Gigabyte GV-NX66256DP2 User Manual

VGA Card

GV-NX66256DP2

Aug. 24, 2005

VGA Card

GV-NX66256DP2

Aug. 24, 2005

GV-NX66256DP2

GeForce™ 6600 Graphics Accelerator

User's Manual

Rev. 101 12MD-X662DP2-101R

without the expressed, written permission of GBT.

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Notice

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Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet.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

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

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

3. Software Installation ............................................................................ 9

4. Troubleshooting Tips ........................................................................29

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 .......................................................... 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 ............................................................................................... 23

3.2. Win® 2000 driver installation ...................................................................... 28

5. Appendix .......................................................................................... 30

5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS ........................................................................... 30

5.1.1. Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS mode ................................................................................. 30

5.1.2. Reflash BIOS in Windows mode ................................................................................ 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™ 6600 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

• Supports the newest PCI Express x 16

• Integrated with 256MB DDRII memory

• Supports DirectX 9.0c

• Supports NVIDIA® SLI

Express bus

• Supports AV / S-Video and HDTV output

• Provides D-Sub and DVI-I connectors

(Note)

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

(Scalable Link Interface) technology via the PCI

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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 of the same model and

from the same vendor. To support SLI technology via the PCI Express bus, the GV-

NX66256DP2 requires driver version 77.72 or later.

Introduction- 3 -

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 Adapter

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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Hardware Installation- 5 -

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 you computer documentation.

To install your new graphics card:

1. 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.

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Warning! When installing the graphics card, do not push down the heat pipe. This may displace the heat pipe and cause bad contact between the GPU and thermal pad as well as affect the heat dissipation. To avoid system instability, do not touch the graphics card when it is runnnig .

The two central heatsink fins on the back of the graphics card can be used to fasten the patented GIGABYTE 3D Plug Cooler (optional device) for heat dissipation for the VGA chipset. Slide the fan arm onto the two central heatsink fins until it fits securely into place.

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

and replace the computer cover.

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3. 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/VIVO

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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How to enable NVIDIA® SLI

After installing two SLI-ready graphics cards of the same model on an SLI motherboard

(Figure 1), users can enable SLI mode simply through the graphics card driver (For the GV-

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NX66256DP2, driver version must be at least 77.72)

Step 1: After installing the graphics card driver, right-click on Desktop and select Properties.

When Display Properties dialog box appears, select the Settings tab. In Settings, click

the Advanced button.

Step 2: Click the GeForce 6600 tab when advanced properties dialog box appears. Select

SLI multi-GPU from the side menu and select the Enable SLI multi-GPU check box

(Figure 2) and click Apply.

(Scalable Link Interface) technology:

(Note)

Figure 1

Figure 2

Step 3: Restart your system when prompted.

(Note): Only Windows XP operating system supports SLI mode. Please do not enable SLI

multi-GPU in Windows 2000.

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3. Software Installation

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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Software Installation- 9 -

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