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6.3 How to Change Refresh Rate

1. 

Make sure that you have installed windows 98/ME Driver. Click on the 

Start

 box in

the lower left corner and proceed to Setting, 

Control Panel

2. 

Inside the 

Control panel

 group , click on 

Display

 icon to open the 

Display

Properties

 folder and choose 

Settings

 click the 

Advance Settings 

choose

Adapter

3. 

Click on the 

Refresh Rate

 sub window to change refresh rate

4. 

Select 

OK

 and new refresh rate takes effect

5. 

Refresh Rate default is Optimal.

6. 

If you change Refresh Rate from Optimal to another, you maybe need to restart
Windows System for functional.

Note:

 If your monitor is not Branded or Plug&Play, you will only see Adapter default and

optimal. Please contact your monitor supplier to get right or compatible drivers for your
monitor. Otherwise you can not select the refresh rate you wanted.

Windows ME/98 nView setting please see GF4MX_nViewMEen.doc for detail.

7. Manually install Windows 2000 drivers

First time install drivers under windows2000

1. 

When system boot up, system will prompt find new device. Suppose the device is
VGA, now system will find the default drivers for you.

2. 

If you want to install our drivers along with the GeForce4 MX pack. Please put the
drivers CD in your CDROM drive. If now shows SmartInstall window, please click

EXIT 

button to quit.

3. 

Drivers for windows2000 are located at \drivers\NVIDIA\7100\win2000  (If 7100
not exist, use 7X00 instead)

4. 

If the drivers is very new may not certified by Microsoft, if so, system will prompt
you the drivers do not have “digital signature”, still you can force to install.

5. 

Follow on screen instructions will finish the installation.

The following steps describe how to update Windows2000 display drivers
1. 

Place the Disc (CD Title) into CDROM Drive. If now shows SmartInstall window,
please click 

EXIT 

button to quit

2. 

Right click mouse button on Desktop Area, now shows a sub menu window.
Please select 

Properties

.

3. 

Now come up 

Display Properties

 window, please select 

Settings

 on the top.

4. 

Select 

Advanced

5. 

Select 

Adapter

.

6. 

Select 

Change

7. 

Now comes up a update drivers wizard window. Please follow the on screen
instruction.

8. 

Please specify the drivers location at your CDROM letter:
\drivers\NVIDIA\7100\win2000 (If 7100 not exist, use 7X00 instead) or the
directory where you put your drivers

Summary of Contents for geforce4 MX420

Page 1: ...NVIDIA GeForce4 MX420 440 460 SP7100M4A3X064DV SP7100M4A3X064TV SP7100M4A3X064PU SP7100M4A3V128DV SP7100M4A3V128TV SP7100M4A3V128PU 3D GRAPHIC ACCELERATOR MANUAL SPARKLE COMPUTER CO LTD...

Page 2: ...1 1 0...

Page 3: ...in Windows XP 8 5 3 How to Change Refresh Rate in Windows XP 10 5 4 NVIDIA Utility in Windows System 12 5 4 1 GeForce4 MX NVIDIA 12 5 4 2 nView 13 5 4 2 1 Standard mode 14 5 4 2 2 Color correction 15...

Page 4: ...ar and auto precharge effectively multiplies the memory bandwidth to ensure fluid frame rates for the latest 3D and 2D games and applications MX Memory Crossbar Dual memory controllers allow more effi...

Page 5: ...VD playback True reflective bump mapping Multibuffering double triple quad for smooth animation and video playback Operating systems support Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows 98 Linux Compati...

Page 6: ...85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 1152 864 16 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 32 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 8 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 1280 960 16 60 70 72 75 85 100 120...

Page 7: ...6 4 2 Click Driver installation 4 3 If everything fine screen will show Confirm Installation window Then Select OK...

Page 8: ...r Confirmation window Select Install If the drivers is very new may not certified by Microsoft if so system will prompt you the drivers do not have digital signature still you can force to install 4 5...

Page 9: ...installation time Then select Next 10 Default setting will select Search for the best driver in these locations Please check Include this location in the search recommended for saving installation ti...

Page 10: ...ll down arrow from the Color palette area to select color depth or adjust the sliding bar to either Less or More from the Desktop area Select OK to restart System and new color depth or the new resolu...

Page 11: ...Settings choose Monitor 3 Click on the Refresh Rate sub window to change refresh rate 4 Select OK and new refresh rate takes effect 5 Refresh Rate default is Optimal 6 If you change Refresh Rate from...

Page 12: ...11...

Page 13: ...tell the BIOS and Drivers version NVIDIA Chip model name IRQ setting and many useful information Additional propertiesis for advance user to setting OpenGL Direct3D Overlay control Desktop Utilities a...

Page 14: ...e optional connector is connected you will be able to choose one as Windows default display device Only the device is plugged and functional You will be able to check the selection box If you plug the...

Page 15: ...r TV Or you can select Advanced and select output device Click Video output format bar to select S Video or RCA optional output default is auto select ClickChange Format to select your country and TV...

Page 16: ...rrection This Window shows NVIDIA Digital Vibrance is functional and you can adjust Brightness Contrast Gamma and save it as your favorite setting If you don t like your adjustments you can also check...

Page 17: ...16 5 4 2 3 Screen Adjustment Click Device Settings select Screen Adjustment You can adjust screen position Display Timing can let you set your computer timing...

Page 18: ...and Click Apply to active Horizontal span mode Picture span horizontally on 2 monitors Select Horizontal span ClickApply to active Vertical span mode Picture span vertically on 2 monitors Select Verti...

Page 19: ...ice tab Select Search for a better Then select Next 10 Then show Update Device tab If the Specify a location is wrong Please select Brows 11 Then show Browse for Folder tab Select E drivers NVIDIA 710...

Page 20: ...down arrow from the Color palette area to select color depth or adjust the sliding bar to either Less or More from the Desktop area Select OKto restart Windows Systemand new color depth or the new res...

Page 21: ...Suppose the device is VGA now system will find the default drivers for you 2 If you want to install our drivers along with the GeForce4 MX pack Please put the drivers CD in your CDROM drive If now sho...

Page 22: ...by Microsoft if so system will prompt you the drivers do not have digital signature still you can force to install A message appears stating that drivers were successfully installed Click OK Another m...

Page 23: ...ur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to...

Page 24: ...23 Trademark Acknowledgments All brand names and trademarks are the property of their owners...

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