Gigabyte GeForce 6200 AGP manual

GV -N62256DP2-RH GeForce ™ 6200 Graphics Accelerator User's Manual Rev. 101 12MD-N622P2R-101R * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment!! * The W[...]

GV-N62256DP2-RH Graphics Accelerator - 2 - English T able of Contents 1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 3 1.1. Features ..................................................................................................... 3 1.2. Minimum System Requirement ......................[...]

Introduction - 3 - English 1. Introduction 1.1. Features • Powered by NVIDIA ® GeForce ™ 6200 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) • Supports AGP 8X • Integrated with 256 MB DDR2 memory • Supports DirectX 9.0c • Support A V / S-Video output • Supports TV -Out and D-Sub (by adapter) connectors • Supports DVI-I connector 1.2. Minimum Syste[...]

GV-N62256DP2-RH Graphics Accelerator - 4 - English 2. Hardware Installation 2.1. Board Layout TV-Out DVI-I Connector VGA Output Analog LCD Monitor Analog CRT Monitor Or TV-Out DVI-I Connector Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output S-Video Output AV Output NTSC / PAL TV Projector OR NTSC / PAL TV Projector OR DVI-I to D-Sub Connector[...]

Hardware Installation - 5 - English Expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. T o 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.[...]

GV-N62256DP2-RH Graphics Accelerator - 6 - English 2.2. Hardware Installation Installing Y our Graphics Card. Now that you have prepared your computer, you are ready to install your graphics accelerator card. T o remove the existing graphics card: 1. Power off the computer and monitor, then disconnect the display cable from the back of your compute[...]

Hardware Installation - 7 - English Y ou are now ready to proceed with the installation of the graphics card driver. For detailed instructions, select your operating system from the list below. T o install your new graphics card: 1. Locate the AGP slot. If necessary , remove the metal cover from this slot; then align your graphics card with the AGP[...]

GV-N62256DP2-RH Graphics Accelerator - 8 - English 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:setu[...]

Software Installation - 9 - English Step 2. Choose I accept the agreement and Click "Next" button. Step 3. Click "Next" button. 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. 0 Note: For software MPEG support [...]

GV-N62256DP2-RH Graphics Accelerator - 10 - English Step 4. Click "Finish" to restart computer. Then the DirectX 9 installation is completed. Installing the components.[...]

Software Installation - 11 - English 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 n[...]

GV-N62256DP2-RH Graphics Accelerator - 12 - English 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 Install Display Driver item. Step 2. Click the "Next" butt[...]

Software Installation - 13 - English 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: Step 3. Enter your name and company. Step 4. Click the Finish button to restart computer. Then the utili[...]

GV-N62256DP2-RH Graphics Accelerator - 14 - English V -T uner 2 V -T uner 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 Select choice of skin Opens Help page[...]

Software Installation - 15 - English 3.1.5. T askbar Icon After installation of the display drivers, you will find a GIGABYTE icon in the system tray. Right-clicking this icon opens the GIGABYTE control panel, which shows a menu composed of shortcut of the graphics card's enhanced and other functions. Y ou may select the Display Properties ite[...]

GV-N62256DP2-RH Graphics Accelerator - 16 - English 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.[...]

Software Installation - 17 - English After installation of the display drivers, you will find a NVIDIA icon in your system tray. Click this icon to open the control panel. Y ou can adjust the properties of the graphics accelertaor from here. Right click the icon.[...]

GV-N62256DP2-RH Graphics Accelerator - 18 - English  This page shows the Adapter , System and Driver versions information. Y ou can click the item to change the color quality. Y ou can move the slider to change the resolution. 3.1.6. Display Properties pages T o access Display Properties pages, right-click the GIGABYTE icon in your system tray a[...]

Software Installation - 19 - English  nView allows you to connect separate displays to single graphics card. • nView Display mode: select your preferred nView display modes here. Options: Single display/ Dualview • Primary/Secondary display: select a single display or display pair. The selected display combination will appear in the graphica[...]

GV-N62256DP2-RH Graphics Accelerator - 20 - English Color Correction properties  The Color Correction Properties is used to compensation for variations in luminance between a source image and its output on a display device. Adjust the color correction settings to provide more accurate color reproduction of images(such as photographs) on your dis[...]

Software Installation - 21 - English NV Rotate properties  The NV Rotate Properties is used to rotate the screen. If your monitor is capable of operating in either Landscape or Portrait mode, you can adjust the screen by this properties. • Landscape (0 degree rotation) • Portrait (90 degree rotation) • Inverted Landscape (180 degree rotati[...]

GV-N62256DP2-RH Graphics Accelerator - 22 - English Menu Editing properties  The Menu Editing Properties can remove infrequently used screens by dragging them from the screen menu to the list below. Restore screens to the menu by dragging them individually, or click Restore Defaults. T o begin, check the Enable screen menu editing check box. T o[...]

Software Installation - 23 - English 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 [...]

GV-N62256DP2-RH Graphics Accelerator - 24 - English nView Desktop Management properties  This tab contains information about the nView Desktop Manager. The setup wizard can also be accessed from this tab. nView Windows properties  This tab allows you to control of window and dialog box placement when using multiple monitors. nView Profile pro[...]

Software Installation - 25 - English 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.[...]

GV-N62256DP2-RH Graphics Accelerator - 26 - English 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 prop[...]

Software Installation - 27 - English nView Mouse properties  This tab can modify and extend mouse behavior with kinematic actions. nV iew T ools properties  This tab can improve nView functionality for mobile and desktop users.[...]

GV-N62256DP2-RH Graphics Accelerator - 28 - English 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. T o ensure you install the latest driver , insert the Installat[...]

Troubleshooting Tips - 29 - English 4. T roubleshooting 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 AGP slot.  Ensure that the display cable is securely fastened to the card's disp[...]

GV-N62256DP2-RH Graphics Accelerator - 30 - English 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 A. 2. Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode. (For Windows 2000/XP, you need a startup disk to restart the computer in MS-DO[...]

Appendix - 31 - English 5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth T able (In Windows ® XP) GeForce 6200 Single Display Stardard Modes * This table is for reference only. The actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor you use. Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp) Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M) Resolution (Hz ) Standard mode H[...]

GV-N62256DP2-RH Graphics Accelerator - 32 - English 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 33 3 120 33 X 1920 x 1080 30~85 33 3 100 33 X 1920 x 1200 60~85 33 3 100 33 X 1920 x 1440 60~85 33 3 2048 x 1536 60~85 33 3 * This tab[...]

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