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GeForceTM FX Series/ GeForce4TM Series

GeForce3TM Series/ GeForce2TM Series
GeForceTM 256/ TNT2 Family/ Vanta Family
Getting Started Guide

CONTENTS
Getting Started P.2-3

Hardware Installation P.4-6

Installing AGP Card Enhanced Drivers P.7-10

Troubleshooting Tips P.11

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be
read before the product is operated.
Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be
retained for future reference.
Heed Warnings - All warnings on the product and the operating
instructions should be adhered to.
Compatibility - This option card is for use only with IBM AT or
compatible UL listed personal computers that have Installation Instructions
detailing user installation of card cage accessories.
Grounding - CAUTION: For continued protection against risk of electric
shock and fire, this accessory should be installed only in products
equipped with a three-wire grounding plug, a plug having a third
(grounding) pin. This plug will only fit into a grounding-type power outlet.
This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug into the
outlet, contact your electrician to replace the obsolete outlet. Do not
defeat the safety purpose of the grounding-type plug.
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Getting Started
What's in the Package?
Your package includes the following hardware, software, and
documentation:
1. Mercury AGP Display Card
2. Getting Started Guide
3. Set-up CD-ROM
4. Video Cable (for TV-out or VIVO version only)
If any components are missing or damaged, please contact your
dealer.
System Requirements
Computer System
Pentium, Pentium II, Pentium III, AMD-K6, Athlon, or higher
processor-based computer system with AGP interface
VGA/Super VGA monitor, supporting minimum 640x480
resolution
Operation Environments
To take advantage of this AGP card's performance, you must
use Windows XP/ 2000/ ME/ 98/ 95/ NT 4.0 or later version.
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Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 3.0 update or later.

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(The Service Pack update is offered at Microsoft website.)

Sync Signals
Separate horizontal and vertical sync at TTL levels
Video Output Connector
15-pin D shell (Female), IBM standard

VGA Feature Connector (Optional)

2x13 pin header, VGA Out only, VESA standard

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Connector Pinouts
Video Connect Output to Monitor

1 :Analog red output

2 :Analog green output
5 1 :Analog blue output
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10 6 4 :Not connected
5- 8 :Ground
15 11 9 :Not connected
10 :Ground
11 :Not connected
12 :SDA (DDC)
13 :TTL horizontal sync
14 :TTL vertical sync
15 :SCL (DDC)

VGA Feature Connector (Optional)

1- 8 :Pixel data
9 :Pixel clock
1 13 10 :Blanking
11 :Horizontal sync
12 :Vertical sync
13-16 :Ground
17 :External pixel data
18 :External sync enable*
14 26 19 :External pixel clock enable*
20 :Unused (reserved)
21-24 :Ground
25 :Unused (reserved)
26 :Unused (reserved)
* When enabled, these signals are low active

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Hardware Installation
Preparing Your Computer
Please first configure your operating system to use a standard
VGA driver before installing the AGP VGA card.
Discharge your body's static charge by touching a grounded
surface, e.g. the metal surface of your system or power
supply. Hold the bracket of your card and do not touch any
components on the card.

VGA Feature
Connector
(Optional) MEMORY

VGA
Connector
Video Out
(Optional TV-out Function)

DVI (Optional)

BIOS Chipset

Card Layout
(Photo only for reference)

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To install your graphics accelerator card

1.Turn the computer's power off

but make sure the system is still
grounded (leave the power cord
connected). Then disconnect
the monitor signal cable.

2. Remove the computer cover.

Be sure to discharge your
body's static electricity by
touching the metal area of the
computer each time before
touching both the old and new
VGA cards.

3. Remove the old card, if it exists.

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4. Grasp the edge or bracket of

the card, align your card with
an empty AGP expansion slot
and slide it into place.

5. Replace the screw to fasten

the card in place, and replace
the computer cover.

6. Plug the monitor cable into

your card. Then turn on the
computer and monitor.

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Installing AGP Card Enhanced Drivers

Windows "New Hardware Found"
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1. New hardware will be detected after you restart your computer.

Windows may launch the "Update Device Driver Wizard" to
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install the Standard VGA Driver. If it does, follow the step-by-

step instructions below to allow Windows to correctly identify
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your new hardware.

2. Click Next.
3. Click Finish.
4. Insert your Windows CD into your CD-ROM drive.
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5. Click OK.
6. Type D:\WIN9X to locate the driver
(Directory name depends on Windows version, and if D is not your CD-ROM drive,
substitute D with the correct drive letter.)
7. Click OK.
8. Click Yes to restart your computer.
You are now ready to install the display driver. Proceed to install
the display driver, and follow the step-by-step instructions to
complete the installation.

Smart Installation
To install the Display Driver for Windows XP/ 2000/ ME/ 98/ R

95/ NT 4.0 VGA driver

With Windows XP/ 2000/ ME/ 98/ 95/ NT 4.0 running on your
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computer, you need to install the display driver to take advantage

of the higher performance, resolutions, and special graphic features.
1. Insert the Mercury Set-up CD into your CD-ROM drive.
(If Windows R runs the CD automatically, proceed to step 6.)
2. Click Start.
3. Select Run.
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4. Click Browse.
5. Find and select the driver in D.
(If D is not your CD-ROM drive, substitute D with the correct drive letter.)
6. Open MSSETUP or SETUP.
7. Click OK.
8. Select the desired action to begin the Installation Wizard.
9. Follow the Wizard's on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
The Express installation option is recommended.

Manually Installation
To install the Display Driver for Windows XP/ 2000/ ME/ 98/ R

95/ NT 4.0 VGA driver

1. Properly install the VGA card on your mainboard.
2. Turn your PC's power on.
3. Launch to properly operation systems. For example: Microsoft
Windows XP/ 2000/ ME/ 98/ 95/ NT 4.0.
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4. Insert the AGP card Driver Pack CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
5. Select My Computer icon.
6. Select Control Panel under My Computer.
(With Microsoft Windows R NT 4.0, follow the below step (i) to step (iv), and then proceed to
step 17)
i. Select Display under Control Panel.
ii. Select Settings under Display Properties.
iii. Select Display Type under Settings.
iv. Select Change.. under Display Type.
7. Select System under Control Panel.
(or under "Performance and Maintenance" with Windows R
XP)
8. Select Hardware under System Properties with Windows R

2000/ XP.
9. Select Device Manager under Hardware.
10.Select Display adapters (VGA Compatible) under Device Manager.

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11. Select Driver under Display adapters (VGA Compatible).
12. Select Update Driver or Reinstall Driver.
13. Show Upgrade Device Driver Wizard and select Next.
(With Windows R XP, select "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)" and then
click "Next")
14. Select Display a list of the known drivers for this device so
that I can choose a specific driver. then select Next.
(With Windows R XP, select "Don’t search. I will choose the driver to install" and then
click "Next")
15. Select Show compatible hardware under Upgrade Device
Driver Wizard Hardware Type then select Next.
16. Select Have Disk under Select a Device Driver.
17. Select Browse under Install From Disk.
18. Give the path where the driver was stored under Located
File then click Open.
For example: D: \nVIDIA\Win2K\NV4_disp.inf
19. Back to Install From Disk screen then click OK.
20. The model name of VGA Card will appear under Change
Display, click Next.
21. Select Next under Start Device Driver Installation.
(Confirm "Yes" under "Third-party Drivers" with Windows R NT 4.0. WinNT will perform
driver installation and ask the user to close Windows R to restart system.)
22. Select Yes under Digital Signature Not Found.
23. If the Hardware Installation screen appears, select Continue
Anyway.
24. Select Finish under Completing the Upgrade Device
Driver Wizard.
25. Close Display Type window.
26. Select Yes under to restart your computer now.

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* Windows users who are installing the VGA card for the first
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time will be prompted to install the driver for the VGA card as
soon as Windows starts. We suggest that you first click on
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cancel to bypass driver installation. After Windows has R

completely loaded, insert the AGP card Driver Pack CD-ROM

into your CD-ROM drive. Smart Installation will automatically
run. Then, follow the instructions on the screen to complete
driver installation. If you want to install the VGA driver without
using the VGA Driver Setup Tool, install the nv4_disp.inf file at
D:\nVIDIA\WIN2K\nv4_disp.inf via the pathway Start/Settings/
Control Panel/Display Properties/settings/Advanced/Adapter.

* Since AGP support was not written into NT 4.0 at the time it was
released, NT4.0 does not detect the AGP properly. Windows R

NT Service Pack 3 or later must first be installed to enable the

NT4.0 to recognize the AGP driver.
(The Service Pack Update is offered at www.microsoft.com.)

* For Linux user, please get the latest driver from NVIDIA website
by following hyperlink - http://www.nvidia.com

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Troubleshooting Tips
The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience
problems. Contact your dealer for more advanced troubleshooting
information.
Check that the card is seated properly in the AGP slot.
Ensure the display cable is securely fastened to the card's
display connector.
Make sure that the monitor and computer are plugged in and
receiving power.
If necessary, disable any built-in graphics capabilities on your
motherboard. For more information, consult your computer's
manual or manufacturer.
(NOTE: Some manufacturers do not allow the built-in graphics to be disabled or to become
the secondary display.)
Make sure you selected the appropriate display device and
graphics card when you installed the display driver.
If you have problems during boot up, start your computer in
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Safe Mode. In Windows XP/ 2000/ ME/ 98/ 95, you can use
F8 to bring up the Microsoft Windows Startup Menu. Then
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select the number for Safe Mode. (You can also press and hold the CTRL
key until the Microsoft Windows Startup Menu appears on the screen.) In Safe
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Mode, bring up the Device Manager and check for duplicate

display adapter and monitor entries if you are only using one
graphics card.
For more assistance, use the Troubleshooting Guide located
in the Windows Help or contact your computer manufacturer.
For further Technical Assistance, see your Technical Sup-
port and Warranty Service guide, contact your dealer, or visit
our website (http://www.kobian.com/).

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FCC Compliance
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential
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equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interfer-
ence to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will
not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to
radio or television equipment reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one
or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
- Move the equipment away from the receiver
- Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ television technician for
additional suggestions
Only equipment certified to comply with Class B should be attached to this
equipment, and must have shielded interface cables. You are cautioned that any
change or modifications to the equipment not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate such equipment. This
device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rule. Operation is subjected to the following
two conditions:
- This device may not cause harmful interference.
- This device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.

Disclaimer
The information in this document is subject to change without notice. The
manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the
contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchant-
ability or fitness for any particular purpose. Further, the manufacturer reserves
the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the
content hereof without obligation of the manufacturer to notify any person of
such revision or changes.

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