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Contents INTRODUCTION 4 KEY FEATURES 5 SECOND GENERATION GPU 5 PERFORMANCE 5 QUALITY 6 HDTV/DVD PLAYBACK 6 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT 7 CHECK LIST 7 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION 8 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 9 INSTALLATION PROCEDURES 9 STEPS 10 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 11 ÿ MICROSOFT WINDOWS®9X 11 ÿ WINDOWS®ME DISPLAY DRIVER 12 ÿ WINDOWS® 2000 DISPLAY DRIVER 13 ÿ MICROSOFT NT™4.0 14 2
Contents INTRODUCTION 4 KEY FEATURES 5 SECOND GENERATION GPU 5 PERFORMANCE 5 QUALITY 6 HDTV/DVD PLAYBACK 6 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT 7 CHECK LIST 7 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION 8 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 9 INSTALLATION PROCEDURES 9 STEPS 10 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 11 ÿ MICROSOFT WINDOWS®9X 11 ÿ WINDOWS®ME DISPLAY DRIVER 12 ÿ WINDOWS® 2000 DISPLAY DRIVER 13 ÿ MICROSOFT NT™4.0 14 2
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...174; 5 support Quality • nVIDIA Unified Driver Architecture • Industry's first fully compliant professional OpenGL 1.2 support for all Linux™ and Windows® operating systems • WHQL-certified Windows 2000, Windows NT®4.0, Windows 98 and Windows NT®3.5 • Complete Linux... drivers, including full OpenGL HDTV/DVD Playback • Optimized for multiple color depths including 32-bit: − High-Definition Video...
...174; 5 support Quality • nVIDIA Unified Driver Architecture • Industry's first fully compliant professional OpenGL 1.2 support for all Linux™ and Windows® operating systems • WHQL-certified Windows 2000, Windows NT®4.0, Windows 98 and Windows NT®3.5 • Complete Linux... drivers, including full OpenGL HDTV/DVD Playback • Optimized for multiple color depths including 32-bit: − High-Definition Video...
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System Requirement ± Intel Pentium® II or III, or compatible system with AGP Bus Extension Slot ± CD-ROM drive, Double speed or faster ± Hard Drive with at least 10MB Free space ± MS Windows® 9x / Me/NT™4.0/2000 operating system ± USB supplemental driver for mainboard's core-logic chipset (Only for MS Windows® 95 OS) Check List R 3DForce2 MX, or 3DForce2 MX-LCD Multimedia Accelerator R Software & Documents CD R Quick Start Guide (Printed) 7
System Requirement ± Intel Pentium® II or III, or compatible system with AGP Bus Extension Slot ± CD-ROM drive, Double speed or faster ± Hard Drive with at least 10MB Free space ± MS Windows® 9x / Me/NT™4.0/2000 operating system ± USB supplemental driver for mainboard's core-logic chipset (Only for MS Windows® 95 OS) Check List R 3DForce2 MX, or 3DForce2 MX-LCD Multimedia Accelerator R Software & Documents CD R Quick Start Guide (Printed) 7
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...the power cord and the monitor cable from the back of the computer. 3. Most mainboards' CD that holds the slot cover in AGP expansion slot, carefully line up the gold-fingered edge connector on the adapter directly above the expansion slot connector on your system user ... installation won't go through properly. To install the adapter in place. Refer to your system. < Very Important Note: For Windows®95 users, before you install the video display driver, you removed to secure the adapter). 5. Slide the slot cover out and put the screw aside (you removed in place....
...the power cord and the monitor cable from the back of the computer. 3. Most mainboards' CD that holds the slot cover in AGP expansion slot, carefully line up the gold-fingered edge connector on the adapter directly above the expansion slot connector on your system user ... installation won't go through properly. To install the adapter in place. Refer to your system. < Very Important Note: For Windows®95 users, before you install the video display driver, you removed to secure the adapter). 5. Slide the slot cover out and put the screw aside (you removed in place....
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...system starting with the VGA or SVGA driver. Restart Windows to finish AGP's display driver installation. 10. D: or E:). 2. Autorun file pops up "Welcome" screen from software' CD. 3. After Windows®9x desktop loaded completely, following the video driver installation procedure below. 1. Tab on "Change..., D: or E:, etc.), and click OK. 8. Do Not placed the 3DForce2 MX'CD into your CD-ROM drive; Insert the software' CD into the CD ROM drive. The display device selected "3DForce2 MX series, nVIDIA GeForce2 MX", then press on the "Display Driver" selection bar. 4.
...system starting with the VGA or SVGA driver. Restart Windows to finish AGP's display driver installation. 10. D: or E:). 2. Autorun file pops up "Welcome" screen from software' CD. 3. After Windows®9x desktop loaded completely, following the video driver installation procedure below. 1. Tab on "Change..., D: or E:, etc.), and click OK. 8. Do Not placed the 3DForce2 MX'CD into your CD-ROM drive; Insert the software' CD into the CD ROM drive. The display device selected "3DForce2 MX series, nVIDIA GeForce2 MX", then press on the "Display Driver" selection bar. 4.
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Click [Cancel] allow the system start copy file & updating hardware database in your video adapter to specify a location such as "D:\MX\Win9x\" , or browser on the CD directories, then unfold on MX, unfold on Win9x. Tab on " Adapter" screen, click on button. 3. Wizard prompt a confirmation ...with previous versions of the driver file. ÿ Windows®Me Display Driver: As with SVGA (Default from Microsoft Windows®) display driver. Upgrade system installation: Add or change a new adapter, please remove the existing video driver, or replace it also performs PnP when you...
Click [Cancel] allow the system start copy file & updating hardware database in your video adapter to specify a location such as "D:\MX\Win9x\" , or browser on the CD directories, then unfold on MX, unfold on Win9x. Tab on " Adapter" screen, click on button. 3. Wizard prompt a confirmation ...with previous versions of the driver file. ÿ Windows®Me Display Driver: As with SVGA (Default from Microsoft Windows®) display driver. Upgrade system installation: Add or change a new adapter, please remove the existing video driver, or replace it also performs PnP when you...
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...you proceed step 1,2 or 3, please consult with your system dealer or the existing hardware manufacturer support. ÿ Windows® 2000 Display Driver: Microsoft Windows®2000 detects this video adapter to disable that port first. To added a new adapter, make sure the mainboard that will be a ...problem for new devices, and there is the letter of your CD-ROM drive (e.g. Insert the software' CD into your CD-ROM drive; Switch to "X:\MX...
...you proceed step 1,2 or 3, please consult with your system dealer or the existing hardware manufacturer support. ÿ Windows® 2000 Display Driver: Microsoft Windows®2000 detects this video adapter to disable that port first. To added a new adapter, make sure the mainboard that will be a ...problem for new devices, and there is the letter of your CD-ROM drive (e.g. Insert the software' CD into your CD-ROM drive; Switch to "X:\MX...
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... finish AGP's display driver installation. ÿ Microsoft NT™4.0 To proceeding the video display driver installation, you for the changes to active the selected mode. 9. If the driver "3DForce2 MX series, nVIDIA GeForce2 MX" is the CD ROM drive where the Software & Documents CD has been inserted. 6. Once the driver files are copied, RESTART Microsoft Windows NT...
... finish AGP's display driver installation. ÿ Microsoft NT™4.0 To proceeding the video display driver installation, you for the changes to active the selected mode. 9. If the driver "3DForce2 MX series, nVIDIA GeForce2 MX" is the CD ROM drive where the Software & Documents CD has been inserted. 6. Once the driver files are copied, RESTART Microsoft Windows NT...
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... cases, mode type and refresh rate adjustments may be necessary. Q: What kind monitors can display 800x600 mode or higher resolution mode? Q: Windows screen won't come up, it kicks back to adjust screen. In some cases, horizontal and vertical display adjustments may be necessary. Use...is the display shifted or changed sizes when I switch display modes? To centering the display with normal type (mode 3), and to the video board output. Explain and Suggestion: To display 800x600 resolution at 60Hz, the monitor must be capable of synchronizing a 31.5KHz horizontal scan ...
... cases, mode type and refresh rate adjustments may be necessary. Q: What kind monitors can display 800x600 mode or higher resolution mode? Q: Windows screen won't come up, it kicks back to adjust screen. In some cases, horizontal and vertical display adjustments may be necessary. Use...is the display shifted or changed sizes when I switch display modes? To centering the display with normal type (mode 3), and to the video board output. Explain and Suggestion: To display 800x600 resolution at 60Hz, the monitor must be capable of synchronizing a 31.5KHz horizontal scan ...
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...and may necessary. If the problem occurring in the system. Most AGP video cards designed for conflicts is re-boot the system with unappropriated steps. Proceed to correct that you have been changed in windows, make sure that , is to our support. Accomplishing IRQs ... monitors are many technical articles to Code/Decode. Explain and Suggestion: Windows® 95 Inadvertently, certain configuration files (e.g., msdos.sys, and command.com) have loaded that proper video driver, and that means video card IRQ's setup which controls by main board's (motherboard) circuitry and ...
...and may necessary. If the problem occurring in the system. Most AGP video cards designed for conflicts is re-boot the system with unappropriated steps. Proceed to correct that you have been changed in windows, make sure that , is to our support. Accomplishing IRQs ... monitors are many technical articles to Code/Decode. Explain and Suggestion: Windows® 95 Inadvertently, certain configuration files (e.g., msdos.sys, and command.com) have loaded that proper video driver, and that means video card IRQ's setup which controls by main board's (motherboard) circuitry and ...
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... also allows a higher frame rate, which allows 3D scene descriptions in Web applications. 3D technology is used . Try to use a compatible video mode. Q: Selection of color, resolution and refresh rate combination that draws 3D primitives, usually triangles. Explain and Suggestion: Accordingly, there must be...than software alone, but it off, or change settings of monitor type in windows, load the standard generic VGA driver. If that DDC automatically setup the display frequency without loading video driver. Answer 3D technology is responsible for interpolation of edges and "filling in...
... also allows a higher frame rate, which allows 3D scene descriptions in Web applications. 3D technology is used . Try to use a compatible video mode. Q: Selection of color, resolution and refresh rate combination that draws 3D primitives, usually triangles. Explain and Suggestion: Accordingly, there must be...than software alone, but it off, or change settings of monitor type in windows, load the standard generic VGA driver. If that DDC automatically setup the display frequency without loading video driver. Answer 3D technology is responsible for interpolation of edges and "filling in...