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Manual - Page 2
... Icon ...16 3.1.6. Display Properties pages 19 3.1.7. nView Properties pages 23
3.2. Windows® 2000 Driver Installation 29
4. Troubleshooting Tips 30
5. Appendix 31
5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS 31
5.1.1. Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS mode 31 5.1.2. Reflash BIOS in Windows mode 31
5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows® XP 32
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...) • Integrated with 256MB DDR memory (Only for GV-N66256DP) • Supports DirectX 9.0c • Support AV / S-Video and HDTV output • Supports TV-Out and D-Sub connectors • Supports DVI-I connector
1.2. Minimum System Requirement
• IBM® or 100% PC compatible with Pentium® III 650MHz or AMD Athlon 650MHz class processor or higher
• One available AGP3...
Manual - Page 8
... power cable to your graphics card, or the system will not boot.
6. Plug the display cable into your graphics card; then turn on the computer and monitor.
To Flat Panel Display
To VGA Monitor
To TV or VCR
You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the graphics card driver. For detailed instructions, select your operating system from the list below.
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3. Software Installation
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...
Manual - Page 10
...for Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP to achieve better 3D performence. 0 Note: For software MPEG support in Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP, you must
install DirectX first. Step 1. When autorun window show up, click Install DirectX 9 item. Click "Install DirectX 9" item.
Step 2. Choose I accept the agreement and Click "Next" button.
Step 3. Click "Next" button.
GV-N66128DP/GV-N66256DP...
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Installing the components.
Step 4. Click "Finish" to restart computer. Then the DirectX 9 installation is completed.
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... inserted into your computer at the first time, the windows will automatically detect a new hardware in the system and pop out a "New Hardware Found" message. The following is the step-by-step installation guide. Step 1: Found new hardware wizard: Video controller (VGA Compatible)
Click the Next button to install the driver. (There is a driver CD disk that came with your...
Manual - Page 13
... Insert the driver CD disk into your CD-ROM, and then you can see the AUTORUN window. If it does not show up, please run "D:\setup.exe".
Step 1. When autorun window show up, click Install Display Driver item.
Click "Install Display Driver" item.
Step 2. Click the Next button.
Windows installings the components.
Step 3. Click the Finish button to restart computer. Then the driver installation is...
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3.1.4. Utilities on Driver CD Insert the driver CD disk into your CD-ROM, and then you can see the AUTORUN window. If it does not show up, please run "D:\setup.exe".
• Install GIGABYTE Utilities (V-Tuner 2):
Step 1. When autorun window show up, please click the Utilities item.
Click the Utilities item.
Then click the GIGABYTE Utility item.
Step 2. Click "Next...
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V-Tuner 2
V-Tuner 2 lets you monitor the working frequency of the graphic engine and video memory (Core Clock and Memory Clock).
Displays core clock status
Displays memory clock status
Opens Help page
Select choice of skin
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... and then click Settings. Click Advanced after clicking Settings. Click the appropriate tab to change your display settings.
Right click the icon.
Click the VGA Information item into the "VGA Info" and "Color Adjust" tabs. You can link to GIGABYTE website for updated information about the graphics accelerator, latest drivers, and other information. GV-N66128DP/GV-N66256DP Graphics Accelerator - 16...
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VGA Information VGA Info lists the relevant information about your card.
Color Adjust Color Adjust allows you to make color adjustments, such as brightness, contrast and gamma values for each or all of RGB colors.
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After installation of the display drivers, you will find a NVIDIA icon on the taskbar's status area. Click this icon to open the control panel.
Right click the icon.
You can adjust the properties of the graphics accelertaor from here.
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..., right-click the GIGABYTE icon on the taskbar and select Display Properties or right-click on Desktop and then select Properties. The Display Properties dialog box shows the information of display adapter, color, the range of display area, and the refresh rate. Settings (Resolutions and Color depth for Windows) You may adjust the screen resolution and color quality settings in this dialog...
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... Primary display. The video overlay controls are automatically activated during playback of any video file type that supports overlay adjustments. The "Adjust Colors" button will access "Color Correction" properties page.
Full Screen Video properties „ The Full Screen Video Properties can adjust the display to full screen mode when video is being played.
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... desktops give you extra desktop areas on which to run your applications so you won't have to crowd several open application windows on one desktop. Enable the nView Desktop Manager features: Right-click on desktop and choose Properties>Settings>Advanced>GeForce 6600> Desktop Management
Click the Enable button to turn on all the nView Desktop Manager features.
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nView Profile properties
„ This tab contains a record all nView display settings for easy software setup.
nView Windows properties
„ This tab allows you to control of window and dialog box placement when using multiple monitors.
nView Applications properties
„ This tab allows you to control nView settings depending on different applications.
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... up. Click Install Display Driver item, and follow the wizard to install the driver.
If Windows® does not show the CD automatically, please run following steps: 1. Click the Start button on the control bar. 2. Select Run. 3. Type the following: D:\SETUP.exe (If D is not your CD-ROM drive, substitute D with the correct drive letter.) 4. Click OK. 5. Click on Install Display Drivers to begin...
Manual - Page 30
... power. „ If necessary, disable any built-in graphics capabilities on your motherboard. For
more information, consult your computer's manual or manufacturer. (NOTE: Some manufacturers do not allow the built-in graphics to be disabled or to become the secondary display.) „ Make sure you selected the appropriate display device and graphics card when you installed the graphics driver...
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...your computer.
5.1.2. Reflash BIOS in Windows mode
1. After installing the display drivers, you will find a GIGABYTE of the Taskbar. Right-click to select the @VGA utility.
icon in the lower-right corner
@VGA flash BIOS utility. 2. Update BIOS through the Internet
a. Select the Live Update check box and click Flash. Then @VGA will automatically download the BIOS for your card from GIGABYTE @VGA...