Jaton 3DFORCE4MX440-8X-64TV, 3DFORCE4MX440-8X-64TWIN User Manual

3DForce4 MX440-8X Series

nVIDIA GeForce4™ MX 440 with AGP8X

User’s Manual

Version 9.00

Copyright © 2005 Jaton Corporation, USA

Contents

INTRODUCTION.............................................................4

FEATURES.....................................................................5

BUS INTERFACE ........................................................5

AGP
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RAPHICS PROCESSOR UNIT (GPU)..................................5

PERFORMANCE..................................................................5

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OMPATIBILITY..................................................................6

HDTV/DVD

SYSTEM REQUIREMENT..............................................6

CHECK LIST...................................................................7

HARDWARE DESCRIPTION .........................................7

DISPLAY DEVICES OUTPUT........................................9

Device Output Connection (TVout) .............................9

Device Output Connection (Dual RGB out)...............10

Device Output Connection (PCB revision - 82198B) 10

PLAYBACK .....................................................6

HARDWARE INSTALLATION ......................................11

NSTALLATION PROCEDURES............................................11

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TEPS: ...........................................................................11

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION......................................12

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WINDOWS® 98 DRIVER INSTALLATION......................12

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WINDOWS® ME DRIVE INSTALLATION .......................17

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MICROSOFT WINDOWS® NT™4.0............................21

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WINDOWS® 2000 DRIVER INSTALLATION..................25

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WINDOWS® XP DRIVER INSTALLATION .....................29

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE..........................................32

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REQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) ..........................32

PINOUT AND SYNC FREQUENCIES..........................34

NALOG COLOR DISPLAY PINOUTS (DB 15) .....................34

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ONVERSION TABLE: PIN ADAPTERS................................35

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TO-15 PIN CONVERSION TABLE.....................................35

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ECHNICAL SUPPORT ......................................................36

LIMITED WARRANTY. .................................................38

THER LIMITS.................................................................38

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XCLUSIVE OBLIGATION...................................................39

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THER STATEMENTS.......................................................39

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ERMS AND CONDITIONS. ................................................39

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ERVICES AGREEMENT:...................................................40

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NTIRE OBLIGATION........................................................40

REDUCING WARRANTY CLAIM REJECTIONS.........41

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Introduction

The 3DForce4 MX440-8X Series video accelerators are
excellent 2D/3D multimedia video adapters for AGP 8X local
bus desktop PCs’. Based on nVIDIA GeForce4 MX440-8X core
technology, built-in with 64MB or 128MB DDR SDRAM
memory module, these video cards will provide multiple display
outputs onboard for TVout (Analog and Digital) or Dual RGBout
(Twin) all together in optional.

As the previously core technology from nVIDIA, the
GeForce4™ MX440-8X Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
shakes up the gaming industry with its extremely performance,
unusual visual effects, and speedy frame rates-injecting life into
the artificial world of computer-generated graphics.

The significant enhancement is the new high quality image
control. The nVIDIA GeForce4™MX GPU has added two more
rendering pipelines and the DirectX 8-compliant T&L unit into
its graphic engine, which enables the maximum flexibility and
high quality 4Xs mode control capabilities; gathered with the
data bus Double Data Rate
can ultimately enjoy the virtual environment of 3D scenes, and
ambiance textures appear photo-realistic and custom lighting
heightens at a highest resolution with astonishingly fast frame
refresh rate.

Another feature of the 3DForce4 MX440-8X Series is the video
accelerator, which integrates the HDVP (High Definition Video
Processor) and DVD (Digital Versa Display) for video playback
with higher definitions at greatly increased frame rates.

A leverage of the combination of hardware and software
technology, nVIDIA GeForce4™ MX GPU will provide many of
the new features and benefits you look for in your desktop
computing as well as the best performance, combining usual
quality and exceeding crisp resolution. With all of this, the
3DForce4 MX440-8X Series video cards bring a new level of
graphics accomplishment and flexibility to the mainstream
desktop PC market!

RAM (DDR) circuit, the PC users

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Features

AGP Bus Interface

• AGP 8x/4x/2x compatible

• AGP 3.0 supported

Graphics Processor Unit (GPU)

• 256-bit graphics engine

• 64MB/128MB DDR SDRAM memory access bus.

• Integrated dual 270 MHz RAMDACs drives CRT

display

• 2 dual 128bit pixel pipelines rendering

• Surface engine for high-order surfaces and patches

• Programmable Vertex Shader

• Programmable Pixel Shader

• HRAA - high - resolution anti-aliasing

• Integrated hardware transform engine

• Integrated hardware lighting engine

• DirectX® and S3TC® texture compression

• Dual cube environment mapping capability

• Hardware accelerated real-time shadows

performance

• Up to 1.1billion AA samples per second fill rate

• Up to 8.0 GB/sec memory bandwidth

• Up to 34 Million triangles/sec.

• True, reflective bump mapping

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• High-performance 2D rendering engine

• API support - DirectX® 8.1 and lower

Compatibility

• nVIDIA Unified Driver Architecture

• Industry’s first fully compliant professional OpenGL

1.3 support for Windows® operating systems

• Windows® 98, Windows®Me, Windows®NT™4.0,
Windows® 2000, and Windows®XP

HDTV/DVD Playback

• High-Definition Video Processor (HDVP) for full-
screen, full-frame video playback of HDTV and DVD
resolutions

• Independent hardware color controls for video
overlay

• Hardware color space conversion (YUV 4:2:2 and
4:2:0)

• Motion compensation

• 5-tap horizontal by 3-tap vertical filtering

• Per-pixel color keying

• Multiple video windows with hardware

Conversion and filtering

Color Space

System Requirement

• Intel Pentium® II, III or P4, or compatible system
with AGP 2x/4x/8x Bus Extension Slot

• CD-ROM drive, Double speed or faster

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• Hard Drive with at least 100MB Free space

• MS Windows® 98/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP operating

systems

Check List

• 3DForce4 MX440-8X-64TV or 3DForce4 MX440-8X-
64Twin, or 3DForce4 MX440-8X-128TV, or
3DForce4 MX440-8X-128Twin Multimedia
Accelerator

• Software & Documents CD

• Quick Start Guide (Printed)

TVout convert cable may vary in package, which

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depends the offering from manufacturer. Please, see
the PCB Layout diagrams below for details.

Hardware Description

3DForceMX4408X Twin series

Bracket

Width

DB 15 VGA
(RGB out)

DB 15 VGA
(RGB out)

Product Name / PCB Version

3DForce4 MX440-8X-64T win
3DForce4 MX440-8X-128 Twin

82198D
82198D

15

8

16

1

CON4

Y200

Core Chipset

nVIDIA GeForce4 MX440-8X
nVIDIA GeForce4 MX440-8X

nVIDIA

GeForce4

AGP Bus 2x 4x 8x

PCB Size Memory / Size

W = 6.6" x H = 2.587"
W = 6.6" x H = 2.587"

8M*16 DDR SDRAM x 4

16M*16 DDR SDRAM x 4

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Display Memory

64MB

128MB

Height

DB 15 VGA
(RGB out)

Bracket

Width

nVIDIA

GeForce4

Display Memory

Height

DB 15 VGA
(RGB out)

Y200

AGP Bus 2x 4x 8x

Product Name / PCB Version

3DForce4 MX440-8X-64Twin 82198E

P223 DB 15 VGA + DB 15 VGA L = 3.118", W = 0.725" For low profile PC use only

Core Chipset PCB Size Memory / Size

nVIDIA GeForce4 MX440-8X

W = 5.6" x H = 2.5" 8M*16 DDR SDRAM x 4 64MB

Special Bracket(s) Alternative

3DForceMX4408X TVout series

RCA Composite

(TV out)

DIM-4Pin
(TV out)

DB 15 VGA
(RGB out)

Product Name / PCB Version

3DForce 4 MX440-8X-64TV

3DForce 4 MX440-8X-128TV

82198D

82208D
82208D 16M*16 x 4 DDR TSSOP

Core Chipset
nVIDIA GeForce4 MX440-8X W = 6.25" x H = 2. 45"
nVIDIA GeForce4 MX440-8X
nVIDIA GeForce4 MX440-8X
nVIDIA GeForce4 MX440-8X

PCB Size

W = 6.25" x H = 2. 45 "82208D
W = 6.25" x H = 2. 45 "
W = 6.25" x H = 2. 45 "

nVIDIA

MX440-8X

8M*16 x 4 DDR TSSOP
8M*16 x 4 DDR TSSOP
16M*16 x 2 DDR TSSOP

Special Bracket(s) Al ternat ive

For low pr of il e PC u se onlyL = 3.118" , W = 0.725"DB 15 VGA + MD 4Pin + RCA CompositeP203

Alternative brackets can be purchased at http://store.anvshopper.net/index.html

Memory Size

Display

Memory

64MB
64MB
64MB
128MB

8

DB 15 VGA
(RGB out)

Bracket

Width

GeForce4

nVIDIA

MX 440

Display Memory

Height

MD 4pin
(TVout)

Product Name / PCB Version

3DForce4 MX440-8X-64TV 82198B

MD 4Pin TVout port built-in onboard which has bundled an 3” converter cable for MD 4Pin to RCA Composite from
manufacturer.

P201 DB 15 VGA + MD 4Pin L = 3.118", W = 0.725" For low profile PC use only

Y200

AGP Bus 4x 8x

Core Chipset PCB Size Memory / Size

MX440SE with AGP8X

W = 6.6" x H = 2.587" 4M*32 DDR SDRAM x 4 64MB

Special Bracket(s) Alternative

Display Devices Output

Device Output Connection (TVout)

Plate

RCA Composite
Connector

S_Video
Connector

TV set

DB 15 VGA
Connector

CRT Monitor

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Device Output Connection (Dual RGB out)

(Additional output Connector)

DB 15 VGA Connector

CRT Monitor 2

DB 15 VGA Connector

CRT Monitor 1

(Default output Connector)

Device Output Connection (PCB revision - 82198B)

AGP Plate

DB 15 VGA
Connector

MD 4Pin

S_Video
Connector

Plate

1

PC Computer

Convert Cable

3

Composite RCA

2

TV set

Note: TVout convert cable that describes above is bundle

within the package from manufacturer.

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Hardware Installation

Installation Procedures

!! WARNING !!

Discharge static electricity by

touching the GROUND such

as metal part of your case

connected with good power

ground before you handle the

electronic circuit boards.

The manufacturer assumes no liability for any damage, caused
directly or indirectly, by improper installation of any
components by unauthorized service personnel. If you do not
feel comfortable performing the installation, consult with a
qualified computer technician

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Steps:

1. Turn OFF all powers to your system, including any
peripherals (printer, external drives, modem, etc.).

2. Disconnect the power cord and the monitor cable from the
back of the computer.

3. Unfasten the cover mounting screws on your system and
remove the system cover. Refer to your system user manual
for instructions to determine the location of the mounting
screws.

4. Remove the retaining screw that holds the slot cover in
place. Slide the slot cover out and put the screw aside (you
will need it to secure the adapter).

5. To install the adapter in AGP expansion slot, carefully line up
the gold-fingered edge connector on the adapter directly
above the expansion slot connector on the motherboard.
Then press the adapter into place, completely. Use the
(remaining) screw you removed to secure the adapter­retaining bracket in place.

6. Replace the computer cover. Secure the cover with the
mounting screws you removed in Step 3.

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You have now completed the installation of your new graphics adapter
on your system.

 Upgrade Steps:

To add or change your video adapter to an existing
system, you may proceed a few steps before you install
the new hardware and software(video display driver).
The following are some of the considerations:

1. To change a new adapter, please remove the
existing video driver, or replace it with a SVGA driver
from Windows®98/Me system before you remove
the existing hardware.

2. To add a new adapter, ensure the mainboard that
has available IRQ for new devices, and there is no
conflict between the others.

3. If you try adding this video adapter to an ALL-IN­ONE mainboard (which video port built-in already),
then you must disable that port first. Otherwise, that
will be a problem for the new video adapter setup.

4. The driver installation for system upgrade is as the
same as below, if an error occurs when you proceed
step 1,2 or 3, please consult with your system’s
dealer or the existing hardware manufacturers
support.

Software Installation

á Windows

Upgrade video adapter to an existing system.
(Windows has been pre-loaded)

1. Select [Next] to install Standard VGA Graphics
Adapter at Add New Hardware Wizard screen.

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2. Check [Search for the best driver for your device]
then select [Next].

3. Insert the software’s CD.

4. Check [Specify a location:] ,Under that enter
D:\Win9x, then select [Next].

5. Select [Next] to install “3DForce4 MX440-8X Series,
NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X” driver.

6. Select [Finish] to restart the computer.

To a new system:

1 SELECT the “Display” icon from control panel and then

tab on “Settings” screen.

1. Select Advanced at selection bar.

2. Click on Adapter tab screen.

3. Click the Change button.

4. Click the Next button at Update Device Driver
Wizard.

5. Click the Next button.

6. Select Display a list of the drivers in a specific
location... Then click the Next.

7. Insert the Software’s CD then Click the Have Disk

button.

8. Under Copy manufacturer’s file from statement

enter D:\Win9x ,click the OK button. (Where D is the
letter of your CD ROM drive, typically, D or E Drives,
etc.)

9. Select ”3DForce4 MX440-8X Series , NVIDIA

GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X”, then Click the OK
button.

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