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M S - 8806
nVIDIA RIVA TNT2
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VERSION 1.0
1999/04/21 ROC
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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 is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used 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 responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Notice 2
Shielded interface cables and A.C. power cord, if any, must be used in order
to comply with the emission limits.
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VOIR LA NOTICE D’INST ALLA TION A V ANT DE RACCORDER AU
RESEAU.
MICRO-ST AR
FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE
MS-8806
Tested to Comply
with FCC Standard
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Copyright Notice
The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICROST AR INTERNATIONAL . 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 make changes without notice.
Trademarks
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respective owners.
VGA is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
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Table of Contents
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Chapter 1 MS-8806 nVIDIA RIVA TNT2
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1. Overview ............................................................... 1-1
2. Features................................................................ 1-1
Chip List...........................................................................1-1
General Features..............................................................1-1
Graphics Device Integration.......................................... 1-2
Video Processor ........................................................... 1-2
Digital TV Output........................................................... 1-2
Full Software Support ................................................... 1-3
Supports super high resolution graphics modes.......... 1-3
3. System Requirements..................................................1-4
4. Package Contents.........................................................1-4
5. Card Layout....................................................................1-5
6. DB 15 Pin Connector.....................................................1-6
7. Vertical Refresh Rate.....................................................1-7
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Chapter 2 Installation of nVIDIA RIVA TNT2
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VGA Driver
1. Driver .....................................................................................2- 1
1.1 Install Enhance Drivers for Windows® 95/98 ........................2 - 1
1.2 Install Enhance Drivers for Windows® NT ............................2- 5
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Chapter 1
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1. Overview
The MS-8806 nVIDIA RIV A TNT2TM Graphics Accelerator is a
128-bit 3D Processor that processes 2 pixels-per-clock cycle
enabling single-pass multi-texturing. RIV A TNT2’ s 32-bit
color pipeline, 24-bit Z-buffering, 8-bit stencil buffer and perpixel mip-mapping precision delivers unsurpassed quality and
performance allowing developers to write standards based
applications with stunning visual effects and realism.
2. Features
Chip List:
r nVIDIA RIVA TNT2TM : 2D & 3D accelerator processor.
General Features
l Optimized for Direct3D acceleration with complete
support for DirectX 5.0 and 6.0
l High performance 128-bit 2D/GUI/DirectDraw Accelera-
tion
l Video acceleration for DirectShowTM, MPEG-1, MPEG-2
and Indeo
l 300MHz Palette-DAC (RAMDAC)
l Digital Flat Panel interface with scaling and filtering for
flat panels up to 1280x1024
l NTSC and PAL digital output port supporting external
digital TV encoders
l AGP 4x/2x interface with full sideband support
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Graphics Device Integration
l Optimized Direct3D acceleration
l Anisotropic Filtering
l 100% hardware triangle setup
l Twin texel (TNT) 32-bit graphics pipeline
l Per Pixel perspective correct texture mapping
l 24-bit or 16-bit Z-buffer (floating point or integer)
l 8-bit stencil buffer
l Anti-aliasing, full scene and order independent
Video Processor
l Advanced support for DirectDraw
l Back-end hardware video scaling for video conferencing
and playback
l Hardware color space conversion (YUV 4:2:2 and 4:2:0)
l Support for scaled field interframing for reduced motion
artifacts and reduced storage
l Per-pixel color keying
l Multiple video windows with hardware color space conver-
sion and filtering
l DVD sub-picture alpha blended compositing
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Digital TV Output
l Dual independent TV and 16bpp monitor display using the
encoder’s programmable timing generators in master mode
l Full screen pass-through mode
l Transfers 24-bit RGB pixel data using 12-bit words in
multiplexed form
l Supports 640x480, 640x400, 720x400, 800x600, and 512x384
resolutions
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Full Software Support
l Windows® 95 and 98 Display Drivers
l Direct3D, DirectDraw, and DirectVideo
l OpenGL ICD support for Windows® 9x and NT
l Glueless Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP 1.0 and AGP
2.0) interface
l Windows® NT4.0 and 2000 support
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 1280x1024 8/16/32 bit colors with 120Hz
l 1600x1200 8/16/32 bit colors with 85Hz
l 1920x1200 8/16/32 bit colors with 75Hz
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3. System Requirements
T o install MS-8806 VGA card, your computer system
needs to meet the following requirements:
Computer Intel Pentium® processor, Intel
Expansion Slot AGP slot
Monitor VGA Support, minimum 640x480
Operating system Windows® 95/98, Windows® NT
CD-ROM Double Speed or Higher
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Pentium® II/III processor or compatible system
resolution
4.0.
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4. Package Contents
Before installing the MS-8806 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
l User’s Guide on CD
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5. Card Layout
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Q1
Q6
U7
J1
Q4
U2
JP1
U3 U4
U5
U8
Y2
J2
J3
J4
U1
Y1
Q5
U 8 nVIDIA RIV A TNT2 AGP processor
*U 7 Brooktree BT868 TV-Out
U 5 VGA BIOS PLCC
U2 QS3861 (reserved)
U3,U4,U6,U9 SDRAM 2M*32
*U 1 SiI 154 DFP Chip
*Y1 Crystal 13.5MHz TV-Out
Y2 Crystal 14.31818MHz
*J 3 S-Video Connector TV-Out
J1 Feature Connector (reserved)
J 4 VGA Connector
*J 2 Digital Flat Panel Connector
*JP1 TV-Out NTSC/PAL Jumper
*Q1 TL431
Q5 MOSFET-N
*Q6 TL431 DIP
Q4 TL431 SMD
U6
U9
* Optional Components
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6. DB 15 Pin Connector
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15
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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
1 1 Not used
12 SDA
13 Horizontal Sync
1 4 Vertical Sync
15 SCL
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7. Vertical Refresh Rate
Resolution Color Vertical 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, 32bit 60,75,85
1920x1200 8bit, 16bit, 32bit 60,75
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Chapter 2
Installation of nVIDIA RIV A TNT2TM VGA Driver
1. Driver
1.1 Install Enhance Drivers for Windows® 95/98
After installing the MS-8806 VGA card into the mainboard, Windows® 95/98 will auto-detect changes in your hardware configuration; this will install the Standard VGA Driver. To get the maximum
performance, you need to install the MS-8806 driver.
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Before installing MS-8806 driver , you need to install theWindows
95 OSR2 USB supplement to support the AGP function. Windows
98 need not install this.
T o install MS-8806 enhanced driver , follow the steps below:
Step 1: Insert the CD_Title provided into your CD-ROM drive.
After inserting the CD_Title, this will autorun showing this window.
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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:
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This function is used for setting Color
palette, and Desktop Area.
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This function is used for setting which
output device to use., whether TVOut(optional) or Monitor.
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This shows Hardware Information/BIOS
version/Memory Size.
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This item is for 3D setting and OpenGL
setting.
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1.2 Install Enhance Drivers For Windows® NT
You need to install the Windows® NT 4.0 “Service Pack 3”, before
installing the driver .
After installing MS-8806 Card, Windows® NT will default to Standard
VGA mode 640x480x16 colors.
T o install MS-8806 enhanced driver , follow the steps below:
Step 1: Insert the CD_Title provided into your CD-ROM drive.
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After inserting the CD_Title, this will autorun 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.
Choose Y es, I want to restart my computer now.
Step 4: Click on the Finish button.
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Using Display Properties new function:
This function is used to show the Display
Driver version, chip version and memory
size.
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This function is used for setting Color palette,
Desktop Area and Refresh rate.
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