User manual GIGABYTE GV-NX76T256D-RH REV 101

[. . . ] VGA Card GV-NX76T256D-RH / GV-NX76T256DB-RH Mar. 8, 2006 VGA Card GV-NX76T256D-RH / GV-NX76T256DB-RH Mar. 8, 2006 GV-NX76T256D-RH / GV-NX76T256DB-RH GeForceTM 7600 GT Graphics Accelerator User's Manual Rev. 101 12MD-NX76T2R-101R * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment!! [. . . ] Note: For software MPEG support in Windows® 2000 or 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. Step 1. Click the Finish button to restart computer. Then the utilities installation is completed. (Note) This function is only for GV-NX76T256D-RH. - 15 Software Installation English V-Tuner 2 (Note) V-Tuner 2 lets you adjust the working frequency of the graphic engine and video memory (Core Clock and Memory Clock). Displays core clock status Displays memory clock status Adjust core speed Adjust memory speed The tunning CLK will only be applied when running 3D mode. Opens Help page Select choice of skin (Note) This function is only for GV-NX76T256D-RH. GV-NX76T256D(B)-RH Graphics Accelerator - 16 - 3. 1. 5. Taskbar Icon After installation of the display drivers, you will find a GIGABYTE icon on the taskbar's status area. Right-click this icon to open the GIGABYTE 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. English Right click the icon. Click "VGA Information" item into the "VGA Info" and "Color Adjust" tabs. You can link to GIGABYTE website for updated information about the graphics accelerator, latest drivers, and other information. - 17 - Software Installation English VGA Information VGA Info lists the relevant information about your card. Color Adjust Color Adjust allows you to make color adjustments, such as brightness, contrast and gamma values for each or all of RGB colors. GV-NX76T256D(B)-RH Graphics Accelerator - 18 - 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 English Right click the icon. You can adjust the properties of the graphics accelerator from here. - 19 - Software Installation English 3. 1. 6. 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. You can click the item to change the color depth. Click the "Advanced" button for adapter and setting. To access more advanced options, click the "Advanced" button. GeForce 7600 GT properties After pressing the "Advanced" button in Settings, you'll see the Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT Properties dialog box. (You can also click the Nvidia icon on the taskbar and select Nvidia Display to access the GeForce 7600 GT properties page. ) This page shows the Adapter, System and Driver version information. You can select other properties from the pop-out menu. GV-NX76T256D(B)-RH Graphics Accelerator - 20 - nView Display Settings properties * nView allows you to connect separate displays to single graphics card. · nView Display mode: select your preferred nView display modes here. Options: Single display/ Clone/ Dualview · Primary/Secondary display: select a single display or display pair. The selected display combination will appear in the graphical representation below. · Make this the primary display: Specifies that the display corresponding to the icon you selected above is the primary display. · Click Apply to apply settings or click OK to save settings. If TV is chosen as the display, you will need to select the proper TV format. [. . . ] Extract the downloaded Zip file to your hard disk(s) or floppy disk. (For Windows 2000/XP, you need a startup disk to restart the computer in MS-DOS mode. ) 3. To back up the current BIOS, at the A:\> prompt, type[BIOS flash utility name] -s [BIOS file name] (example: gvf11 -s nx76t2dr. f1) and press Enter. To flash BIOS, at the A:\> prompt, type [BIOS flash utility name] -p [BIOS file name] (example: gvf11 -p nx76t2dr. f2) and press Enter. [. . . ]