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    May 17, 2007 VGA Card GV-NX72G128D[...]

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    V GA Card May 17, 2007 G V -NX72G128D[...]

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    June 14, 2007 VGA Card GV-NX72G512P1/GV-NX72G512P2[...]

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    V GA Card June 14, 2007 G V -NX72G512P1/ G V -NX72G512P2[...]

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    GV -NX72G128D/ GV -NX72G512P1/ GV -NX72G512P2 GeForce ™ 7200 GS Graphics Accelerator User's Manual Rev. 103 12MD-NX72G1D-103R * 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 an[...]

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    GV-NX72G Series 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 • 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. The total effective VGA memory differs depending on system memory. See the following tables fo[...]

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    GV-NX72G Series Graphics Accelerator - 4 - English 2. Hardware Installation TV-out D-Sub Monitor Connector (15-pin) DVI-I Connector TV-Out D-Sub Monitor Connector (15-pin) DVI-I Connector S-Video Output Pb/AV Output Pr Y D-Sub Output DVI-I to D-Sub Adapter Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor OR Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output NTSC / PAL TV Projector H[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 5 - English TV-out D-Sub Monitor Connector (15-pin) DVI-I Connector TV-Out D-Sub Monitor Connector (15-pin) DVI-I Connector S-Video Output Pb/AV Output Pr Y D-Sub Output DVI-I to D-Sub Adapter Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor OR Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output NTSC / PAL TV Projector HDTV D-Sub Output OR NTSC / PAL TV Projec[...]

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    GV-NX72G Series Graphics Accelerator - 6 - 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. 2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling compu[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 7 - 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 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 th[...]

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    GV-NX72G Series Graphics Accelerator - 8 - English T o install your new graphics card: 1. Locate the PCI Express x16 slot. If 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. 2. Replace the screw to fasten the card in place, and repl[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 9 - English How to enable NVIDIA ® SLI TM (Scalable Link Interface) technology: After installing two SLI-ready graphics cards of the same model on an SLI motherboard (example: GV -NX72G128D)(Figure 1), users can enable SLI mode simply through the graphics card driver (Note) . Figure 1 Figure 2 Step 1: After installing the g[...]

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    GV-NX72G Series Graphics Accelerator - 10 - English GIGABYTE Video Adapter for Nvidia Graphics Cards (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 [...]

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    Software Installation - 11 - 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 AUT ORUN window (if it does not show up, run "D:setup.exe").[...]

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    GV-NX72G Series Graphics Accelerator - 12 - 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. Users who run Windows XP wi[...]

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    Software Installation - 13 - English Step 3: Found new hardware wizard: Finish Click the "Finish" button to finish the 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 &qu[...]

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    GV-NX72G 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 2. Click "Next" button. Step 3. Click "Finish" button to restart computer. Then the dr[...]

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    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 GIGABYTE utilities: Step 4. Click the Finish button. Step 2. Click the Next button. Step 1. When autorun window show up, ple[...]

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    GV-NX72G Series Graphics Accelerator - 16 - English Step 7. Click the Next button. Step 9. Click the Finish button to restart computer. Then the utilities installation is completed. Step 6. Click the Next button. Step 8. Click the Install button.[...]

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    Software Installation - 17 - English V -T uner 3 V -T uner 3 lets you adjust the working frequency of the graphic engine and video memory (Core Clock and Memory Clock). Displays 2D/3D core clock status Displays memory clock status Adjust 2D core clock Adjust memory clock Adjust 3D core clock Hardware Monitor Button Function DE FAU L T Y ou may clic[...]

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    GV-NX72G Series Graphics Accelerator - 18 - English 3.1.5. T askbar 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. Y ou may click t[...]

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    Software Installation - 19 - 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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    GV-NX72G Series Graphics Accelerator - 20 - English Y ou can adjust the properties of the graphics accelerator from here. Right click the icon. 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.[...]

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    Software Installation - 21 - English 3.1.6. Display Properties Pages T o access Display Properties pages, right-click the GBT 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 r[...]

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    GV-NX72G Series Graphics Accelerator - 22 - English nView Display Settings properties *  nView allows you to connect separate displays to single graphics card. • nView Display mode: select your preferred nView display modes here. Options: Single display/ Clone/ Dual View • Primary/Secondary display: select a single display or display pair. T[...]

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    Software Installation - 23 - English Performance and Quality Settings properties  The sliders lets to decide whether your application should use quality or high performance texture. • Application profiles: Select the application profile from the list of profiles. • Global driver settings: Select the Settings item and move the slider below to[...]

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    GV-NX72G Series Graphics Accelerator - 24 - English Video Overlay Settings properties  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 v[...]

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    Software Installation - 25 - English Screen Resolutions & Refresh Rates properties  The Screen Resolutions & Refresh Rates Properties allows you to adjust the screen resolution, color quality and monitor settings (screen refresh rates). Or you can customize resolutions and refresh rates. T emperature Settings properties  The T emperat[...]

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    GV-NX72G Series Graphics Accelerator - 26 - 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. With nView you can set up multiple desktops to wor[...]

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    Software Installation - 27 - English nView Profiles properties  This tab contains a record all nView display settings for easy software setup. nView Desktop Management properties  This tab contains information about the nView Desktop Manager. The setup wizard can also be accessed from this tab. nView Windows properties  This tab allows you[...]

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    GV-NX72G Series Graphics Accelerator - 28 - English 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 different applications. nView User Interface properties  This tab allows for customization of the nView user interface.[...]

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    Software Installation - 29 - English 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 Effects properties  This tab provides special windows effects that you can apply to your applications. nView Hot Keys properties  This[...]

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    GV-NX72G Series Graphics Accelerator - 30 - 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.[...]

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    Software Installation - 31 - 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. T o ensure you install the latest driver , insert the Installation CD that shi[...]

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    GV-NX72G Series Graphics Accelerator - 32 - English 4. T roubleshooting T ips 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 fas[...]

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    Appendix - 33 - English 5. Appendix 5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS 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 p[...]

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    GV-NX72G Series Graphics Accelerator - 34 - English 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 yo[...]

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    Appendix - 35 - English 5.3. Resolutions and Color Depth T able (In Windows ® XP) 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 33 3 320 x 240 60~75 33 3 400 x 300 60~75 33 3 480 x 360 60~75 33 3 512 x 384 60~75 33 3 640 x 400 60~75 33 3[...]

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    GV-NX72G Series Graphics Accelerator - 36 - English * This table is for reference only. The actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor you use. 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 33 3 120 33 X 1920 x 1080 (16:9) 60[...]