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User’s Guide MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256
Graphics Accelerator
M S - 8809
nVIDIA GeForce 256
Graphics Accelerator User’s Guide
VERSION 1.0
2000/03/03 ROC
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User’s Guide MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 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. This equip- ment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accor
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User’s Guide MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 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. Our products are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without notice. Trademarks All trademarks used in this manual are the sole property of their respective owners. VGA is a tra
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User’s Guide MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator Table of Contents Chapter 1 MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator 1. Overview ............................................................... 1-1 2. Features ................................................................ 1-1 Chip List...........................................................................1-1 General Features..............................................................1-1 Award-Win
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User’s Guide MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator Chapter 2 Installation of nVIDIA GeForce 256 VGA Driver 1. Driver ..................................................................................... 2-1 ® 1.1 Install Enhanced Drivers for Windows 95/98 ...................... 2-1 ® 1.2 Install Enhanced Drivers for Windows NT........................... 2-4 ® 1.3 Install Enhanced Drivers for Windows 2000 ....................... 2-7
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User’s Guide MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator Chapter 1 MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator 1. Overview MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator is the ultimate 3D graphics processors. With ultra speed up graph- ics processing for richer 3D graphics, they also free up the CPU cycles to improve the non-graphics aspects of PC entertainment such as more realistic physics calculations, better artificial intelligence(AI), and more. 2. Features Chip List: r nVIDIA
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User’s Guide MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator Award-Winning 3D/2D performance l 4 Pipeline 3D Graphics Engine l 2D Graphics Acceleration l Fast 32-bit VGA/SVGA support l High performance implementation of Direct3D and OpenGL standards High quality video playback l Full-Screen, full-frame DVD playback l Video acceleration for DirectShow, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and Indeo l Video DMA for Efficient VIP Host operations Full Software Support ® l Windows 95 and 98 Display Drivers ® ® l Windows
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User’s Guide MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator 3. System Requirements To install MS-8809 VGA card, your computer system needs to meet the following requirements: ® Computer Intel Pentium processor, Intel ® Celeron or Pentium II/III processor or compatible system Expansion Slot AGP slot Monitor VGA Support, minimum 640x480 resolution ® ® Operating system Windows 95/98, Windows NT ® 4.0, Windows 2000. CD-ROM Double Speed or Higher 4. Package Contents Before installing the MS-8809
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User’s Guide MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator 5. Card Layout J1 J2 P1 U9 U3 U4 U5/ U7/ U8/ U10/ U6 U21 U22 U23 U24 U12 U2 U11/U25 P2 Y1 U17/U27 Q1 U16 U13 U18/U28 U15 P3 U13/U29 Y2 P1 DVI Connector P2 S-Video Connector P3 D-SUB 15 pin J1/J2 VIP port U2 Sil154 Y1 Crystal 13.50MHz U13 Brooktree 868/869 TV-Encoder Q1 MOS-FET U16 nVIDIA Ge-Force 256 Graphics Processor Y2 Crystal 14.31818MHz U15 VGA BIOS U9 Regulator U3/U4/U5/U7 PI5C 3245 U5/U7/U8/U10/ 1M*16 SDRAM component side U11/U
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User’s Guide MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator 6. DB 15 Pin Connector 1 5 10 6 15 11 Analog Video Display Connector(DB15-S) Pin Signal Description 1 Red 2 Green 3 Blue 4 Not used 5 Ground 6 Ground 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 Not used 10 Ground 11 Not used 12 SDA 13 Horizontal Sync 14 Vertical Sync 15 SCL 1-5
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User’s Guide MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator 7. S-Video Connector If your television has the S-Video jack, please use the S-Video cable because it will provide the ØŒ best picture quality. Once you’ve located the connector, please use the S-Video to connect the VGA card to your TV or VCR. If you use the S-Video connector, you may need to select the S-Video mode on your television. 1-6
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User’s Guide MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator 8. 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 60,75,85 1920x1200 8bit, 16bit, 32bit 60,75 2048x1536 8bit, 16bit 60 1-7
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User’s Guide MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator Chapter 2 Installation of nVIDIA Ge-Force VGA Driver 1. Driver ® 1.1 Install Enhanced Drivers for Windows 95/98 After installing the MS-8809 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-8809 driver. ® Before installing MS-8809 driver, you need to install theWindows ®
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User’s Guide MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 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. New Display Properties: This function is used for setting Color palette, and Desktop Area. 2-2
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User’s Guide MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator This shows Hardware Information/BIOS version/Memory Size. 2-3
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User’s Guide MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator ® 1.2 Install Enhanced Drivers For Windows NT ® You need to install the Windows NT 4.0 “Service Pack 3”, before installing the driver. ® After installing MS-8809 Card, Windows NT will default to Standard VGA mode 640x480x16 colors. To install MS-8809 enhanced driver, please follow these step: Step 1: Insert the CD_Title provided into your CD-ROM drive. After inserting the CD_Title, this will auto-run showing this window. Step 2: Cl
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User’s Guide MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator Using Display Properties new function: This function is used to show the Display Driver version, chip version and memory size. 2-5
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User’s Guide MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator This function is used for setting Color palette, Desktop Area and Refresh rate. 2-6
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User’s Guide MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator ® 1.3 Install Enhanced Drivers For Windows 2000 ® After installing MS-8809 Card, Windows 2000 will default to Standard VGA mode 640x480x16 colors. To install MS-8809 enhanced driver, please follow these steps: Step 1: Insert the CD_Title provided into your CD-ROM drive. After inserting the CD_Title, this will auto-run showing this window. Step 2: Click on Install VGA Drivers button. Step 3: Click on the Next button. This will cop
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User’s Guide MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator Using Display Properties new function: This function is used for setting Color palette, and Desktop Area. 2-8
