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3.1.5. Display Properties Pages

To access Display Properties pages, right-click on Desktop and then select 

Properties

. The

Display Properties 

dialog 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.

After pressing the 

Advanced

 button in 

Settings

, you'll see the 

Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA

GeForce 8800 GTS Properties

 dialog box. Click the 

GeForce 8800

 

GTS

 tab. (You can also click the

NVIDIA icon on the taskbar and select 

Nvidia Control Panel

.)

NVIDIA Control Panel

Access the 

GeForce 8800 GTS

 tab page  to launch

the NVIDIA Control Panel

„

Launch Page
All of the NVIDIA control panels have been
consolidated into a single application, the
NVIDIA Control Panel. Click the 

Start the

NVIDIA Control Panel

 button to open the

NVIDIA Control Panel.

You can click the item to change the color quality.

You can move the slider to change the resolution.

Click the 

Advanced 

button for adapter and setting.

Summary of Contents for GV-NX88S640H-RH

Page 1: ...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 b...

Page 2: ...llation 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 Prop...

Page 3: ...e Optical drive for software installation CD ROM or DVD ROM drive A power supply with 400 watt is recommended Operating System Windows XP with Service Pack 2 SP2 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Wi...

Page 4: ...TV 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 D...

Page 5: ...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 6: ...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...

Page 7: ...irmly until the card is fully seated Please make sure that the gold edge connectors of the graphics card is securely inserted After installation remember to connect the power cable to your graphics ca...

Page 8: ...lor 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...

Page 9: ...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 l...

Page 10: ...raphics 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 R...

Page 11: ...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 12: ...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...

Page 13: ...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 Install Display Driver item Step 2 Click the Next button Step 3 Click the...

Page 14: ...h 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...

Page 15: ...ssing the Advanced button in Settings you ll see the Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS Properties dialog box Click the GeForce 8800 GTS tab You can also click the NVIDIA icon on the ta...

Page 16: ...hecategoriesare 3DSettings Display Video Television Appearance Tasks in the 3D Settings pages allow you to do the following 3D Settings Change the image and rendering settings of your 3D applications...

Page 17: ...to establish a unique set of 3D settings for a particular game or application MonitorTemperatureLevels Use this page if you overclock your GPU and want to see how your GPU heats up over time You can...

Page 18: ...splay Manage custom timings Multiple Displays Run multiple display wizard Note Changedisplayconfiguration Run Display Optimization Wizard This wizard helps you adjust your displays for optimal viewing...

Page 19: ...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 20: ...for analog CRT and DVI connections 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...

Page 21: ...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 22: ...olor settings for the best possible viewing in its environment Change the position and size of the desktop video to best fit your television or HDTV high definitiontelevision screen Change the signal...

Page 23: ...he 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...

Page 24: ...button 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 f...

Page 25: ...e to crowd several open application windows on one desktop Step 2 Click Enable Access nView properties page Enable the nView Desktop Manager features Click the NVIDIA icon on the taskbar and select nV...

Page 26: ...ofallnViewdisplaysettingsforeasy softwaresetup nView Desktop Management properties ThistabcontainsinformationaboutthenViewDesktopManager The setup wizard can also be accessed from this tab nView Windo...

Page 27: ...ties This tab allows you to create up to 32 unique desktops nView Applications properties ThistaballowsyoutocontrolnViewsettingsdependingdifferent applications nView User Interface properties This tab...

Page 28: ...ionality on the desktop Alsoenablesfullscreenvideoplaybackviathevideomirroring controlbutton nView Effects properties This tab provides special windows effects that you can apply to your applications...

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

Page 30: ...TORUN 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 butto...

Page 31: ...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 y...

Page 32: ...DOS mode For Windows 2000 XP you need a startup disk to restart 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...

Page 33: ...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...

Page 34: ...esolution 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...

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