Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GV-NX62TC256DE Gigabyte
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GV-NX62TC Series Graphics Accelerator - 2 - English T able of Contents 1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 3 1.1. Features ..........................................................
Introduction - 3 - English 1. Introduction 1.1. Features • The graphics card supports NVIDIA TurboCache technology, which enhances graphics card performance by allowing the graphics processing unit (GPU) to dynamically share the available system memory.
GV-NX62TC Series Graphics Accelerator - 4 - English 1.2. Minimum system requirement • IBM ® or 100% PC compatible with Pentium ® III 650MHz or AMD Athlon 650MHz class processor or higher • One P.
Hardware Installation - 5 - English 2. Hardware Installation TV-out VGA Monitor Connector (15-pin) DVI-I Connector TV-out VGA Monitor Connector (15-pin) DVI-I Connector Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monit.
GV-NX62TC Series Graphics Accelerator - 6 - English TV-out DVI-I Connector 2) GV-NX62TC128D TV-Out DVI-I Connector NTSC / PAL TV Projector AV Output Analog LCD Monitor Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output D.
Hardware Installation - 7 - English 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 off your computer and unplug power supply.
GV-NX62TC Series Graphics Accelerator - 8 - English 2.2. 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 - 9 - English 4. Locate the PCI Express x 16 slot. If necessary, remove the metal cover from this slot; then align your graphics card with the PCI Express x 16 slot, and press it in firmly until the card is fully seated. 5 . Replace the screw to fasten the card in place, and replace the computer cover.
GV-NX62TC Series Graphics Accelerator - 10 - English 3. Software Installation In this manual, we assume that your CD-ROM Drive letter to be Drive D: The installation of Win ® 2000 / 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:setup.
Software Installation - 11 - 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 performance. 0 Note: For software MPEG support in Windows ® 2000 or Windows ® XP, you must install DirectX first.
GV-NX62TC Series Graphics Accelerator - 12 - English Step 4. Click "Finish" to restart computer. Then the DirectX 9 installation is completed.
Software Installation - 13 - 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-NX62TC Series Graphics Accelerator - 14 - 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 1. When autorun window show up, click Install Display Driver item.
Software Installation - 15 - 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 2: Step 1.Click "Utilities" item.
GV-NX62TC Series Graphics Accelerator - 16 - English V -T uner 2 V -Tuner 2 lets you adjust the working frequency of the graphic engine and video memory (Core Clock and Memory Clock). Enables auto adjustment of core/ memory clock settings set by user when running 3D applications.
Software Installation - 17 - English 3.1.5. Taskbar icon After installation of the display drivers, you will find a GIGABYTE icon on the taskbar's status area. Right-clicking this icon opens the GIGABYTE control panel, showing a menu composed of shortcut of the graphics card's enhanced and other functions.
GV-NX62TC Series Graphics Accelerator - 18 - 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 - 19 - English After installation of the display drivers, you will find a NVIDIA icon on the taskbar's status area. Click this icon to open the control panel. Y ou can adjust the properties of the graphics accelerator from here.
GV-NX62TC Series Graphics Accelerator - 20 - English GeForce 6200 T urboCache(TM) properties Y ou can click the item to change the color depth . Y ou can move the slider to change the resolution. This page shows the Adapter , System and Driver version information.
Software Installation - 21 - English nView allows you to connect separate displays to single graphics card. • nView display modes: select your preferred nView display modes here. Options: Single display/ Clone / Horizontal span / V ertical span/ Dualview • Display pair: select a single display or display pair.
GV-NX62TC Series Graphics Accelerator - 22 - English Video Overlay Settings properties The Overlay Controls Properties can adjust Overlay zoom controls and Overlay color controls. There is only one video overlay, which is only available on the Primary display .
Software Installation - 23 - English T emperature Settings properties The T emperature Properties can auto detected the GPU Core temperature. Y ou can select the Notify when GPU core temperature exceeds threshold check box.
GV-NX62TC Series Graphics Accelerator - 24 - English Click the item to start nView Properties. Click Enable button to turn on all the nView Desktop Man- ager features. 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.
Software Installation - 25 - English nView Windows properties This tab allows you to control of window and dialog box placement when using multiple monitors. nView Profile properties This tab contains a record all nView display settings for easy software setup.
GV-NX62TC Series Graphics Accelerator - 26 - English nView User Interface properties This tab allows customization of the nView user interface. nView Desktops properties This tab allows you to create up to 32 unique desktops. nView Applications properties This tab allows you to control nView settings depending on different applications.
Software Installation - 27 - English nView Hot Keys properties This tab lets you perform various actions with shortcut keys or key combinations. nView Zoom properties This tab provides dynamic zoom functionality on the desktop. Also enables full screen video playback via the video mirroring control button.
GV-NX62TC Series Graphics Accelerator - 28 - English nView Mouse properties This tab can modify and extend mouse behavior with kinematic actions. nV iew T ools properties This tab can improve nView functionality for mobile and desktop users.
Software Installation - 29 - English 3.2. Win ® 2000 driver installation With Windows running on your computer, you need to install the graphics card driver to take advantage of the higher performance, resolutions, and special graphics features of the graphics card.
GV-NX62TC Series Graphics Accelerator - 30 - 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. Check that the card is seated properly in the PCI Express x 16 slot.
Appendix - 31 - English 5. Appendix 5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS 5.1.1. Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS mode 1. Extract the downloaded Zip file to your hard disk(s) or floppy disk. This procedure assumes drive A. 2. Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode. (For Windows 2000/XP, you need a startup disk to restart the computer in MS-DOS mode.
GV-NX62TC Series Graphics Accelerator - 32 - English 5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth T able (In Windows ® XP) Display Maximum Color Depth (bpp) Screen Refresh Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.
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