ELSA Erazor II, Victory Erazor LT user manual Appendix, Advice and Help

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Appendix 23

Appendix

Advice and Help

On the WINNERware CD you will find a list of the questions most frequently asked of the support hotline. In many cases you will quickly find a help for solving problems. The file can be read with the Acrobat Reader which is also included on the CD.

If you encounter any problems during the installation or operation of your ELSA product, please consult this manual first. On the ELSA CD or floppy disk you will find a file called README.TXT, containing late-breaking changes and additional information not available when this manual was printed.

If you have further questions, you can contact our Support team. Ensure that you can pro- vide the following information.

KExact model name of your ELSA device.

KVersion of the used ELSA driver or file date and time of the driver file.

KOperating system, hardware environment and bus system.

You can call up information about your system via the ELSA Info program. Click on Start E Settings E Display to open the Display Properties window. Click on the Info tab for a display of various information about your system.

Especially important:

The version number of your graphics board driver

KName and version of the application program with the error.

KA detailed error description. To be certain, try to reproduce the error at least three times and exactly describe the steps you took to deliberately trigger the error.

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Contents Elsa Erazortm Sonnenweg Elsa IncAachen GermanyAbout this Manual PrefaceChanges to this Manual Thank you for placing your trust in this Elsa productBefore you continue Contents Glossary Index Look at the Erazor II and Victory Erazor LT IntroductionWhats In the Box? Highlights of the Erazor Graphics BoardsWhat Hardware Do I Need? CE and FCC CE Conformity and FCC Radiation StandardDeclaration of Conformity Introduction Elsa Erazor II and Elsa Victory Erazor LT What is Possible? After Installing the DriversIts Time to Get Moving Colors HighColor TrueColorWhat Makes Sense? ResolutionMore pixels means more fun Monitor Typical Minimum Maximum ErgonomicWindows 95 and Windows Changing the resolutionClick on Start, then select Settings E Control Panel Choosing the monitor Here you should click on the Settings tabElsa Erazor II and Elsa Victory Erazor LT Windows NT Use the command sequenceStart E Settings E Control Panel Multimedia Player Useful Stuff and MoreTurn Settings E Advanced... E 3D Settings Fine-Tuning for Performance Freaks3D Graphics Representation All about graphics3D Pipeline Start The object dataRendering Geometrical transformationFlipping Display on the monitor Frame bufferDirect 3D 3D InterfacesWhat APIs Are Available? OpenGL Immediate Mode and Retained ModeDirectColor Color Palettes, TrueColor and Gray ScalesHighColor and RealColor BppThere are various standards DDC1, DDC2B, and DDC2AB Vesa DDC Display Data ChannelTrueColor DDC2AB Characteristics of the Graphics Boards Technical DataAddress Assignment of the Erazor II O addressesPorts on the Graphics Board Connection SignalVGA D-Shell Socket Pin AssignmentAppendix Advice and HelpName and version of the application program with the error Who to Contact? Elsa Japan Inc Driver Updates Repair?Elsa LocalWeb DoC-Declaration of Conformity Appendix Elsa Erazor II and Elsa Victory Erazor LT Warranty Coverage Warranty ConditionsWarranty Period Warranty ProcedureAdditional Regulations Operating MistakesAppendix Elsa Erazor II and Elsa Victory Erazor LT Glossary 3D Three-dimensionalFlipping The image generated in the back buffer is displayed Pixel Picture element. Dot in the image Phong shading ShadingAre calculated by interpolating the normal vec- tor 15, 32 Index18, 19