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User’s Guide

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Page 1: ...User s Guide...

Page 2: ...n accordance with the terms of the license agreement It is against the law to copy the software on any other medium except as specifically allowed in the license agreement The licensee may make one co...

Page 3: ...w the Software or its functions to be accessed remotely or transmit all or any portion of the Software through any network or communication line 4 Copyright The Software is owned by Creative and or it...

Page 4: ...pon termination Creative may also enforce any rights provided by law The provisions of this Agreement that protect the proprietary rights of Creative will continue in force after termination LIMITED W...

Page 5: ...ternational Business Park Creative Resource Singapore 609921 GENERAL This Agreement is binding on you as well as your employees employers contractors and agents and on any successors and assignees Nei...

Page 6: ...vides that certain conditions and warranties may be implied in contracts for the sale of goods and in contracts for the supply of services Such conditions and warranties are hereby excluded to the ext...

Page 7: ...ing especially dual texturing two textures per pixel at full speed NVIDIA s GeForce2 GTS graphics controller delivers stunning visual quality and performance with its 256 bit graphics engine With GeFo...

Page 8: ...ead the file before you continue Minimum System Requirements IBM PC 100 compatible Pentium II Pentium III AMD K6 class processors or compatible 64 MB RAM 50 MB available hard disk space for full insta...

Page 9: ...lick Start Settings Control Panel 2 In the Control Panel window double click the System icon Your Windows 95 version number is displayed in the General tabbed page of the System Properties dialog box...

Page 10: ...GTS please remember to remove the existing VGA card 1 Switch off your computer and all peripheral devices 2 Touch any metallic surface on your computer to discharge any static electricity 3 Disconnec...

Page 11: ...ng sure that the bus connector comes into full contact with the slot Then secure the card to the computer casing with a screw See Figure 3 below Figure 2 Types of expansion slots An AGP slot A PCI slo...

Page 12: ...ows 95 and Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 and Windows 2000 E Color Colorific 3Deep for Windows 95 and Windows 98 Creative Lava Player for Windows 95 and Windows 98 Game Launcher This section is organized a...

Page 13: ...rce2 GTS CD into your CD ROM drive 5 In the Install From Disk dialog box type D GRAPHICS ENGLISH WIN9XDRV where D represents your CD ROM drive and click the OK button 6 If prompted to select drivers c...

Page 14: ...sents your CD ROM drive and click the OK button 6 In the Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box click the Finish button 7 In the Insert Disk message box click the OK button 8 In the Copying Files dial...

Page 15: ...s your CD ROM drive and click the OK button If you are installing 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS as a second or subsequent card to make use of Windows 98 s multi monitor capability you will see an Update Dri...

Page 16: ...on the screen to complete the setup If you do not install all the applications now you can install them later 5 If the Invalid Display Settings message box appears after your system has restarted cli...

Page 17: ...op Click OK 8 If your screen becomes corrupt wait 15 seconds and Windows will restore your original settings For Windows NT 4 0 1 Right click your desktop and then click Properties on the shortcut men...

Page 18: ...ter color management It gives you accurate predictable color matching between your screen and printer or over the Internet by calibrating the colors on your monitor The software leads you through a se...

Page 19: ...not washed out 3Deep uses the Color Wizard to measure the unique characteristics of each gamer s display No more dark games and no more washed out games when you increase the contrast of your monitor...

Page 20: ...Properties dialog box appears with the Install Uninstall tabbed page displayed 5 Select the entry Colorific For Windows from the list and then click the Add Remove button 6 After Colorific For Window...

Page 21: ...eep The Help file for Colorific contains the User s Manual To open the Help file for Colorific 1 Click Start Programs Colorific The Colorific calibration utility is opened 2 On the right hand corner o...

Page 22: ...M triangles sec through T L and setup 5 3 GB sec total memory bandwidth NVIDIA Unified Driver Architecture 3D Features Optimized DirectX and OpenGL acceleration 256 bit graphics engine 8 texture mappe...

Page 23: ...Double Triple Quad buffering for smooth animation and video playback Video Support Video acceleration for DirectShow MPEG 1 MPEG 2 and Indeo X and Y smooth up and down scaling with filtering Per pixe...

Page 24: ...isplay drivers Windows 95 and Windows 98 display driver supporting DirectDraw Direct3D DirectVideo and ActiveX OpenGL ICD for Windows 95 and Windows 98 Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 and Linux Fully PC00...

Page 25: ...85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 150 170 1280x720 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 60 70 72...

Page 26: ...5 1920x1200 60 70 72 75 85 100 60 70 72 75 85 60 70 72 75 85 1920x1440 60 70 72 75 85 60 70 72 75 60 70 75 2048x1536 60 70 72 75 60 70 72 75 60 Table 2 Refresh rates supported by different video modes...

Page 27: ...d to the VGA Out connector of 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS Windows 98 Multi Monitor Display Problems In a multi monitor setting the monitor connected to the 3D Blaster GeForce2 GTS card remains blank even...

Page 28: ...ist of options such as Safe Mode and Command Prompt Only Mode appears ii Select Safe Mode and press Enter 2 After your system has restarted right click the desktop and click Properties 3 In the Displa...

Page 29: ...into the expansion slot Solution Ensure that the bus connector of the graphics card is fully inserted into the expansion slot Ensure this by pressing the card gently and evenly into the slot You can...

Page 30: ...rtcut menu 2 In the Display Properties dialog box click the Settings tab and then click the Change Display Type button or the Advanced Properties button 3 In the Adapter Type group box or on the Adapt...

Page 31: ...isables all hardware acceleration when the multi monitor option is enabled Solution Disable the multi monitor option 1 Right click your desktop and then click Properties on the shortcut menu 2 In the...

Page 32: ...celeration HAL Cause The CMOS setting for the AGP Aperture size is less than 8 MB Solution Set the AGP Aperture size to 8 MB or more Do the following in CMOS 1 Restart your system 2 During the memory...

Page 33: ...t area on our web site at www creative com is continuously updated and contains the following FAQ Access the latest information on Creative products with advice on how to resolve commonly asked questi...

Page 34: ...for assistance Note the following information for reference should you require technical assistance The model and serial number of your Creative product Error information on the screen and how it came...

Page 35: ...Support will communicate how to return the product in question for repair replacement You should only return the hardware item in question and return it to the address detailed by Technical Support P...

Page 36: ...spect to the use of this product Creative also disclaims any obligation to support products for all operating environments for example by ensuring interoperability with future versions of software or...

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