Nvidia Inno3D User manual

Table of Contents

1. Welcome 1

2. Recommended System Requirements 1

3. SLI Configuration 1

4. Inno3D GeForce Graphics Card Installation 2

i. Uninstall old graphics card driver 2

ii. Hardware installation 2

iii. Connect external power supply to graphics card 2

5. Assemble your Inno3D SLI PC 3

5. Assemble your Inno3D SLI PC (CONT.) 4

6. Upgrading Your DirectX 5

7. Inno3D Geforce Graphics Card Driver Installation 5

8. Using TV Out, nView Multi-Display and HDTV Out 8

A. Using TV Out 8

B. Advanced Setting for TV out 9

Adjust the size and position of the screen on TV 9

Set Video Format 10

Force the detection of connected TV 10

C. nView Multi-Display 11

Enabling nView Multi-Display 11

nView Display Mode 11

D. HDTV Mode 12

Underscan 12

Overscan Shift 12

Native 13

9. Using Video-in (VIVO card only) 13

10. Customer service and support 15

11. Hardware Warranty Service Statement 15

12. Warranty service and limitations 15

13. Software License Agreement 15

14. FCC Statement 16

15. Copyright Notice 16

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1. Welcome

Thank you for purchasing Inno3D Graphics Accelerator card. Before experiencing the

ultimate performance on your graphics card, please read this manual carefully and retain it

for future reference.

2. Recommended System Requirements

For optimum performance, it is suggested that your system has the following

configurations:

-Intel® Pentium®4, AMD® Althon® or other compatible processors

-128MB system memory

-Optical Drive for software installation

-A power supply with 400-watt is recommended

-Operating system: Microsoft® Windows® XP / XP X64 / 2000

3. SLI Configuration

If you are planning on using this graphic card as part of an SLI system, the following is

required:

-An NVIDIA SLI-Ready nForce motherboard with NVIDIA SLI Connector*

-Two NVIDIA SLI-Ready add-in cards (with matching GPUs!)

-Minimum Power Supply Requirement of SLI PC

•Ultra High-End SLI PC:

You must have a power supply that can provide a minimum of +12V @ 22A of dedicated

power for the two graphics cards. Of this 22A requirement, +12V @ 5.5A must be available

to each of the two PCI Express 6-pin auxiliary power supply connectors. The remaining 11A

must be supplied to the motherboard for dedicated graphics card use.

•High-End SLI PC:

Minimum of 500-600W Power Supply with a minimum of +12V @ 30A for all PC

components.

•Mid-Range SLI PC:

Minimum of 450-500W Power Supply with a minimum of +12V @ 26A for all PC

components.

•Entry-Level SLI PC:

Minimum of 400-450W Power Supply with a minimum of +12V @ 22A for all PC

components.

* Note:

The NVIDIA SLI connector is not used with some mainstream graphics card models such as the

GeForce 6600 and GeForce 7300 series.

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4. Inno3D GeForce Graphics Card Installation

i. Uninstall old graphics card driver

It is recommended that you uninstall your existing display card driver before replacing your

old VGA card. Make sure your current graphics card is in your computer:

1. Close all applications

2. Click [Start], select [Control Panel], then double click [Add/Remove Programs].

3. Select your current graphics driver and click [Add/Remove…].

4. *The wizard will guide you to remove your current display driver.

5. The system should be restarted after the driver has been removed.

*If there is any software bundled with the previous graphics card that is installed, it is

suggested to remove them before installing the new card. (For example DVD player

software, multimedia applications etc.)

ii. Hardware installation

Make sure you have discharged any static electricity from your body by touching any metal

surface.

1. Power-off the computer and monitor

2. Disconnect the monitor cable from the back of your computer

3. Remove the computer cover

4. Remove any existing graphics card from your computer.

If your computer has an onboard display capability, you may need to disable it on

the motherboard. For more information, please refer to your motherboard

documentation.

5. Insert the card firmly into the slot until the card is fully seated.

6. Fasten the screw to make sure the card is properly aligned.

7. Replace the cover on your system.

8. Connect the monitor cable to the card and switch on the computer and monitor.

iii. Connect external power supply to graphics card

For Inno3D GeForce AGP graphics card, connect 4-pin hard disk drive power connector

when applicable.

For GeForce PCI-Express graphics card, connect PCI-Express power connector when

applicable. If power supply unit does not have PCI-Express power connector, use a 2x4-

pin to 6-pin PCI-Express power adaptor instead.

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5. Assemble your Inno3D SLI PC

Building your SLI system

1. Install the NVIDIA SLI-Ready Motherboard (per instructions in the accompanying manual)

2. Install both of the NVIDIA SLI-Ready graphics cards

3. Connect the PCI Express supplementary power connectors to each of the graphic

cards

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5. Assemble your Inno3D SLI PC (CONT.)

4. Install the NVIDIA SLI connector to connect the two graphics cards (The NVIDIA

SLI connector is not used with some mainstream graphics card models such as the

GeForce 6600 and Geforce 7300 series.)

5. Once the new NVIDIA SLI-certified components have been installed in the system,

they will be recognized by the operating system upon Windows boot-up. A Found

New Hardware message will be displayed

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6. Upgrading Your DirectX

The manufacturer renews DirectX from time to time. It is recommended that you download

from Microsoft website the latest version of DirectX and install it on your system

URL: http://www.microsoft.com/directx

7. Inno3D Geforce Graphics Card Driver Installation

The following procedure helps you to complete the driver installation. [Note: If you are

using Windows 2000/XP, you must have administrative right to perform this operation.]

** This installation guide is demonstrated by GeForce 6800 Ultra **

1. Turn on your computer.

2. After entering to Windows, the newly installed graphics card is detected and the Found

New Hardware screen is displayed. Click Cancel to exit so that you can install the

graphics card from Setup CD in next step.

3. Insert the Inno3D Universal Drivers CD to CD-Rom Drive, autorun window show up

automatically. [Note: If the program does not start, open “CDRomDrive:\Setup.exe” to

start it manually.]

4. Click INSTALL DRIVERS item on setup program menu and select the type of your

operating system.

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5. Installation of graphics card driver is started, click Next to continue.

6. The graphics card will be detected. If Windows warns you that the driver has not

passed Windows Logo testing, ignore the warning and click Continue Anyway to

continue the installation.

7. Click the Finish button to restart computer. Then the driver installation is completed.

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8. As part of the NVIDIA Unified Driver Architecture, NVIDIA drivers include a full set of

controls for SLI systems. Once you have installed the NVIDIA SLI components and

booted up your system, you will see an SLI Capable System message.

i) Click on the SLI capable system message to open the following window.

ii) Select the checkbox Enable SLI technology and then click Apply.You now

have an NVIDIA SLI-enabled PC!

iii) [Optional] You can also access these settings by opening the NVIDIA Control

Panel (right-click on desktop), clicking on 3D Settings (shown below) and then

selecting "Set SLI configuration".

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8. Using TV Out, nView Multi-Display and HDTV Out

A. Using TV Out

1. Right click on desktop and open NVIDIA Control Panel

2. Enter Display category

3. Select Change Display Configuration option

[Note: The option of nView Display Mode is only available when TV or second monitor

has been connected to graphics card.]

4. Set nView Modes as Single display and Current display as TV. Then click Apply,

video will be shown on TV.

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