GIGABYTE GV-NX76T256D-RH Owner's Manual

GV-NX76T256D-RH / GV-NX76T256DB-RH

VGA Card

Mar. 8, 2006

VGA Card

GV-NX76T256D-RH / GV-NX76T256DB-RH

Mar. 8, 2006

GV-NX76T256D-RH / GV-NX76T256DB-RH

GeForce™ 7600 GT Graphics Accelerator

User's Manual

Rev. 101

12MD-NX76T2R-101R

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Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet.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 .......................................................................... 11

4. Troubleshooting Tips ........................................................................31

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

1.2. Minimum System Requirements ................................................................... 3

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

2.2. Hardware Installation ................................................................................... 7

3.1. Windows® XP Driver and Utilities Installation ................................................11

3.1.1. Operating System Requirement .................................................................................. 11

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 .............................................................................................. 25

3.2. Windows® 2000 Driver Installation ............................................................. 30

5. Appendix .......................................................................................... 32

5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS ........................................................................... 32

5.1.1. Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS Mode .................................................................. 32

5.1.2. Reflash BIOS in Windows Mode

5.2 Connecting to a HDTV ............................................................................... 33

5.3. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows® XP) ............................... 34

(Note) This function is only for GV-NX76T256D-RH.

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1. Introduction

1.1. Features

• Powered by NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7600 GT Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

• Supports the newest PCI Express x 16

• Integrated with 256MB 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 300W (To set up an SLI system with the graphics cards,

please use a power supply of 400 watt or above)

(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. GVNX76T256D-RH) and from the same vendor (i.e. GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY).

Introduction- 3 -

2.1. Board Layout

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1. GV-NX76T256D-RH

2. Hardware Installation

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

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TV-out

DVI-I Connector

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HDTV

NTSC / PAL TV

Analog LCD Monitor

Digital LCD Monitor

Pb Output

AV Output

S-Video Output

DVI Output

VGA Output

DVI-I to D-Sub

Adapter

DVI-I to D-Sub

Adapter

TV-Out

DVI-I

Connector

DVI-I

Connector

Hardware Installation- 5 -

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1. Turn off your computer and unplug power supply.

2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have

3. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the

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.

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.

one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as

the power supply case.

components whenever the components are separated from the system.

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.

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

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.

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 your computer documentation.

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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.

Hardware Installation- 7 -

When installing the graphics card, do not push down the heat pipe. This may displace the heat

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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 .

2. Replace the screws to fasten the card in

3. Plug the display cable into your graphics

place, and replace the computer cover.

card; then turn on the computer and monitor.

The graphics card provides two DVI-I

connectors, 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

To Flat Panel Display

To TV/VCR

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)

AV Out

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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.

Hardware Installation- 9 -

How NVIDIA® SLI

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

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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.

Two SLI-ready graphics

cards of the same type.

(Example: GV-NX66T256DP-RH)

(Scalable Link Interface) technology works:

SLI bridge connector

(provided by motherboard

manufacturer)

GIGABYTE Silent PipeII Features:

(Note)

The GV-NX76T256D-RH are powered by GIGABYTE's Silent Pipe II technology, which

provides the following features:

• Proprietary front-flow thermal module

• High-precision die-casting forming design

• Natural convection design

• SLI and soundless optimization

• High performance heatpipe with sintered

powder wicks

• Design for heavy 3D performance loading

• Integrated architecture design

Precautions:

The Silent-Pipe II technology features the silent heatpipe design. The Silent-Pipe II technology artfully uses the temperature difference between the inside and outside of chassis and spreads out the surplus heat efficiently, creating natural system convection. When using Silent Pipe II graphics cards to set up an SLI configuration, please do close your system chassis in order to achieve optimal thermal performance. For more information about the hardware configuration of an SLI system, please refer to motherboard user manual.

(Note) This function only for GV-NX76T256D-RH.

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