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    GV-N57U128D User's Manual GeForce ™ FX 5700 Ultra Graphics Accelerator Rev. 101 12MD-N57U128D-101 Copyright © 2003 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 Th[...]

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    GV -N57U128D 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 FX 5700 Ultra Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) • Supports the new AGP 8X standard • Integrated with 128MB DDR memory • Supports TV -Out and D-Sub connectors • Supports DVI-I connector • Supports Direct X 9.0 Spec 1.2. Minimum system requirement • IBM ®[...]

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    GV -N57U128D Graphics Accelerator - 4 - English 2. Hardware Installation 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 stra[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 5 - English 2.2. Board layout TV-out VGA Monitor Connector (15pin) DVI-I Connector NTSC / P AL TV Projector Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor OR VGA Output AV Output S-VideoOutput Analog LCD Monitor Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output DVI-I to D-Sub Connector VGA Output TV -Out VGA Monitor Connector (15pin) DVI-I Connector 1) GV [...]

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    GV -N57U128D Graphics Accelerator - 6 - English 2.3. 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 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 the card is fully eated. 5. Replace the screw to fasten the card in place, and replace the computer cover. 6. Plug the display cable into your card; then turn[...]

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    GV -N57U128D 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 ® 98/98SE / Win ® 2000 / Win ® ME / Win ® 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,[...]

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    Software Installation - 9 - English 3.1.2. DirectX installation Install Microsoft DirectX to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Windows ® 98/ 98SE / Windows ® 2000 / Windows ® ME or Windows ® XP to achieve better 3D performence. M Note: For software MPEG support in Windows ® 98/ 98SE/ Windows ® 2000 / Windows ® ME or Windows ® XP, [...]

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    GV -N57U128D 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 -N57U128D 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. Click "Install Display Driver" item. Step 1. When autorun window [...]

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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 V -T uner: Step 3. Enter your name and company. Step 4. Click "Finish" button to restart computer. Then the V -T u[...]

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    GV -N57U128D Graphics Accelerator - 14 - English Display Memory Clock Close V -Tuner Min V -T uner Display Core Clock Display & Adjust Core Clock Link to the Websit of Gigabyte Help Description Close V -T uner T o system T ray Display & Adjust Memory Clock V -T uner (Overclock Utility) V -T uner lets you adjust the working frequency of the [...]

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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 -N57U128D 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. Right click the icon. Y ou can adjust the properties of the graphics accelertaor from here. Y ou can enable the nView function.[...]

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    GV -N57U128D 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 and color quality settings. Y ou can cl[...]

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    Software Installation - 19 - English Screen Adjustment properties n Click the icons on the desktop image to adjust the screen to the desired position. Note: On certain monitors, the screen may go blank momentarily during adjustment. Display T iming properties Color Correction properties n The Color Correction Properties is used to adjust the color [...]

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    GV -N57U128D Graphics Accelerator - 20 - English Performance and Quality Settings properties n The sliders lets to decide whether your application should use qulity or high performance texture. • Image Settings: Moving the slider to the left will maximize application performance, while moving the slider to the right will provide excellent 3D imag[...]

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    T able of Content - 21 - English Overlay Controls properties n The Overlay Controls Properties is used to adjust the Brightness / Contrast / Hue / Saturation settings. Overlay properties allows for the viewing of full-motion video on your PC. However, there is only one video overlay, which is only available on the Primary display . The video overla[...]

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    GV -N57U128D Graphics Accelerator - 22 - English T emperature Settings properties Refresh Rate Override properties n Click "Override refresh rates" to select refresh rate overrides to be used in Direct3D applications. Change Resolutions properties n The T emperature Properties can auto detected the GPU Core temperature and Ambient tempera[...]

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    Software Installation - 23 - English Desktop Utilities properties n The "Media Center" taskbar utility lets you conveniently access various features and presets you've configured in the Display Properties directly from the Windows taskbar. • Display the Media Center icon in the taskbar The Desktop Manager provides enhanced nV iew m[...]

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    GV -N57U128D Graphics Accelerator - 24 - English Click nView Properties item. 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 run[...]

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    Software Installation - 25 - English nV iew W indows properties n This tab allows you to control of window and dialog box placement when using multiple monitors. nV iew Profiles properties n This tab contains a record all nV iew display settings for easy software setup. Y ou can either select a profile from the list below or create your own custom [...]

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    GV -N57U128D Graphics Accelerator - 26 - English nV iew Effects properties n This tab provides special windows ef fects that you can apply to your applications. nV iew User Interface properties n This tab allows customization of the nView user interface. nV iew Desktops properties n This tab allows you to create up to 32 unique desktops.[...]

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    T able of Content - 27 - English nV iew Hot Keys properties n This tab lets you perform various actions with shortcut keys or key combinations. nV iew Zoom properties n This tab provides dynamic zoom functionality on the desktop. Also enables full screen video playback via the video mirroring control button. nV iew Mouse properties n This tab can m[...]

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    GV -N57U128D Graphics Accelerator - 28 - English nV iew T ools properties n This tab can improve nV iew functionality for mobile and desktop users.[...]

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    Software Installation - 29 - English 3.2. W in ® 98/98SE / Wi n ® 2000 / Win ® ME driver installation Please make sure the Windows have installed Windows Service Pack version 2 (or later) before installing the graphics accelerator driver. With Windows running on your computer, you need to install the graphics card driver to take advantage of the[...]

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    GV -N57U128D Graphics Accelerator - 30 - English 4. T roubleshooting T ips The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems. Contact your dealer or GBT for more advanced troubleshooting information. n Check that the card is seated properly in the AGP slot. n Ensure that the display cable is securely fastened to the card's[...]

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    Appendix - 31 - English 3. Change the command path to the file location C:> or A:> 4. Backup BIOS command : C:> nvflash -b <filename> 5. Reflash BIOS command as below : C:> nvflash -f <filename> 6. Reboot your PC when it's done. 5. Appendix 5.1. How to reflash the BIOS We use GV -N57U128D VGA card and NVFLASH BIOS f[...]

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    GV -N57U128D Graphics Accelerator - 32 - English 5.2. Resolutions and color depth table (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 T rue mode 320 x 200 60 PP P 70 PP P 72 PP P 75 PP P 320 x 240 60 PP P 70 PP P 72 PP P 75 PP P 400 x 300 60 PP [...]

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    Appendix - 33 - English Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp) Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M) Resolution (Hz) Standard mode High mode T rue mode 720 x 480 60 PP P 720 x 576 60 PP P 800 x 600 60 PP P 70 PP P 72 PP P 75 PP P 85 PP P 100 PP P 120 PP P 140 PP P 144 PP P 170 PP P 200 PP P 240 PP P 848 x 480 60 PP P 70 PP P 72 PP P [...]

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    GV -N57U128D Graphics Accelerator - 34 - English Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp) Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M) Resolution (Hz) Standard mode High mode T rue mode 1088 x 612 60 PP P 70 PP P 72 PP P 75 PP P 85 PP P 100 PP P 120 PP P 140 PP P 144 PP P 150 PP P 170 PP P 200 PP P 240 PP X 1 152 x 864 60 PP P 70 PP P 72 PP P[...]

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    Appendix - 35 - English Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp) Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M) Resolution (Hz) Standard mode High mode T rue mode 1280 x 768 60 PP P 70 PP P 72 PP P 75 PP P 85 PP P 100 PP P 120 PP P 140 PP P 144 PP P 150 PP P 170 PP X 1280 x 960 60 PP P 70 PP P 72 PP P 75 PP P 85 PP P 100 PP P 120 PP P 140 PP P [...]

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    GV -N57U128D Graphics Accelerator - 36 - English Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp) Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M) Resolution (Hz) Standard mode High mode T rue mode 1360 x 768 60 PP P 70 PP P 72 PP P 75 PP P 85 PP P 100 PP P 120 PP P 140 PP P 144 PP P 150 PP P 170 PP X 1600 x 900 60 PP P 70 PP P 72 PP P 75 PP P 85 PP P 10[...]

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    Appendix - 37 - English Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp) Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M) Resolution (Hz) Standard mode High mode T rue mode 1920 x 1080 30 PP P 60 PP P 70 PP P 72 PP P 75 PP P 85 PP P 100 PP X 1920 x 1200 60 PP P 70 PP P 72 PP P 75 PP P 85 PP P 100 PP X 1920 x 1440 60 PP P 70 PP P 72 PP P 75 PP P 85 PP P 2[...]

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