Gainward Co VGA-GWV06 VGA Card User Manual users manual

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nVIDIAGeForce 2 GTSMultimedia VGA ControllerInstallation GuideVersion 1.006/2000Copyrights and LiabilitiesThe information contained in this manual has been validated at the time of thismanual’s production. The manufacturer reserves the right to make any changes andimprovements on the product described in this manual at any time and without notice.Consequently, the manufacturer assumes no liability for damages incurred directly orindirectly from errors, omissions or discrepancies between the product and themanual. All registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.Copyright © 1999 All rights reserved. No reproduction of this document in any formis permitted without prior written authorization from the manufacturer.TrademarkAll products and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of theirrespective holders. MM0GF2G-01E-00
FCC NoticeThis device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to thefollowing 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 Bdigital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed toprovide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residentialinstallation.This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if notinstalled and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause harmfulinterference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee thatinterference will not occur in a particular installation.If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception, which canbe determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try tocorrect the interference by one or more of the following measures:. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.. Plug the computer into a different outlet so that the two devices are on different branch circuits.. If necessary, the user should consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions.Warning:Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with emission limits.Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible forcompliance 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 emissionsfrom digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the CanadianDepartment of Communications.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Overview..................................................................1Chapter 2 Hardware Installation.............................................3Chapter 3 Software Installation...............................................5Chapter 4 Display Properties for Windows..............................8Chapter 5 Expertool for Windows..........................................13Chapter 6 Technical Information ..........................................17Chapter 7 Trouble Shooting...................................................19
1Congratulation on the purchase of your new graphics accelerator card! You are nowthe owner of a state-of-the-art video adapter that offers features and functionalityequal to, and beyond any other in its VGA class.System RequirementsThe minimum system requirements for installing the graphics card are asfollows:¾ a personal computer with a Pentium, Pentium II, Pentium III or compatiblemicroprocessor and at least 8MB of memory¾ a VGA analog monitor supporting a minimum 60Hz vertical refresh rate¾ an available AGP or PCI bus slot¾ a CD-ROM driveFeatures¾ 256Bit Graphics architecture¾ Support 2/4X AGP with Fast Write AND Execute mode¾ Integrated 350MHz RAMDAC, resolution up to 2048x1536 True Color @75Hz¾ Full acceleration for Microsoft DirectX7 and Open GL 1.2 ICD¾ 2nd generation T&L Engines¾ 32-bit color & 32-bit Z/Stencil buffer¾ Cube Environment Mapping¾ 8 Texels Per Clock with Hypertexel¾ Order Environment Mapping¾ 25M Triagngles/sec through Set-up & 1600M texels/sec.¾ DirectX Texture Compression¾ Enhanced Motion compensation for full speed DVD playback¾ Support DVI-I 1.0 Digital Flat Panel output (Optional)¾ Support NTSC/PAL TV-OUT with flicker filter (Optional)¾ S3TC Support¾ Support Video In (Optional)¾ Support VIP I/O port (Optional)High Performance 256-bit 2D Acceleration¾ True-color hardware cursor¾ Multi-buffering for smooth animation and video playbackChapter 1 Overview
2Visually Stunning Interactive 3D¾ 8 texture-mapped ,filtered ,lit texels per clock cycle¾ 32-bit Z/stencil buffer (Floating point or integer)¾ 32-bit ARGB rendering with destination alpha¾ High Quality Texture Filtering, including Anisotropic¾ Single pass multi-textureHigh Quality HDTV/DVD Playback¾ 8:1 up scaling and down scaling¾ Video acceleration for DirectShow, MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and Indeo¾ Multiple Video windows with hardware color space conversion and filteringSoftware Support¾ Microsoft Windows 95/98/2000¾ Microsoft Windows NT4.0¾ DirectDraw¾ Direct3D Direct Video¾ ActiveX
3Back ofcomputerStatic electricity can severely damage electronic parts. Take these precautions:) Before touching any electronic parts, drain the static electricity from your body.You can do this by touching the internal metal frame of your computer whileit's unplugged.) Don't remove a card from the anti-static container it shipped in until you'reready to install it. When you remove a card from your computer, place it backin its container.) Don't let your clothes touch any electronic parts.) When handling a card, hold it by its edges, and avoid touching its circuitry.Before You BeginBefore you process further, make sure your computer system meets the peripheralrequirements and switch to the standard VGA display driver.Prepare Your Computer for InstallationPrior to working on your computer, make sure the power of the computer and anyrelated equipment is turned off.Select a Vacant Expansion AGP (PCI) SlotMost computers have a combination of AGP, PCI and ISA expansion slots. AGPslots are usually made from plastic of a contrasting brown color (beige color), and areshorter than other slots in your computer. Your system manual should identify theAGP or PCI slots, as appropriate for your model. Plugging your Graphic card intoan incorrect slot could damage the card, your computer, or both. Do not try to force acard into a slot that does not accommodate it, as it is probably the wrong slot.ISA slotPCI slotAGP vs. PCI vs. ISA expansion slotsAGP slotChapter 2 Hardware Installation
4Insert your Graphic CardRemove the cover for the slot you intend to use and save the screw for the mountingbracket. Then, pick up the Graphic card and position it over the expansion slotyou’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 yourmonitor/DVI. PCI expansionslotGraphics cardBracket screwMotherboardMonitor Connector (Blue)AGPexpansion slotDVI Host Receptacle Connector
5) Before installing the Display driver, make sure your Windows 95/98/2000/NTwas installed in VGA mode and functions properly.) For Windows 95 systems, please install DirectX before attempting to use theMPEG Movie Player.) To use an AGP graphics card with NT4.0, you may need to re-install NT withService Pack 3 (SP3) or later version before installing the AGP card.) If you are running Windows NT4.0, please note that some drivers are notcompatible with earlier releases of Windows NT. Consult your dealer or localsupport to ensure you have the most recent releases for Windows NT and thedrivers.) The pictures in this chapter are only for Win98 reference.Before You BeginIf your system is running Windows 95/98/2000/NT, the New Hardware Founddialog box will appear after restart. Select Driver from disk provided byhardware manufacturer, click OK, then follow all on-screen instructions. If theNew Hardware Found dialog box does not appear, follow the instructions below.Setup VGA ModeClick the right mouse button anywhere on the Windows 95/98/2000/NT desktop andselect Properties from the pop-up menu that appears on screen. Select Settings ││││Change Display Type (For OSR2 users, please select Settings││││AdvancedProperties. For Windows 98 users, please select Settings││││Advanced. ForWindows NT users, please select Setting││││Display Type) and then click the[Change] button for Adapter Type. When the Select Device dialog box appears onthe screen, please select [Standard display types] from the manufacturers list andselect Standard Display Adapter (VGA) from the list of models then click OK.Chapter 3 Software Installation
6Install Software DriverMethod 1 – Automatically install VGA Driver and Applications:1. Turn on your computer and start Windows 95/98/2000/NT.2. Insert the Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive.3. Click the Start button on the task bar and then select Run button.4. Type D:\cdsetup.exe [Enter] in the Run dialog box (where D:\is the location ofyour CD-ROM drive).5. The Expertool VGA Installation dialog box will appear on the screen, pleaseclick “Continue” button and follow the instructions on screen to completeinstallation.6. Final, restart your computer for the changes to take effect.Method 2 – Manually install VGA Driver without Applications:1. Turn on your computer and start Windows 95/98/2000/NT.2. Insert the Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive.3. Click the right mouse button anywhere on the windows 95/98/2000/NT desktop.4. Select Properties from the pop-up menu that appears on the screen. (Figure 3-1)5. Select Settings││││Advanced in the Display Properties dialog box. (Figure 3-2) Figure 3-1 Figure 3-2
76. Click the Change button for Adapter item. (Figure 3-3)7. Click Next button in the Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box. (Figure 3-4) Figure 3-3 Figure 3-48. Select Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location, so you can selectthe driver you want check box and click Next button. (Figure 3-5)9. Select Show compatible hardware check box and click Have Disk button.Type the path to the folder containing the driver files and click OK. Choose thecompatible VGA Models from your Driver. Then chick Next button to continuethe installation. (Figure 3-6) Figure 3-5 Figure 3-610. Final, restart your computer to allow the changes to take effect. (Figure 3-7) Figure 3-7
8The pictures in this chapter are only for Win98 reference.) If the Color Correction doesn’t appear, please adjust the color palette to Highcolor or True color. Figure 4-1 Figure 4-2Click the right mouse button anywhere on the Windows desktop and selectProperties from the pop-up menu that appears on screen. In Display Propertiesdialog box, for Win95, please select GeForce 2 GTS item. For Win98, please selectSettings││││Advanced button then choose GeForce 2 GTS item as Figure 4-2. Thenclick Additional Properties button, the Additional GeForce 2 GTS Propertiesdialog box will appear. In the Additional GeForce 2 GTS Properties dialog box,select Color Correction item as Figure 4-3.Chapter 4 Display Properties for Windows
9 Figure 4-3 Figure 4-4(As Figure 4-3)Active Color Channel: Allows you to select the color channel controlled by thesliders. You can adjust the red, green or blue channels individually or all threechannels at once.Brightness/Contrast/Gamma: The slider controls allow you to adjust the brightness,contrast or gamma values for the selected color channel.Automatically apply these settings at startup: Selecting this option willautomatically restore the color adjustments you have made here when Windows isrestarted.Custom Color Settings: A list of the custom color settings you have saved.Selecting an item from the list will activate the setting.Save As: Lets you save the current color settings as a custom setting. Savedsettings will then be added to the adjacent list.Delete: Delete the custom color setting currently that selected in the list.Restore Hardware Defaults: Restore all color values to the hardware factorysettings.(As Figure 4-4)Performance and Compatibility Options: This option is used to turn fog tableemulation on or off.Automatically generate mipmap levels: The NVIDIA graphics processorautomatically generate mipmaps to increase the efficiency of texture transfers acrossthe bus and provide higher application performance.Auto-mipmap method: Allows you to select the auto-mipmapping method used bythe graphics processor.
10Mipmap detail level: Allows you to adjust the LOD (Level of Detail) bias formipmaps. A lower bias will provide better image quality, while a higher bias willincrease application performance.Custom Direct3D settings: A list of the custom settings (or ″tweaks″) you havesaved. Selecting an item form the list will activate the setting. To apply the setting,choose the ″OK″ or ″Apply″ button.More Direct3D: Display a dialog that allows you to customize additional Direct3Dsettings.Restore Defaults: Restores all settings to their default values. Figure 4-5 Figure 4-6(As Figure 4-5)Performance and Compatibility Options: Allowing fast linear-mip-linear filteringprovide in increased application performance at the expense of some image quality.Default color depth for textures: This option determines whether textures of aspecific color depth should be used by default in OpenGL applications.Buffer flipping mode: This option determines the buffer flipping mode for full-screen OpenGL applications.Vertical sync: This option lets you specify how vertical sync is handled in OpenGL.Use up to MB of system memory for textures in PCI mode: This allows thegraphics processor to utilize up to the specified amount of system memory for texturestorage [in addition to the memory installed on the display adapter itself.]This setting applies only to PCI display adapters [or AGP display adapters running inPCI compatibility mode.]
11(As Figure 4-6)Video Overlay Controls: Use these sliders to adjust the quality of video or DVDplayback on your monitor. You can independently control the brightness, contrast,hue and saturation to achieve optimal image quality when playing back videos orDVD movies on your computer. Figure 4-7 Figure 4-8(As Figure 4-7)Monitor Timing: Allows you to select your monitor timing mode.Auto-Detect [let Windows determine the proper mode]: Allows Windows toreceive the proper timing information directly from the monitor itself. This is thedefault setting. Note that some older monitors may not support this feature.General Timing Formula (GTF): It’s a standard used by most newer hardware.Discrete Monitor Timings (DMT): It’s an older standard still in use on somehardware. Enable this option if your hardware requires DMT.Display the Quick Tweak icon in the taskbar: Adds the NVIDIA Quick Tweakicon to the Windows taskbar. The icon allows you to apply any of the customDirect3D, OpenGL or color settings ″on the fly″ from a convenient pop up menu.The menu also contains items for restoring default settings and accessing the DisplayProperties dialog.Select taskbar icon: Allows you to choose the icon used to represent the QuickTweak utility in the Windows taskbar. Select the icon you want displayed from thelist. Then choose ″OK″ or ″Apply″ to update the icon in the taskbar.
12(As Figure 4-8)In NVIDIA GeForce 2 GTS Properties dialog box, select Output Device item.These options in this dialog box allow you to select the output display devices[ monitor, digital flat panel or TV, depending on which devices your display adaptersupports.]Device Setting button: Opens a window where you can customice the settings for theactive display device.As Figure 4-8, click Device Settings button, the Output Device Settings dialog boxwill appear. In the Output Device Settings dialog box, you can use the arrowbuttons to adjust the position of the desktop on your monitor as Figure 4-9. Figure 4-9
13) For maximum compatibility and flexibility, the Expertool utility can be loadedand unloaded dynamically. Notice: Many features which by the Expertool andonly available when Expertool was actived.) These pictures in this chapter are only for Win98 reference.Expertool is a display control and desktop enhancement utility for Windows95/98/2000/NT, specially designed and optimized for use with your graphicsaccelerator. You should think of Expertool as a kind of supplementary “devicedriver” which works in conjunction with your accelerator’s display driver.InstallationExpertool will automatically install when you use the Setup program under Windows95/98/2000/NT (refer to Chapter 3). Once installed, it can be activated by selectingPrograms││││Expertool││││Expertool (Figure 5-1) or clicking on the “Expertool”(Figure 5-3) icon in the System tray to show the Expertool Properties on your screen.(Figure 5-2)Uninstall1. Click Close button to close Expertool. (Figure 5-2)2. Then click Start button on the task bar and select Settings││││Control Panel││││Add/Remove Programs.3. Choice Expertool item for Install/Uninstall and click the Add/Remove button.4. Click OK to uninstall Expertool. Figure 5-1 Figure 5-2 Figure 5-3Chapter 5 Expertool for WindowsExpertool Icon
14 Figure 5-4 Figure 5-5(As Figure 5-4)DeskTop: Displays the current Resolution Setting, Color Setting, Font Size andRefresh Rate for the monitor. Drag the slider to specify values for each setting andclick OK to put changes into effect.(As Figure 5-5)Information: Displays the current display settings and information of your computer.Run this program each time Windows starts - check box: Select this option to runExpertool immediately each time Windows starts. Figure 5-6 Figure 5-7
15(As Figure 5-6)Screen Adjustment: Selects Adjust to adjust the screen position with the keyboard.If you wish to cancel any changes you’ve made, select Default.Monitor Information: Shows information about your monitor.Hide modes that this monitor cannot display: Unchecking this box will allow youto set your display to modes that this monitor cannot display correctly. This maylead to an unusable display and/or damaged hardware.Power Saving: Allows you to adjust the Power Saving settings for Standby, Suspendor Shut-off mode.Standby check box: This option instantly places your monitor in standby mode,which delivers minimal power savings but provides optimal recovery time.Suspend check box: This option instantly places your monitor in Suspend mode,which delivers maximum savings but requires a somewhat longer recovery time thanStandby mode.Shut-off check box: This option effectively turns your monitor off, and recovery timeis practically equivalent to turning the monitor on using the monitor's power switch.(As Figure 5-7)Color: Moves the slider to adjust the gamma value. The farther you slide this to theright, the higher the gamma value, and the brighter your display will be. The moreyou slide this to the left, the lower the gamma value, and the dimmer your displaywill be. Figure 5-8 Figure 5-9
16(As Figure 5-8)Memory/Core Clock Setting Slider Control: Allows you to adjust your videomemory/core clock for peek performance and maximum stability. The higher youset the memory/core clock the greater the performance increase. But changing thisvalue will affect the stability of the VGA card. It is recommended that you use theoriginal setting.(As Figure 5-9)DirectX: DirectX properties vary depending on the version of windows you arerunning, the version of DirectX installed, and the type of DirectX enabled driversinstalled. This dialog box will also display the system's DirectX capabilities, andrelated information. Figure 5-10(As Figure 5-10)Zoom In: Clicks on the client area and drags the mouse to zoom the desktop.(As Figure 5-2)Minimize: Close the menu and minimizes this application.Close: Close this application and disables the features it supports.
17Display Memory ConfigurationMemory-Resolution/Color The table below is for reference only.256 color 16bit 32bit640x480 240Hz 240Hz 240Hz800x600 240Hz 240Hz 240Hz1024x768 240Hz 240Hz 200Hz1152x864 200Hz 200Hz 170Hz1280x960 170Hz 170Hz 150Hz1280x1024 170Hz 170Hz 150Hz1600x900 150Hz 150Hz 120Hz1600x1200 120Hz 120Hz 100Hz1920x1080 100Hz 100Hz 85Hz1920x1200 100Hz 100Hz 85Hz1920x1440 85Hz 85Hz 75Hz2048x1536 75Hz 75Hz 60Hz Monitor Connector Pin AssignmentsPin no. Function Pin no. Function 1 Red Video 9 +5V 2 Green Video 10 Sync Return (ground) 3 Blue Video 11 NC 4 NC 12 DDC DATA 5 Ground 13 Horizontal Sync 6 Red Return (ground) 14 Vertical Sync 7 Green Return (ground) 15 DDC CLOCK8 Blue Return (ground)Chapter 6 Technical Information
18DVI Connector Pin Assignments and DescriptionPin no. Signal Name Description 1 TX2- TMDS negative differential output, channel 2 2 TX2+ TMDS positive differential output, channel 2 3 SHLD2/4 Shield for TMDS channel 2/4 4 TX4- TMDS negative differential output, channel 4 5 TX4+ TMDS positive differential output, channel 4 6 DDC_CLK DDC2B Clock 7 DDC_DAT DDC2B Data 8 Vertical Sync Signal for the analog interface 9 TX1- TMDS negative differential output, channel 1 10 TX1+ TMDS positive differential output, channel 1 11 SHLD1/3 Shield for TMDS channel 1/3 12 TX3- TMDS negative differential output, channel 3 13 TX3+ TMDS positive differential output, channel 3 14 +5V Power Logic +5V supply 15 Ground Ground reference for +5 volt power pin. Used as return by Hsync and Vsync Signals 16 HPD Signal is driven by monitor to enable the system to identify the presence of a monitor. 17 TX0- TMDS negative differential output, channel 0 18 TX0+ TMDS positive differential output, channel 0 19 SHLD0/5 Shield for TMDS channel 0/5 20 TX5- TMDS negative differential output, channel 5 21 TX5+ TMDS positive differential output, channel 5 22 SHLD Clock Shield for TMDS clock differential pair 23 TXC+ TMDS positive differential output, channel Clock 24 TXC- TMDS negative differential output, channel ClockFlash ROM Upgrade1. Copy the utility from your CD directory “\Nvidia\Dos\FLASH\GeForce” toyour harddisk.2. Type nvflash.exe -f<filename> to update your ROM file (Rom file can bedownloaded from the web site).
19Problem: After installation and restarting, Windows 95 informs me that displaysettings are still incorrect. There may be conflict between previous and currentdisplay drivers. This is caused by incomplete removal of previous display driver.Try the following steps to remove it.Solution: (1) Use the right mouse button to click on the "My Computer" icon on your desktop. (2) Select "Properties" and the "System Properties" box should appear. (3) Click on the "Device Manager" tab. (4) You will see a list of devices on your computer. (5) Open "Display Adapters" in the list by double clicking it. (6) You will find two (or more) conflicting adapters listed here. (7) Remove all previous adapters by selecting them and selecting "Remove" (8) Close Device Manager and restart Windows 95. (9) Now your display driver should work correctly.Problem: After installing the driver, Windows 95 doesn't prompt me to restart andthe driver still doesn't work after a manual reboot. You may have installed similardrivers before. Try the following steps to install:Solution: (1) Use right mouse button to click on the "My Computer" icon on your desktop. (2) Select "Properties" and the "System Properties" box appears. (3) Click on the "Device Manager" tab. (4) You will see a list of devices on your computer. (5) If "Display adapters" appears in the list, click it. If "Display adapters" doesn't appear, skip to step 9 and continue. (6) The name of your card will be listed in the box. Double click it. (7) The properties box of your card appears. Select "Driver" tab. (8) Click "Update Driver.." and follow the installation steps. (9) Click "Other devices" and you will see your card listed. (10) Click on the card, and when the properties box appears. Select the "Driver" tab. (11) Click "Change Driver.." and follow the installation steps.Chapter 7 Trouble Shooting
20Problem: When the system is starting up, there is a series of prolonged beeps.Solution:The VGA card may not be firmly inserted into the expansion slot. Ensure that thegold-striped bus connector of the graphics card is properly inserted into the expansionslot. Ensure this by pressing the card gently and evenly into the slot. Alternatively,remove the card and re-insert it.Problem: Monitor display flickers after Windows 95 or Windows 98 starts.Solution:Your monitor may not support the resolution or refresh rate that you have set. Youmust use display settings supported by the monitor. To change the display settings:(1) Restart your system in Windows 95/Windows 98 Safe mode. To do so:a. Restart your system and when the message "Starting Windows 95/98…"appears, press F8. A list of options including Safe Mode and CommandPrompt Only Mode appears. b. Select Safe Mode and press ENTER.(2) Lower your monitor's resolution. For the resolutions supported by your monitor, refer to its manual.
21When you need advanced technique service, please Complete this form and FAX toyour dealer.Your name: Phone :Product S/N: PCB NO.: HARDWARE CONFIGURATION Mainboard Chipset: CPU Speed: MHz Mainboard CPU: VGA Memory Type: Mainboard Memory: MB VGA Memory MB Mainboard Brand: VGA Memory Brand: Cache Memory: KB FDD/HDC Card: Monitor Type: Horizontal Freq. : KHz to KHz Vertical Freq. : HZ to HZ Operating System or Test Programs: Application Software: Other Cards installed in system: Problem Description:Printed in Taiwan

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