Gigabyte Gv-nx73t256p-rh User manual

May 15, 2006

VGA Card

GV-NX73T256P-RH

VGA Card

May 15, 2006

GV-NX73T256P-RH

GeForce™7300 GT Graphics Accelerator

User's Manual

Rev. 102

12MD-NX73T2P-102R

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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 .......................................................................... 10

3.1. Win®XP driver and utilities installation ........................................................ 10

3.1.1. Operating system requirement ................................................................................... 10

3.1.2. DirectX installation ......................................................................................................... 11

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 ............................................................................................... 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

1.2. Minimum System Requirements

•IBM®or 100% PC compatible with Pentium®III 650MHz or AMD Athlon 650MHz

class processor or higher

•One PCI Express x16 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

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

•Supports the newest PCI Express x16

•Integrated with 256MB DDRII memory

•Supports NVIDIA® SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology (Note)

•Supports DirectX 9.0c

•Supports AV / S-Video and HDTV output

•Provides D-Sub and DVI-I connectors

(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-

NX73T256P-RH) and from the same vendor (i.e. GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY).

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2. Hardware Installation

2.1. Board Layout

TV-Out

VGA Monitor

Connector

(15-pin)

DVI-I Connector

SLI connector

TV-Out

VGA Monitor

Connector

(15-pin)

DVI-I Connector

Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor

VGA Output

S-Video Output

Pb/AV Output

NTSC / PAL TV Projector

HDTV

NTSC / PAL TV Projector

Analog LCD Monitor

Digital LCD Monitor

DVI Output

DVI-I to D-Sub

Connector

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 you 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 x16 slot. If

necessary, remove the metal cover from the

slot; then align your graphics card with the

PCI Express x16 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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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 x16 PCI Express slots to scale graphics performance. The picture below shows that two

graphics cards are linked in parallel in an SLI configuration.

For more information about the hardware configuration of an SLI system, please refer to

motherboard user manual.

SLI bridge connector

(provided by motherboard

manufacturer)

Two SLI-ready graphics

cards of the same type.

(Example: GV-NX73T256P-RH)

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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 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 the

Display Driver item.

Then click the Install Display Driver item.

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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 3

V-Tuner 3 lets you adjust the working frequency of the graphic engine and video memory

(Core Clock and Memory Clock).

Displays 2D/3D core clock status Displays memory clock status

Adjust 2D core

clock

Adjust memory clock

Adjust 3D core clock

Hardware Monitor

Button Function

DEFAULT You may click this button to restore to the default setting

SAVE You may click this button to save the frequency you wanted

LOAD After saving the specific value, you may click this button to load the

frequency you saved last time

Auto-Optimized The V-Tuner3 clock configuration utility will determine the recommended

GPU and memory clock setting your system. If the utility should hang,

restart your system and then enter "Auto-Optimized" mode

Fixed Clock The V-Tuner3 clock configuration utility will lock the GPU and memory

clock you choose, whether you restart your system or not. To rechange

clock, uncheck the "Fixed Clock" mode and then adjust

Hardware Monitor If your card have Hardware Monitor function, you will see the extend

window. The window will display the GPU temperature and show the

thermal curve. Besides, you can move the slider to adjust the frequency-

time temperature of GPU, and you will see the change of thermal curve

from now on.

HELP Opens Help page

Auto-Optimized

core / memory clock

Fixed Clock

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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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