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Hardware Installation

Table of Contents

1. Introduction ................................................................................................................ 5

1.1. Features ......................................................................................................................... 5
1.2. Minimum System Requirements .................................................................................... 5

2. Hardware Installation.................................................................................................. 6

2.1. Board Layout ................................................................................................................. 6
2.2. Hardware Installation ...................................................................................................... 8

3. Software Installation .................................................................................................. 12

3.1. Windows

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XP Driver and Utilities Installation ................................................................ 12

3.1.1. Operating System Requirements .............................................................................. 12
3.1.2. DirectX Installation ........................................................................................................ 13
3.1.3. Driver Installation ......................................................................................................... 14
3.1.4. GIGABYTE Gamer HUD on Driver CD ..................................................................... 16
3.1.5. Taskbar Icon ................................................................................................................. 18
3.1.6. Display Properties Pages ........................................................................................... 19
3.1.7. nView Properties Pages 

(Note)

...................................................................................... 30

4. Troubleshooting Tips................................................................................................ 35

5. Appendix ................................................................................................................. 36

5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS in MS-DOS Mode .............................................................. 36
5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Tables (In Windows XP) ................................................. 37

Regulatory Statements ................................................................................................. 39

(Note) This item will show up when you connect two monitors.

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Страница 1: ...arranty 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 omi...

Страница 2: ...2 GV NX88 NX96 Series Graphics Accelerator Nov 26 2007 VGA Card GV NX88T512HP GV NX88T256H VGA Card GV NX88T512HP GV NX88T256H Nov 26 2007...

Страница 3: ...3 Hardware Installation Mar 24 2008 VGA Card GV NX88T512H VGA Card GV NX88T512H Mar 24 2008...

Страница 4: ...4 GV NX88 NX96 Series Graphics Accelerator Apr 11 2008 VGA Card GV NX88G384H GV NX96G384H VGA Card GV NX88G384H GV NX96G384H Apr 11 2008...

Страница 5: ...2 3 1 1 Operating System Requirements 12 3 1 2 DirectX Installation 13 3 1 3 Driver Installation 14 3 1 4 GIGABYTE Gamer HUD on Driver CD 16 3 1 5 Taskbar Icon 18 3 1 6 Display Properties Pages 19 3 1...

Страница 6: ...m 4 orAMDAthlon TM 128 MB of system memory 2 GB or more for best performance Optical drive for software installation CD ROM or DVD ROM drive A 450 Watt power supply or above is a must Operating System...

Страница 7: ...t DVI I Connector 1 DVI I Connector 2 HDTV NTSC PAL TV Projector NTSC PAL TV Projector or or Digital LCD Monitor AnalogLCDMonitor AnalogMonitor or Y Pr Pb AV Output S Video Output DVI Output D Sub Out...

Страница 8: ...TSC PALTV Projector or D Sub monitor Connector 15 pin DVI I Connector TV Out S Video Output Pb AV Output TV Out DVI I Connector D Sub monitor Connector 15 pin Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output D Sub Outp...

Страница 9: ...d 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 a...

Страница 10: ...ll 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 I...

Страница 11: ...ard 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 D Sub monitor to the DVI I connector plug the DVI I to D Sub adapt...

Страница 12: ...ect your HDTV cables to the video adapter according to the corresponding 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...

Страница 13: ...rs 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 paral...

Страница 14: ...ow 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 Installat...

Страница 15: ...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 Ste...

Страница 16: ...p 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 c...

Страница 17: ...utorun 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 install...

Страница 18: ...If D is not your CD ROM drive substitute D with the correct drive letter Step 1 When autorun window shows up click the GIGABYTE Gamer HUD item Step 2 Choose the language for the instal lation and clic...

Страница 19: ...uto Optimized is set to Disable Incorrectly doing overclock overvoltage may result in damage to your system and reduce the useful life of the system components Button Function Default Note Allows you...

Страница 20: ...Icon After installing the graphics card driver you will find an NVIDIA icon in your system tray Click this icon to open the control panel Right click the NVIDIA icon to enter the NVIDIA Control Cente...

Страница 21: ...resolution You can click the item to change the color quality Click the Advanced button for advanced settings NVIDIA Control Panel After pressing the Advanced button in Settings you ll see the Plug a...

Страница 22: ...D 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 th...

Страница 23: ...ou 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 an...

Страница 24: ...display optimization wizard Move CRT screen position Change resolution Adjust desktop color settings Rotate display Manage custom resolutions Note 1 Run multiple display wizard Note 2 Set up multiple...

Страница 25: ...hysical display ChangeResolution Using the Change Resolution controls you can change the color setting reduce screen flickering or adjust the amount of information appearing on your display Adjust Des...

Страница 26: ...width height bit color depth and the refresh rate etc The Advanced Timing page enables you to adjust timings for your graphics card in order to sup port a variety of different display timings for ulti...

Страница 27: ...y use one display Single The same on both display Clone As one large horizontal desktop Horizontal span As one large vertical desktop Vertical span Configured independently from each other Dualview 1...

Страница 28: ...cates that both displays in the display pair function as one virtual desktop Unlike Horizontal Span or Vertical Span mode Dualview treats each display as a separate device This means that the taskbar...

Страница 29: ...ur television or HDTV high definition television screen Change the signal format to use for your standard television or HDTV as well as change country specific signal or the HDTV format Enable full sc...

Страница 30: ...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...

Страница 31: ...31 Software Installation 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 32: ...tion windows 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...

Страница 33: ...e 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 pro...

Страница 34: ...operties 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 propert...

Страница 35: ...u can apply to your applications nView Zoom properties This tab provides dynamic zoom functionality on the desktop Also enable full screen video playback via the video mirroring control button nView H...

Страница 36: ...6 Series Graphics Accelerator 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...

Страница 37: ...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...

Страница 38: ...in MS DOS mode You may need a startup disk to restart the computer in MS DOS mode 3 Change the command prompt to A 4 To back up the current BIOS at the A prompt type BIOS flash utility name s BIOS fi...

Страница 39: ...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 6...

Страница 40: ...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...

Страница 41: ...ABYTE 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 nat...

Страница 42: ...ng used batteries 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 l...

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