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GV-NX66128D(256D)

User'sManual

GeForce™6600 GraphicsAccelerator

Rev. 201

12MD-NX66128D-201

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction .........................................................................................3

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

1.2. Minimum system requirement ....................................................................3

2. Hardware Installation...........................................................................4

2.1. Board layout ............................................................................................... 4

2.2. Hardware installation.................................................................................. 6

3. Software Installation............................................................................8

3.1. Win®XP driver and utilities installation ....................................................... 8

3.1.1. Operating system requirement ......................................................................................... 8

3.1.2. DirectX installation ............................................................................................................ 9

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.................................................................................................. 22

3.2. Win®2000 driver installation..................................................................... 27

3.3. BIOS flash utility ....................................................................................... 27

4. Troubleshooting Tips.........................................................................28

5.Appendix ...........................................................................................29

5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS.......................................................................... 29

5.1.1. Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS mode .................................................................................... 29

5.1.2. Reflash BIOS in Windows mode .................................................................................... 29

5.2. Resolutions and color depth table (In Windows®XP) ...............................30

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1. Introduction

1.1. Features

•Powered by NVIDIA®GeForce™6600 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

•Supports the newest PCI Express x 16

•Integrated with 128MB DDR memory (Only for GV-NX66128D)

•Integrated with 256MB DDR memory (Only for GV-NX66256D)

•Supports DirectX 9.0

•SupportAV / S-Video and HDTV output

•Support D-Sub and DVI-I connector

1.2. Minimum system requirement

•IBM®or100%PCcompatiblewithPentium®III650MHzorAMDAthlon650MHz

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

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2. Hardware Installation

2) GV-NX66128D (ver. 2.0)

TV-out

VGAMonitorConnector

(15-pin)

DVI-IConnector

TV-out

VGAMonitor

Connector

(15pin)

DVI-IConnector

Analog LCD Monitor AnalogMonitor

OR VGAOutput

NTSC/PALTV

Projector

S-VideoOutput

Digital LCD Monitor

DVIOutput

Analog LCD Monitor

VGAOutput

Pb/AVOutput

HDTV

DVI-I to D-Sub Connector

2.1. Board Layout

VGAMonitorConnector

(15pin)

1) GV-NX66128D(256D) (ver. 1.0)

TV-out

DVI-IConnector

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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.

1.Turn off your computer and unplug power supply.

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

haveone,touchbothofyour hands to a safelygroundedobjectortoametalobject,

such as the power supply case.

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

components whenever the components are separated from the system.

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.

Unpackingandinstallationshouldbedoneonagroundedanti-staticmat.Theoperator

should be wearing an anti-static wristband, grounded at the same point as the anti-

static mat.

Inspectthecardcartonforobviousdamage.Shippingandhandlingmaycausedamage

toyour card. Besure there arenoshipping and handlingdamages on thecardbefore

proceeding.

DO NOTAPPLYPOWER 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 install your graphics accelerator card:

1. Power off the computer and monitor, then

disconnectthedisplaycablefromtheback

of your computer.

2. Removethecomputercover.Ifnecessary,

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 you computer

documentation.

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4. Locate the PCI Express x 16 slot. If

necessary, remove the metal cover from

thisslot;thenalignyourgraphicscardwith

the PCI Express x 16 slot, and press it in

firmly until the card is fully seated.

5. Replace the screw to fasten the card in

place, and replace the computer cover.

6. Plug thedisplaycable into yourcard;then

turn on the computer and monitor. If your

graphicscardcamewithaDVI-Iconnector,

youcanconnect a flatpaneldisplayto the

appropriate connector, as shown below...

You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the graphics card driver. Please

refer to next chapter for detailed instructions.

To TV or VCR

To VGAMonitor To Flat Panel Display

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3. Software Installation

In this manual, we assume that your CD-ROM Drive letter to be Drive D:

Theinstallation of Win®2000/ Win®XP driversisvery simple. Whenyou insert thedriver

CD into your CD-ROM drive, you can see theAUTORUN window (if it does not show up,

run "D:\setup.exe"). Then you can follow the guides to setup your graphics card driver.

(Pleasefollowthesubsection3.1.3"Driverinstallation"toinstallthedriverforyourgraphics

accelerator.)

3.1. Win®XPdriver and utilities installation

3.1.1. Operating system requirement

•When loading the graphics card drivers for the system, please make sure your

system has installed DirectX 9 or later version.

•Ifyou installthe graphics carddrivers for themotherboard, whichconsistof SISor

VIA chipsets, please install the appropriate driver program for that motherboard.

Or please contact your motherboard nearest dealer for motherboard driver.

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3.1.2. DirectX installation

Install Microsoft DirectX to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Windows®2000

or Windows®XP to achieve better 3D performence.

0Note: For software MPEG support in Windows®2000 or Windows®XP, you must

install DirectX first.

Click "Install DirectX 9" item.

Step 1. When autorun window show up,

click Install DirectX 9 item.

Step2.ChooseI accept the agreement and

Click "Next" button.

Step 3. Click "Next" button.

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Step 4. Click "Finish" to restart computer.

Then the DirectX 9 installation is completed.

Installing the components.

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