Gigabyte GV-NX66T128DE User manual

Jan. 27, 2006
VGA Card
GV-NX66T256DP-RH

VGA Card
Jan. 27, 2006
GV-NX66T256DP-RH

Jan. 13, 2006
VGA Card
GV-NX66T128DE

VGA Card
Jan. 13, 2006
GV-NX66T128DE

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GV-NX66T256DP-RH
GV-NX66T128DE
User's Manual
GeForce™6600 GT Graphics Accelerator
Rev. 101
12MD-NX66T1E-101R
* The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste
and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment!!
* The WEEE marking applies only in European Union's member states.

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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 ................................................................................... 7
3. Software Installation .......................................................................... 11
3.1. Win®XP driver and utilities installation ......................................................... 11
3.1.1. Operating system requirement .................................................................................... 11
3.1.2. DirectX installation ......................................................................................................... 11
3.1.3. Driver installation .......................................................................................................... 13
3.1.4. Utilities on driver CD .................................................................................................... 15
3.1.5. Taskbar icon ................................................................................................................. 17
3.1.6. Display properties pages ............................................................................................. 20
3.1.7. nView properties pages ............................................................................................... 25
3.2. Win®2000 driver installation ...................................................................... 30
4. Troubleshooting Tips ........................................................................ 31
5. Appendix .......................................................................................... 32
5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS ........................................................................... 32
5.1.1. Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS mode ................................................................................. 32
5.1.2. Reflash BIOS in Windows mode ................................................................................ 32
5.2. Connecting to a HDTV .............................................................................. 33
5.3. Resolutions and color depth table (In Windows®XP) .................................. 34

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1. Introduction
1.1. Features
•Powered by NVIDIA®GeForce™6600 GT Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
•Supports the newest PCI Express x 16
•Integrated with 128MB DDRIII memory (only for GV-NX66T128DE)
•Integrated with 256MB DDRIII memory (only for GV-NX66T256DP-RH)
•Supports DirectX 9.0c
•Supports NVIDIA® SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology (Note)
•Supports AV / S-Video and HDTV output
•Provides D-Sub (the GV-NX66T256DP-RH requireds the use of DVI-I to D-Sub
adaper) 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 with the same model
name (i.e. GV-NX66T256DP-RH) and from the same vendor (i.e. GIGABYTE
TECHNOLOGY).

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2. Hardware Installation
2.1. Board Layout
1. GV-NX66T256DP-RH
TV-out
DVI-I Connector
DVI-I Connector
DVI-I
Connector
DVI-I
Connector
Analog LCD Monitor
Digital LCD Monitor
DVI Output
DVI-I to D-Sub
Adapter
DVI-I to D-Sub
Adapter
VGA Output
TV-Out
NTSC / PAL TV
HDTV
S-Video Output
Pb Output
Pr
Y
AV Output

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2. GV-NX66T128DE
TV_Out
VGA Monitor
Connector
(15-pin)
DVI-I Connector
TV-Out
VGA Monitor
Connector
(15-pin)
DVI-I Connector
Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor
OR
VGA Output
DVI-I to D-Sub Adapter
Digital LCD Monitor
DVI Output
Analog LCD Monitor
VGA Output
NTSC / PAL TV
Projector
HDTV
S-Video Output
Pb Output
Pr
Y
AV Output

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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 two PCI Express x 16 slots. If
necessary, remove the metal covers from
the slots; then align your graphics card with
the PCI Express x 16 slots, and press it in
firmly until the card is fully seated.
* Please make sure that the gold edge connectors of the graphics card is securely inserted.

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2. Replace the screws 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. The GV-
NX66T256DP-RH provides two DVI-I
connectors, to connect a flat panel directly to
your graphics card, use the DVI-I connector.
To connect a VGA monitor to the DVI-I
connector, plug the DVI-I to D-sub adapter
intothe DVI-I connector,then plug themonitor
cable into the adapter.
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
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 .
Connect a flat panel
Connect a VGA monitor

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GIGABYTE Component Video Adapter for Nvidia Graphics Cards (HDTV Cable)
(1) Connecting HDTV
Connect your HDTV cables to the component video
adapter according to the corresponding color. (Y= Green,
Pr= Red, Pb= Blue)
(2) Connecting S-Video
If your TV has a S-Video connection, connect the S-
Video cable from your TV to the S-Video Out port on the
adapter.
(3) Connecting AV Output
If your TV has a Composite video connection, you can
connect the RCA cable from your TV to the AV Out port
on the adapter.
Connect to the TV-
Out port on the
graphics card.
S-Video Out HDTV Component
(Y+Pr+Pb)
AV Out

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How NVIDIA® SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology works:
In an SLI configuration, two SLI-ready graphics cards of the same model and the same
manufacturers are connected together via SLI bridge connector in a system that provides
two x 16 PCI Express slots to scale graphics performance. The picture below
shows that two graphics cards are linked in parallel in an SLI configuration.
Precautions:
For more information about the hardware configuration of an SLI system, please refer to
motherboard user manual.
The GV-NX66T256DP-RH and GV-NX66T128DE are powered by GIGABYTE’s Silent
Pipe II technology, which provides the following features:
•Proprietary front-flow thermal module
•High-precision die-casting forming design
•Natural convection design
•SLI and soundless optimization
•High performance heatpipe with sintered
powder wicks
•Design for heavy 3D performance loading
•Integrated architecture design Cool Air
Hot Air
The Silent-Pipe II technology features the silent heatpipe design. The Silent-Pipe II technology
artfully uses the temperature difference between the inside and outside of chassis and
spreads out the surplus heat efficiently, creating natural system convection. When using
Silent Pipe II graphics cards to set up an SLI configuration, please do close your system
chassis in order to achieve optimal thermal performance.
GIGABYTE Silent PipeII Features:
SLI bridge connector
(provided by motherboard
manufacturer)
Two SLI-ready graphics
cards of the same type.
(Example: GV-NX66T256DP-RH)

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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.
Step 1. When autorun window show up, click
the Install DirectX 9 item.
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 4. Click "Finish" to restart computer.
Then the DirectX 9 installation is completed.
Installing the components.
Step 2. Choose I accept the agreement and click
the "Next" button.
Step 3. Click the "Next" button.

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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.
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 GIGABYTE utilities:
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, please click
the Utilities item.
Then 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).
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
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