GV-NX72G512E1/ GV-NX72G512E2 GeForce 7200 GS Graphics Accelerator TM User's Manual Rev. 223 12MD-NX72G5E-223R Copyright © 2009 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT"). No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the expressed, written permission of GBT. Trademarks Third-party brands and names are the properties of their respective owners. Notice Please do not remove any labels on this graphics card.
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Table of Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................ 4 1.1. Features ......................................................................................................................... 4 1.2. Minimum System Requirements .................................................................................... 4 2. Hardware Installation ...............................................................................
1. Introduction 1.1. Features • The graphics card supports NVIDIA TurboCache technology, which enhances graphics card performance by allowing the graphics processing unit (GPU) to dynamically share the available system memory. The total effective VGA memory differs depending on system memory.
2. Hardware Installation 2.1.
Expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer. 1. Turn off your computer and unplug power supply. 2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the power supply case. 3.
2.2. Hardware Installation Now that you have prepared your computer, you are ready to install your graphics card. To remove the existing graphics card: Step 1. Power off the computer and monitor, then disconnect the display cable from the back of your computer. Step 2. Remove the computer cover. If necessary, consult your computer's manual for help in removing the cover. Step 3. Remove any existing graphics card from your computer.
To install your new graphics card: Step 1. Locate the PCI Express x16 slot. If necessary, remove the metal cover from this slot; then align your graphics card with the PCI Express x16 slot, and press it in firmly until the card is fully seated. * Please make sure that the gold edge connector of the graphics card is securely inserted. Step 2. Replace the screw to fasten the card in place, and replace the computer cover. Step 3. Plug the display cable into your card; then turn on the computer and monitor.
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 instructions to setup your graphics card driver. (Please follow the subsection "3.1.3 Driver Installation" to install the driver for your graphics card.) 3.1.
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. 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. When the autorun window shows up, click the Install DirectX 9 item. Step 2. Choose I accept the agreement and click the Next button. Step 3.
3.1.3. Driver Installation A. New Hardware Found When the graphics card is inserted into your computer for the first time, the operating system will detect the graphics card automatically and display a New Hardware Found message. The following are stepby-step installation instructions. Step 1: Found New Hardware Wizard: Video Controller (VGA Compatible) Click the Next button to install the driver. (Insert the driver CD-ROM that came with your graphics card.
B. Driver Installation (Autorun Window) Insert the driver CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The autorun window will appear. If it does not show up, please run "D:\setup.exe". Step 1. When the autorun window shows up, click the Install Display Driver item. Step 2. Click the Next button. The system is installing the components. Step 3. Click the Finish button to restart the computer. Then the driver installation is completed.
3.1.4. Utilities on Driver CD 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. When autorun window shows up, please click the GIGABYTE Utility item. Step 2. Click the Next button. Step 3. Click the Install button. Step 4. Click the Finish button. Step 5. Click the Next button.
Step 6. Click the Next button. Step 7. Click the Next button. Step 8. Click the Install button. Step 9. Click the Finish button to restart computer. Then the utilities installation is completed.
V-Tuner 3 V-Tuner 3 lets you adjust the working frequency of the graphic engine and video memory (Core Clock and Memory Clock).
3.1.5. Taskbar Icons After installation of the display drivers, you will find a GIGABYTE icon on the taskbar's status area. Right-clicking this icon opens 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. Right click the icon.
Color Adjust Color Adjust allows you to make color adjustments, such as brightness, contrast and gamma values for each or all of RGB colors. VGA Info VGA Info lists the relevant information about your card.
After installing the graphics card driver, you will find an NVIDIA icon icon to open the control panel. in your system tray. Click this Right click the icon. You can adjust the properties of the graphics card here.
3.1.6. 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 Quality 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 quality.
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/ Dual View • 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.
Performance and Quality Settings properties The sliders lets to decide whether your application should use quality or high performance texture. • Application profiles: Select the application profile from the list of profiles. • Global driver settings: Select the Settings item and move the slider below to set the degree of antialiasing to used in Direct3D and OpenGL applications. • Antialiasing settings value: allows to set the degree of the Global Driver Settings.
Video Overlay Settings properties The Video Overlay Settings Properties can adjust Overlay zoom controls and Overlay color controls. There is only one video overlay, which is only available on the Primary display. The video overlay controls are automatically activated during playback of any video file type that supports overlay adjustments. The "Adjust Colors" button will access "Color Correction" properties page.
Temperature Settings properties The Temperature Settings Properties can auto detected the GPU Core temperature. You can select the Notify when GPU core temperature exceeds threshold check box. Screen Resolutions & Refresh Rates properties The Screen Resolutions & Refresh Rates Properties allows you to adjust the screen resolution, color quality and monitor settings (screen refresh rates). Or you can customize resolutions and refresh rates.
3.1.7. nView Properties Pages nView is a set of desktop tools designed to help you be more productive when using your graphics card. With nView you can set up multiple desktops to work with your applications. Multiple desktops give you extra desktop areas on which to run your applications so you won't have to crowd several open application windows on one desktop.
nView Desktop Management properties This tab contains information about the nView Desktop Manager. The setup wizard can also be accessed from this tab. nView Profiles properties This tab contains a record all nView display settings for easy software setup. nView Windows properties This tab allows you to control window and dialog box placement when using multiple monitors.
nView Applications properties This tab allows you to control nView settings depending different applications. nView Desktops properties This tab allows you to create up to 32 unique desktops. nView User Interface properties This tab allows for customization of the nView user interface.
nView Effects properties This tab provides special windows effects that you can apply to your applications. nView Zoom properties This tab provides dynamic zoom functionality on the desktop. Also enables full screen video playback via the video mirroring control button. nView Hot Keys properties This tab lets you perform various actions with shortcut keys or key combinations.
nView Mouse properties This tab can modify and extend mouse behavior with kinematic actions. nView Tools properties This tab can improve nView functionality for mobile and desktop users.
3.2. Windows® 2000 Driver Installation With Windows running on your computer, you need to install the graphics card driver to take advantage of the higher performance, resolutions, and special graphics features of the graphics card. To ensure you install the latest driver, insert the driver CD-ROM that came with your graphics card. To install the graphics card driver for Windows 2000, please insert the driver CD-ROM. Then the autorun window will show up.
4. Troubleshooting Tips The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems. Contact your dealer or GIGABYTE for more advanced troubleshooting information. Check that the card is seated properly in the PCI Express x16 slot. Ensure that the display cable is securely fastened to the card's display connector. Make sure that the monitor and computer are plugged in and receiving power. If necessary, disable any built-in graphics capabilities on your motherboard.
5. Appendix 5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS in MS-DOS Mode 1. Extract the downloaded Zip file to your hard disk(s) or floppy disk. This procedure assumes drive A. 2. Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode. (For Windows 2000/XP, you need a startup disk to restart the computer in MS-DOS mode.) 3. Change the command prompt to A:\>. 4. To back up the current BIOS, at the A:\> prompt, type[BIOS flash utility name] - s [ B I O S f i l e n a m e ] (example: gvf18 -s x72g5e1.f1) and press Enter. 5.
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Display Screen Resolution 1600 x 1200 Refresh Rate (Hz) 60~100 120 1920 x 1080 (16:9) 60~85 100 1920 x 1200 (16:10) 60~85 100 1920 x 1440 60~85 2048 x 1536 60~85 Color Depth (bpp) 8bpp(256 color) Standard mode 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 16bpp(65K color) High mode 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 32bpp(16.7M) True mode 3 X 3 X 3 X 3 3 * This table is for reference only. The actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor you use.
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