Nvidia PCI Express User Manual
Cinematic Computing for Every User
NVIDIA
GeForce FX
NVIDIA
GeForce FX
NVIDIA PCI Express SeriesNVIDIA PCI Express Series
User's ManualUser's Manual
Contents
Getting Ready
Driver Installation
Display Modes
Appendices
Contents
1 Getting Ready
1 Package Contents
2 Board Layout
4 Features
5 Connections
10 Before Driver Installation
11 Quick Driver Installation -
Windows XP/2000/ME/98
12 Software Settings
12 Display Properties - Overview
14 Display Properties - Screen Settings
15 Display Properties - Advanced
Settings
18 nView Display Mode
23 Direct3D Settings
24 OpenGL Settings
NVIDIA PCI Express Series User's Manual
Version B
Sep 2004 P/N: W0500895
Getting Ready
Package Contents
GPU
NVIDIA Graphics Card
AV cable
(Optional for TV output)
S-video cable
(Optional for TV output)
If the TV-OUT connector on
your card looks like this: ,
the following cable is included:
Software
CD
Quick Installation
Video In
Component
Out
Video Out
Standard VIVO cable
(Optional)
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.
General Guide/
Guide
White (S-IN)
Orange (AV-IN)
Red (Pr-Out)
Blue (Pb-Out)
Green
(Y-Out / AV-Out)
Black (S-Out)
S-video-AV cable
(Optional)
Power-split cable
(Optional)
VIDEO
CARD
VIVO cable with HDTV
support (Optional)
DVI to VGA
adapter
(Optional)
1
Getting Ready
Board Layout
TYPE 1
DVI Connector (Optional)
VIVO / TV Out Connector (Optional)
TYPE 2
BIOS
GPU
DVI Connector (Optional)
VIVO / TV Out Connector (Optional)
Bus Connector
VGA Connector
Bus Connector
BIOS
Note: The board layout is for your reference only. The graphics card you
purchased may differ from the figures.
GPU
2 1
TYPE 3
VIVO / TV Out Connector(Optional)
DVI Connector (Optional)
TYPE 4
TV Out / S-video
VGA Connector
VGA Connector
Bus Connector
BIOS
BIOS
GPU
GPU
TV Out / Composite
Bus Connector (AGP / PCI Express)
GPU
3
TYPE 5
TV Out
VGA Connector
Features
Powered by NVIDIA GeForce PCX / GeForce 6 GPU Graphics Beyond
Imagination
CineFX Engine - 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
PCI Express Support - PCI Express is a new Intel bus architecture that doubles
the bandwidth of the AGP 8X bus, delivering over 4GB per second in both
upstream and downstream data transfers.
Microsoft DirectX 9.0 and OpenGL 1.4 /1.5 Optimizations and Support
Video-in / Video-out function support (Optional)
Bus Connector (PCI Express)
GPU
4
Connections Type 1
S-Video Cable
DVI Cable
Television
Connecting the VGA cable to the
DVI connector through the DVI to
VGA adapter:
DVI 2
BIOS
GPU
DVI 1
DVI Cable
LCD Monitor LCD Monitor
VGA cable
DVI to VGA
adapter
DVI connector
When the DVI to VGA adapter is used on DVI 2 to connect
to a monitor, the TV-out will not function.
5
Connections Type 2
DVI Cable
LCD Monitor
VGA Cable
S-Video Cable
Television
BIOS
GPU
CRT Monitor
6
Connections Type 3
S-Video Cable
Television
VGA Cable
DVI Cable
LCD Monitor
BIOS
GPU
CRT Monitor
7
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