User manual GIGABYTE GV-GF1280-32P

[. . . ] 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. Macrovision corporation product notice: This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U. S. patents and other intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited. English Table of Contents 1. [. . . ] * Please make sure that the gold edge connectors of the graphics card is securely inserted. GV-GF1280-32P Graphics Accelerator -6- 2. Replace the screw to fasten the card in place, and replace the computer cover. English After installing the GV-GF1280-32P to your computer, please remember to connect at lease one power cable on the graphics card to the power supply connector. We suggest you to connect both of the two power cables on the graphics card to the power supply to achieve optimal graphics performance. 3. Plug the display cable into your graphics card; then turn on the computer and monitor. To connect a flat panel directly to your graphics card, use the DVI-I connector. To connect a VGA monitor to the DVI-I connector, plug the DVI-I to D-sub adapter into the DVI-I connector, then plug the monitor cable into the adapter. Connect a flat panel To TV / VCR To Flat Panel Display Connect a VGA monitor via DVI-I to D-sub adapter You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the graphics card driver. Please refer to next chapter for detailed instructions. -7Hardware Installation English GIGABYTE Component Video Adapter for Nvidia Graphics Cards (HDTV Cable) AV Out S-Video Out Connect to the TV-Out port on the graphics card. HDTV Component (Y+Pr+Pb) (1) Connecting HDTV Connect your HDTV cables to the component video adapter according to the corresponding color. (Y= Green, Pr= Red, Pb= Blue) (2) Connecting S-Video If your TV has a S-Video connection, connect the SVideo cable from your TV to the S-Video Out port on the adapter. (3) Connecting AV Output If your TV has a Composite video connection, you can connect the RCA cable from your TV to the AV Out port on the adapter. GV-GF1280-32P Graphics Accelerator -8- How NVIDIA ® SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology works: In an SLI configuration, two SLI-ready graphics cards of the same model and the same manufacturers are connected together via SLI bridge connector in a system that provides two x 16 PCI Express slots to scale graphics performance. The picture below shows that two graphics cards are linked in parallel in an SLI configuration. Two SLI-ready graphics cards of the same type. (Example: GV-NX66T256DP-RH) SLI bridge connector (provided by motherboard manufacturer) English -9- Hardware Installation English 3. When autorun window show up, click Install Display Driver item. Step 3. Click "Next" button. Windows installings the components. Step 4. Click "Finish" button to restart computer. Then the driver installation is completed. - 13 - 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-GF1280-32P Graphics Accelerator - 14 - 3. 1. 4. Display properties pages To access Display Properties pages, right-click the GIGABYTE icon on the taskbar and select Display Properties or right-click on Desktop and then select Properties. The Display Properties dialog box shows the information of display adapter, color, the range of display area, and the refresh rate. Settings (Resolutions and Color depth for Windows) You may adjust the screen resolution and color quality settings in this dialog box. You can move the slider to change the resolution. English You can click the item to change the color depth. Click the "Advanced" button for adapter and setting. Display Matrix Model CRT+TV CRT+DVI DVI+TV DVI+DVI GV-GF1280-32P Yes Yes Yes Yes To access more advanced options, click the "Advanced" button. GeForce 7950 GX2 properties After pressing the "Advanced" button in Settings, you'll see the Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 Properties dialog box. (You can also click the Nvidia icon on the taskbar and select Nvidia Display to access the GeForce 7950 GX2 properties page. ) This page shows the Adapter, System and Driver version information. You can select other properties from the pop-out menu. - 15 Software Installation English Screen Adjustment Settings properties Click the arrow icons on the desktop image to adjust the screen to the desired position. Display Mode Timing Settings properties Click to select your display's timing mode: Auto-Detect is the "default" setting; it allows Windows to receive the proper timing information directly from the display itself. There is only one video overlay, which is only available on the Primary display. [. . . ] Click "Yes" to the license agreement. Follow the Wizard's on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Please make sure the Windows® 2000 have installed Windows® 2000 Service Pack (or later) before installing the graphics accelerator driver. English - 25 - Software Installation English 4. Troubleshooting Tips The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems. [. . . ]