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- Page 1 VGA Card GV-NX79X512VB-RH / GV-NX79X512DB-RH / GV-NX79T256DB-RH Mar. 8, 2006...
- Page 2 VGA Card GV-NX79X512VB-RH / GV-NX79X512DB-RH / GV-NX79T256DB-RH Mar. 8, 2006...
- Page 3 * 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 form without the expressed, written permission of GBT.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents 1. Introduction ..................3 1.1. Features ..................... 3 1.2. Minimum system requirements ..............3 2. Hardware Installation ................4 2.1. Board layout ....................4 2.2. Hardware installation ................... 7 3. Software Installation ................11 3.1. Win XP driver and utilities installation ............11 ®... -
Page 5: Introduction
(Note): SLI technology requires a PCI Express motherboard with two x16 physical connectors. Graphics cards working in an SLI configuration must be with the same model name (i.e. GV-NX79X512VB-RH) and from the same vendor (i.e. GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY). - 3 -... -
Page 6: Hardware Installation
2. Hardware Installation 2.1. Board Layout 1. GV-NX79T256DB-RH SLI connector TV-out DVI-I Connector DVI-I Connector HDTV Pb Output TV-Out NTSC / PAL TV AV Output DVI-I to D-Sub DVI-I S-Video Output Adapter Connector DVI-I to D-Sub DVI-I Adapter Connector VGA Output Analog LCD Monitor DVI Output Digital LCD Monitor... - Page 7 2. GV-NX79X512VB-RH/GV-NX79X512DB-RH SLI connector TV-out DVI-I Connector DVI-I Connector HDTV Pb Output TV-Out NTSC / PAL TV AV Output DVI-I to D-Sub DVI-I S-Video Output Adapter Connector DVI-I to D-Sub DVI-I Adapter Connector VGA Output Analog LCD Monitor DVI Output Digital LCD Monitor - 5 - Hardware Installation...
- Page 8 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-NX79 Series Graphics Accelerator...
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Page 9: 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 10 2. Replace the screw to fasten the card in place, and replace the computer cover. After installing the GV-NX79X512VB-RH to your computer, please remember to connect at lease one power cable on the graphics card to the power supply connector. We suggest you to connect both of the two power cables on the graphics card to the power supply to achieve optimal graphics performance.
- Page 11 GIGABYTE Component Video Adapter for Nvidia Graphics Cards (HDTV Cable) 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 component video adapter according to the corresponding color. (Y= Green,...
- Page 12 How NVIDIA (Scalable Link Interface) technology works: ® In an SLI configuration, two SLI-ready graphics cards of the same model and the same manufacturers are connected together via SLI bridge connector in a system that provides two x 16 PCI Express slots to scale graphics performance. The picture below shows that two graphics cards are linked in parallel in an SLI configuration.
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Page 13: 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 14 Step 2. Choose I accept the agreement and click the "Next" button. Step 3. Click the "Next" button. Installing the components. Step 4. Click "Finish" to restart computer. Then the DirectX 9 installation is completed. GV-NX79 Series Graphics Accelerator - 12 -...
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Page 15: 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 the "Next"... - Page 16 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, Step 2. When autorun window show up, click Display Driver item.
- Page 17 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. - 15 - Software Installation...
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Page 18: Display Properties
3.1.4. 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 19 nView Display Settings properties nView allows you to connect separate displays to single graphics card. • nView Display mode: select your preferred nView display modes here. Options: Single display/ Clone/ Dualview • Primary/Secondary display: select a single display or display pair. The selected display combination will appear in the graphical representation below.
- Page 20 Performance and Quality Settings properties The sliders lets to decide whether your application should use quality or high performance texture. • Application profiles: Select the application profile from the list of profiles. • Global driver settings: Select the Settings item and move the slider below to set the degree of antialiasing to used in Direct3D and OpenGL applications.
- Page 21 Video Overlay Settings properties The Video Overlay Settings Properties 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 22 Temperature Settings properties The Temperature Properties can auto detected the GPU Core 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).
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Page 23: Nview Properties
3.1.5. 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 24 nView Desktop Management properties 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 window and dialog box placement when using multiple monitors.
- Page 25 nView Applications properties This tab allows you to control nView settings depending different applications. nView Desktops properties This tab allows you to create up to 32 unique desktops. nView User Interface properties This tab allows for customization of the nView user interface. - 23 - Software Installation...
- Page 26 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 27 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. - 25 - Software Installation...
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Page 28: Win ® 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 29: Troubleshooting Tips
4. Troubleshooting Tips The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems. Contact your dealer or GBT for more advanced troubleshooting information. Check that the card is seated properly in the PCI Express x 16 slot. Ensure that the display cable is securely fastened to the card's display connector. Make sure that the monitor and computer are plugged in and receiving power. -
Page 30: Appendix
5. Appendix 5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS 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 31: Connecting To A Hdtv
5.2 Connecting to a HDTV: Use the included component video adapter to connect a HDTV to the 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 32: Resolutions And Color Depth Table (In Windows ® Xp)
5.3. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows ® GeForce 7900 GTX / GT Single Display Standard 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... - Page 33 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 (16:9) 30~85 1920 x 1200 (16:10) 60~85 1920 x 1440 60~85 2048 x 1536 60~85 * This table is for reference only.
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