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    Copyright © 2005 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 . T rademarks Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners. Notice Please do not remove any lab[...]

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    GV-NX68T256D-B 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 newest PCI Express x 16 • Integrated with 256MB DDR III memory • Supports DirectX 9.0 • Supports NVIDIA ® SLI TM (Scalable Link Interface) technology note • Supports TV -Out connector • Sup[...]

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    GV-NX68T256D-B Graphics Accelerator - 4 - English 2. Hardware Installation TV-out DVI-I Connector 2 DVI-I Connector 1 NTSC / PAL TV Projector AV Output S-VideoOutput Analog LCD Monitor Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output VGA Output DVI-I to D-Sub Adapter TV-Out DVI-I Connector 2 DVI-I Connector 1 2.1. Board Layout[...]

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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. T urn of f your computer and unplug power supply . 2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer componen[...]

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    GV-NX68T256D-B 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 c[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 7 - English 5 . Replace the screw to fasten the card in place, and replace the computer cover. Y ou are now ready to proceed with the installation of the graphics card driver . Please refer to next chapter for detailed instructions. After installing the GV -NX68T256D-B to your computer, please remember to connect at lease on[...]

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    GV-NX68T256D-B 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 AUTORUN window (if it does not show up, run "D:setup.exe&quo[...]

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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 performance. 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-NX68T256D-B 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-NX68T256D-B 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 1. When autorun window show up, click Install Display Driver item. Click "Install Display Driver"[...]

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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 2: Step 1.Click "Utilities" item. Step 4. Enter your name and company. Step 5. Click "Finish"[...]

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    GV-NX68T256D-B Graphics Accelerator - 14 - English V -T uner 2 V -Tuner 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. Adjust Core speed Displays core clock status Displays memory clock stat[...]

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    Software Installation - 15 - 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 the "Displa[...]

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    GV-NX68T256D-B 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. Click this icon to open the control panel. Y ou can adjust the properties of the graphics accelerator from here. Right click the icon.[...]

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    GV-NX68T256D-B Graphics Accelerator - 18 - English GeForce 6800 GT properties Y ou can click the item to change the color depth. Y ou can move the slider to change the resolution.  This page shows the Adapter, System and Driver version information. Click "Advanced" icon for adapter and setting . Y ou can select other properties from th[...]

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    Software Installation - 19 - English  nView allows you to connect separate displays to single graphics card. • nView modes: select your preferred nView display modes here. Options: Single display/ Clone/ Horizontal span/ V ertical span/ Dualview • Display pair: select a single display or display pair. T he selected display combination will a[...]

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    GV-NX68T256D-B Graphics Accelerator - 20 - English Video Overlay Settings properties  The Overlay Controls 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 f[...]

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    Software Installation - 21 - 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-NX68T256D-B Graphics Accelerator - 22 - English Click Enable button to turn on all the nView Desktop Manager features. 3.1.7. nV iew 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 [...]

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    Software Installation - 23 - English nV iew Profile properties  This tab contains a record all nV iew 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. Click the item to start nView Properties. Acces[...]

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    GV-NX68T256D-B Graphics Accelerator - 24 - English 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 depending on dif ferent applications. nV iew W indows properties  This tab allows you to control of window and dialog box placem[...]

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    Software Installation - 25 - English 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 properties  This tab provides special windows ef fects that you can apply to your applications. nV iew User Interface propertie[...]

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    GV-NX68T256D-B Graphics Accelerator - 26 - 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 nView functionality for mobile and desktop users. nV iew Hot Keys properties  This tab lets you perform various actions with shortcut keys or key co[...]

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    Software Installation - 27 - English 3.2. Win ® 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 shipped[...]

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    GV-NX68T256D-B Graphics Accelerator - 28 - 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 PCI Express x 16 slot.  Ensure that the display cable is securely fastened [...]

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    Appendix - 29 - 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) 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 com[...]

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    GV-NX68T256D-B Graphics Accelerator - 30 - English 5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth T able (In W indows ® XP) * This table is for reference only . The actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor you use. Display Maximum Color Depth (bpp) Screen Refresh Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M) Resolution (Hz) Standard mode High mod[...]