Gigabyte Gv-nx66l128dp User manual

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GV-NX66L128DP /

GV-NX66L256DP

GeForce™6600 LE Graphics Accelerator

User's Manual

Rev. 102

12MD-X66L1DP-102R

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

3.1. Windows®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. Windows®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 LE Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

•Supports the newest PCI Express x 16

•Integrated with 128MB DDR memory (Only for GV-NX66L128DP)

•Integrated with 256MB DDR memory (Only for GV-NX66L256DP)

•Supports DirectX 9.0c

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

Express bus (Note)

•Support AV / S-Video and HDTV output

•Support D-Sub and DVI-I connector

1.2. Minimum system requirement

•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 Windows®2000 / Windows®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-NX66L128DP/GV-NX66L256DP requires driver version 77.74 or later.

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2.1. Board Layout

1) GV-NX66L128DP

TV-out

VGA Monitor Connector

(15-pin)

DVI-I Connector

2. Hardware Installation

TV-out

VGA Monitor Connector

(15-pin)

DVI-I Connector

2) GV-NX66L256DP

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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.

TV-out

VGA Monitor

Connector

(15pin)

DVI-I Connector

Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor

VGA Output

NTSC / PAL TV

Projector

S-Video Output

Digital LCD Monitor

DVI Output

Analog LCD Monitor

VGA Output

Pb/AV Output

HDTV

DVI-I to D-Sub

Adapter

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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.

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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.

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 VGA Monitor

To TV / VCR

To Flat Panel Display

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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-NX66L128DP/GV-NX66L256DP, driver version must be at least 77.74)(Note).

Figure 1

Figure 2

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

multi-GPU in Windows 2000.

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 LE 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.

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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 Windows®2000 / Windows®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. Windows®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 9.0c 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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Step 2. Choose I accept the agreement and click

the Next button.

Step 3. Click the Next button.

Step 1. When autorun window show up,

click the Install DirectX 9 item.

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.

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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)

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.

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.

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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 2. Click the Next button.

Step 3. Click the Finish button to restart computer.

Then the driver installation is completed.

Windows installings the components.

Step 1. When autorun window show up,

click Install Display Driver.

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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 GIGABYTE Utility (V-Tuner 2):

Step 3. Enter your name and company.

Step 4. Click the Finish button to restart computer.

Then the utilities installation is completed.

Step 2. Click the Next button.

Step 1. When autorun window show up, click the

Utilities item.

Then click the GIGABYTE Utility item.

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V-Tuner 2

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

(Core Clock and Memory Clock).

The tunning CLK will only be applied when

running 3D mode.

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 GIGABYTE icon on the taskbar's

status area. Right-clicking this icon opens the GIGABYTE 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 GIGABYTE website for updated information about

the graphics accelerator, latest drivers, and other information.

Click the 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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You can adjust the properties

of the graphics accelerator

from here.

Right click the icon.

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.

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This page shows the Adapter, System and

Driver versions information.

You can click the item to change the color quality.

You can move the slider to change the resolution.

3.1.6. Display Properties pages

To access Display Properties pages, right-click the GIGABYTE icon on the taskbar and

select Display Properties or right-click on Desktop and then select Properties. The

Display Properties dialog box shows the information of display adapter, color, the range

of display area, and the refresh rate.

Settings (Resolutions and Color depth for Windows)

You may adjust the screen resolution and color quality settings in this dialog box.

You can select other properties from the pop-out menu.

GeForce 6600 LE properties

To access more advanced options, click the Advanced button.

After pressing the Advanced button in Settings, you'll see Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA

GeForce 6600 LE Properties dialog box. Click the GeForce 6600 LE tab. (You can also click the

Nvidia icon on the taskbar and select Nvidia Display to access the GeForce 6600 LE properties

page.)

Click the Advanced button for adapter and setting.

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nView Display Mode properties

Performance and Quality Settings properties

The sliders lets to decide whether your application should

use quality or high performance texture.

• Application profiles: Select the application profile from the

list of profiles.

• Global Driver Settings: Select the Settings item and move

the slider below to set the degree of antialiasing to used

in Direct3D and OpenGL applications.

• Antialiasing settings: allows to set the degree of the Global

Driver Settings.

nView allows you to connect separate displays to single

graphics card.

• nView Display mode: select your preferred nView display

modes here. Options: Single display/ Clone/ Horizontal

span/ Vertical span/ Dualview

• Primary/Secondary display: select a single display or

display pair. The selected display combination will appear

in the graphical representation below.

• Make this the primary display: Specifies that the display

corresponding to the icon you selected above is the primary

display.

• Click Apply to apply settings or click OK to save settings.

If TV is chosen as the display, you will need to select the

proper TV format. To do this, click "Device Settings" followed

by "Select TV format". Select the format for your television

and then click "Apply" followed by "OK".

SLI multi-GPU properties *

To enable SLI mode, select the Enable SLI multi-GPU

check box and click Apply after installation of two

GV-NX66L128DP/GV-NX66L256DP graphics cards on an

SLI-capable motherboard. Then restart your system when

prompted.

"*" Only Windows XP operating system supports the SLI mode.

Please do not enable SLI multi-GPU in Windows 2000.

Display

Matrix

Model GV-NX66L128DP GV-NX66L256DP

CRT+TV Yes Yes

CRT+DVI Yes Yes

DVI+TV Yes Yes

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