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- Page 1 MS-8802 nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 User’s Guide Graphics Accelerator M S - 8802 nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Graphics Accelerator User’s Guide VERSION 1.0 1999/04/21 ROC...
- Page 2 MS-8802 nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 User’s Guide Graphics Accelerator FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement 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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
- Page 3 MS-8802 nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 User’s Guide Graphics Accelerator Copyright Notice The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO- STAR INTERNATIONAL. We take every care in the preparation of this document, but no guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
MS-8802 nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 User’s Guide Graphics Accelerator Table of Contents Chapter 1 MS-8802 nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Graphics Accelerator 1. Overview ............... 1-1 2. Features ..............1-1 Chip List................1-1 General Features..............1-1 Graphics Device Integration .......... 1-2 Video Processor ............1-2 Digital TV Output ............ - Page 5 MS-8802 nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 User’s Guide Graphics Accelerator Chapter 2 Installation of nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 VGA Driver 1. Driver ..................2-1 ® 1.1 Install Enhance Drivers for Windows 95/98 ......2-1 ® 1.2 Install Enhance Drivers for Windows NT ......2-5...
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Page 6: Chapter 1 Ms-8802 Nvidia Riva Tnt2 Graphics Accelerator
Chapter 1 MS-8802 nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Graphics Accelerator 1. Overview The MS-8802 nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Graphics Accelerator is a 128-bit 3D Processor that processes 2 pixels-per-clock cycle enabling single-pass multi-texturing. RIVA TNT2’s 32-bit color pipeline, 24-bit Z-buffering, 8-bit stencil buffer and per-... -
Page 7: Graphics Device Integration
MS-8802 nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 User’s Guide Graphics Accelerator Graphics Device Integration l Optimized Direct3D acceleration l Anisotropic Filtering l 100% hardware triangle setup l Twin texel (TNT) 32-bit graphics pipeline l Per Pixel perspective correct texture mapping l 24-bit or 16-bit Z-buffer (floating point or integer) -
Page 8: Full Software Support
MS-8802 nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 User’s Guide Graphics Accelerator Full Software Support l Windows ® 95 and 98 Display Drivers l Direct3D, DirectDraw, and DirectVideo l OpenGL ICD support for Windows ® 9x and NT l Glueless Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP 1.0 and AGP 2.0) interface... -
Page 9: System Requirements
MS-8802 nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 User’s Guide Graphics Accelerator 3. System Requirements To install MS-8802 VGA card, your computer system needs to meet the following requirements: ® Computer Intel Pentium processor, Intel ® Pentium II/III processor or compat- ible system Expansion Slot... -
Page 10: Card Layout
MS-8802 nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 User’s Guide Graphics Accelerator 5. Card Layout nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 AGP processor Bt868/869 TV-Out VGA BIOS U6~U13 1Mx16 SDRAM MOSFET-Ntype TL431 13.5 MHz 14.31818 MHz Crystal VGA connector Feature connector (reserved) S-Video connector * Optional Components... -
Page 11: Db 15 Pin Connector
MS-8802 nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 User’s Guide Graphics Accelerator 6. DB 15 Pin Connector Analog Video Display Connector(DB15-S) Signal Description Green Blue Not used Ground Ground Ground Ground Not used Ground Not used Horizontal Sync Vertical Sync... -
Page 12: Vertical Refresh Rate
MS-8802 nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 User’s Guide Graphics Accelerator 7. Vertical Refresh Rate Resolution Color Vertical Refresh (Hz) 640x480 8bit, 16bit, 32bit 60,75,85,100,120,140,160,200,240 800x600 8bit, 16bit, 32bit 60,75,85,100,120,140,160,200,240 1024x768 8bit, 16bit, 32bit 60,75,85,100,120,140,160,200 1280x1024 8bit, 16bit, 32bit 60,75,85,100,120 1600x1200 8bit, 16bit, 32bit... - Page 13 1. Driver ® 1.1 Install Enhance Drivers for Windows 95/98 After installing the MS-8802 VGA card into the mainboard, Win- ® dows 95/98 will auto-detect changes in your hardware configura- tion; this will install the Standard VGA Driver. To get the maximum performance, you need to install the MS-8806 driver.
- Page 14 MS-8802 nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 User’s Guide Graphics Accelerator Step 2: Click on Install VGA Drivers button. Step 3: Click on the OK button. This will copy the necessary files into the hard drive. Step 4: Choose OK, to restart the computer now.
- Page 15 MS-8802 nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 User’s Guide Graphics Accelerator This function is used for setting which output device to use., whether TV- Out(optional) or Monitor. This shows Hardware Information/BIOS version/Memory Size.
- Page 16 MS-8802 nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 User’s Guide Graphics Accelerator This item is for 3D setting and OpenGL setting.
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Page 17: Driver
After installing MS-8802 Card, Windows NT will default to Standard VGA mode 640x480x16 colors. To install MS-8802 enhanced driver, follow the steps below: Step 1: Insert the CD_Title provided into your CD-ROM drive. After inserting the CD_Title, this will autorun show- ing this window. -
Page 18: Driver
MS-8802 nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 User’s Guide Graphics Accelerator Using Display Properties new function: This function is used to show the Display Driver version, chip version and memory size. - Page 19 MS-8802 nVIDIA RIVA TNT2 User’s Guide Graphics Accelerator This function is used for setting Color palette, Desktop Area and Refresh rate.