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    Jul. 21, 2004 VGA Card GV-N68T256D[...]

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    V GA Card Jul. 21, 2004 G V -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 . T rademarks Third-p[...]

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    GV -N68T256D Graphics Accelerator - 2 - English T able of Contents 1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 3 1.1. Features ..................................................................................................... 3 1.2. Minimum System Requirement .........................[...]

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    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 1.2. Minimum System Requirement • IBM ® or 100% P[...]

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    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 Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor OR VGA Output Analog LCD Monitor Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output VGA Output NTSC / PAL TV Projector A V Output S-Vid[...]

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    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 . 2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer component[...]

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    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. Power of f the computer and monitor , then disconnect the display cable from the back of your com[...]

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    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. 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[...]

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    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.exe"[...]

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    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. Click "Install DirectX 9" item. S[...]

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    GV -N68T256D Graphics Accelerator - 10 - English Step 4. Click "Finish" to restart computer. Then the DirectX 9 installation is completed. Installing the components.[...]

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    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. The following is the step-by-step installation guide. Step 1: Found n[...]

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    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. Step 1. When autorun window show up, click Install Display Driver item. Ste[...]

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    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. Enter your name and company. Step 4. Click "Finish" button to restart co[...]

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    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. Core speed adjustment Displays core clock status Dis[...]

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    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. Y ou may click the "Display Properti[...]

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    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.[...]

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    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. Right click the icon.[...]

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    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. G[...]

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    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 . The selected display combination will[...]

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    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 . The video overlay controls are automatically activated during playback of any video file type[...]

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    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. • Display the NVIDIA Settings icon in the taskbar The Desktop Manager provides enhanced nView multi- [...]

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    GV -N68T256D Graphics Accelerator - 22 - English Refresh Rate Overrides properties  Click "Override refresh rates" to select refresh rate overrides to be used in applications. Change Resolutions properties  The Change Resolutions Properties allows you to adjust the screen resolution, color quality and monitor settings (screen rdfres[...]

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    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. Multiple desktops give you extra desktop areas on which to ru[...]

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    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. nV iew Desktop Management properties  This tab contains info[...]

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    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.[...]

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    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. nV iew Effects prope[...]

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    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.[...]

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    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 o ensure you install the latest driver , insert the Installation CD[...]

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    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.  Ensure that the display cable is securely fastened to the card's display [...]

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    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. This procedure assumes drive C. 2. Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode by choosing "Restart in MS-DOS mode" in the Shut Down Wind[...]

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    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(16.7M) Resolution (H z) Standard mode High mode T rue mode 320 x 200 60 33 3 70 33 3 72 33 3 75 33 3 320 x 240 60 33 3 70 33 3 72 33 3 75 33 3 400 x 300 60 33 3 70 33 3 72 33 3 75 3[...]

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    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 480 60 33 3 720 x 576 60 33 3 800 x 600 60 33 3 70 33 3 72 33 3 75 33 3 85 33 3 100 33 3 120 33 3 140 33 3 144 33 3 150 33 3 170 33 3 200 33 3 240 33 3[...]

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    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 3 75 33 3 85 33 3 100 33 3 120 33 3 140 33 3 144 33 3 150 33 3 170 33 3 200 33 3 240 33 X 1 152 x 864 60 33 3 70 33 3 72 33 3 75 33 3 85 33 3 100 33 [...]

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    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 768 60 33 3 70 33 3 72 33 3 75 33 3 85 33 3 100 33 3 120 33 3 140 33 3 144 33 3 150 33 3 170 33 X 1280 x 960 60 33 3 70 33 3 72 33 3 75 33 3 85 33 3 1[...]

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    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 3 75 33 3 85 33 3 100 33 3 120 33 3 140 33 3 144 33 3 150 33 3 170 33 X 1600 x 900 60 33 3 70 33 3 72 33 3 75 33 3 85 33 3 100 33 3 120 33 3 140 33 X[...]

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    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 1080 30 33 3 60 33 3 70 33 3 72 33 3 75 33 3 85 33 3 100 33 X 1920 x 1200 52 33 3 60 33 3 70 33 3 72 33 3 75 33 3 85 33 3 100 33 X 1920 x 1440 60 33 3[...]

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    Appendix - 37 - English[...]

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