Nvidia 6800 - GeForce GTO PCI 256MB Graphics Card User manual

NVIDIA
GeForce FX
NVIDIA
GeForce FX
Cinematic Computing for Every User
Contents
Getting Ready
Hardware Installation
Driver Installation
Display Modes
Appendies
User's ManualUser's Manual
GeForce FX SeriesGeForce FX Series
GeForce 6800 SeriesGeForce 6800 Series

GeForce FX / GeForce 6800 Series User's Manual
Version A
June 2004 P/N: W0500895
1Getting Ready
1 Package Contents
2 Board Layout
3 Features
4 Connections
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8
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Before Driver Installation
Quick Driver Installation -
Software Settings
nView Display Mode
Direct3D Settings
OpenGL Settings
Windows XP/2000/ME/98
9 Display Properties - Overview
11 Display Properties - Screen Settings
12 Display Properties - Advanced
Settings
Contents

Getting Ready
1
Package Contents
General Guide/
Quick Installation
Guide
AV cable
(Optional for TV output)
S-video cable
( for TV output)Optional
Software
CD
WinFast Graphics Card
If the TV-OUT connector on
your card looks like this: ,
the following cable is included:
Standard VIVO cable
(Optional)
S-video-AV cable
(Optional)
VIDEO
CARD
VIVO cable with HDTV
support (Optional)
Orange (AV-IN)
White (S-IN)
Red (Pr-Out)
Blue (Pb-Out)
Green
(Y-Out / AV-Out)
Black (S-Out)
Video In
Component
Out
Video Out
DVI to VGA
adapter
(Optional)
BIOS
WinFast
Do not have the VIVO cable connected with the AV cable and S-video
cable simultaneously. Connect only the cable for currently desired input
source for the video to be displayed correctly.
Power-split cable
(Optional)

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Board Layout
Getting Ready
DVI Connector (Optional)
VIVO / TV Out Connector (Optional)
Bus Connector
Note: The board layout is for your reference only. The graphics card you
purchased may differ from the figures.
TYPE 1
BIOS
WinFast
TYPE 2
BIOS
WinFast
DVI Connector (Optional)
VIVO / TV Out Connector (Optional)
VGA Connector
Bus Connector

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Powered by the NVIDIA GeForce FX / GeForce 6 GPU Graphics Beyond
Imagination
CineFX 3.0 Engine for GeForce 6800 Series / CineFX 2.0 Engine for GeForce FX
5700 and GeForce FX 5900 / CineFX Engine for GeForce FX 5200/5500/5600
Enables stunning, cinematic-quality special effects along with advanced
programmability
Intellisample Technology Delivers higher image quality through anti-aliasing at
frame rates that rival aliased modes
nView Multi-display Technology Empower user with maximum flexibility in
display options and control
AGP 8X Utilizes the latest system interface technology with up to 2.1GB/sec
bandwidth
Microsoft DirectX 9.0 and OpenGL 1.4 Optimizations and Support
Video-in / Video-out function support (optional)
Features
TV Out / S-video
VGA Connector
TV Out / Composite
Bus Connector (AGP / PCI Express)
WinFast
TYPE 3

BIOS
WinFast
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Connections Type 1
Television
LCD Monitor LCD Monitor
S-Video Cable
DVI Cable
DVI Cable
DVI 1
DVI 2
DVI to VGA
adapter
VGA cable
DVI connector
Connecting the VGA cable to the
DVI connector through the DVI to
VGA adapter:
When the DVI to VGA adapter is used on DVI 2 to connect
to a monitor, the TV-out will not function.

Connections Type 2
BIOS
WinFast
Television CRT Monitor
DVI Cable
S-Video Cable
VGA Cable
LCD Monitor
5

WinFast
Television CRT Monitor Television
VGA Cable
S-Video Cable
AV Cable
Connections Type 3
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To uninstall the NVIDIA Display Driver software, follow these steps:
Note: It is highly recommended that you follow the steps in this section to
completely uninstall the NVIDIA Display Driver software before
installing a new version of the software.
Step1From the Windows taskbar, click > > to open
the Control Panel windows.
Start Settings Control Panel
Step2Double click the item.Add/Remove Programs
Step3Click the item from the list.NVIDIA Windows Display Drivers
Step 4
Click .Change/Remove
Step5Click to continue.Yes
Before Driver Installation
Step6Restart your system.
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Quick Driver Installation Windows XP/2000/
ME/98
Step1Step1
Step2Step2
The screen
will display on the
screen. Select
by clicking on it.
Autorun
Driver
Install
Step3Step3
A dialog box tells you
it is ready to install
the driver. Click .Next
Insert the software
pack CD into the
CD-ROM drive.
WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND WINDOWS XP/2000/ME/98 USERS TO USE QUICK DRIVER INSTALLATION.
WINDOWS NT 4.0 USERS PLEASE INSTALL THE DRIVER MANUALLY.
WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND WINDOWS XP/2000/ME/98 USERS TO USE QUICK DRIVER INSTALLATION.
WINDOWS NT 4.0 USERS PLEASE INSTALL THE DRIVER MANUALLY.
Step6Step6
When it is finished, a
dialog box asks you if
you want to restart your
computer. Tick and
click .
Yes
Finish
Step4Step4
Windows is installing the
driver. A dialog box
appears showing the
progress.
Step5Step5
If a warning message
appears, click
.Continue Anyway
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Software Settings Display Properties-Overview
Display properties related to the graphics
adapter are all under the tab as
shown in the figure below.
Settings
Calling up the Display Properties Settings Panel
1. Right-click on the display desktop to open a pop-up menu.
2. Click the option to call up the 5-tabbed Display Properties setup panel.
It is under the tab initially.
3. Click the tab to switch to the panel.
Properties
Themes
Settings Settings
Method 2
Method 2
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The panel contains two major
parts of settings:
1 including resolution
and color depth settings, with a
preview window.
Settings
Screen Settings,
What Settings Panel Does
2. accessed by
clicking the button as
shown in the figure below.
Advanced Settings,
Advanced
Settings Panel Advanced Settings Panel
Geforce FX 5700 VE is used as
the example throughout the
manual.
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Call up the panel as described
in Page 11,
Settings
the preview window shows
you have two display devices connected
to your computer, the one(s) in use is in
solid blue and white, and the unused one
is blurred. In the figure to the right,
device 1 is in use, and device 2 is not.
To extend your desktop to a second
device, click the screen 2 Icon to
highlight it (Step 1). Then check the
check box on the bottom (Step 2). The
result will be as in the second figure.
Screen 1 is the primary screen; and 2,
the extended screen.
To extend the desktop
Identify button
Click this button on the bottom of the
panel to display on your
primary screen a big , and the
extended, , as in the figure below, for
identification.
Settings
1b
1a
Resolution and color depth of your
display can be set on the Settings panel
(see Page 11). You can also extend your
screen to the second device and set its
resolution separatly using this panel.
Desktop Arrangement
You can move either screen icons freely
and arrange them in any fashion (see the
second figure from the top).
In addition, the resolution of either
screen can be changed individually;
simply click on one of the screens in the
preview window and drag the resolution
sliding knob to your desired resolution.
Software Settings Display Properties-
Screen Settings
Step1Step1
Step 2Step 2
You need to have two monitors
connected to use this feature.
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Settings Advanced settings¾
Monitor
Model-specific Settings p. 14 1
1Monitor
Refresh Rate
We recommend you set the
refresh rate to 85 Hz to reduce the
flickering of the screen. If 85Hz is
unavailable, use the default value.
Software Settings Display Properties-
Advanced Settings
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English
Settings Advanced settings¾
(GeForce FX 5700 VE)
nView Display Mode
Performance and Quality Settings
Overlay Controls
Desktop Utilities
NVRotate
Model-specific Settings
2
5
4
1
3
1
2
nView Display Mode
Performance and Quality Settings
p. 16
p. 21
Includes Direct3D and OpenGL settings.
Software Settings Display Properties-
Advanced Settings
6
Choose nView modes here.
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4
5
Overlay Controls
Desktop Management
NVRotate p. 23
These controls are used to adjust video
quality such as brightness, contrast, hue
and saturation.
Allow you to set up the Media Center
Taskbar Utility and Desktop manager.
6Temperature Setting
Software Settings Display Properties-
Advanced Settings
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Settings Advanced settings¾
(GeForce FX 5700 VE)
nView Display Mode
Model-specific Settings
nView Modes
Display
Detect Displays
Device Settings
2
3
The drop-down list includes
all available display output
devices on your system
(see the figure below).
To set one of the devices as the
primary display, select that device
from the drop-down list and then
check .
You can also disable auto-panning on
the secondary device by checking the
second check box.
Make this the primary display
Detect Display
Click this button to have the system
detect for any available display devices.
2Device Settings
Click this button to open a popup menu
that includes settings for output devices.
See page 18 for details.
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1Display
Software Settings Display Properties-
Advanced Settings
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What is nView?
nView
nView
is a multi-display technology
developed by NVIDIA, which is built into
the latest GeForce series video cards.
supports a wide variety of multi-
display modes, offering users maximum
flexibility. It also allows you to set
independent resolution, color depth, and
refresh rate on a per display basis.
Standard (DualView)
Allows only one screen to display the
output video.
Horizontal Span
Check to have the Windows desktop span
horizontally across on two screens.
Under Windows ME/98, only
mode and
mode are available.
Standard Clone
Vertical Span
Check to have the Windows desktop
span vertically across on two screens.
Clone
Check to have the same images displayed
on the two screens.
The option checked here determines
how the video is displayed on the
screen(s) using the nView technology.
Four modes are available under
Windows XP/2000 systems.
nView Modes
nView is only available for
models with dual video
output ports.
Software Settings Display Properties-
Advanced Settings
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Settings Advanced settings¾
(GeForce )
nView Display Mode
Model-specific Settings
FX 5700 VE
Device Settings (Standard Mode)
1Select Output Device
Click this option to select a device
from its submenu.
2Color Correction
This dialogue box allows you to adjust
color using slider controls.
Software Settings Display Properties-
Advanced Settings
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3Screen Adjustment
Click the arrow icons to adjust the
position of the screen on your monitor.
Click to call up the
panel as the figure below.
Display Timing
General Timing Formula is a standard
used by most newer hardware.
Discrete Monitor Timings (DMT)
DMT is an older standard still in use on
some hardware. Check this option if
your hardware uses DMT.
Select TV Format
Select TV
Format
Click this button to bring the
menu and select a TV standard
used in your country from the list. The
system will then set the TV format
accordingly.
Display Timing
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