Gigabyte Gv-nx78t256v-b User manual

Aug. 1, 2005

VGA Card

GV-NX78T256V-B

VGA Card

Aug. 1, 2005

GV-NX78T256V-B

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GV-NX78T256V-B

GeForce™7800 GT Graphics Accelerator

User's Manual

Rev. 101

12MD-X78T2VB-101R

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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 ............................................................................ 9

3.1. Windows®XP driver and utilities installation .................................................. 9

3.1.1. Operating system requirement ..................................................................................... 9

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 .............................................................. 28

4. Troubleshooting Tips ........................................................................ 29

5. Appendix .......................................................................................... 30

5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS ........................................................................... 30

5.1.1. Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS mode ................................................................................. 30

5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows®XP) ............................... 31

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1. Introduction

1.1. Features

•Powered by NVIDIA®GeForce™7800 GT Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

•Supports the newest PCI Express x 16

•Integrated with 256MB DDR III memory

•Supports DirectX 9.0c

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

•Supports video capture for video editing (VIVO)

•Supports AV / S-Video and HDTV output

•Supports D-Sub (by adapter) and DVI-I connector

1.2. Minimum system requirement

•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

•64MB system memory

•50MB of available disk space for full installation

•CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive

•Minimum power supply 350W

(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-NX78T256V-B) and from the same vendor (i.e. GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY).

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2. Hardware Installation

2.1. Board Layout

GV-NX78T256V-B

VIVO

DVI-I

Connector 2

DVI-I

Connector 1

Analog LCD Monitor

Digital LCD Monitor

DVI Output

VGA Output

DVI-I to D-Sub Adapter

NTSC / PAL TV

Projector

S-Video Output

Pb/AV Output

HDTV

VIVO

DVI-I Connector 2

DVI-I Connector 1

SLI 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

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 the PCI Express x 16 slot. If

necessary, remove the metal cover from this

slot; then align your graphics card with the

PCI Express x 16 slot, and press it in firmly

until the card is fully seated.

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2. Replace the screw to fasten the card in place,

and replace the computer cover.

You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the graphics card driver. Please refer

to next chapter for detailed instructions.

After installing the GV-NX78T256V-B to your computer, please

remember to connect at lease one power cable on the graphics card

to the power supply connector.

We suggest you to connect both of the two power cables on the

graphics card to the power supply to achieve optimal graphics

performance.

3. Plug the display cable into your graphics

card; then turn on the computer and monitor.

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. Connect a flat panel

Connect a VGA monitor via DVI-I to D-sub adapter

To TV / VCR / VIVO

To Flat Panel Display

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

In an SLI configuration, two SLI-ready graphics cards with the same model and from 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.

SLI bridge connector

(provided by motherboard manufacturer)

Two SLI-ready graphics

cards of the same type.

(Example: GV-NX66T128D)

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

motherboard user manual.

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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 "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 "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 Utility (V-Tuner 2):

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 monitor the working frequency of the graphic engine and video memory

(Core Clock and Memory Clock).

Displays core clock status Displays memory clock status

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 GIGABYTE icon on the taskbar's

status area. Right-clicking this icon opens the GIGABYTE 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 GIGABYTE website for updated information about the

graphics accelerator, latest drivers, and other information.

Click the 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 7800 GT 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 Plug and Play Monitor and

NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT dialog box. Click the GeForce 7800 GT tab. (You can also click the Nvidia

icon on the taskbar and select Nvidia Display to access the GeForce 7800 GT 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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