Nvidia 6800 - GeForce GTO PCI 256MB Graphics Card, 6800 256MB User Manual

NVIDIA

GeForce FX

NVIDIA

GeForce FX

Cinematic Computing for Every User

Contents

Getting Ready

Hardware Installation

Driver Installation

Display Modes

Appendies

User's ManualUser's Manual

GeForce FX SeriesGeForce FX Series

GeForce 6800 SeriesGeForce 6800 Series

GeForce FX / GeForce 6800 Series User's Manual
Version A
June 2004 P/N: W0500895

1 Getting Ready

1 Package Contents
2 Board Layout
3 Features
4 Connections

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8

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Before Driver Installation

Quick Driver Installation -

Software Settings

nView Display Mode

Direct3D Settings

OpenGL Settings

Windows XP/2000/ME/98

9 Display Properties - Overview
11 Display Properties - Screen Settings
12 Display Properties - Advanced

Settings

Contents

Getting Ready

1

Package Contents

General Guide/

Quick Installation

Guide

AV cable

(Optional for TV output)

S-video cable

( for TV output)Optional

Software

CD

WinFast Graphics Card

If the TV-OUT connector on
your card looks like this: ,
the following cable is included:

Standard VIVO cable

(Optional)

S-video-AV cable

(Optional)

VIDEO
CARD

VIVO cable with HDTV

support (Optional)

Orange (AV-IN)

White (S-IN)

Red (Pr-Out)

Blue (Pb-Out)

Green
(Y-Out / AV-Out)

Black (S-Out)

Video In

Component
Out

Video Out

DVI to VGA

adapter

(Optional)

BIOS

WinFast

Do not have the VIVO cable connected with the AV cable and S-video
cable simultaneously. Connect only the cable for currently desired input
source for the video to be displayed correctly.

Power-split cable

(Optional)

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Board Layout

Getting Ready

DVI Connector (Optional)
VIVO / TV Out Connector (Optional)

Bus Connector

Note: The board layout is for your reference only. The graphics card you
purchased may differ from the figures.

TYPE 1

BIOS

WinFast

TYPE 2

BIOS

WinFast

DVI Connector (Optional)
VIVO / TV Out Connector (Optional)

VGA Connector
Bus Connector

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Powered by the NVIDIA GeForce FX / GeForce 6 GPU Graphics Beyond
Imagination

CineFX 3.0 Engine for GeForce 6800 Series / CineFX 2.0 Engine for GeForce FX
5700 and GeForce FX 5900 / CineFX Engine for GeForce FX 5200/5500/5600
Enables stunning, cinematic-quality special effects along with advanced
programmability

Intellisample Technology Delivers higher image quality through anti-aliasing at
frame rates that rival aliased modes

nView Multi-display Technology Empower user with maximum flexibility in
display options and control

AGP 8X Utilizes the latest system interface technology with up to 2.1GB/sec
bandwidth

Microsoft DirectX 9.0 and OpenGL 1.4 Optimizations and Support

Video-in / Video-out function support (optional)

Features

TV Out / S-video
VGA Connector

TV Out / Composite
Bus Connector (AGP / PCI Express)

WinFast

TYPE 3

BIOS

WinFast

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Connections Type 1

Television

LCD Monitor LCD Monitor

S-Video Cable

DVI Cable

DVI Cable

DVI 1

DVI 2

DVI to VGA

adapter

VGA cable

DVI connector

Connecting the VGA cable to the
DVI connector through the DVI to
VGA adapter:

When the DVI to VGA adapter is used on DVI 2 to connect
to a monitor, the TV-out will not function.

Connections Type 2

BIOS

WinFast

Television

CRT Monitor

DVI Cable

S-Video Cable

VGA Cable

LCD Monitor

5

WinFast

Television

CRT Monitor

Television

VGA Cable

S-Video Cable

AV Cable

Connections Type 3

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To uninstall the NVIDIA Display Driver software, follow these steps:

Note: It is highly recommended that you follow the steps in this section to

completely uninstall the NVIDIA Display Driver software before
installing a new version of the software.

Step

1

From the Windows taskbar, click > > to open
the Control Panel windows.

Start Settings Control Panel

Step

2

Double click the item.Add/Remove Programs

Step

3

Click the item from the list.NVIDIA Windows Display Drivers

Step

4

Click .Change/Remove

Step

5

Click to continue.Yes

Before Driver Installation

Step6

Restart your system.

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Quick Driver Installation

Windows XP/2000/
ME/98

Step1Step1

Step2Step2

The screen
will display on the
screen. Select

by clicking on it.

Autorun

Driver

Install

Step3Step3

A dialog box tells you
it is ready to install
the driver. Click .Next

Insert the software
pack CD into the
CD-ROM drive.

WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND WINDOWS XP/2000/ME/98 USERS TO USE QUICK DRIVER INSTALLATION.

W

INDOWS NT 4.0 USERS PLEASE INSTALL THE DRIVER MANUALLY.

WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND WINDOWS XP/2000/ME/98 USERS TO USE QUICK DRIVER INSTALLATION.

W

INDOWS NT 4.0 USERS PLEASE INSTALL THE DRIVER MANUALLY.

Step6Step6

When it is finished, a
dialog box asks you if
you want to restart your
computer. Tick and
click .

Yes

Finish

Step4Step4

Windows is installing the
driver. A dialog box
appears showing the
progress.

Step5Step5

If a warning message
appears, click

.Continue Anyway

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Software Settings

Display Properties-Overview

Display properties related to the graphics
adapter are all under the tab as
shown in the figure below.

Settings

Calling up the Display Properties Settings Panel

1. Right-click on the display desktop to open a pop-up menu.

2. Click the option to call up the 5-tabbed Display Properties setup panel.
It is under the tab initially.

3. Click the tab to switch to the panel.

Properties

Themes

Settings Settings

Method 2

Method 2

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The panel contains two major
parts of settings:

1 including resolution

and color depth settings, with a
preview window.

Settings

Screen Settings,

What Settings Panel Does

2. accessed by
clicking the button as
shown in the figure below.

Advanced Settings,

Advanced

Settings Panel Advanced Settings Panel

Geforce FX 5700 VE is used as
the example throughout the
manual.

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Call up the panel as described
in Page 11,

Settings

the preview window shows
you have two display devices connected
to your computer, the one(s) in use is in
solid blue and white, and the unused one
is blurred. In the figure to the right,
device 1 is in use, and device 2 is not.

To extend your desktop to a second
device, click the screen 2 Icon to
highlight it (Step 1). Then check the
check box on the bottom (Step 2). The
result will be as in the second figure.
Screen 1 is the primary screen; and 2,
the extended screen.

To extend the desktop

Identify button

Click this button on the bottom of the

panel to display on your
primary screen a big , and the
extended, , as in the figure below, for
identification.

Settings

1b

1a

Resolution and color depth of your
display can be set on the Settings panel
(see Page 11). You can also extend your

screen to the second device and set its
resolution separatly using this panel.

Desktop Arrangement

You can move either screen icons freely
and arrange them in any fashion (see the
second figure from the top).

In addition, the resolution of either
screen can be changed individually;
simply click on one of the screens in the
preview window and drag the resolution
sliding knob to your desired resolution.

Software Settings

Display Properties­Screen Settings

Step1Step1

Step 2Step 2

You need to have two monitors
connected to use this feature.

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Settings Advanced settings¾

Monitor
Model-specific Settings p. 14

1

1

Monitor

Refresh Rate

We recommend you set the
refresh rate to 85 Hz to reduce the
flickering of the screen. If 85Hz is
unavailable, use the default value.

Software Settings

Display Properties­Advanced Settings

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English

Settings Advanced settings¾

(GeForce FX 5700 VE)

nView Display Mode
Performance and Quality Settings
Overlay Controls
Desktop Utilities
NVRotate

Model-specific Settings

2

5

4

1

3

1

2

nView Display Mode

Performance and Quality Settings

p. 16

p. 21

Includes Direct3D and OpenGL settings.

Software Settings

Display Properties­Advanced Settings

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Choose nView modes here.

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3

4

5

Overlay Controls

Desktop Management

NVRotate

p. 23

These controls are used to adjust video
quality such as brightness, contrast, hue
and saturation.

Allow you to set up the Media Center
Taskbar Utility and Desktop manager.

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Temperature Setting

Software Settings

Display Properties­Advanced Settings

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Settings Advanced settings¾

(GeForce FX 5700 VE)

nView Display Mode

Model-specific Settings

nView Modes
Display
Detect Displays
Device Settings

2

3

The drop-down list includes
all available display output
devices on your system
(see the figure below).

To set one of the devices as the
primary display, select that device
from the drop-down list and then
check .

You can also disable auto-panning on
the secondary device by checking the
second check box.

Make this the primary display

Detect Display

Click this button to have the system
detect for any available display devices.

2

Device Settings

Click this button to open a popup menu
that includes settings for output devices.

See page 18 for details.

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1

Display

Software Settings

Display Properties­Advanced Settings

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3

What is nView?

nView

nView

is a multi-display technology
developed by NVIDIA, which is built into
the latest GeForce series video cards.

supports a wide variety of multi­display modes, offering users maximum
flexibility. It also allows you to set
independent resolution, color depth, and
refresh rate on a per display basis.

Standard (DualView)

Allows only one screen to display the
output video.

Horizontal Span

Check to have the Windows desktop span
horizontally across on two screens.

Under Windows ME/98, only

mode and

mode are available.

Standard Clone

Vertical Span

Check to have the Windows desktop
span vertically across on two screens.

Clone

Check to have the same images displayed
on the two screens.

The option checked here determines
how the video is displayed on the
screen(s) using the nView technology.

Four modes are available under
Windows XP/2000 systems.

nView Modes

nView is only available for
models with dual video
output ports.

Software Settings

Display Properties­Advanced Settings

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Settings Advanced settings¾

(GeForce )

nView Display Mode

Model-specific Settings

FX 5700 VE

Device Settings (Standard Mode)

1

Select Output Device

Click this option to select a device
from its submenu.

2

Color Correction

This dialogue box allows you to adjust
color using slider controls.

Software Settings

Display Properties­Advanced Settings

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3

Screen Adjustment

Click the arrow icons to adjust the
position of the screen on your monitor.

Click to call up the
panel as the figure below.

Display Timing

General Timing Formula is a standard

used by most newer hardware.

Discrete Monitor Timings (DMT)

DMT is an older standard still in use on
some hardware. Check this option if
your hardware uses DMT.

Select TV Format

Select TV

Format

Click this button to bring the

menu and select a TV standard
used in your country from the list. The
system will then set the TV format
accordingly.

Display Timing

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Under multi-display modes,

Device Selection

click this
option to open the
(see the last page).

Primary Display

Under modes, you can
click this option (unavailable in Standard
mode) to set the selected device (high­lighted in the preview window) as the
primary display device.

multi-display

Settings Advanced settings¾

(GeForce FX 5700 VE)

nView Display Mode

Model-specific Settings

Device Settings (Multi-Display Modes)

Select Output Device

Software Settings

Display Properties­Advanced Settings

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Settings Advanced settings¾

(GeForce )

Performance and Quality Settings

Model-specific Settings

FX 5600

Direct3D Settings

Direct3D Settings

Allows you to adjust the
performance and compatibility
options and mipmapping for
your Direct3D games.

Performance & Compatibility Options

This field offers options that change the
performance and the compatibility of
your Direct3D games.

Mipmap detail level

A lower bias provides better image
quality; a higher bias increases
performances of the applications. You
can choose from five preset bias values.

PCI Texture Memory Size

Allows you to specify the maximum size
of PCI texture heap. Increasing this
value on PCI systems with sufficient
memory may greatly improve the
performance of some Direct3D
applications. For performance reasons,
this utility does not allow you to set more
than half the available system memory
as reported by Windows.

The

is unavailable for

systems using a AGP bus.

PCI Texture Memory

Size

Custom Direct3D settings

Allows you to save the current settings
as a custom "tweak". Saved settings
will be added to the adjacent list. Once
you have found the optimal settings for
a particular Direct3D before starting
the program and eliminates the need
to set each option individually.

Software Settings

Display Properties­Advanced Settings

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Settings Advanced settings¾

(GeForce )

Performance and Quality Settings

Model-specific Settings

FX 5600

OpenGL settings

OpenGL Settings

Allows you to adjust the
performance and compatibility
options of your OpenGL
application.

Default color depth for textures

This setting item allows you to select
the default Color depth for textures.

Buffer flipping mode

Turns on page flipping for full-screen
OpenGL applications which may improve
their performance. If this is disabled,
OpenGL will use a bit block transfer to
flip from the back buffer to the front buffer.

Custom OpenGL settings

A list of the custom settings you have
saved. Selecting an item from the list will
activate the setting. To apply the setting,
please choose the "OK" or "Apply" button.

Vertical Sync

Select the type of vertical synchrony.

Multi-Display Hardware
Acceleration

This option determines advanced
rendering options when using multiple
displays. The options include:

,

and

.

Note that Multi-display hardware
acceleration options do not apply
when using nView Multiview mode in
Windows NT 4.0.

Single­Display Mode nView Clone/Span
Mode, Multi-Device Compatiblity
Mode

Software Settings

Display Properties­Advanced Settings

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Settings Advanced settings¾

(GeForce )

NVRotate

Model-specific Settings

FX 5600

NVRotate

Controls the display view to
suit different viewing
directions of the display
devices.

Landscape (0 degree rotation)

.

Portrait (90 degree rotation)

.

Inverted Portrait (270 degree
rotation)

.

Inverted Landscape (180 degree
rotation)

.

Software Settings

Display Properties­Advanced Settings

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