MX4000 User`s Manual
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1. Discharge static electricity by touching the GROUND such as metal part of your case connected with good power ground before you handle the electronic circuit boards The manufacturer assumes no liability for any damage caused directly or indirectly by improper installation of any components by unauthorized service personnel If you do not feel comfortable performing the installation consult with a qualified computer technician Steps 1 Turn OFF all powers to your system including any peripherals printer external drives modem etc 2 Disconnect the power cord and the monitor cable from the back of the computer 3 Unfasten the cover mounting screws on your system and remove the system cover Refer to your system user manual for instructions to determine the location of the mounting screws 4 Remove the retaining screw that holds the slot cover in place Slide the slot cover out and put the screw aside you will need it to secure the adapter 5 To install the adapter in PCI expansion slot carefully line up the gold fingered edge connector on the adapter directly above the expansion slot connector on the motherboard Then press the adapter into place completely Use the remaining screw you removed to secure the adapter retaining bracket in place 6 Replace the computer cover Secure the cover with the mounting screws you removed in Step 3 11 You have now completed the installation2. 4000 driver 7 Select Finish to restart the computer InstallShield amp Program Microsoft Windows 2000 detects this new hardware and places the appropriate display driver from its system folder automatically it doesn t matter if you have added a new driver or changed the existing one To maximize the video board acceleration and increase its performance you may install the manufacturer display driver as follows 26 208 Series Setup 7 00 Copyright Jaton Corporation 2001 0 Autorun feature brings up Welcome Screen and you may point to display driver then press on it NVIDIA Windows 2000 97 Display Drivers Setup is preparing the InstallShield Wizard which will guide you through the rest of the setup process Please wait 8 1 Microsoft InstallShield amp Wizard has start loading its setup process please wait until it has completed 27 Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for NVIDIA Welcome to NVIDIA Setup This will install NVIDIA Display Drivers on your computer Nest Cancel 2 Click Next to continue the process Digital Signature Not Found The Microsoft digital signature affirms that software has been tested with Windows and that the software has not been altered since it was tested The software you are about to install does not contain a Microsoft digital signature Therefore there is no quarantee that this
3. Windows After the desktop is loaded completely insert the software s CD into CD ROM drive and proceed with the display driver installation which is provided by the hardware manufacturer 14 2 Video 208PCI Series Setup 7 00 Copyright Jaton Corporation 2001 Video BOBPCI Autorun feature brings up the Welcome Screen and you may point to display driver then press on it NVIDIA Windows 95 98 ME Display Drivers Setup is preparing the InstallShield Wizard which will guide you through the rest of setup process Please wait 1 1 Microsoft InstallShield amp Wizard has start loading its setup process please wait until it is finished 15 Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for NVIDIA Welcome to NVIDIA Setup This will install NVIDIA Display Drivers on your computer 2 Click on Next to continue the process CWINDOWS S YS TEM Snvcpl dil 2h96 3 Windows system will copy all driver files from source media to your local hard disk please wait until the process has completed 16 InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed NVIDIA Windows 95 98 ME Display Drivers Before you can use the program you must restart your computer No will restart my computer later Bancel 4 Click on Finish to restart your computer the new display driver will be in place after Windows boots up Windows amp Me Drive Installa
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5. custom designed for graphics use Q8 What is the advantage of as compared to ordinary DRAM Answer SGRAM is now capable of running at much higher speeds than Fast Page Mode or EDO DRAM Also is able to execute a small number of frequently executed operations such as buffer clears specific to graphics applications independently of the controller 34 Pinout and Sync Frequencies Analog Color Display Pinouts DB 15 PIN FUNCTION Red Video 2 Green Video 3 lue Video ot Used ound ER Red Return ground Green Return ground Blue Return ground 9 Vcc 5v DDC Power Sync Return ground Monitor ID not used SDA DDC support Horizontal Sync Vertical Sync SCL DDC support Note Analog monochrome type monitors use green video for all video input and ignore red and blue video Conversion Table Pin Adapters If you will be using a 9 to 15 pin adapter cable to link your 9 pin monitor connector to the 15 pin accelerator card connector check Table carefully before you install the cable The 9 to 15 pin adapter cables are available from a variety of sources but they need to match the specifications in Table to work properly with your new card The adapter cable requires a D shaped 9 pin female connector and a D shaped 15 pin male connector 9 to 15 Pin Conversion Table 9 PIN SIGNALS PIN NO 15 PIN SIGNALS PIN NO 35 1 6 7 9 Red Grou
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7. new hardware and places the appropriate display driver from its system folder automatically it doesn t matter if you have added a new driver or changed the existing one To maximize the video board acceleration and increase its performance you may install the manufacturer display driver as follows LE LLL de ALL LE Video BOBPCI Autorun feature brings up the Welcome Screen and you may point to display driver then press on it InstallShield Wizard which will quide you through the rest of the NVIDIA Windows 2000 Display Drivers Setup is preparing the setup process Please wait 30 1 Microsoft InstallShield Wizard has start loading its setup process please wait until it has completed Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for NVIDIA Welcome to NVIDIA Setup This will install NVIDIA Display Drivers on your computer Next gt 2 Click Next to continue the process Hardware Installation The software you are installing for this hardware Video 208PCI Series NVIDIA GeForce4 Mx 4000 has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now a
8. of your new graphics adapter on your system Upgrade Steps To add or change your video adapter to an existing system you may precede a few steps before you install the new hardware and software video display driver The following are some of the considerations 1 To change a new adapter please remove the existing video driver or replace it with a SVGA driver from Windows 98 Me system before you remove the existing hardware 2 To add a new adapter ensure the mainboard that has available IRQ for new devices and there is no conflict between the others 3 If you try adding this video adapter to an ALL IN ONE mainboard which video port built in already then you must disable that port first Otherwise that will be a problem for the new video adapter setup 4 The driver installation for system upgrade is as the same as below if an error occurs when you proceed with step 1 2 or 3 please consult with your system s dealer or the existing hardware manufacturer support Software Installation 4 Windows 6 98 Driver Installation Upgrade video adapter to an existing system Windows has been pre loaded 1 Select Next to install Standard VGA Graphics Adapter at Add New Hardware Wizard screen 12 Check Search for the best driver for your device then select Next Insert the software s CD Check Specify a location under that enter D Win9x then select Next Select Next to install Vid
9. software works correctly with Windows Video 208PCl Series NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 4000 If you want to search for Microsoft digitally signed software visit the Windows Update Web site at http windowsupdate microsoft com to see if one is available Do you want to continue the installation Yes No More Info 3 Click on Yes to continue the installation Otherwise you may terminate the process by click on 28 InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed NVIDIA Windows 2000 P Display Drivers Before you can use the program you must restart your computer Yes want to restart my computer now No will restart my computer later Cancel 4 Click on Finish to restart your computer the new display driver will be in place after Windows boots up Upgrade video adapter to an existing system Windows has been pre loaded 1 Select Next at Found New Hardware Wizard 2 Check Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended then select Next 3 Insert the Software s CD 4 Check Specify a location 5 Under Copy manufacturer s files from enter DAWIN2K amp XP where D is your CD ROM drive Then click on OK 6 Select Next to install Video 208PCI Series NVIDIA GeForce4 4000 driver 7 Select Finish to restart the computer 29 InstallShield amp Program Microsoft Windows XP detects this
10. 1 Introduction The Video 208PCI Series video accelerators are excellent 2D 3D multimedia video adapters for PCI local bus desktop PCs Based on nVIDIA GeForce4 MX4000 core technology built in with 64MB 128MB DDR memory module and these video cards will provide multiple display outputs onboard for TV Out Analog and Digital or Dual RGB out Twin as options As the previously core technology from nVIDIA the GeForce4 MX4000 Graphics Processing Unit GPU shakes up the gaming industry with its extremely performance unusual visual effects and speedy frame rates injecting life into the artificial world of computer generated graphics The significant enhancement is the new high quality image control The nVIDIA GeForce4 MX GPU has added two more rendering pipelines and the DirectX 8 compliant T amp L unit into its graphic engine which enables the maximum flexibility and high quality 4Xs mode control capabilities gathered with the data bus Double Data Rate RAM DDR circuit the PC users can ultimately enjoy the virtual environment of 3D scenes and ambiance textures appear photo realistic and custom lighting heightens at a highest resolution with astonishingly fast frame refresh rate Another feature of the Video 208PCI Series is the video accelerator which integrates the HDVP High Definition Video Processor and DVD Digital Versa Display for video playback with higher definitions at greatly increased frame rates A levera
11. Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation SHIELD INTERFERENCE CABLE S MUST BE USED ACCORDING TO FCC 15 270 CAUTION Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the Manufacturer could void your authority to operate this equipment in accordance with FCC rules and regulations SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT The Company grants the customer a non exclusive non transferable license to use the software in this package for internal use on a single computer system No other license of any kind is granted to any part of the product or any of the intellectual property therein TRADEMARK AND COPYRIGHT This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing used only 37 unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited All Trademarks and Registered Trademarks belong to respective owners 62004 Jaton Corporation All rights reserved Li
12. VIDIA Display MX4000 Memory RGB out Low profile Dual RGB Out Note Low profile VGA Dual RGB only available for PCB revision 82208M V2 below DIM 9Pin VGA Displa RGB out nVIDIA play MX4000 Memory DB 15 VGA RGB out Product PCB revision Size Core Chipset I Size Video 208PCI 64Twin 82208M V1 W 6 25 x H 2 6 nVIDIA GeForce4 MX4000 8M 16 DDR X 4 64MB Video 208PCI 64Twin 82208M V1 W 6 25 x H 2 6 nVIDIA 66070864 0 16M 16 DDR X 2 64MB Has option for low profile Dual RGB Special Bracket s Alternative P257 DB 15 VGA MD 9 Pin Dual RGB L 3 118 W 0 725 For low profile PC use only Low profile PC system bracket Dual RGB only available for PCB revision 82208M V2 mentioned above Output Connections TV Out Plate RCA Composite gt S Video Connector gt TV set DB 15 VGA Connector CRT Monitor Output Connections Dual RGB Additional output Connector DB 15 VGA Connector CRT Monitor 2 00 15 Default output Connector CRT Monitor 1 Low profile Dual RGB Out Converter Cable r 1 i 00000 DIM 9Pin 1 00000 50 1 Monitor 15 VGA DB 15 VGA Connector Monitor 10 Hardware Installation Installation Procedures WARNING
13. Video 208PCI Series nVIDIA GeForce4 MX4000 User s Manual Version 2 00 11 Contents INTRODUCTION tnm FEATURES etii atte PCI BUS INTERFACE GRAPHICS PROCESSOR UNIT GPU PERFORMANCE Soda cet dee eee COMPATIBILITY od te dae e obit eet e HDTV DVD PLAYBACK SYSTEM HARDWARE DESCRIPTION HARDWARE INSTALLATION INSTALLATION PROCEDURES Dn E EEEE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION WINDOWS XP DRIVER INSTALLATION TECHNICAL 5 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 62 33 PINOUT AND SYNC FREQUENCIES 35 ANALOG COLOR DISPLAY PINOUTS DB 15 35 CONVERSION TABLE PIN ADAPTERS eese 35 9 TO 15 PIN CONVERSION 35 TECHNICAL SUPPORT i n ases a ete arenas 36 LIMITED WARRANTY 38 OTEERIMETS 225 a aa KEE Mab 38 EXCLUSIVE OBLIGATION es 39 OTHER 39 TERMS AND CONDITIONS 39 SERVICES AGREEMENT cte utut eis 40 ENTIRE OBLIGATION a t ene SAL 40 REDUCING WARRANTY CLAIM REJECTIONS 4
14. d MX 440 with AGPEX Videa 208PLI Series NVIDIA GeForce4 Mx 4000 Video 228PCl Series NVIDIA GeForce 5200 Video 88PCI 16 NVIDIA TNT2 VANTA Video 88PCI 32Plus NVIDIA 2 MB4 3 Scroll down and Select the Video 208PCI Series NVIDIA GeForce4 4000 then click on for next screen 24 e 011 To CNWINNT System32 4 Windows system will transmit all driver files from source media to your local hard disk please wait until the process has completed InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed NVIDIA Windows NT 4 0 Display Drivers Before you can use the program you must restart your computer Yes want to restart my computer now will restart my computer later 5 Click on Finish to restart your computer the new display driver will be in place after Windows boots up Windows 2000 Driver Installation Upgrade video adapter to an existing system Windows has been pre loaded 1 Select Next at Found New Hardware Wizard 25 2 Check Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended then select Next 3 Insert the Software s CD 4 Check Specify a location 5 Under Copy manufacturer s files from enter DAWIN2K amp XP where D is your CD ROM drive Then click on OK 6 Select Next to install Video 208PCI Series NVIDIA GeForce4
15. eo 208PCI Series NVIDIA GeForce4 MX4000 driver Select Finish to restart the computer 6 To a new system SELECT the Display icon from control panel and then tab on Settings screen Select Advanced at selection bar Click on Adapter tab screen Click the Change button Click the Next button at Update Device Driver Wizard Click the Next button Select Display a list of the drivers in a specific location Then click the Next Insert the Software s CD then Click the Have Disk button Under Copy manufacturer s file from statement enter D Win9x click the OK button Where D is the letter of your CD ROM drive typically D or E Drives etc Select Video 208PCI Series NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 4000 then Click the OK button 1 10 Click the Next button 13 11 Click the Finish button 12 Click the Close button 13 Click Close at the Display Properties screen 14 Click the Yes button next to restart computer InstallShield amp Program Since the Microsoft InstallShield amp program has been added into our software s CD the Display Driver Installation and its procedures are much easier for users to run with Windows 95 98 Me operating systems When you power up the computer and boot up to Windows the Plug and Play detects new hardware and it pops up install wizard Do Not Cancel because you must place a default display setting from Microsoft Windows for your video adapter then restart the
16. ge of the combination of hardware and software technology nVIDIA GeForce4 MX GPU will provide many of the new features and benefits you look for in your desktop computing as well as the best performance combining usual quality and exceeding crisp resolution With all of this the Video 208PCI Series video cards bring a new level of graphics accomplishment and flexibility to the mainstream desktop PC market Features PCI Bus Interface PCI Bus mastering compatible PCI 2 2 compliance Graphics Processor Unit GPU 256 bit graphics engine 64MB 128MB DDR memory access bus Integrated dual 270 MHz RAMDACSs drives CRT display 2 dual 128bit pixel pipelines rendering Surface engine for high order surfaces and patches Programmable Vertex Shader Programmable Pixel Shader HRAA high resolution anti aliasing Integrated hardware transform engine Integrated hardware lighting engine DirectX and S3TC texture compression Dual cube environment mapping capability Hardware accelerated real time shadows Performance Up to 1 1billion AA samples per second fill rate Up to 8 0 GB sec memory bandwidth Up to 34 Million triangles sec True reflective bump mapping High performance 2D rendering engine support DirectX 8 1 and lower Compatibility nVIDIA Unified Driver Architecture Industry s first fully compliant professional OpenGL 1 3 support for Windows operating systems Windows 98 Windows Me Windo
17. ive the selected mode InstallShield Program Since the Microsoft InstallShield program has been added into our software s CD the Display Driver Installation and its procedures are much easier for users to run with Windows NT operating system After the desktop is loaded with service pack 6 insert the software s CD into CD ROM drive and proceed with the display driver installation which is provided by the hardware manufacturer 22 2 Video 208PCI Series Setup 7 00 Copyright Jaton Corporation 2001 Video BOBPCI Autorun feature brings up the Welcome Screen and you may point to display driver then press on it NVIDIA Windows NT 4 0 Display Drivers Setup is preparing the InstallShield Wizard which will guide you through the rest of the setup process Please wait 1 Microsoft InstallShield amp Wizard has preparing its setup please wait until it completes 23 Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for NVIDIA Welcome to NVIDIA Setup This will install NVIDIA Display Drivers on your computer 2 Click on Next to continue Select Device Ed Click the Display adapters that matches your hardware and then click OK If you don t know which model you have click This list shows only what was found on the installation disk Models Video 118PCl Series NVIDIA GeForce2 Mx 200 400 Video 158PCl Series NVIDIA GeForced Mx 440 Video 198PCI Series NVIDIA GeForce
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20. nd contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STOP Installation 31 3 Click on Continue Anyway to complete the installation Otherwise you will terminate the process at this time Installing driver components Cancel 4 Windows system will transmit all driver files from source media to your local hard disk please wait until the process has completed InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed NVIDIA Windows 2000 P Display Drivers Before you can use the program you must restart your computer Yes want to restart my computer now will restart my computer later jack Finish 5 Click on Finish to restart your computer the new display driver will be in place after Windows boots up 32 Technical Assistance Frequently Asked Questions FAQ Q1 Why do we need 3D graphics capability in our PC Answer 3D technology is becoming increasingly important and common not only in games but also in other applications such as VRML which allows 3D scene descriptions in Web applications 3D technology is used for image editing modeling and an increasing number of these are found in home and business applications In games as well as other applications 3D acceleration not only allows better visual qualities and more realistic scenery attributes than software alone but it als
21. o allows a higher frame rate which translates into a more interactive experience for the end user Q2 What does Rendering Engine mean Answer Rendering Engine generically applies to the part of the graphics engine that draws 3D primitives usually triangles In most implementations the rendering engine is responsible for interpolation of edges and filling in the triangle Q3 What does the set up engine do in a graphics controller Answer A set up engine allows drivers to pass triangles in the form of raw vertex information whereas most common designs force triangles to be pre processed for the rendering engine in terms of delta values for edges color and texture Q4 Why does a 3D graphics chip need to have both a rendering engine and a setup engine Answer Any 3D application a game VRML or modeling package can benefit from 3D rendering This is especially true of an application that uses texturing extensively because texturing and texture filtering are very intensive operations at the pixel level in terms of CPU operations and demands for memory bandwidth Without a set up engine in a graphics controller the CPU has to calculate the delta values for edges color and textures the drivers need to handle ten 10 times more extensive 33 data This results in slower 3D pipeline operations between the CPU and the graphics controller Q5 If we use powerful CPUs such as a Pentium 200 can a standard 2D graphic
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23. p the computer and boot up to Windows the Plug and Play detects new hardware and it pops up install wizard Do Not Cancel because you must place a default display setting from Microsoft Windows for your video adapter then restart the Windows After the desktop is loaded completely insert the 18 software s CD into ROM drive and proceed to the display driver installation which provided from the hardware manufacturer Autorun feature brings up the Welcome Screen and you may point to display driver then press on it NVIDIA Windows 95 98 ME Display Drivers Setup is preparing 4 the InstallShield Wizard which will guide you through the rest of the setup process Please wait 1 Microsoft InstallShield amp Wizard has start loading its setup process please wait until it is finished 19 Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for NVIDIA Welcome to NVIDIA Setup This will install NVIDIA Display Drivers on your computer 2 Click on Next to continue the process CWINDOWS S YS TEM Snvcpl dil 2h96 3 Windows system will copy all driver files from source media to your local hard disk please wait until the process has completed 20 InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed NVIDIA Windows 95 98 ME Display Drivers Before you can use the program you must restart your computer No will restart my computer later 4 Click on Fini
24. s card achieve 3D performance Answer Yes and no Software rendering can take advantage of tricks learned by force of necessity through years of trial and error With such stratagems the speed of software rendering for simple scenes can approach that of low level hardware 3D rendering On the other hand as scenes become more complex or frame sizes become larger there are conflicts between using the CPU for high level game logic geometry lighting and rendering all of which increase their demands No current CPU or system can perform advanced quality enhancements bilinear filtering and alpha blending in real time Even general case texture mapping with RGB lighting is too much for the current CPU generation Q6 What does software 3D mean Answer Software 3D is generally used to mean using non specific 2D hardware in conjunction with the CPU to render for 3D applications Some of these techniques allow usable 3D applications when high powered and or MMX equipped CPU s are employed along with special case software optimization techniques As stated above SW 3D can achieve credible results with today s software optimized applications but the rising popularity of good 3D hardware at the consumer price level is inexorably compelling the public to expect hardware level scene enhancements and frame rates Q7 What is SGRAM Answer Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory SGRAM is a new and improved type of memory
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26. sh to restart your computer the new display driver will be in place after Windows boots up The procedure of display driver installation requires setup with service pack 6 Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 first After your windows desktop is loaded with service pack 6 you may insert the software CD into CD ROM drive and follow the install steps below Upgrade video adapter to an existing system Windows has been pre loaded 1 SELECT the Display icon in control panel and then SELECT the Settings page 2 SELECT Display Type button in the Settings page 3 SELECT Change button from the Adapter type section 4 SELECT Have Disk button from the Change Display page 21 5 Windows NT 4 0 prompt you for the location where those files for video driver INPUT the path or unfold with X Winnt4 X is the CD ROM drive where the Software amp Documents CD has been inserted 6 the driver Video 208PCI Series NVIDIA GeForce4 4000 is listed under the Display list SELECT the OK button to continue 7 Once the driver files are copied RESTART Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 for the changes to take effect 8 SELECT the desired color palette the number of colors desktop area resolution and refresh frequency in the settings page of Display Properties and then SELECT the Test button in the same page to determine whether your selection works properly SELECT Apply to act
27. tion Upgrade video adapter to an existing system Windows has been pre loaded 1 Select Next to install Standard VGA Graphics Adapter at Add New Hardware Wizard screen 2 Check Search for the best driver for your device then select Next 3 Insert the software s CD 4 Check Specify a location under that enter D Win9x then select Next 5 Select Next to install Video 208PCI Series NVIDIA GeForce4 4000 driver 17 6 Select Finish to restart the computer To a new system 1 SELECT the Display icon from control panel and then tab on Settings screen 2 Select Advanced at selection bar 3 Click on Adapter tab 4 Click the Change button at Adapter Screen 5 Click Specify the location of the driver Advanced then check Next 6 Insert Software s CD to CD ROM 7 Click Specify a location then under Copy manufacturer s file from statement enter D Win9x click the Next button Where D is the letter of your CD ROM drive typically D or E drives etc 8 Click Next to install Video 208PCI Series NVIDIA 4 MX4000 driver 9 Click the Finish button 10 Click the Yes button next to restart computer InstallShield amp Program Since the Microsoft InstallShield program has been added into our software s CD the Display Driver Installation and its procedures are much easier for users to run with Windows 95 98 Me operating systems When you power u
28. ws NT 4 0 Windows 2000 and Windows XP HDTV DVD Playback High Definition Video Processor HDVP for full screen full frame video playback of HDTV and DVD resolutions Independent hardware color controls for video overlay Hardware color space conversion YUV 4 2 2 and 4 2 0 Motion compensation 5 tap horizontal by 3 tap vertical filtering Per pixel color keying Multiple video windows with hardware Color Space Conversion and filtering System Requirement Intel Pentium Il 1 or P4 or compatible system with PCI Bus Extension Slot CD ROM drive Double speed or faster e Drive with at least 100MB Free space e MS Windows 98 Me NT 4 0 2000 XP operating systems Check List gt Video 208PCI 64TV Video 208PCI 64Twin Video 208PCI 128TV or Video 208PCI 128Twin Multimedia accelerator e Converter cable converts MD 9pin to DB 15 low profile Dual RGB VGA only e Software amp Documents CD e Quick Start Guide Printed Hardware Description Video 208PCI TV series i i RCA Composite 1 TV out DIM 4Pin TV out DB 15 VGA RGB out Product PCB revision Size Core Chipset I Size Special Bracket s Alternative P203 DE dS VOA CMDA Pin ROA L 23 118 W 0 725 For low profile PC use only Composite Low profile PC system brackets only available for PCB revision mentioned above Video 208PCI Twin series DB 15 VGA RGB out n
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