Gigabyte GV-NX86T256H User manual

Apr. 17, 2007
VGA Card
GV-NX86T256H

VGACard
Apr. 17, 2007
GV-NX86T256H

Jul. 16, 2007
VGA Card
GV-NX86T256H-ZL/GV-NX86T512H

VGACard
Jul. 16, 2007
GV-NX86T256H-ZL/
GV-NX86T512H

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GV-NX86T512H/
GV-NX86T256H/
GV-NX86T256H-ZL
GeForce™8600 GT Graphics Accelerator
User's Manual
Rev. 102
12MD-NX86T2H-102R
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GV-NX86T256H(-ZL)/512H Graphics Accelerator - 2 -
English
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 3
1.1. Features ..................................................................................................... 3
1.2. Minimum System Requirements ................................................................... 3
2. Hardware Installation ........................................................................... 5
2.1. Board Layout .............................................................................................. 5
2.2. Hardware Installation ................................................................................... 8
3. Software Installation .......................................................................... 12
3.1. Windows® XP Driver Installation ................................................................. 12
3.1.1. Operating System Requirement ................................................................................. 12
3.1.2. DirectX Installation ........................................................................................................ 13
3.1.3. Driver Installation .......................................................................................................... 14
3.1.4. Taskbar Icon ................................................................................................................. 16
3.1.5. Display Properties Pages ............................................................................................ 17
3.1.6. nView Properties pages ............................................................................................. 27
3.2. Windows®2000 Driver Installation ............................................................. 32
4. Troubleshooting Tips ........................................................................ 33
5. Appendix .......................................................................................... 34
5.1. Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS Mode ................................................................ 34
5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows®XP) ............................... 35

Introduction- 3 -
English
1. Introduction
1.1. Features
•Powered by NVIDIA®GeForce™8600 GT Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
•Supports PCI Express x16
•Integrated with 256 MB GDDR3 memory
(For GV-NX86T256H/GV-NX86T256H-ZL only)
•Integrated with 512 MB GDDR2 memory (For GV-NX86T512H only)
•Supports DirectX 9.0c & 10
•Supports NVIDIA® SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) technology (Note)
•Supports AV / S-Video / TV-Out and HDTV output
•Supports 2 Dual-Link DVI-I connectors
•Supports 2 D-sub connectors (by adapter)
•Supports HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) technology
1.2. Minimum System Requirements
•Hardware
- Intel®Pentium®4 orAMD AthlonTM
- 128 MB of system memory; 2 GB or more for best performance
- Optical drive for software installation (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive)
- A power supply with 450-watt is recommended
•Operating System
- Windows®Vista
- Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
- Windows®XP Professional x64 Edition
- Windows®2000
(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-NX86T256H/GV-NX86T256H-ZL/GV-NX86T512H) and from the same vendor (i.e.
GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY).

GV-NX86T256H(-ZL)/512H Graphics Accelerator - 4 -
English
•SLITM Configuration
If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of an SLITM system, the
following is required:
- An SLITM certified motherboard with two PCI Express x16 slots and correct PCIe
chipset driver
- Two GV-NX86T256H/GV-NX86T256H-ZL/GV-NX86T512H
- A power supply with 1000-watt or above is recommended
- An SLITM bridge connector

Hardware Installation- 5 -
English
2. Hardware Installation
2.1. Board Layout
TV-Out
DVI-I
Connector
1
S-Video Output
Pb/AV Output
Pr
Y
NTSC / PAL TV Projector
HDTV
OR
NTSC / PAL TV Projector
OR
Digital LCD Monitor
DVI Output
DVI-I to D-Sub
Adapter
D-Sub Output
Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor
OR
DVI-I
Connector
2
TV-out
DVI-I Connector 1
DVI-I Connector 2
SLI Connector
1. GV-NX86T256H/GV-NX86T512H

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2. GV-NX86T256H-ZL
TV-Out
DVI-I
Connector
1
S-Video Output
Pb/AV Output
Pr
Y
NTSC / PAL TV Projector
HDTV
OR
NTSC / PAL TV Projector
OR
Digital LCD Monitor
DVI Output
DVI-I to D-Sub
Adapter
D-Sub Output
Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor
OR
DVI-I
Connector
2
TV-out
DVI-I Connector 1
DVI-I Connector 2
SLI Connector