Nvidia geforce4 MX420, geforce4 MX440, geforce4 MX460 User Manual

NVIDIA

GeForce4

MX420/440/460

SP7100M4A3X064DV ; SP7100M4A3X064TV
SP7100M4A3X064PU ; SP7100M4A3V128DV

SP7100M4A3V128TV ; SP7100M4A3V128PU

3D GRAPHIC

ACCELERATOR

MANUAL

SPARKLE COMPUTER CO., LTD.

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NVIDIA GeForce4 MX420/440/460 User’s Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS.....................................................................................................2

1. NVIDIA GeForce4 MX420/440/460 Features ...............................................................3

2. Hardware installation...................................................................................................4

3. Resolutions and colors supported:..............................................................................5

4. Smart Installation..........................................................................................................5

5. Manually install Windows XP drivers...........................................................................8

5.1 Installation and Setup..........................................................................................8

5.2 How to Change Color Depth and Resolution in Windows XP.............................8

5.3 How to Change Refresh Rate in Windows XP.................................................10

5.4 NVIDIA Utility in Windows System....................................................................12

5.4.1 GeForce4 MX (NVIDIA)...........................................................................12

5.4.2 nView .....................................................................................................13

5.4.2.1 Standard mode:............................................................................14

5.4.2.2 Color correction… ........................................................................15

5.4.2.3 Screen Adjustment… ...................................................................16

5.4.2.4 nView enable mode......................................................................17

6. Manually install Windows 98 and Windows ME drivers............................................18

6.1 Installation and Setup........................................................................................18

6.2 How to Change Color Depth and Resolution.....................................................18

6.3 How to Change Refresh Rate...........................................................................20

7. Manually install Windows 2000 drivers.....................................................................20

FCC Statement...............................................................................................................22

Warning:..................................................................................................................22

Trademark Acknowledgments.......................................................................................23

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1. NVIDIA GeForce4 MX420/440/460 Features

GeForce4 MX420 AGP bus, with 64MB or 128MB SDRAM on Board

Graphics core 256-BIT
Fill rate (AA samples/sec.) 1 BILLION
Triangles/sec 31 MILLION
Memory bandwidth 2.7 GB/SEC

GeForce4 MX440 AGP bus, with 64MB DDR SDRAM on Board

Graphics core 256-BIT
Fill rate (AA samples/sec.) 1.1 BILLION
Triangles/sec 34 MILLION
Memory bandwidth 6.4 GB/SEC

GeForce4 MX460 AGP bus, with 64MB DDR SDRAM on Board

Graphics core 256-BIT
Fill rate (AA samples/sec.) 1.2 BILLION
Triangles/sec 38 MILLION
Memory bandwidth 8.8 GB/SEC

nView Display Technology

Provides unprecedented flexibility and control for using multiple displays. nView boosts
productivity by enabling the user to have two simultaneous displays for every GPU.
Multiple graphics cards can be used if more than two displays are required.

Lightspeed Memory Architecture (LMA) II Technology

LMA II boosts effective memory bandwidth by up to 300% Radical new technologies –
including Z occlusion culling, fast Z clear, and auto precharge – effectively multiplies
the memory bandwidth to ensure fluid frame rates for the latest 3D and 2D games and
applications

MX Memory Crossbar

Dual memory controllers allow more efficient utilization of memory bandwidth

Integrated Dual 350MHz DACs

Drivers two independent CRT display with crisp and clear image quality at 2048x1536
resolution @ 75Hz (2 CRT output is optional function)

Integrated TV Encoder supporting 1024x768 Resolution

Provides best-in-class TV-out functionality (optional)

Accuview Antialiasing

Delivers unprecedented AA performance and quality to the mainstream market and
enables high resolution, high frame rate, full-scene antialiasing for the first time ever in
this market segment

Video Processing Engine (VPE)

Enables the highest quality, full-frame rate, full-screen HDTV and DVD without requiring
a high performance CPU

AGP 4X/2X with AGP Texturing and Fast Writes

AGP 4X is the highest performance connection between the CPU and graphics
processor. Taking advantage of new methods for transferring information more
efficiently allows content developers to use high-quality 32-bit color textures and
high-polygon count scenes.

Other Features

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2 dual-rendering pipelines
4 texels per clock cycle
Cube environment mapping
64M high-speed 128-bit DDR RAM memory
High-performance 2D rendering engine
AGP 4X with Fast Writes
NVIDIA Shading Rasterizer
AGP 4X/2X and AGP Texturing Support
Integrated hardware transform engine
Integrated hardware lighting engine
True-color hardware cursor
High-quality HDTV/DVD playback
True, reflective bump mapping
Multibuffering (double, triple, quad) for smooth animation and video playback

Operating systems support

Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows 98, Linux Compatible

API Support

OpenGL 1.3 and lower
DirectX 8.1 and lower

2. Hardware installation

2.1 Package Contents

1. NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 3D Accelerator card

2. CD title or Software diskettes

3. This manual

2.2 Installing the card

1. Turn off your computer

2. Remove the cover of the computer per the owner’s manual

3. Install the card in the AGP bus slots

4. Replace the cover.

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3. Resolutions and colors supported:

GeForce4 MX420/440/460

B.P.P. Refresh Rates (HZ)

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60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150/170/200/240

640*480 16

60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150/170/200/240

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60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150/170/200/240

8 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/170/200/240

800*600 16 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/170/200/240

32 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/170/200/240

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60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150/170/200/240

1024*768

16

60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150/170/200/240

32 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150/170/200

8 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150/170/200

1152*864

16 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150/170/200
32 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150

8 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150/170

1280*960

16 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150/170
32 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150

8 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150/170

1280*1024

16 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150/170
32 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150

8 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150

1600*900

16 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150
32 60/70/72/75/85/100/120

8 60/70/72/75/85

1600*1200

16 60/70/72/75/85
32 60/70/72/75/85

Different driver version or different windows platform may have different support table.

4. Smart Installation

For Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows ME

4.1 Put the DRIVERS CD in your CD-ROM

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4.2 Click Driver installation

4.3 If everything fine, screen will show Confirm Installation window.
Then Select OK

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4.4 Now appears the Driver Confirmation window
Select Install

If the drivers is very new may not certified by Microsoft, if so, system will prompt you the
drivers do not have “digital signature”, still you can force to install.

4.5 Then restart your computer.