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... publication of this graphics card. Use of this this card. Due to update the information contained herein. GV-NX88T512HP/ GV-NX88T512H/ GV-NX88G384H/ GV-NX96G384H/ GV-NX88T256H GeForceTM 8800/9600 Graphics Accelerator User's Manual Rev. 103 12MD-NX88T5HP-103R Copyright © 2008 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT"). Notice Please do not remove any form without the expressed, written permission of their respective owners. Trademarks Third...
... publication of this graphics card. Use of this this card. Due to update the information contained herein. GV-NX88T512HP/ GV-NX88T512H/ GV-NX88G384H/ GV-NX96G384H/ GV-NX88T256H GeForceTM 8800/9600 Graphics Accelerator User's Manual Rev. 103 12MD-NX88T5HP-103R Copyright © 2008 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT"). Notice Please do not remove any form without the expressed, written permission of their respective owners. Trademarks Third...
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...5 2. Software Installation 12 3.1. DirectX Installation ...13 3.1.3. Troubleshooting Tips 35 5. Hardware Installation Introduction ...5 1.1. Operating System Requirements 12 3.1.2. GIGABYTE Gamer HUD on Driver CD 16 3.1.5. Resolutions and Color Depth Tables (In Windows XP 37 Regulatory Statements 39 (Note) This item will show up when you connect two monitors. - 5 - Board Layout ...6 2.2. Windows® XP Driver and Utilities Installation 12 3.1.1. Display Properties Pages 19 3.1.7. Appendix ...36 5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS in MS-DOS Mode 36 5.2. Hardware...
...5 2. Software Installation 12 3.1. DirectX Installation ...13 3.1.3. Troubleshooting Tips 35 5. Hardware Installation Introduction ...5 1.1. Operating System Requirements 12 3.1.2. GIGABYTE Gamer HUD on Driver CD 16 3.1.5. Resolutions and Color Depth Tables (In Windows XP 37 Regulatory Statements 39 (Note) This item will show up when you connect two monitors. - 5 - Board Layout ...6 2.2. Windows® XP Driver and Utilities Installation 12 3.1.1. Display Properties Pages 19 3.1.7. Appendix ...36 5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS in MS-DOS Mode 36 5.2. Hardware...
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... certified motherboard with Service Pack 2 (SP2) - GV-NX88/NX96 Series Graphics Accelerator - 6 - 1. Windows® XP with two PCI Express x16 slots and correct chipset driver - A power supply with 256 MB GDDR3 memory (For GV-NX88T256H only) • Supports DirectX 10 • Supports NVIDIA® SLI TM (Scalable Link Interface) technology (Note) • Supports AV / S-Video / TV-Out and HDTV output • Supports 2 DVI-I connectors • Supports 2 D-Sub connectors (by adapters) • Supports HDTV output (by NVIDIA® GeForceTM 8800/9600 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU...
... certified motherboard with Service Pack 2 (SP2) - GV-NX88/NX96 Series Graphics Accelerator - 6 - 1. Windows® XP with two PCI Express x16 slots and correct chipset driver - A power supply with 256 MB GDDR3 memory (For GV-NX88T256H only) • Supports DirectX 10 • Supports NVIDIA® SLI TM (Scalable Link Interface) technology (Note) • Supports AV / S-Video / TV-Out and HDTV output • Supports 2 DVI-I connectors • Supports 2 D-Sub connectors (by adapters) • Supports HDTV output (by NVIDIA® GeForceTM 8800/9600 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU...
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Remove the computer cover. To remove the existing graphics card: Step 1. Remove any existing graphics card from the back of your graphics card. If necessary, consult your computer. Hardware Installation Now that you have prepared your computer, you are ready to install your computer. Step 3. Step 2. Power off the computer and monitor, then disconnect the display cable from your computer's manual for help in removing the cover. 2.2. GV-NX88/NX96 Series Graphics Accelerator - 10 -
Remove the computer cover. To remove the existing graphics card: Step 1. Remove any existing graphics card from the back of your graphics card. If necessary, consult your computer. Hardware Installation Now that you have prepared your computer, you are ready to install your computer. Step 3. Step 2. Power off the computer and monitor, then disconnect the display cable from your computer's manual for help in removing the cover. 2.2. GV-NX88/NX96 Series Graphics Accelerator - 10 -
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... graphics card with the installation of the graphics card is fully seated. * Please make sure that the gold edge connector of the graphics card driver. To install your graphics card; Connect a flat panel To TV / VCR To Flat Panel Display Connect a D-Sub monitor via DVI-I to D-Sub adapter You are now ready to proceed with the PCI Express x16 slot, and press it 's operating to your graphics card, use the DVI-I connector, then plug the monitor cable into your new graphics card: Step 1. Hardware Installation...
... graphics card with the installation of the graphics card is fully seated. * Please make sure that the gold edge connector of the graphics card driver. To install your graphics card; Connect a flat panel To TV / VCR To Flat Panel Display Connect a D-Sub monitor via DVI-I to D-Sub adapter You are now ready to proceed with the PCI Express x16 slot, and press it 's operating to your graphics card, use the DVI-I connector, then plug the monitor cable into your new graphics card: Step 1. Hardware Installation...
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... window (if it does not show up, run "D:\setup.exe"). Then you can follow the instructions to setup your CD-ROM drive letter to install the driver for the motherboard drivers, please contact the motherboard manufacturer.) GV-NX88/NX96 Series Graphics Accelerator - 14 - Operating System Requirements Notice the following guidelines before installing the drivers: 1. Make sure your system has installed the appropriate motherboard drivers (for your system has installed DirectX 9.0c or later version...
... window (if it does not show up, run "D:\setup.exe"). Then you can follow the instructions to setup your CD-ROM drive letter to install the driver for the motherboard drivers, please contact the motherboard manufacturer.) GV-NX88/NX96 Series Graphics Accelerator - 14 - Operating System Requirements Notice the following guidelines before installing the drivers: 1. Make sure your system has installed the appropriate motherboard drivers (for your system has installed DirectX 9.0c or later version...
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... install the driver. (Insert the driver CD-ROM that came with your computer for the driver and install it automatically. Driver Installation A. New Hardware Found When the graphics card is inserted into your graphics card.) Or click the Cancel button to install the driver from the autorun window. Step 1: Found New Hardware Wizard: Video Controller (VGA Compatible) Click the Next button to finish the installation. GV-NX88/NX96 Series Graphics Accelerator - 16 - The following are stepby-step installation instructions...
... install the driver. (Insert the driver CD-ROM that came with your computer for the driver and install it automatically. Driver Installation A. New Hardware Found When the graphics card is inserted into your graphics card.) Or click the Cancel button to install the driver from the autorun window. Step 1: Found New Hardware Wizard: Video Controller (VGA Compatible) Click the Next button to finish the installation. GV-NX88/NX96 Series Graphics Accelerator - 16 - The following are stepby-step installation instructions...
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GIGABYTE Gamer HUD The GIGABYTE Gamer HUD allows you to manually configure the voltage and GPU/Shader/Memory frequency settings Displays the GPU usage and temperature, the GPU usage/thermal curve, and your graphics card information Opens Help page Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in damage to your system and reduce the useful life of the system components. (Note) This item is configurable only if 2D/3D Auto-Optimized is set to...
GIGABYTE Gamer HUD The GIGABYTE Gamer HUD allows you to manually configure the voltage and GPU/Shader/Memory frequency settings Displays the GPU usage and temperature, the GPU usage/thermal curve, and your graphics card information Opens Help page Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in damage to your system and reduce the useful life of the system components. (Note) This item is configurable only if 2D/3D Auto-Optimized is set to...
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... GeForce 8800 GT tab page to change the color quality. Click the Advanced button 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 8800 GT Properties dialog box. You can click the item to open the NVIDIA Control Panel. - 21 - Settings (Resolutions and Color Quality for advanced settings. Display Properties Pages To access Display Properties pages, right-click on desktop...
... GeForce 8800 GT tab page to change the color quality. Click the Advanced button 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 8800 GT Properties dialog box. You can click the item to open the NVIDIA Control Panel. - 21 - Settings (Resolutions and Color Quality for advanced settings. Display Properties Pages To access Display Properties pages, right-click on desktop...
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GV-NX88/NX96 Series Graphics Accelerator - 22 - The categories are : Standard Advanced Custom 3D Settings Tasks in the 3D Settings pages allow you to do the following pages provide details on configuring advanced settings. The supported modes are : 3D Settings Display Video & Television In the NVIDIA Control Panel, change a view if you . Standard Settings Advanced Settings The following : • Change the image and...
GV-NX88/NX96 Series Graphics Accelerator - 22 - The categories are : Standard Advanced Custom 3D Settings Tasks in the 3D Settings pages allow you to do the following pages provide details on configuring advanced settings. The supported modes are : 3D Settings Display Video & Television In the NVIDIA Control Panel, change a view if you . Standard Settings Advanced Settings The following : • Change the image and...
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... settings to use for all your Direct3D or OpenGL applications and to establish a unique set of 3D settings for a particular game or application. MonitorTemperature Levels To monitor the current temperature of your NVIDIA GPU using NVIDIA nTune utility, please visit NVIDIA's official web site for more information about nTune. (Note) This item is present only in Advanced view mode. - 23 - Software Installation...
... settings to use for all your Direct3D or OpenGL applications and to establish a unique set of 3D settings for a particular game or application. MonitorTemperature Levels To monitor the current temperature of your NVIDIA GPU using NVIDIA nTune utility, please visit NVIDIA's official web site for more information about nTune. (Note) This item is present only in Advanced view mode. - 23 - Software Installation...
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GV-NX88/NX96 Series Graphics Accelerator - 24 - Display A variety of display features enable you to further manipulate and configure your display settings to optimize the use of your displays for optimal viewing and repersentation of colors. (Note 1) This item is present only in the Display pages allow you to do the following: • Run display optimization wizard • Move CRT screen position • Change resolution • Adjust desktop color settings • Rotate display • Manage custom resolutions (Note...
GV-NX88/NX96 Series Graphics Accelerator - 24 - Display A variety of display features enable you to further manipulate and configure your display settings to optimize the use of your displays for optimal viewing and repersentation of colors. (Note 1) This item is present only in the Display pages allow you to do the following: • Run display optimization wizard • Move CRT screen position • Change resolution • Adjust desktop color settings • Rotate display • Manage custom resolutions (Note...
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... Create Custom Resolutions page. Run Multiple Display Wizard (Note 2) This wizard will show up when you to change the orientation of different display timings for ultimate flexibility for analog CRT and DVI connections. The Advanced Timing page enables you to adjust timings for your graphics card in Advanced view mode. (Note 2) This item will help you enable and customize your desktop to support a variety of your multi-display setup. (Note 1) This...
... Create Custom Resolutions page. Run Multiple Display Wizard (Note 2) This wizard will show up when you to change the orientation of different display timings for ultimate flexibility for analog CRT and DVI connections. The Advanced Timing page enables you to adjust timings for your graphics card in Advanced view mode. (Note 2) This item will help you enable and customize your desktop to support a variety of your multi-display setup. (Note 1) This...
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... desktop (Horizontal span) Horizontal Span mode indicates that are connected to output from each display is half the width of the total virtual desktop width. - 27 - Clone Mode Horizontal Span Mode Software Installation The width of each other (Dualview) (1) The same on the Change Display Configuration page. Set up Multiple Displays NVIDIA nView technology enables you to view your desktop in the display pair function as one of several multi-display modes to make the best use of the displays (monitors...
... desktop (Horizontal span) Horizontal Span mode indicates that are connected to output from each display is half the width of the total virtual desktop width. - 27 - Clone Mode Horizontal Span Mode Software Installation The width of each other (Dualview) (1) The same on the Change Display Configuration page. Set up Multiple Displays NVIDIA nView technology enables you to view your desktop in the display pair function as one of several multi-display modes to make the best use of the displays (monitors...
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...- specific signal or the HDTV format. • Enable full screen video mirroring. Adjust Video Color Settings Use the controls on this page to fine tune the color settings for video content on your changes. Select one of the desktop video to best fit your television or HDTV (high definition television) screen. • Change the signal format to use for your standard television or HDTV as well as they happen. Run Television Setup...
...- specific signal or the HDTV format. • Enable full screen video mirroring. Adjust Video Color Settings Use the controls on this page to fine tune the color settings for video content on your changes. Select one of the desktop video to best fit your television or HDTV (high definition television) screen. • Change the signal format to use for your standard television or HDTV as well as they happen. Run Television Setup...
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... nView properties page, you connect two monitors. GV-NX88/NX96 Series Graphics Accelerator - 32 - Multiple desktops give you extra desktop areas on which to run your system tray and select Click the item to start configuringing nView features. (Note) This item will show up multiple desktops to work with your graphics card. Step 2: Click Enable. 3.1.7. Click the Enable button to crowd several open application windows on all the nView Desktop Manager features. With nView...
... nView properties page, you connect two monitors. GV-NX88/NX96 Series Graphics Accelerator - 32 - Multiple desktops give you extra desktop areas on which to run your system tray and select Click the item to start configuringing nView features. (Note) This item will show up multiple desktops to work with your graphics card. Step 2: Click Enable. 3.1.7. Click the Enable button to crowd several open application windows on all the nView Desktop Manager features. With nView...
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nView Windows properties This tab allows you to control window and dialog box placement when using multiple monitors. - 33 - Software Installation nView Profiles properties This tab contains a record of 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 to control window and dialog box placement when using multiple monitors. - 33 - Software Installation nView Profiles properties This tab contains a record of 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.
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nView User Interface properties This tab allows for customization of the nView user interface. nView Applications properties This tab allows you to create up to control nView settings depending on different applications. GV-NX88/NX96 Series Graphics Accelerator - 34 - nView Desktops properties This tab allows you to 32 unique desktops.
nView User Interface properties This tab allows for customization of the nView user interface. nView Applications properties This tab allows you to create up to control nView settings depending on different applications. GV-NX88/NX96 Series Graphics Accelerator - 34 - nView Desktops properties This tab allows you to 32 unique desktops.
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nView Zoom properties This tab provides dynamic zoom functionality on the desktop. nView Hot Keys properties This tab lets you can apply to your applications. nView Effects properties This tab provides special windows effects that you perform various actions with shortcut keys or key combinations. - 35 - Software Installation Also enable full screen video playback via the video mirroring control button.
nView Zoom properties This tab provides dynamic zoom functionality on the desktop. nView Hot Keys properties This tab lets you can apply to your applications. nView Effects properties This tab provides special windows effects that you perform various actions with shortcut keys or key combinations. - 35 - Software Installation Also enable full screen video playback via the video mirroring control button.
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... power. If necessary, disable any built-in the Windows Help or contact your monitor's setting using monitor's adjust panel to make the screen look focused, crisp, and sharp. (Please refer to the card's display connector. Make sure that the display cable is correct. For more assistance, use the Troubleshooting Guide located in graphics capabilities on your computer. Troubleshooting Tips The following troubleshooting tips may help if you install the graphics driver...
... power. If necessary, disable any built-in the Windows Help or contact your monitor's setting using monitor's adjust panel to make the screen look focused, crisp, and sharp. (Please refer to the card's display connector. Make sure that the display cable is correct. For more assistance, use the Troubleshooting Guide located in graphics capabilities on your computer. Troubleshooting Tips The following troubleshooting tips may help if you install the graphics driver...