Nvidia TNT2 manual

Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................. 1 Preliminary step for W indows 95 users ....................................................................... 3 Installing Y our Graphics Card ....................................................................[...]

2 Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue Installation Guide The Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue pro vides outstanding 2D and video acceleration as well and also supports software D VD decoders through hardware color and pix el format con version. Serial and Model Numbers Y our card’ s serial and model numbers can be found at the back of the card. [...]

Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue Installation Guide 3 ❑ CD-R OM driv e installed ❑ W indo ws 95, Windo ws 98, Windo ws NT 4.0 (with Service Pack 3), or W indows 2000 (when a v ailable) Updating Driv ers T o do wnload the latest driv ers for Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue, visit Creati ve’ s W eb site (refer to the T echnical Support lea[...]

4 Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue Installation Guide Installing Y our Graphics Car d Figure 1 show s you the connectors on the Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue card. T o install the gra phics card 1. Switch of f your computer and all peripheral devices. 2. Disconnect the power cord from the w all outlet. 3. T ouch an y metallic surface on your[...]

Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue Installation Guide 5 8. Press the card’ s bus connector gently and e venly into the slot, making sure that the bus connector comes into full contact with the slot. Then, secure the card to the computer casing with a scre w . See Figure 3 below . 9. Connect the monitor cable to the VGA Out connector of Graphics B[...]

6 Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue Installation Guide Installing Softwar e After installing the graphics card, you can install the software. The Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue CD contains the following: ❑ Dri vers for W indo ws 95/98 (common to both) ❑ Dri vers for W indo ws NT 4.0 ❑ Creati ve Enhanced BlasterControl ™ for W indows 95[...]

Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue Installation Guide 7 5. In the Install Fr om Disk dialog box, type D:WINDO WS (where D: represents your CD-R OM driv e) and click the OK but t o n. 6. If prompted to select driv ers, click the Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue dri vers. The dri vers are copied to your system. 7. When prompted to restart your sys[...]

8 Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue Installation Guide 8. In the Copying Files dialog box, type D:WINDO WS and click the OK button. The dri vers are copied to your system. 9. In the Update Device Driv er Wizard dialog box, click the OK but t on . 10. When prompted to restart your system, click the Ye s bu t t o n . 11. After the system has restar[...]

Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue Installation Guide 9 6. In the Install Fr om Disk dialog box, type D:WINDO WS (where D: represents your CD-R OM driv e) and click the OK but t o n. If you are installing Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue as a second or subsequent card to make use of W indows 98’ s multi-monitor capability , you will see an Upd[...]

10 Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue Installation Guide Changing Settings T o change the displa y settings in Windows NT 4.0 1. Right-click your desktop, and then click Properties on the shortcut menu. 2. In the Display Properties dialog box, click the Settings tab . 3. In the Desktop Area group box, mo ve the slider to set the desired resolution.[...]

Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue Installation Guide 11 T o change the performance settings in Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0 T o do so in Windows 95 and Windo ws NT 4.0 1. Right-click your desktop, and then click Properties on the shortcut menu. 2. In the Display Pr operties dialog box, click the BlasterControl tab . 3. On the BlasterControl ta[...]

12 Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue Installation Guide About Sonnetech Colorific/3Deep About Colorific Colorific ® color management softw are is the industry-standard process for monitor-to- monitor and monitor-to-printer color management. It gi ves you accurate, predictable color - matching between your screen and printer or ov er the Internet [...]

Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue Installation Guide 13 3Deep uses Colorific’ s technology (the industry standard for monitor calibration) 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 . The results are awesome 3D lighting and sha[...]

14 Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue Installation Guide Getting Mor e Information For Gra phics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue The Help file for Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue give s a brief introduction to the features supported by this graphics card. T o open the Help f ile f or Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue Click Start -> Programs -> [...]

Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue Installation Guide 15 For Colorific and 3Deep The Help file for Colorif ic contains the User’ s Manual. T o open the Help file f or Colorific 1. Click Start -> Programs -> Colorific . The Colorific calibration utility is opened. 2. On the right-hand corner of the menu bar , click Help . 3. On the Help menu[...]

16 Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue Installation Guide T echnical Specifications Ar chitecture Highlights ❑ 64-bit wide graphics engine and frame buf fer ❑ 16 MB SDRAM ❑ 250 million pixels/sec, bilinear f iltered 3D Featur es ❑ Optimized for Microsoft’ s Direct3D API ❑ Complete DirectX 6.x support ❑ 100% hardware triangle setup ❑ [...]

Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue Installation Guide 17 ❑ Backend blend • 32-bit ARGB rendering with destination alpha • Point sampled, bilinear , trilinear and 8-tap • Anisotropic filtering ❑ Per pixel perspecti ve correct te xture mapping •F o g •L i g h t • Mipmapping ❑ 24-bit or 16-bit hardware Z-b uffer (f ixed or floating) [...]

18 Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue Installation Guide Specifications ❑ A GP 2X data transfer ❑ VESA DDC 2B + DPMS ❑ Single slot 2D, 3D graphics, and video accelerator ❑ NVIDIA RIV A TNT2 Model 64 graphics engine ❑ Integrated 300 MHz RAMD AC supporting up to 1920x1200 true color ❑ MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and full-motion video acceleration/ass[...]

Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue Installation Guide 19 Table 2: Refresh rates supported by different video modes Refresh Rates Number of Colors Resolution 256 (8-bit) 64k (16-bit) 16.7 million (32-bit) 640x480 60, 70, 72, 75, 85, 100, 120, 140, 144, 150, 170, 200, 240 60, 70, 72, 75, 85, 100, 120, 140, 144, 150, 170, 200, 240 60, 70, 72, 75, 85, [...]

20 Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue Installation Guide T r oubleshooting System Hangs, Blank Scr een or Corrupted Displa y $IWHULQVWDOOLQJ*UDSKLFV%ODVWHU5,9$7179 DOXHDQGVWDU WLQJRXUVVWHPWKH PRQLWRUGLVSODVDEODQNVFUHHQ Solutions T ry the follow ing: ❑ Switch of f your system and wait a w[...]

Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue Installation Guide 21 6. Insert the Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue CD into your CD-R OM driv e. 7. Follo w steps 6 through 13 of the procedure in “T o install in W indow s 98” on page 8 to complete the update. Other Displa y Problems 0RQLWRUGLVSODIOLFN HUVRUWKHVFUHHQJRHVEODQNDIWHU?[...]

22 Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue Installation Guide 0RQLWRUGLVSODH[KLELWVSL[HOGURSWKDWLVSL[HOVXVXDOOZKLWHLQFRORU DSSHDURQ WKHVFUHHQRURWKHUDEQRUPDOEHKDYLRU  Cause The settings that you hav e selected for your graphics card may be incompatible with one or more games or [...]

Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue Installation Guide 23 Pr oblems Using Software :KHQRXUHVWDU W:LQGRZVRQHRIWKHIROORZLQJHUURUPHVVDJHVDSSHDUV ❑ “BlasterControl will only work on Creati ve graphics product dri vers. Do you want BlasterControl to be loaded the next time you start W indows?” ❑ “BlasterCont[...]

24 Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue Installation Guide Pr oblem with OpenGL Applications :KHQVWDU WLQJ2SHQ*/6FUHHQ6DYHURUDSSOLFDWLRQVLQ:LQGRZVWKHPHVVDJH ´1RORFDOEXIIHUPHPRU DYDLODEOHµDSSHDUV Solution Set a lower resolution and color depth: 1. Right-click your desktop, and then clic[...]

Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue Installation Guide 25 Solution No action required. A conflict between the A GP video controller and the “PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge” in the W indo ws 95 Device Manager does not af fect the functionality of the A GP card within W indo ws 95. This problem is common to all A GP graphics cards and does not aff[...]

26 Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue Installation Guide Creati ve End-User Software License Agr eement V ersion 2.0, J une 1998 PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULL Y BEFORE USING THE SOFTW ARE. BY USING THE SOFTW ARE, YOU A GREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS A GREEMENT . IF YOU DO N O T A GREE TO THE TERMS OF THE A GREEMENT , DO NOT OPEN THE SEA[...]

Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue Installation Guide 27 PRODUCT RETURNS If you must ship the softw are t o Creative or an authorized Creati ve distributor or dealer, you must prep a y shipping and either insure the softw are or assume all risk of loss or d a mage in transit . U .S. GOVERN MENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS All Software and related documentati[...]

28 Graphics Blaster RIV A TNT2 V alue Installation Guide Declaration of Conformity According to the FCC96 208 and ET95-19 documents, Name: Creative Labs Inc. Address: 1901 McCarthy Bouleva rd Milpitas, CA. 95035 United States T el: (408 ) 428-6600 declares under its sole responsibility that the product Tr ad e Name: Creative Labs Model Number: CT68[...]