User manual NVIDIA GF 6800

[. . . ] FCC Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on. The user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: · · · · Reorient the receiving antenna. [. . . ] If you have upgraded your graphics card from another nVidia® based card, your system will have older nVidia® drivers installed and you will get the splash screen as shown in Figure 11. It is recommended that you uninstall the nVidia® drivers in your system in order for the new drivers to install properly. Figure 11: Uninstall Existing Drivers Splash Screen 18 91004099 3. 4. 5. To do this, click the Uninstall Existing Drivers button. The existing drivers will be uninstalled and your system will be rebooted. Once your system reboots, proceed with step 1 above. At the time of shipment, the compatibility testing of the graphics card drivers may not have completed. If this is the case, you will get a warning as in Figure 12. To check for the latest drivers, go to our website at: http://www. pny. com/support Once the drivers are installed, the InstallShield Wizard Complete window will appear as shown in Figure 13. Verify that Yes is selected and then click on Finish to restart your system for the changes to take effect. c. Figure 12: WHQL warning Figure 13: Restart your system 91004099 19 Installing DirectX® 8. 1 If your games do not support DirectX® 9, you may install DirectX® 8. 1. Turn on your computer and start Windows® 98/2000/Me/XP/NT 2. Insert the Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive 3. The `Auto-load' install shield will appear as shown in Figure 10, click on the Install DirectX® 8. 1 button. If your CD-ROM drive is not auto-detect enabled, click the Start button on the task bar and then select the Run button. Type "D:\launch. exe" in the dialog box and hit enter (where D:\ is the location of your CDROM drive). DirectX® 8. 1 will now be installed in your system, follow the instructions on the screen to complete installation. Your system will restart to complete the installation. You may now proceed to Installing GeForceTM Drivers . 20 91004099 Installing nVidia® WDM Drivers If your PNY GeForceTM graphics card is equipped with Video-In-Video-Out (VIVO) functionality, you must install the nVidia® WDM drivers for proper operation. Make sure that the GeForceTM Drivers have been already installed. If not, proceed to Installing GeForceTM Drivers. Turn on your computer and start Windows® 2000/XP 3. Insert the Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive 4. The `Auto -load' install shield will appear as shown in Figure 10, click on the Bonus Software button. If your CD-ROM drive is not auto-detect enabled, click the Start button on the task bar and then select the Run button. [. . . ] The nViewTM Desktop Manager must be enabled . Figure 29: Desktop Management 36 91004099 NVRotate This utility lets you rotate the desktop: · Landscape is the default · Portrait rotates the desktop 90 degrees · Invert ed Landscape rotates the desktop 180 degrees · Inverted Portrait rotates the desktop 270 degrees Single display mode is required. Figure 30: NVRotate 91004099 37 Screen Menus This tab allows you to customize the menu options available on the nVidia driver options highlighted in the red box. Just drag the menu options you do not want to use into the blue box. Enable screen menu editing must be checked. Figure 31: Screen Menus 38 91004099 Chapter 6 - nVidia® nViewTM Installation What is NVidia® nViewTM?NVidia's nViewTM is a desktop utility designed to give you an easier way of managing multiple displays and enhancing your desktop. [. . . ]