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Gigabyte GV-NX73G128D User Manual

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  • Page 1 VGA Card GV-NX73G128D Jan. 13, 2006...
  • Page 2 VGA Card GV-NX73G128D Jan. 13, 2006...
  • Page 3 VGA Card GV-NX73G128D-RH Mar. 29, 2006...
  • Page 4 VGA Card GV-NX73G128D-RH Mar. 29, 2006...
  • Page 5 VGA Card GV-NX73G256D-RH Aug. 15, 2006...
  • Page 6 VGA Card GV-NX73G256D-RH Aug. 15, 2006...
  • Page 7 * The WEEE marking applies only in European Union's member states. Copyright © 2006 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.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Introduction ..................3 1.1. Features ..................... 3 1.2. Minimum System Requirements ..............4 2. Hardware Installation ................5 2.1. Board Layout ....................5 2.2. Hardware Installation ................... 7 3. Software Installation ................11 3.1. Windows XP driver and utilities installation ..........11 ®...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    7300 GS Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) • ® ™ Supports the newest PCI Express x16 • Integrated with 128MB DDRII memory • (For GV-NX73G128D/GV-NX73G128D-RH only) • Integrated with 256MB DDRII memory (For GV-NX73G256D-RH only) Supports NVIDIA (Scalable Link Interface) technology via the PCI • ®...

  • Page 10: Minimum System Requirements

    1.2. Minimum System Requirements or 100% PC compatible with Intel Pentium III 650MHz or AMD Athlon • ® ® 650 MHz class processor or higher One PCI Express x16 slot • Operating Systems Windows 2000 / Windows • ® ® 256MB system memory •...

  • Page 11: Hardware Installation

    2. Hardware Installation 2.1. Board Layout VGA Monitor Connector (15-pin) TV-Out DVI-I Connector VGA Output Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor VGA Monitor Connector (15-pin) HDTV TV-Out Pb/AV Output NTSC / PAL TV Projector DVI-I Connector S-Video Output NTSC / PAL TV Projector DVI Output Digital LCD Monitor...
  • Page 12 DO NOT APPLY POWER 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. GV-NX73G Series Graphics Accelerator...

  • Page 13: Hardware Installation

    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 remove the existing graphics card: 1. Power off the computer and monitor, then disconnect the display cable from the back of your computer.
  • Page 14 To install your new graphics card: 1. Locate one PCI Express x16 slot. If necessary, remove the metal cover from the slot; then align your graphics card with the PCI Express x16 slot, and press it in firmly until the card is fully seated. * Please make sure that the gold edge connectors of the graphics card is securely inserted.
  • Page 15 How to enable NVIDIA (Scalable Link Interface) technology: ® After installing two SLI-ready graphics cards of the same model on an SLI motherboard (Figure 1), users can enable SLI mode simply through the graphics card driver (For the GV- NX73G Series, driver version must be at least 91.31) (Note) Figure 1 Step 1: After installing the graphics card driver, right-click on Desktop and select Properties.
  • Page 16 GIGABYTE Video Adapter for Nvidia Graphics Cards AV Out HDTV Component S-Video Out (Y+Pr+Pb) Connect to the TV-Out port on the graphics card. (1) Connecting HDTV Connect your HDTV cables to the video adapter according to the corresponding color. (Y= Green, Pr= Red, Pb= Blue)

  • Page 17: Software Installation

    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").

  • Page 18: Directx Installation

    3.1.2. DirectX Installation Install Microsoft DirectX to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Windows 2000 or ® Windows XP to achieve better 3D performance. ® Note: For software MPEG support in Windows 2000 or Windows XP, you must install ® ®...

  • Page 19: Driver Installation

    3.1.3. Driver Installation A. New hardware found After 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"...
  • Page 20 B. Driver installation (Autorun Window) 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 the Display Driver item. Then click the Install Display Driver item.

  • Page 21: Utilities On Driver Cd

    • Step 1. When autorun window show up, please click the Utilities item. Then click the GIGABYTE Utility item. Step 2. Click the Next button. Step 3. Enter your name and company. Step 4. Click the Finish button to restart computer.
  • Page 22 V-Tuner 3 V-Tuner 3 lets you adjust the working frequency of the 2D core clock, 3D core clock and memory clock. Displays 2D/3D core clock status Displays memory clock status Adjust 2D core clock Auto-Optimized core / memory clock Fixed Clock Adjust 3D core clock Adjust memory clock Hardware Monitor...

  • Page 23: Taskbar Icon

    After installation of the display drivers, you will find a GIGABYTE icon on the taskbar's status area. Right-click this icon to open the GIGABYTE control panel, showing a menu composed of shortcut of the graphics card's enhanced and other functions.
  • Page 24 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. GV-NX73G Series Graphics Accelerator - 18 -...
  • Page 25 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 accelerator from here. - 19 - Software Installation...

  • Page 26: Display Properties

    3.1.6. Display Properties Pages To access Display Properties pages, 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.
  • Page 27 In the NVIDIA Control Panel, select a category to alter specific NVIDIA display settings. Control Panel User Interface You can choose one of the two user interfaces below: • Classic NVIDIA Control Panel When you select this item and click Apply, a submenu that provides the NVIDIA display properties settings will appear on the left side.
  • Page 28 "*" Only Single display mode is available when SLI mode is enabled. Dual-Monitor Setup: You can set the display to output from two monitors on the nView Display Settings page. The GV-NX73G128D/GV-NX73G128D-RH/GV-NX73G256D-RH supports the following modes. (1) Clone Mode: Clone mode indicates that both displays in the display pair show images of the same desktop.
  • Page 29 (2) Horizontal Span Mode: Horizontal Span mode indicates that both displays in the display pair function as one wide virtual desktop. The width of each display is half the width of the total virtual desktop width. Select Horizontal Span from the nView Display Mode list and click Apply.
  • Page 30 Driver Settings. SLI multi-GPU * To enable SLI mode, select the Enable SLI multi-GPU check box and click Apply after installation of two GV- NX73G128D/GV-NX73G128D-RH/GV-NX73G256D-RH graphics cards on an SLI-capable motherboard. Then restart your system when prompted. "*" Only Windows XP operating system supports the SLI mode.
  • Page 31 Video Overlay Settings properties The Video Overlay Settings can adjust Overlay zoom controls and Overlay color controls. There is only one video overlay, which is only available on the Primary display. The video overlay controls are automatically activated during playback of any video file type that supports overlay adjustments.
  • Page 32 Temperature Settings properties The Temperature Properties can auto detected the GPU Core temperature and Ambient temperature. You can select the Notify when GPU core temperature exceeds threshold check box. Screen Resolutions & Refresh Rates properties The Screen Resolutions & Refresh Rates properties allows you to adjust the screen resolution, color quality and monitor settings (screen refresh rates).

  • Page 33: Nview Properties

    3.1.7. nView Properties Pages nView is a set of desktop tools designed to help you be more productive when using your graphics card. With 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.
  • Page 34 nView Desktop Management properties This tab contains information about the nView Desktop Manager. The setup wizard can also be accessed from this tab. 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.
  • Page 35 nView Applications properties This tab allows you to control nView settings depending on different applications. 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. - 29 - Software Installation...
  • Page 36 nView Effects properties This tab provides special windows effects that you can apply to your applications. nView Zoom properties This tab provides dynamic zoom functionality on the desktop. Also enables full screen video playback via the video mirroring control button. nView Hot Keys properties This tab lets you perform various actions with shortcut keys or key combinations.
  • Page 37 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. - 31 - Software Installation...

  • Page 38: Windows ® 2000 Driver Installation

    3.2. Windows 2000 driver installation ® With Windows running on your computer, you need to install the graphics card driver to take advantage of the higher performance, resolutions, and special graphics features of the graphics card. To ensure you install the latest driver, insert the Installation CD that shipped with your graphics card.

  • Page 39: Troubleshooting Tips

    4. Troubleshooting Tips The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems. Contact your dealer or Gigabyte for more advanced troubleshooting information. Check that the card is seated properly in the slot. PCI Express x16 Ensure that the display cable is securely fastened to the card's display connector.

  • Page 40: Appendix

    5. Appendix 5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS 5.1.1. Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS mode 1. Extract the downloaded Zip file to your hard disk(s) or floppy disk. This procedure assumes drive 2. Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode. (For Windows 2000/XP, you need a startup disk to restart the computer in MS-DOS mode.) 3.

  • Page 41: Connecting To A Hdtv

    5.2 Connecting to a HDTV: Use the included component video adapter to connect a HDTV to your graphics card. Step 1: Connect the HDTV component cable to the adapter according to the corresponding color. (Y= Green, Pr= Red, Pb= Blue). Connect the TV Out cable from the adapter to the TV Out port on your graphics card.

  • Page 42: Resolutions And Color Depth Table (In Windows ® Xp)

    5.3. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows ® GeForce 7300 GS Single Display Stardard Modes Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp) Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M) Resolution (Hz) Standard mode High mode True mode 320 x 200 60~75 320 x 240 60~75 400 x 300...
  • Page 43 Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp) Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp (65K color) 32bpp (16.7M) Resolution (Hz) Standard mode High mode True mode 1600 x 1200 60~100 1920 x 1080 30~85 1920 x 1200 60~85 1920 x 1440 60~85 2048 x 1536 60~85 * This table is for reference only.
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