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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1-2

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

MS-8802 nVIDIA RIVA TNT2TM

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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

1-4

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5. Card Layout

1-5

U2 Q1

Y1 Q2 Y2

U13 U12 U11 U10

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

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