Gigabyte GV-3D1-7950-RH User Manual

GV-3D1-7950-RH

GeForce™ 7950 GX2 Graphics Accelerator

User's Manual

Rev. 102

12MD-3D17950R-102R

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Table of Contents

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

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

3. Software Installation .......................................................................... 10

4. Troubleshooting Tips ........................................................................ 26

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 ........................................................ 10

3.1.1. Operating system requirement ................................................................................... 10

3.1.2. DirectX installation ........................................................................................................ 10

3.1.3. Driver installation .......................................................................................................... 12

3.1.4. Display properties pages............................................................................................. 15

3.1.5. nView properties pages ............................................................................................... 20

3.2. Win® 2000 driver installation ...................................................................... 25

5. Appendix .......................................................................................... 27

5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS ........................................................................... 27

5.2. Resolutions and color depth table (In Windows® XP) .................................. 28

5.3. NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 - Motherboard Compatibility List ..................... 30

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1. Introduction

1.1. Features

• Powered by NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7950 GX2 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

• Supports the newest PCI Express x 16

• Integrated with 1GB DDRIII memory

• Supports DirectX 9.0c

• Supports NVIDIA® SLI

• Supports AV / S-Video and HDTV output

• Supports D-sub connector (by adapter)

• Supports 2 DVI-I connectors

(Scalable Link Interface) technology

1.2. Minimum system requirements

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

class processor or higher

• One PCI Express x 16 slot

• Operating Systems Win® 2000 / Win® XP

• 64MB system memory

• 50MB of available disk space for full installation

• CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive

• Minimum power supply 350W

(A power supply of 550 watt or above is recommended for an SLI system with the

graphics cards.)

(Note)

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(Note): SLI technology requires a PCI Express motherboard with two x16 physical

connectors. Graphics cards working in an SLI configuration must be with the same model

name (i.e. GV-3D1-7950-RH) and from the same vendor (i.e. GIGABYTE

TECHNOLOGY).

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2.1. Board Layout

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2. Hardware Installation

SLI connector

TV-out

DVI-I Connector

HDTV

NTSC / PAL TV

Analog LCD Monitor

Digital LCD Monitor

Pb Output

AV Output

S-Video Output

VGA Output

DVI Output

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DVI-I to D-Sub

Adapter

DVI-I to D-Sub

Adapter

TV-Out

DVI-I

Connector

DVI-I

Connector

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 remove the existing graphics 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 your computer documentation.

To install your new graphics card:

1. Locate two PCI Express x 16 slots. If

necessary, remove the metal covers from

the slots; then align your graphics card with

the PCI Express x 16 slots, and press it in

firmly until the card is fully seated.

* Please make sure that the gold edge connectors of the graphics card is securely inserted.

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2. Replace the screw to fasten the card in place, and replace the computer cover.

After installing the GV-3D1-7950-RH to your computer, please remember to connect at lease one power cable on the graphics card to the power supply connector. We suggest you to connect both of the two power cables on the graphics card to the power supply to achieve optimal graphics performance.

3. Plug the display cable into your graphics card; 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 VGA monitor to the DVI-I connector, plug the DVI-I to D-sub adapter into the DVI-I connector, then plug the monitor cable into the adapter. Connect a flat panel

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To TV / VCR

To Flat Panel Display

Connect a VGA monitor via DVI-I to D-sub adapter

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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GIGABYTE Component Video Adapter for Nvidia Graphics Cards (HDTV Cable)

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AV Out

S-Video Out

Connect to the TV-Out port on the graphics card.

HDTV Component (Y+Pr+Pb)

(1) Connecting HDTV

Connect your HDTV cables to the component 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 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.

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How NVIDIA® SLI

(Scalable Link Interface) technology works:

In an SLI configuration, two SLI-ready graphics cards of the same model and the same manufacturers are connected together via SLI bridge connector in a system that provides two x 16 PCI Express slots to scale graphics performance. The picture below shows that two graphics cards are linked in parallel in an SLI configuration.

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Two SLI-ready graphics

cards of the same type.

(Example: GV-NX66T256DP-RH)

SLI bridge connector

(provided by motherboard

manufacturer)

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3. Software Installation

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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

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.

• 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.

0 Note: For software MPEG support 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

the Install DirectX 9 item.

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Step 2. Choose I accept the agreement and click

the "Next" button.

Step 3. Click the "Next" button.

Installing the components.

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Step 4. Click "Finish" to restart computer.

Then the DirectX 9 installation is completed.

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