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Gigabyte GV-NX85T512HP, GV-NX85T256H, GV-NX85T256HP Owner's manual

  • Hello! I have analyzed the provided user manual for the GIGABYTE GeForce 8500 GT series of graphics cards, including the GV-NX85T256H, GV-NX85T512HP, and GV-NX85T256HP models. This document covers installation, system requirements, and unique features such as SLI and nView multi-display support. I am ready to answer any questions you might have about the use of your device based on the information in this document.
  • What operating systems are supported?
    What are the memory options for this card?
    What kind of video outputs does this card provide?
    What is SLI?
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GV-NX85T256H /
GV-NX85T512HP /
GV-NX85T256HP
GeForce™ 8500 GT
Rev. 102
© 2007 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT") GBT
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1. ................................................................................................... 3
1.1. ................................................................................................. 3
1.2. ................................................................................................. 3
2. ............................................................................................ 4
2.1. ......................................................................... 4
2.2. ................................................................................................. 7
3. ................................................................................. 11
3.1. Windows® XP ...........................................................11
3.1.1. ............................................................................... 11
3.1.2. DirectX ................................................................................................. 12
3.1.3. ............................................................................................ 13
3.1.4. ....................................................................................... 15
3.1.5. ....................................................................................... 16
3.1.6. nView .......................................................................................... 26
3.2. Windows® 2000 ........................................................... 31
4. ............................................................................. 32
5. .................................................................................................. 33
5.1. DOS BIOS ....................................................................... 33
5.2. (Windows® XP ) ..................................... 34
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1.
1.1.
NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8500 GT
PCI Express x16
256 MB GDDR2 3D
(GV-NX85T256H )
512 MB GDDR2 3D
(GV-NX85T512HP )
256 MB GDDR3 3D
(GV-NX85T256HP )
DirectX 9.0c DirectX 10
AV / S-Video / TV-Out HDTV
•D-Sub (GV-NX85T256HP )
1DVI-I
(GV-NX85T256H/GV-NX85T512HP )
2DVI-I (GV-NX85T256HP )
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection
)
1.2.
-Intel® Pentium® 4 AMD Athlon™
-128 MB 2 GB ( )
-CD-ROM DVD-ROM
-450 W
-Windows® Vista
-Windows® XP ( Service Pack 2, SP2)
-Windows® XP Professional x64
-Windows® 2000
() SLI PCI Express x16
SLI (
GV-NX85T512HP)
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2.
2.1.
(TV-Out)
D-Sub
(15-pin)
DVI-I
LCD CRT
D-Sub
LCD
DVI
D-Sub
LCD CRT
S
Pb/AV
Pr
Y
NTSC / PAL
HDTV
NTSC / PAL
DVI-I D-Sub
1. GV-NX85T256H/GV-NX85T512HP
SLI
D-Sub (15-pin)
DVI-I
(TV-Out)
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(TV-Out)
DVI-I
1
S
Pb/AV
Pr
Y
HDTV
LCD
DVI
DVI-I D-Sub
D-Sub
LCD CRT
NTSC / PAL
NTSC / PAL
DVI-I
2
2. GV-NX85T256HP
SLI
DVI-I 2
(TV-Out)
DVI-I 1
GV-NX85T - 6 -
1.
2.
3.
0
0 BIOS BIOS
BIOS VGA
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1.
2.2.
2.
(
)
3.
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2.
1.
PCI Express x16
*
3.
DVI
D-Sub 15-pin
D-Sub
TV VCR DVI-ID-Sub
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GIGABYTE
(1) HDTV
HDTV
(Y = Pr = Pb = )
(2) S
S S-Video
S
(3) AV
AV
RCA AV
TV Out
SHDTV
(Y + Pr + Pb)
AV
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NVIDIA® SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface )
SLI SLI PCIe x16
PCIe x16 SLI
SLI SLI
(GV-NX88X768H-RH)
SLI
( )
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3.
CD-ROM D
Windows® 2000 Windows® XP
AUTORUN "D:
\setup.exe" AUTORUN
( 3.1.3.
" " )
3.1. Windows® XP
3.1.1.
•
DirectX 9.0c ( )
•Intel (SIS VIA
)
1.
2.
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3.1.2. DirectX
Microsoft DirectX 3D
Windows® 2000 / XP 3D
0Windows® 2000 / XP DirectX MPEG
Windows® XP SP2 (
SP2) DirectX
"DirectX 9"
"
"
" "
" "
DirectX
- 13 -
3.1.3.
A.
PCI Express x16 Windows
" "
(VGA )
" "
"" Windows
(
)
" " AUTORUN
GV-NX85T - 14 -
B. (AUTORUN )
AUTORUN
"D:\setup.exe"
" "
" "
AUTORUN "
"
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NVIDIA
NVIDIA
NVIDIA "nView"
3.1.4.
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3.1.5.
" "
" "
" "
" "
[NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT ]
[GeForce 8500 GT] NVIDIA Control Panel (
NVIDIA [NVIDIA Control Panel] )
NVIDIA Control Panel
GeForce 8500 GT
NVIDIA Control Panel
NVIDIA
NVIDIA Control
Panel [NVIDIA Control
Panel]
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NVIDIA Control Panel
3D
3D
3D
• Direct3D OpenGL
3D
• (GPU) GPU
GPU
• 3D
• NVIDIA SLI (
)
Direct3D OpenGL
NVIDIA Control Panel
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3D ( )
3D
3D Direct3D
OpenGL
3D
NVIDIA nTune
(GPU) NVIDIA
nTune
( )
3D
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•
•CRT
•
•
•
•( )
•( )
•
CRT
(
)
( )
( )
GV-NX85T - 20 -
(Digital
Vibrance )
NVIDIA
/