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nVIDIA
GeForce 2 GTS
Multimedia VGA Controller
Installation Guide
Version 1.0
06/2000
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Page 1: Installation Guide
GeForce 2 GTS Multimedia VGA Controller Installation Guide Version 1.0 06/2000 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. -
Page 2: Fcc 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. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview ..............1 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation..........3 Chapter 3 Software Installation..........5 Chapter 4 Display Properties for Windows......8 Chapter 5 Expertool for Windows..........13 Chapter 6 Technical Information ..........17 Chapter 7 Trouble Shooting...........19... -
Page 4: Chapter 1 Overview
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. System Requirements The minimum system requirements for installing the graphics card are as follows: a personal computer with a Pentium, Pentium II, Pentium III or compatible... -
Page 5: Software Support
Visually Stunning Interactive 3D 8 texture-mapped ,filtered ,lit texels per clock cycle 32-bit Z/stencil buffer (Floating point or integer) 32-bit ARGB rendering with destination alpha High Quality Texture Filtering, including Anisotropic Single pass multi-texture High Quality HDTV/DVD Playback 8:1 up scaling and down scaling Video acceleration for DirectShow, MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and Indeo Multiple Video windows with hardware color space conversion and filtering Software Support... -
Page 6: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
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. - Page 7 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 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.
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Page 8: Chapter 3 Software Installation
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. - Page 9 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.
- Page 10 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.
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Page 11: Chapter 4 Display Properties For Windows
Win95, please select GeForce 2 GTS item. For Win98, please select Settings│ │ │ │ Advanced button then choose GeForce 2 GTS item as Figure 4-2. Then click Additional Properties button, the Additional GeForce 2 GTS Properties dialog box will appear. - Page 12 Performance and Compatibility Options: This option is used to turn fog table emulation on or off. Automatically generate mipmap levels: The NVIDIA graphics processor automatically generate mipmaps to increase the efficiency of texture transfers across the bus and provide higher application performance.
- Page 13 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.
- Page 14 Discrete Monitor Timings (DMT): It’s an older standard still in use on some hardware. Enable this option if your hardware requires DMT. Display the Quick Tweak icon in the taskbar: Adds the NVIDIA Quick Tweak icon to the Windows taskbar. The icon allows you to apply any of the custom Direct3D, OpenGL or color settings ″on the fly″...
- Page 15 (As Figure 4-8) In NVIDIA GeForce 2 GTS 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.]...
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Page 16: Chapter 5 Expertool For Windows
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. - Page 17 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.
- Page 18 (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.
- Page 19 (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.
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Page 20: Chapter 6 Technical Information
Chapter 6 Technical Information Display Memory Configuration Memory-Resolution/Color The table below is for reference only. 256 color 16bit 32bit 640x480 240Hz 240Hz 240Hz 800x600 240Hz 240Hz 240Hz 1024x768 240Hz 240Hz 200Hz 200Hz 200Hz 170Hz 1152x864 170Hz 170Hz 150Hz 1280x960 1280x1024 170Hz 170Hz 150Hz... - Page 21 TXC- TMDS negative differential output, channel Clock Flash ROM Upgrade 1. Copy the utility from your CD directory “\Nvidia\Dos\FLASH\GeForce” to your harddisk. 2. Type nvflash.exe -f<filename> to update your ROM file (Rom file can be downloaded from the web site).
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Page 22: Chapter 7 Trouble Shooting
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"... - Page 23 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.
- Page 24 When you need advanced technique service, please Complete this form and FAX to your dealer. Your name: Phone : Product S/N: PCB NO.: HARDWARE CONFIGURATION Mainboard Chipset: CPU Speed: Mainboard CPU: VGA Memory Type: Mainboard Memory: VGA Memory Mainboard Brand: VGA Memory Brand: Cache Memory: FDD/HDC Card:...