Gigabyte GV-NX53128D User manual

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GV-NX53128D
User'sManual
GeForce™PCX5300 GraphicsAccelerator
Rev.102
12MM-NX53128D-102

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TableofContents
1.Introduction ............................................................................................ 3
1.1.Features.................................................................................................3
1.2.Minimumsystemrequirement ..................................................................3
2.HardwareInstallation............................................................................. 4
2.1.Unpacking...............................................................................................4
2.2.Boardlayout............................................................................................5
2.3.Hardwareinstallation ...............................................................................6
3.SoftwareInstallation .............................................................................. 8
3.1.Win®XP driverandutilitiesinstallation......................................................8
3.1.1.Operating systemrequirement ....................................................................................8
3.1.2.DirectXinstallation ......................................................................................................9
3.1.3.Driverinstallation ...................................................................................................... 11
3.1.4.Utilitieson driverCD .................................................................................................13
3.1.5.Taskbaricon .............................................................................................................15
3.1.6.Displaypropertiespages...........................................................................................18
3.1.7.nViewpropertiespages............................................................................................23
3.2.Win®2000 driverinstallation ..................................................................28
3.3.BIOSflashutility....................................................................................28
4.TroubleshootingTips........................................................................... 29
5.Appendix............................................................................................... 30
5.1.Howtoreflashthe BIOS........................................................................30
5.2.Resolutionsandcolordepthtable(InWindows®XP)...............................31

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1.Introduction
1.1.Features
•Powered byNVIDIA®GeForce™PCX5300 Graphics Processing Unit(GPU)
•Supportsthe newestPCIExpress x16
•Integrated with128MBDDR memory
•SupportsDirectX9.0
•FeaturesTV-Outand D-Sub connectors
•SupportsDVI-Iconnector
1.2.Minimumsystemrequirement
•IBM®or100%PCcompatiblewithPentium®III650MHzorAMDAthlon650MHz
class processororhigher
•One PCIExpress x16 slot
•Operating SystemsWin®2000/Win®XP
•64MBsystemmemory
•50MBofavailabledisk spaceforfull installation
•CD-ROMorDVD-ROMdrive

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2.HardwareInstallation
Expansion cardscontainverydelicateIntegrated Circuit(IC)chips.Toprotect
themagainstdamage fromstaticelectricity,you shouldfollowsomeprecautions
wheneveryou workon yourcomputer.
1.Turnoff yourcomputerand unplug powersupply.
2.Useagrounded wriststrap beforehandling computercomponents.If you do nothaveone,
touchbothofyourhandstoasafelygrounded objectortoametalobject, suchasthe power
supplycase.
3.Placecomponentson agrounded antistaticpad oron the bag thatcamewiththe
componentswheneverthe componentsareseparated fromthe system.
The cardcontainssensitiveelectriccomponents,whichcan be easilydamaged bystatic
electricity,sothe cardshouldbe left initsoriginalpacking until itisinstalled.
Unpacking and installation shouldbe done on agrounded anti-staticmat.The operatorshould
be wearing an anti-staticwristband,grounded atthe samepointasthe anti-staticmat.
Inspectthe cardcarton forobviousdamage.Shipping and handling maycausedamage to
yourcard.Besurethereareno shipping and handling damageson the cardbeforeproceeding.
DONOTAPPLYPOWERTOYOURSYSTEMIFITHASBEENDAMAGEDONTHECARD.
Inordertoensureyourgraphics cardworkingcorrectly,please useofficialGigabyte
BIOSonly.Use noneofficialgigabyteBIOSmightcause problemon thegraphics
card.
2.1.Unpacking
The GV-NX53128Dpackage containsthe following:
The GV-NX53128Dgraphics accelerator
GV-NX53128Duser'smanual
NVIDIASeriesdriverand utilityCD
PowerDVDCD
StoAV cable
DVI-ItoD-Sub connector

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S-Video
VGAMonitorConnector
(15pin)
DVI-IConnector
2.2.Boardlayout
S-Video
VGAMonitor
Connector
(15pin)
DVI-IConnector
NTSC/PALTV
Projector
AnalogLCDMonitorAnalog Monitor
ORVGAOutput
AV Output
S-VideoOutput
Analog LCD Monitor
DigitalLCD Monitor
DVIOutput
VGAOutput
DVI-ItoD-Sub Connector

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2.3.Hardwareinstallation
InstallingYourgraphics card.
Nowthatyou haveprepared yourcomputer,you arereadytoinstall yourgraphics
acceleratorcard.
To install yourgraphics acceleratorcard:
1.Poweroff the computerand monitor,then
disconnectthedisplaycablefromtheback
ofyourcomputer.
2.Removethecomputercover.Ifnecessary,
consultyourcomputer'smanualforhelp
inremoving the cover.
3.Removeanyexisting graphics cardfrom
yourcomputer.
Or,ifyourcomputerhasanyon-board
graphics capability,you mayneed to
disableiton the motherboard.Formore
information,pleasesee you computer
documentation.

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4.Locatethe PCIExpress x16 slot. If
necessary,removethe metalcoverfrom
thisslot; thenalignyourgraphicscardwith
the PCIExpress x16 slot, and press itin
firmlyuntil the cardisfullyeated.
5.Replacethe screwtofasten the cardin
place,and replacethe computercover.
6.Plugthe displaycableintoyourcard;then
turnon the computerand monitor.If your
graphicscardcamewithaDVI-Iconnector,
youcanconnectaflatpaneldisplaytothe
appropriateconnector,asshownbelow...
You arenowreadytoproceed withthe installation ofthe graphics carddriver.Please
refertonextchapterfordetailed instructions.
ToTVorVCR
ToVGAMonitor
ToFlatPanelDisplay

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3.SoftwareInstallation
Inthismanual, weassumethatyourCD-ROMDrive lettertobeDrive D:
Theinstallation ofWin®2000/Win®XPdriversisverysimple.Whenyou insertthe driver
CD intoyourCD-ROMdrive,you canseetheAUTORUN window(ifitdoesnotshowup,
run "D:\setup.exe").Then you can followthe guidestosetup yourgraphics carddriver.
(Pleasefollowthesubsection3.1.3"Driverinstallation"toinstallthedriverforyourgraphics
accelerator.)
3.1.Win®XP driverand utilities installation
3.1.1.Operating systemrequirement
•When loading the graphics carddriversforthe system,pleasemakesureyour
systemhasinstalled DirectX9orlaterversion.
•If youinstall the graphicscarddriversforthemotherboard,whichconsistofSISor
VIAchipsets,pleaseinstall the appropriatedriverprogramforthatmotherboard.
Orpleasecontactyourmotherboardnearestdealerformotherboarddriver.

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3.1.2.DirectXinstallation
InstallMicrosoft DirectXtoenable3DhardwareaccelerationsupportforWindows®2000
/Windows®XP toachievebetter3Dperformence.
MNote:ForsoftwareMPEGsupportinWindows®2000/Windows®XP,youmustinstall
DirectXfirst.
Click "Install DirectX9"item.
Step2.ChooseIaccepttheagreementand
Click "Next"button.
Step 3.Click "Next"button.
Step 1.When autorun windowshowup,
click Install DirectX9item.

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Step 4.Click "Finish"torestartcomputer.
Then the DirectX9installation iscompleted.
Installing the components.

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3.1.3.Driverinstallation
A.Newhardwarefound
Afterthe graphics cardisinserted intoyourcomputeratthe firsttime,the windowswill
automaticallydetectanewhardwareinthe systemandpop outa"NewHardwareFound"
message.The following isthe step-by-step installation guide.
Step1:Found newhardwarewizard:Videocontroller(VGACompatible)
Click "Next"button toinstall the driver.(Thereis
adriverCD disk thatcamewithyourgraphics
accelerator,pleaseinsertitnow.)
Orclick the "Cancel"button toinstall the driver
fromAUTORUN window.
Step2:Found newhardwarewizard:Searching and installing
The wizardwill searchforthe driverand install itautomatically.
Step3:Found newhardwarewizard:Finish
Click the "Finish"button tofinishthe installation.

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B.Driverinstallation (Autorun Window)
InsertthedriverCDdiskintoyourCD-ROM,andthenyoucanseetheAUTORUNwindow.
If itdoesnotshowup,pleaserun "D:\setup.exe".
Step 2.Click "Next"button.
Step 1.When autorun windowshowup,
click Install Display Driveritem.
Step 3.Click "Finish"button torestartcomputer.
Then the driverinstallation iscompleted.
Windowsinstallingsthe components.
Click "Install DisplayDriver"item.

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3.1.4.Utilities on driverCD
InsertthedriverCDdiskintoyourCD-ROM,andthenyoucanseetheAUTORUNwindow.
If itdoesnotshowup,pleaserun "D:\setup.exe".
•Install V-Tuner2:
Step 3.Enteryournameand company.
Step 4.Click "Finish"button torestartcomputer.
Then the V-Tuner2installation iscompleted.
Step 2.Click "Next"button.
Step 1.When autorun windowshowup,
click V-Tuner2item.
Click "V-Tuner2"item.

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V-Tuner2(Overclock Utility)
V-Tuner2letsyouadjusttheworking frequencyofthegraphicengine andvideo memory
(CoreClock and MemoryClock).
Enablesautoadjustmentofcore/
memoryclock settingssetbyuser
when running 3Dapplications.
Corespeed
adjustment
Displays coreclock statusDisplays memoryclock status
Corespeed
adjust
SelectchoiceofskinOpensHelppage

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3.1.5.Taskbaricon
Afterinstallation ofthe displaydrivers,you will find aGBTicon on the taskbar's
statusarea.Right-clicking thisicon opensthe GBTcontrolpanel,showing amenu
composed ofshortcutofthe graphics card'senhanced and otherfunctions.
You mayclick the "DisplayProperties"item,and then click Settings.Click "Advanced"
afterclickng Settings.Click the appropriatetab tochange yourdisplaysettings.
Rightclick the icon.
You can linktoGBTwebsiteforupdated information aboutthe
graphics accelerator,latestdrivers,and otherinformation.
Click "VGAInformation"item
intothe"VGAInfo"and"Color
Adjust"tabs.

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VGAInformation
VGAInfoliststhe relevantinformation aboutyourcard.
ColorAdjust
ColorAdjustallowsyou tomakecoloradjustments,suchasbrightness,contrastand
gammavaluesforeachorall ofRGBcolors.

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Afterinstallation ofthe displaydrivers,you will find aNVIDIAicon on the taskbar's
statusarea.Clicking thisicon open the controlpanel.
You can adjustthe properties
ofthe graphics accelertaor
fromhere.
Rightclick the icon.

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3.1.6.Display properties pages
The screen showsthe information ofdisplayadapter,color,the range ofdisplayarea
and the refreshrate.
Settings(Resolutionsand Colordepthforwindows)
The Setting propertiespage allowsyou toadjustthe screen resolution and colorquality
settings.
GeForce PCX5300 properties
You can click the itemtochange
the colordepth.
You can movethe slidertochange
the resolution.
nThispage showstheAdapter,Systemand
Driverversion information.
Click "Advanced"icon foradapterand setting.
Click "Advanced",intodetailssettings:
You can selectotherpropertiesfromthe pop-outmenu.

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nnViewallowsyou toconnectseparatedisplays tosingle
graphics card.
•nViewmodes:selectyourpreferred nViewdisplaymodes
here.Options:Singledisplay/Clone/Horizontalspan/
Verticalspan/Dualview
•Displaypair:selectasingledisplayordisplaypair.The
selected displaycombination will appearinthe graphical
representation below.
•Display:selectthe primarydisplaydevice
•Click Applytoapplysettingsorclick OKtosavesettings.
nIf TVischosen asthe display,you will need toselectthe
properTVformat. Todo this,click"DeviceSetting"followed
by"SelectTVformat".Selectthe formatforyourtelevision
and then click "Apply"followed by"OK".
nViewDisplay Modeproperties
Performance and QualitySettingsproperties
nThe slidersletstodecide whetheryourapplication should
usequlityorhigh performancetexture.
•Applicationprofiles:Selectthe application profilefromthe
listofprofiles.
•GlobalDriverSettings:Slectthe Settingsitemand move
the sliderbelowtosetthe degree ofantialiasing toused
inDirect3Dand OpenGLapplications.
•Antialiasingsettings:alowstosetthedegreeoftheGlobal
DriverSettings.
DisplayModelGV-NX53128D
MatrixCRT+TV Yes
CRT+DVIYes
DVI+TV Yes

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Overlay Controlsproperties
nTheOverlayControlsPropertiescanadjustOverlayzoom
contorlsand Overlaycolorcontrols.Thereisonlyone video
overlay,whichisonlyavailableonthe Primarydisplay.The
video overlaycontrolsareautomaticallyactivated during
playback ofanyvideo filetype thatsupportsoverlay
adjustments.The "AdjustColors"button will access "Color
Correction"propertiespage.
ColorCorrection properties
nTheColorCorrectionProperties isusedtocompensation
forvariationsinluminancebetween asourceimage and its
outputon adisplaydevice.Adjustthe colorcorrection
settingstoprovide moreaccuratecolorreproduction of
images(suchasphotographs)on yourdisplaydevice.Also,
many3D-accelerated gamesmayappeartoo darktoplay.
Increasing the brightness and/orthe gammavalue equally
acrossallchannelsmakesthesegamesappearbrighterand
moreplayable.