Gigabyte GV-NX62TC128D, GV-NX62TC256D, GV-NX62TC256D8, GV-NX62TC256DE, MB91 User Manual

GV-NX62TC256D/ GV-NX62TC128D/ GV-NX62TC256DE/ GV-NX62TC256D8

GeForce™ 6200 Graphics Accelerator

User's Manual

Rev. 105 12MD-NX62TC256D-105

without the expressed, written permission of GBT.

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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Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet.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 contained herein.

Table of Contents

English

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

2. Hardware Installation ........................................................................... 5

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

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

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

1.2. Minimum system requirement ....................................................................... 4

2.1. Board layout ............................................................................................... 5

2.2. Hardware installation ................................................................................... 8

3.1. Win® XP driver and utilities installation ........................................................ 10

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

3.1.2. DirectX installation ......................................................................................................... 11

3.1.3. Driver installation .......................................................................................................... 13

3.1.4. Utilities on driver CD .................................................................................................... 15

3.1.5. Taskbar icon ................................................................................................................. 17

3.1.6. Display properties pages............................................................................................. 20

3.1.7. nView properties pages ............................................................................................... 24

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

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

1.1. Features

• The graphics card supports NVIDIA TurboCache technology, which enhances

graphics card performance by allowing the graphics processing unit (GPU) to

dynamically share the available system memory. The total effective VGA memory

differs depending on system memory. See the following tables for details:

GV-NX62TC128D:

System memory 256 MB 512 MB or above

VGA onboard memory 16 MB 16 MB

Shared system memory 48 MB 112 MB

Total effective VGA memory 64 MB 128 MB

GV-NX62TC256D/GV-NX62TC256DE:

System memory 256 MB 512 MB or above

VGA onboard memory 64 MB 64 MB

Shared system memory 64 MB 192 MB

Total effective VGA memory 128 MB 256 MB

GV-NX62TC256D8:

System memory 256 MB 512 MB or above

VGA onboard memory 128 MB 128 MB

Shared system memory 0 MB 128 MB

Total effective VGA memory 128 MB 256 MB

English

• Powered by NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6200 with TurboCache Technology Graphics

Processing Unit (GPU)

• Supports the newest PCI Express x 16

• Supports DirectX 9.0c

• Supports AV / S-Video and HDTV

(For GV-NX62TC256D/GV-NX62TC256DE/GV-NX62TC256D8 only) output

• Supports D-Sub(The GV-NX62TC128D requires adapter to support this function)

and DVI-I connector

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1.2. Minimum system requirement

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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 Systems Win® 2000 / Win® XP

• 256MB system memory

• 50MB of available disk space for full installation

• CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive

• A PCI Express compliant motherboard and power supply.

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2. Hardware Installation

2.1. Board Layout

1) GV-NX62TC256D/GV-NX62TC256DE/

GV-NX62TC256D8

TV-out

DVI-I Connector

VGA Monitor

Connector

(15-pin)

DVI Output

Digital LCD Monitor

HDTV

Pb/AV Output

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NTSC / PAL TV

Projector

Analog LCD Monitor

Analog Monitor

S-Video Output

DVI-I to D-Sub Connector

VGA Output

TV-out

DVI-I Connector

VGA Monitor

Connector

(15-pin)

Hardware Installation- 5 -

2) GV-NX62TC128D

English

TV-out

DVI-I Connector

NTSC / PAL TV

Projector

Digital LCD Monitor

Analog LCD Monitor

AV Output

DVI Output

DVI-I to D-Sub Connector

VGA Output

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TV-Out

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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Hardware Installation- 7 -

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,

disconnect the display cable from the back

of your computer.

consult your computer's manual for help in

removing the cover.

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,

please see you computer documentation.

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4. Locate the PCI Express x 16 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.

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

and replace the computer cover.

6. 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...

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To TV or VCR

To VGA Monitor

To Flat Panel Display

Warning! To avoid system instability, do not touch the graphics card when it is runnnig .

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 letter 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 your system

has installed DirectX 9 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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