Nvidia GeForce MX Series manual

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    User ’ s Manual For GeFor ce4 MX Series DOC NO: 54-ONV17- 01 Rev . A 02/01/16[...]

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    III FCC Requirement This device ha s been certified to comply with the l imits for a Class B c omputing dev ice pursuant to S ubpart J of Part 15 of the FCC Rules. See instructio ns if interfe rence to radio reception is suspected. W ARNING: Thi s equipment gene rates and uses radio frequency ener gy and, if not insta lled or used proper ly , that [...]

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    IV Notice The information in this document is subject to ch ange in order to improve reliabi lity , design, or function without pr ior notice and does not represent a com mitment on th e part of this c ompany . In no event w ill we be liab le for direct, ind irect, special, incidental, or c onsequent ial damages ar ising out of the use o r the inab[...]

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    V T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction........................................................................................ 6 1.1 Features .................................................................................................................6 1.2 System Requirements .......................................................................[...]

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    6 1. Introduction The nVIDIA GeForc e4 MX series graph i c is the 3D gra phics processors and multimedia controller . Its innovative arch itectures combine, tra nsform, and light technology with a renderi ng engine that delivers 4 pixel s per clock. T he nVIDIA GeForce4 MX series graphic n ot only speed up graphics pr ocessing for ric her 3D graphi[...]

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    7 1.2 Sy stem Requirements □ Any motherbo ard with AG P bus. (For AGP series product) □ Any motherboard with PCI bus. (For PCI series pro duct) □ Microsoft W indows 98SE / ME / 2000 / XP . □ DirectX 8 series and OpenGL Features . 2. Hardware Installation 2.1 Adapter Configuration VGA with TV -Out[...]

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    S V ideo In Vi de o O ut S V ideo Out 8[...]

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    9 Low- Pr of ile VGA wit h TV -Out Low- Pr of ile VGA wit h TV -Out[...]

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    10 2.2 Inst alling y our VGA adapter 1. Power off your computer , remove its outside cover, and then assert yourself by touching t he power su pply of your c omputer . Note: Before installi ng your new VGA card, you must first set the VGA option to either S t andard VGA or S tandard Di splay VGA. 2. Remove y our old graphi cs card, and install your[...]

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    11 3. Software Installation After installing the VGA card in your co mputer , please turn on your PC, and your computer will be automatically detected. Notice : Auto-Run CD will auto-detect your VGA and TV card devices . Therefore, it might show more than one device in the first installing window . Otherwise, Auto-Run CD will skip the first inst al[...]

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    12 3.3 View User's manual Click ‘ User’s M anual ’ to view detailed information regarding the various Drivers/Programs and F AQ located on the CD. 3.4 Inst alling driver on Windows 2000/XP Please set the VGA ca rd as ‘ V ideo Control ler (VGA Compatible) ’. When asked if you want t o restart your PC , click ‘No’. Then you sh ould[...]

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    13 3.5 TV -OUT Function Instructions NOTE: Before you power on your system, you have to be sure the VGA card is installed alrea dy and all the cables are connected to prevent form the card get burnt. 3.5.1 How to enable the T V -OUT function Wa r n i n g : The VGA card need s to see real 75 ohms A V input. Connect the signal cable between TV -OUT o[...]

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    14 3.5.2 How to ch ange TV setting? 1. Y ou can click ‘ TV ’ to switch V GA out put to TV . A. Click ‘ Chan ge Format ’ to select which standard TV you want. When you select ‘ Ma ke this format the power -up default ’; t he System will change BIOS default to the format, whe n you boot-u p next time. B. Click ‘ Video output format ’ [...]

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    15 3.5.3 How to adjust ment screen position? 1. Please open “Output Device” page. 2. When th e output of your VGA is set to Monitor , Y ou can click ‘ Device Setting ’ t o adjust the screen position WA R N I N G : The Monitor display may become scrambled if you adjust the screen position over the req uired range.[...]

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    16 3.5.4 How to change output to Digit al Flat Panel? 1. A. Y ou can click ‘ Digital Flat Panel ’ to switch VGA output to Digital Flat Panel. B. Click ‘ OK ’ or ‘ Apply ’ to switch your display device. 2. Click ‘ OK ’ to make sure. 3. W indows will ask you to keep this setting. Click ‘ Ye s ’ to fin ish setting. Note : The funct[...]

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    17 3.6 nView Function instructions 3.6.1 Clone mode 1. A. Y ou can click ‘ Clone ’ to add second device Output of clone. B. Click ‘ OK ’ o r ‘ Apply ’ to switch your display m ode. 2. W indows 98SE will ask you to restart your computer . Please click ‘ Ye s ’ t o f i n i s h switching.[...]

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    18 4. Video Mirror Function 4.1.1 Video Mirror mode V i deo Mirror i s a nV i ew feature that al lows a video o r DVD applicati on to mirror its playback in full-screen mode on any one of the co nnected display devices. For Video Mirror functionalit y, set your nView panel to one of these modes: • Windows XP/2000 Cl one or Windows XP DualView. ?[...]

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    19 5. Color Correction Panel 5.1.1 Color Correction Settings If you are using a GeForceX GPU-based card , another non-nView nVI DIA GPU-based card, or hav e not enabled nView on your system yet, follow these steps: • Right click from the Wind ows desktop t o display the c ontext menu, click Propertie s, the Settings tab, a nd the Advanced button.[...]

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    20 6. How to Overclock Wa r n i n g : Increasing the ha rdware clock frequenci es beyond the manufacturer ’ s recommended setting m ay cause system inst ability and possibly damage the hardwa re. 6.1.1 Setting Hardw are Options Function 1. Choose ‘Hardware O ptions’ in ‘Addition al Geforce 4 MX Pr operties’ then enable ‘Allow clock freq[...]

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    21 7. Display Information 7.1 Resolutions Supported Resolutions Color Depth Refresh Rate (Hz) 8bit 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240 16bit 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240 640 x 480 32bit 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240 8bit 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144 150 170 200 240 16bit 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 140 144[...]

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    22 8. FAQ Q: While installing on my PC, my computer loses the V ertical Sync. A: Please check your monitor’ s specificati ons. Som e monitors connect the DDC signal to grou nd: Which cau ses the BIOS not to detect your monitor . Therefore, causing your nV idia Geforc e4 MX graphics card not to receive any data or refresh rates. Q: The image on my[...]

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    23 Q: TV -OUT is grayed out on my TV -O UT capable nV idia Geforce4 M X graphics card. How can I fix it? A: 1. The nVIDIA Geforce4 MX graphics car d needs to see real 75 ohms A V input. However , n ot all TVs have t his, and som e have a switch l abeled ‘ T erminate ’ next to th e A V inputs to turn the 75 ohms off to allow more than one TV to [...]

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    24 Q: When I install the 2x.xx series of drives Windows 9x loc ks up at the bootup screen. How can I fix it? A: Make sure your nVI DIA Gefor ce4 MX graphics card is no t sharing an IRQ with any other de vices. If you fin d that it is, try eit her moving the devi ce into another PCI slot, or reassigning the PCI IRQs in th e BIOS. In particular , the[...]