Gigabyte GV-3D1 User Manual

GV-3D1

Dual GeForce™ 6600 GT Graphics Accelerator

User's Manual

Rev. 101 12MD-3D1-101

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Table of Contents

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1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 3

2. Hardware Installation ........................................................................... 4

3. Software Installation ............................................................................ 8

1.1. Features ..................................................................................................... 3

1.2. Minimum system requirements ..................................................................... 3

2.1. Board layout ............................................................................................... 4

2.2. Hardware installation ................................................................................... 6

3.1. Win® XP driver and utilities installation .......................................................... 8

3.1.1. Operating system requirement ..................................................................................... 8

3.1.2. DirectX installation .......................................................................................................... 9

3.1.3. Driver installation ........................................................................................................... 11

3.1.4. Enabling the dual GeForce 6600 GT GPUs .............................................................. 13

3.1.5. Utilities on driver CD .................................................................................................... 14

3.1.6. Taskbar icon ................................................................................................................. 16

3.1.7. Display properties pages............................................................................................. 19

3.1.8. nView properties pages ............................................................................................... 24

3.2. Win® 2000 driver installation ...................................................................... 29

4. Troubleshooting Tips ........................................................................ 30

5. Appendix .......................................................................................... 31

5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS ........................................................................... 31

5.1.1. Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS mode ................................................................................. 31

5.1.2. Reflash BIOS in Windows mode ................................................................................ 31

5.2. Resolutions and color depth table (In Windows® XP) .................................. 32

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1. Introduction

The GIGABYTE's GV-3D1 is the world's first dual GPU graphics card to feature two high

performance NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT graphics processors on a single PCI Express

board. The 3D1 is also the world's first NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT graphics card with

256MB DDRIII memory supporting 256-bit memory bandwidth, further helping to achieve

unprecedented visual gaming performance and distinguishing it above competing products.

1.1. Features

• Powered by dual NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6600 GT Graphics Processing Units

(GPUs) (To enable the dual 6600 GT GPUs, please check Page 6~7 for hardware

settings and Page 13 for software settings. )

• Supports the newest PCI Express x 16

• Integrated with 256MB DDRIII memory

• Supports DirectX 9.0

• Supports AV / S-Video and HDTV output

• Provides D-Sub and DVI-I connectors

1.2. Minimum system requirements

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• IBM® or 100% PC compatible with Pentium® III 650MHz or AMD Athlon 650MHz

class processor or higher

• One PCI Express x 16 slot

• Operating System Win® XP

• 64MB system memory

• 50MB of available disk space for full installation

• CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive

Important The GV-3D1 graphics card can only work with GIGABYTE’s SLI motherboards that are based on NVIDIA's chipset.

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2.1. Board layout

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2. Hardware Installation

TV-out

DVI-I Connector

VGA Monitor

Connector

(15-pin)

DVI Output

Digital LCD Monitor

HDTV

Pb/AV Output

NTSC / PAL TV

Projector

Analog LCD Monitor

S-Video Output

VGA Output

Analog Monitor

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DVI-I to D-Sub Connector

TV-Out

DVI-I Connector

VGA Monitor

Connector

(15-pin)

Expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To

protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some

precautions whenever you work on your computer.

1. Turn off your computer and unplug power supply.

2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have

one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as

the power supply case.

3. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the

components whenever the components are separated 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 obvious damage. Shipping and handling may cause damage

to your card. Be sure there are no shipping and handling damages on the card before

proceeding.

DO NOT APPLY POWER TO YOUR SYSTEM IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED ON

THE CARD.

In order to ensure your graphics card working correctly, please use official

Gigabyte BIOS only. Use none official Gigabyte BIOS might cause problem

on the graphics card.

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2.2. Hardware installation

Installing Your graphics card.

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Now that you have prepared your computer, you are ready to install your graphics accelerator

card.

To install your graphics accelerator card:

1. Power off the computer and monitor, then

2. Remove the computer cover. If necessary,

3. Remove any existing graphics card from

disconnect the display cable from the back

of your computer.

consult your computer's manual for help in

removing the cover.

your computer. Or, if your computer has

any on-board graphics capability, you may

need to disable it on the motherboard. For

more information, please see you computer

documentation.

4. On your GIGABYTE K8 SLI motherboard,

you can find an SLI switch module socket

inserted with an SLI switch module between

the first and second PCIE x 16 slots. Make

sure the SLI switch module is installed in

Normal Mode direction.

Important You must install the SLI switch module in Normal Mode direction.

System will NOT boot if you install it in SLI Mode direction.

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5. When Normal Mode is enabled, only the

first PCI Express x 16 slot (PCIE_16_1) is

available (please refer to the motherboard

user's manual). Locate the PCIE_16_1 slot.

If necessary, remove the metal cover from

this slot; then align your graphics card with

the PCI Express x 16 slot, and press it in

firmly until the card is fully seated.

6. Replace the screw to fasten the card in place,

and replace the computer cover.

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After installation, you must connect

the power cable to your GV-3D1 graphics card (connect the black power connector to the graphics card and both of the two white power connectors to the power supply), or system will not boot.

7. 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...

To TV/VCR

To VGA Monitor

To Flat Panel Display

You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the graphics card driver. Please

refer to next chapter for detailed instructions.

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3. Software Installation

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

The installation of Win® 2000 / Win® 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. Win® XP driver and utilities installation

3.1.1. Operating system requirement

• When loading the graphics card drivers for the system, please make sure you have

installed DirectX 9 or later version to your system.

• If you install the graphics card drivers for the motherboard built on 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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3.1.2. DirectX installation

Install Microsoft DirectX to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Windows® 2000 or

Windows® XP to achieve better 3D performance.

0 Note: For software MPEG support in Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP, you must

install DirectX first.

Step 1. When the autorun window showes

up, click the "Install DirectX 9" item.

Click the "Install DirectX 9" item.

Step 2. Select the I accept the agreement

check box and click the "Next" button.

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Step 3. Click the "Next" button again to begin

DirectX 9 installation.

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Installing the components.

Step 4. Click "Finish" to restart computer.

Then the DirectX 9 installation is completed.

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3.1.3. Driver installation

A. New hardware found

After the graphics card is inserted into your computer at the first time, the windows will

automatically detect a new hardware in the system and pop out a "New Hardware Found"

message. The following is the step-by-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, please insert it now.)

Or click the "Cancel" button to install the driver

from AUTORUN window.

Step 2: Found new hardware wizard: Searching and installing

The wizard will search for the driver and install it automatically.

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Step 3: Found new hardware wizard: Finish

Click the "Finish" button to finish the installation.

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