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1. 31 GV NX795T512H RH Graphics Accelerator 2 1 1 Features 1 Introduction Powered by NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT Graphics Processing Unit GPU Supports the newest PCI Express x16 Integrated with 512 MB DDRIII memory Supports DirectX 9 0c Supports NVIDIA SLI Scalable Link Interface technology W Supports AV S Video and HDTV output Supports D sub connector by adapter Supports 2 DVI I connectors Supports HDCP High bandwidth Digital Content Protection technology 1 2 Minimum System Requirements IBM or 100 PC compatible with Pentium 111650 MHz or AMD Athlon 650 MHz class processor or higher One PCI Express x16 slot Operating Systems Windows 2000 Windows XP 64 MB system memory 50 MB of available disk space for full installation CD ROM or DVD ROM drive Minimum power supply 350W To set up an SLI system with the GV NX795T512H RH graphics cards please use a power supply of 450W or above Note SLI technology requires a PCI Express motherboard with two x16 physical connectors Graphics cards working in an SLI configuration must be with the same model name e g GV NX795T512H RH and from the same vendor e g GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY 3 Introduction 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 Board Layout SLI connector GIGABYTE Ba Beating TNIANA gt Mr uf se Ns y Pb AV Output mn hum Gao Projector TV Out S2. Windows utilities To move your Windows icons and taskbar to a specific display click Move to Display GV NX795T512H RH Graphics Accelerator 26 3 2 Windows 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 To ensure you install the latest driver insert the Installation CD that shipped with your graphics card To install the graphics card driver for Windows 2000 please insert the Installation CD Then the AUTORUN window will show up Click Install Display Driver item and follow the wizard to install the driver lf Windows does not show the CD automatically please run following steps 1 2 CO N O OO A Click the Start button on the control bar Select Run 3 Type the following D SETUP exe If D is not your CD ROM drive substitute D with the correct drive letter Click OK Click on Install Display Drivers to begin the Installation Wizard Click Next Click Yes to the license agreement Follow the Wizard s on screen instructions to complete the installation Please make sure the Windows 2000 have installed Windows 2000 caution Service Pack or later before installing the graphics accelerator driver 27 Software Installation 4 Troubleshooting Tips The following troubleshooting tip
3. Menu Editing properties E Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce 7950 6 PX NH The Menu Editing properties can remove infrequently used General Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot ccd Serna screens by dragging them from the screen menu to the list MN below Restore screens to the menu by dragging them e araaras individually or oliok Restore Defaults conics To begin select the Enable menu editing check box To Jae return to normal navigation mode do not select the check box 21 Software Installation 3 1 6 nView Properties Pages nView is a set of desktop tools designed to help you be more productive when using your graphics card With nView you can set up multiple desktops to work with your applications Multiple desktops give you extra desktop areas on which to run your applications so you won t have to crowd several open application windows on one desktop Enable the nView Desktop Manager features Right click on desktop and choose Properties gt Settings gt Advanced gt GeForce 7950 GT gt Desktop Management F Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce 7950 G a nView Desktop Manager J To turn on all the nView Desktop Manager features click Enable Click the Enable button to turn on all the nView Desktop Tc Te Toon se up co ceca common ae ed Desktop Manager features Manager features Do operties setup or modify TY or display settings click TW Wizard or De play Wizard Tv wiad _ D
4. Or click the Cancel button to install the driver from AUTORUN window Step 2 Found new hardware wizard Searching and installing The wizard will search for the driver and install it automatically Found New Hardware Wizard Hardware Update Wizard Please wait while the wizard searches Please wait while the wizard installs the software a Video Controller VGA Compatible 3 NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT Y nysvc32 exe To C WINDOWS system32 eee Step 3 Found new hardware wizard Finish Click the Finish button to finish the installation Hardware Update Wizard Completing the Hardware Update ays Wizard S The wizard has finished installing the software for a NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT JD Click Finish to close the wizard GV NX795T512H RH Graphics Accelerator 12 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 Install DirectX 9 GF 7950 GIGABYTE Power Your Gamin gi GIGABYTE NVIDIA Series er fitles weu iner Step 1 When autorun window show up click Display Driver item Welcome de the Instat hioi wiza foe NVIDIA Welcome to HITA Sag They wal rar NVA Dieolay Drives on pour cones Step 3 Click Next button Matal Wizard Complete He omic hi airis mood erotico DDO Dickey Divers Olesa io netas roy corpse noe WO lo vad misi re compete tet
5. Themes Desktop Screen Saver Drag the monitor icons to match the physical arrangement of pour monitors You can move the slider to change the resolution You can click the item to change the color quality Display 1 Plug and Play Monitor on NVIDIA GeForce 7950 G een resolution Stor quality Highest 32 bi Ser Le 1024 by 768 pixels Click the Advanced button for adapter and setting To access more advanced options click the Advanced button 15 Software Installation GeForce 7950 GT tab After pressing the Advanced button in Settings you ll see the Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT Properties dialog box Click the GeForce 7950 GT tab You can also click the NVIDIA icon on the taskbar and select Nvidia Display to access the GeForce 7950 GT properties page i General q Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot Color Management A GeForce 7950 GT Wk aN NVIDIA Looking for the NVIDIA Display Control Panel When you access the GeForce 7950 GT tab page for the first time you ll see two items in the left Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT submenu m Launch Page Launch Page Control Panel User Interface All a the NVIDIA control panele haye heen consolidari ino a enge a ssa es All of the NVIDIA control panels have been consolidated into a single application the NVIDIA Control Panel Click the Star
6. To be continued 31 Appendix Display Refresh Color Depth bpp Screen Rate 8bpp 256 color 16bpp 65K color 32bpp 16 7M Resolution Hz Standard mode High mode True mode 1600 x 1200 60 100 Y Y Y 120 Y Y X 1920 x 1080 16 9 30 85 Y Y Y 100 Y Y X 1920 x 1200 16 10 60 85 Y Y Y 100 Y Y X 1920 x 1440 60 85 Y Y Y 2048 x 1536 60 85 Y Y Y 2560 x 1600 60 Y Y Y Dual Link This table is for reference only The actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor you use GV NX795T512H RH Graphics Accelerator 32 33 Appendix GV NX795T512H RH Graphics Accelerator 34
7. Performance amp Quality Settings E er Ane k TIRI 7 debi out your based graphics card and the SLI multi GPU A m it is running on Color Correction Video Overlay Settings System information Tools Processor E AMD Athlon tm 64 Processor NWRotate Operating system Windows XP Service Pack 2 Color Management Te ie rature Settin irec version DirectX 9 0 or better Screen Resolution vere sh Rates E De i n nagement Menu Editing Processor GeForce 7950 GT Control Panel User Interface Video BIOS version 5 71 22 41 06 IRQ 16 Bus PCI Express x16 Memory 512 MB ForceWare version 91 47 NVIDIA integrated NVIDIA Information gt gt TW Encoder Type You can select other properties from the pop out menu nView Display Settings properties Lae E nView allows you to connect separate displays to single a see graphics card View E e nView Display mode select your preferred nView display a NARED E modes here eromenos T Options Single display Clone Horizontal Span sect tr WO Vertical Span Dual View e Primary Secondary display select a single display or display pair The selected display combination will appear in the graphical representation below e Make this the primary display Specifies that the display corresponding to the icon you selected above is the primary display e Click Apply to apply settings or click OK to save settings E f TV is chose
8. disk This procedure assumes drive A Restart the computer in MS DOS mode For Windows 2000 XP you need a startup disk to restart the computer in MS DOS mode 3 Change the command prompt to A gt 4 To back up the current BIOS at the A gt prompt type BTOS flash utility name s BIOS file name example gvf11 s X795T9HR F1 and press Enter To flash BIOS at the A gt prompt type BIOS flash utility name p BIOS file name example gvf11 p X795T9HR F2 and press Enter Wait until it s done then restart your computer 29 Appendix 5 2 Connecting to a HDTV Use the included component video adapter to connect a HDTV to the graphics card Step 1 Connect the HDTV component cable to the adapter according to the corresponding color Y Green Pr Red Pb Blue Connect the TV Out cable from the adapter to the TV Out port on your graphics card Step 2 TS EC MN After installation of the graphics card driver right click on iI Desktop and select Properties When Display Properties dialog box appears select the Settings a tab In Settings click the Advanced button Eo Troubleshoo d Step 3 Sr en orem Click the GeForce 7950 GT tab when advanced TA properties dialog box appears Select n Viewe Display Settings from the side menu and select HDTV from the Current display list Then click Apply riview Display Mode f Current display Step 4 Right click on
9. prevent system instability 3 Plug the display cable into your graphics card then turn on the computer and monitor To connect a flat panel directly to your graphics card use the DVI I connector 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 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 7 Hardware Installation GIGABYTE Video Adapter for Nvidia Graphics Cards HDTV Component Y Pr Pb a S Video Out Connect to the TV Out port on the graphics card 1 Connecting HDTV Connect your HDTV cables to the 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 S Video cable from your TV to the S Video Out porton 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 GV NX795T512H RH Graphics Accelerator 8 How NVIDIA SLI 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
10. GV NX7951512H RH GeForce 7950 GT Graphics Accelerator User s Manual Rev 101 12MD NX795THR 101R H 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 GBT No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any from 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 Macrovision corporation product notice This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U S patents and other intellectual property rights Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovisi
11. Step 4 Click Finish button to restart computer Then the driver installation is completed GF 7950 Ower YOur GAMIN gworign GIGABYTE NVIDIA Series Graphics Accelerator Step 2 When autorun window show up click Install Display Driver item NVIDIA Windows 2000 XP Display Dri Iretalirg nu compererts OCT TTT Cano Windows installings the components 13 Software Installation 3 1 4 Taskbar Icon After installation of the display drivers you will find a NVIDIA icon 4 on the taskbar s status area Click this icon to open the control panel uA nview Display Settings ME Performance amp Quality Settings E Custom Color Settings 22 Rotation Settings E Color Correction NVIDIA Display About NVIDIA settings Exit GV NX795T512H RH Graphics Accelerator 14 Right click the icon You can adjust the properties of the graphics accelerator from here 3 1 5 Display Properties Pages To access Display Properties pages right click the GIGABYTE 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 Display Properties Appearance Settings
12. Video Output TOE DVI I Connector 1 q DVI Output SS Ss DVI I ae ES Connector Digital LCD M i DVI I to D Sub Adapter Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor GV NX795T512H RH Graphics Accelerator 4 A Expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit IC chips To 2 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 2 Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components If you do not have one touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object such as the power supply case 3 Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the components whenever the components are separated from the system The card contains sensitive electric components which can be easily damaged by static electricity so the card should be left in its original packing until it is installed Unpacking and installation should be done on a grounded anti static mat The operator should be wearing an anti static wristband grounded at the same point as the anti static mat Inspect the card carton for obvious damage Shipping and handling may cause damage to your card Be sure there are no shipping and handling damages on the card before proceeding amp DO NOT APPLY POWER TO YOUR SYSTEM IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED ON THE CARD In order to ensure your graphic
13. Zoom HotKeys Mouse Tools Desktop Management Profiles Windows Applications Desktops AAA MI VIDIA Applications using custom nView Desktop Manager settings applications Add O Globally disable all individual settings and window memory Selected application s settings Application enhancements To add useful features such as browser popup blocking click Enhancements nView Desktops properties 4 nView Desktop Manage J E This tab allows you to create up to 32 unique desktops User Interface Effects Zoom Hot Keys Mouse Tools Desktop Management Il Profiles I Windows I Applications Desktops Mem Sy SS The currently active desktop is Default Available desktops Multiple desktops Enable multiple desktops A Changes to desktops take effect immediately nView User Interface properties ETERS T E This tab allows for customization of the nView user interface Desktop Management Profiles Windows Applications Desktops User Interface Effects Zoom HotKeys Mouse Tools PPT ANA a gt Dh BVIDIA General Enable nView option in the Windows desktop right click menu C Show notification messages on taskbar C Enable riview task switcher O Enable nView toolbar C Enable display gridines Title bar buttons C niew options E 0 Full desktop maximize C Next display Collapse to title bar Windows system menu 4 Add nView options to syst
14. card The NV Rotate properties is used to rotate the screen If your monitor is capable of operating in either Landscape or Portrait mode you can adjust the screen by this properties e Landscape 0 degree rotation e Portrait 90 degree rotation e Inverted landscape 180 degree rotation Inverted portrait 270 degree rotation GV NX795T512H RH Graphics Accelerator 20 Temperature Settings properties Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce 7950 G m The Temperature Settings properties can auto detected the former AA GPU Core temperature You can select the Notify when o AN GPU core temperature exceeds threshold check box Core slowdown threshold Temperature level Degrees EN C q GPU core temperature 44C Notify when GPU core temperature exceeds threshold Screen Resolutions amp Refresh Rates properties eaer eae m The Screen Resolutions amp Refresh Rates properties allows General Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot Color Management Y GeForce 7950 GT UM you to adjust the screen resolution color quality and monitor RYIDIA settings screen refresh rates Oryou can customize resolutions Highest 32 bi y and refresh rates 1024 by 788 pixels aw EA Monitor settings Screen refresh rate 60 Hertz he Hide modes that this monitor cannot support Custom resolutions and refresh rates Add Advanced Timing C Only show custom modes Last attempted mode 1024x768 32 bit 60 Hertz
15. dows XP to achieve better 3D performance 6 Note For software MPEG support in Windows 2000 or Windows XP you must install DirectX first Users who run Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or above do not need to install DirectX separately Step 1 When autorun window show up click the Install DirectX 9 item GIGABYTE NVIDIA Series Graphics Accelerator GV NX795T512H RH Graphics Accelerator 10 Step 2 Choose accept the agreement and click Welcome to setup for DirectX The DirectX setup wizard guides you through installation of th e N ext b u tto n Direct Runtime Components Please read the following license agreement Press the PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of the agreement You must accept the agreement to continue the setup MICROSOFT Directx 9 0c SUPPLEMENTAL END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR MICROSOFT SOFTWARE Supplemental EULA IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY These Microsoft Corporation Microsoft operating system components including any online or electronic documentation OS Components are subject to the terms and conditions of y accept the agreement don t accept the agreement Installing Microsoft R DirectX R DirectX Setup Install DirectX runtime components id Step 3 Click the Next button DirectX 9 0 Runtime Install This install package will search for updated Direc Runtime Components and update as necessary It may take a few minutes To s
16. em menus GV NX795T512H RH Graphics Accelerator 24 nView Effects properties TET J E This tab provides special windows effects that you can apply User Interface Effects Zoom Hot bss Mouse Tools to yo u r a p p i cati 0 n S gt eS RVIDIA Window drawing enhancements C Make windows minimize and maximize faster C Make windows transparent when dragged C Enable taskbar transparency Transparency level of 50 percent nView Zoom properties alien Desktop Manaeer al E This tab provides dynamic zoom functionality on the desktop Desktop Management Profiles Windows Applications Desktops User Interface Effects Zoom HotKeys Mouse Tools Also enables full screen video playback via the video mirroring AVIDIA control button Zoom window settings Zoom window style Magnifying glass Centered on cursor O Fixed frame C Use the mouse wheel to change zoom levels while holding down the following keys C Show cursor in zoom window C Invert zoomed image colors Enable zoom of video playback disables overlay QuickZoom Hot Key Show Zoom Window nView Hot Keys properties TET al E This tab lets you perform various actions with shortcut keys or Desktop Management Profiles Windows Applications Desktops User Interface Effects Zoom HotKeys Mouse Tools key combinations rr RVIDIA Select an action E Windows and Ap
17. hown in DirectX and OpenGL applications EN w Only Windows XP operating system supports the SLI mode To leam more click here l Restore Defaults Please do not enable SLI multi GPU in Windows 2000 Color Correction properties Sis ansi Bley Monitor and AIDIA Geforce 1990 6 1 The Color Correction properties is used to compensate for General Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot Color Management GeForce 7950 GT variations in luminance between a source image and its output avIDIA on a display device Adjust the color correction settings to E I provide more accurate color reproduction of images such as photographs on your display device Also many 3D accelerated games may appear too dark to play Increasing the brightness and or the gamma value equally across all Standard mode v Import J E channels makes these games appear brighter and more playable 19 Software Installation Video Overlay Settings properties Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce 7950 G 2 X General Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot Color Management Y GeForce 7950 GT AVIDIA Zoom control General Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot Color Management GeForce 7950 GT un the Display Optimization Wizard to adjust your display s for i resentation of colors optimal viewing and rep y Display Optimization Wizard Troubleshooting If you have a TY connected a
18. isplay Wizard About Access nView properties page To access the nView properties page you can click the NVIDIA icon 3 on the taskbar and select nView Properties under nView Destop Manager Method A Or right click on Desktop select Properties gt Settings gt Advanced gt GeForce 7950 GT Double click Desktop Management item on the pop up menu Method B Method A Method B 2 Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce 7950 G X I Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot Color Management E GeForce 7950 GT ry oy e i View L i ea Pus N AVIDIA nView Desktop Manager 2 To turn off all the niew Desktop Manager features click Disable niew Desktop Manager ard To easily s aa ed Desktop Manager featur al sa p Wizard Display properties To setup or modify TY or display settings click TY Wizard or Display Wizard TY Wizard Display Wizard rd a Ca Ce Click the item to start nView Properties Double click Desktop Management to see more nView properties GV NX795T512H RH Graphics Accelerator 22 nView Desktop Management properties nView Desktop Manager User Interface Effects Zoom Hot Keys Mouse Tools Desktop Management Profiles Windows Applications Desktops nView Desktop Manager 3 To turn off all the niew Desktop Manager features click Disable nView Desktop Manager wizard To easily set up commonly used Desktop Manager features click Se
19. n 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 GV NX795T512H RH GROVE Yes Make this the primary display OVETV ves Only Single display mode is DvD Yes available when SLI mode is enabled 17 Software Installation Dual Monitor Setup You can set the display to output from two monitors on the nView Display Settings page This graphics card supports the following 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 Display Mode list and click Apply gt oa aati lt Clone Mode 2 Horizontal Span Mode Horizontal Span mode indicates that both displays in the display pair function as one wide virtual desktop The width of each display is half the width of the total virtual desktop width Select Horizontal Span from the nView Display Mode list and click Apply 3 Vertical Span Mode Vertical Span mode indicates that both displays in the display pair function as one tall virtual desktop The height of each display is half the height of the total virtual desktop height Select Vertical Span from the nView Display Mode list and click Apply 4 Dual View Mode Dualview mode indicates that both displays in the display pair function a
20. nd it is not being detected select the check box below gt Force TY detection Detect Displays NV Rotate properties Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce 7950 G 2 X General Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot Color Management GeForce 7950 GT AVIDIA Landscape 0 degree rotation Portrait 90 degree rotation O Inverted landscape 180 degree rotation O Inverted portrait 270 degree rotation 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 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 e Shortcuttools The Desktop Manager provides enhanced nView multi display functionality and helps you organize your applications for use with multiple displays and desktops e Display optimization Run the Display Optimization Wizard to adjust your display s for optimal viewing and representation of colors e Troubleshooting This option can be used to force detection of an attached TV set which does not report its presence to the graphics
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22. plications Desktop Management E Window Manager Display Mode Display Settings E Mise Remove All Active hot keys Actions Prope lt 4D Changes to hot keys take effect immediately 25 Software Installation nView Mouse properties View Desktop Manager dl E This tab can modify and extend mouse behavior with kinematic Desktop Management Profiles Windows Applications Desktops User Interface Effects Zoom HotKeys Mouse Tools acti 0 n S rr RVIDIA General CO Enable throw window action Throw sensitivity C Toggle window z order with middle mouse button C Automatically activate window under cursor Kinematics C Enable mouse gestures j 3 Gesture sensitivity Shake mouse horizontally Shake mouse vertically Rotate mouse clockwise Rotate mouse counter clockwise nView Tools properties OEE J E This tab can improve nView functionality for mobile and desktop Desktop Management Profiles Windows Applications Desktops User Interface Effects Zoom HotKeys Mouse Tools users were ree RVIDIA NVKeystone Enable NWKeystone display correction Enable NWKeystone option in desktop right click menu Use the Hot Key page to set up a NWKeystone hot key Display calibration To use a calibration screen when auto adjusting your flat panel display click Calibration Screen To exit the screen press Esc or the Spacebar Calibration Screen
23. s card working correctly please use official Gigabyte BIOS only Use none official Gigabyte BIOS might cause problem on the graphics card 5 Hardware Installation 2 2 Hardware Installation Installing Your graphics card Now that you have prepared your computer you are ready to install your graphics accelerator card To remove the existing graphics card 1 Power off the computer and monitor then disconnect the display cable from the back of your computer 2 Remove the computer cover If necessary consult your computer s manual for help in removing the cover 3 Remove any existing graphics card from your computer Or if your computer has any on board graphics capability you may need to disable iton the motherboard For more information please see your computer documentation GV NX795T512H RH Graphics Accelerator 6 To install your new graphics card 1 Locate the PCI Express x16 slot lf necessary remove the metal cover from this slot then align your graphics card with the PCI Express x16 slot and press it in firmly until the card is fully seated ar Please make sure that the gold edge connectors of the graphics card is securely inserted 2 Replace the screws to fasten the card in place and replace the computer cover After installation remember to connect the power cable to your graphics card or the system caution Will not boot Do not touch the card when it s operating to
24. s 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 x16 slot Ensure that the display cable is securely fastened to the card s display connector Make sure that the monitor and computer are plugged in and receiving power If necessary disable any built in graphics capabilities on your motherboard 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 m Make sure you selected the appropriate display device and graphics card when you installed the graphics driver NH Restart your computer Press the F8 key on your keyboard after system starts up 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 m For more assistance use the Troubleshooting Guide located in the Windows Help or contact your computer manufacturer If necessary adjust your monitor s setting by monitor s adjust panel to make the screen caution lOOks focused crisp and sharp Please refer to the monitor s manual GV NX795T512H RH Graphics Accelerator 28 9 Appendix 5 1 How to Reflash the BIOS in MS DOS Mode 1 Extract the downloaded Zip file to your hard disk s or floppy
25. s one virtual desktop Unlike Horizontal Span or Vertical Span mode Dualview treats each display as a separate device This means that the taskbar will not be stretched across displays and 3D applications are not accelerated as efficiently as when the application spans displays Dual View Mode Select DualView from the nView Display Mode list and click Apply GV NX795T512H RH Graphics Accelerator 18 Performance and Quality Settings properties 4 Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce 7950 G m The sliders lets to decide whether your application should use an a z r quality or high performance texture RVIDIA e Application profiles Select the application profile from the list ITA of profiles Co e Global driver settings Select the Settings item and move vae the slider below to set the degree of antialiasing to used in al cots Y Direct3D and OpenGL applications Antialiasing settings Antialiasing settings value allows to set the degree of the Global Driver Settings E Application controlled SLI multi GPU ANNA O E To enable SLI mode select the Enable SLI multi GPU General Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot Cl Managemen da check box and click Apply after installation of two GV NX799T512H RH graphics cards on an SLI capable motherboard Then restart your system when prompted ures NVIDIA Scalable Link Interface SLI improvements in rendering performance Load balancing will be s
26. system that provides two x16 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 NX795T512H RH SLI bridge connector provided by motherboard manufacturer gt i ae w W WT E a gt Giger TUIT 9 Hardware Installation 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 Then you can follow the guides to setup your graphics card driver Please follow the subsection 3 1 3 Driver installation to install the driver for your graphics accelerator 3 1 Windows XP Driver and Utilities Installation 3 1 1 Operating System Requirement e When loading the graphics card drivers for the system please make sure your system has installed DirectX 9 0c or later version e Ifyou install the graphics card drivers for the motherboard which consist of SIS or VIA chipsets please install the appropriate driver program for that motherboard Or please contact your motherboard nearest dealer for motherboard driver 3 1 2 DirectX Installation Install Microsoft DirectX to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Windows 2000 or Win
27. t the NVIDIA Control Panel button to open the NVIDIA Control Panel Start the NVIDIA Control Panel E In the NVIDIA Control Panel select a category to alter specific NVIDIA display settings gt mu 3D Settings Video amp Television a t E Control Panel User Interface eee You can choose one of the two user interfaces Sa below e Classic NVIDIA Control Panel ieee When you select this item and click Apply pre eee a submenu that provides the NVIDIA display EPA properties settings will appear on the left side e New NVIDIA Control Panel This is the default user interface which provides control of the NVIDIA graphics driver settings and other NVIDIA utilities you might have installed on your system General Adapter sal Monitor Troubleshoot Color Management _ GeForce 7950 GT response to customer needs and u wish to use NVIDIA has a brand new user inteface i inter in functionality Select the use face yor Classic NVIDIA Control Panel GV NX795T512H RH Graphics Accelerator 16 The following section introduces display properties settings using the classic NVIDIA control panel interface as the example GeForce 7950 GT properties Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce 7950 2 X E This page shows the Adapter System and General Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot E GeForce 7950 GT a Driver version information nView Display Settings VIDIA
28. tart installation please click Next Installing Microsoft R DirectX R Progress Please wait while Setup completes the following actions Ga Installing the components gt Installing Components Searching for updated Direct lt Runtime Components and updating as necessary This may take a few minutes Copying files qedwipes dil installing MicrosoftR Direc p Step 4 Click Finish to restart computer Restart Computer Then the DirectX 9 installation is completed To apply the changes DirectX setup needs to restart your machine Please save your work and then close all applications before continuing 11 Software Installation 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 The following is the step by step installation guide Step 1 Found new hardware wizard Video controller VGA Compatible Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New a Click the Next button to install the driver There Video Controller VGA Compatible is a driver CD disk that came with your graphics If your hardware came with an installation CD A or floppy disk insert it now accelerator please insert it now What do you want the wi O Install from a list o Click Next to continue
29. the HDTV icon and select TV format depending on your HDTV Then click Apply to complete the settings Troubleshoot eneral onito GeForce 7950 GT AVIDIA separate displays to a single graphics card Single display HT nview Display Mode Current display F myintsc M Japan NTSC M PAL BIPAL G PAL Detect Displays Combination N PAL 480p EDTV v 1080i HDTV 480i SDTV 576i SDTV 576p EDTV Advanced GV NX795T512H RH Graphics Accelerator 30 5 3 Resolutions and Color Depth Table In Windows XP GeForce 7950 GT Single Display Standard Modes Display Refresh Color Depth bpp Screen Rate 8bpp 256 color 16bpp 65K color 32bpp 16 7M Resolution Hz Standard mode High mode True mode 320 x 200 60 75 320 x 240 60 75 400 x 300 60 75 480 x 360 60 75 512 x 384 60 75 640 x 400 16 10 60 75 640 x 480 60 240 720 x 480 60 720 x 576 50 60 800 x 600 60 240 848 x 480 60 240 960 x 600 16 10 60 240 1024 x 768 60 200 SS SES ASAS RT ES ROS SS AS SS SS AS NSIS SS BS SEAS SS ASS SES SS OS AS ASS SS SS ARAS SS SS A E E ES EA E E E E SS SS EN RL 240 1088 x 612 16 9 60 200 240 1152 x 864 60 170 200 1280 x 720 16 9 60 150 170 1280 x 768 60 150 170 1280 x 960 60 150 170 1280 x 1024 60 150 170 1360 x 768 60 150 170 1600 x 900 16 9 60 120 140 150 1600 x 1024 60 100 120
30. tup Wizard Display properties To setup or modify TY or display settings click TY Wizard or S Display Wizard TV Wizard Display Wizard nView Profiles properties nView Desktop Manager User Interface Effects Zoom Hot Keys Mouse Tools Desktop Management Profiles Windows Applications Desktops Te RVIDIA A Current profile lt none gt New Prompt to save changes before loading new profile nView Windows properties nView Desktop Manager User Interface Effects Zoom Hot Keys Mouse Tools Desktop Management Profiles Windows Applications Desktops rrr VIDIA Window control Prevent windows from opening off screen Enable window spanning across multiple displays Enable child window spanning across multiple displays Open windows on Snap window edges by Default display v No window snapping v Dialog box repositioning Reposition dialog boxes on No repositioning Thistab contains information aboutthe nView Desktop Manager The setup wizard can also be accessed from this tab E This tab contains a record all nView display settings for easy software setup EH This tab allows you to control window and dialog box placement when using multiple monitors 23 Software Installation nView Applications properties alive Deir Manaper al E This tab allows you to control nView settings depending different User Interface Effects
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