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Page 2 - English; Table of Contents

GV-N57 Series Graphics Accelerator - 2 - English Table of Contents 1. Introduction ..................................................................................... 3 1.1. Features ................................................................................................. 31.2. Minimum sys...

Page 4 - Hardware Installation; The GV-N57 Series package contains the following:

GV-N57 Series Graphics Accelerator - 4 - English 2. Hardware Installation Ex pans ion ca rds con tain ve ry delicate In teg rated Circ uit (IC) c hips . To p rote ctthem against d amage from static electric ity, you should follow some precau tionswhenever you work on your computer. 1. Turn off your ...

Page 7 - To install your graphics accelerator card:; Power off the computer and monitor, then

Hardware Installation - 7 - English 2.3. Hardware installation Installing Your graphics card.Now that y ou hav e prep ared y our co mputer , you are re ady to insta ll you r grap hicsaccelerator card. To install your graphics accelerator card: 1. Power off the computer and monitor, then disconnect t...

Page 8 - Repla ce the scr ew to fas ten the ca rd in

GV-N57 Series Graphics Accelerator - 8 - English 4. Locate the AGP slot. If necessary, remove the metal cover from this slot; then alignyour graphics card with the AGP slot, andpress it in firmly until the card is fully eated. 5. Repla ce the scr ew to fas ten the ca rd in place, and replace the com...

Page 9 - Software Installation; In this manual, we assume that your CD-ROM Drive letter to be Drive D:; The installation of Win; XP driver and utilities installation

Softwa re Installation - 9 - English 3. Software Installation In this manual, we assume that your CD-ROM Drive letter to be Drive D: The installation of Win ® 98/98SE / Win ® 2000 / Win ® ME / Win ® XP drivers is very simple. When you insert the driv er CD into your CD- ROM drive, you can see the AU...

Page 10 - ME or Windows; Step 1. When autorun window show up, click; Ins tall DirectX 9; and

GV-N57 Series Graphics Accelerator - 10 - English 3.1.2. DirectX in stallation Install Microsoft DirectX to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Windows ® 98/ 98SE / Windows ® 2000 / Windows ® ME or Windows ® XP to achieve better 3D performence. M Note: For software MPEG support in Windows ® ...

Page 11 - Ste p; Then the DirectX 9 installation is comple ted.

Softwa re Installation - 11 - English Ste p 4. Click "Finish" to resta rt compu ter. Then the DirectX 9 installation is comple ted. Installing the components.

Page 12 - A. New hardware found

GV-N57 Series Graphics Accelerator - 12 - English 3.1.3. D river installation A. New hardware found After the graphics card is inserted into your computer at the first time, the windows willautomatically detect a new hardware in the system and pop out a "New Hardware Found"message. The follo...

Page 13 - Install Disp lay Driver; Windows installing s the compo nents.

Softwa re Installation - 13 - English B. Driver installation (Autorun Window) Insert the driver CD disk into your CD-ROM, and then you can see the AUTORUN window.If it does not show up, please run "D:\setup.exe". Step 1 . Wh en a utorun windo w sh ow u p,clic k Install Disp lay Driver item. ...

Page 15 - * Please notice that the WDM driver is only for Windows XP.

Softwa re Installation - 15 - English Ste p 2. Click "Next" button. Windows installing s the compo nents. Step 3. Click "Finish" button to restart computer.Then the driver in stalla tion is comple ted. * Please notice that the WDM driver is only for Windows XP.

Page 17 - Display Memory Clock

Softwa re Installation - 17 - English Display Memory Clock Close V-Tuner Min V-Tuner Display Core Clock Display & AdjustCore Clock Link to the Websit of Gigabyte Help Description Close V-Tuner To system Tray Display & AdjustMemory Clock V-Tuner (Overclock Utility) V-Tuner lets you adjust the...

Page 18 - After installat ion of the display d rivers, y ou will find a GBT icon

GV-N57 Series Graphics Accelerator - 18 - English 3.1.5. Taskbar icon After installat ion of the display d rivers, y ou will find a GBT icon on t he taskb ar's stat us are a. Rig ht-clicking this icon ope ns the GBT c ontrol panel, show ing a menucomposed of shortcut of the graphics card's enhanced ...

Page 19 - lists the relevant information about your card.

Softwa re Installation - 19 - English VGA InformationVGA Info lists the relevant information about your card. Color AdjustColor Adjust allows you to make color adjustments, such as brightness, contrast and gamma values for each or all of RGB colors.

Page 20 - You ca n enable th e nView fun ction.; Right click the icon.

GV-N57 Series Graphics Accelerator - 20 - English After installation of the display drivers, you will find a NVIDIA icon on the taskbar'sstatus area. Clicking this icon open the control panel. You ca n a d jus t th e p ro p erties of th egraphics accelertaor from here. You ca n enable th e nView fun...

Page 21 - Settings (Resolutions and Color depth for windows); You c an select other properties from the pop-out menu.

Softwa re Installation - 21 - English 3.1.6. Display p roperties pages The screen shows the information of display adapter, color, the range of display areaand the refresh rate. Settings (Resolutions and Color depth for windows) The Setting properties page allows you to adjust the screen resolution ...

Page 22 - Screen Adjustment properties; The Color Correction Properties; is used to

GV-N57 Series Graphics Accelerator - 22 - English Screen Adjustment properties n Click th e icons on the desktop image to adjust the screen to the desire d position.Note: On certain monitors, the screen may goblank momentarily during adjustment. Display Timing properties Color Correction properties ...

Page 23 - Performance and Quality Settings properties; • Antialiasing settings: Improves image quality; Direct3D Settings properties; • Enable conformant OpenGL texture clamp

Softwa re Installation - 23 - English Performance and Quality Settings properties n Th e s li d e rs le ts to d e c id e wh e th e r yo u ra p p li c a ti o n s h o u ld u s e q u li ty o r h ig hperfo rmance tex ture.• Imag e Settings: Moving the slider to the left will maximize application perform...

Page 24 - Overlay Controls properties; The Overlay Controls Properties; Trobleshooting properties; NV Rota te Prope rtie s

GV-N57 Series Graphics Accelerator - 24 - English Overlay Controls properties n The Overlay Controls Properties is used to a d ju s t th e Brig h tn e s s / Co n tra s t / Hu e /Saturatio n settings. Overlay properties allowsfor th e viewing of full-motion video on yo ur PC.However, there is only on...

Page 25 - Refresh Rate Override properties; Change Resolutions Properties; allows; Screen Menus properties; The; Scre en Menus Properties; ca n remove; To begin, check the Ena ble sc re en m en u

Softwa re Installation - 25 - English Refresh Rate Override properties n Click "Override refresh rates" to select re freshrate overrides to b e used in Dire ct3Dapplicatio ns. Change Resolutions properties n The Change Resolutions Properties allows you to adjust the screen resolution, color ...

Page 26 - Click th e ite m to start nVie w Pro perties.; gr ap hic s c ar d. Using; nVie w; yo u ca n s et u p multiple d es kto ps t o w or k wit h yo ur; nView; or choose the; Access nView properties page:

GV-N57 Series Graphics Accelerator - 26 - English Click th e ite m to start nVie w Pro perties. 3.1.7. nView properties p ages nView is a set of desktop tools designed to help you be more productive when using your gr ap hic s c ar d. Using nVie w yo u ca n s et u p multiple d es kto ps t o w or k w...

Page 27 - nView Windows properties

Softwa re Installation - 27 - English nView Windows properties n This tab allows you to control of window an d dialog boxplace ment when using multiple monitors. nView Profile properties n This tab contains a record all nView display settings for easysoftware se tup. nView Applications properties n ...

Page 28 - nView User Interface properties; This tab a llows customization of th e nView user interface.; nView Desktops properties; This tab allows you to create up to 32 uniq ue desktops.; nView Effects properties

GV-N57 Series Graphics Accelerator - 28 - English nView User Interface properties n This tab a llows customization of th e nView user interface. nView Desktops properties n This tab allows you to create up to 32 uniq ue desktops. nView Effects properties n This tab provides special windows effects t...

Page 29 - nView Hot Keys properties

Table of Content - 29 - English nView Hot Keys properties n This tab lets you perform various actions with shortcut keysor ke y combinations. nView Zoom properties n This tab provides dynamic zoom functionality on the desktop.Als o e n ab les fu ll s cre en vid e o p la yba c k via th e vide omirror...

Page 30 - nView Tools properties

GV-N57 Series Graphics Accelerator - 30 - English nView Tools properties n Th is tab ca n improve n View fu nc tion ality for mo bile a nddesktop users.

Page 31 - ME driver installation; To install the graphics card driver for Win

Softwa re Installation - 31 - English 3.2. Win ® 98/98SE / Win ® 2000 / Win ® ME driver installation Please make sure the Windows have installed Windows Service Pack version 2 (or later)before installing the graphics accelerator driver.With Windows running on your computer, you need to install the g...

Page 32 - Troubleshooting Tips

GV-N57 Series Graphics Accelerator - 32 - English 4. Troubleshooting Tips The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems. Contact yourdealer or GBT for more advanced troubleshooting information. n Check that the card is seated properly in the AGP slot. n Ensure that the displ...

Page 33 - We use GV-N4464D VGA card and NVFLASH BIOS flash utility as example.

Appendix - 33 - English 3. Change the command path to the file location C:\> or A:\> 4. Backup BIOS command : C:\> nvflash -b <filename>5. Reflash BIOS command as below : C:\> nvflash -f <filename> 5. Reboot your PC when it's done. 5. Appendix 5.1. How to reflash the BIOS We ...