Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GeForce FX 5700 Ultra Gigabyte
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GV-N57U128D User's Manual GeForce ™ FX 5700 Ultra Graphics Accelerator Rev. 101 12MD-N57U128D-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 .
GV -N57U128D Graphics Accelerator - 2 - English T able of Contents 1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 3 1.1. Features ..............................................................
Introduction - 3 - English 1. Introduction 1.1. Features • Powered by nVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra 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 • Supports Direct X 9.
GV -N57U128D 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.
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-VideoOut.
GV -N57U128D Graphics Accelerator - 6 - 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.
Hardware Installation - 7 - 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.
GV -N57U128D Graphics Accelerator - 8 - 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.
Software Installation - 9 - 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.
GV -N57U128D Graphics Accelerator - 10 - English Step 4. Click "Finish" to restart computer. Then the DirectX 9 installation is completed. Installing the components.
Software Installation - 11 - 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.
GV -N57U128D Graphics Accelerator - 12 - 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.
Software Installation - 13 - 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.
GV -N57U128D Graphics Accelerator - 14 - 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 Cl.
Software Installation - 15 - 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.
GV -N57U128D Graphics Accelerator - 16 - 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 - 17 - 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.
GV -N57U128D Graphics Accelerator - 18 - 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.
Software Installation - 19 - 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.
GV -N57U128D Graphics Accelerator - 20 - English Performance and Quality Settings properties n The sliders lets to decide whether your application should use qulity or high performance texture.
T able of Content - 21 - English Overlay Controls properties n The Overlay Controls Properties is used to adjust the Brightness / Contrast / Hue / Saturation settings. Overlay properties allows for the viewing of full-motion video on your PC. However, there is only one video overlay, which is only available on the Primary display .
GV -N57U128D Graphics Accelerator - 22 - English T emperature Settings properties Refresh Rate Override properties n Click "Override refresh rates" to select refresh rate overrides to be used in Direct3D applications.
Software Installation - 23 - English Desktop Utilities properties n The "Media Center" taskbar utility lets you conveniently access various features and presets you've configured in the Display Properties directly from the Windows taskbar.
GV -N57U128D Graphics Accelerator - 24 - English Click nView 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.
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 nV iew display settings for easy software setup.
GV -N57U128D Graphics Accelerator - 26 - English nV iew Effects properties n This tab provides special windows ef fects that you can apply to your applications. nV iew User Interface properties n This tab allows customization of the nView user interface.
T able of Content - 27 - 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.
GV -N57U128D Graphics Accelerator - 28 - English nV iew T ools properties n This tab can improve nV iew functionality for mobile and desktop users..
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.
GV -N57U128D 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. n Check that the card is seated properly in the AGP slot.
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> 6. Reboot your PC when it's done.
GV -N57U128D 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.
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 PP P 720 x 576 60 PP.
GV -N57U128D 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 1088 x 6.
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 768 60 PP P 70 PP P 72 PP .
GV -N57U128D 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 1360 x 7.
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 1080 30 PP P 60 PP P 70 PP.
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