API Support OpenGL 1.3 and lower DirectX 8.1 and lower 2. Hardware installation 2.1 Package Contents NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 3D Accelerator card CD title or Software diskettes This manual 2.2 Installing the card Turn off your computer Remove the cover of the computer per the owner’ s manual Install the card in the AGP bus slots Replace the cover.
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4.2 Click Driver installation 4.3 If everything fine, screen will show Confirm Installation window. Then Select OK...
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4.4 Now appears the Driver Confirmation window Select Install If the drivers is very new may not certified by Microsoft, if so, system will prompt you the drivers do not have “digital signature”, still you can force to install. 4.5 Then restart your computer.
11. Then show Browse for Folder Select E:\drivers\ NVIDIA\7100\winXP (If 7100 not exist, use 7X00 instead) Note: “E:”-> CD Drive, “NVIDIA”-> VGA chip brand name, “7100”-> VGA model name Then select OK and then click Next 12. If no problem occur, system will start to install the driver 13.
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Click on the pull-down arrow from the Color palette area to select color depth or adjust the sliding bar to either Less or More from the Desktop area Select OK to restart System and new color depth or the new resolution takes effect.
5.3 How to Change Refresh Rate in Windows XP Make sure that you have installed windows XP Driver. Click on the Start box in the lower left corner and proceed to Setting, Control Panel Inside the Control panel group , click on Display icon to open the Display Properties folder and choose Settings click the Advance Settings choose Monitor Click on the Refresh Rate sub window to change refresh rate...
5.4 NVIDIA Utility in Windows System 5.4.1 GeForce4 MX (NVIDIA) Display Adapter Information Table, you can tell the BIOS and Drivers version, NVIDIA Chip model name, IRQ setting and many useful information. Additional properties is for advance user to setting OpenGL, Direct3D, Overlay control, Desktop Utilities and 3D antialiasing settings.
5.4.2 nView nView have 4 modes : Standard, Clone, Horizontal span and Vertical span. If the optional connector is connected, you will be able to choose one as Windows default display device. Only the device is plugged and functional, You will be able to check the selection box.
5.4.2.1 Standard mode: nView disabled, only one monitor will work. Click Device Settings >> , you can select output device – CRT or TV. Or you can select Advanced … and select output device. Click Video output format bar to select S-Video or RCA (optional) output, default is auto select.
5.4.2.2 Color correction… Click Device Settings >>, select Color Correction… . This Window shows NVIDIA Digital Vibrance is functional and you can adjust Brightness, Contrast, Gamma and save it as your favorite setting. If you don’ t like your adjustments, you can also check...
5.4.2.3 Screen Adjustment… Click Device Settings >>, select Screen Adjustment… You can adjust screen position. Display Timing can let you set your computer timing.
5.4.2.4 nView enable mode You need two monitors, one analog monitor(CRT) and one TV or DVI (Optional). All connected well and functional. Clone mode: 2 monitors show the same picture, Select Clone and Click Apply to active. Horizontal span mode: Picture span horizontally on 2 monitors.
11. Then show Browse for Folder tab Select E:\drivers\ NVIDIA\7100\Win9X or \Winme (If 7100 not exist, use 7X00 instead) Note: “E:”-> CD Drive, “NVIDIA”-> VGA chip brand name, “7100”-> VGA model name Then select OK 12. Then show Update Device Driver Wizard tab...
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Click on the pull-down arrow from the Color palette area to select color depth or adjust the sliding bar to either Less or More from the Desktop area Select OK to restart Windows System and new color depth or the new resolution takes effect.
Select Change Now comes up a update drivers wizard window. Please follow the on screen instruction. Please specify the drivers location at your CDROM letter: \drivers\NVIDIA\7100\win2000 (If 7100 not exist, use 7X00 instead) or the directory where you put your drivers...
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Select Install and click “YES” when the Installing Driver dialog box appears. If the drivers is very new may not certified by Microsoft, if so, system will prompt you the drivers do not have “digital signature”, still you can force to install. A message appears stating that drivers were successfully installed.
FCC Statement This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two condition.(1).this device may not cause harmful interference. (2).this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation Warning: Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules.
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