NEMESIS GEFORCE2 MX200/MX400 User’s Manual Version 1.0 Notice This device has been approved by EMI for home. It can be used in all areas including residential area.
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Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction • Features of NEMESIS GEFORCE2 MX200/MX400 • System Configuration and Each Part Description Chapter 2 Installation • Installation of display drivers Windows 98 Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows NT • Installation of application programs Chapter 3 How to use programs • Using NEMESIS GEFORCE2 MX200/MX400’s utilities • Watching VIDEO CD • Listening to MP3 audio Addendum •Q&A 3
Chapter 1. Introduction Contents of the package Thank you for purchasing the NEMESIS GEFORCE2 MX200/MX400. Please make sure that you have a full content of the NEMESIS GEFORCE2 MX200/MX400 after removing the package. NEMESIS GEFORCE2 MX200/MX400 Board It is equipped in AGP slot of system main board. Installation CD It is an installation CD that contains drivers and programs. User’s manual It describes the installation and use of application programs.
Features of NEMESIS GEFORCE2 MX200/MX400 * Powered by nVIDIA’s GeForce 2 MX 200 / MX 400 * Two new Hypertexel pipelines * Up to 20million triangles per second at peak rates * Full scene anti-aliasing and Per-Pixel Shading * Maximum resolution up to 2048x1536 at 75 Hz * 32MB Video Memory support * Integrated 350MHz RAMDAC * AGP 4X/2X with Fast Writes and Execute Mode * DirectX 7.
System Configuration and Each Part Description z System Configuration To use the NEMESIS GEFORCE2 MX200/MX400 effectively, you need the following configuration. CPU & Main board IBM-PC compatible main board in compliance with AGP 2.0 (More than Intel 440BX or VIA Apollo pro) Intel Pentium II/III CPU or compatible O/S Windows98 Windows98SE WindowsNT4.0 (more than service pack 3) Windows 2000 Windows Me (Sigma VCD /MP3 are for Windows 98(SE).) Software Microsoft DirectX6.
z Part Description 1. Monitor connector is connected to the monitor and outputs video signals. 2. Feature connector is a connection jumper for connection with other multimedia products. To use the function, you need to refer to the manual provided by its manufacturer. 3. ROM BIOS is the location of the memory containing basic program code to control the VGA in your system. 4. Video memory is a storage place to have the contents to be displayed on the screen. It is called as Frame buffer or Video buffer.
Chapter 2 Installation Installation of display drivers Windows 98 SE In case of installing the NEMESIS GEFORCE2 MX 200/MX 400 with Windows 98 SE If you have installed Windows 98 newly, your system recognizes the video card as “Standard PCI Graphics Adapter [VGA]”. If it has not been set correctly, switch display to “Standard PCI Graphics Adapter [VGA]” and processed the following procedures. 1. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM Drive. 2.
7. Select “Specify a location”. ( Do not select other items.) 8. Select “WIN9X” folder on “MX200-400” folder of CD-ROM drive by using “Browse…” button then click “Next”. 9. If it recognizes “NVIDIA GEFORCE2 MX / MX400”, click “ Next” again. (“NVIDIA GeForce2 MX200” is displayed if you use MX 200,) 10. The appropriate drivers will be copied and the system will be configured automatically. 11. Click “Finish”. 12. If a dialog box appears asking if you want to restart your system, select “Yes”.
In case of exchanging the VGA card to the NEMESIS GEFORCE2 MX 200/MX 400 in Windows 98 SE 1. When Windows 98 SE begins, the “Add new hardware wizard” dialog box will appear then click “Next”. 2. Select “Search for the best driver for your device. [Recommended]” and click “Next”. 3. Select “Specify a location” and “WIN9X” folder on “MX200-400” folder of CD-ROM drive by using “Browse…” button then click “Next”. 4. If it recognizes “NVIDIA GeForce2 MX / MX400”, click “Next” again.
5. The appropriate drivers will be copied and the system will be configured automatically. 6. Click “Finish”. 7. If a dialog box appears asking if you want to restart your system, select “Yes”.
Windows ME In case of installing Windows ME in your system that has the NEMESIS GEFORCE2 MX200/MX400. When you install Windows ME in condition that the NEMESIS GEFORCE2 MX200/MX400 has been installed, Adapter type is set to “Standard PCI Graphics Adapter[VGA]”. You can find Video controller (VGA compatible) in “Other device” in ‘Device manager’ 1. Insert the installation CD into CD-ROM drive when Windows Me starts. 2.
7. Select “WINME” folder on “MX200-400” folder of CD-ROM drive by using “Browse” button then click “OK”. 8. When it turns back to the “Update Device Driver Wizard”, then click “Next”. 9. “NVIDIA GeForce2 MX / MX400 (vX.XX)” in “Update Device Driver Wizard” is displayed, then click “Next”. 10. The appropriate drivers will be copied and the system will be configured automatically. 11. Click “Next” then “Finish”. If a dialog box appears asking if you want to restart your system, select “Yes”.
In case of exchanging the VGA card to the NEMESIS GEFORCE2 MX200/MX400 When you remove the existing VGA card from your system and newly install the NEMESIS GEFORCE2 MX200/MX400 then “New hardware found” dialog box appears and “add new hardware wizard” is started automatically. 1. Select “Specify the location of the driver[Advanced]”and click “Next”. 2. Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM Drive. 3.
then click “Next”. 5. Select “The updated software [Recommended]”. 6. Click “Next”. The appropriate drivers will be copied and the system will be configured automatically. 7. A message that the driver has been installed successfully appears. Then click “Finish”. It will prompt you to restart your computer, click “Yes” to restart your computer to complete the installation.
Windows 2000 In case of installing Windows 2000 in your system that has the NEMESIS GEFORCE2 MX200/MX400. When you install Windows 2000 in condition that the NEMESIS GEFORCE2 MX200/MX400 has been installed, Adapter type is set to “VGA”. You can find Video controller (VGA compatible) in “Other device” in ‘Device manager’ 1. Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM Drive. 2. Click the right mouse button on the “My Computer” and select “properties”. 3.
7. Select “Search for the best driver for your device (recommended)” and click “Next”. 8. Select “Specify location”, click “Next” and “Browse”. Select “\MX200-400\WIN2000” folder on the Installation CD when the browse dialog box appears and click “Open”. 9. When you click “O.K”, the location of the INF file appears. Click “Next”. 10. If the driver has not been certified by WHQL, “Can not find the digital signature” dialog box appears. Click “Yes” to proceed. 11.
In case of exchanging the VGA card to the NEMESIS GEFORCE2 MX200/MX400 in Windows 2000. When you remove the existing VGA card from your system and newly install the NEMESIS GEFORCE2 MX200/MX400 “New hardware found” dialog box appears and “add new hardware wizard” is started automatically. 1. Click “Next”. 2. Select ‘Search for the best driver for your device(recommended)’and click “Next”. 3. Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM Drive. 4.
5. Select “WIN2000” folder on “\MX200-400” folder of CD-ROM drive by using “Browse” button. Click “Next”. 6. If the driver has not been certified by WHQL, “Can not find the digital signature” dialog box appears. Click “Yes” to proceed. 7. A message that the driver has been installed successfully appears. Then click “Finish”. It will prompt you to restart your computer, click “Yes” to restart your computer to complete the installation.
Windows NT4.0 Note To install the NEMESIS GEFORCE2 MX200/MX400 in Windows NT 4.0, you should have Service pack 3 or higher. 1. Start Windows NT4.0. 2. Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM Drive. 3. Click the right mouse button on the Windows screen and select “properties” on the dialog box. 4. The “display properties” dialog box appears. Click “display type” on “Settings”. 5. Select “Change” in the “adopter type”. “Display change” dialog box appears. Then click “Have Disk”. 6.
Installation of application programs Installation of application programs for NEMESIS GEFORCE2 MX200/MX400 1. Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM Drive. 2. Open “My Computer” in Windows 98 and select your CD-ROM Drive. 3. Run “SETUP.EXE” in the “UTILITY” folder. 4. The instruction screen appears. Then click “Next” to proceed. 5. Installation directory and types are shown in the dialog box. Click “Next”.
Chapter 3 How to use Utility programs Using the NEMESIS GEFORCE2 MX200/MX400’s utilities This is a utility program that sets display properties and 3D functions provided by the NEMESIS GeForce2 MX 200/MX 400. When selecting “GeForce 2 MX” tab right after clicking “Advanced” in “Settings” of the “Display properties”, the following dialog box that shows hardware information, driver version and memory size appears.
Color management This is a utility to adjust a color (Gamma value) and contrast value. Shows the screen condition that is controlled by the below bars. Sets a color to control among Red, Blue, Green and all three colors. Controls the brightness. Controls the contrast. Controls the color (Gamma value). If this is marked, the current settings are applied when starting Windows. Saves or deletes the current set value. Restores to the default value.
DirectX 3D settings This is to specify each detailed item for 3D acceleration. MIPMAP detail level (best qualityÍÎbest speed) adjusts 5 levels of MIPMAP. Saves the configuration. Restores to the default value. Sets Texel arrangement and PCI texture memory size.
Open GL settings This is to set the buffer and video memory for OpenGL.
Overlay color control This is to control the overlay color when watching TV or VCD.
Other options This sets the display drivers and icon images for display tabs.
Watching Video CD Note Make sure that you have installed a sound card in your system before you run SIGMA utilities such as SIGMA VCD player and SIGMA MP3 player. When running a utility program, it automatically searches the sound card in your system. If your sound card driver has not been installed correctly, the utility will deny to work. z Starting the program Inser the video CD into the CD-ROM drive. Select ‘program’ of ‘Start’ in Windows 95 or 98.
Menu screen Click “Menu”[ ], the following pop-up menu appears. MPEG config Sets MPEG configuration for audio channel, volume control, screen size and DirectDraw. Subtitle change Changes the subtitle to another language. This is supported with Video CD 2.0. Screen size control Changes the screen size to the full or its original. Auto replay Replays a title from the beginning. Hiding the background color of subtitle Hides the background color of the subtitle on the screen.
z Button Functions Button ~ / / Description Function Capture Captures motion prictures. Video CD Play Plays video CD or audio CD. CD-ROM Eject Ejects CD-ROM drive tray. Online Help Displays help for Sigma VCD Player. Menu Displays configuration menu to play Sigma VCD Player. File Open Opens images in file. Interactive Mode Plays interactive mode supported in Video CD 2.0 다. Previous Track Plays the previous track. Backward Play Plays backward.
Listening to MP3 audio (Sigma MP3) SIGMA MP3 player is a high quality MP3 player that runs in Windows environment. You can play all kinds of MP3 files at your convenience. Repeat Repeats a MP3 file when clicking the icon. Open Opens a MP3 file or list to be played. Play list Makes a playable list of MP3 files. Help Shows the on line help of the SIGMA MP3 player. About Shows the information on the SIGMA MP3 player. Exit Quits the SIGMA MP3 player.
Addendum Q&A Q1: There is an irregular beep sound when booting up the system after installation and nothing on the monitor screen. A1: Make sure that your system has been connected to the monitor with cable correctly. Also check the power cable is well connected to the monitor. If the problem still exists, remove the VGA card from the AGP slot, make clear the golden-plated pins of the VGA card with eraser, insert it again into the AGP slot and reboot your system.
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