Gigabyte GV-NX66128D User manual

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GV-NX66128D(256D)
User'sManual
GeForce™6600 GraphicsAccelerator
Rev. 201
12MD-NX66128D-201

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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.................................................................................................. 22
3.2. Win®2000 driver installation..................................................................... 27
3.3. BIOS flash utility ....................................................................................... 27
4. Troubleshooting Tips.........................................................................28
5.Appendix ...........................................................................................29
5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS.......................................................................... 29
5.1.1. Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS mode .................................................................................... 29
5.1.2. Reflash BIOS in Windows mode .................................................................................... 29
5.2. Resolutions and color depth table (In Windows®XP) ...............................30

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1. Introduction
1.1. Features
•Powered by NVIDIA®GeForce™6600 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
•Supports the newest PCI Express x 16
•Integrated with 128MB DDR memory (Only for GV-NX66128D)
•Integrated with 256MB DDR memory (Only for GV-NX66256D)
•Supports DirectX 9.0
•SupportAV / S-Video and HDTV output
•Support D-Sub and DVI-I connector
1.2. Minimum system requirement
•IBM®or100%PCcompatiblewithPentium®III650MHzorAMDAthlon650MHz
class processor or higher
•One PCI Express x 16 slot
•Operating Systems Win®2000 / Win®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) GV-NX66128D (ver. 2.0)
TV-out
VGAMonitorConnector
(15-pin)
DVI-IConnector
TV-out
VGAMonitor
Connector
(15pin)
DVI-IConnector
Analog LCD Monitor AnalogMonitor
OR VGAOutput
NTSC/PALTV
Projector
Y
S-VideoOutput
Digital LCD Monitor
DVIOutput
Analog LCD Monitor
VGAOutput
Pr
Pb/AVOutput
HDTV
DVI-I to D-Sub Connector
2.1. Board Layout
VGAMonitorConnector
(15pin)
1) GV-NX66128D(256D) (ver. 1.0)
TV-out
DVI-IConnector

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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
haveone,touchbothofyour hands to a safelygroundedobjectortoametalobject,
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.
Unpackingandinstallationshouldbedoneonagroundedanti-staticmat.Theoperator
should be wearing an anti-static wristband, grounded at the same point as the anti-
static mat.
Inspectthecardcartonforobviousdamage.Shippingandhandlingmaycausedamage
toyour card. Besure there arenoshipping and handlingdamages on thecardbefore
proceeding.
DO NOTAPPLYPOWER 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
disconnectthedisplaycablefromtheback
of your computer.
2. Removethecomputercover.Ifnecessary,
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, please see you computer
documentation.

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4. Locate the PCI Express x 16 slot. If
necessary, remove the metal cover from
thisslot;thenalignyourgraphicscardwith
the PCI Express x 16 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 thedisplaycable into yourcard;then
turn on the computer and monitor. If your
graphicscardcamewithaDVI-Iconnector,
youcanconnect a flatpaneldisplayto the
appropriate connector, as shown below...
You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the graphics card driver. Please
refer to next chapter for detailed instructions.
To TV or VCR
To VGAMonitor To Flat Panel Display

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3. Software Installation
In this manual, we assume that your CD-ROM Drive letter to be Drive D:
Theinstallation of Win®2000/ Win®XP driversisvery simple. Whenyou insert thedriver
CD into your CD-ROM drive, you can see theAUTORUN window (if it does not show up,
run "D:\setup.exe"). Then you can follow the guides to setup your graphics card driver.
(Pleasefollowthesubsection3.1.3"Driverinstallation"toinstallthedriverforyourgraphics
accelerator.)
3.1. Win®XPdriver 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.
•Ifyou installthe graphics carddrivers for themotherboard, whichconsistof SISor
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 1. When autorun window show up,
click Install DirectX 9 item.
Step2.ChooseI accept the agreement and
Click "Next" button.
Step 3. Click "Next" button.

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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
automaticallydetectanewhardwareinthesystemandpopouta"NewHardware Found"
message. The following is the step-by-step installation guide.
Step 1: Found new hardware wizard: Video controller (VGA Compatible)
Click "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.
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.

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B. Driver installation (Autorun Window)
InsertthedriverCDdiskintoyourCD-ROM,andthenyoucanseetheAUTORUNwindow.
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 "Next" button.
Step 3. Click "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
InsertthedriverCDdiskintoyourCD-ROM,andthenyoucanseetheAUTORUNwindow.
If it does not show up, please run "D:\setup.exe".
•Install V-Tuner 2:
Step 1.Click "Utilities" item.
Step 4. Enter your name and company.
Step 5.Click "Finish" button to restart computer.
Then the V-Tuner2 installation is completed.
Step 3. Click "Next" button.
Step 2.Click "GIGABYTE Utility" item.

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V-Tuner 2 (Overclock Utility)
V-Tuner 2lets you adjusttheworkingfrequencyofthegraphicengine and video memory
(Core Clock and Memory Clock).
Enables auto adjustment of core/
memory clock settings set by user
whenrunning 3D applications.
Corespeed
adjustment
Displays core clock status Displays memory clock status
Corespeed
adjust
Select choice of skinOpensHelp page

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3.1.5. Taskbar icon
After installation of the display drivers, you will find a GBT icon on the taskbar's
status area. Right-clicking this icon opens the GBT 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 clickng Settings. Click the appropriate tab to change your display settings.
Right click the icon.
You can link to GBT website for updated information about the
graphics accelerator, latest drivers, and other information.
Click "VGA Information" item
intothe"VGAInfo"and"Color
Adjust" tabs.

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VGA Information
VGA Info lists the relevant information about your card.
ColorAdjust
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. Clicking this icon open the control panel.
You can adjust the properties
of the graphics accelertaor
from here.
Right click the icon.

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3.1.6. Display properties pages
The screen shows the information of display adapter, color, the range of display area
and the refresh rate.
Settings (Resolutions and Color depth for windows)
The Setting properties page allows you to adjust the screen resolution and color quality
settings.
GeForce 6600 properties
You can click the item to change
the color depth.
You canmove thesliderto change
the resolution.
This page shows theAdapter, System and
Driver version information.
Click "Advanced" icon for adapter and setting.
Click "Advanced", into details settings:
You can select other properties from the pop-out menu.

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nView allows you to connect separate displays to single
graphics card.
• nViewmodes:selectyourpreferred nViewdisplaymodes
here. Options: Single display/ Clone/ Horizontal span/
Vertical span/ Dualview
• Display pair: select a single display or display pair. The
selected display combination will appear in the graphical
representation below.
IfTV is chosen as the display, you will need to select the
properTVformat. Todothis, click"DeviceSetting" followed
by "Select TV format". Select the format for your television
and then click "Apply" followed by "OK".
nView Display Mode properties
Performance and Quality Settings properties
The sliders lets to decide whether your application should
use qulity or high performance texture.
• Applicationprofiles:Selecttheapplicationprofilefromthe
list of profiles.
• Global Driver Settings: Slect the Settings item and move
the slider below to set the degree of antialiasing to used
in Direct3D and OpenGL applications.
• Antialiasingsettings:alowstosetthedegreeoftheGlobal
Driver Settings.
Color Correction properties
The Color Correction Properties isused tocompensation
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
acrossallchannelsmakesthesegamesappearbrighterand
more playable.
Display Model GV-NX66128D(256D)
Matrix CRT+TV Yes
CRT+DVI Yes
DVI+TV Yes

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Overlay Controls properties
TheOverlayControlsPropertiescanadjustOverlayzoom
contorlsand Overlaycolorcontrols. Thereis onlyone video
overlay,which isonly availableon the Primarydisplay. 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.
Troubleshooting properties
The NVIDIA settings taskbar utility lets you conveniently
access various features and presets you've configured in
the Display Properties directly from the Windows taskbar.
• Display the NVIDIA Settings icon in the taskbar
The Desktop Manager provides enhanced nView multi-
display functionality and helps you organize your
applications for use with multiple displays and desktops.
• My connected TV does not appear in this list
Thisoption canbeused toforce detectionof anattached
TVsetwhichdoesnot reportitspresenceto thegraphics
card.
NV Rotate properties
The NV Rotate Properties is used to rotate the screen. If
your monitor is capable of operating in either Landscape or
Portrait mode, you can adjust the screen by this properties.
• Landscape (0 degree rotation)
• Portrait (90 degree rotation)
• Inverted Landscape (180 degree rotation)
• Inverted Portrait (270 degree rotation)