Medion GeForce4-8XTi4200 User manual

VIDEO GRAPHICS
ACCELERATOR
QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE
for MEDION
GeForce4-8XTi4200

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1 Card Information
1.1 GeForce4 - 8X Ti4200 ...................................................................... 3
2 Card Installation
2.1 Installation on New System ............................................................. 5
2.2 Installation on system with existing VGA card ................................. 6
3 Connectors
3.1 VGA Connector (DB 15-Pin) ............................................................. 7
3.2 TV_Out Connector (C)...................................................................... 8
3.3 TV_Out Connector (S) ...................................................................... 8
CONTENTS

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1 Card Information
1.1 GeForce4-8XTi4200
nVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4200 8X GPU
128MB DDR RAM
VGA Flash-BIOS
AGP Interface
Fan connector
Video Encoder / Decoder
VGA port 1
VGA port 2
TV_Out connector (S)
TV_Out connector (C)
Performance
The nVIDIA nfiniteFXTM II Engine enable a virtually infinite number of
special effects that deliver the next leap in realism to 3D graphics
Dual programmable Vertex Shaders
Advanced programmable Pixel Shaders
nVIDIA Lightspeed Memory ArchitectureTM II
nVIDIA AccuviewTM Antialiasing
3D Textures
Shadow Buffers
4 dual-rendering pipelines
8 texels per clock cycle
Dual cube environment mapping
High-Definition Video Processor (HDVP)
AGP with Fast Writes
AGP 8X / 4X and AGP Texturing support
Layout
Features

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Features
32-bit color with 32-bit Z/stencil buffer
Z-correct true, reflective bump mapping
High-performance 2D rendering engine
Hardware accelerated real-time shadows
True-color hardware cursor
Integrated hardware transform engine
Integrated hardware lighting engine
High-quality HDTV/DVD playback
TV-Out and Video Modules
Multibuffering (double, triple, quad) for smooth animation and
video playback
Microsoft DirectX®and S3TC®texture compression
nVIDIA Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
Up to 8.0 GB/sec. memory bandwidth
113 million vertices/sec.
4.0 billion AA sample/sec. fill rate
1.03 trillion operations/sec.
Compatibility
Microsoft DirectX®optimizations and support
Complete OpenGL®1.3 and OpenGL®support
WHQL-certified Windows®XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95
- Windows®XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95 display drivers
- Microsoft DirectDraw®, Direct3D®, DirectVideo®and
DirectActiveX® drivers
- OpenGL®ICD for Windows®XP/2000/NT/98/95
- Fully P00, PC99 and PC99a compliant
Support operation system under Windows®XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95
API support
OpenGL®1.3 and lower
Microsoft DirectX® 8.1 and lower
Supports Super High Resolution Graphics Modes
640x480 8/16/32 bit colors with 150Hz
800x600 8/16/32 bit colors with 150Hz
1024x768 8/16/32 bit colors with 120Hz
1152x864 8/16/32 bit colors with 120Hz
1280x1024 8/16/32 bit colors with 100Hz
1600x1200 8/16/32 bit colors with 85Hz
1920x1200 8/16/32 bit colors with 75Hz
2048x1536 8/16/32 bit colors with 60Hz

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2 Card Installation
To install the VGA card to your computer, please follow the steps below:
2.1 Installation on new system
1. Remove the computer case.
2. Locate the AGP slot on your mainboard.
3. Put the card directly over the AGP slot and press one end of the card
into the slot first. Slightly but firmly press the other end until it is fully
seated in the slot.
4. Secure the card with a bracket screw.
5. Install all other cards and devices and connect all the cables, and
then replace the case.
6. Connect the monitor. Now, you are ready to install the software on
your computer.
MSI reminds you...
Inserting your VGA card into a wrong type of slot (e.g.
PCI slot) will damage your card (refer to your
mainboard manual for more information).
VGA card
*The appearance may
be different by different
models
Mainboard
Bracket screw
AGP slot

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2.2 Installation on system with existing VGA card
To replace the existing VGA card to your computer, please follow the steps
below:
1. If your operating environment is Windows®NT system, switch your
display driver to standard VGA first (refer to Windows®NT documenta-
tion for more information). If you are using Windows®98/ME/2000,
skip this step.
2. Turn off the computer and unplug all the cables and power cords.
3. Remove the computer case.
4. Remove the existing VGA card. Locate the AGP slot on your mainboard.
5. Put the card directly over the AGP slot and press one end of the card
into the slot first. Slightly but firmly press the other end until it is fully
seated in the slot.
6. Secure the card with a bracket screw.
7. Replace the case.
8. Connect the monitor (see previous section).
9. Restart the computer. Now, you are ready to install the driver for the
VGA card.
MSI reminds you...
Inserting your VGA card into a wrong type of slot (e.g.
PCI slot) will damage your card (refer to your
mainboard manual for more information).

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3.1 VGA Connector (DB 15-Pin)
The VGA card provides a standard VGA connector, which allows you to con-
nect a CRT or LCD monitor. Simply plug your monitor cable into the VGA
connector on your VGA card, and make sure that the other end of the cable is
properly connected to your monitor (refer to your monitor manual for more
information.)
LCD Monitor
VGA Connector
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Analog Video Display Connector (DB15-S)
Pin Signal Description
Red
Green
Blue
Not used
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
5V
Ground
Not used
SDA
Horizontal Sync
Vertical Sync
SCL
1
1115
5
VGA Connector Pin Definition
CRT Monitor
OR
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3.2 TV_Out Connector (C)
The VGA card provides a TV_Out connector for video-out function which al-
lows you to output the image to a TV or video device. Simply plug one end of
the RCA cable into the TV_Out connector on the VGA card, and the other end
to the video input connector on your TV or video device. Most TVs and video
devices support such kind of input connector. For the correct connection,
please refer to the TVs and video devices' manuals for more information.
3.3 TV_Out Connector (S)
The VGA card provides a TV_Out connector for video-out function which al-
lows you to output the image to a TV or video device. Simply plug one end of
the S_Video cable into the TV_Out connector on the VGA card, and the other
end to the video input connector on your TV or video device. Some TVs and
video devices may support such kind of input connector. For the correct
connection, please refer to the TVs and video devices' manuals for more
information.
TV_Out
Connector (S)
TV_Out
Connector (C)
TV
Projector
TV
Projector

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