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MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256

Graphics Accelerator

User’s Guide

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Award-Winning 3D/2D performance

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4 Pipeline 3D Graphics Engine

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2D Graphics Acceleration

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Fast 32-bit VGA/SVGA support

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High performance implementation of Direct3D and
OpenGL standards

High quality video playback

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Full-Screen, full-frame DVD playback

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Video acceleration for DirectShow, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and
Indeo

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Video DMA for Efficient VIP Host operations

Full Software Support

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Windows

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 95 and 98 Display Drivers

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Windows

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 2000, Windows

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 NT 4.0 Display Drivers

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OpenGL ICD for Windows

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 2000, Windows

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 NT 4.0, and

Windows

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 95 an 98

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Linux

Supports super high resolution graphics modes

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640x480

8/16/32 bit colors with 240Hz

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800x600

8/16/32 bit colors with 240Hz

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1024x768

8/16/32 bit colors with 200Hz

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1152x864

8/16/32 bit colors with 150Hz

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1280x1024

8/16/32 bit colors with 120Hz

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1600x1200

8/16/32 bit colors with 85Hz

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1920x1200

8/16/32 bit colors with 75Hz

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2048x1536

8/16 bit colors with 60Hz

Summary of Contents for GeForce 256

Page 1: ...MS 8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator User s Guide nVIDIA GeForce 256 VERSION 1 0 2000 03 03 ROC M S 8809 Graphics Accelerator User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...d in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsi ble for compliance could void the user s ...

Page 3: ...as to the correctness of its contents Our products are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without notice Copyright Notice Trademarks All trademarks used in this manual are the sole property of their respective owners VGA is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation Windows is a registered trad...

Page 4: ...iew 1 1 2 Features 1 1 Chip List 1 1 General Features 1 1 Award Winning 3D 2D performance 1 2 High quality video playback 1 2 Full Software Support 1 2 Supports super high resolution graphics modes 1 2 3 System Requirements 1 3 4 Package Contents 1 3 5 Card Layout 1 4 6 DB 15 Pin Connector 1 5 7 S Video Connector 1 6 8 Vertical Refresh Rate 1 7 ...

Page 5: ...celerator User s Guide 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 ...

Page 6: ... intelligence AI and more 2 Features Chip List rnVIDIA Ge Force 2D 3D accelerator processor 1 1 General Features l Optimized for Direct3D acceleration with complete support for DirectX 5 0 6 0 and 7 0 l Unparalled 256 bit Single Chip GPU Graphics Processing Unit l Video acceleration for DirectShowTM MPEG 1 MPEG 2 and Indeo l 350MHzPalette DAC l 128 bit Memory Interface l NTSC and PAL digital outpu...

Page 7: ... DMA for Efficient VIP Host operations FullSoftwareSupport l Windows 95 and 98 Display Drivers l Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 Display Drivers l OpenGL ICD for Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 and Windows 95 an 98 l Linux Supports super high resolution graphics modes l 640x480 8 16 32 bit colors with 240Hz l 800x600 8 16 32 bit colors with 240Hz l 1024x768 8 16 32 bit colors with 200Hz l 1152x864 8 16 32...

Page 8: ...d applications on CD documentation on CD 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 ExpansionSlot AGP slot Monitor VGASupport minimum640x480 resolution Operating system Windows 95 98 Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 CD ROM Double Speed or H...

Page 9: ...9 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 U17 U18 U13 U21 U22 U23 1M 16 SDRAM solder side U24 U25 U27 U28 U29 U26 LTi1575 solder side ...

Page 10: ...uide 1 5 6 DB 15 Pin Connector 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 6 10 11 15 ...

Page 11: ... Video jack please use the S Video cable because it will provide the best picture quality Once you ve located the connector please use the S Video to connect the VGA card to your TVorVCR If you use the S Video connector you may need to select the S Video mode on your television 7 S Video Connector ...

Page 12: ... 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 8 Vertical Refresh Rate 1 7 ...

Page 13: ...rd 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 95 OSR2 USB supplement to support the AGP function Windows 98 need not install this 2 1 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 ...

Page 14: ... 2 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 ...

Page 15: ...MS 8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator User s Guide 2 3 This shows Hardware Information BIOS version Memory Size ...

Page 16: ...default to Standard VGAmode640x480x16colors 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 Click on Install VGA Drivers button Step 3 Click on the Next button This will copy the necessary files into the hard drive Step 4 Click on the Finish button Choos...

Page 17: ...MS 8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator User s Guide Using Display Properties new function This function is used to show the Display Driver version chip version and memory size 2 5 ...

Page 18: ...MS 8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator User s Guide This function is used for setting Color palette Desktop Area and Refresh rate 2 6 ...

Page 19: ...ors 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 copy the necessary files into the hard drive Step 4 Click on the Finish button Choose Yes I want to restart my computer now...

Page 20: ...MS 8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator User s Guide Using Display Properties new function This function is used for setting Color palette and Desktop Area 2 8 ...

Page 21: ...MS 8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator User s Guide This function is used to show the Display Driver version chip version and memory size 2 9 ...

Page 22: ...MS 8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator User s Guide This function is used for setting Color palette Desktop Area and Refresh rate 2 10 ...

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