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... engineering or disassembly is intended for any errors or omissions that is protected by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT"). GV-NX73G128D / GV-NX73G128D-RH / GV-NX73G256D-RH GeForce™ 7300 GS Graphics Accelerator User's Manual Rev. 104 12MD-NX73G1D-104R * The WEEE marking on VGA card, this may void the warranty of this VGA card Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before...
... engineering or disassembly is intended for any errors or omissions that is protected by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT"). GV-NX73G128D / GV-NX73G128D-RH / GV-NX73G256D-RH GeForce™ 7300 GS Graphics Accelerator User's Manual Rev. 104 12MD-NX73G1D-104R * The WEEE marking on VGA card, this may void the warranty of this VGA card Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before...
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...Troubleshooting Tips 33 5. Reflash BIOS in Windows mode 34 5.2. Connecting to Reflash the BIOS 34 5.1.1. Board Layout 5 2.2. Windows® XP driver and utilities installation 11 3.1.1. nView properties pages 27 3.2. How to a HDTV 35 5.3. DirectX installation ...12 3.1.3. Utilities on driver CD ...15 3.1.5. Display properties pages 20 3.1.7. English Table of Contents 1. Windows® 2000 driver installation 32 4. Hardware Installation 5 2.1. Resolutions and color depth table (In Windows® XP 36 GV-NX73G Series Graphics Accelerator - 2 - Minimum...
...Troubleshooting Tips 33 5. Reflash BIOS in Windows mode 34 5.2. Connecting to Reflash the BIOS 34 5.1.1. Board Layout 5 2.2. Windows® XP driver and utilities installation 11 3.1.1. nView properties pages 27 3.2. How to a HDTV 35 5.3. DirectX installation ...12 3.1.3. Utilities on driver CD ...15 3.1.5. Display properties pages 20 3.1.7. English Table of Contents 1. Windows® 2000 driver installation 32 4. Hardware Installation 5 2.1. Resolutions and color depth table (In Windows® XP 36 GV-NX73G Series Graphics Accelerator - 2 - Minimum...
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... PCI Express bus(Note) • Supports DirectX 9.0c • Supports AV / S-Video and HDTV output • Provides D-Sub and DVI-I connectors (Note): SLI technology requires a PCI Express motherboard with 256MB DDRII memory (For GV-NX73G256D-RH only) • Supports NVIDIA® SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology via the PCI Express bus,the GV-NX73G Series requires driver version 91.31 or later. - 3 - Introduction Introduction 1.1. The total effective VGA memory differs depending on system memory. See the following table for details: 1.GV-NX73G128D/GV-NX73G128D...
... PCI Express bus(Note) • Supports DirectX 9.0c • Supports AV / S-Video and HDTV output • Provides D-Sub and DVI-I connectors (Note): SLI technology requires a PCI Express motherboard with 256MB DDRII memory (For GV-NX73G256D-RH only) • Supports NVIDIA® SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology via the PCI Express bus,the GV-NX73G Series requires driver version 91.31 or later. - 3 - Introduction Introduction 1.1. The total effective VGA memory differs depending on system memory. See the following table for details: 1.GV-NX73G128D/GV-NX73G128D...
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... graphics card from the back of your computer's manual for help in removing the cover. 3. To remove the existing graphics card: 1. Remove the computer cover. English 2.2. For more information, please see you may need to install your computer, you are ready to disable it on -board graphics capability, you computer documentation. - 7 - Remove any on the motherboard. Hardware Installation Installing Your graphics card. Now that you have prepared your graphics accelerator card...
... graphics card from the back of your computer's manual for help in removing the cover. 3. To remove the existing graphics card: 1. Remove the computer cover. English 2.2. For more information, please see you may need to install your computer, you are ready to disable it on -board graphics capability, you computer documentation. - 7 - Remove any on the motherboard. Hardware Installation Installing Your graphics card. Now that you have prepared your graphics accelerator card...
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... PCI Express x16 slot. Replace the screw to next chapter for detailed instructions. then turn on the computer and monitor. To VGA Monitor To Flat Panel Display To TV/VCR You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the graphics card is fully seated. * Please make sure that the gold edge connectors of the graphics card driver. English To install your graphics card came with a DVI-I connector, you can connect a flat panel display...
... PCI Express x16 slot. Replace the screw to next chapter for detailed instructions. then turn on the computer and monitor. To VGA Monitor To Flat Panel Display To TV/VCR You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the graphics card is fully seated. * Please make sure that the gold edge connectors of the graphics card driver. English To install your graphics card came with a DVI-I connector, you can connect a flat panel display...
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... the Settings tab. In Settings, click the Advanced button. Hardware Installation Figure 1 Step 1: After installing the graphics card driver, right-click on an SLI motherboard (Figure 1), users can enable SLI mode simply through the graphics card driver (For the GVNX73G Series, driver version must be at least 91.31)(Note). Step 2: Click the GeForce 7300 GS tab when advanced properties dialog box appears. Please do not enable SLI multi-GPU in Windows® 2000. - 9 - Select SLI multi-GPU from the...
... the Settings tab. In Settings, click the Advanced button. Hardware Installation Figure 1 Step 1: After installing the graphics card driver, right-click on an SLI motherboard (Figure 1), users can enable SLI mode simply through the graphics card driver (For the GVNX73G Series, driver version must be at least 91.31)(Note). Step 2: Click the GeForce 7300 GS tab when advanced properties dialog box appears. Please do not enable SLI multi-GPU in Windows® 2000. - 9 - Select SLI multi-GPU from the...
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... Drive letter to install the driver for your motherboard nearest dealer for the motherboard, which consist of Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP drivers is very simple. Software Installation Operating System Requirement • When loading the graphics card drivers for the system, please make sure your system has installed DirectX 9.0c or later version. • If you install the graphics card drivers for motherboard driver. - 11 - Or please contact your graphics accelerator.) 3.1. English 3. Software Installation In this manual...
... Drive letter to install the driver for your motherboard nearest dealer for the motherboard, which consist of Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP drivers is very simple. Software Installation Operating System Requirement • When loading the graphics card drivers for the system, please make sure your system has installed DirectX 9.0c or later version. • If you install the graphics card drivers for motherboard driver. - 11 - Or please contact your graphics accelerator.) 3.1. English 3. Software Installation In this manual...
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... is a driver CD disk that came with your computer at the first time, the windows will search for the driver and install it now.) Or click the "Cancel" button to finish the installation. - 13 - Software Installation Step 1: Found new hardware wizard: Video controller (VGA Compatible) Click "Next" button to install the driver. (There is the step-by-step installation guide. New hardware found After the graphics card is inserted into your graphics accelerator, please...
... is a driver CD disk that came with your computer at the first time, the windows will search for the driver and install it now.) Or click the "Cancel" button to finish the installation. - 13 - Software Installation Step 1: Found new hardware wizard: Video controller (VGA Compatible) Click "Next" button to install the driver. (There is the step-by-step installation guide. New hardware found After the graphics card is inserted into your graphics accelerator, please...
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... not. Opens Help page GV-NX73G Series Graphics Accelerator - 16 - The window will see the change of the 2D core clock, 3D core clock and memory clock. Besides, you can move the slider to load the frequency you adjust the working frequency of thermal curve from now on. To rechange clock, uncheck the "Fixed Clock" mode and then adjust If your card has Hardware Monitor function, you restart your...
... not. Opens Help page GV-NX73G Series Graphics Accelerator - 16 - The window will see the change of the 2D core clock, 3D core clock and memory clock. Besides, you can move the slider to load the frequency you adjust the working frequency of thermal curve from now on. To rechange clock, uncheck the "Fixed Clock" mode and then adjust If your card has Hardware Monitor function, you restart your...
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... updated information about the graphics accelerator, latest drivers, and other functions. Taskbar icon After installation of the graphics card's enhanced and other information. - 17 - Click the appropriate tab to open the GIGABYTE control panel, showing a menu composed of shortcut of the display drivers, you will find a GIGABYTE icon on the taskbar's status area. Right-click this icon to change your display settings. You may click the "Display Properties...
... updated information about the graphics accelerator, latest drivers, and other functions. Taskbar icon After installation of the graphics card's enhanced and other information. - 17 - Click the appropriate tab to open the GIGABYTE control panel, showing a menu composed of shortcut of the display drivers, you will find a GIGABYTE icon on the taskbar's status area. Right-click this icon to change your display settings. You may click the "Display Properties...
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... Color depth for Windows) You may adjust the screen resolution and color quality settings in Settings, you 'll see the Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS Properties dialog box. Click the Start the NVIDIA Control Panel button to change the color quality. You can click the item to access the GeForce 7300 GS properties page.) When you access the GeForce 7300 GS tab page for adapter...
... Color depth for Windows) You may adjust the screen resolution and color quality settings in Settings, you 'll see the Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS Properties dialog box. Click the Start the NVIDIA Control Panel button to change the color quality. You can click the item to access the GeForce 7300 GS properties page.) When you access the GeForce 7300 GS tab page for adapter...
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... that provides the NVIDIA display properties settings will appear on your system. English In the NVIDIA Control Panel, select a category to alter specific NVIDIA display settings. Control Panel User Interface You can select other NVIDIA utilities you might have installed on the left side. • New NVIDIA Control Panel This is the default user interface, which provides control of the NVIDIA graphics driver settings and other properties from the pop-out menu...
... that provides the NVIDIA display properties settings will appear on your system. English In the NVIDIA Control Panel, select a category to alter specific NVIDIA display settings. Control Panel User Interface You can select other NVIDIA utilities you might have installed on the left side. • New NVIDIA Control Panel This is the default user interface, which provides control of the NVIDIA graphics driver settings and other properties from the pop-out menu...
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... desktop. Dual-Monitor Setup: You can set the display to select the proper TV format. Display Matrix Model CRT+TV CRT+DVI DVI+TV GV-NX73G128D(-RH) Yes Yes Yes Display Matrix Model CRT+TV CRT+DVI DVI+TV GV-NX73G256D-RH Yes Yes Yes "*" Only Single display mode is available when SLI mode is chosen as the display, you to connect separate displays to save settings. If TV is enabled. Clone Mode GV-NX73G Series Graphics Accelerator - 22 - The GV-NX73G128D/GV-NX73G128D-RH/GV-NX73G256D-RH supports the following modes. (1) Clone Mode: Clone mode...
... desktop. Dual-Monitor Setup: You can set the display to select the proper TV format. Display Matrix Model CRT+TV CRT+DVI DVI+TV GV-NX73G128D(-RH) Yes Yes Yes Display Matrix Model CRT+TV CRT+DVI DVI+TV GV-NX73G256D-RH Yes Yes Yes "*" Only Single display mode is available when SLI mode is chosen as the display, you to connect separate displays to save settings. If TV is enabled. Clone Mode GV-NX73G Series Graphics Accelerator - 22 - The GV-NX73G128D/GV-NX73G128D-RH/GV-NX73G256D-RH supports the following modes. (1) Clone Mode: Clone mode...
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... your display device. GV-NX73G Series Graphics Accelerator - 24 - SLI multi-GPU * To enable SLI mode, select the Enable SLI multi-GPU check box and click Apply after installation of two GVNX73G128D/GV-NX73G128D-RH/GV-NX73G256D-RH graphics cards on an SLI-capable motherboard. Please do not enable SLI multi-GPU in Windows® 2000. English Performance and Quality Settings properties The sliders lets to decide whether your application should use quality or high performance texture. • Application profiles...
... your display device. GV-NX73G Series Graphics Accelerator - 24 - SLI multi-GPU * To enable SLI mode, select the Enable SLI multi-GPU check box and click Apply after installation of two GVNX73G128D/GV-NX73G128D-RH/GV-NX73G256D-RH graphics cards on an SLI-capable motherboard. Please do not enable SLI multi-GPU in Windows® 2000. English Performance and Quality Settings properties The sliders lets to decide whether your application should use quality or high performance texture. • Application profiles...
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Software Installation If your display(s) for optimal viewing and representation of colors . • Troubleshooting: If you can adjust Overlay zoom controls and Overlay color controls. The video overlay controls are automatically activated during playback of operating in the Display Properties directly from the Windows taskbar. • Shortcut tools: Enabling these options will access "Color Correction" properties page. Tools properties NV Rotate properties The NVIDIA settings taskbar utility lets you conveniently access various...
Software Installation If your display(s) for optimal viewing and representation of colors . • Troubleshooting: If you can adjust Overlay zoom controls and Overlay color controls. The video overlay controls are automatically activated during playback of operating in the Display Properties directly from the Windows taskbar. • Shortcut tools: Enabling these options will access "Color Correction" properties page. Tools properties NV Rotate properties The NVIDIA settings taskbar utility lets you conveniently access various...
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nView Windows properties This tab allows you to control of window and dialog box placement when using multiple monitors. English nView Desktop Management properties ThistabcontainsinformationaboutthenViewDesktopManager. nView Profile properties This tab contains a record all nView display settings for easy software setup. GV-NX73G Series Graphics Accelerator - 28 - The setup wizard can also be accessed from this tab.
nView Windows properties This tab allows you to control of window and dialog box placement when using multiple monitors. English nView Desktop Management properties ThistabcontainsinformationaboutthenViewDesktopManager. nView Profile properties This tab contains a record all nView display settings for easy software setup. GV-NX73G Series Graphics Accelerator - 28 - The setup wizard can also be accessed from this tab.
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nView User Interface properties This tab allows customization of the nView user interface. - 29 - Software Installation nView Desktops properties This tab allows you to 32 unique desktops. English nView Applications properties This tab allows you to create up to control nView settings depending on different applications.
nView User Interface properties This tab allows customization of the nView user interface. - 29 - Software Installation nView Desktops properties This tab allows you to 32 unique desktops. English nView Applications properties This tab allows you to create up to control nView settings depending on different applications.
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... Service Pack (or later) before installing the graphics accelerator driver. To install the graphics card driver for Windows® 2000, please insert the Installation CD. Click the Start button on your graphics card. Click on -screen instructions to the license agreement. 8. To ensure you need to install the graphics card driver to take advantage of the higher performance, resolutions, and special graphics features of the graphics card. Windows® 2000 driver installation With Windows running on the control bar. 2. Click Install Display Driver...
... Service Pack (or later) before installing the graphics accelerator driver. To install the graphics card driver for Windows® 2000, please insert the Installation CD. Click the Start button on your graphics card. Click on -screen instructions to the license agreement. 8. To ensure you need to install the graphics card driver to take advantage of the higher performance, resolutions, and special graphics features of the graphics card. Windows® 2000 driver installation With Windows running on the control bar. 2. Click Install Display Driver...
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... appropriate display device and graphics card when you experience problems. Contact your dealer or Gigabyte for the graphics card is securely fastened to the monitor's manual.) - 33- Press the F8 key on your computer manufacturer. After getting into Safe Mode, in Device Manager check whether the driver for more assistance, use the Troubleshooting Guide located in graphics capabilities on your monitor's setting by monitor's adjust panel to make the screen looks...
... appropriate display device and graphics card when you experience problems. Contact your dealer or Gigabyte for the graphics card is securely fastened to the monitor's manual.) - 33- Press the F8 key on your computer manufacturer. After getting into Safe Mode, in Device Manager check whether the driver for more assistance, use the Troubleshooting Guide located in graphics capabilities on your monitor's setting by monitor's adjust panel to make the screen looks...
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... installing the display drivers, you will find a GBT icon in MS-DOS mode 1. Then @VGA will not download/update the BIOS if it 's done, then restart your card is the latest one.) 3. Select the BIOS file from GBT website and extract it to restart the computer in MS-DOS mode.) 3. GV-NX73G Series Graphics Accelerator - 34 - Select the Live Update check box and click Flash. b. Complete the update...
... installing the display drivers, you will find a GBT icon in MS-DOS mode 1. Then @VGA will not download/update the BIOS if it 's done, then restart your card is the latest one.) 3. Select the BIOS file from GBT website and extract it to restart the computer in MS-DOS mode.) 3. GV-NX73G Series Graphics Accelerator - 34 - Select the Live Update check box and click Flash. b. Complete the update...