(N66128DP / N66256DP) Graphics Accelerator

www.DataSheet4U.com GV-N66128DP / GV-N66256DP GeForce™ 6600 Graphics Accelerator User's Manual Rev. 101 12MD-N66128DP-101 Copyright © 2005 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT"). No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any from without the expressed, written permission of GBT. Trademarks Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners. Notice Please do not remove any labels on VGA card, this may void the warranty of this VGA card. Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet. The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to update the information contained herein. www.DataSheet4U.com English Table of Contents 1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 3 1.1. Features ..................................................................................................... 3 1.2. Minimum System Requirement .................................................................. 3 2. Hardware Installation........................................................................... 4 2.1. Board Layout .............................................................................................. 4 2.2. Hardware Installation .................................................................................. 7 3. Software Installation ............................................................................ 9 3.1. Windows® XP Driver and Utilities Installation .............................................. 9 3.1.1. Operating System Requirement ....................................................................................... 9 3.1.2. DirectX Installation .......................................................................................................... 10 3.1.3. Driver Installation ............................................................................................................ 12 3.1.4. Utilities on Driver CD ...................................................................................................... 14 3.1.5. Taskbar Icon .................................................................................................................... 16 3.1.6. Display Properties pages ................................................................................................ 19 3.1.7. nView Properties pages .................................................................................................. 23 3.2. Windows® 2000 Driver Installation ............................................................ 29 4. Troubleshooting Tips ......................................................................... 30 5. Appendix ...........................................................................................31 5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS .......................................................................... 31 5.1.1. Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS mode .................................................................................... 31 5.1.2. Reflash BIOS in Windows mode .................................................................................... 31 5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows® XP) ............................. 32 GV-N66128DP/GV-N66256DP Graphics Accelerator -2- www.DataSheet4U.com 1. Introduction 1.1. Features • • • • • • • • Powered by NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6600 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Supports AGP 8X Integrated with 128MB DDR memory (Only for GV-N66128DP) Integrated with 256MB DDR memory (Only for GV-N66256DP) Supports DirectX 9.0c Support AV / S-Video and HDTV output Supports TV-Out and D-Sub connectors Supports DVI-I connector English 1.2. Minimum System Requirement • • • • • • IBM® or 100% PC compatible with Pentium® III 650MHz or AMD Athlon 650MHz class processor or higher One available AGP3.0 compliant slot or better Operating Systems Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP 64MB system memory 50MB of available disk space for full installation CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive -3- Introduction www.DataSheet4U.com English 2. Hardware Installation 2.1. Board Layout 1) GV-N66128DP TV-Out VGA Monitor Connector (15-pin) DVI-I Connector Pr HDTV Pb/AV Output Y NTSC / PAL TV S-Video Output TV-out Projector OR VGA Output Analog LCD Monitor VGA Monitor Connector (15-pin) DVI-I to D-Sub Connector Analog Monitor DVI-I Connector VGA Output Analog LCD Monitor DVI Output Digital LCD Monitor GV-N66128DP/GV-N66256DP Graphics Accelerator -4- www.DataSheet4U.com 2) GV-N66256DP English TV-Out VGA Monitor Connector (15-pin) DVI-I Connector Pr HDTV Pb/AV Output Y NTSC / PAL TV S-Video Output TV-out Projector OR VGA Output Analog LCD Monitor VGA Monitor Connector (15-pin) DVI-I to D-Sub Connector Analog Monitor DVI-I Connector VGA Output Analog LCD Monitor DVI Output Digital LCD Monitor -5- Hardware Installation www.DataSheet4U.com English Expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To 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. If you do not have one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the power supply case. 3. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the components whenever the components are separated from the system. The card contains sensitive electric components, which can be easily damaged by static electricity, so the card should be left in its original packing until it is installed. Unpacking and installation should be done on a grounded anti-static mat. The operator should be wearing an anti-static wristband, grounded at the same point as the antistatic mat. Inspect the card carton for obvious damage. Shipping and handling may cause damage to your card. Be sure there are no shipping and handling damages on the card before proceeding. 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-N66128DP/GV-N66256DP Graphics Accelerator -6- www.DataSheet4U.com 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 install your graphics accelerator card: 1. Power off the computer and monitor, then disconnect the display cable from the back of your computer. English 2. Remove the computer cover. If necessary, consult your computer's manual for help in removing the cover. 3. Remove any existing graphics card from your computer. Or, if your computer has any on-board graphics capability, you may need to disable it on the motherboard. For more information, see your computer documentation. -7- Hardware Installation www.DataSheet4U.com 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 seated. When installing the graphics card, do not push down the heat pipe. This may displace the heat pipe and cause bad contact between the GPU and thermal pad as well as affect the heat dissipation. To avoid system instability, do not touch the graphics card when it is running. 5. Replace the screw to fasten the card in place, and replace the computer cover. After installation, please connect the power cable to your graphics card, or the system will not boot. 6. Plug the display cable into your graphics card; then turn on the computer and monitor. To TV or VCR To Flat Panel Display To VGA Monitor You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the graphics card driver. For detailed instructions, select your operating system from the list below. GV-N66128DP/GV-N66256DP Graphics Accelerator -8- www.DataSheet4U.com 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"). Then you can follow the guides to setup your graphics card driver. (Please follow the subsection 3.1.3 "Driver installation" to install the driver for your graphics accelerator.) English 3.1. Windows® XP Driver and Utilities Installation 3.1.1. Operating System Requirement • When loading the graphics card drivers for the system, please make sure your system has installed DirectX 9 or later version. • If you install the graphics card drivers for the motherboard, which consist of SIS or VIA chipsets, please install the appropriate driver program for that motherboard. Or please contact your motherboard nearest dealer for motherboard driver. -9- Software Installation www.DataSheet4U.com 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 performence. Note: For software MPEG support in Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP, you must install DirectX first. Step 1. When autorun window show up, click Install DirectX 9 item. Click "Install DirectX 9" item. Step 2. Choose I accept the agreement and Click "Next" button. Step 3. Click "Next" button. GV-N66128DP/GV-N66256DP Graphics Accelerator - 10 - www.DataSheet4U.com English Installing the components. Step 4. Click "Finish" to restart computer. Then the DirectX 9 installation is completed. - 11 - Software Installation www.D