VGA Card GV-NX86S256H-B Apr.
VGA Card GV-NX86S256H-B Apr.
GV-NX86S256H-B GeForce™ 8600 GTS Graphics Accelerator User's Manual Rev. 101 12MD-NX86S2B-101R * 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 © 2007 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT").
English Table of Contents 1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 3 1.1. Features ..................................................................................................... 3 1.2. System Requirements .................................................................................. 3 2. Hardware Installation ........................................................................... 4 2.1. Board Layout ...........................
1.1. Features • • • • • • • • • Powered by NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8600 GTS Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Supports PCI Express x16 Integrated with 256 MB GDDR3 memory Supports DirectX 10 Supports NVIDIA® SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) technology (Note) Supports AV / S-Video / TV-Out and HDTV output Supports 2 DVI-I connectors Supports 2 D-sub connectors (by adapter) Supports HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) technology 1.2.
English 2. Hardware Installation 2.1.
DO NOT APPLY POWER TO YOUR SYSTEM IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED ON THE CARD. In order to ensure your graphics card working correctly, please use official Gigabyte BIOS only. Use none official Gigabyte BIOS might cause problem on the graphics card. -5- Hardware Installation English Expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer. 1.
English 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.
English 2. Replace the screws to fasten the card in place, and replace the computer cover. After installing the GV-NX86S256H-B to your computer, please remember to connect at lease one power cable on the graphics card to the power supply connector. We suggest you to connect both of the two power cables on the graphics card to the power supply to achieve optimal graphics performance. 3. Plug the display cable into your graphics card; then turn on the computer and monitor.
English GIGABYTE Video Adapter for Nvidia Graphics Cards AV Out S-Video Out HDTV Component (Y+Pr+Pb) 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 SVideo cable from your TV to the S-Video Out port on the adapter.
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 PCI Express x16 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.
English 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.
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. 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. Step 2. Choose I accept the agreement Step 3. Click the Next button. and click the Next button.
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. The following is the step-by-step installation guide. Step 1: Found new hardware wizard: Video controller (VGA Compatible) Click the "Next" button to install the driver. (There is a driver CD disk that came with your graphics accelerator, please insert it now.
Step 1. When autorun window show up, click the Install Display Driver item. Step 2. Click "Next" button. Windows installings the components. Step 3. Click "Finish" button to restart computer. Then the driver installation is completed. - 13 - Software Installation 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".
English 3.1.4. Taskbar Icon After installation of the display drivers, you will find a NVIDIA icon area. Click this icon to open the control panel. on the taskbar's status Right click the icon. You can adjust the properties of the graphics accelerator from here.
To access Display Properties pages, 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. You can move the slider to change the resolution. You can click the item to change the color quality. Click the Advanced button for adapter and setting.
English In the NVIDIA Control Panel, select a category to alter specific NVIDIA display settings. The categories are: 3D Settings Display Video & Television In the NVIDIA Control Panel, select a view mode. The supported modes are: Standard Advanced Custom 3D Settings Tasks in the 3D Settings pages allow you to do the following: • Change the image and rendering settings of your 3D applications and games that utilize Direct3D and OpenGL technology.
Image Settings with Preview If you are unfamiliar with 3D technology or not an advanced graphics user, use the Adjust Image Settings with Preview page to preview any changes you make for improved image quality and rendering. Manage 3D Settings (Note) The Manage 3D Settings page enables you to establish default 3D settings to use for all your Direct3D or OpenGL applications and to establish a unique set of 3D settings for a particular game or application.
English Display A variety of display features enable you to further manipulate and configure your display settings to optimize the use of your displays.
Using the Change Resolution controls, you can change the color setting, reduce screen flickering, or adjust the amount of information appearing on your display. Adjust Desktop Color Settings Use this page to set the contrast, sharpness, and color depth (Digital Vibrance) of the images on your desktop. These changes will not affect any video playback. To change video color settings, go to Adjust Video Color Settings under the Video and TV section from the Start page.
English Manage Custom Timings (Note 1) If you are an advanced user, you can create custom timing modes with the width, height, bit-color depth, and the refresh rate etc. The Advanced Timing page enables you to adjust timings for your graphics card in order to support a variety of different display timings for ultimate flexibility for analog CRT and DVI connections. You can use the advanced Change Resolution Attributes page to view custom display modes you have saved in the Create Custom Timings page.
You can set the display to output from two monitors on the Change Display Configuration page. Select your preferred nView display modes here. • Only use one display (Single) • The same on both display (Clone) • As one large horizontal desktop (Horizontal span) • As one large vertical desktop (Vertical span) • Configured independently from each other (Dualview) (1) The same on both display (Clone) Clone mode indicates that both displays in the display pair show images of the same desktop.
English (4) Configured independently from each other (Dualview) Dualview mode indicates that both displays in the display pair function as 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.
Run Television Setup Wizard (Note) The wizard will guide you through the steps to configure your television for use with your computer. HDTV Setup Follow the steps below to connect an HDTV to your system using the included component video adapter. 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: Go to NVIDIA Control Panel.
English Step 4: Select Component in the Connector Type Step 5: screen. Select a definition type for your HDTV (depending on the specifications of your HDTV) and click Next. Step 6: Step 7: Click the Preview button to preview the selected settings. Then click Next. Click Finish to apply the new television settings.
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: Click the NVIDIA icon on the taskbar and select nView Properties under nView Destop Manager.
English nView Desktop Management properties This tab contains information about the nView Desktop Manager. The setup wizard can also be accessed from this tab. nView Profiles properties This tab contains a record all nView display settings for easy software setup. nView Windows properties This tab allows you to control window and dialog box placement when using multiple monitors.
This tab allows you to control nView settings depending different applications. nView Desktops properties This tab allows you to create up to 32 unique desktops. nView User Interface properties This tab allows for customization of the nView user interface.
English nView Effects properties This tab provides special windows effects that you can apply to your applications. nView Zoom properties This tab provides dynamic zoom functionality on the desktop. Also enables full screen video playback via the video mirroring control button. nView Hot Keys properties This tab lets you perform various actions with shortcut keys or key combinations.
This tab can modify and extend mouse behavior with kinematic actions. nView Tools properties This tab can improve nView functionality for mobile and desktop users.
English 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.
The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems. Contact your dealer or Gigabyte 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.
English 5. Appendix 5.1. 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.) 3. Change the command prompt to A:\>. 4. To back up the current BIOS, at the A:\> prompt, type[BIOS flash utility name] -s [BIOS file name] (example: gvf18 -s X86S2HB.f1) and press Enter. 5.
GeForce 8600 GTS Single Display Standard Modes Display Refresh Screen Rate Resolution (Hz) 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 60~200 240 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 800 60~150 170 1280 x 960 60~150 170 1280 x 1024 60~150 170 1360 x 768 60~150 170
English Display Screen Resolution 1600 x 1200 Refresh Rate (Hz) 60~100 120 1920 x 1080 (16:9) 60~85 100 1920 x 1200 (16:10) 60~85 100 1920 x 1440 60~85 2048 x 1536 60~85 2560 x 1600 60 (Dual-Link) Color Depth (bpp) 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp (65K color) 32bpp (16.7M) Standard mode 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 High mode 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 True mode 3 X 3 X 3 X 3 3 3 * This table is for reference only. The actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor you use.
