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GV-NX73L128D-RH Graphics Accelerator

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4. Troubleshooting Tips

The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems. Contact your dealer
or Gigabyte for more advanced troubleshooting information.

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Check that the card is seated properly in the 

PCI Express x 16

 slot.

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Ensure that the display cable is securely fastened to the card's display connector.

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Make sure that the monitor and computer are plugged in and receiving power.

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If necessary, disable any built-in graphics capabilities on your motherboard. For
more information, consult your computer's manual or manufacturer.

(NOTE: Some manufacturers do not allow the built-in graphics to be disabled or to
become the secondary display.)

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Make sure you selected the appropriate display device and graphics card when you
installed the graphics driver.

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Restart your computer. Press the 

F8

 key on your keyboard after system starts up.

When the Windows Advanced Options Menu appears, select Safe Mode and press
Enter. After getting into Safe Mode,  in Device Manager check whether the driver for
the graphics card is correct.

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For more assistance, use the Troubleshooting Guide located in the Windows

®

 Help or

contact your computer manufacturer.

If necessary, adjust your monitor's setting by monitor's adjust panel to make the
screen looks focused, crisp, and sharp. (Please refer to the monitor's manual.)

Summary of Contents for GV-NX73L128D-RH

Page 1: ...Mar 31 2006 VGA Card GV NX73L128D RH...

Page 2: ...VGA Card Mar 31 2006 GV NX73L128D RH...

Page 3: ...oid the warranty of this VGA card Due to rapid change in technology some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet The author assumes no responsibility for any erro...

Page 4: ...1 Operating system requirement 9 3 1 2 DirectX installation 10 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 propert...

Page 5: ...indows 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 The graphics card supports N...

Page 6: ...Connector 15 pin DVI I Connector TV Out VGA Monitor Connector 15 pin DVI I Connector Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor OR VGA Output Analog LCD Monitor Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output DVI I to D Sub C...

Page 7: ...parated 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 Unpac...

Page 8: ...aphics 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 re...

Page 9: ...hown 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 insta...

Page 10: ...respondingcolor 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 ConnectingAV Output If y...

Page 11: ...phics 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 Req...

Page 12: ...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...

Page 13: ...nstallation 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 ins...

Page 14: ...nd then you can see theAUTORUN window If it does not show up please run D setup exe Step 1 When autorun window show up click Display Driver item Then click the Install Display Driver item Step 2 Click...

Page 15: ...indow If it does not show up please run D setup exe Install GIGABYTE utilities Step 1 When autorun window show up please click the Utilities item Then click the GIGABYTE Utility item Step 3 Enter your...

Page 16: ...adjust the working frequency of the graphic engine and video memory Core Clock and Memory Clock ThetunningCLKwillonlybeappliedwhen running 3D mode Adjust core speed Displays core clock status Displays...

Page 17: ...ortcut 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...

Page 18: ...lerator 16 English 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 f...

Page 19: ...ish 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 Youcanadjustthepropertiesof the graphics accelerator fr...

Page 20: ...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...

Page 21: ...t for your television and then click Apply followed by OK nView Display properties Dual Monitor Setup You can set the display to output from two monitors on the nView Display Settings page The GV NX73...

Page 22: ...isplay is half the height of the totalvirtualdesktopheight Select Vertical Span from the nView Display Mode list and click Apply 3 Horizontal Span Mode HorizontalSpanmodeindicatesthatbothdisplays in t...

Page 23: ...splay device Adjust the color correction settings to provide more accurate color reproduction of images such as photographs on your display device Also many 3D accelerated games may appear too dark to...

Page 24: ...eNVIDIAsettingstaskbarutilityletsyouconvenientlyaccess various features and presets you ve configured in the Display Properties directly from the Windows taskbar Shortcuttools Enablingtheseoptionswill...

Page 25: ...ting check box To return to normal navigation mode uncheck the check box Screen Resolutions Refresh Rates properties TheScreenResolutions RefreshRatespropertiesallows you to adjust the screen resoluti...

Page 26: ...ew properties Click Enable button to turn on all the nView Desktop Man agerfeatures 3 1 7 nView Properties Pages nView is a set of desktop tools designed to help you be more productive when using your...

Page 27: ...ew display settings for easy softwaresetup nView Desktop Management properties ThistabcontainsinformationaboutthenViewDesktopManager The setup wizard can also be accessed from this tab nView Windows p...

Page 28: ...s properties This tab allows you to create up to 32 unique desktops nView Applications properties ThistaballowsyoutocontrolnViewsettingsdependingdifferent applications nView User Interface properties...

Page 29: ...on the desktop Alsoenablesfullscreenvideoplaybackviathevideomirroring controlbutton nView Effects properties This tab provides special windows effects that you can apply to your applications nView Ho...

Page 30: ...L128D RH Graphics Accelerator 28 English nView Mouse properties Thistabcanmodifyandextendmousebehaviorwithkinematic actions nView Tools properties ThistabcanimprovenViewfunctionalityformobileanddeskto...

Page 31: ...indow will show up Click Install Display Driver item and follow the wizard to install the driver If Windows does not show the CD automatically please run following steps 1 Click the Start button on th...

Page 32: ...ual or manufacturer 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...

Page 33: ...Select the From Local File check box and then click Flash c Select the BIOS file from your hard disk or floppy disk d Completetheupdateprocedurefollowingtheon screeninstructions VGAflashBIOSutility 5...

Page 34: ...on your graphics card Step2 Afterinstallationofthegraphicscarddriver right clickon Desktop and select Properties When Display Properties dialog box appears select the Settings tab In Settings click t...

Page 35: ...640 x 480 60 240 3 3 3 720 x 480 60 3 3 3 720 x 576 60 3 3 3 800 x 600 60 240 3 3 3 848 x 480 60 240 3 3 3 960 x 600 60 240 3 3 3 1024 x 768 60 200 3 3 3 240 3 3 X 1088 x 612 60 200 3 3 3 240 3 3 X 1...

Page 36: ...K 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 30 85 3 3 3 100 3 3 X 1920 x 1200 60 85 3 3 3 100 3 3 X 1920 x 1440 60 85 3 3 3 2048...

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