User manual GIGABYTE GV-NX86T256H-ZL

[. . . ] 17, 2007 VGA Card GV-NX86T256H Apr. 17, 2007 VGA Card GV-NX86T256H-ZL/GV-NX86T512H Jul. 16, 2007 VGA Card GV-NX86T256H-ZL/ GV-NX86T512H Jul. 16, 2007 GV-NX86T512H/ GV-NX86T256H/ GV-NX86T256H-ZL GeForceTM 8600 GT Graphics Accelerator User's Manual Rev. [. . . ] GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY's passive thermal design effectively implemented heat exchange, radiation and convection to improve stability of the system. Please maintain passive thermal sink at a normal and clean environment. Extra dust on heatsink may decrease the effectiveness of the thermal design. Silent Thermal Technology - 11 - Passive Thermal Design Hardware Installation English 3. Software Installation In this manual, we assume that your CD-ROM Drive letter to be Drive D: The installation of Windows® 2000 / Windows® 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. Windows® XP Driver Installation 3. 1. 1. Operating System Requirement · When loading the graphics card drivers for the system, please make sure your system has installed DirectX 9. 0c or later version. · If you install the graphics card drivers for the motherboard, which consist of SIS or VIA chipsets, please install the appropriate driver program for that motherboard. Or please contact your motherboard nearest dealer for motherboard driver. GV-NX86T256H(-ZL)/512H Graphics Accelerator - 12 - 3. 1. 2. DirectX Installation Install Microsoft DirectX to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP to achieve better 3D performance. Note: For software MPEG support in Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP, you must install DirectX first. Display Properties Pages To access Display Properties pages, 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. English You can move the slider to change the resolution. You can click the item to change the color quality. Click the Advanced button for adapter and setting. To access more advanced options, click the Advanced button. NVIDIA Control Panel After pressing the Advanced button in Settings, you'll see the Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Properties dialog box. (You can also click the NVIDIA icon on the taskbar and select NVIDIA Control Panel. ) Access the GeForce 8600 GT tab page to launch the NVIDIA Control Panel All of the NVIDIA control panels have been consolidated into a single application, the NVIDIA Control Panel. Click the Start the NVIDIA Control Panel button to open the NVIDIA Control Panel. - 17 - Software Installation Select the view of the NVIDIA Control Panel that is most appropriate for you. Standard Settings Advanced Settings This follow pages provide details on configuring Advanced Settings. English In the NVIDIA Control Panel, select a category to alter specific NVIDIA display settings. [. . . ] 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. GV-NX86T256H(-ZL)/512H Graphics Accelerator - 32 - 4. Troubleshooting Tips The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems. [. . . ]