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2. Remove the computer cover. If necessary, consult your computer's manual for help in removing the cover. 3. Remove any existing graphics card from your computer. English -7 - Hardware Installation EnglishEnglish To install your new graphics card: 1. Locate one PCI Express x16 slot. If necessary, remove the metal cover from the 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 connectors of the graphics card is securely inserted. 2. Replace the screws to fasten the card in place, and replace the computer cover. 3. Plug the display cable into your card; then turn on the computer and monitor. If your graphics card came with a DVI-I connector, you can connect a flat panel display to the appropriate connector, as shown below. To Flat Panel Display To TV/VCR To D-Sub Monitor You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the graphics card driver. Please refer to next chapter for detailed instructions. GV-NX84G256HP/256HE Graphics Accelerator - 8 GIGABYTE Video Adapter (Optional) S-Video Out HDTV Component (Y+Pr+Pb) Connect to the TV-Out port on the graphics card. AV Out (1) Connecting HDTV Connect your HDTV cables to the video adapter according to the corresponding color. (Y= Green, Pr= Red, Pb= Blue) (2) Connecting S-Video If your TV has a S-Video connection, connect the S- Video cable from your TV to the S-Video Out port on the adapter. (3) Connecting AV Output If your TV has a Composite video connection, you can connect the RCA cable from your TV to the AV Out port on the adapter. English -9 -Hardware Installation EnglishEnglish GIGABYTE Thermal Solution Guidelines: 1. GIGABYTE established the use of silent pipes on graphics card's thermal solution, and has been the leading company for silent thermal solution. GIGABYTE's passive thermal solution allows system to work perfectly in chassis with 40~50 degrees Celsius through the air flow of the system. Please beware of the other excess component or insufficient system thermal design that may cause high system temperature. Excess high temperature will affect the passive thermal design and thus compromising system stability. 2. GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY's passive thermal design effectively implemented heat exchange, radiation and convection to improve stability of the system. Please maintain passive thermal sink at a normal and clean environment. Extra dust on heatsink may decrease the effectiveness of the thermal design. Silent Thermal Technology Passive Thermal Design GV-NX84G256HP/256HE Graphics Accelerator - 10 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 guides to setup your graphics card driver. (Please follow the subsection 3.1.3 "Driver installation" to install the driver for your graphics accelerator.) 3.1. Windows® XP Driver Installation 3.1.1. Operating System Requirement • When loading the graphics card drivers for the system, please make sure your system has installed DirectX 9.0c or later version. • If you install the graphics card drivers for the motherboard, which consist of SIS or VIA chipsets, please install the appropriate driver program for that motherboard. Or please contact your motherboard nearest dealer for motherboard driver. English -11 - Software Installation EnglishEnglish 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. • Note: 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 2. Choose I accept the agreement and click the Next button. Installing the components. Step 1. When autorun window show up, click the Install DirectX 9 item. Step 3. Click the Next button. Step 4. Click Finish to restart computer. Then the DirectX 9 installation is completed. GV-NX84G256HP/256HE Graphics Accelerator - 12 3.1.3. Driver Installation A. New hardware found After the graphics card is inserted into your computer at the first time, the windows will automatically detect a new hardware in the system and pop out a "New Hardware Found" message. The following is the step-by-step installation guide. Step 1: Found new hardware wizard: Video controller (VGA Compatible) Click the "Next" button to install the driver. (There is a driver CD disk that came with your graphics accelerator, please insert it now.) Or click the "Cancel" button to install the driver from AUTORUN window. Step 2: Found new hardware wizard: Searching and installing The wizard will search for the driver and install it automatically. Step 3: Found new hardwa...

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