User manual GIGABYTE GV-NX66T128DE

[. . . ] 13, 2006 GV-NX66T256DP-RH GV-NX66T128DE GeForceTM 6600 GT Graphics Accelerator User's Manual Rev. 101 12MD-NX66T1E-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 WEEE marking applies only in European Union's member states. Copyright © 2006 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO. , LTD Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO. , LTD. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form 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. [. . . ] DirectX installation Install Microsoft DirectX to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP to achieve better 3D performance. Note: For software MPEG support in Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP, you must install DirectX first. Then the utilities installation is completed. - 15 Software Installation English V-Tuner 2 V-Tuner 2 lets you adjust the working frequency of the graphic engine and video memory (Core Clock and Memory Clock). Displays core clock status Displays memory clock status Adjust core speed Adjust memory speed The tunning CLK will only be applied when running 3D mode. Opens Help page Select choice of skin GV-NX66T Series Graphics Accelerator - 16 - 3. 1. 5. Taskbar icon After installation of the display drivers, you will find a GBT icon on the taskbar's status area. Right-click this icon to open the GBT control panel, showing a menu composed of shortcut of the graphics card's enhanced and other functions. You may click the "Display Properties" item, and then click Settings. Click the appropriate tab to change your display settings. English Right click the icon. Click "VGA Information" item into the "VGA Info" and "Color Adjust" tabs. You can link to GBT website for updated information about the graphics accelerator, latest drivers, and other information. - 17 - Software Installation 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-NX66T Series Graphics Accelerator - 18 - After installation of the display drivers, you will find a NVIDIA icon area. Click this icon to open the control panel. on the taskbar's status English Right click the icon. You can adjust the properties of the graphics accelerator from here. - 19 - Software Installation English 3. 1. 6. Display properties pages To access Display Properties pages, right-click the GBT icon on the taskbar and select Display Properties or 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) You may adjust the screen resolution and color quality settings in this dialog box. You can move the slider to change the resolution. You can click the item to change the color depth. Click the "Advanced" button for adapter and setting. To access more advanced options, click the "Advanced" button. GeForce 6600 GT properties After pressing the "Advanced" button in Settings, you'll see the Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT Properties dialog box. (You can also click the Nvidia icon on the taskbar and select Nvidia Display to access the GeForce 6600 GT properties page. ) This page shows the Adapter, System and Driver version information. You can select other properties from the pop-out menu. GV-NX66T Series Graphics Accelerator - 20 - nView Display Settings properties * nView allows you to connect separate displays to single graphics card. · nView Display mode: select your preferred nView display modes here. Options: Single display/ Clone/ Dualview · Primary/Secondary display: select a single display or display pair. The selected display combination will appear in the graphical representation below. · Make this the primary display: Specifies that the display corresponding to the icon you selected above is the primary display. If TV is chosen as the display, you will need to select the proper TV format. To do this, click "Device Settings" followed by "Select TV format". Select the format for your television and then click "Apply" followed by "OK". Display Matrix Model GV-NX66T256DP-RH CRT+TV Yes (By adapter) CRT+DVI Yes (By adapter) DVI+TV Yes DVI+DVI Yes GV-NX66T128DE Yes Yes Yes No English "*" This feature will not be available when SLI multi-GPU is enabled. Dual-Monitor Setup: You can set the display to output from two monitors on the nView Display Settings page. The GV-NX66T256DP-RH/GV-NX66T128DE supports Clone and Dual View modes. (1) Clone Mode: Clone mode indicates that both displays in the display pair show images of the same desktop. Select Clone from the nView list and click Apply. (2)Dual View Mode: Dualview mode indicates that both displays in the display pair function as one virtual desktop. [. . . ] For more information, consult your computer's manual or manufacturer. (NOTE: Some manufacturers do not allow the built-in graphics to be disabled or to become the secondary display. ) Make sure you selected the appropriate display device and graphics card when you installed the graphics driver. When the Windows Advanced Options Menu appears, select Safe Mode and press Enter. After getting into Safe Mode, in Device Manager check whether the driver for the graphics card is correct. [. . . ]