Gigabyte Gv-nx68256d User manual

Apr. 22, 2005

VGA Card

GV-NX68256D

VGACard

Apr.22,2005

GV-NX68256D

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GV-NX68256D

User'sManual

GeForce™6800 GraphicsAccelerator

Rev. 101

12MD-NX68256D-101

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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. Windows®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. Windows®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 DepthTable (In Windows®XP) ............................. 30

Introduction- 3 -

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1. Introduction

1.1. Features

•Powered by NVIDIA®GeForce™6800 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

•Supports the newest PCI Express x 16

•Integrated with 256MB DDR memory

•SupportsDirectX9.0c

•SupportsNVIDIA® SLITM (ScalableLink Interface) technology note

•SupportsAV / S-VideoandHDTV output

•SupportsDVI-I/D-Sub connector

1.2. Minimum system requirement

•IBM®or100%PCcompatiblewithPentium®III650MHzorAMDAthlon650MHz

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:SLItechnologyrequiresaPCIExpressmotherboardwithtwox16physical

connectors.GraphicscardsworkinginanSLIconfigurationmustbewiththesamemodel

name(i.e.GV-NX68256D)andfromthesamevendor

(i.e.GIGABYTETECHNOLOGY).

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2.1. Board Layout

2. Hardware Installation

Analog LCD Monitor

NTSC / PAL TV

Projector

S-Video Output

Analog LCD Monitor

Pb/AV Output

HDTV

Digital LCD Monitor

TV-out

VGAMonitor

Connector

(15-pin)

DVI-I Connector

VGA Output

Analog Monitor

VGA Output

DVI-I to D-Sub Connector

DVI Output

TV-outVGAMonitor

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

haveone,touchboth of yourhandstoa safely groundedobjectorto a metalobject,

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. Be sure there are noshipping andhandling damages on the card before

proceeding.

DO NOTAPPLY 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

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. Plugthe display cableinto yourcard; then

turn on the computer and monitor. If your

graphicscardcamewithaDVI-Iconnector,

youcan connect aflat panel displayto 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.

ToTV or VCR

To VGA Monitor To Flat Panel Display

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How NVIDIA® SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology works:

InanSLIconfiguration,twoSLI-readygraphicscardswiththesamemodelandfromthe

samemanufacturersareconnectedtogetherviaSLIbridgeconnectorinasystemthat

providestwox16PCIExpressslotstoscalegraphicsperformance.Thepicturebelow

showsthattwographicscardsarelinkedinparallelinanSLIconfiguration.

SLI bridge connector

(provided by motherboard

manufacturer)

Two SLI-ready graphics

cards of the same type.

(Example: GV-NX66T128D)

FormoreinformationaboutthehardwareconfigurationofanSLIsystem,pleasereferto

motherboardusermanual.

3. Software Installation

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

TheinstallationofWindows®2000/Windows®XPdriversisverysimple.Whenyouinsertthe

driverCDintoyourCD-ROMdrive,youcanseetheAUTORUNwindow(ifitdoesnotshow

up,run"D:\setup.exe").Thenyoucanfollowtheguidestosetupyourgraphicscarddriver.

(Pleasefollowthesubsection3.1.3"Driverinstallation"toinstallthedriverforyourgraphics

accelerator.)

3.1. Windows®XPDriver and Utilities Installation

3.1.1. Operating System Requirement

•Whenloadingthegraphicscarddriversforthesystem,pleasemakesureyoursystem

hasinstalledDirectX9or later version.

•Ifyouinstallthegraphicscarddriversforthemotherboard,whichconsistofSISorVIA

chipsets,pleaseinstalltheappropriatedriverprogramforthatmotherboard.Orplease

contactyourmotherboardnearestdealerformotherboarddriver.

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