Gigabyte GA-660 Series User manual

R-14-01-090914
GA - 660 Series Graphics Accelerator
• GA-660Plus
• GA-660Plus TV
• GA-660Plus DFP
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Chapter 1
User’s Manual

GA-660 Series Graphics Accelerator
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The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions which may
appear in this document nor does it make a commitment to update the
information contained herein.
Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective
owners.
September 14, 1999 Taipei, Taiwan

Table Of Contents
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. PREFACE...................................................................................1-1
1.2. KEY FEATURES.........................................................................1-1
2. HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2.1. UNPACKING...............................................................................2-1
2.2. BOARD LAYOUT ........................................................................2-1
2.3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION......................................................2-3
2.3.1 Turbo switch..........................................................................2-4
2.3.2 TV switch ..............................................................................2-4
3. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
3.1. WIN95 or WIN98 DRIVER AND UTILITIES
INSTALLATION..................................................................................3-1
3.1.1 Operating system requirement................................................3-1
3.1.2 DirectX installation..................................................................3-2
3.1.3 Driver installation....................................................................3-3
3.1.4 Utilities on driver CD...............................................................3-8
3.1.5 Property pages.......................................................................3-8
3.1.6 Taskbar Icon ..........................................................................3-20
3.2. WINDOWS NT 4.0 DRIVER INSTALLATION...............................3-23
3.3. BIOS FLASH UTILITY.................................................................3-24
3.4. REMOVE GA-660Plus DRIVERS.................................................3-24
4. Game's Keyboard Command Reference
4.1. NEED FOR SPEED III.................................................................4-2
4.2. POPULOUS................................................................................4-4
4.3. SUPERDIKE................................................................................4-9
4.4. FUTURE COP.............................................................................4-10
APPENDIX A: Resolutions and Color Depth Table...................A-1

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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. PREFACE
Welcome to use the GA-660 Series3D/2D graphics accelerator. The GA-660
Plus 3D/2D graphics accelerator is an innovative design that delivers a new
level of balanced, scalable and sustained 3D performance along with smooth
video and great 2D graphics experience.
This manual will take you through the steps in order to properly install the
GA-660Plus graphics accelerator into your computer. Please note that your
computer may differ slightly from the illustrations and screen shots displayed
in this manual.
1.2. KEY FEATURES
qNVIDIA’sRIVA TNT2-Ahigh-performance 2D/3D graphics processor.
q32 or 16MB DRAM with 128-bit interface.
qAGP 2X/4X with sideband addressing.
qIntegrated 300MHz RAMDAC.
qSingle-pass multi-texturing.
q32-bit rendering.
qPer-pixel mip-mapping.
qOptimized for Direct3D acceleration.
qComplete DirectX 6.X support.
qAcceleration of full-motion video playback, sustaining 30 frames per
second with high quality color resolution.
qAdvanced support for Direct Draw.
qVideo acceleration for Direct show, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and Indeo.
qBuilt-in high quality TV-Out & DFP (660 Plus TV/DFP)

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2. HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2.1. UNPACKING
The GA –660Plus package contains the following:
•The GA-660Plus graphics accelerator
•This USER'S MANUAL
•One driver CD for Win95 / Win98¡BWin NT 4.0¡BWin 2000 driver and
Utilities
The card contains sensitive electric components, which can be easily
damaged by static electricity, so the card should be left in its original packing
until it is installed.
Unpacking and installation should be done on a grounded anti-static mat. The
operator should be wearing an anti static wristband, grounded at the same
point as the anti-static mat.
Inspect the card carton for obvious damage. Shipping and handling may cause
damage to your card. Be sure there are no shipping and handling damages on
the card before proceeding.
M DO NOT APPLY POWER TO YOUR SYSTEM IF IT HAS BEEN
DAMAGED ON THE CARD.
2.2. BOARD LAYOUT
GA-660Plus (32MB SDRAM)
Sil154
BT868
VGA BIOS
Digital Flat Panel
20-pin Connector
(Optional)
15-pin
Monitor
Connector
TV-Out
S-VHS
(Optional)
TV-Out
Composite
(Optional)
VIP Port
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NVIDIA’s RIVA TNT2-A
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32MB SDRAM
(8M64)

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GA-660Plus (16MB SDRAM)
Sil154
BT868
VGA BIOS
Digital Flat Panel
20-pin Connector
(Optional)
15-pin
Monitor
Connector
TV-Out
S-VHS
(Optional)
TV-Out
Composite
(Optional)
VIP Port
NVIDIA’s RIVA TNT2-A
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16MB SDRAM
(2M68)

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2.3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION
1. Shut down the computer.
2. Unplug monitor cable from your computer.
3. Remove your computer’s unit cover, and ground yourself.
4.
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Remove the screw and slot bracket from the board’s mounting.
Be sure removing the existing graphics card from your system, if you
have another graphics card in your system.
5. Pick up the GA-660Plus and remove the plastic sleeve.
6.
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Press the card firmly into the AGP slot.
Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot.
7. Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the GA-660Plus.
8. Replace your computer’s unit cover.
9. Plug your monitor’s 15-pin connector into your GA-660Plus monitor
connector.
10. Turn on the power.
11. You can install the driver and utility to your system now.

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2.3.1 Turbo switch
The GA-660Plus ships with default engine clock speed and memory clock
speed. With the turbo switch on-board, the GA-660Plus gives you the option to
over clock the engine and memory clock speed to the reliable high speeds and
performance.
2.3.2 TV switch
The GA-660Plus TV switch provides the setting for NTSC and PAL TV signal
format. Please make sure that video card TV signal format is set to the same
type or the devices you will be correcting to.
Open : Turbo
Close : Default
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1-2 close : PAL
2-3 close : NTSC
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Software Installation
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3. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
In this manual, we assume that your CD-ROM Drive letter to be Drive D:
3.1. WINDOWS95 OR WIN98 DRIVER AND UTILITIES
INSTALLATION
The installation of Windows 95 or Windows 98 drivers is very simple.
When you insert the driver CD into your CD-ROM drive, you can see the
AUTORUN window (if it does not show up, run “D:\setup.exe”). Then you
can follow guides to setup your GA-660Plus driver (Please follow the sub-
section 3.1.3 “Step By Step Installation”to install the driver for your GA-
660 graphics accelerator.
3.1.1. Operating system requirement
MIfyour OSis MicrosoftWindows¡Awhenloading theGA-660Plus drivers
for the system, your Windows95 version should be OSR 2.1 or later or
Windows 98 Bata3 or later. Please make sure your system has installed or
DirectX6 or later.
If your windows version is an older version, You must use the USB
supplement update (make sure the update language is the same with your
system language) to upgrade your system to OSR 2.1.
MYou can find the USB supplement update in the April 1997 MSDN
Disc1\OSR2\USBSUPP.
MIn Windows95, if you install the GA-660Plus drivers for the mainboard
which consist of SIS, ALI or VIA chipsets, please install the appropriate
GART.vxd program for that mainboard. Please see the driver CD for
appropriate Vgartd file.

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3.1.2. DirectX Installation
Install Microsoft DirectX 6.1 to enable 3D hardware acceleration support
for Win95/98 to achieve better 3D performence.
M Note: For sofeware MPEG support in Win95/98, you must install
DirectX first.
Select “Display Drivers Setup Utility ”item.
Select “Install DirectX 6.1”item.

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Then the DirectX 6.1installation is completed.
3.1.3. Driver Installation
The following is the step by step installation guide.
Step 1: New Hardware Found
After GA-660Plus is inserted into your computer at the first time, the
windows will automatically detect a new hardware in the system and pop-
out a “New Hardware Found”message. Please select “Do not install a
driver”and press OK.
Step 2: Update Device Driver Wizard: Standard PCI Graphics Adapter
(VGA)
Select “ReInstall DirectX”item.
Press the
“Next”button.
Don’t press “Cancel”,
because the system will
hang if you press it.

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Step 3: Update Device Driver Wizard: Finish
At this time, system will ask for your Windows CD in order to complete the
VGA driver installation.
If you don’t have the CD, you can press C:\Windows\System directory.
Step 4: System Setting Change
After the system has finished loading, insert the GA-660Plus
driver CD disk into your CD-ROM, then you can see
the AUTORUN window. If it does not show up, please run
“D:\setup.exe”.
Press the
“Finish”
button
Select the
“NO”button

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Step 5: Driver Setup
Select the “Install Display Drivers”item.

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Select the “Next”button.
Select the “Next”button.