Gigabyte Gv-n62128dp2-rh User manual

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GV-N62128DP2-RH

GeForce™6200 Graphics Accelerator

User's Manual

Rev. 101

12MD-N621DP2R-101R

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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 ................................................................................... 7

3. Software Installation ............................................................................ 9

3.1. Windows®XP Driver and Utilities Installation ................................................. 9

3.1.1. Operating System Requirement ................................................................................... 9

3.1.2. DirectX Installation ........................................................................................................ 10

3.1.3. Driver Installation .......................................................................................................... 12

3.1.4. Utilities on Driver CD ................................................................................................... 14

3.1.5. Taskbar Icon ................................................................................................................. 16

3.1.6. Display Properties pages ............................................................................................ 19

3.1.7. nView Properties pages .............................................................................................. 24

3.2. Windows®2000 Driver Installation ............................................................. 29

4. Troubleshooting Tips ........................................................................ 30

5. Appendix .......................................................................................... 31

5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS ........................................................................... 31

5.1.1. Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS mode ................................................................................. 31

5.1.2. Reflash BIOS in Windows mode ................................................................................ 31

5.2. Connecting to a HDTV .............................................................................. 32

5.3. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows®XP) ............................... 33

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1. Introduction

1.1. Features

•Powered by NVIDIA®GeForce™6200 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

•Supports AGP 8X

•Integrated with 128MB DDR2 memory

•Supports DirectX 9.0c

•Support AV / S-Video and HDTV output

•Supports TV-Out and D-Sub (requires adapter to support this function) connectors

•Supports DVI-I connector

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 Windows®2000 / Windows®XP

•64MB system memory

•50MB of available disk space for full installation

•CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive

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2. Hardware Installation

2.1. Board Layout

TV-Out

DVI-I Connector

Analog LCD Monitor

Digital LCD Monitor

DVI Output

DVI-I to D-Sub Connector

VGA Output

S-Video Output

Pb/AV Output

NTSC / PAL TV Projector

HDTV

NTSC / PAL TV Projector

TV-Out

DVI-I Connector

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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 remove the existing graphics 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 your computer documentation.

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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 install your new graphics card:

1. Locate the AGP slot. If necessary, remove

the metal cover from this slot; then align your

graphics card with theAGP slot, and press it

in firmly until the card is fully seated.

2. Replace the screw to fasten the card in place,

and replace the computer cover.

To TV or VCR

To Flat Panel Display

3. Plug the display cable into your graphics

card; then turn on the computer and monitor.

To connect a flat panel directly to your graphics

card, use the DVI-I connector. To connect a

VGA monitor to the DVI-I connector, plug

the DVI-I to D-sub adapter into the DVI-I

connector, then plug the monitor cable into

the adapter. Connect a flat panel

Connect a VGA monitor via DVI-I to D-sub adapter

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GIGABYTE Component Video Adapter for Nvidia Graphics Cards (HDTV Cable)

(1) Connecting HDTV

Connect your HDTV cables to the component video

adapter according to the corresponding color. (Y= Green,

Pr= Red, Pb= Blue)

(2) Connecting S-Video

If your TV has a S-Video connection, connect the S-

Video cable from your TV to the S-Video Out port on the

adapter.

(3) Connecting AV Output

If your TV has a Composite video connection, you can

connect the RCA cable from your TV to the AV Out port

on the adapter.

Connect to the TV-

Out port on the

graphics card.

S-Video Out HDTV Component

(Y+Pr+Pb)

AV Out

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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 Windows®2000 / Windows®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. Windows®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 or VIA

chipsets, please install the appropriate driver program for that motherboard. Or please

contact your motherboard nearest dealer for motherboard driver.

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Step 2. Choose I accept the agreement and

Click "Next" button.

Step 3. Click "Next" button.

3.1.2. DirectX installation

Install Microsoft DirectX to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Windows®2000 or

Windows®XP to achieve better 3D performance.

0Note: For software MPEG support in Windows®2000 or Windows®XP, you must install

DirectX first. Users who run Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or above do not need to

install DirectX separately.

Step 1. When autorun window show up, click

the Install DirectX 9 item.

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Step 4. Click "Finish" to restart computer.

Then the DirectX 9 installation is completed.

Installing the components.

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3.1.3. Driver Installation

A. New hardware found

After the graphics card 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. The following is the step-by-step installation guide.

Step 1: Found new hardware wizard: Video controller (VGA Compatible)

Step 2: Found new hardware wizard: Searching and installing

The wizard will search for the driver and install it automatically.

Step 3: Found new hardware wizard: Finish

Click the "Finish" button to finish the installation.

Click the Next button to install the driver. (There is

a driver CD disk that came with your graphics

accelerator, please insert it now.)

Or click the Cancel button to install the driver from

AUTORUN window.

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B. Driver installation (Autorun Window)

Insert the driver CD disk into your CD-ROM, and then you can see the AUTORUN window.

If it does not show up, please run "D:\setup.exe".

Step 1. When autorun window show up,

click Install Display Driver item.

Step 2. Click the "Next" button.

Step 3. Click the "Finish" button and restart

computer. Then the driver installation is

completed.

Windows installs the driver components.

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3.1.4. Utilities on driver CD

Insert the driver CD disk into your CD-ROM, and then you can see the AUTORUN window.

If it does not show up, please run "D:\setup.exe".

•Install GIGABYTE utilities:

Step 3. Enter your name and company.

Step 4. Click the Finish button to restart computer.

Then the utilities installation is completed.

Step 2. Click the Next button.

Step 1. When autorun window show up, please click

the Utilities item.

Then click the GIGABYTE Utility item.

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V-Tuner 2

V-Tuner 2 lets you monitor the working frequency of the graphic engine and video memory

(Core Clock and Memory Clock).

Displays core clock status Displays memory clock status

Select choice of skinOpens Help page

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3.1.5. Taskbar Icon

After installation of the display drivers, you will find a GIGABYTE icon in the system tray.

Right-clicking this icon opens the GIGABYTE control panel, which shows a menu composed

of shortcut of the graphics card's enhanced and other functions.

You may select the Display Properties item, and then click Settings. Click Advanced after

clicking Settings. Click the appropriate tab to change your display settings.

Right click the icon.

You can link to GIGABYTE website for updated information about the

graphics accelerator, latest drivers, and other information.

Click the VGA Information

item into the "VGA Info" and

"Color Adjust" tabs.

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VGA Information

VGA Info lists the relevant information about your card.

Color Adjust

Color Adjust allows you to make color adjustments, such as brightness, contrast and

gamma values for each or all of RGB colors.

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After installation of the display drivers, you will find a NVIDIA icon in your system tray.

Click this icon to open the control panel.

You can adjust the properties of

the graphics accelertaor from

here.

Right click the icon.

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This page shows the Adapter, System and

Driver versions information.

You can click the item to change the color quality.

You can move the slider to change the resolution.

3.1.6. Display Properties pages

To access Display Properties pages, right-click the GIGABYTE icon in your system tray and

select Display Properties or right-click on Desktop and then select Properties. The Display

Properties dialog box shows the information of display adapter, color, the range of display

area, and the refresh rate.

Settings (Resolutions and Color depth for Windows)

You may adjust the screen resolution and color quality settings in this dialog box.

You can select other properties from the pop-out menu.

GeForce 6200 properties

To access more advanced options, click the Advanced button.

After pressing the Advanced button in Settings, you'll see Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA

GeForce 6200 Properties dialog box. Click the GeForce 6200 tab. (You can also click the Nvidia

icon in the system tray and select Nvidia Display to access the GeForce 6200 properties page.)

Click the Advanced button for adapter and setting.

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nView allows you to connect separate displays to single

graphics card.

• nView Display mode: select your preferred nView display

modes here. Options: Single display/ Dualview

• Primary/Secondary display: select a single display or

display pair. The selected display combination will appear

in the graphical representation below.

• Make this the primary display: Specifies that the display

corresponding to the icon you selected above is the

primary display.

nView Display Settings properties

• ClickApply to apply settings or click OK to save settings.

If TV is chosen as the display, you will need to select

the proper TV format. To do this, click "Device Setting"

followed by "Select TV format". Select the format for your

television and then click "Apply" followed by "OK".

Dual-Monitor Setup:

You can set the display to output from two monitors on the nView Display Settings page.

The GV-N62128DP2-RH support the following modes.

(1) Clone Mode:

Clone mode indicates that both displays in the

display pair show images of the same desktop.

Select Clone from the nView Display Mode list

and click Apply.

Clone Mode

Display Model GV-N62128DP2-RH

Matrix CRT+TV Yes

CRT+DVI No

DVI+TV Yes

DualView Mode

(2)DualView Mode:

Dualview mode indicates that both displays in the

display pair function as one virtual desktop. Unlike

Horizontal Span or Vertical Span mode, Dualview

treats each display as a separate device. This

means that the taskbar will not be stretched across

displays and 3D applications are not accelerated

as efficiently as when the application spans

displays.

Select DualView from the nView Display Mode

list and click Apply.

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