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GV-N68U256D
GeForce™ 6800 Ultra Graphics Accelerator
User's Manual
Rev. 101 12MD-N68U256D-101
Copyright © 2004 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. Trademarks Third-party brands and names are...
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... 3.1.3. Driver Installation 11 3.1.4. Utilities on Driver CD 13 3.1.5. Taskbar Icon 15 3.1.6. Display Properties Pages 18 3.1.7. nView Properties Pages 23
3.2. Win® 2000 / Win® ME Driver Installation 28 3.3. BIOS Flash Utility 28
4. Troubleshooting Tips 29
5. Appendix 30
5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS 30 5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows® XP 31
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... 100% PC compatible with Pentium® III 650MHz or AMD Athlon 650MHz class processor or higher
• One available AGP3.0 compliant slot or better • Operating Systems Win® 2000 / Win® ME / Win® XP • 64MB system memory • 50MB of available disk space for full installation • CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
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Introduction
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... power cable to your GV-N68U256D 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 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...
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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 Win® 2000 / Win® ME / Win® 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...
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... DirectX to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Windows® 2000 / Windows® ME or Windows® XP to achieve better 3D performence. 0 Note: For software MPEG support in Windows® 2000 / Windows® ME 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...
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... the graphics card is 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 "Next" button to install the driver. (There is a driver CD disk that came...
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...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 "Next" button.
Windows installings the components.
Step 3. Click "Finish" button to restart computer. Then the driver installation is completed.
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... 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 V-Tuner 2:
Step 1. When autorun window show up, click V-Tuner 2 item.
Click "V-Tuner 2" item.
Step 2. Click "Next" button.
Step 3. Enter your name and company.
Step 4. Click "Finish" button to restart computer...
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... Properties" item, and then click Settings. Click "Advanced" after clickng Settings. Click the appropriate tab to change your display settings.
Right click the icon.
Click "VGA Information" item into the "VGA Info" and "Color Adjust" tabs.
You can link to GBT website for updated information about the graphics accelerator, latest drivers, and other information.
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After installation of the display drivers, you will find a NVIDIA icon on the taskbar's status area. Clicking this icon open the control panel.
Right click the icon.
You can adjust the properties of the graphics accelertaor from here.
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... move the slider to change the resolution. You can click the item to change the color quality.
Click "Advanced" icon for adapter and setting.
Click "Advanced", into details settings: GeForce 6800 Ultra properties
„ This page shows the Adapter, System and Driver versions information.
You can select other properties from the pop-out menu.
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... primary display device • Click Apply to apply settings or click OK to save settings.
„ If TV is chosen as the display, you will need to select the proper TV format. To do this, click "Device Setting" followed by "Select TV format". Select the format for your television and then click "Apply" followed by "OK".
Display Matrix
Model CRT+TV CRT+DVI DVI+TV
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... various features and presets you've configured in the Display Properties directly from the Windows taskbar. • Display the NVIDIA Settings icon in the taskbar The Desktop Manager provides enhanced nView multidisplay functionality and helps you organize your applications for use with multiple displays and desktops. • My connected TV does not appear in this list This option...
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... help you be more productive when using your graphics card. Using nView you can set up multiple desktops to work with your applications. Multiple 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. You can click on the NVIDIA icon on...
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...This tab contains information about the nView Desktop Manager. The setup wizard can also be accessed from this tab.
nView Profiles 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.
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nView Applications properties „ This tab allows you to control nView settings on a per application basis.
nView Desktops properties „ This tab allows you to create up to 32 unique desktops.
nView User Interface properties „ This tab allows customization of the nView user interface.
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nView Mouse properties
„ This tab can modify and extend mouse behavior with kinematic actions.
nView Tools properties
„ This tab can improve nView functionality for mobile and desktop users.
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... Windows® 2000 Service Pack (or later) before installing the graphics accelerator driver.
3.3. BIOS Flash Utility
BIOS update procedure: 0Note: Please download the newest BIOS from our website (www.gigabyte.com.tw) or contact your local dealer for the file. 0If you want to realize the BIOS flash information, please refer to detail on subsection 5.1. "How to reflash the BIOS".
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... 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...