clone device. The Status will report “will be disabled.” Click Apply All to complete the action. User Guide for Chrome 400/500 Series Graphics SG195-B.
5.3.3 Display Device Attachment and Detection A device must be detected as connected and enabled before it can be configured through S3 ScreenToys Device Management. Devices can be added or removed in a hot-plug or hot unplug manner. 5.3.3.1 Force a re-enumeration A re-enumeration of display devices can be done at any time by checking the Redetect display devices under Options dropdown list on the S3 ScreenToys Device Management page. 5.3.3.
5.3.3.3 Step by Step Display Device Attachment Windows XP has a less robust detection scheme than Windows Vista. If a reenumeration fails, and you wish to attach a new or second display output device to your Windows XP system, use of the following procedure is recommended. Step 1. While the system is powered off and unplugged, attach a new or second display output device to your graphics board. Step 2. Reconnect your cables. Power the new display device. Step 3. Reboot the system. Step 4.
SECTION 6 S3 SCREENTOYS BASICS For advanced option adjustments for your display adapter, the S3 Graphics ScreenToys dialogs should be used. This section details basic access and navigation for the S3 ScreenToys tools. Also, typical page layout and common controls are outlined for the S3 ScreenToys dialog pages. 6.1 Basic Navigation to S3 ScreenToys ACCESS: There are many ways to open the S3 ScreenToys dialog pages: Right click in any unpopulated area of the Desktop. A pop-up menu will appear.
6.2 S3 ScreenToys Dialog Basics This section discusses the many elements of the S3 ScreenToys dialog windows which are consistent across all the S3 ScreenToys pages. OPTIONS: The S3 ScreenToys window has the following key components. 6.2.1 Title Bar and Banner Title bars and Banner Window title S3 ScreenToys logo Banner title The S3 Graphics ScreenToys banners identify the tool with text and graphics. The window title bar will contain a logo bitmap and the phrase S3 Graphics ScreenToys.
6.2.2 Monitors List The area just below the banner contains access to important configuration aids. Monitors dropdown list The left side of the S3 ScreenToys window includes a dropdown list for display selection. Monitors: dropdown list If you have only one monitor connected and active in your system, or you have two devices acting in duplicate or clone mode, this option will be dimmed and unavailable for selection.
6.2.3 Buttons S3 ScreenToys has many buttons to provide easy access. Buttons can be roughly grouped into four categories: Bottom Buttons: these buttons appear at the bottom of a dialog window and are used to Apply, Cancel, or Undo setting values, to restore defaults or to close the window. Personalization Setting Buttons: these buttons appear at the top of the main S3 ScreenToys window and allow you open dialogs which provide customizable options for Hotkeys and S3 ScreenToys menu behaviors.
6.2.3.2 Command Buttons in Footer Footer area Command buttons The bottom footer area of the S3 ScreenToys window usually contains 4 buttons. Defaults Click Defaults to return the status values in the settings area of the current page to the default. This button does not affect settings on the other S3 ScreenToys pages which are not visible. If Apply All or Undo All appears dimmed and not selectable, it is unavailable because you have not yet made any changes on any of the utility pages.
Close Restore during this session will be applied. Click No and all changes you made (but did not yet Apply) on every page during this session will be canceled and will revert to back to the values last saved or last applied. Then the S3 ScreenToys window will be minimized. The S3 ScreenToys taskbar icon will remain in the taskbar. Click Cancel to close the dialog but keep the S3 ScreenToys window open on the desktop.
6.2.4.2 Hotkeys Control S3Hotkeys provide customization of display-related hotkeys. S3Hotkey window The S3Hotkey dialog window allows control and customization of display-related hotkeys. Enable Hot Keys checkbox When the Enable Hot Keys checkbox is checked (default), hot keys functionality is available to use at any time. Only those hotkeys whose Status is On will actually be available. If a hotkey has a status of Off, it will not be available.
To change a hotkey sequence Double-click a hotkey row in the dialog window and the following dialog appears. You can input a new preferred hot key sequence for the hotkey named above the fill in text box. You must use at least one control key (CTRL, SHIFT and/or ALT) followed by another key. If the key combination you selected is already in use, a dialog will tell you. Click OK to make your change, or Cancel to exit without change. User Guide for Chrome 400/500 Series Graphics SG195-B.
