Gigabyte GV-N4464T-P manual

GV -N4464D/ GV -N4464T/ GV -N4464T -P User's Manual GeForce ™ 4 MX440-8X Graphics Accelerator Rev. 101 12MD-N4464-101 Copyright © 2003 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. ("GBT"). No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any from without the expressed, written permission of [...]

GV -N4464 Series 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 ™ 4 MX440-8X Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) • Supports AGP 8X/ 4X/ 2X/ 1X • 275MHz core clock and 500MHz DDR memory clock speed • 64MB DDR memory accelerates the latest 3D games • 64-bit memory interface • 2-pixel pipeline architecture • Supports[...]

GV -N4464 Series Graphics Accelerator - 4 - English 2. Hardware Installation 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 of f your computer and unplug power supply. 2. Use a grounded wrist [...]

Hardware Installation - 5 - English 2.2. Board layout 1) GV -N4464D TV-out VGA Monitor Connector (15pin) DVI-I Connector NTSC / P AL TV Projector Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor OR VGA Output AV Output S-VideoOutput Analog LCD Monitor Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output DVI-I to D-Sub Connector VGA Output TV -Out VGA Monitor Connector (15pin) DVI-I Co[...]

GV -N4464 Series Graphics Accelerator - 6 - English 2) GV -N4464T TV -Out VGA Monitor Connector (15pin) TV-out VGA Monitor Connector (15pin) A V Output NTSC / P AL TV Projector S-VideoOutput Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor OR VGA Output[...]

Hardware Installation - 7 - English 3) GV -N4464T -P TV -Out VGA Monitor Connector (15pin) S-Video TV-out VGA Monitor Connector (15pin) A V Output NTSC / P AL TV Projector S-Video Output Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor OR VGA Output S-Video Connector A V Output NTSC / P AL TV[...]

GV -N4464 Series Graphics Accelerator - 8 - English 2.3. 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 install your graphics accelerator card: 1. Power of f the computer and monitor , then disconnect the display cable from the back of your[...]

Hardware Installation - 9 - English 4. Locate the AGP slot. If necessary , remove the metal cover from this slot; then align your graphics card with the AGP slot, and press it in firmly until the card is fully eated. 5. Replace the screw to fasten the card in place, and replace the computer cover. 6. Plug the display cable into your card; then turn[...]

GV -N4464 Series 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 Win ® 98/98SE / Win ® 2000 / Win ® ME / Win ® 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 sho[...]

Software Installation - 11 - English 3.1.2. DirectX installation Install Microsoft DirectX to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Windows ® 98/ 98SE / Windows ® 2000 / Windows ® ME or Windows ® XP to achieve better 3D performence. 0 Note: For software MPEG support in Windows ® 98/ 98SE/ Windows ® 2000 / Windows ® ME or Windows ® XP,[...]

GV -N4464 Series Graphics Accelerator - 12 - English Step 4. Click "Finish" to restart computer. Then the DirectX 9 installation is completed. Installing the components. DirectX 9.0 is the up-to-date runtime library for all Windows operating system. This version is capable of updating your DirectX of your operating system to what is requi[...]

Software Installation - 13 - 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 -N4464 Series Graphics Accelerator - 14 - 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 2. Click "Next" button. Step 1. When autorun window show up, click Install Display Driver item.[...]

Software Installation - 15 - 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 V -T uner: Step 3. Enter your name and company. Step 4. Click "Finish" button to restart computer. Then the V -T u[...]

GV -N4464 Series Graphics Accelerator - 16 - English Display Memory Clock Close V -Tuner Min V -T uner Display Core Clock Display & Adjust Core Clock Link to the Website of Gigabyte Help Description Close V -T uner T o system T ray Display & Adjust Memory Clock V -T uner (Overclock Utility) V -T uner lets you adjust the working frequency of[...]

Software Installation - 17 - English 3.1.5. T askbar icon After installation of the display drivers, you will find a GBT icon on the taskbar's status area. Right-clicking this icon opens the GBT control panel, showing a menu composed of shortcut of the graphics card's enhanced and other functions. Y ou may click the "Display Properti[...]

GV -N4464 Series Graphics Accelerator - 18 - 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 - 19 - English After installation of the display drivers, you will find a NVIDIA icon on the taskbar's status area. Clicking this icon open the control panel. Right click the icon. Y ou can adjust the properties of the graphics accelertaor from here. Y ou can enable the nView function.[...]

GV -N4464 Series Graphics Accelerator - 20 - English 3.1.6. Display properties pages The screen shows the information of display adapter, color, the range of display area and the refresh rate. Settings (Resolutions and Color depth for windows) The Setting properties page allows you to adjust the screen resolution and color quality settings. GeForce[...]

Software Installation - 21 - English Screen Adjustment properties  Click the icons on the desktop image to adjust the screen to the desired position. Note: On certain monitors, the screen may go blank momentarily during adjustment. Display T iming properties  Select the proper timing mode for your display. • Auto-Detect (Windows determines [...]

GV -N4464 Series Graphics Accelerator - 22 - English Performance and Quality Settings properties  The sliders lets to decide whether your application should use qulity or high performance texture. • Image Settings: Moving the slider to the left will maximize application performance, while moving the slider to the right will provide excellent 3[...]

Software Installation - 23 - English OpenGL Settings properties  Performance and Compatibility options. • Disable support for enhanced CPU instruction sets. • Enable conformant OpenGL texture clamp behavior. • Multi-Display Hardware Acceleration • Default Color Depth (for textures) • Buffer-Flipping Mode • V ertical Sync • Custom O[...]

GV -N4464 Series Graphics Accelerator - 24 - 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 (1[...]

Software Installation - 25 - English Click n View Properties item. 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. Using nView you can set up multiple desktops to work with your applications. Multiple desktops give you extra desktop areas on which to run your appli[...]

GV -N4464 Series Graphics Accelerator - 26 - English nV iew Applications properties  This tab allows you to control nView settings on a per application basis. nV iew W indows properties  This tab allows you to control of window and dialog box placement when using multiple monitors. nV iew Profiles properties  This tab contains a record all[...]

Software Installation - 27 - English nV iew Effects properties  This tab provides special windows ef fects that you can apply to your applications. nV iew User Interface properties  This tab allows customization of the nView user interface. nV iew Desktops properties  This tab allows you to create up to 32 unique desktops.[...]

GV -N4464 Series Graphics Accelerator - 28 - English nV iew T ools properties  This tab can improve nV iew functionality for mobile and desktop users. nV iew Hot Keys properties  This tab lets you perform various actions with shortcut keys or key combinations. nV iew Zoom properties  This tab provides dynamic zoom functionality on the desk[...]

Software Installation - 29 - English 3.2. W in ® 98/98SE / Wi n ® 2000 / Win ® ME driver installation Please make sure the Windows have installed Windows Service Pack version 2 (or later) before installing the graphics accelerator driver. With Windows running on your computer, you need to install the graphics card driver to take advantage of the[...]

GV -N4464 Series Graphics Accelerator - 30 - English 4. T roubleshooting T ips 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 AGP slot.  Ensure that the display cable is securely fastened to the car[...]

Appendix - 31 - English 3. Change the command path to the file location C:> or A:> 4. Backup BIOS command : C:> nvflash -b <filename> 5. Reflash BIOS command as below : C:> nvflash -f <filename> 5. Reboot your PC when it's done. 5. Appendix 5.1. How to reflash the BIOS We use GV -N4464D VGA card and NVFLASH BIOS fla[...]

GV -N4464 Series Graphics Accelerator - 32 - English 5.2. Resolutions and color depth table (In Windows ® XP) Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp) Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M) Resolution (Hz) Standard mode High mode T rue mode 320 x 200 60 33 3 70 33 3 72 33 3 75 33 3 320 x 240 60 33 3 70 33 3 72 33 3 75 33 3 400 x 300 60[...]

Appendix - 33 - English Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp) Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M) Resolution (Hz) Standard mode High mode T rue mode 720 x 480 60 33 3 720 x 576 60 33 3 800 x 600 60 33 3 70 33 3 72 33 3 75 33 3 85 33 3 100 33 3 120 33 3 140 33 3 144 33 3 170 33 3 200 33 3 240 33 3 848 x 480 60 33 3 70 33 3 72 33 3 [...]

GV -N4464 Series Graphics Accelerator - 34 - English Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp) Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M) Resolution (Hz) Standard mode High mode T rue mode 1 152 x 864 60 33 3 70 33 3 72 33 3 75 33 3 85 33 3 100 33 3 120 33 3 140 33 3 144 33 X 150 33 3 170 33 3 200 33 X 1280 x 720 60 33 3 70 33 3 72 33 3 75 3[...]

Appendix - 35 - English Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp) Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M) Resolution (Hz) Standard mode High mode T rue mode 1280 x 960 60 33 3 70 33 3 72 33 3 75 33 3 85 33 3 100 33 3 120 33 3 140 33 3 144 33 X 150 33 3 170 33 X 1280 x 1024 60 33 3 70 33 3 72 33 3 75 33 3 85 33 3 100 33 3 120 33 3 140 33 3[...]

GV -N4464 Series Graphics Accelerator - 36 - English Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp) Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M) Resolution (Hz) Standard mode High mode T rue mode 1600 x 900 60 33 3 70 33 3 72 33 3 75 33 3 85 33 3 100 33 3 120 33 3 140 33 X 144 33 X 150 33 X 1600 x 1024 60 33 3 70 33 3 72 33 3 75 33 3 85 33 3 100 33[...]

Appendix - 37 - English Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp) Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M) Resolution (Hz) Standard mode High mode T rue mode 1920 x 1440 60 33 3 70 33 3 72 33 X 75 33 3 85 33 X 2048 x 1536 60 33 3 70 33 X 72 33 X 75 33 X * Lower maximum refresh rates at some resolutions when using lower bandwidth memory con[...]

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