NVIDIA 6800 User Manual

NVIDIA 6800 - GeForce GTO PCI 256MB Graphics Card Manual

NVIDIA 6800 manual content summary:

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    Cinematic Computing for Every User GeForce FX Series NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GeForceFX Series User's Manual Contents Getting Ready Hardware Installation Driver Installation Display Modes Appendies
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    Driver Installation - Windows XP/2000/ME/98 9 Software Settings 9 Display Properties - Overview 11 Display Properties - Screen Settings 12 Display Properties - Advanced Settings 15 nView Display Mode 20 Direct3D Settings 21 OpenGL Settings GeForce FX / GeForce 6800 Series User's Manual Version
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    Software CD General Guide/ Quick Installation Guide Video In Component Out Video Out White (S-IN) Orange (AV-IN) Red (Pr-Out) Blue (Pb-Out) Green (Y-Out / AV-Out) Black (S-Out) S-video-AV cable (Optional) Power-split cable (Optional) VIDEO CARD VIVO cable with HDTV support (Optional) Standard
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    TYPE 2 DVI Connector (Optional) VIVO / TV Out Connector (Optional) VGA Connector Bus Connector BIOS WinFast Note: The board layout is for your reference only. The graphics card you purchased may differ from the figures. 2 1
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    TYPE 3 TV Out / S-video VGA Connector TV Out / Composite Bus Connector (AGP / PCI Express) WinFast Features Powered by the NVIDIA GeForce FX / GeForce 6 GPU Graphics Beyond Imagination CineFX 3.0 Engine for GeForce 6800 Series / CineFX 2.0 Engine for GeForce FX 5700 and GeForce FX 5900 / CineFX
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    Connections Type 1 S-Video Cable DVI 2 BIOS DVI 1 WinFast DVI Cable DVI Cable Television LCD Monitor LCD Monitor Connecting the VGA cable to the DVI connector through the DVI
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    Connections Type 2 DVI Cable S-Video Cable BIOS WinFast VGA Cable LCD Monitor Television CRT Monitor 5
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    Connections Type 3 S-Video Cable WinFast AV Cable VGA Cable Television CRT Monitor Television 6
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    software before installing a new version of the software. To uninstall the NVIDIA Display Driver software, follow these steps: 1 Step From the Windows taskbar, click Start > Settings > Control Panel to open the Control Panel windows. 2 Step Double click the Add/Remove Programs item. 3 Step Click the
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    Quick Driver Installation Windows XP/2000/ ME/98 WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND WINDOWS XP/2000/ME/98 USERS TO USE QUICK DRIVER INSTALLATION. WINDOWS NT 4.0 USERS PLEASE INSTALL THE DRIVER MANUALLY. 1 Step Insert the software pack CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2 Step The Autorun screen will display on the screen.
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    Software Settings Display Properties-Overview Calling up the Display Properties Settings Panel Display properties related to the graphics adapter are all under the Settings tab as shown in the figure below. 1. Right-click on the display desktop to open a pop-up menu. Method 2 2.
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    parts of settings: 1 Screen Settings, including resolution and color depth settings, with a preview window. 2. Advanced Settings, accessed by clicking the Advanced button as shown in the figure below. Settings Panel Advanced Settings Panel Geforce FX 5700 VE is used as the example throughout the
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    desktop screen to the second device and set its resolution separatly using this panel. You need to have two monitors connected to use this feature. Call up the Settings panel as described in Page 11, the preview window shows you have two display devices connected to your computer, the one(s) in
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    Software Settings Display Properties- Advanced Settings Settings ¾ Advanced settings Monitor Model-specific Settings p. 14 1 1 Monitor Refresh Rate We recommend you set the refresh rate to 85 Hz to reduce the flickering of the screen. If 85Hz is unavailable, use the default value. 2112
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    Settings Display Properties- Advanced Settings Settings ¾ Advanced settings Model-specific Settings (GeForce FX 5700 VE) nView Display Mode Performance and Quality Settings Overlay Controls Desktop Utilities NVRotate 2 6 4 1 3 5 1 nView Display Mode p. 16 p. 21 Choose nView modes
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    Software Settings Display Properties- Advanced Settings 3 Overlay Controls These controls are used to adjust video quality such as brightness, contrast, hue and saturation. 4 Desktop Management Allow you to set up the Media Center Taskbar Utility and Desktop manager. 5 NVRotate p. 23 6
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    Software Settings Display Properties- Advanced Settings Settings ¾ Advanced settings Model-specific Settings (GeForce FX 5700 VE) nView Display Mode nView Modes Display Detect Displays Device Settings 3 1 Display 1 The drop-down list includes all available display output 2 devices on
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    two screens. Vertical Span Check to have the Windows desktop span vertically across on two screens. What is nView? nView is a multi-display technology developed by NVIDIA, which is built into the latest GeForce series video cards. nView supports a wide variety of multidisplay modes, offering users
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    Software Settings Display Properties- Advanced Settings Settings ¾ Advanced settings Model-specific Settings (GeForce FX 5700 VE) nView Display Mode Device Settings (Standard Mode) 1 Select Output Device Click this option to select a device from its submenu. 2 Color Correction This
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    3 Screen Adjustment Click the arrow icons to adjust the position of the screen on your monitor. Click Display Timing to call up the panel as the figure below. Display Timing General Timing Formula is a standard used by most newer hardware. Discrete Monitor Timings (DMT) DMT is an older standard
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    Settings Display Properties- Advanced Settings Settings ¾ Advanced settings Model-specific Settings (GeForce FX 5700 VE) nView Display Mode Device Settings (Multi-Display Modes) Select in Standard mode) to set the selected device (highlighted in the preview window) as the primary display device. 3149
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    Settings ¾ Advanced settings Model-specific Settings (GeForce FX 5600) Performance and Quality Settings Direct3D Settings Direct3D Settings Allows you to adjust the performance and compatibility options and mipmapping for your Direct3D games. Performance & Compatibility Options This field offers
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    Settings Settings ¾ Advanced settings Model-specific Settings (GeForce FX 5600) Performance and Quality Settings OpenGL settings Multi-display hardware acceleration options do not apply when using nView Multiview mode in Windows NT 4.0. Custom OpenGL settings A list of the custom settings you have
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    Software Settings Display Properties- Advanced Settings Settings ¾ Advanced settings Model-specific Settings (GeForce FX 5600) NVRotate NVRotate Controls the display view to suit different viewing directions of the display devices. Landscape (0 degree rotation) . Inverted Portrait (270 degree
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NVIDIA
GeForce FX
Cinematic Computing for Every User
Contents
Getting Ready
Hardware Installation
Driver Installation
Display Modes
Appendies
User's Manual
User's
Manual
GeForce FX Series
GeForce
FX
Series
GeForce 6800 Series
GeForce
6800
Series