User manual GIGABYTE GV-GF3200-TF

[. . . ] The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to update the information contained herein. English Table of Contents 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minimum system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Software Installation In this manual, we assume that your CD-ROM Drive to be Drive D: The installation of 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. Then you can follow the guides to setup your graphics card driver. (Please follow the subsection 3. 1. 3 "Driver installation" to install the driver for your graphics accelerator. ) 3. 1. Win® XP driver and utilities installation 3. 1. 1. Operating system requirement · When loading the graphics card drivers for the system, please make sure you have installed DirectX 9 or later version to your system. · If you install the graphics card drivers for the motherboard built on SIS or VIA chipsets, please install the appropriate driver program for that motherboard. Or please contact your motherboard nearest dealer for motherboard driver. GV-GF3200-TF Graphics Accelerator -8- 3. 1. 2. DirectX installation Install Microsoft DirectX to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Windows® XP to achieve better 3D performance. Note: For software MPEG support in Windows® XP, you must install DirectX first. Step 1. When the autorun window showes up, click the "Install DirectX 9" item. English Click the "Install DirectX 9" item. Step 2. Then the V-Tuner2 installation is completed. GV-GF3200-TF Graphics Accelerator - 14 - V-Tuner 2 V-Tuner 2 lets you adjust the working frequency of the graphic engine and video memory (Core Clock and Memory Clock). V-Tuner2 allows easy tweaking and overclocking of both GPUs of the GV-GF3200-TF graphics card! English Displays core clock status of the dual GPUs Displays memory clock status Adjust core speed Adjust memory speed Enables auto adjustment of core/ memory clock settings set by user when running 3D applications. Opens Help page Select choice of skin - 15 - Software Installation English 3. 1. 6. Taskbar icon After installation of the display drivers, you will find a GBT icon on the taskbar's status area. Right-click this icon to open the GBT control panel, showing a menu composed of shortcut of the graphics card's enhanced and other functions. You may click the "Display Properties" item, and then click Settings. Click "Advanced" after clicking Settings. Click the appropriate tab to change your display settings. Right click the icon. Click "VGA Information" item into the "VGA Info" and "Color Adjust" tabs. You can link to GBT website for updated information about the graphics accelerator, latest drivers, and other information. GV-GF3200-TF Graphics Accelerator - 16 - VGA Information VGA Info lists the relevant information about your card. English Color Adjust Color Adjust allows you to make color adjustments, such as brightness, contrast and gamma values for each or all of RGB colors. - 17 - Software Installation English After installation of the display drivers, you will find a NVIDIA icon area. Click this icon to open the control panel. on the taskbar's status Right click the icon. You can adjust the properties of the graphics accelerator from here. GV-GF3200-TF Graphics Accelerator - 18 - 3. 1. 7. Display properties pages To 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. Adjust the color correction settings to provide more accurate color reproduction of images (such as photographs) on your display device. Also, many 3Daccelerated games may appear too dark to play. [. . . ] 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 to the card's display connector. Make sure that the monitor and computer are plugged in and receiving power. [. . . ]