nVIDIA GeForce 2 MX Multimedia VGA Controller Installation Guide Version 1.0 07/2000 Copyrights and Liabilities The information contained in this manual has been validated at the time of this manual’s production. The manufacturer reserves the right to make any changes and improvements on the product described in this manual at any time and without notice.
FCC Notice This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference. (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Notice: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview ..................................................................1 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation.............................................2 Chapter 3 Software Installation...............................................4 Chapter 4 Display Properties for Windows..............................7 Chapter 5 Expertool for Windows..........................................12 Chapter 6 Technical Information ..........................................
Chapter 1 Overview Congratulation on the purchase of your new graphics accelerator card! You are now the owner of a state-of-the-art video adapter that offers features and functionality equal to, and beyond any other in its VGA class.
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Static electricity can severely damage electronic parts. Take these precautions: ) Before touching any electronic parts, drain the static electricity from your body. You can do this by touching the internal metal frame of your computer while it's unplugged. ) Don't remove a card from the anti-static container it shipped in until you're ready to install it. When you remove a card from your computer, place it back in its container.
Insert your Graphic Card Remove the cover for the slot you intend to use and save the screw for the mounting bracket. Then, pick up the Graphic card and position it over the expansion slot you’ve chosen. Push the card with firmly and evenly until it’s fully seated in the slot. Replace the screw to secure the bracket of the Graphic card to the computer chassis.
Chapter 3 Software Installation ) Before installing the Display driver, make sure your Windows 95/98/2000/NT was installed in VGA mode and functions properly. ) For Windows 95 systems, please install DirectX before attempting to use the MPEG Movie Player. ) To use an AGP graphics card with NT4.0, you may need to re-install NT with Service Pack 3 (SP3) or later version before installing the AGP card. ) If you are running Windows NT4.
Install Software Driver Method 1 – Automatically install VGA Driver and Applications: 1. Turn on your computer and start Windows 95/98/2000/NT. 2. Insert the Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. 3. Click the Start button on the task bar and then select Run button. 4. Type D:\cdsetup.exe [Enter] in the Run dialog box (where D:\is the location of your CD-ROM drive). 5.
6. Click the Change button for Adapter item. (Figure 3-3) 7. Click Next button in the Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box. (Figure 3-4) Figure 3-3 Figure 3-4 8. Select Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want check box and click Next button. (Figure 3-5) 9. Select Show compatible hardware check box and click Have Disk button. Type the path to the folder containing the driver files and click OK. Choose the compatible VGA Models from your Driver.
Chapter 4 Display Properties for Windows The pictures in this chapter are only for Win98 reference. ) If the Color Correction doesn’t appear, please adjust the color palette to High color or True color. Figure 4-1 Figure 4-2 Click the right mouse button anywhere on the Windows desktop and select Properties from the pop-up menu that appears on screen. In Display Properties dialog box, for Win95, please select GeForce2 MX item.
Figure 4-3 Figure 4-4 (As Figure 4-3) Active Color Channel: Allows you to select the color channel controlled by the sliders. You can adjust the red, green or blue channels individually or all three channels at once. Brightness/Contrast/Gamma: The slider controls allow you to adjust the brightness, contrast or gamma values for the selected color channel.
Mipmap detail level: Allows you to adjust the LOD (Level of Detail) bias for mipmaps. A lower bias will provide better image quality, while a higher bias will increase application performance. Custom Direct3D settings: A list of the custom settings (or ″tweaks″) you have saved. Selecting an item form the list will activate the setting. To apply the setting, choose the ″OK″ or ″Apply″ button. More Direct3D: Display a dialog that allows you to customize additional Direct3D settings.
(As Figure 4-6) Video Overlay Controls: Use these sliders to adjust the quality of video or DVD playback on your monitor. You can independently control the brightness, contrast, hue and saturation to achieve optimal image quality when playing back videos or DVD movies on your computer. Figure 4-7 Figure 4-8 (As Figure 4-7) Monitor Timing: Allows you to select your monitor timing mode.
(As Figure 4-8) In NVIDIA GeForce2 MX Properties dialog box, select Output Device item. These options in this dialog box allow you to select the output display devices [ monitor, digital flat panel or TV, depending on which devices your display adapter supports.] Device Setting button: Opens a window where you can customice the settings for the active display device. As Figure 4-8, select Device Settings button, the Output Device Settings dialog box will appear.
Chapter 5 Expertool for Windows ) For maximum compatibility and flexibility, the Expertool utility can be loaded and unloaded dynamically. Notice: Many features which by the Expertool and only available when Expertool was actived. ) These pictures in this chapter are only for Win98 reference. Expertool is a display control and desktop enhancement utility for Windows 95/98/2000/NT, specially designed and optimized for use with your graphics accelerator.
Figure 5-4 Figure 5-5 (As Figure 5-4) DeskTop: Displays the current Resolution Setting, Color Setting, Font Size and Refresh Rate for the monitor. Drag the slider to specify values for each setting and click OK to put changes into effect. (As Figure 5-5) Information: Displays the current display settings and information of your computer. Run this program each time Windows starts - check box: Select this option to run Expertool immediately each time Windows starts.
(As Figure 5-6) Screen Adjustment: Selects Adjust to adjust the screen position with the keyboard. If you wish to cancel any changes you’ve made, select Default. Monitor Information: Shows information about your monitor. Hide modes that this monitor cannot display: Unchecking this box will allow you to set your display to modes that this monitor cannot display correctly. This may lead to an unusable display and/or damaged hardware.
(As Figure 5-8) Memory/Core Clock Setting Slider Control: Allows you to adjust your video memory/core clock for peek performance and maximum stability. The higher you set the memory/core clock the greater the performance increase. But changing this value will affect the stability of the VGA card. It is recommended that you use the original setting.
Chapter 6 Technical Information Display Memory Configuration Memory-Resolution/Color 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1152x864 1280x960 1280x1024 1600x900 1600x1200 1920x1080 1920x1200 1920x1440 2048x1536 256 color 240Hz 240Hz 240Hz 200Hz 170Hz 170Hz 150Hz 120Hz 100Hz 100Hz 85Hz 75Hz The table below is for reference only. 16bit 32bit 240Hz 240Hz 240Hz 240Hz 240Hz 200Hz 200Hz 170Hz 170Hz 150Hz 170Hz 150Hz 150Hz 120Hz 120Hz 100Hz 100Hz 85Hz 100Hz 85Hz 85Hz 75Hz 75Hz 75Hz Monitor Connector Pin Assignments Pin no.
DVI Connector Pin Assignments and Description Pin no.
VESA VGA Mode Table Mode (hex) 100h 101h 102h 103h 104h 105h 106h 107h 108h 109h 10a 10b 10c 10e 10f 111 112 114 115 117 118 11a 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 13d 13e 145 146 Pixels Colors Windowed Linear 640 by 400 640 by 480 800 by 600 800 by 600 1024 by 768 1024 by 768 1280 by 1024 1280 by 1024 80 by 60 132 by 25 132 by 43 132 by 50 132 by 60 320 by 200 320 by 200 640 by 480 640 by 480 800 by 600 800 by 600 1024 by 768 1024 by 768 1280 by 1024 320 by 200 320 by 400 320 by 400 320 by 400 320 by 240 320
2D Memory Configurations Width 640 640 640 800 800 800 1024 1024 1024 1152 1152 1152 1280 1280 1280 1280 1280 1280 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1600 1920 1920 1920 1920 1920 1920 1920 1920 1920 2048 2048 2048 Height Color 480 480 480 600 600 600 768 768 768 864 864 864 960 960 960 1024 1024 1024 900 900 900 1200 1200 1200 1080 1080 1080 1200 1200 1200 1440 1440 1440 1536 1536 1536 8-bit 16-bit 32-bit 8-bit 16-bit 32-bit 8-bit 16-bit 32-bit 8-bit 16-bit 32-bit 8-bit 16-bit 32-bit 8-bit 16-bit 32-bit 8-bit 16
Chapter 7 Trouble Shooting Problem: After installation and restarting, Windows 95 informs me that display settings are still incorrect. There may be conflict between previous and current display drivers. This is caused by incomplete removal of previous display driver. Try the following steps to remove it. Solution: (1) Use the right mouse button to click on the "My Computer" icon on your desktop. (2) Select "Properties" and the "System Properties" box should appear. (3) Click on the "Device Manager" tab.
Problem: When the system is starting up, there is a series of prolonged beeps. Solution: The VGA card may not be firmly inserted into the expansion slot. Ensure that the gold-striped bus connector of the graphics card is properly inserted into the expansion slot. Ensure this by pressing the card gently and evenly into the slot. Alternatively, remove the card and re-insert it. Problem: Monitor display flickers after Windows 95 or Windows 98 starts.
When you need advanced technique service, please Complete this form and FAX to your dealer. Your name: Product S/N: Phone : PCB NO.: HARDWARE CONFIGURATION Mainboard Chipset: Mainboard CPU: Mainboard Memory: Mainboard Brand: Cache Memory: Monitor Type: MB KB CPU Speed: VGA Memory Type: VGA Memory VGA Memory Brand: FDD/HDC Card: Horizontal Freq. : Vertical Freq.