Gigabyte Gv-nx66128dp2 User manual

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GV-NX66128DP2

User's Manual

GeForce™6600 Graphics Accelerator

Rev. 101

12MD-NX66128DP2-101

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 3

1.1. Features ..................................................................................................... 3

1.2. Minimum system requirements ..................................................................... 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

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 DDRIII memory

•Supports DirectX 9.0c

•Supports AV / S-Video and HDTV output

•Provides D-Sub and DVI-I connectors

1.2. Minimum system requirements

•IBM®or 100% PC compatible with Pentium®III 650MHz or AMD Athlon 650MHz

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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2.1. Board Layout

2. Hardware Installation

TV-Out

VGA Monitor

Connector

(15-pin)

DVI-I Connector

Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor

VGA Output

NTSC / PAL TV

Projector

S-Video Output

DVI-I to D-Sub Connector

Digital LCD Monitor

DVI Output

Analog LCD Monitor

VGA Output

Pb/AV Output

HDTV

TV-out

VGA Monitor

Connector

(15-pin)

DVI-I 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 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,

please see you computer documentation.

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5. Replace the screw to fasten the card in place,

and replace the computer cover.

6. Plug the display cable into your card; then

turn on the computer and monitor. If your

graphics card came with a DVI-I connector,

you can connect a flat panel display to 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/VCR

To VGA Monitor To Flat Panel Display

4. Locate the PCI Express x 16 slot. If

necessary, remove the metal cover from this

slot; then align your graphics card with the

PCI Express x 16 slot, and press it in firmly

until the card is fully seated.

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3. Software Installation

In this manual, we assume that your CD-ROM Drive to be Drive D:

The installation of Win®2000 / 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 you have

installed DirectX 9 or later version to your system.

•If you install the graphics card drivers for the motherboard built on 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 performance.

0Note: For software MPEG support in Windows®2000 or Windows®XP, you must

install DirectX first.

Click the "Install DirectX 9" item.

Step 1. When the autorun window showes

up, click the "Install DirectX 9" item.

Step 2. Select the I accept the agreement

check box and click the "Next" button.

Step 3. Click the "Next" button again to begin

DirectX 9 installation.

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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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