Gigabyte Gv-nx66256dp2 User manual

Aug. 24, 2005

VGA Card

GV-NX66256DP2

VGA Card

Aug. 24, 2005

GV-NX66256DP2

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GV-NX66256DP2

User's Manual

GeForce™6600 Graphics Accelerator

Rev. 101

12MD-X662DP2-101R

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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 ............................................................................ 9

3.1. Win®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. Win®2000 driver installation ...................................................................... 28

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

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

5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS ........................................................................... 30

5.1.1. Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS mode ................................................................................. 30

5.1.2. Reflash BIOS in Windows mode ................................................................................ 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™6600 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

•Supports the newest PCI Express x 16

•Integrated with 256MB DDRII memory

•Supports DirectX 9.0c

•Supports NVIDIA® SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology via the PCI

Express bus(Note)

•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

(Note): SLI technology requires a PCI Express motherboard with two x16 physical

connectors. Graphics cards working in an SLI configuration must be of the same model and

from the same vendor. To support SLI technology via the PCI Express bus, the GV-

NX66256DP2 requires driver version 77.72 or later.

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TV-out

VGA Monitor

Connector

(15-pin)

DVI-I Connector

2. Hardware Installation

2.1. Board Layout

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 Adapter

Digital LCD Monitor

DVI Output

Analog LCD Monitor

VGA Output

Pb/AV Output

HDTV

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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 remove the existing graphics 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.

To install your new graphics card:

1. 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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2. Replace the screw to fasten the card in place,

and replace the computer cover.

3. 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/VIVO

To VGA Monitor To Flat Panel Display

Warning!

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 runnnig .

The two central heatsink fins on the

back of the graphics card can be

used to fasten the patented

GIGABYTE 3D Plug Cooler (optional

device) for heat dissipation for the

VGA chipset. Slide the fan arm onto

the two central heatsink fins until it fits

securely into place.

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How to enable NVIDIA® SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology:

After installing two SLI-ready graphics cards of the same model on an SLI motherboard

(Figure 1), users can enable SLI mode simply through the graphics card driver (For the GV-

NX66256DP2, driver version must be at least 77.72)(Note).

Figure 1

Figure 2

Step 1: After installing the graphics card driver, right-click on Desktop and select Properties.

When Display Properties dialog box appears, select the Settings tab. In Settings, click

the Advanced button.

Step 2: Click the GeForce 6600 tab when advanced properties dialog box appears. Select

SLI multi-GPU from the side menu and select the Enable SLI multi-GPU check box

(Figure 2) and click Apply.

Step 3: Restart your system when prompted.

(Note): Only Windows XP operating system supports SLI mode. Please do not enable SLI

multi-GPU in Windows 2000.

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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. Users who run Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or above do not need to

install DirectX separately.

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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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)

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.

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)

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 the "Install Display Driver" item.

Step 2. Click the "Next" button.

Step 3. Click the "Finish" button and restart

computer. Then the driver installation is

completed.

Windows installs the driver 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 V-Tuner 2:

Step 1.Click the "Utilities" item.

Step 4. Enter your name and company.

Step 5. Click the "Finish" button and restart computer.

Then the V-Tuner2 installation is completed.

Step 3. Click the "Next" button.

Step 2.Click the "GIGABYTE Utility" item.

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V-Tuner 2

V-Tuner 2 lets you adjust the working frequency of the graphic engine and video memory

(Core Clock and Memory Clock).

Enables auto adjustment of core/

memory clock settings set by user when

running 3D applications.

Adjust core

speed

Displays core clock status Displays memory clock status

Adjust memory

speed

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 GBT icon on the taskbar's status

area. Right-click this icon to open 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

clicking 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 graph-

ics accelerator, latest drivers, and other information.

Click "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 accelerator from

here.

Right click the icon.

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