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GV-NX86T256H Graphics Accelerator

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3. Software Installation

In this manual, we assume that your CD-ROM Drive letter to be Drive D:

The installation of Windows

®

 2000 / Windows

®

 XP drivers is very simple. When you insert the

driver CD into your CD-ROM drive, you can see the AUTORUN window (if it does not show
up, run "D:\setup.exe"). Then you can follow the guides to setup your 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, which consist of SIS or VIA
chipsets, please install the appropriate driver program for that motherboard. Or please
contact your motherboard nearest dealer for motherboard driver.

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Страница 1: ...Apr 17 2007 VGA Card GV NX86T256H GV NX86T256D GV NX86T256HP...

Страница 2: ...VGACard Apr 17 2007 GV NX86T256H GV NX86T256D GV NX86T256HP...

Страница 3: ...mes are the 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 specificati...

Страница 4: ...ion 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 Properti...

Страница 5: ...lation 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 Edition Windows 2000 SLITM Conf...

Страница 6: ...V 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 8: ...ard 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 t...

Страница 9: ...el 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 thenplugthemonitor cable into the adapte...

Страница 10: ...r 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 C...

Страница 11: ...ame manufacturers are connected together via SLI bridge connector in a system that provides two PCI Express x16 slots to scale graphics performance The picture below shows that two graphics cards are...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

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

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 24: ...viewing Tasks in the Video Television pages allow you to do the following Adjust Video Color Settings Use the controls on this page to fine tune the color settings for video content on your display Se...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

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

Страница 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...

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

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

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

Страница 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...

Страница 33: ...nufacturer 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...

Страница 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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Страница 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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