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Contents

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Introduction

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3D Blaster Annihilator 2 MX Installation Guide

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Summary of content (22 pages)

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Windows 98 1. Turn on your system. Windows 98 automatically detects the graphics card. An Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears, informing you that a display adapter has been detected. 2. When a dialog box similar to the figure opposite appears, click Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want, and then click the Next button. 3. Insert the 3D Blaster Annihilator 2 MX CD into your CD-ROM drive. 4. In the Models list box, click the Have Disk button.
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Windows Me 1. Turn on your system. 2. Windows Me automatically detects the graphics card. An Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears, informing you that a display adapter has been detected. 3. Windows will automatically install the drivers for a Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA) (Microsoft) (6-8-2000).
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Windows 2000 1. Turn on your computer. Windows 2000 automatically detects the graphics card. The “Found New Hardware Wizard” dialog box appears, informing you that a display adapter has been detected. 2. Select the “Search for a suitable driver” option and click the Next button. 3. Insert the 3D Blaster Annihilator 2 Ultra CD into your CD-ROM drive. 4. In the Optimal serach locations list, check the CD-ROM drivers box and click the Next button. 5.
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Changing Settings To change the display settings in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 Right-click your desktop, and then click Properties on the shortcut menu. In the Display Properties dialog box, click the Settings tab. In the Desktop Area group box, drag the slider to set the desired resolution. In the Color Palette group box, select the desired color. Certain colors may not be available for some display resolutions. 5. In the Refresh Frequency group box, select the desired refresh rate. 6.
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Getting More Information 3D Blaster Annihilator 2 MX The Help file for 3D Blaster Annihilator 2 MX gives a brief introduction to the features supported by this graphics card. To open the Help file for 3D Blaster Annihilator 2 MX Click Start, select Programs, select Creative, click on Help. Creative BlasterControl The Help file for Creative BlasterControl shows you how to use the BlasterControl utility to customize your screen resolution, color depth, and refresh rate in Windows.
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Technical Specifications Architecture Highlights ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ 3D Features ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Powered by the NVIDIA GeForce 2 MX™ Advanced 256-bit graphics architecture 32MB of Double Data Rate (DDR) memory Intergrated high speed 350MHz RAMDAC 256-bit graphics architecture AGP 4X, with Fast Writes support (AGP version - requires motherboard support) Two independent pixel pipelines Up to 4 texture-mapped, filtered, lit texels per clock cycle.
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2D Features ❑ High performance 2D, GUI, DirectDraw® Screen resolutions up to 2048 x 1536 ❑ Optimized for 32, 16 and 8-bit per pixel color depths ❑ Flicker-free refresh rates up to 240Hz ❑ Video Features ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Drivers ❑ Utilities ❑ Video acceleration for DirectShow®, MPEG1, MPEG2 Enhanced motion compensation for full screen, full motion video playback Multi-tap bilinear video scaling and filtering Multiple video windows with hardware color space conversion DVD sub-picture alpha blended compositi
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Refresh Rates The refresh rates show in the table below are supported by different video modes (based on 350 MHz RAMDAC). Refresh Rates The refresh rates shown in the table are the highest obtainable and are monitor-dependent. Resolutions, pixel depths, and refresh rates are also driverdependent and may not be available for some applications or operating systems. Color Depth Resolution 256 (8-bit) 64k (16-bit) 16.
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Troubleshooting System Stops Responding, Blank Screen or Corrupted Display After installing 3D Blaster Annihilator 2 MX and starting your system, the monitor displays a blank screen. Windows 98/Me MultiMonitor Display Problems In a multi-monitor setting, the monitor connected to the 3D Blaster Annihilator 2 MX card remains blank even though the card and its drivers have been installed. Solutions Try the following: ❑ Turn off your system and wait a while before turning it on again.
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Other Display Problems The monitor display flickers or the screen goes blank after Windows starts. Cause Your monitor may not support the resolution or refresh rate that you have set. Solution Use display settings supported by the monitor. To change the display settings: 1. Restart your system in Windows 98/Me Safe Mode. To do so: a. Restart your system and when the message “Starting Windows 98/Me...” appears, press . A list of options such as Safe Mode and Command Prompt Only Mode appears. b.
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Beeping Sounds During System Startup Problems Installing Software Problems Using Software When the system is starting up, there is a series of prolonged beeps. Cause Your 3D Blaster Annihilator 2 MX card may not be firmly inserted into the expansion slot. Solution Be sure that the AGP bus connector of the graphics card is fully inserted into the expansion slot by pressing the card firmly and evenly into the slot. You can also try removing the card and re-inserting it.
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Problem with PCI Bridge (in Windows 95) Problem with AGP Aperture Size After installing Annihilator 2 MX (AGP version) onto a Pentium II LX system or any other AGP system, the Resources tabbed page of the GeForce2 MX Properties dialog box in Windows 95 shows resource conflicts similar to the following: Memory Range used FEDC0000 - FEDDFFFF used by PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge. Memory Range used FD800000 - FDFFFFFF used by PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge.
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