Gigabyte GV-N57128D User manual

Jun. 10, 2004
VGA Card
GV-N57128D

VGACard
Jun. 10, 2004
GV-N57128D

GV-N57128D
User's Manual
GeForce™FX 5700 Graphics Accelerator
Rev. 301
12MD-N57128D-301
Copyright
© 2004 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.("GBT"). No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any from
without the expressed, written permission of GBT.
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Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet.
The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a
commitment to update the information contained herein.

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 3
1.1. Features ..................................................................................................... 3
1.2. Minimum system requirement .................................................................... 3
2. Hardware Installation ........................................................................... 4
2.1. Board Layout .............................................................................................. 4
2.2. Hardware installation ................................................................................... 6
3. Software Installation ............................................................................ 8
3.1. Win®XP driver and utilities installation ....................................................... 8
3.1.1. Operating system requirement ......................................................................................... 8
3.1.2. DirectX installation ............................................................................................................ 9
3.1.3. Driver installation ............................................................................................................ 11
3.1.4. Utilities on driver CD ...................................................................................................... 13
3.1.5. Taskbar icon ................................................................................................................... 15
3.1.6. Display properties pages ............................................................................................... 18
3.1.7. nView properties pages ................................................................................................. 24
3.2. Win®98/98SE / Win®2000 / Win®ME driver installation ........................... 29
3.3. BIOS flash utility ....................................................................................... 29
4. Troubleshooting Tips ......................................................................... 30
5. Appendix .......................................................................................... 31
5.1. How to Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS mode ..................................................... 31
5.2. Resolutions and color depth table (In Windows®XP) .................................. 32

Introduction- 3 -
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1. Introduction
1.1. Features
•Powered by nVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
•Supports the new AGP 8X standard
•Integrated with 128MB DDR memory
•Supports TV-Out and D-Sub connectors
•Supports DVI-I connector
•Supports Direct X 9.0 Spec
1.2. Minimum system requirement
•IBM®or 100% PC compatible with Pentium®III 650MHz or AMD Athlon 650MHz
class processor or higher
•One available AGP3.0 compliant slot or better
•Operating Systems Win®98/98SE / Win®2000 / Win®ME / Win®XP
•64MB system memory
•50MB of available disk space for full installation
•CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive

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TV-Out
VGA Monitor Connector
(15pin)
DVI-I Connector
1) GV-N57128D (ver. 1.0)
2. Hardware Installation
2.1. Board Layout
Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor
OR
VGA Output
Digital LCD Monitor
VGA Output
TV-Out
VGA Monitor Connector
(15pin)
DVI Connector
AV Output
NTSC / PAL TV
Projector
S-VideoOutput
DVI Output
DVI-I to D-Sub Connector
Analog LCD Monitor
2) GV-N57128D (ver. 3.0)
VGA Monitor Connector
(15pin)
DVI-I Connector
TV-Out

Hardware Installation- 5 -
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Expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To
protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some
precautions whenever you work on your computer.
1. Turn off your computer and unplug power supply.
2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have
one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as
the power supply case.
3. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the
components whenever the components are separated from the system.
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.
DO NOT APPLY POWER TO YOUR SYSTEM IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED ON
THE CARD.
In order to ensure your graphics card working correctly, please use official
Gigabyte BIOS only. Use none official Gigabyte BIOS might cause problem
on the graphics card.

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2.2. Hardware installation
Installing Your graphics card.
Now that you have prepared your computer, you are ready to install your graphics
accelerator card.
To install your graphics accelerator card:
1. Power off the computer and monitor, then
disconnect the display cable from the back
of your computer.
2. Remove the computer cover. If necessary,
consult your computer's manual for help
in removing the cover.
3. Remove any existing graphics card from
your computer.
Or, if your computer has any on-board
graphics capability, you may need to
disable it on the motherboard. For more
information, see you computer
documentation.

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4. Locate the AGP slot. If necessary, remove
the metal cover from this slot; then align
your graphics card with the AGP slot, and
press it in firmly until the card is fully seated.
5. Replace the screw to fasten the card in
place, and replace the computer cover.
6. Plug the display cable into your card; then
turn on the computer and monitor. If your
graphics card came with a DVI connector,
you can connect a flat panel display to the
appropriate connector, as shown below...
You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the graphics card driver. For detailed
instructions, select your operating system from the list below.
To TV or VCR
To VGA Monitor
To Flat Panel Display

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3. Software Installation
In this manual, we assume that your CD-ROM Drive letter to be Drive D:
The installation of Win®98/98SE / Win®2000 / Win®ME / Win®XP 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 the guides to
setup your graphics card driver. (Please follow the subsection 3.1.3 "Driver installation"
to install the driver for your graphics accelerator.)
3.1. Win®XP driver and utilities installation
3.1.1. Operating system requirement
•When loading the graphics card drivers for the system, please make sure your
system has installed DirectX 9 or later version.
•If you install the graphics card drivers for the motherboard, which consist of SIS, VIA
chipsets, please install the appropriate driver program for that motherboard. Or please
contact your motherboard nearest dealer for motherboard driver.