Nvidia MS-8802 User manual

MS-8802 nVIDIA RIVA TNT2TM
Graphics Accelerator
User’s Guide
VERSION 1.0
1999/04/21ROC
nVIDIA RIVA TNT2TM
M S - 8802
Graphics Accelerator User’s Guide

MS-8802 nVIDIA RIVA TNT2TM
Graphics Accelerator
User’s Guide
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MS-8802 nVIDIA RIVA TNT2TM
Graphics Accelerator
User’s Guide
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 MS-8802 nVIDIA RIVA TNT2TM
Graphics Accelerator
1. Overview ............................................................... 1-1
2. Features................................................................ 1-1
ChipList...........................................................................1-1
GeneralFeatures..............................................................1-1
Graphics Device Integration.......................................... 1-2
Video Processor ........................................................... 1-2
Digital TV Output........................................................... 1-2
Full Software Support ................................................... 1-3
Supports super high resolution graphics modes.......... 1-3
3. SystemRequirements..................................................1-4
4. PackageContents.........................................................1-4
5. CardLayout....................................................................1-5
6. DB15PinConnector.....................................................1-6
7. VerticalRefreshRate.....................................................1-7

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Chapter 2 Installation of nVIDIA RIVA TNT2TM
VGA Driver
1. Driver .....................................................................................2-1
1.1 Install Enhance Drivers for Windows®95/98 ........................2-1
1.2 Install Enhance Drivers for Windows®NT ............................2-5

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Chapter 1
MS-8802 nVIDIA RIVA TNT2TM Graphics Accelerator
1. Overview
TheMS-8802 nVIDIARIVATNT2TM Graphics Acceleratoris a
128-bit 3D Processor that processes 2 pixels-per-clock cycle
enablingsingle-pass multi-texturing. RIVATNT2’s32-bit
color pipeline, 24-bit Z-buffering, 8-bit stencil buffer and per-
pixel mip-mapping precision delivers unsurpassed quality and
performance allowing developers to write standards based
applications with stunning visual effects and realism.
2. Features
Chip List:
rnVIDIARIVATNT2TM : 2D&3D acceleratorprocessor.
1-1
GeneralFeatures
lOptimizedfor Direct3Dacceleration withcomplete
support for DirectX 5.0 and 6.0
lHighperformance128-bit 2D/GUI/DirectDrawAccelera-
tion
lVideoaccelerationfor DirectShowTM,MPEG-1, MPEG-2
and Indeo®
l300MHzPalette-DAC(RAMDAC)
lDigital Flat Panel interface with scaling and filtering for
flatpanels upto 1280x1024
lNTSC and PAL digital output port supporting external
digital TV encoders
lAGP 4x/2x interface with full sideband support

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GraphicsDeviceIntegration
lOptimizedDirect3D acceleration
lAnisotropic Filtering
l100% hardware triangle setup
lTwin texel(TNT) 32-bit graphicspipeline
lPer Pixel perspective correct texture mapping
l24-bit or 16-bit Z-buffer (floating point or integer)
l8-bit stencil buffer
lAnti-aliasing, full scene and order independent
VideoProcessor
lAdvanced support for DirectDraw
lBack-end hardware video scaling for video conferencing
and playback
lHardwarecolor spaceconversion (YUV4:2:2 and 4:2:0)
lSupport for scaled field interframing for reduced motion
artifacts and reduced storage
lPer-pixelcolor keying
lMultiple video windows with hardware color space conver-
sion and filtering
lDVD sub-picture alpha blended compositing
DigitalTVOutput
lDual independent TV and 16bpp monitor display using the
encoder’s programmable timing generators in master mode
lFull screen pass-through mode
lTransfers 24-bit RGB pixel data using 12-bit words in
multiplexedform
lSupports640x480,640x400,720x400,800x600,and512x384
resolutions

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FullSoftwareSupport
lWindows®95 and 98 Display Drivers
lDirect3D,DirectDraw, andDirectVideo
lOpenGL ICD support for Windows®9x and NT
lGlueless Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP 1.0 and AGP
2.0)interface
lWindows®NT4.0 and 2000 support
Supportssuperhighresolutiongraphicsmodes
l640x480 8/16/32 bit colors with 240Hz
l800x600 8/16/32 bit colors with 240Hz
l1024x768 8/16/32 bit colors with 200Hz
l1280x1024 8/16/32 bit colors with 120Hz
l1600x1200 8/16/32bit colorswith85Hz
l1920x1200 8/16/32bit colorswith75Hz
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4. Package Contents
Beforeinstalling the MS-8802 VGA card,please check
to make sure that your package is complete:
lVGAcard
lCD
- drivers and applications on CD
- documentation on CD
lUser’s Guide onCD
3. System Requirements
To install MS-8802 VGA card, your computer system
needs to meet the following requirements:
Computer Intel Pentium®processor, Intel
Pentium®II/III processor or compat-
ible system
ExpansionSlot AGP slot
Monitor VGASupport,minimum640x480
resolution
Operatingsystem Windows®95/98, Windows®NT
4.0.
CD-ROM Double Speed or Higher
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5. Card Layout
1-5
J3
J1
J2
U3
U2 Q1
Y1 Q2 Y2
U13 U12 U11 U10
U1
U9
U8
U7
U6
U1 nVIDIARIVATNT2AGPprocessor
*U2 Bt868/869TV-Out
U3 VGA BIOS
U6~U13 1Mx16SDRAM
Q1 MOSFET-Ntype
Q2 TL431
*Y1 13.5MHz
Y2 14.31818MHzCrystal
J3 VGAconnector
J2 Featureconnector(reserved)
*J1 S-Video connector
* Optional Components