Terratec MYSTIFY440 User Manual

English Manual

Version: 30.09.02

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TerraTec Electronic GmbH, Herrenpfad 38, D-41334 Nettetal, Germany

hereby declare that the product:

TerraTec Mystify 440

to which this declaration refers is in compliance with the following standards or standardizing
documents:

1. EN 55022 Class B

2. EN 55024

The following are the stipulated operating and environmental conditions for said compliance:

residential, business and commercial environments and small-company environments.

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Contents

Introduction.......................................................................................................................... 4

Package content.................................................................................................................. 4

What can you expect from your new hardware? ................................................................... 4

System requirements .......................................................................................................... 6

Computer system ............................................................................................................. 6

Operating system............................................................................................................. 6

Connections.....................................................................................................................6

Pin assignment.................................................................................................................... 8

Video connection to monitor............................................................................................ 8

Hardware installation ...........................................................................................................9

The TerraTec Mystify 440 and its connections at a glance .................................................... 9

Preparing your computer ..................................................................................................... 9

Installing the card .............................................................................................................. 10

Installing the TerraTec Mystify graphics board driver software ............................................. 11

Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 11

Here's how: installing the drivers ....................................................................................... 11

Driver installation ........................................................................................................... 11

Software............................................................................................................................. 15

Cyberlink Power DVD XP 4.0 ............................................................................................15

Reference ........................................................................................................................... 15

DirectX TM....................................................................................................................... 15

Direct3D™ ...................................................................................................................... 15

Declaration of compliance with FCC standards ....................................................................16

Limited warranty.................................................................................................................. 17

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Introduction

Package content

Your TerraTec graphics board package should contain the following documentation, hardware
and software:

· 1 x TerraTec Mystify 440 VGA graphics board

· 1 x Getting Started guide

· 1 x CD ROM with VGA card drivers, manual, Cyberlink Power DVD 4.0 XP and Acrobat

Reader software

· 1 x S-Video cable

· 1 x registration card

· 1 x Service request form

If the package is incomplete or the contents damaged, please contact your retailer as soon as
possible.

What can you expect from your new hardware?

The NVIDIA Geforce4 MX series is the start of a whole new chapter of powerful, flexible graph­ics performance on your PC. Thanks to the innovative NVIDIA nView display technology, ultra­fast LAM II memory architecture and the sophisticated Accuview anti-aliasing function, the
GeForce4 MX delivers a wealth of features for maximum performance at an unbeatable
price/performance ratio.

Chipset

· nVIDIA multi-display GeForce4 MX440 series

GPU speed: 270 MHz

Memory speed: 400 MHz

Fill rate: 1,1 billion texels/sec.

Triangles per second: 34 millions

Memory bandwidth: 6,8 GB/sec.

Maximum memory: 64 MB

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Interface

· AGP 2.0 compatible

· AGP 4X /2X and AGP texturing supported

Technologies

· nView Display technology

nView hardware and software technology offers maximum flexibility, especially in multi­display applications. But not only that. It also offers users completely new options to turn
their PC graphics into a truly compelling experience. NView supports connections to a va­riety of output devices such as flat screens, TVs, or analog CRTs in any combination.

The display properties can be controlled using a simple software application with an intui­tive user interface.

· Lightspeed Memory Architecture, LMA II Technology

The new LMA II technology increases effective memory bandwidth by up to 300%. Innova­tive technologies such as Z-occlusion culling, fast Z-clear and auto precharge guarantee
fluid frame rates even with the latest 2D and 3D applications.

· Accuview Antialiasing

The Accuview antialiasing subsystem with multisampling provides a degree of edge
smoothing and natural depiction of complex objects previously unreached on normal PCs.

· MX Memory Crossbar

· Two integrated 350 MHz DACs

· Video Processing Engine (VPE)

· Two 350 MHz DACs

· Integrated two-channel TMDS transmitter

Memory interface

· Supports 64 MB DDR SGRAM

TV Output

· Integrated TV encoder

· Supports one S-Video TV output

· Digital NTSC or PAL output

· Supports external digital TV

Miscellaneous

· Optimized support for Microsoft® Windows® XP

· Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)

· Complete OpenGL® 1.3 and OpenGL support

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· Optimized for Microsoft DirectX®

System requirements

Computer system

· Intel® Pentium 4/III/II Celeron, AMD® K7/K6 or compatible with AGP 2X or AGP 2X/4X
slot

· VGA/Super VGA monitor with a resolution of at least 640 x 480

· 32 MB RAM or higher

· CD-ROM drive

Operating system

· Microsoft® Windows 9x/ME/2000/XP must be installed on your computer to take full
advantage of the card's 4 x AGP mode (133 MHz).

Connections

· 15-pin D-SUB female VGA port

· S-Video In/Out cable connection

The Geforce4 Titanium Series can easily be connected to TVs via the S-Video output. Simply
connect an S-Video cable from the appropriate output of the graphics card to the input of your
TV. Please note that some older TVs do not support the S-Video format. (For further informa­tion, please check the manual of your TV.)

NTSC-PAL switching

If you encounter unexpected problems using your TV as a monitor, this may be due to the
NTSC setting. Please follow the description below to switch to PAL.

1. In the Windows Control Panel, open “Display” and click on “Settings”.

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