Gigabyte Gv-nx68u256d-b User manual

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GV-NX68U256D-B

User'sManual

GeForce™6800 Ultra GraphicsAccelerator

Rev. 101

12MD-NX68U256DB-101

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Table of Contents

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

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

1.2.Minimumsystemrequirement ....................................................................... 3

2. Hardware Installation ...........................................................................4

2.1.Boardlayout ............................................................................................... 4

2.2.Hardwareinstallation...................................................................................6

3.SoftwareInstallation ............................................................................8

3.1.Win®XPdriverandutilitiesinstallation ..........................................................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®2000driverinstallation ...................................................................... 27

4. Troubleshooting Tips........................................................................28

5. Appendix ..........................................................................................29

5.1.HowtoReflashtheBIOS ........................................................................... 29

5.1.1. Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS mode................................................................................. 29

5.1.2. Reflash BIOS in Windows mode ................................................................................ 29

5.2.Resolutionsandcolordepthtable(InWindows®XP).................................. 30

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1. Introduction

1.1. Features

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

•Supports the newest PCI Express x 16

•Integratedwith256MBDDRIIImemory

•SupportsDirectX9.0

•SupportsNVIDIA® SLITM (ScalableLinkInterface)technology note

•SupportsTV-Outconnector

•Supports2DVI-Iconnectors

1.2. Minimum system requirement

•IBM®or100%PCcompatiblewithPentium®III650MHzorAMDAthlon650MHz

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:SLItechnology requires aPCIExpressmotherboardwithtwox16physical

connectors.GraphicscardsworkinginanSLIconfigurationmustbewiththesamemodel

name(i.e. GV-NX68U256D-B)andfromthesamevendor

(i.e.GIGABYTETECHNOLOGY).

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2. Hardware Installation

TV-out

DVI-I

Connector 2

DVI-I

Connector 1

NTSC / PAL TV

Projector

AV Output

S-VideoOutput

Analog LCD Monitor

Digital LCD Monitor

DVI Output

VGA Output

DVI-I to D-Sub Adapter

2.1. Board Layout

TV-Out

DVI-I Connector 2

DVI-I Connector 1

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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,touchbothofyour hands to a safelygrounded object orto 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.

Unpackingandinstallationshouldbedoneonagroundedanti-staticmat.Theoperator

should be wearing an anti-static wristband, grounded at the same point as the anti-

static mat.

Inspectthecardcartonforobviousdamage.Shippingandhandlingmaycausedamage

toyour card. Besure there areno shipping andhandling damages onthe card before

proceeding.

DO NOTAPPLYPOWER 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.

4. LocatethePCIExpressx16slot.If

necessary,removethemetalcoverfromthis

slot;thenalignyourgraphicscardwiththe

PCIExpressx16slot,andpressitinfirmly

untilthecardisfullyseated.

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5. Replacethescrewtofastenthecardinplace,

andreplace thecomputercover.

You are nowready to proceed withthe installation ofthe graphics card driver.Please

refertonextchapterfordetailedinstructions.

AfterinstallingtheGV-NX68U256D-Btoyourcomputer,

pleaseremembertoconnectatleaseonepowercableon

thegraphicscardtothepowersupplyconnector.

Wesuggestyoutoconnectbothofthetwopowercableson

thegraphicscard tothepowersupplytoachieveoptimcal

graphicsperformance.

To TV or VCR

To Flat Panel Display

6. Plug the display cable into your graphics

card;thenturnonthecomputerandmonitor.

Toconnectaflatpaneldirectlytoyourgraphics

card,usetheDVI-Iconnector.To connect a

VGA monitor to the DVI-I connector, plug

the DVI-I to D-sub adapter into the DVI-I

connector,thenplugthemonitorcableinto

theadapter. Connect a flat panel

ConnectaVGAmonitorviaDVI-ItoD-subadapter

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3. Software Installation

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

TheinstallationofWin®2000/Win®XPdriversisverysimple.WhenyouinsertthedriverCD

into your CD-ROM drive, you can see theAUTORUN window (if it does not show up, run

"D:\setup.exe").Thenyoucanfollowtheguidestosetupyourgraphicscarddriver.(Please

follow the subsection 3.1.3 "Driver installation" to install the driver for your graphics

accelerator.)

3.1. Win®XPdriver and utilities installation

3.1.1. Operating system requirement

•Whenloadingthegraphicscarddriversforthesystem,pleasemakesureyoursystem

hasinstalled DirectX9orlaterversion.

•Ifyouinstallthegraphicscarddriversforthemotherboard,whichconsistofSISorVIA

chipsets,pleaseinstalltheappropriatedriverprogramforthatmotherboard.Orplease

contactyourmotherboard nearest dealerformotherboarddriver.

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

InanSLIconfiguration,twoSLI-readygraphicscardswiththesamemodelandfrom the

samemanufacturersareconnectedtogetherviaSLIbridgeconnectorinasystemthat

providestwox 16 PCI Expressslotstoscalegraphicsperformance.Thepicturebelow

showsthattwographicscardsarelinkedinparallelinanSLIconfiguration.

SLI bridge connector

(provided by motherboard

manufacturer)

Two SLI-ready graphics

cards of the same type.

(Example: GV-NX66T128D)

FormoreinformationaboutthehardwareconfigurationofanSLIsystem,pleasereferto

motherboardusermanual.

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3.1.2. DirectX installation

Install Microsoft DirectX to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Windows®2000

orWindows®XPtoachievebetter3Dperformance.

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

install DirectX first.

Click "Install DirectX 9" item.

Step 1. When autorun window show up,

click Install DirectX 9 item.

Step2.Choose I accept the agreement and

Click "Next" button.

Step 3. Click "Next" button.

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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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