Gigabyte GeForceTM 8800 GTS Graphics Accelerator GV-NX88S640H-RH manual

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GV-NX88S640H-RH Graphics Accelerator - 2 - English T able of Contents 1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 3 1.1. Features ..................................................................................................... 3 1.2. Minimum System Requirements .....................[...]

Introduction - 3 - English 1. Introduction 1.1. Features • Powered by NVIDIA ® GeForce ™ 8800 GTS Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) • Supports the newest PCI Express x16 • Integrated with 640 MB GDDR3 memory • Supports DirectX 10 • Supports NVIDIA ® SLI TM (Scalable Link Interface) technology (Note) • Supports A V / S-Video and HDTV ou[...]

GV-NX88S640H-RH Graphics Accelerator - 4 - English 2. Hardware Installation 2.1. Board Layout TV-Out DVI-I Connector 1 DVI-I Connector 2 SLI Connector TV-Out DVI-I Connector 1 S-Video Output Pb/AV Output Pr Y NTSC / PAL TV Projector HDTV OR NTSC / PAL TV Projector OR Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output DVI-I to D-Sub Adapter VGA Output Analog LCD Monito[...]

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-NX88S640H-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 . Please refer to next chapter for detailed instructions. T o TV / VCR T o Flat Panel Display 2. Replace the screws to fasten the card in place, and replace the computer cover. T o install your new graphics card: 1 . Locate the PCI Ex[...]

GV-NX88S640H-RH Graphics Accelerator - 8 - English GIGABYTE V ideo Adapter for Nvidia Graphics Cards (1) Connecting HDTV Connect your HDTV cables to the video adapter according to the corresponding color. (Y= Green, Pr= Red, Pb= Blue) (2) Connecting S-Video If your TV has a S-Video connection, connect the S- Video cable from your TV to the S-Video [...]

Hardware Installation - 9 - English How NVIDIA ® SLI ™ (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 x16 PCI Express slots to scale graphics performance. The picture below [...]

GV-NX88S640H-RH Graphics Accelerator - 10 - 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:set[...]

Software Installation - 11 - English 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 in Windows ® 2000 or Windows ® XP, you must install DirectX first. Users who run Windows ® XP with Service P[...]

GV-NX88S640H-RH Graphics Accelerator - 12 - 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. [...]

Software Installation - 13 - 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 button. Step 3. Cli ck the Fini[...]

GV-NX88S640H-RH Graphics Accelerator - 14 - English 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. Y ou can adjust the properties of the graphics accelerator from here. Right click the icon. 3.1.4. T askbar Icon[...]

Software Installation - 15 - English 3.1.5. Display Properties Pages T o access Display Properties pages, 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. Settings (Resolutions and Color depth for Windows) Y ou may [...]

GV-NX88S640H-RH Graphics Accelerator - 16 - English  Adjust Image Settings with Preview If you are unfamiliar with 3D technology or not an advanced graphics user, use the Adjust Image Settings with Preview page to preview any changes you make for improved image quality and rendering. In the NVIDIA Control Panel, select a category to alter specif[...]

Software Installation - 17 - English  Manage 3D Settings The Manage 3D Settings page enables you to establish default 3D settings to use for all your Direct3D or OpenGL applications and to establish a unique set of 3D settings for a particular game or application.  Monitor T emperature Levels Use this page if you overclock your GPU and want t[...]

GV-NX88S640H-RH Graphics Accelerator - 18 - English Display A variety of display features enable you to further manipulate and configure your display settings to optimize the use of your displays. T asks in the Display pages allow you to do the following: Appearance • Run display optimization wizard • Move CRT screen position • Change resolut[...]

Software Installation - 19 - English  Change Resolution Attributes Using the Change Resolution controls, you can change the color setting, reduce screen flickering, or adjust the amount of information appearing on your display.  Adjust Desktop Color Settings Use this page to set the contrast, sharpness, and color depth (Digital Vibrance) of t[...]

GV-NX88S640H-RH Graphics Accelerator - 20 - English  Manage Custom Timings If you are an advanced user, you can create custom timing modes with the width, height, bit-color depth, and the refresh rate etc. The Advanced Timing page enables you to adjust timings for your graphics card in order to support a variety of different display timings for [...]

Software Installation - 21 - English Select your preferred nView display modes here. • only use one display (Single) • The same on both display (Clone) • As one large horizontal desktop (Horizontal span) • As one large vertical desktop (Vertical span) • Configured independently from each other (Dualview) Dual-Monitor Setup (Note) : You ca[...]

GV-NX88S640H-RH Graphics Accelerator - 22 - English Dualview Mode  Adjust Video Color Settings Use the controls on this page to fine tune the color settings for video content on your display. Select one of the test images to monitor your changes. For best results, play a video while you make adjustment to view the changes as they happen. V ideo [...]

Software Installation - 23 - English  Run T elevision Setup Wizard (Note) The wizard will guide you through the steps to configure your television for use with your computer. T elevision (Note) HDTV Setup Follow the steps below to connect an HDTV to your system using the included component video adapter. Step 1: Connect the HDTV component cable [...]

GV-NX88S640H-RH Graphics Accelerator - 24 - English Step 6: Click the Preview button to preview the selected settings. Then click Next . Step 7: Click Finish to apply the new television settings. Step 4: Select Component in the Connector T ype screen. Step 5: Select a definition type for your HDTV (depending on the specifications of your HDTV) and [...]

Software Installation - 25 - English 3.1.6. 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-NX88S640H-RH Graphics Accelerator - 26 - English nView Profiles properties  This tab contains a record of all nView display settings for easy software setup. 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  T[...]

Software Installation - 27 - English nView Desktops properties  This tab allows you to create up to 32 unique desktops. nView Applications properties  This tab allows you to control nView settings depending different applications. nView User Interface properties  This tab allows for customization of the nView user interface.[...]

GV-NX88S640H-RH Graphics Accelerator - 28 - English 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 Effects properties  This tab provides special windows effects that you can apply to your applications. nView Hot Keys prop[...]

Software Installation - 29 - 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-NX88S640H-RH Graphics Accelerator - 30 - 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 - 31 - English 4. T roubleshooting 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 x16 slot.  Ensure that the display cable is securely fastened to the card&apos[...]

GV-NX88S640H-RH Graphics Accelerator - 32 - English 5. Appendix 5.1. How to Reflash the 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-DOS mode.) 3. Change t[...]

Appendix - 33 - English 5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth T able (In Windows ® XP) GeForce 8800 GTS Single Display Standard Modes Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp) Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M) Resolution (H z) Standard mode High mode True mode 320 x 200 60~75 33 3 320 x 240 60~75 33 3 400 x 300 60~75 33 3 480 x 360 60~7[...]

GV-NX88S640H-RH Graphics Accelerator - 34 - English Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp) Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp (65K color) 32bpp (16.7M) Resolution (H z) Standard mode High mode True mode 1600 x 1200 60~100 33 3 120 33 X 1920 x 1080 (16:9) 30~85 33 3 100 33 X 1920 x 1200 (16:10) 60~85 33 3 100 33 X 1920 x 1440 60~85 33 3 2048 x 1536 60~85 [...]