Gigabyte GV-N62256DP2-RH User manual

GV-N62256DP2-RH
GeForce™6200 Graphics Accelerator
User's Manual
Rev. 101
12MD-N622P2R-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 ................................................................................... 6
3. Software Installation ............................................................................ 8
3.1. Windows®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 .............................................................................................. 23
3.2. Windows®2000 Driver Installation ............................................................. 28
4. Troubleshooting Tips ........................................................................ 29
5. Appendix .......................................................................................... 30
5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS ........................................................................... 30
5.1.1. Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS mode ................................................................................. 30
5.1.2. Reflash BIOS in Windows mode ................................................................................ 30
5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows®XP) ............................... 31

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1. Introduction
1.1. Features
•Powered by NVIDIA®GeForce™6200 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
•Supports AGP 8X
•Integrated with 256 MB DDR2 memory
•Supports DirectX 9.0c
•Support AV / S-Video output
•Supports TV-Out and D-Sub (by adapter) 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
•64 MB system memory
•50 MB 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
VGA Output
Analog LCD Monitor Analog CRT Monitor
Or
TV-Out
DVI-I Connector
Digital LCD Monitor
DVI Output
S-Video Output
AV Output
NTSC / PAL TV Projector
OR
NTSC / PAL TV Projector
OR
DVI-I to D-Sub
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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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-N62256DP2-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-N62256DP2-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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Color Correction properties
The Color Correction Properties is used to compensation
for variations in luminance between a source image and its
output on a display device. Adjust the color correction settings
to provide more accurate color reproduction of images(such as
photographs) on your display device. Also, many 3D-
accelerated games may appear too dark to play. Increasing
the brightness and/or the gamma value equally across all
channels makes these games appear brighter and more
playable.
Video Overlay Settings properties
The Video Overlay Settings Properties can adjust Overlay
zoom controls and Overlay color controls. There is only one
video overlay, which is only available on the Primary display.
The video overlay controls are automatically activated during
playback of any video file type that supports overlay
adjustments. The "Adjust Colors" button will access "Color
Correction" properties page.
Performance and Quality Settings properties
The sliders lets to decide whether your application should use
quality or high performance texture.
• Application profiles: Select the application profile from the list
of profiles.
• Global Driver Settings: Select the Settings item and move
the slider below to set the degree of antialiasing to used in
Direct3D and OpenGL applications.
• Antialiasing settings: allows to set the degree of the Global
Driver Settings.