Gigabyte GV-N66128DP User manual

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GV-N66128DP /
GV-N66256DP
GeForce™6600 Graphics Accelerator
User's Manual
Rev. 101
12MD-N66128DP-101

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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 .................................................................................................. 23
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. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows®XP) ............................. 32

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1. Introduction
1.1. Features
•Powered by NVIDIA®GeForce™6600 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
•Supports AGP 8X
•Integrated with 128MB DDR memory (Only for GV-N66128DP)
•Integrated with 256MB DDR memory (Only for GV-N66256DP)
•Supports DirectX 9.0c
•Support AV / S-Video and HDTV output
•Supports TV-Out and D-Sub 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
1) GV-N66128DP
TV-Out
DVI-I Connector
VGA Monitor Connector
(15-pin)
Analog LCD Monitor
NTSC / PAL TV
Projector
Y
S-Video Output
Analog LCD Monitor
Pr
Pb/AV Output
HDTV
OR
Digital LCD Monitor
TV-out
VGA Monitor
Connector
(15-pin)
DVI-I Connector
VGA Output
Analog Monitor
VGA Output
DVI-I to D-Sub Connector
DVI Output

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2) GV-N66256DP
TV-Out
DVI-I Connector
VGA Monitor Connector
(15-pin)
Analog LCD Monitor
NTSC / PAL TV
Projector
Y
S-Video Output
Analog LCD Monitor
Pr
Pb/AV Output
HDTV
OR
Digital LCD Monitor
TV-out
VGA Monitor
Connector
(15-pin)
DVI-I Connector
VGA Output
Analog Monitor
VGA Output
DVI-I to D-Sub Connector
DVI Output

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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 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.
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.
After installation, please connect the power cable to your
graphics card, or the system will not boot.
6. Plug the display cable into your graphics
card; then turn on the computer and
monitor.
To TV or VCR
To VGA Monitor
To Flat Panel Display
5. Replace the screw to fasten the card in
place, and replace the computer cover.
When installing the graphics card, do not push down the heat
pipe. This may displace the heat pipe and cause bad contact
between the GPU and thermal pad as well as affect the heat
dissipation. To avoid system instability, do not touch the
graphics card when it is running.

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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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3.1.2. DirectX Installation
Install Microsoft DirectX to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Windows®2000
or Windows®XP to achieve better 3D performence.
0Note: For software MPEG support in Windows®2000 or Windows®XP, you must
install DirectX first.
Click "Install DirectX 9" item.
Step 2. Choose I accept the agreement and
Click "Next" button.
Step 3. Click "Next" button.
Step 1. When autorun window show up,
click 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.
Click "Install Display Driver" item.
Step 2. Click the Next button.
Step 3. Click the Finish button to restart computer.
Then the driver installation is completed.
Windows installings the 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 (V-Tuner 2):
Step 1. When autorun window show up, please click
the Utilities item.
Click the Utilities item.
Then click the GIGABYTE Utility item.
Step 3. Enter your name and company.
Step 4. Click "Finish" button to restart computer.
Then the V-Tuner2 installation is completed.
Step 2. Click "Next" button.

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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 on the taskbar's
status area. Right-clicking this icon opens the GIGABYTE control panel, showing a menu
composed of shortcut of the graphics card's enhanced and other functions.
You may click 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 on the taskbar's
status area. 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 on the taskbar 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 6600 properties
To access more advanced options, click the Advanced button.
After pressing the Advanced button in Settings, you'll see Plug and Play Monitor on NVIDIA
GeForce 6600 Properties dialog box. Click the GeForce 6600 tab. (You can also click the Nvidia
icon on the taskbar and select Nvidia Display to access the GeForce 6600 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/ Clone/ Horizontal
span/ Vertical span/ 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.
• Click Apply 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".
nView Display Settings properties
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.
Display
Matrix
Model GV-N66128DP GV-N66256DP
CRT+TV Yes Yes
CRT+DVI Yes Yes
DVI+TV Yes Yes