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HDTV Setup

Follow the steps below to connect an HDTV to your system using the included component video
adapter.

Step 1:
Connect the HDTV component cable to the adapter
according to the corresponding color. (Y= Green, Pr=
Red, Pb= Blue). Connect the TV Out 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)

 

item in the 

Video

& Television

 page.

Step 3:
When the Television Setup Wizard appears,
click 

Next

.

(Note) This item will show up when you connect a television.

„

Run Television Setup Wizard

 (Note)

The wizard will guide you through the steps to
configure your television for use with your
computer.

Television

 (Note)

Summary of Contents for GV-NX86S256H

Page 1: ...Apr 17 2007 VGA Card GV NX86S256H...

Page 2: ...VGACard Apr 17 2007 GV NX86S256H...

Page 3: ...roperty 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...

Page 4: ...on 10 3 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 Propertie...

Page 5: ...ical 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 E...

Page 6: ...V out DVI I Connector 1 DVI I Connector 2 SLI Connector 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 DV...

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: ...r 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...

Page 9: ...or 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 intotheDVI Iconnector thenplugthemonit...

Page 10: ...igh temperature will affect the passive thermal design and thus compromising system stability 2 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY s passive thermal design effectively implemented heat exchange radiation and convect...

Page 11: ...How NVIDIA SLI Scalable Link Interface technology works In an SLI configuration two SLI ready graphics cards of the same model and the same manufacturers are connected together via SLI bridge connect...

Page 12: ...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 13: ...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 t...

Page 14: ...ep 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 pl...

Page 15: ...ROM and 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 the Install Display Driver item Step 2 Click Next button Step 3 Click...

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

Page 17: ...ve the slider to change the resolution Click the Advanced button for adapter and setting Access the GeForce 8600 GTS tab page to launch the NVIDIA Control Panel All of the NVIDIA control panels have b...

Page 18: ...ettings of your 3D applications and games that utilize Direct3D and OpenGL technology Override the shipped clocked frequencies of your GPU and GPU memory to increase your GPU performance Assign specif...

Page 19: ...PU and want to see how your GPU heats up over time You can monitor the current temperature of your NVIDIA GPU and track its temperature history When appropriate the GPU will automatically slow down to...

Page 20: ...Multiple Displays Run multiple display wizard Note 2 Changedisplayconfiguration Run Display Optimization Wizard This wizard helps you adjust your displays for optimal viewing and repersentation of co...

Page 21: ...and color depth Digital Vibrance of the images on your desktop These changes will not affect any video playback To change video color settings go to Adjust Video Color Settings under the Video and TV...

Page 22: ...ctions You can use the advanced Change Resolution Attributes page to view custom display modes you have saved in the Create Custom Timings page Run Multiple Display Wizard Note 2 This wizard will help...

Page 23: ...displays in the display pair show images of the same desktop 2 As one large horizontal desktop Horizontal span Horizontal Span mode indicates that both displays in the display pair function as one wid...

Page 24: ...timal viewing Tasks in the Video Television pages allow you to do the following Display Matrix Model GV NX86S256H CRT TV Yes CRT DVI Yes DVI TV Yes DVI TV CRT No DVI DVI Yes CRT CRT Yes Adjust Video C...

Page 25: ...e Connect the TV Out cable from the adapter to the TV Out port on your graphics card Step 2 Go to NVIDIA Control Panel Select the Run televisionsetupwizard Note itemintheVideo Television page Step 3 W...

Page 26: ...utton to preview the selected settings Then click Next Step 7 Click Finish to apply the new television settings Step 4 Select Component in the Connector Type screen Step 5 Select a definition type for...

Page 27: ...plication windows on one desktop Enable the nView Desktop Manager features Click the NVIDIA icon on the taskbar and select nView Properties under nView Destop Manager Click the Enable button to turn o...

Page 28: ...ll nView display settings for easy softwaresetup nView Desktop Management properties ThistabcontainsinformationaboutthenViewDesktopManager The setup wizard can also be accessed from this tab nView Win...

Page 29: ...ties This tab allows you to create up to 32 unique desktops nView Applications properties ThistaballowsyoutocontrolnViewsettingsdependingdifferent applications nView User Interface properties This tab...

Page 30: ...nality on the desktop Alsoenablesfullscreenvideoplaybackviathevideomirroring controlbutton nView Effects properties This tab provides special windows effects that you can apply to your applications nV...

Page 31: ...Software Installation 29 English nView Mouse properties Thistabcanmodifyandextendmousebehaviorwithkinematic actions nView Tools properties ThistabcanimprovenViewfunctionalityformobileanddesktop users...

Page 32: ...ORUN 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...

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: ...ode ForWindows 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 n...

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Page 36: ...solution 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 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 8...

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