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Table of Contents

1. Introduction ................................................................................................................ 4

1.1. Features ......................................................................................................................... 4
1.2. Minimum System Requirements .................................................................................... 4

2. Hardware Installation.................................................................................................. 5

2.1. Board Layout ................................................................................................................. 5
2.2. Hardware Installation ...................................................................................................... 7

3. Software Installation ...................................................................................................11

3.1. Windows

®

XP Driver and Utilities Installation ................................................................ 11

3.1.1. Operating System Requirements ............................................................................... 11
3.1.2. DirectX Installation ........................................................................................................ 12
3.1.3. Driver Installation ......................................................................................................... 13
3.1.4. GIGABYTE Gamer HUD on Driver CD ..................................................................... 15
3.1.5. Taskbar Icon ................................................................................................................. 17
3.1.6. Display Properties Pages ........................................................................................... 18
3.1.7. nView Properties Pages

(Note)

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4. Troubleshooting Tips................................................................................................ 34

5. Appendix ................................................................................................................. 35

5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS in MS-DOS Mode .............................................................. 35
5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Tables (In Windows XP) ................................................. 36
5.3. Regulatory Statements ................................................................................................. 38

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Summary of Contents for GV-N98T-256H

Page 1: ...is card Due to rapid change in technology some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this this manual The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that m...

Page 2: ...Sept 19 2008 VGA Card GV N98T 512H GV N98T 256H VGA Card GV N98T 512H GV N98T 256H Sept 19 2008...

Page 3: ...ting System Requirements 11 3 1 2 DirectX Installation 12 3 1 3 Driver Installation 13 3 1 4 GIGABYTE Gamer HUD on Driver CD 15 3 1 5 Taskbar Icon 17 3 1 6 Display Properties Pages 18 3 1 7 nView Prop...

Page 4: ...Pentium Core TM 2 or AMD Athlon TM Phenom TM 128 MB of system memory 2 GB or more for best performance Optical drive for software installation CD ROM or DVD ROM drive A 450 Watt power supply or above...

Page 5: ...r 1 DVI I Connector 2 HDTV NTSC PAL TV Projector NTSC PAL TV Projector or or Digital LCD Monitor AnalogLCDMonitor AnalogMonitor or Y Pr Pb AV Output S Video Output DVI Output D Sub Output DVI I to D S...

Page 6: ...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 Unp...

Page 7: ...ct the power cable to your graphics card or the system will not boot Do not touch the card when it s operating to prevent system instability Makesurethatthegoldedgeconnectorofthegraphicscardissecurely...

Page 8: ...in function for the graph ics card It is recommended Method A be used on motherboards that have a free S PDIF header Method A via the S PDIF out header Connect the provided S PDIF cable to the graphi...

Page 9: ...s 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 parall...

Page 10: ...w the instructions to setup your graphics card driver Please follow the subsection 3 1 3 Driver Installation to install the driver for your graphics card 3 1 Windows XP Driver and Utilities Installati...

Page 11: ...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 the autorun window shows up click the Install DirectX 9 item Ste...

Page 12: ...by step installation instructions Step 1 Found New Hardware Wizard Video Controller VGA Compatible Click the Next button to install the driver Insert the driver CD ROM that came with your graphics ca...

Page 13: ...utorun window will appear If it does not show up please run D setup exe Step 1 When the autorun window shows up click the Install Display Driver item Step 2 Click the Next button The system is install...

Page 14: ...f D is not your CD ROM drive substitute D with the correct drive letter Step 1 When autorun window shows up click the GIGABYTE Gamer HUD item Step 2 Choose the language for the instal lation and click...

Page 15: ...uto Optimized is set to Disable Incorrectly doing overclock overvoltage may result in damage to your system and reduce the useful life of the system components Button Function Default Note Allows you...

Page 16: ...on After installing the graphics card driver you will find an NVIDIA icon in the notification area Click this icon to open the control panel Right click the NVIDIA icon to enter the NVIDIA Control Cen...

Page 17: ...esolution You can click the item to change the color quality Click the Advanced button for advanced settings NVIDIA Control Panel After pressing the Advanced button in Settings you ll see the Plug and...

Page 18: ...Settings Display Video Television In the NVIDIA Control Panel change a view if you want The supported modes are Standard Advanced Custom 3D Settings Tasks in the 3D Settings pages allow you to do the...

Page 19: ...rticular game or application MonitorTemperatureLevels To monitor the current temperature of your NVIDIA GPU using NVIDIA nTune utility please visit NVIDIA s official web site for more infor mation abo...

Page 20: ...display optimization wizard Move CRT screen position Change resolution Adjust desktop color settings Rotate display Manage custom resolutions Note 1 Run multiple display wizard Note 2 Set up multiple...

Page 21: ...hysical display ChangeResolution Using the Change Resolution controls you can change the color setting reduce screen flickering or adjust the amount of information appearing on your display Adjust Des...

Page 22: ...idth height bit color depth and the refresh rate etc The Advanced Timing page enables you to adjust timings for your graphics card in order to sup port a variety of different display timings for ultim...

Page 23: ...use one display Single The same on both display Clone As one large horizontal desktop Horizontal span As one large vertical desktop Vertical span Configured independently from each other Dualview 1 Th...

Page 24: ...w Dualview mode indicates that both displays in the display pair function as one virtual desktop Unlike Horizontal Span or Vertical Span mode Dualview treats each display as a separate device This mea...

Page 25: ...ur television or HDTV high definition television screen Change the signal format to use for your standard television or HDTV as well as change country specific signal or the HDTV format Enable full sc...

Page 26: ...cable from the adapter to the TV Out port on your graphics card Step 2 Go to NVIDIA Control Panel Select the Run television setup wizard Note 2 item in the Video Television page Step 3 When the Televi...

Page 27: ...27 Software Installation Step 6 Click the Preview button to preview the selected settings Then click Next Step 7 Click Finish to apply the new television settings...

Page 28: ...indows on one desktop Enabling the nView Desktop Manager Features Click the NVIDIA icon in the notification area and select nView Properties under nView Destop Manager Click the Enable button to turn...

Page 29: ...e nView Desktop Manager The Setup Wizard can also be accessed from this tab nView Profiles properties This tab contains a record of all nView display settings for easy software setup nView Windows pro...

Page 30: ...perties This tab allows you to control nView settings depending on different applications nView Desktops properties This tab allows you to create up to 32 unique desktops nView User Interface properti...

Page 31: ...u can apply to your applications nView Zoom properties This tab provides dynamic zoom functionality on the desktop Also enable full screen video playback via the video mirroring control button nView H...

Page 32: ...2H 256H Graphics Accelerator nView Mouse properties This tab can modify and extend mouse behavior with kinematic actions nView Tools properties This tab can improve nView functionality for mobile and...

Page 33: ...ufacturer NOTE Some manufacturers do not allow the built in graphics to be disabled or to become the secondary display Make sure you selected the appropriate display device and graphics card when you...

Page 34: ...n MS DOS mode You may need a startup disk to restart the computer in MS DOS mode 3 Change the command prompt to A 4 To back up the current BIOS at the A prompt type BIOS flash utility name s BIOS file...

Page 35: ...16 10 60 75 3 3 3 640 x 480 60 240 3 3 3 720 x 480 60 3 3 3 720 x 576 50 60 3 3 3 800 x 600 60 240 3 3 3 848 x 480 60 240 3 3 3 960 x 600 16 10 60 240 3 3 3 1024 x 768 60 200 3 3 3 240 3 3 X 1088 x 61...

Page 36: ...u use Display Refresh Color Depth bpp Screen Rate 8bpp 256 color 16bpp 65K color 32bpp 16 7M Resolution Hz Standard mode High mode True mode 1600 x 1200 60 100 3 3 3 120 3 3 X 1920 x 1080 16 9 60 85 3...

Page 37: ...IGABYTE are continuing our efforts to develop products that do not use internationally banned toxic chemicals Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive Statement GIGABYTE will fulfill the n...

Page 38: ...g used batteries properly With your help we can reduce the amount of natural resources needed to produce electrical and electronic equipment minimize the use of landfills for the disposal of end of li...

Page 39: ...39 Appendix...

Page 40: ...40 GV N98T 512H 256H Graphics Accelerator...

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