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GV-NX84S Series Graphics Accelerator

nView Desktop Management properties

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This tab contains information about the nView Desktop Manager.
The Setup Wizard can also be accessed from this tab.

nView Profiles properties

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This tab contains a record of all nView display settings for easy
software setup.

nView Windows properties

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This tab allows you to control window and dialog box placement
when using multiple monitors.

Содержание GV-NX84S256HE

Страница 1: ...ty of this card Due to rapid change in technology some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this this manual The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to update the information contained herein Macrovision corporation product notice This product incorporates copyright protectio...

Страница 2: ...VGA Card GV NX84S256HP GV NX84S256HE Dec 24 2007 Dec 24 2007 VGA Card GV NX84S256HP GV NX84S256HE ...

Страница 3: ...VGA Card GV NX84S512HP Jul 31 2008 Jul 31 2008 VGA Card GV NX84S512HP ...

Страница 4: ...VGA Card GV NX84S512H Dec 5 2008 Dec 5 2008 VGA Card GV NX84S512H ...

Страница 5: ...quirements 14 3 1 2 DirectX Installation 15 3 1 3 Driver Installation 16 3 1 4 Utilities on Driver CD 18 3 1 5 Taskbar Icons 20 3 1 6 Display Properties Pages 23 3 1 7 nView Properties Pages Note 33 3 2 Windows 2000 Driver Installation 38 4 Troubleshooting Tips 39 5 Appendix 39 5 1 How to Reflash the BIOS in MS DOS Mode 39 5 2 Resolutions and Color Depth Tables In Windows XP 40 5 3 RegulatoryState...

Страница 6: ...SupportsAV output for GV NX84S256HE GV NX84S512H only Supports 1 Dual Link DVI I connector Supports 1 D Sub connector SupportsAV S Video TV Out and HDTV output by adapter for GV NX84S256HP GV NX84S512HP only Supports HDCP High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection technology 1 2 Minimum System Requirements Hardware Intel Pentium 4 or AMD AthlonTM 128 MB of system memory 2 GB or more for best perfor...

Страница 7: ...r 15 pin DVI I Connector D Sub Output Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output S Video Output Pb AV Output Pr Y NTSC PALTV Projector HDTV or NTSC PALTV Projector or Analog LCD Monitor Analog CRT Monitor or DVI I to D Sub Adapter D Sub Output Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor or 2 1 Board Layout 1 GV NX84S256HP GV NX84S512HP SPDIF In Connector ...

Страница 8: ...GV NX84S512H DVI I Connector D Sub monitor Connector 15 pin RCA RCA DVI I Connector Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output D Sub monitor Connector 15 pin DVI I to D Sub Adapter AV Output NTSC PAL TV Projector or D Sub Output Analog LCD Monitor Analog CRT Monitor or Analog LCD Monitor Analog CRT Monitor or D Sub Output ...

Страница 9: ...ed 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 for obvi...

Страница 10: ...l your graphics card To remove the existing graphics card Step 1 Power off the computer and monitor then disconnect the display cable from the back of your computer Step 2 Remove the computer cover If necessary consult your computer s manual for help in removing the cover Step 3 Remove any existing graphics card from your computer ...

Страница 11: ...urely inserted Step 2 Replace the screw to fasten the card in place and replace the computer cover Step 3 Plug the display cable into your card then turn on the computer and monitor If your graphics card came with a DVI I connector you can connect a flat panel display to the appropriate connector as shown below You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the graphics card driver Please r...

Страница 12: ...color 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 Connecting AV Output If your TV has a Composite video connection you can connect the RCA cable from your TV to the AV 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 ...

Страница 13: ...beware of the other excess component or insufficient system thermal design that may cause high system temperature Excess high 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 convection to improve stability of the system Please maintain passive thermal sink at...

Страница 14: ...ou can follow 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 Installation 3 1 1 Operating System Requirements Notice the following guidelines before installing the drivers 1 First make sure your system has installed DirectX 9 0c or later version 2 Make sure y...

Страница 15: ...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 the autorun window shows up click the Install DirectX 9 item Step 2 Choose I accept the agreement and click the Next button Step 3 Click the Next button The system is installing the components Step 4 Click Finish to restart computer Then the Direc...

Страница 16: ... 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 card Or click the Cancel button to install the driver from the autorun window Step 2 Found New Hardware Wizard Searching and Installing The wizard will search for the driver and install it automatically...

Страница 17: ...autorun 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 installing the components Step 3 Click the Finish button to restart the computer Then the driver installation is completed ...

Страница 18: ...nd then you can see the AUTORUN window If it does not show up please run D setup exe Step 1 When autorun window shows up please click the GIGABYTE Utility item Step 2 Click the Next button Step 4 Click the Finish button to restart computer Then the utilities installation is completed Step 3 Click the Install button ...

Страница 19: ...requency you saved last time Auto Optimized The V Tuner3 clock configuration utility will determine the recommended GPU and memory clock setting your system If the utility should hang restart your system and then enter Auto Optimized mode Fixed Clock The V Tuner3 clock configuration utility will lock the GPU and memory clock you choose whether you restart your system or not To rechange clock unche...

Страница 20: ...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 your display settings Right click the icon Click the Color Correction and VGA Information items to open the Color Adjust and VGA Info tabs You can link to GIGABYTE website for up dated information about the ...

Страница 21: ...Installation Color Adjust Color Adjust allows you to make color adjustments such as brightness contrast and gamma values for each or all of RGB colors VGA Info VGA Info lists the relevant information about your card ...

Страница 22: ...hics Accelerator After installing the graphics card driver you will find an NVIDIA icon in your system tray Click this icon to open the control panel You can adjust the properties of the graphics card here Right click the icon ...

Страница 23: ...ng the Advanced button in Settings you ll see the Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS Properties dialog box Click the GeForce 8400 GS tab You can also click the NVIDIA icon on the taskbar and select NVIDIA Control Panel Access the GeForce 8400 GS tab page to launch the NVIDIA Control Panel All of the NVIDIA control panels have been consolidated into a single application the NVIDIA Con...

Страница 24: ...cific NVIDIA display settings The categories are 3D 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 following Change the image and rendering settings of your 3D applications and games that utilize Direct3D and OpenGL technology Assign specific 3D s...

Страница 25: ...you make for improved image quality and rendering Manage 3D Settings Note The Manage 3D Settings page enables you to establish default 3D settings to use for all your Direct3D or OpenGL applications and to estab lish a unique set of 3D settings for a particular game or application MonitorTemperatureLevels To monitor the current temperature of your NVIDIA GPU using NVIDIA nTune utility please visit...

Страница 26: ... Note 1 Run multiple display wizard Note 2 Set up multiple displays Run Display Optimization Wizard This wizard helps you adjust your displays for optimal viewing and repersentation of colors Note 1 This item is present only in Advanced view mode Note 2 This item will show up when you connect two monitors Move CRT Screen Position You can use your mouse by clicking on the arrow keys on this page or...

Страница 27: ... depth Digital Vibrance of the im ages on your desktop These changes will not affect any video playback To change video color settings go to Adjust Video Color Set tings under the Video and TV section from the Start page RotateDisplay The NVIDIA Rotate features enable you to change the orientation of your desktop to portrait landscape and inverted modes This is use ful if you have rotated your phy...

Страница 28: ... 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 Note 2 This wizard will help you enable and custom ize your multi display setup Note 1 This item is present only in Advanced view mode Note 2 This item will show up when you connect two monitors Set up Multiple Display...

Страница 29: ...lone Clone mode indicates that both 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 wide virtual desktop The width of each display is half the width of the total virtual desktop width Clone Mode Horizontal Span Mode 3 As one large vertical desktop Ver...

Страница 30: ...iewing Tasks in the Video Television pages allow you to do the following Adjust your television picture quality and video color 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 definition television screen Change the signal format to use for your standard television or HDTV as well as change country...

Страница 31: ...DTV to your system using the included component video adapter Step 1 Connect the HDTV component cable to the adapter accord ing 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 ...

Страница 32: ...the Connector Type screen Step 5 Select a definition type for your HDTV depending on the specifications of your HDTV and click Next Step 6 Click the Preview button to preview the selected settings Then click Next Step 7 Click Finish to apply the new television settings ...

Страница 33: ...dows on one desktop Enabling the nView Desktop Manager Features Click the NVIDIA icon in your system tray and select nView Properties under nView Destop Manager Click the Enable button to turn on all the nView Desktop Manager features Note This item will show up when you connect two monitors Accessing the nView Properties Pages To access the nView properties page you can click the NVIDIA icon in y...

Страница 34: ... about the 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 properties This tab allows you to control window and dialog box placement when using multiple monitors ...

Страница 35: ... 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 properties This tab allows for customization of the nView user interface ...

Страница 36: ...dynamic zoom functionality on the desktop Also enable full screen video playback via the video mirroring control button nView Hot Keys properties This tab lets you perform various actions with shortcut keys or key combinations This tab provides special windows effects that you can apply to your applications ...

Страница 37: ...Software Installation 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 desktop users ...

Страница 38: ...un window will show up Click the Install Display Driver item and follow the wizard to install the driver If the autorun window does not show up automatically run the following steps 1 On the menu bar click the Start button 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 Install Display Drivers to start the In...

Страница 39: ... Safe Mode in Device Manager check whether the driver for the graphics card is correct For more assistance use the Troubleshooting Guide located in the Windows Help or contact your computer manufacturer If you are not able to find the desired monitor color resolution settings The color and screen resolution options available for selection depend on the graphics card being installed If necessary ad...

Страница 40: ... 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 800 60 150 3 3 3 170 3 3 X 1280 x 960 60 ...

Страница 41: ...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 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 ...

Страница 42: ...oreover we at GIGABYTE 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 national laws as interpreted from the 2002 96 EC WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive The WEEE Directive specifies the treatment collection recycling and disposal of ...

Страница 43: ...es 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 life products and generally improve our quality of life by ensuring that potentially hazardous substances are not released into the environment and are disposed of properly China Restriction of Hazardous Substances T...

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