User manual GIGABYTE GV-N680WF3-2GD

[. . . ] Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1. 1. Minimum System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2. 1. SLI Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Make sure your system has installed the appropriate motherboard drivers (for the motherboard drivers, please contact the motherboard manufacturer. ) 3. 1. Driver Installation After installing the operating system, insert the driver disk into your optical drive. The driver Autorun screen is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the setup. exe program. ) Step 1: Click the Install Display Driver item. Step 2: Click the AGREE AND CONTINUE button. For software MPEG support in Windows XP, you must install DirectX first. Users who run Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or above do not need to install DirectX separately. -7Software Installation Step 3: Check the Express then click the NEXT button. Step 4: Check the Install NVIDIA Update then click the NEXT button. The system is installing the components. Step 5: Click the RESTART NOW button to restart the computer. Then the driver installation is completed. NVIDIA Series Graphics Accelerator -8- 3. 1. 2. GIGABYTE Easy Boost on Driver Disk Step 1: Click the GIGABYTE Easy Boost item. Step 2: Choose the language for the installation and click the OK button. Step 3: Choose the Typical and click the Next button Step 4: Click the Finish button. Then the installation of the GIGABYTE Easy Boost is completed. The system is installing the components. -9- Software Installation GIGABYTE Easy Boost Easy Boost is a graphics card smart tuning tool, combined with Overclock, OSD Turning, BIOS Setting, Technical Support, Live Update function. Over Clock: User can adjust GPU clock, Memory clock, Shader clock and Fan speed here. User can also monitor graphics card current parameters. OSD Turning: User can set hotkey of On-Screen-Display and path of screen shot and recording video savings at "OSD" page. User can also adjust Gamma, Contrast and Brightness at "Color" page. NVIDIA Series Graphics Accelerator - 10 - BIOS Setting: User can back up current BIOS, flash BIOS from selected file and auto flash BIOS on-line. Technical Support: User can get information of VGA, CPU, motherboard, system memory and monitor. User also can press "Export" button to export all system information into . txt file. Live Update: Easy Boost will auto detect the latest version Easy Boost on-line and auto update. Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in damage to your system and reduce the useful life of the system components. - 11 Software Installation 3. 2. Display Properties Pages Display Settings (Resolutions and Color Quality for Windows) To access Display Settings page, right-click on desktop and select Personalize, then the Personalization windows will show up. Select Display Settings to adjust the screen resolution and color quality settings. You can move the slider to change the resolution. You can click the item to change the color quality. Click the Advanced button for advanced settings. NVIDIA Series Graphics Accelerator - 12 - 3. 3. Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel After installation of the display driver, right-click on the desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel. The NVIDIA Control Panel is used to configure all your graphics card settings. Right-click on the desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel. In the NVIDIA Control Panel, select a category to alter specific NVIDIA display settings. 3D settings Display Stereoscopic 3D Video - 13 - Software Installation 3D Settings Tasks in the 3D Settings pages allow you to do the following: · Change the image and rendering settings of your 3D applications and games that utilize Direct3D and OpenGL technology. · Override the shipped clocked frequencies of your GPU and GPU memory to increase your GPU performance. · Assign specific 3D settings to a game so that these settings automatically load when a game is launched. Adjust Image Settings with Preview If you are unfamiliar with 3D technology or not an advanced graphics user, use the Adjust Image Settings with Preview page to preview any changes you make for improved image quality and rendering. Manage 3D Settings The Manage 3D Settings page enables you to establish default 3D 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. Set PhysX confiquration NVIDIA® PhysX® is a powerful physics engine that can utilize GPU acceleration to provide amazing real-time physics effects. NVIDIA Series Graphics Accelerator - 14 - Display A variety of display features enable you to further manipulate and configure your display settings to optimize the use of your displays. Tasks in the Display pages allow you to do the following: · Move CRT screen position · Change resolution · Adjust desktop color settings · Rotate display · Manage custom resolutions · Set up multiple displays Change Resolution Using the Change Resolution controls, you can change the color setting, reduce screen flickering, or adjust the amount of information appearing on your display. - 15 - Software Installation Adjust Desktop Color Settings Use this page to set the contrast, sharpness, and color depth (Digital Vibrance) of the images on your desktop. [. . . ] Moreover, we at GIGABYTE are continuing our efforts to develop products that do not use internationally banned toxic chemicals. Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive Statement GIGABYTE will fulfill the national laws as interpreted from the 2002/96/EC WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) directive. The WEEE Directive specifies the treatment, collection, recycling and disposal of electric and electronic devices and their components. Under the Directive, used equipment must be marked, collected separately, and disposed of properly. WEEE Symbol Statement The symbol shown below is on the product or on its packaging, which indicates that this product must not be disposed of with other waste. Instead, the device should be taken to the waste collection centers for activation of the treatment, collection, recycling and disposal procedure. [. . . ]