Copyright: Copyright © 1998-1999 Creative Technology Ltd.
Citation: Copyright © 1998-1999 Creative Technology Ltd.  Creative Voodoo2 Help version 1.01


This Help file contains context-sensitive Help topics for the Creative Voodoo2 Properties tabbed page.


Creative 3D Blaster Voodoo2 Properties tabbed page


Use this slider to adjust the clock rate of your 3D Blaster Voodoo2.

Warning

Overclocking your Voodoo2 card may cause detrimental results.  If this occurs, try using a lower clock speed.


Use this slider to adjust the clock rate of your 3D Blaster Voodoo2.

Warning

Overclocking your Voodoo2 card may cause detrimental results.  If this occurs, try using a lower clock speed.


Use this slider to adjust the clock rate of your 3D Blaster Voodoo2.

Warning

Overclocking your Voodoo2 card may cause detrimental results.  If this occurs, try using a lower clock speed.


Use these three sliders to adjust the gamma levels of your Voodoo2 card.


Use this slider to adjust the red gamma level of your Voodoo2 card.


Use this slider to adjust the green gamma level of your Voodoo2 card.


Use this slider to adjust the blue gamma level of your Voodoo2 card.


Use this slider to adjust the red gamma level of your Voodoo2 card.


Use this slider to adjust the green gamma level of your Voodoo2 card.


Use this slider to adjust the blue gamma level of your Voodoo2 card.


Use this check box to link the three gamma sliders.  When selected, any changes to one slider control will affect all three.


Displays the refresh rate options for Glide and Direct3D.


Allows you to see some Voodoo2 Web resources.


Displays advanced settings for Glide, Direct3D and other Voodoo2 options.


Opens the sweep diagnostic utility.


Gives you access to the hardware and software configuration panel.


Resets all options in the Creative 3D Blaster Voodoo2 Property tabbed page to their default values.


This group of items allows you to set the monitor refresh rates for Direct3D games.


Direct3D Refresh Rate for 512x384


Direct3D Refresh Rate for 640x400


Direct3D Refresh Rate for 640x480


Direct3D Refresh Rate for 800x600


Direct3D Refresh Rate for 1024x768


This group of items allows you to set the monitor refresh rates for Glide games.


Glide Refresh Rates for 512x384


Glide Refresh Rates for 640x400


Glide Refresh Rates for 640x480


Glide Refresh Rates for 800x600


Glide Refresh Rates for 1024x768


Select this check box if you want to link the Direct3D and Glide refresh rates.  When this check box is selected, any changes to one resolution's refresh rate will affect both Direct3D and Glide.


Reset all refresh rate options to their original values.


The following Items allow you to configure the Advanced Options for the 3D Blaster Voodoo2.


The advanced options for Direct3D


Select this check box if you do not want games to wait for the vertical sync before updating the screen.

Normally, a game will wait for the monitor’s vertical sync (or, Vsync) before it updates the image on the screen.  When this check box is selected, Direct3D games will not wait for Vsync.  This may improve the frame rate, but it may cause “tearing” or other screen distortions.  If this occurs, just clear this check box.


Select this check box if you want to force Direct3D games to use TriLinear MipMapping.

Many older games don’t use this advanced feature because at the time they were released, 3D accelerators were not powerful enough to run efficiently in this mode.  Enabling this feature will improve visual quality without sacrificing speed.


Select this check box if you want to enable Direct3D anti-aliasing.

Enabling anti-aliasing will improve the visual quality of your games, but may impact performance.


Select this check box if you want to disable the Direct3D drivers for 3D Blaster Voodoo2.  Use this if you want to force a 3D game or application to use your PC’s primary 2D/3D accelerator.


The advanced options for Glide


Select this check box if you do not want games to wait for the vertical sync before updating the screen.

Normally, a game will wait for the monitor’s vertical sync (or, Vsync) before it updates the image on the screen.  When this option is enabled, Glide games will not wait for Vsync.  This may improve the frame rate, but it may cause “tearing” or other screen distortions.  If this occurs, just clear this check box.


Select this check box if you want to force games to use Texture MipMapping to improve image quality.


Select this check box if you want to limit the total amount of texture memory used by games to 2MB.  This option may be necessary for compatibility with older games.


Select this check box if you want to enable games to use triple buffering for improved performance.


Select this check box if you want to install the Creative 3D Blaster Voodoo2 image as your desktop wallpaper.


If you have two Voodoo2 cards installed in SLI mode, selecting this check box will disable the second card.  Select this check box only if the game you are trying to play does not function properly in SLI mode.


To restore all advanced properties to their original values, click this button.


Hardware and software profiles of 3D Blaster Voodoo2


Hardware and software profiles of 3D Blaster Voodoo2


Hardware and software profiles of 3D Blaster Voodoo2


To close the System Configuration dialog box, click the Close button.


See some Voodoo2 Web resources.


To close the About box, click the Close button.


This item allows you to begin the process of sweeping your machine for incorrect or older Voodoo2 drivers.


This text box displays detailed information about the options and results of the sweep utility.


To close the sweep utility, click this button.


Select this check box if you want the sweep utility to rename any incorrect drivers it finds.  Otherwise, the utility will only point out incorrect drivers.


This box displays the starting path the sweep utility will use to perform its actions.


Click this button to change the starting path for the sweep utility.


Close the sweep utility options box.


Select this option to start the sweep utility.


Please confirm whether you wish the sweep utility to rename any incorrect drivers it finds.


Select this item if you wish to continue.


Select this item if you wish to exit.


Click here to select the API (Application Program Interface) you want to change gamma settings for.
If you want to change gamma settings for Glide and Direct3D separately, select either Glide or Direct3D and then change the gamma settings to your preference.

If you want to change gamma settings for both Glide and Direct3D at the same time, select the option, Both, and then proceed to change the gamma settings.


Select this check box if you want mipmaps to be generated automatically for Direct3D applications which do not use texture mipmapping.  Enabling this feature may speed up the rendering process.