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    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[...]

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    MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator User’s Guide FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment [...]

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    MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator User’s Guide The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO- ST AR INTERNA TIONAL . W e take every care in the preparation of this document, but no guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents. Our products are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to [...]

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    MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator User’s Guide T able of Contents Chapter 1 MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator 1. Overview ............................................................... 1-1 2. Features ................................................................ 1-1 Chip List........................................[...]

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    MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator 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 ...[...]

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    MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator User’s Guide Chapter 1 MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator 1. Overview MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator is the ultimate 3D graphics processors. W ith ultra speed up graph- ics processing for richer 3D graphics, they also free up the CPU cycles to improve the non-graphics a[...]

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    MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator User’s Guide 1-2 A ward-Winning 3D/2D performance l 4 Pipeline 3D Graphics Engine l 2D Graphics Acceleration l Fast 32-bit VGA/SVGA support l High performance implementation of Direct3D and OpenGL standards High quality video playback l Full-Screen, full-frame DVD playback l V ideo acceleration for [...]

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    MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator User’s Guide 1-3 4. Package Contents Before installing the MS-8809 VGA card, please check to make sure that your package is complete: l VGA card l CD - drivers and applications on CD - documentation on CD 3. System Requirements T o install MS-8809 VGA card, your computer system needs to meet the fol[...]

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    MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator User’s Guide 1-4 5. Card Layout P3 P2 U12 Y2 U16 U18/U28 U13/U29 J1 U13 Q1 Y1 U15 U17/U27 U11/U25 P1 U5/ U21 U7/ U22 U8/ U23 U10/ U24 J2 U2 U6 U3 U4 U9 P1 DVI Connector P2 S-Video Connector P3 D-SUB 15 pin J1/J2 VIP port U 2 Sil154 Y1 Crystal 13.50MHz U 1 3 Brooktree 868/869 TV-Encoder Q 1 MOS-FET U[...]

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    MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator User’s Guide 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 1 0 Ground 1 1 Not used 1 2 SDA 1 3 Horizontal Sync 1 4 V ertical Sync 1 5 SCL 1 5 6 10 11 15[...]

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    MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator User’s Guide 1-6 ØŒ If your television has the S-V ideo jack, please use the S-V ideo cable because it will provide the best picture quality . Once you’ve located the connector , please use the S-V ideo to connect the VGA card to your TV or VCR. If you use the S-V ideo connector, you may need to[...]

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    MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator User’s Guide Resolution Color V ertical Refresh (Hz) 640x480 8bit, 16bit, 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, 3[...]

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    MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator User’s Guide 1. Driver 1.1 Install Enhanced Drivers for Windows ® 95/98 After installing the MS-8809 VGA card into the mainboard, W in- dows ® 95/98 will auto-detect changes in your hardware configura- tion; this will install the Standard VGA Driver . T o get the maximum performance, you need to i[...]

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    MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator User’s Guide 2-2 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.[...]

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    MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator User’s Guide 2-3 This shows Hardware Information/BIOS version/Memory Size.[...]

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    MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator User’s Guide 2-4 1.2 Install Enhanced Drivers For Windows ® NT Y ou need to install the Windows ® NT 4.0 “Service Pack 3”, before installing the driver . After installing MS-8809 Card, W indows ® NT will default to Standard VGA mode 640x480x16 colors. T o install MS-8809 enhanced driver , ple[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    MS-8809 nVIDIA GeForce 256 Graphics Accelerator User’s Guide 2-7 1.3 Install Enhanced Drivers For Windows ® 2000 After installing MS-8809 Card, W indows ® 2000 will default to Standard VGA mode 640x480x16 colors. T o install MS-8809 enhanced driver , please follow these steps: Step 1: Insert the CD_Title provided into your CD-ROM drive. After i[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]