Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GeForce 6800 GT Gigabyte
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Jul. 21, 2004 VGA Card GV-N68T256D.
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GV -N68T256D User's Manual GeForce ™ 6800 GT Graphics Accelerator Rev. 101 12MD-N68T256D-101 Copyright © 2004 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 -N68T256D 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 ™ 6800 GT Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) • Supports the new AGP 8X • Integrated with 256MB DDR III memory • Supports DirectX 9.0 • Supports TV -Out and D-Sub connectors • Supports DVI-I connector 1.
GV -N68T256D Graphics Accelerator - 4 - English 2. Hardware Installation 2.1. Board Layout TV -Out DVI-I Connector VGA Monitor Connector (15 pins) S-Video VGA Monitor Connector (15pin) DVI-I Connector.
Hardware Installation - 5 - 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 of f your computer and unplug power supply .
GV -N68T256D Graphics Accelerator - 6 - 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 - 7 - English Y ou 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 -N68T256D 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 ® 2000 / Win ® XP drivers is very simple. When you insert the driver CD into your CD-ROM drive, you can see the AUT ORUN window (if it does not show up, run "D:setup.
Software Installation - 9 - 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. 0 Note: For software MPEG support in Windows ® 2000 or Windows ® XP, you must install DirectX first.
GV -N68T256D 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 -N68T256D 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 Gigabyte Utilities (V -T uner 2): Step 3.
GV -N68T256D Graphics Accelerator - 14 - English V -T uner 2 (Overclock Utility) V -T uner 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 - 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 -N68T256D 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. Y ou can adjust the properties of the graphics accelertaor from here.
GV -N68T256D 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, color quality and advanced settings.
Software Installation - 19 - English nV iew allows you to connect separate displays to single graphics card. • nView modes: select your preferred nV iew display modes here. Options: Single display/ Clone/ Horizontal span/ V ertical span/ Dualview • Display pair: select a single display or display pair .
GV -N68T256D Graphics Accelerator - 20 - English Overlay Controls properties The Overlay Controls Properties can adjust Overlay zoom contorls and Overlay color controls. There is only one video overlay , which is only available on the Primary display .
Software Installation - 21 - English T roubleshooting 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.
GV -N68T256D Graphics Accelerator - 22 - English Refresh Rate Overrides properties Click "Override refresh rates" to select refresh rate overrides to be used in applications.
Software Installation - 23 - English Click the item to start nView Properties. 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.
GV -N68T256D Graphics Accelerator - 24 - English nV iew W indows properties This tab allows you to control of window and dialog box placement when using multiple monitors. nV iew Profiles properties This tab contains a record all nV iew display settings for easy software setup.
Software Installation - 25 - English nV iew User Interface properties This tab allows customization of the nView user interface. nV iew Desktops properties This tab allows you to create up to 32 unique desktops. nV iew Applications properties This tab allows you to control nView settings on a per application basis.
GV -N68T256D Graphics Accelerator - 26 - English nV iew Hot Keys properties This tab lets you perform various actions with shortcut keys or key combinations. nV iew Zoom properties This tab provides dynamic zoom functionality on the desktop. Also enables full screen video playback via the video mirroring control button.
Software Installation - 27 - English nV iew Mouse properties This tab can modify and extend mouse behavior with kinematic actions. nV iew T ools properties This tab can improve nV iew functionality for mobile and desktop users.
GV -N68T256D Graphics Accelerator - 28 - English 3.2. W in ® 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.
T roubleshooting Tips - 29 - 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 AGP slot.
GV -N68T256D Graphics Accelerator - 30 - 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) (ex: drive C) or floppy disk.
Appendix - 31 - English 5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth T able (In W indows ® XP) Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp) Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.
GV -N68T256D Graphics Accelerator - 32 - English Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp) Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M) Resolution (H z) Standard mode High mode T rue mode 720 x 4.
Appendix - 33 - English Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp) Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M) Resolution (H z) Standard mode High mode T rue mode 1088 x 612 60 33 3 70 33 3 72 33.
GV -N68T256D Graphics Accelerator - 34 - English Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp) Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M) Resolution (H z) Standard mode High mode T rue mode 1280 x .
Appendix - 35 - English Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp) Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M) Resolution (H z) Standard mode High mode T rue mode 1360 x 768 60 33 3 70 33 3 72 33.
GV -N68T256D Graphics Accelerator - 36 - English Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp) Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M) Resolution (H z) Standard mode High mode T rue mode 1920 x .
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