User manual GIGABYTE GV-NX79T256DB-ED-RH

[. . . ] * 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. Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet.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. English Table of Contents 1. [. . . ] To connect a VGA monitor to the DVI-I connector, plug the DVI-I to D-sub adapter into the DVI-I connector, then plug the monitor cable into the adapter. Connect a flat panel To TV / VCR To Flat Panel Display Connect a VGA monitor via DVI-I to D-sub adapter You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the graphics card driver. Please refer to next chapter for detailed instructions. GV-NX79 Series Graphics Accelerator -8- GIGABYTE Component Video Adapter for Nvidia Graphics Cards (HDTV Cable) English AV Out S-Video Out Connect to the TV-Out port on the graphics card. HDTV Component (Y+Pr+Pb) (1) Connecting HDTV Connect your HDTV cables to the component 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 SVideo cable from your TV to the S-Video Out port on the adapter. (3) Connecting AV Output If your TV has a Composite video connection, you can connect the RCA cable from your TV to the AV Out port on the adapter. -9- Hardware Installation How NVIDIA® SLITM (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 x 16 PCI Express slots to scale graphics performance. The picture below shows that two graphics cards are linked in parallel in an SLI configuration. Two SLI-ready graphics cards of the same type. (Example: GV-NX66T256DP-RH) SLI bridge connector (provided by motherboard manufacturer) English GV-NX79 Series Graphics Accelerator - 10 - 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"). (Please follow the subsection 3. 1. 3 "Driver installation" to install the driver for your graphics accelerator. ) English 3. 1. Operating system requirement · When loading the graphics card drivers for the system, please make sure your system has installed DirectX 9. 0C 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. · Global driver settings: Select the Settings item and move the slider below to set the degree of antialiasing to used in Direct3D and OpenGL applications. · Antialiasing settings value: allows to set the degree of the Global Driver Settings. SLI multi-GPU * To enable SLI mode, select the Enable SLI multi-GPU check box and click Apply after installation of two GV-NX79T256DB-ED-RH/GV-NX79X512VB-RH/ GV-NX79X512DB-RH graphics cards on an SLI-capable motherboard. Then restart your system when prompted. "*" Only Windows XP operating system supports the SLI mode. Please do not enable SLI multi-GPU in Windows 2000. Color Correction properties The Color Correction Properties is used to compensate for variations in luminance between a source image and its output on a display device. Adjust the color correction settings to provide more accurate color reproduction of images (such as photographs) on your display device. Increasing the brightness and/or the gamma value equally across all channels makes these games appear brighter and more playable. GV-NX79 Series Graphics Accelerator - 18 - Video Overlay Settings properties The Video Overlay Settings Properties can adjust Overlay zoom controls and Overlay color controls. There is only one video overlay, which is only available on the Primary display. The video overlay controls are automatically activated during playback of any video file type that supports overlay adjustments. The "Adjust Colors" button will access "Color Correction" properties page. English Tools properties The NVIDIA settings taskbar utility lets you conveniently access various features and presets you've configured in the Display Properties directly from the Windows taskbar. · Shortcut tools The Desktop Manager provides enhanced nView multidisplay functionality and helps you organize your applications for use with multiple displays and desktops. · Display optimization Run the Display Optimization Wizard to adjust your display(s) for optimal viewing and representation of colors. [. . . ] Click on "Install Display Drivers" to begin the Installation Wizard. Follow the Wizard's on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Please make sure the Windows® 2000 have installed Windows® 2000 Service Pack (or later) before installing the graphics accelerator driver. GV-NX79 Series Graphics Accelerator - 26 - 4. Troubleshooting Tips The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems. [. . . ]