Sigmacom AS01, AS02, AS04 Users Manual

NEMESIS GEFORCE2 MX200/MX400

User’s Manual

Version 1.0

Notice

This device has been approved by EMI for home. It can

be used in all areas including residential area.

FCC NOTICE

THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC FULES. OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITION: (1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND (2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED,

INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDERSIRED OPERATION.

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

the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio

communication. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or

television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is

encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures :

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit difference from that to which

the receiver is connected.

- Consult the dealer of an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

NOTE : The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by

unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the user’s

authority to operate the equipment.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

• Features of NEMESIS GEFORCE2 MX200/MX400

• System Configuration and Each Part Description

Chapter 2 Installation

• Installation of display drivers

Windows 98

Windows ME

Windows 2000

Windows NT

• Installation of application programs

Chapter 3 How to use programs

• Using NEMESIS GEFORCE2 MX200/MX400’s utilities

• Watching VIDEO CD

• Listening to MP3 audio

Addendum

• Q & A

Chapter 1. Introduction

Contents of the package

Thank you for purchasing the NEMESIS GEFORCE2 MX200/MX400.

Please make sure that you have a full content of the NEMESIS GEFORCE2

MX200/MX400 after removing the package.

NEMESIS GEFORCE2 MX200/MX400 Board

It is equipped in AGP slot of system main board.

Installation CD

It is an installation CD that contains drivers and programs.

User’s manual

It describes the installation and use of application programs.

Features of NEMESIS GEFORCE2 MX200/MX400

* Powered by nVIDIA’s GeForce 2 MX 200 / MX 400

* Two new Hypertexel pipelines

* Up to 20million triangles per second at peak rates

* Full scene anti-aliasing and Per-Pixel Shading

* Maximum resolution up to 2048x1536 at 75 Hz

* 32MB Video Memory support

* Integrated 350MHz RAMDAC

* AGP 4X/2X with Fast Writes and Execute Mode

* DirectX 7.0/OpenGL support

* DVD acceleration

* 100% hardware triangle setup engine

* Transform and Lighting (T&L) Engine

* Sigma MP3 Player

* Flash ROM BIOS for BIOS update

* GigaTexel Shading processing two texture per pixel

* Optimized drivers for Windows9x, NT40 and Windows2000

System Configuration and Each Part Description

zzzz System Configuration

To use the NEMESIS GEFORCE2 MX200/MX400 effectively, you need the following

configuration.

CPU & Main board

IBM-PC compatible main board in compliance with AGP 2.0

(More than Intel 440BX or VIA Apollo pro)

Intel Pentium II/III CPU or compatible

O/S

Windows98

Windows98SE

WindowsNT4.0 (more than service pack 3)

Windows 2000

Windows Me

(Sigma VCD /MP3 are for Windows 98(SE).)

Software

Microsoft DirectX6.1

System memory

32MB or more

Peripherals

50MB free hard disk space

CD-ROM drive

MS Compatible mouse

Sound blaster compatible sound card (recommended)

3.5” Floppy Drive

Multi-scan monitor

zzzz Part Description

1. Monitor connector

is connected to the monitor and outputs video signals.

2. Feature connector

is a connection jumper for connection with other multimedia products.

To use the function, you need to refer to the manual provided by its manufacturer.

3. ROM BIOS

is the location of the memory containing basic program code to control the VGA in your system.

4. Video memory

is a storage place to have the contents to be displayed on the screen. It is called as Frame

buffer or Video buffer. 32MB(or 64MB) high speed SDRAM or DDR SGRAM are provided as

standard, which is the maximum amount of memory supported by the NEMESIS GEFORCE2

MX200/MX400.

Chapter

2 Installation

Installation of display drivers

Windows 98 SE

In case of installing the NEMESIS GEFORCE2 MX 200/MX 400 with Windows 98 SE

If you have installed Windows 98 newly, your system recognizes the video card as “Standard

PCI Graphics Adapter [VGA]”. If it has not been set correctly, switch display to “Standard PCI

Graphics Adapter [VGA]” and processed the following procedures.

1. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM Drive.

2. Click the right mouse button on the Windows screen and select “Properties” on the dialog

box.

3. Select “Settings” in “Display properties”.

4. Click “Advanced”, “Adapter” then click “Change…”.

5. “Update Device Driver Wizard” appears then click “Next”.

6. Select “Search foe a better driver than the one your device is using now. [Recommended]”.

Click “Next” again.

7. Select “Specify a location”. ( Do not select other items.)

8. Select “WIN9X” folder on “MX200-400” folder of CD-ROM drive by using “Browse…” button

then click “Next”.

9. If it recognizes “NVIDIA GEFORCE2 MX / MX400”, click “ Next” again. (“NVIDIA GeForce2

MX200” is displayed if you use MX 200,)

10. The appropriate drivers will be copied and the system will be configured automatically.

11. Click “Finish”.

12. If a dialog box appears asking if you want to restart your system, select “Yes”.

In case of exchanging the VGA card to the NEMESIS GEFORCE2 MX 200/MX 400 in

Windows 98 SE

1. When Windows 98 SE begins, the “Add new hardware wizard” dialog box will appear

then click “Next”.

2. Select “Search for the best driver for your device. [Recommended]” and click “Next”.

3. Select “Specify a location” and “WIN9X” folder on “MX200-400” folder of CD-ROM drive

by using “Browse…” button then click “Next”.

4. If it recognizes “NVIDIA GeForce2 MX / MX400”, click “Next” again. (“NVIDIA GeForce2

MX200” is displayed if you use MX 200,)

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