Gigabyte GV-NX68256D User Manual

VGA Card

GV-NX68256D

Apr. 22, 2005

V GA Card

GV-NX68256D

Apr. 22, 2005

GV -NX68256D

GeForce™ 6800 Graphics Accelerator

User's Manual

Rev. 101
12MD-NX68256D-101

Copyright

© 2005 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("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 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Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet.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............................................................................8

4. Troubleshooting Tips.........................................................................28

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

1.2. Minimum system requirement ....................................................................3

2.1. Board Layout.............................................................................................. 4

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

3.1. Windows® 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. Utilities on driver CD ....................................................................................................... 13

3.1.5. T askbar icon.................................................................................................................... 15

3.1.6. Display Properties pages................................................................................................ 18

3.1.7. nView Properties pages.................................................................................................. 22

3.2. Windows® 2000 Driver Installation............................................................ 27

5. Appendix ...........................................................................................29

5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS.......................................................................... 29

5.1.1. Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS mode .................................................................................... 29

5.1.2. Reflash BIOS in Windows mode .................................................................................... 29

5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows® XP) ............................. 30

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1. Introduction

1.1. Features

• Powered by NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6800 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

• Supports the newest PCI Express x 16

• Integrated with 256MB DDR memory

• Supports DirectX 9.0c

• Supports NVIDIA® SLI

• Supports AV / S-Video and HDTV output

• Supports DVI-I / D-Sub connector

TM

(Scalable Link Interface) technology

1.2. Minimum system requirement

• 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 Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP

• 64MB system memory

• 50MB of available disk space for full installation

• CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive

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-NX68256D) and from the same vendor
(i.e. GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY).

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2.1. Board Layout

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NTSC / PAL TV

2. Hardware Installation

TV-out

VGA Monitor

Connector

(15-pin)

DVI-I Connector

Pr

HDTV

Pb/AV Output

Y

Projector

Analog LCD Monitor

Analog LCD Monitor

Digital LCD Monitor

S-Video Output

OR

VGA Output

Analog Monitor

VGA Output

DVI Output

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TV-out

VGA Monitor

Connector

(15-pin)

DVI-I to D-Sub 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 anti­static 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 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

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 NVIDIA® SLI

In an SLI configuration, two SLI-ready graphics cards with the same model and from the
same manufacturers are connected together via SLI bridge connector in a system that

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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.

For more information about the hardware configuration of an SLI system, please refer to
motherboard user manual.

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.)

TM

(Scalable Link Interface) technology works:

Two SLI-ready graphics
cards of the same type.
(Example: GV-NX66T128D)

3. Software Installation

SLI bridge connector
(provided by motherboard
manufacturer)

3.1. Windows® 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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