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3D Blaster Savage 4Product Guide

2 3D Blaster™ Savage 4Serial and Model NumbersYour card’s serial and model numbers can be found at the back of the card. We recommend that you record

Product Guide 3Preliminary step for Windows 95 usersSince Windows automatically detects new hardware and starts the software installation procedure up

4 3D Blaster™ Savage 4Knowing and Installing Graphics CardThis section shows you the connectors on the 3D Blaster Savage4 card. It also shows you how

Product Guide 5To install the graphics card1. Switch off your computer and all peripheral devices.2. Disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet.3.

6 3D Blaster™ Savage 410. Connect the monitor cable to the VGA Out connector of 3D Blaster Savage4, as shown below.Installing SoftwareAfter installing

Product Guide 7To install in Windows 95 (Retail version)1. Switch on your system.Windows 95 automatically detects the graphics card.A New Hardware Fou

8 3D Blaster™ Savage 42. When a dialog box similar to Figure 6 appears, click the Next button. 3. Click the Other Locations button when it appears in

Product Guide 92. When a dialog box similar to Figure 7 appears, ensure that the Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location, so you can

10 3D Blaster™ Savage 47. In the Select Device dialog box, make sure the 3D Blaster Savage4 entry in the Models list is selected and click the OK butt

Product Guide 114. In the Color Palette group box, select the desired color. Certain colors may not be available for some display resolutions.5. In t

Product Guide 3D Blaster™ Savage 4Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part o

12 3D Blaster™ Savage 4To change the performance settings in Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0To do so in Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.01. Right-click y

Product Guide 13About Sonnetech Colorific®/3DeepColorificColorific color management software is the industry-standard process for monitor-to-monitor a

14 3D Blaster™ Savage 43Deep3Deep is an exciting new tool (supporting Windows 95 and Windows 98) that allows gamers to experience 3D games as the game

Product Guide 15Getting More InformationFor 3D Blaster Savage4The Help file for 3D Blaster Savage4 gives a brief introduction to the features supporte

16 3D Blaster™ Savage 4For Colorific and 3DeepThe Help file for Colorific contains the User’s Manual.To open the Help file for Colorific1. Click Start

Product Guide 17Technical SpecificationsArchitecture Highlights128-bit S3 Savage4 PRO graphics acceleratorAGP 2X with sideband addressing support32 MB

18 3D Blaster™ Savage 42D Features100% compatible VGA coreVBE 2.0 compatible128-bit GUI engine accelerates Windows GDI functionsPipeline accelerates 8

Product Guide 19Creative SoftMPEGSonnetech Colorific/3DeepResolutions and Refresh Rates Supported • The refresh rates shown in the table are th

20 3D Blaster™ Savage 4TroubleshootingSystem Hangs, Blank Screen or Corrupted DisplayAfter installing 3D Blaster Savage4 and starting your system, the

Product Guide 21Windows 98 Multi-Monitor Display ProblemsThe monitor connected to the second or successive Savage4 card remains blank even though the

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22 3D Blaster™ Savage 4Other Display ProblemsMonitor display flickers after Windows 95 or Windows 98 starts.Cause Your monitor may not support the res

Product Guide 23Monitor display exhibits pixel drop (that is, pixels, usually white in color, appear on the screen) or other abnormal behavior.Cause T

24 3D Blaster™ Savage 4Problem with PCI Bridge(in Windows 95)After installing Savage4 (AGP) onto a Pentium II LX system or any other AGP system, the R

Product Guide 25Problems Using SoftwareWhen you restart Windows, one of the following error messages appears:“BlasterControl will only work on Creativ

26 3D Blaster™ Savage 4Problem with AGP Aperture SizeDirectDraw/Direct3D fails to use hardware acceleration (HAL).Cause The CMOS setting for the AGP A

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Product Guide 1IntroductionThank you for purchasing Creative’s 3D Blaster™ Savage4™!3D Blaster Savage4 is an integrated 2D/3D/video accelerator card s