Albatron GeForce 6600 Series User manual

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™

Series

User Manual

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Contents

CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................... 1

System Requirements......................................................................... 1

Supports High Resolution Graphics Modes ....................................... 2

GeForce 8800 Series GPU Features .........................................................3

GeForce 8600/ 8500 Series GPU Features ...............................................4

GeForce 7900 Series GPU Features .........................................................5

GeForce 7600 Series GPU Features .........................................................6

GeForce 7800 Series GPU Features .........................................................7

GeForce 7300 Series GPU Features .........................................................8

GeForce 6800 Series GPU Features .........................................................9

GeForce 6600/ 6200 Series GPU Features .............................................10

GeForce 6500/ 6200 Series GPU with TurboCache Features.................11

GeForce FX5500 Series GPU.................................................................12

GeForce FX5200 Series GPU.................................................................13

GeForce4 MX4000 Series GPU..............................................................14

CHAPTER 2.

H

ARDWARE

/

S

OFTWARE

I

NSTALLATION

................. 15

Hardware Installation ....................................................................... 15

Back Panel Connectors & Power Connector.................................... 16

VGA Output Connector ..........................................................................16

S-Video Output Connector......................................................................16

DVI Connector........................................................................................16

Video Input & Video Output (VIVO Cable)...........................................17

HDTV Cable ...........................................................................................17

Power Connector.....................................................................................18

Software Installation......................................................................... 19

A. Install NVIDIA Driver .......................................................................20

B. DirectX Installation............................................................................26

C. Configuring the display. .....................................................................29

D. nView Desktop Manager....................................................................64

E. NVIDIA nView Setup.........................................................................66

CHAPTER 3. TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................... 68

Introduction

1

Chapter 1. Introduction

Congratulations on choosing NVIDIA

®

GeForce

TM

series graphics

accelerators!

The GeForce

TM

series graphics accelerators include the GPUs of GeForce

8 series, GeForce 7 series, GeForce 6 series, GeForce FX series, and

GeForce4 MX series. These GPUs come fully featured with an impressive

list of components which including NVIDIA

®

the most advanced CineFX

TM

graphics engine, Intellisample

TM

Technology, UtraShadow

TM

Technology,

and so on. The GeForce

TM

series also come with NVIDIA

®

nView

®

Technology allowing you to distribute the desktop over two or more

separated monitors and further enhancing your working efficiency.

The GeForce

TM

series, with an exciting lineup of new technology, brings

both power and beauty to the desktop. The GPUs come with a highly

integrated suite of hardware technology and software applications designed

to match the intensity and complexity of even the most demanding PC

games. The GeForce

TM

series – the most powerful graphics computing with

cinematic effects as we never seen before,

This User Manual will guide you to install a graphics card on the mainboard

with the most simply steps. The specifications of this User Manual are

subject to change without notice.

System Requirements

 If you acquired the PCI-Express card version, you will need an empty

PCI-Express Slot on your mainboard.

 If you acquired the AGP card version, you must have an empty AGP

Slot on your mainboard.

Introduction

2

Supports High Resolution Graphics Modes

For the GeForce

TM

Series

¾ Integrated NTSC/PAL TV encoder supporting resolutions up to

1024x768

¾ DVD and HDTV-ready MPEG-2 decoding up to 1920x1080i

resolutions

¾ Dual, integrated 350

+

MHz RAMDACs for display resolutions up to and

including 2048x1536 @ 85Hz

¾ Dual internal TMDS encoders (one single and one Dual link) able to

drive nextgeneration flat panel displays (QUXGA) with resolutions up

to 2560x1600.

The resolutions of the graphics card as mentioned above are for reference

only and may vary depending on different chipsets composed. The concrete

specifications refer the product you received.

GeForce 8800 Series GPU

3

GeForce 8800 Series GPU Features

• Supports Streaming Proccessors Unit

• Supports Microsoft

®

DirectX

®

10 Shader Model 4.0

• Supports NVIDIA

®

ForceWare

TM

Unified Shader Architecture

• Supports Multiuse Input Output (MIO)

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Pure Video

TM

HD Technology

• Supports NVIDIA

®

GigaThread

TM

Technology

• Supports NVIDIA

®

CineFX

TM

5.0 Shading Architecture Engine

• Supports 16x Anti-aliasing Technology

• Supports NVIDIA

®

SLI

TM

Technology

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Lumenex

TM

Engine

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Digital Vibrance Control

TM

3.0

• Supports NVIDIA

®

nView

®

Multi-Display Technology

• Supports NVIDIA

®

UltraShadow II Technology

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Intellisample

TM

4.0 Technology

• Built-in Video Processing Engine 2 with H.264

• Supports 128-Bit True High Dynamic Range

• Supports HDTV

• Full H.264/ WMV HD/ MPEG-2 HD supported

• Supports Inverse Telecine (3:2 & 2:2 Pulldown Correction )

• Supports Video Scaling, Filtering and Color Correction

• Supports Dual 400MHz RAMDACs

• Supports PCI-Express 2.0

• Supports OpenGL

®

2.1 Optimizations

• Supports Windows Vista™/ Vista™ 64-bit/ XP 64/ XP/ 2000 operating

system

GeForce 8600/ 8500 Series GPU

4

GeForce 8600/ 8500 Series GPU Features

• Supports NVIDIA

®

unified architecture up to 2X performance

• Supports Microsoft

®

DirectX

®

10 Shader Model 4.0

• Supports Dual-Link DVI output up to 2560* 1600

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Pure Video

TM

HD Technology

• Supports NVIDIA

®

GigaThread

TM

Technology

• Supports 16x Anti-aliasing Technology

• Supports NVIDIA

®

SLI

TM

–Ready

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Lumenex

TM

Engine

• Supports NVIDIA

®

nView

®

Multi-Display Technology

• Supports NVIDIA

®

ForceWare

TM

Unified Driver Architecture

• Supports 128-bit floating point High Dynamic Range (HDR) Lighting

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Quantum Effects

TM

Technology

• Integrated HDTV Encoder

• Supports Advanced Spatial Temporal De-Interlacing

• Full H.264/ VC-1/ WMV/ MPEG-2 HD/ SD movies supported

• Supports Inverse Telecine (3:2 & 2:2 Pulldown Correction ) with Bad

Edit Correction

• Supports Video Scaling, Filtering and Color Correction

• Supports Noise Reduction & Edge Enhancement

• Supports Dual 400MHz RAMDACs

• Supports PCI-Express 16x interface

• Supports OpenGL

®

2.0 Optimization

• Supports Windows Vista™/ XP/ 2000 operating system

GeForce 7900 Series GPU

5

GeForce 7900 Series GPU Features

• 90nm Superscalar 24-Pipe GPU Architecture (7900 GTX 512 only)

• Supports High-Speed GDDR3 Memory Interface (256-Bit)

• Supports NVIDIA

®

nView

®

Multi-Display Technology

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Pure Video

TM

, integrated graphics feature

• Supports NVIDIA

®

CineFX

TM

4.0 Shading Architecture Engine

• Supports NVIDIA

®

SLI

TM

, dual graphics feature

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Digital Vibrance Control

TM

3.0

• Supports NVIDIA

®

ForceWare

TM

Unified Driver Architecture

• Supports NVIDIA

®

UltraShadow II Technology

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Intellisample

TM

4.0 Technology

• Supports 128-Bit Studio-Precision Computation

• Supports Full-Speed 32-Bit Color Precision

• Supports 64-Bit True High Dynamic Range

• Integrated HDTV Encoder

• Supports Dual-Link DVI up to 2560*1600

• Full H.264/ MPEG-2/ WMV9 supported

• Supports Advanced Spatial Temporal De-Interlacing

• Supports Video Scaling, Filtering and Color Correction

• Supports Dual 400MHz RAMDACs

• Supports PCI-Express 16x interface

• Supports Microsoft

®

DirectX

®

9.0 Shader Model 3.0

• Supports OpenGL

®

2.0 Optimizations

• Supports Windows Vista™/ XP/ XP 64/ ME/ 2000, Linux, Macintosh

OS X operating system

GeForce 7600 Series GPU

6

GeForce 7600 Series GPU Features

• 90 nm Superscalar 12-Pipe GPU Architecture

• Supports High-Speed GDDR3 Memory Interface (7600GT only)

• Supports NVIDIA

®

nView

®

Multi-Display Technology

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Pure Video

TM

, integrated graphics feature

• Supports NVIDIA

®

CineFX

TM

4.0 Shading Architecture Engine

• Supports NVIDIA

®

SLI

TM

, dual graphics feature

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Digital Vibrance Control

TM

3.0

• Supports NVIDIA

®

ForceWare

TM

Unified Driver Architecture

• Supports NVIDIA

®

UltraShadow II Technology

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Intellisample

TM

4.0 Technology

• Supports 128-Bit Studio-Precision Computation

• Supports Full-Speed 32-Bit Color Precision

• Supports 64-Bit True High Dynamic Range

• Integrated HDTV Encoder

• Supports Dual-Link DVI up to 2560*1600

• Full H.264/ MPEG-2/ WMV9 supported

• Supports Advanced Spatial Temporal De-Interlacing

• Supports Video Scaling, Filtering and Color Correction

• Supports Dual 400MHz RAMDACs

• Supports PCI-Express 16x interface

• Supports Microsoft

®

DirectX

®

9.0 Shader Model 3.0

• Supports OpenGL

®

2.0 Optimizations

• Supports Windows Vista™/ XP/ XP 64/ ME/ 2000, Linux, Macintosh

OS X operating system

GeForce 7800 Series GPU

7

GeForce 7800 Series GPU Features

• Superscalar 24-Pipe GPU Architecture (7800GTX only)

• Supports High-Speed GDDR3 Memory Interface

• Supports NVIDIA

®

nView

®

Multi-Display Technology

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Pure Video

TM

, integrated graphics feature

• Supports NVIDIA

®

CineFX

TM

4.0 Shading Architecture Engine

• Supports NVIDIA

®

SLI

TM

, dual graphics feature

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Digital Vibrance Control

TM

3.0

• Supports NVIDIA

®

ForceWare

TM

Unified Driver Architecture

• Supports NVIDIA

®

UltraShadow II Technology

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Intellisample

TM

4.0 Technology

• Supports 128-Bit Studio-Precision Computation

• Supports 64-Bit Texture Filtering and Blending

• Integrated TV/ HDTV Encoder

• Full MPEG-2 and WMV9 supported

• Supports Advanced Adaptive De-Interlacing

• Supports Video Scaling and Filtering

• Supports Dual 400MHz RAMDACs

• Supports PCI-Express 16x interface

• Supports Microsoft

®

DirectX

®

9.0 Optimizations

• Supports OpenGL

®

2.0 Optimizations

• Supports Windows Vista™/ XP/ XP 64/ ME/ 2000, Linux, Macintosh

OS X operating system

GeForce 7300 Series GPU

8

GeForce 7300 Series GPU Features

• Supports High-Speed DDR1/DDR2/DDR3 Memory Interface

• Supports NVIDIA

®

nView

®

Multi-Display Technology

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Pure Video

TM

, integrated graphics feature

• Supports NVIDIA

®

CineFX

TM

4.0 Shading Architecture Engine

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Digital Vibrance Control

TM

3.0

• Supports NVIDIA

®

ForceWare

TM

Unified Driver Architecture

• Supports NVIDIA

®

UltraShadow II Technology

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Intellisample

TM

4.0 Technology (not include

compression technology)

• Supports 128-Bit Studio-Precision Computation

• Supports 64-Bit Texture Filtering and Blending

• Full MPEG-2 and WMV9 supported

• Supports Dual 400MHz RAMDACs

• Supports PCI-Express 16x interface

• Supports Microsoft

®

DirectX

®

9.0 Optimizations

• Supports OpenGL

®

2.0 Optimizations

• Supports Windows Vista™/ XP/ XP 64/ ME/ 2000, Linux, Macintosh

OS X operating system

GeForce 6800 Series GPU

9

GeForce 6800 Series GPU Features

• Superscalar 16-Pipe GPU Architecture (6800U/6800GT only)

• Supports High-Speed GDDR3 Memory Interface

• Supports NVIDIA

®

nView

®

Multi-Display Technology

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Pure Video

TM

, integrated graphics feature

• Supports NVIDIA

®

CineFX

TM

3.0 Shading Architecture Engine

• Supports NVIDIA

®

SLI

TM

, dual graphics feature (6800 with PCI-E

interface only)

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Digital Vibrance Control

TM

3.0

• Supports NVIDIA

®

ForceWare

TM

Unified Driver Architecture

• Supports NVIDIA

®

UltraShadow II Technology

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Intellisample

TM

3.0 Technology

• Supports 128-Bit Studio-Precision Computation

• Supports 32-Bit Texture Filtering and Blending

• Integrated TV Encoder

• Full MPEG-2 supported

• Supports Advanced Adaptive De-Interlacing

• Supports Video Scaling and Filtering

• Supports Dual 400MHz RAMDACs

• Supports AGP 8x/ PCI-Express interface

• Supports Microsoft

®

DirectX

®

9.0 Optimizations

• Supports OpenGL

®

1.5 Optimizations

• Supports Windows XP/ ME/ 2000, Linux, Macintosh OS X operating

system

GeForce 6600/ 6200 Series GPU

10

GeForce 6600/ 6200 Series GPU Features

• Supports High-Speed GDDR3 Memory Interface (6600GT only)

• Supports NVIDIA

®

nView

®

Multi-Display Technology

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Pure Video

TM

, integrated graphics feature

• Supports NVIDIA

®

CineFX

TM

3.0 Shading Architecture Engine

• Supports NVIDIA

®

SLI

TM

, dual graphics feature (6600 with PCI-E

interface only)

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Digital Vibrance Control

TM

3.0

• Supports NVIDIA

®

ForceWare

TM

Unified Driver Architecture

• Supports NVIDIA

®

UltraShadow II Technology

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Intellisample

TM

3.0 Technology

• Integrated TV/ HDTV Encoder

• Full MPEG-2 supported

• Supports Advanced Adaptive De-Interlacing

• Supports Video Scaling and Filtering

• Supports Dual 400MHz RAMDACs

• Supports AGP 8x/ PCI-Express interface

• Supports Microsoft

®

DirectX

®

9.0 Optimizations

• Supports OpenGL

®

1.5 Optimizations

• Supports Windows XP/ ME/ 2000, Linux, Macintosh OS X operating

system

GeForce 6500/ 6200 Series GPU

with TurboCache

11

GeForce 6500/ 6200 Series GPU with TurboCache Features

• Supports NVIDIA

®

nView

®

Multi-Display Technology

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Pure Video

TM

, integrated graphics feature

• Supports NVIDIA

®

CineFX

TM

3.0 Shading Architecture Engine

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Digital Vibrance Control

TM

3.0

• Supports NVIDIA

®

ForceWare

TM

Unified Driver Architecture

• Supports NVIDIA

®

UltraShadow II Technology

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Intellisample

TM

3.0 Technology

• Integrated TV Encoder

• Full MPEG-2 supported

• Supports Dual 400MHz RAMDACs

• Supports PCI-Express interface

• Supports TurboCache Technology

• Supports Microsoft

®

DirectX

®

9.0 Optimizations

• Supports OpenGL

®

1.5 Optimizations

• Supports Windows XP/ ME/ 2000, Linux, Macintosh OS X operating

system

NVIDIA TurboCache Technology: Share memory structure

MB System Memory

512 512 256 256

Local FB

Note

memory

16 64 16 64

Max. MB system memory

Allocated for graphics

112 192 48 64

Min. system memory Remaining

400 320 208 192

Effective FB available to Aps

128 256 64 128

Note: FB – Frame Buffer

GeForce FX5500 Series GPU

12

GeForce FX5500 Series GPU

• Supports NVIDIA

®

nView

®

Multi-Display Technology

• Supports NVIDIA

®

CineFX

TM

3.0 Shading Architecture Engine

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Digital Vibrance Control

TM

3.0

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Accuview Antialiasting

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Lightspeed Memory Architecture II

• Supports NVIDIA

®

ForceWare

TM

Unified Driver Architecture

• Supports dual 350 MHz RAMDACs

• Integrated 64-phase Video Scaler

• Full MPEG-2 supported

• Integrated TV Encoder

• Supports AGP 8x/ 4x interface

• Supports Microsoft

®

DirectX

®

9.0 Optimizations

• Supports OpenGL

®

1.5 Optimizations

• Supports Windows XP/ ME/ 2000, Linux, Macintosh OS X operating

system

GeForce FX5200 Series GPU

13

GeForce FX5200 Series GPU

• Supports NVIDIA

®

nView

®

Multi-Display Technology

• Supports NVIDIA

®

CineFX

TM

2.0 Shading Architecture Engine

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Digital Vibrance Control

TM

3.0

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Accuview Antialiasting

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Lightspeed Memory Architecture II

• Supports NVIDIA

®

ForceWare

TM

Unified Driver Architecture

• Supports NVIDIA

®

nfiniteFX 2.0

• Supports dual 350MHz RAMDACs

• Integrated 64-phase Video Scaler

• Full MPEG-2 supported

• Integrated TV Encoder

• Supports AGP 8x/ 4x interface

• Supports Microsoft

®

DirectX

®

9.0 Optimizations

• Supports OpenGL

®

1.5 Optimizations

• Supports Windows XP/ ME/ 2000, Linux, Macintosh OS X operating

system

GeForce4 MX4000 Series GPU

14

GeForce4 MX4000 Series GPU

• Supports NVIDIA

®

nView

®

Multi-Display Technology

• Supports Video Processing Engine

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Accuview Antialiasting

• Supports NVIDIA

®

Lightspeed Memory Architecture II

• Supports NVIDIA

®

ForceWare

TM

Unified Driver Architecture

• Supports lossiess Z-compression

• Supports MX memory crossbar

• Supports dual 350MHz RAMDACs

• Integrated dual channel TMDS transmitter

• Integrated TV Encoder

• Supports AGP 8x/ 4x interface

• Supports Microsoft

®

DirectX

®

8.0 Optimizations

• Supports OpenGL

®

1.3 Optimizations

• Supports Windows XP/ ME/ 2000, Linux, Macintosh OS X operating

system

Hardware Installation

15

Chapter 2.

Hardware/ Software Installation

Hardware Installation

Please refer to the following steps.

☆ If your mainboard has any onboard VGA capability, disable it

before installation.

1. Shut down the computer and remove the computer case.

2. Remove any existing graphics card on your mainboard.

3. Press AGP interface card into the AGP slot firmly and make sure it

is fully installed. (If you are installing PCI-Express interface card,

press it into the PCI-Express slot firmly). Then secure the card with

a bracket screw.

4. Please insert other cards, plug all the cables, install other devices,

and close the computer case.

5. Turn on the computer. You are ready to install the driver. Please go

to software installation section.

☆ This figure is for reference only. Your system will vary according

to brand and model.

AGP/PCI-E

Slot

Hardware Installation

16

Back Panel Connectors & Power Connector

This section describes the connectors on your Graphics Card. Note that

your card may vary slightly from the diagram below depending on the model.

For more detailed specifications, please refer to the specification sticker on

the color box. (All the cables are optional.)

VGA Output Connector

This connector is a standard DB 15-pin, VGA (Virtual Graphics Array)

connector used to attach directly to a VGA compatible CRT or LCD monitor.

Simply attach your monitor cable to the VGA output connector on the card,

making sure that it is secure before applying power. Refer to your monitor

manual for further information on how to adjust your picture within the

display.

S-Video Output Connector

The S-Video output connector is used to send video signals to S-Video

compatible display devices. S-Video technology uses separate channels for

color and brightness providing sharper, clearer images for display devices.

Connect the S-Video cable to the card and the display device, making sure

that both ends are secure before you power on the system and monitor.

DVI Connector

The DVI (Digital Visual Interface) connector uses DVI technology to provide

high speed digital video signals for digital display devices such as flat panel

LCD displays. Connect the monitor cable to the DVI connector on the card

and make sure it is secure before turning on the power. See the monitor

documentation for further configuration options.

Hardware Installation

17

Video Input & Video Output (VIVO Cable)

You can use the S-Video connector to send and receive video signals to

and from video devices that use standard AV cables such as Video Cam

Recorders or DVD Players. However, you must use the VIVO cable which

is supplied in the packaging when your card supports Video Input, Video

Output functionality. At one end of this cable is the S-Video connector that

you attach to the card. The other end will have up to 4 connectors which

may include one or all of the following connectors: S-Video-In, S-Video-Out,

Video-In (AV), and Video-Out (AV). Attach AV video devices to either the

Video-In connector or Video-Out connector depending on your needs.

Note: In order to use the Video-In functionality, you must have installed the

WDM (for VIVO use) drivers from the Setup CD-ROM (see software

installation section). If you are only using Video Out functionality, you do

not need to install the drivers. Also note that you must use the audio

connectors on the mainboard to transmit audio signals.

HDTV Cable

The HDTV Cable is an adapter cable designed for your VGA card. It is

designed to allow your VGA card to send video signals to different types of

display devices that use standard AV cables or S cables such as TVs and

HDTVs. At one end of the HDTV Cable is an S-Video connector that you

attach to your VGA card. The other end will have several display

connector options, one of which you will use to attach to your display

device. Depending on your model, your cable may include an S-Video

Out connector, a Video-Out (AV) connector, and/or three HDTV-Out

connectors (HDTVs requires 3 connectors, AV x 3). After attaching your

cable, make sure that both ends are secure before you power on your

system.

VIVO Ada

p

to

r

S-In/Out & A

V

-In/Ou

t

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