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Hardware Installation

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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 Flat Panel Display

2. Replace the screws to fasten the card in

place, and replace the computer cover.

To install your new graphics card:

1. Locate the PCI Express x16 slot. If necessary,

remove the metal cover from this slot; then
align your graphics card with the PCI
Express x16 slot, and press it in firmly until
the card is fully seated.

* Please make sure that the gold edge connectors of the graphics card is securely inserted.

After installation, please connect the power cable to your graphics card, or
the system will not boot.

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
into the DVI-I connector, then plug the monitor
cable into the adapter.

Connect a flat panel

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

Summary of Contents for GV-NX79G256DP-RH

Page 1: ...Sept 11 2006 VGA Card GV NX79G256DP RH ...

Page 2: ...VGACard Sept 11 2006 GV NX79G256DP RH ...

Page 3: ...e property of their respective owners Notice Please do not remove any labels on VGA card this may void the warranty of this VGA card Due to rapid change in technology some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to update the ...

Page 4: ... 1 Windows XP Driver and Utilities Installation 10 3 1 1 Operating System Requirement 10 3 1 2 DirectX Installation 11 3 1 3 Driver Installation 12 3 1 4 Taskbar Icon 14 3 1 5 Display Properties pages 15 3 1 6 nView Properties pages 22 3 2 Windows 2000 driver installation 27 4 Troubleshooting Tips 28 5 Appendix 29 5 1 Reflash BIOS in MS DOS Mode 29 5 2 Connecting to a HDTV 30 5 3 Resolutions and C...

Page 5: ...ents IBM or 100 PC compatible with Intel Pentium III 650 MHz or AMD Athlon 650 MHz class processor or higher One PCI Express x16 slot Operating Systems Windows 2000 Windows XP 64 MB system memory 50 MB of available disk space for full installation CD ROM or DVD ROM drive Minimumpowersupply300watt TosetupanSLIsystemwiththegraphicscards please use a power supply of 400 watt or above Note SLI technol...

Page 6: ...onnector 2 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 Board Layout TV Out DVI I Connector 1 S Video Output Pb AV Output Pr Y NTSC PALTV Projector HDTV OR NTSC PALTV Projector OR Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output DVI I to D Sub Adapter VGA Output Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor OR DVI I Connector 2 ...

Page 7: ...eparated 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 fo...

Page 8: ...s 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 graphicscapability youmayneedtodisable itonthemotherboard Formoreinformation please see your com...

Page 9: ... PCI Express x16 slot and press it in firmly until the card is fully seated Please make sure that the gold edge connectors of the graphics card is securely inserted After installation please connect the power cable to your graphics card or the system will not boot 3 Plug the display cable into your graphics card thenturnonthecomputerandmonitor To connect a flat panel directly to your graphics card...

Page 10: ...olor 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 your TV has a Composite video connection you can connect the RCAcable from your TV to theAV Out port on the adapter Connect to the TV Out port on the graphics card S Video Out HDTV Component Y Pr Pb AV Out ...

Page 11: ...me manufacturers 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 parallel in an SLI configuration Two SLI ready graphics cards of the same type Example GV NX79G256DP RH SLI bridge connector provided by motherboard manufacturer ...

Page 12: ...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 ...

Page 13: ...t 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 Step 2 Choose I accept the agreement and click the Nextbutton Step 3 Click the Next button Step 4 Click Finish to restart computer Then the DirectX 9 installation is complet...

Page 14: ... step installation guide Step 1 Found new hardware wizard Video controller VGA Compatible Click the 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 i...

Page 15: ...see theAUTORUN window If it does not show up please run D setup exe Step 2 Click the Next button Step 3 Click the Finish button to restart computer Then the driver installation is completed Windows installings the components Step 1 When autorun window show up click the Display Driver item Then click the Install Display Driver item ...

Page 16: ...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 from here Right click the icon 3 1 4 Taskbar Icon ...

Page 17: ...alog 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 You can click the item to change the color quality You can move the slider to change the resolution Click t...

Page 18: ... driver settings and other NVIDIA utilities you might have installed on your system After pressing the Advanced button in Settings you ll see the Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS Properties dialog box Click the GeForce 7900 GS tab You can also click the NVIDIA icon on the taskbar and select Nvidia Display to access the GeForce 7900 GS properties page GeForce 7900 GS tab When you ac...

Page 19: ...ected above is the primary display Click Apply to apply settings or click OK to save settings If TV is chosen as the display you will need to select the proper TV format To do this click Device Settings followed by Select TV format Select the format for your television and then click Apply followed by OK Note Only Single display mode is available when SLI mode is enabled You can select other prope...

Page 20: ...splays and 3D applications are not accelerated as efficiently as when the application spans displays Select DualView from the nView Display Mode list and click Apply Dual View Mode 1 Clone Mode Clone mode indicates that both displays in the display pair show images of the same desktop Select Clone from the nView Display Mode list and click Apply 2 Horizontal Span Mode Horizontal Span mode indicate...

Page 21: ...GPU check box and click Apply after installation of two GV NX79G256DP RH graphics cards on an SLI capable motherboard Then restart your system when prompted Only Windows XP operating system supports the SLI mode Please do not enable SLI multi GPU in Windows 2000 Color Correction properties The Color Correction Properties is used to compensate for variationsinluminancebetweenasourceimageanditsoutpu...

Page 22: ...splay Properties directly from the Windows taskbar Shortcuttools The Desktop Manager provides enhanced nView multi displayfunctionalityandhelpsyouorganizeyourapplications for use with multiple displays and desktops Displayoptimization Run the Display Optimization Wizard to adjust your display s for optimal viewing and representation of colors Troubleshooting Thisoptioncanbeusedtoforcedetectionofan...

Page 23: ...erties The Temperature Properties can auto detected the GPU Core temperature You can select the Notify when GPU core temperature exceeds threshold check box Menu Editing properties The Menu Editing Properties can remove infrequently used screens by dragging them from the screen menu to the list below Restore screens to the menu by dragging them individually or click Restore Defaults To begin selec...

Page 24: ...button to turn on all the nView Desktop Managerfeatures Access nView properties page Enable the nView Desktop Manager features Right click on desktop and choose Properties Settings Advanced GeForce 7900 GS DesktopManagement To access the nView properties page you can click the NVIDIA icon on the taskbar and select nView Properties under nView Destop Manager Method A Or right click on Desktop selec...

Page 25: ...iew display settings for easy softwaresetup nView Desktop Management properties ThistabcontainsinformationaboutthenViewDesktopManager The setup wizard can also be accessed from this tab nView Windows properties Thistaballowsyoutocontrol windowanddialogboxplacement when using multiple monitors ...

Page 26: ...ps properties This tab allows you to create up to 32 unique desktops nView Applications properties ThistaballowsyoutocontrolnViewsettingsdependingdifferent applications nView User Interface properties This tab allows for customization of the nView user interface ...

Page 27: ...y on the desktop Alsoenablesfullscreenvideoplaybackviathevideomirroring controlbutton nView Effects properties This tab provides special windows effects that you can apply to your applications nView Hot Keys properties This tab lets you perform various actions with shortcut keys or key combinations ...

Page 28: ...G256DP RH Graphics Accelerator 26 English nView Mouse properties Thistabcanmodifyandextendmousebehaviorwithkinematic actions nView Tools properties ThistabcanimprovenViewfunctionalityformobileanddesktop users ...

Page 29: ...window 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 the control bar 2 Select Run 3 Type the following D SETUP exe If D is not your CD ROM drive substitute D with the correct drive letter 4 Click OK 5 Click on Install Display Drivers to begin the Install...

Page 30: ...al 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 when you installed the graphics driver Restart your computer Press the F8 key on your keyboard after system starts up When the WindowsAdvanced Options Menu appears select Safe Mode and press Enter Aft...

Page 31: ...s 2000 XP youneedastartupdisktorestart the computer in MS DOS mode 3 Change the command prompt toA 4 To back up the current BIOS at the A prompt type BIOS flash utility name s BIOS file name example gvf18 s X79G8DPR f1 and press Enter 5 To flash BIOS at the A prompt type BIOS flash utility name p BIOS file name example gvf18 p X79G8DPR f2 and press Enter 6 Wait until it s done then restart your co...

Page 32: ...rt 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 the Advanced button Step4 Right click on the HDTV icon and select TV format dependingonyourHDTV Thenclick Applytocomplete thesettings Step3 Click the Geforce 7900 GS tab when advanced properties dial...

Page 33: ...0 75 3 3 3 640 x 400 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 612 16 9 60 200 3 3 3 240 3 3 X 1152 x 864 60 170 3 3 3 200 3 3 X 1280 x 720 16 9 60 150 3 3 3 170 3 3 X 1280 x 768 60 150 3 3 3 170 3 3 X 1280 x 960 60 150 3 3 3 170 3 3 X 1280 x 1...

Page 34: ... 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 30 85 3 3 3 100 3 3 X 1920 x 1200 16 10 60 85 3 3 3 100 3 3 X 1920 x 1440 60 85 3 3 3 2048 x 1536 60 85 3 3 3 2560 x 1600 60 3 3 3 Dual Link This table is for reference only The actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor you use ...

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