User manual GIGABYTE GV-N730SL-2GL

[. . . ] Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful and (2) this device must accept any inference received, including that may cause undesired operation. Representative Person's Name: ERIC LU Signature: Eric Lu Date: Dec. 17, 2003 GV-N730SL-2GL User's Manual Rev. 101 12MD-N4464TE-101 GeForceTM 4 MX440-8X Graphics Accelerator Copyright © 2003 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO. , LTD Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO. , LTD. [. . . ] If your graphics card came with a DVI connector, you can connect a flat panel display to the appropriate connector, as shown below. . . To TV or VCR To VGA Monitor To TV or VCR You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the graphics card driver. For detailed instructions, select your operating system from the list below. -7- Hardware Installation 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, run "D:\setup. exe"). 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 your system has installed DirectX 8 or later version. · If you install the graphics card drivers for the motherboard, which consist of SIS, ALI or VIA chipsets, please install the appropriate driver program for that motherboard. Or please contact your motherboard nearest dealer for motherboard driver. GV-N730SL-2GL Graphics Accelerator -8- 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. Note: On certain monitors, the screen may go blank momentarily during adjustment. English Display Timing properties Select the proper timing mode for your display. · Auto-Detect (Windows determines the proper mode. ) · General Timing Formula (GTF) · Discrete Monitor Timings (DMT) · Fixed Aspect Ratio Timings Color Correction properties The Color Correction Properties is used to adjust the color settings. It also allows gamma control for video playing of the Video Overlay. The color settings affect all display devices mapped to the view. You can change red, green, and blue display colors. Set Desktop and Video Overlay brightness (gamma) levels can also be changed. - 19 - Software Installation English Performance and Quality Settings properties 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 image quality. · Antialiasing: Improves image quality by removing jagged edges from 3D images. · Anisotropic Filtering: Use a texture filtering technique that blends multiple texture samples together. It will result in high quality textures, with a negligible reduction in the application's performance. Direct3D Settings properties Performance and Compatibility options. · Mipmap detail level · Maximum system memory for PCI mode textures · Enable fog table emulation · Custom Direct3D settings More Direct3D button Texel Alignment The slider lets you position the texel origin between the upper-left corner and the center of the texel. GV-N730SL-2GL Graphics Accelerator - 20 - OpenGL Settings properties Performance and Compatibility options. [. . . ] "How to reflash the BIOS". GV-N730SL-2GL Graphics Accelerator - 28 - 4. Troubleshooting 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 AGP slot. [. . . ]