Gigabyte GV-N52128D manuale d’uso

GV-N52128D / GV-N52128T-P User's Manual GeForce ™ FX 5200 Graphics Accelerator Rev. 101 12MD-N52128-101 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 GBT . T radema[...]

GV -N52128 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 FX 5200 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) • Supports the new AGP 8X standard • Integrated with 128MB DDR memory • Supports TV -Out and D-Sub connectors • Supports DVI-I connector (For GV -N52128D only) • Supports Direct X 9.0 Spec 1.2. Minimum system requi[...]

GV -N52128 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 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 Connector 1) GV [...]

GV -N52128 Series Graphics Accelerator - 6 - English VGA Monitor Connector (15pin) 2) GV -N52128T -P VGA Monitor Connector (15pin) Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor OR VGA Output TV-Out NTSC / PAL TV A V Output TV-Out[...]

Hardware Installation - 7 - 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 computer. 2. Re[...]

GV -N52128 Series Graphics Accelerator - 8 - 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 you[...]

Software Installation - 9 - 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 show up, run "D[...]

GV -N52128 Series Graphics Accelerator - 10 - 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. M Note: For software MPEG support in Windows ® 98/ 98SE/ Windows ® 2000 / Windows ® ME [...]

Software Installation - 11 - English Step 4. Click "Finish" to restart computer. Then the DirectX 9 installation is completed. Installing the components.[...]

GV -N52128 Series 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 2. Click "Next" button. Click "Install Display Driver" item. Step 1. When autorun window show up, cli[...]

GV -N52128 Series Graphics Accelerator - 14 - 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[...]

Software Installation - 15 - English Display Memory Clock Close V -Tuner Min V - T uner Display Core Clock Display & Adjust Core Clock Link to the Websit 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 the graphic eng[...]

GV -N52128 Series Graphics Accelerator - 16 - 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 "[...]

Software Installation - 17 - 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.[...]

GV -N52128 Series Graphics Accelerator - 18 - 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.[...]

Software Installation - 19 - 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. Y ou can click the item[...]

GV -N52128 Series Graphics Accelerator - 20 - English Screen Adjustment properties n 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 n Select the proper timing mode for your display. • Auto-Detect (Window[...]

Software Installation - 21 - English Performance and Quality Settings properties n 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 3D image quality. ?[...]

GV -N52128 Series Graphics Accelerator - 22 - English OpenGL Settings properties n 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 Sy[...]

Software Installation - 23 - English NV Rotate properties n 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 rotation[...]

GV -N52128 Series Graphics Accelerator - 24 - 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 [...]

Software Installation - 25 - English nV iew W indows properties n This tab allows you to control of window and dialog box placement when using multiple monitors. nV iew Profiles properties n This tab contains a record all nView display settings for easy software setup. Y ou can either select a profile from the list below or create your own custom p[...]

GV -N52128 Series Graphics Accelerator - 26 - English nV iew Hot Keys properties n This tab lets you perform various actions with shortcut keys or key combinations. nV iew Zoom properties n This tab provides dynamic zoom functionality on the desktop. Also enables full screen video playback via the video mirroring control button.[...]

Software Installation - 27 - English 3.2. W in ® 98/98SE / Win ® 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 -N52128 Series Graphics Accelerator - 28 - 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. n Check that the card is seated properly in the AGP slot. n Ensure that the display cable is securely fastened to the card&ap[...]

Appendix - 29 - 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> 6. Reboot your PC when it's done. 5. Appendix 5.1. How to reflash the BIOS We use GV -N52128 Series VGA card and NVFLASH B[...]

GV -N52128 Series Graphics Accelerator - 30 - 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 r ue mode 320 x 200 60 PP P 70 PP P 72 PP P 75 PP P 320 x 240 60 PP P 70 PP P 72 PP P 75 PP P 400 x 300 [...]

Appendix - 31 - English Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp) Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M) Resolution (Hz) Standard mode High mode T r ue mode 720 x 480 60 PP P 720 x 576 60 PP P 800 x 600 60 PP P 70 PP P 72 PP P 75 PP P 85 PP P 100 PP P 120 PP P 140 PP P 144 PP P 170 PP P 200 PP P 240 PP P 848 x 480 60 PP P 70 PP P 72 PP P[...]

GV -N52128 Series 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 T r ue mode 1 152 x 864 60 PP P 70 PP P 72 PP P 75 PP P 85 PP P 100 PP P 120 PP P 140 PP P 144 PP X 150 PP P 170 PP P 200 PP X 1280 x 720 60 PP P 70 PP P 72 PP P 75[...]

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 r ue mode 1 152 x 960 60 PP P 70 PP P 72 PP P 75 PP P 85 PP P 100 PP P 120 PP P 140 PP P 144 PP X 150 PP P 170 PP X 1280 x 1024 60 PP P 70 PP P 72 PP P 75 PP P 85 PP P 100 PP P 120 PP P 140 PP[...]

GV -N52128 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 r ue mode 1600 x 900 60 PP P 70 PP P 72 PP P 75 PP P 85 PP P 100 PP P 120 PP P 140 PP X 144 PP X 150 PP X 1600 x 1024 60 PP P 70 PP P 72 PP P 75 PP P 85 PP P 100 [...]

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 r ue mode 1920 x 1440 60 PP P 70 PP P 72 PP X 75 PP P 85 PP X 2048 x 1536 60 PP P 70 PP X 72 PP X 75 PP X * Lower maximum refresh rates at some resolutions when using lower bandwidth memory co[...]

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