Gigabyte GV-3D1-7950-RH User Manual

GV-3D1-7950-RHGeForce™ 7950 GX2 Graphics AcceleratorUser's ManualRev. 10212MD-3D17950R-102R* The WEEE marking on the product indicates this produ

GV-3D1-7950-RH Graphics Accelerator - 10 -English3.1.2. DirectX installationInstall Microsoft DirectX to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for W

Software Installation- 11 -EnglishStep 4. Click "Finish" to restart computer.Then the DirectX 9 installation is completed.Installing the com

GV-3D1-7950-RH Graphics Accelerator - 12 -English3.1.3. Driver installationA. New hardware foundAfter the graphics card is inserted into your computer

Software Installation- 13 -EnglishB. Driver installation (Autorun Window)Insert the driver CD disk into your CD-ROM, and then you can see the AUTORUN

GV-3D1-7950-RH Graphics Accelerator - 14 -EnglishAfter installation of the display drivers, you will find a NVIDIA icon on the taskbar's status

Software Installation- 15 -English3.1.4. Display properties pagesTo access Display Properties pages, right-click the GIGABYTE icon on the taskbar ands

GV-3D1-7950-RH Graphics Accelerator - 16 -EnglishScreen Adjustment Settings properties Click the arrow icons on the desktop image to adjust the scree

Software Installation- 17 -EnglishPerformance and Quality Settings properties The sliders lets to decide whether your application should usequality o

GV-3D1-7950-RH Graphics Accelerator - 18 -EnglishVideo Overlay Settings properties The Video Overlay Settings Properties can adjust Overlayzoom contr

Software Installation- 19 -EnglishScreen Resolutions & Refresh Rates properties The Screen Resolutions & Refresh Rates Properties allowsyou t

GV-3D1-7950-RH Graphics Accelerator - 2 -EnglishTable of Contents1. Introduction ...

GV-3D1-7950-RH Graphics Accelerator - 20 -English3.1.5. nView properties pagesnView is a set of desktop tools designed to help you be more productive

Software Installation- 21 -EnglishnView Profiles properties This tab contains a record all nView display settings for easysoftware setup.nView Deskto

GV-3D1-7950-RH Graphics Accelerator - 22 -EnglishnView Desktops properties This tab allows you to create up to 32 unique desktops.nView Applications

Software Installation- 23 -EnglishnView Zoom properties This tab provides dynamic zoom functionality on the desktop.Also enables full screen video pl

GV-3D1-7950-RH Graphics Accelerator - 24 -EnglishnView Mouse properties This tab can modify and extend mouse behavior with kinematicactions.nView Too

Software Installation- 25 -English3.2. Windows® 2000 driver installationWith Windows running on your computer, you need to install the graphics card d

GV-3D1-7950-RH Graphics Accelerator - 26 -English4. Troubleshooting TipsThe following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems. Contac

Appendix- 27 -English5. Appendix5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS1. Extract the downloaded Zip file to your hard disk(s) or floppy disk. This procedure ass

GV-3D1-7950-RH Graphics Accelerator - 28 -English5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows® XP)GeForce 7950 GX2 Single Display Standard Mode

Appendix- 29 -EnglishDisplay Refresh Color Depth (bpp)Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp (65K color) 32bpp (16.7M)Resolution (Hz) Standard mode High mo

Introduction- 3 -English1. Introduction1.1. Features• Powered by NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7950 GX2 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)• Supports the newest PCI Exp

GV-3D1-7950-RH Graphics Accelerator - 30 -English5.3. NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 - Motherboard Compatibility ListThe following motherboards have been tes

Appendix- 31 -EnglishManufacturer Model Chipset System BIOSGigabyte GA-K8N51GMF NVIDIA nForce 410/GeForce 6100 F7Gigabyte GA-K8N51PVM9-RH NVIDIA nForc

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GV-3D1-7950-RH Graphics Accelerator - 4 -English2. Hardware Installation2.1. Board LayoutDVI-IConnectorDVI-IConnector Analog LCD Monitor Digital LCD M

Hardware Installation- 5 -EnglishExpansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. Toprotect them against damage from static electr

GV-3D1-7950-RH Graphics Accelerator - 6 -English2.2. Hardware installationInstalling Your graphics card.Now that you have prepared your computer, you

Hardware Installation- 7 -English2. Replace the screw to fasten the card in place,and replace the computer cover.You are now ready to proceed with the

GV-3D1-7950-RH Graphics Accelerator - 8 -EnglishGIGABYTE Component Video Adapter for Nvidia Graphics Cards (HDTV Cable)(1) Connecting HDTVConnect you

Hardware Installation- 9 -EnglishHow NVIDIA® SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology works:In an SLI configuration, two SLI-ready graphics cards