Gigabyte Gv-n68u256d User manual

Jun. 14, 2004

VGA Card

GV-N68U256D

VGA Card

Jun. 14, 2004

GV-N68U256D

User's Manual

GeForce™6800 Ultra Graphics Accelerator

Rev. 101

12MD-N68U256D-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 .................................................................................. 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 ............................................................................... 23

3.2. Win®2000 / Win®ME Driver Installation ................................................... 28

3.3. BIOS Flash Utility ..................................................................................... 28

4. Troubleshooting Tips ......................................................................... 29

5. Appendix ...........................................................................................30

5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS .......................................................................... 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™6800 Ultra Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

•Supports the new AGP 8X

•Integrated with 256MB DDR III memory

•Supports DirectX 9.0

•Supports TV-Out connector

•Supports 2 DVI-I connectors

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®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

DVI-I Connector 2

DVI-I Connector 1

TV-out

DVI-I

Connector 2

NTSC / PALTV

Projector

AV Output

S-VideoOutput

Analog LCD Monitor

Digital LCD Monitor

DVI Output

VGA Output

DVI-I to D-Sub Adapter

DVI-I

Connector 1

2. Hardware Installation

2.1. Board Layout

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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.

To TV or VCR

To Flat Panel Display

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 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.

After installation, please connect the power cable to your

GV-N68U256D graphics card, or the system will not boot.

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 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 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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