Nvidia GeForce 2 GTS Installation Manual

nVIDIA

GeForce 2 GTS

Multimedia VGA Controller

Installation Guide

Version 1.0

06/2000

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Consequently, the manufacturer assumes no liability for damages incurred directly or
indirectly from errors, omissions or discrepancies between the product and the
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FCC Notice

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference.
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.

Notice:

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 in a residential
installation.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not
installed and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will no t occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause interferen ce to radio or television reception , which can
be determined by turning th e equipment off and on, the user is enco uraged to try to
correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

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Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

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Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

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Plug the computer into a different outlet so that the two devices are on different

branch circuits.

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If necessary, the user should consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television

technician for additional suggestions.

Warning:

Shielded interface cables m ust be used in order to comply with emission limits.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

CSA Notice:

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions
from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian
Department of Communications.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Overview..................................................................1

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation.............................................3

Chapter 3 Software Installation...............................................5

Chapter 4 Display Properties for Windows..............................8

Chapter 5 Expertool for Windows..........................................13

Chapter 6 Technical Information ..........................................17

Chapter 7 Trouble Shooting...................................................19

1

Congratulation on the purchase of your new graphics accelerator card! You are now
the owner of a state-of-the-art video adapter that offers features and functionality
equal to, and beyond any other in its VGA class.

System Requirements

The minimum system requirements for installing the graphics card are as
follows:

¾ a personal computer with a Pentium, Pentium II, Pentium III or compatible

microprocessor and at least 8MB of memory

¾ a VGA analog monitor supporting a minimum 60Hz vertical refresh rate
¾ an available AGP or PCI bus slot
¾ a CD-ROM drive

Features

¾ 256Bit Graphics architecture
¾ Support 2/4X AGP with Fast Write AND Execute mode
¾ Integrated 350MHz RAMDAC, resolution up to 2048x1536 True Color @75Hz
¾ Full acceleration for Microsoft DirectX7 and Open GL 1.2 ICD
¾ 2

nd

generation T&L E ngines

¾ 32-bit color & 3 2-bit Z/Stencil buffer
¾ Cube Environment Mapping
¾ 8 Texels Per Clock with Hypertexel
¾ Order Environment Mapping
¾ 25M Triagngles/sec through Set-up & 1600M texels/sec.
¾ DirectX Texture Compression
¾ Enhanced Motion compensation for full speed DVD playback
¾ Support DVI-I 1.0 Digital Flat Panel output (Optional)
¾ Support NTSC/PAL TV-OUT with flicker filter (O ptional)
¾ S3TC Support
¾ Support Video In (Optional)
¾ Support VIP I/O port (Optional)

High Performance 256-bit 2D Acceleration

¾ True-c olor har dw are cursor
¾ Multi-buffering for smooth animation and video playback

Chapter 1 Overview

2

Visually Stunning Interactive 3D

¾ 8 texture-m a pped ,filtered ,lit texels per clock cy cle
¾ 32-bit Z/stencil buffer (Floating point or integer)
¾ 32-bit ARGB re ndering with destination alpha
¾ High Quality Texture Filtering, including Anisotropic
¾ Single pass multi-texture

High Quality HDTV/DVD Playback

¾ 8:1 up scaling and down scaling
¾ Video acceleration for DirectS how, MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and Indeo
¾ Multiple Video windows with hardware co lor space conversion and filteri ng

Software Support

¾ Microsoft Windows 95/98/2000
¾ Microsoft Windows NT4.0
¾ DirectDraw
¾ Direct3D Direct Video
¾ ActiveX

3

Back of
computer

Static electricity can severely damage electronic parts. Take these precautions:
) Befor e to uchi ng a ny el ectro n i c parts, drain the stati c electricity from yo ur bo dy.

You can do this by touching the internal metal frame of your computer while
it's unplugged.

) Don't remove a card from the anti-static container it shipped in until you're

ready to install it. When you remove a card from your computer, place it back
in its container.

) Don't let your clothes touch any electronic parts.
) When handling a card, hold it by i ts edges, and avoid touching its ci rcuitry.

Before You Begin

Before you process further, make sure your computer system meets the peripheral
requirements and switch to the standard VGA display driver.

Prepare Your Computer for Installation

Prior to working on your computer, make sure the power of the computer and any
related equipment is turned off.

Select a Vacant Expansion AGP (PCI) Slot

Most computers have a combination of AGP, PCI and ISA expansion slots. AGP
slots are usually made from plastic of a contrasting brown color (beige color), and are
shorter than other slot s in your computer. Your system manual should identify the
AGP or PCI slots, as appropriate for your model. Plugging your Graphic card into
an incorrect slot could damage the card, your computer, or both. Do not try to force a
card into a slot that does not accommodate it, as it is probably the wrong s lot.

ISA slot

PCI slot

AGP vs. PCI vs. ISA expansion slots

AGP slot

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

4

Insert your Graphic Card

Remove the cover for the slot you intend to use and save the screw for the mounting
bracket. Then, pick up the Graphic card and position it over the expansion slot
you’ve chosen. Push the card firmly and evenly until it’s fully seated in the slot.
Replace the screw to secure the bracket of the Graphic card to the computer chassis.

Connect the Monitor/DVI (Optional)

Plug your monitor/DVI cable into the monitor/DVI connector on your Graphic card.
Make sure the other end of the monitor/DVI cable is properly connected to your
monitor/DVI.

PCI expansion
slot

Graphics card

Bracket screw

Motherboard

Monitor Connector (Blue)

AGP
expansion slot

DVI Host Receptacle Connector

5

) Before installing the Display driver, make sure your Windows 95/98/2000/NT

was installed in VGA mode and functions properly.

) For Windows 95 systems, please install DirectX before attempting to use the

MPEG Movie Player.

) To use an AGP graphics card with NT4.0, you m ay need to re-install NT with

Service Pack 3 (SP3) or later version before installing the AGP card.

) If you are running Windows NT4.0, please note that some drivers are not

compatible with earli er releases of Windows NT. Consult your dealer or local
support to ensure you have the most recent releases for Windows NT and the
drivers.

) The pictures in this chapter are only for Win98 reference.

Before You Begin

If your system is running Windows 95/98/2000/NT, the New Hardware Found
dialog box will appear after restart. Select Driver from disk provided by

hardware manufacturer, click OK, then follow all on-screen instructions. If the
New Hardware Found dialog box does not appear, follow the instructions below.

Setup VGA Mode

Click the right mouse but ton anywhere on the Windows 95/98/2000/NT deskt op and
select Properties from the pop-up menu that appears on screen. Select Settings │

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Change Display Type (For OSR2 users, please select Settings││││ Advanced
Properties. For Windows 98 users, please select Settings││││Advanced. For
Windows NT users, please select Setting││││Display Type) and then click the
[Change] button for Adapter Type. When the Select Device dialog box appears on

the screen, please select [Standard display types] from the manufacturers list and
select Standard Display Adapter (VGA) from the list of models then click OK.

Chapter 3 Software Installation