Gigabyte Gv-nx73l128d-rh User manual

Mar. 31, 2006

VGA Card

GV-NX73L128D-RH

VGA Card

Mar. 31, 2006

GV-NX73L128D-RH

GeForce™7300 LE Graphics Accelerator

User's Manual

Rev. 101

12MD-NX73L1DR-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 ........................................................................................................... 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 ............................................................................................... 24

3.2. Win®2000 driver installation ...................................................................... 29

4. Troubleshooting Tips ........................................................................ 30

5. Appendix .......................................................................................... 31

5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS ........................................................................... 31

5.1.1. Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS mode ................................................................................. 31

5.1.2. Reflash BIOS in Windows mode ................................................................................ 31

5.2. Connecting to a HDTV .............................................................................. 32

5.3. Resolutions and color depth table (In Windows®XP) .................................. 33

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1. Introduction

•Powered by NVIDIA®GeForce™7300 LE Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

•Supports the newest PCI Express x 16

•Integrated with 128MB DDRII memory

•Supports DirectX 9.0c

•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 Windows®2000 / Windows®XP

•256MB system memory

•100MB of available disk space for full installation

•CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive

•A PCI Express compliant motherboard and power supply

1.1. Features

•The graphics card supports NVIDIA TurboCache technology, which enhances

graphics card performance by allowing the graphics processing unit (GPU) to

dynamically share the available system memory. The total effective VGA memory

differs depending on system memory. See the following table for details:

System memory 256 MB 512 MB 1GB or above

Onboard Graphics Memory (a) 128 MB 128 MB 128MB

Allocated System Memory (b) 0 MB 128 MB 384MB

Total Effective Graphics Memory (a)+(b) 128 MB 256 MB 512MB

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2. Hardware Installation

2.1. Board Layout

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

VGA Output

Analog LCD Monitor

Digital LCD Monitor

DVI Output

DVI-I to D-Sub

Connector

S-Video Output

Pb/AV Output

NTSC / PAL TV Projector

HDTV

NTSC / PAL TV Projector

VGA 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 your computer documentation.

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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. 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

To VGA Monitor To Flat Panel Display

To install your new graphics card:

1. Locate one PCI Express x 16 slot. If

necessary, remove the metal cover from the

slot; then align your graphics card with the

PCI Express x 16 slot, 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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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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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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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.

Step 2. Choose I accept the agreement

and click the Next button.

Step 3. Click the Next button.

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 "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

Display Driver item.

Then click the Install Display Driver item.

Step 2. Click "Next" button.

Step 3. Click "Finish" button to restart computer. Then

the driver installation is completed.

Windows installings the 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 1. When autorun window show up, please click

the Utilities item.

Then click the GIGABYTE Utility item.

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.

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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

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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GeForce 7300 LE properties

This page shows theAdapter, System and Driver

version information.

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

3.1.6. Display Properties Pages

To access Display Properties pages, right-click the GBT 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.

To access more advanced options, click the "Advanced" button.

After pressing the "Advanced" button in Settings, you'll see the Default Monitor and NVIDIA

GeForce 7300 LE dialog box. Click the GeForce 7300 LE tab. (You can also click the Nvidia icon on

the taskbar and select Nvidia Display to access the GeForce 7300 LE page.)

You can click the item to change the color quality.

You can move the slider to change the resolution.

Click the Advanced button for adapter and setting.

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