Gigabyte GV-N52128D User Manual
GV-N52128D / GV-N52128T-P
GeForce™ FX 5200 Graphics Accelerator
User's Manual
Rev. 101
12MD-N52128-101
Copyright
© 2003 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. ("GBT"). No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in
any from without the expressed, written permission of GBT.
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Notice
Please do not remove any labels on motherboard, this may void the warranty of this motherboard.
Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet.
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 ontained herein.
Table of Contents
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1. Introduction .........................................................................................3
2. Hardware Installation...........................................................................4
3. Software Installation............................................................................9
1.1. Features..................................................................................................... 3
1.2. Minimum system requirement .................................................................... 3
2.1. Unpacking .................................................................................................. 4
2.2. Board layout ............................................................................................... 5
2.3. Hardware installation.................................................................................. 7
3.1. Win® XP driver and utilities installation ....................................................... 9
3.1.1. Operating system requirement ......................................................................................... 9
3.1.2. DirectX installation ......................................................................................................... 10
3.1.3. Driver installation ........................................................................................................... 12
3.1.4. Utilities on driver CD...................................................................................................... 14
3.1.5. Taskbar icon ................................................................................................................... 16
3.1.6. Display properties pages ............................................................................................... 19
3.1.7. nView properties pages................................................................................................. 24
3.2. Win® 98/98SE / Win® 2000 / Win® ME driver installation........................... 28
3.3. BIOS flash utility ....................................................................................... 28
4. Troubleshooting Tips.........................................................................29
5. Appendix ...........................................................................................30
5.1. How to reflash the BIOS ........................................................................... 30
5.2. Resolutions and color depth table (In Windows® XP) ............................... 31
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1. Introduction
1.1. Features
• Powered by nVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
• Supports the new AGP 8X standard
• Integrated with 128MB DDR memory
• Supports TV-Out and D-Sub connectors
• Supports DVI-I connector (For GV-N52128D only)
• Supports Direct X 9.0 Spec
1.2. Minimum system requirement
• IBM® or 100% PC compatible with Pentium® III 650MHz or AMD Athlon 650MHz
class processor or higher
• One available AGP3.0 compliant slot or better
• Operating Systems Win® 98/98SE / Win® 2000 / Win® ME / Win® XP
• 64MB system memory
• 50MB of available disk space for full installation
• CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
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Introduction- 3 -
2. Hardware Installation
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2.1. Unpacking
The GV-N52128 Series package contains the following:
The GV-N52128D or GV-N52128T-P graphics accelerator
GV-N52128 Series user's manual
GV-N52128 Series driver and utility CD
Power DVD CD
Game CD
TV-Out cable x 1
DVI-I to D-Sub connector (For GV-N52128D only)
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 APPL Y 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. Board layout
1) GV-N52128D
DVI-I Connector
TV-Out
VGA Monitor
Connector
(15pin)
Digital LCD Monitor
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DVI Output
Analog LCD Monitor
NTSC / PAL TV
Analog LCD Monitor
Projector
OR
Analog Monitor
VGA Output
AV Output
S-VideoOutput
VGA Output
DVI-I to D-Sub Connector
DVI-I Connector
TV-out
VGA Monitor
Connector
(15pin)
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2) GV-N52128T-P
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TV-Out
VGA Monitor
Connector
(15pin)
AV Output
NTSC / PAL TV
VGA Output
Analog LCD Monitor
OR
Analog Monitor
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TV-Out
VGA Monitor
Connector
(15pin)
2.3. Hardware installation
Installing Your graphics card.
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
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 the cover.
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3. Remove any existing graphics card from
your computer.
Or, if your computer has any on-board
graphics capability, you may need to
disable it on the motherboard. For more
information, see you computer
documentation.
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4. Locate the AGP slot. If necessary, remove
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5. Replace the screw to fasten the card in
6. Plug the display cable into your card; then
the metal cover from this slot; then align
your graphics card with the AGP slot, and
press it in firmly until the card is fully eated.
AGP slotGraphics card
place, and replace the computer cover.
turn on the computer and monitor. If your
graphics card came with a DVI connector,
you can connect a flat panel display to the
appropriate connector, as shown below...
To TV or VCR
To VGA Monitor
To Flat Panel Display
(For GV-N52128D only)
You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the graphics card driver. For detailed
instructions, select your operating system from the list below.
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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 Win® 98/98SE / Win® 2000 / Win® ME / 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 your
system has installed DirectX 8 or later version.
• If you install the graphics card drivers for the motherboard, which consist of SIS,
ALI 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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Software Installation- 9 -
3.1.2. DirectX installation
Install Microsoft DirectX to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Windows® 98/
98SE / Windows® 2000 / Windows® ME or Windows® XP to achieve better 3D performence.
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M Note: For software MPEG support in Windows® 98/ 98SE/ Windows® 2000 / Windows
®
ME or Windows® XP, you must install DirectX first.
Step 1. When autorun window show up, click
Install DirectX 9 item.
Click "Install DirectX 9" item.
Step 2. Choose I accept the agreement and
Click "Next" button.
Step 3. Click "Next" button.
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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
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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)
Step 2: Found new hardware wizard: Searching and installing
The wizard will search for the driver and install it automatically.
Click "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 3: Found new hardware wizard: Finish
Click the "Finish" button to finish the installation.
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