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NVIDIAGeForce FX

Cinematic Computing for Every User

Contents

Getting ReadyHardware Installation

Driver InstallationDisplay Modes

Appendies

User's ManualUser's Manual

GeForce FX 5200/5500/5600/5700/5900 SeriesGeForce FX 5200/5500/5600/5700/5900 Series

GeForce FX Series User's ManualVersion AMay 2004 P/N: W0500895

1 Getting Ready

1 Package Contents

2 Board Layout

2 Features

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Hardware Installation

Before Driver Installation

Quick Driver Installation -

Manual Driver Installation -



Software Settings

nView Display Mode

Direct3D Settings

OpenGL Settings

Windows XP/2000/ME/98

Windows XP/2000

Windows ME/98

Windows NT 4.0

11 Display Properties - Overview

13 Display Properties - Screen Settings

14 Display Properties - AdvancedSettings

Contents

General Guide/Quick Installation

Guide

AV cable(Optional for TV output)

S-video cable( for TV output)Optional

SoftwareCD

Do not have the VIVO cable connected with the AV cable and S-videocable simultaneously. Connect only the cable for currently desired inputsource for the video to be displayed correctly.

NVIDIAGeForce FX

If the TV-OUT connector on

your card looks like this: ,

the following cable is included:

VIVO cable (Optional)

S-video-AV cable(Optional)

VIDEOCARD

VIVO cable with HDTVsupport (Optional)

Orange (AV-In)

White (S-In)

Red (Pr-Out)

Blue (Pb-Out)

Green(Y-Out / AV-Out)

Black (S-Out)

Video In

ComponentOut

Video Out

Getting Ready

GeForce FX 5200 / 5600 /

5700 / 5900 board

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DVI to VGAadapter

(Optional)

Package Contents

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INSERTING YOUR CARD INTO

THE WRONG TYPE OF SLOT

CAN DAMAGE YOUR CARD,

YOUR COMPUTER, OR BOTH.

Note: The actual board appearance may differ from the diagrams.

Powered by the NVIDIA GeForce FX GPU Graphics Beyond Imagination

CineFX 2.0 Engine for GeForce FX 5700 and GeForce FX 5900/ CineFX Engine

for GeForce FX 5200/5500/5600 Enables stunning, cinematic-quality special

effects along with advanced programmability

Intellisample Technology Delivers higher image quality through anti-aliasing at

frame rates that rival aliased modes

nView Multi-display Technology Empower user with maximum flexibility in

display options and control

AGP 8X Utilizes the latest system interface technology with up to 2.1GB/sec

bandwidth

Microsoft DirectX 9.0 and OpenGL 1.4 Optimizations and Support

Video-in/Video-out function support (optional)

DVI Connector (Optional)

VIVO or TV Out Connector (Optional)

VGA Connector

Bus Connector

NVIDIAGeForce FX

Board Layout

Features

Getting Ready

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Locate the AGP bus expansion slot on your systemmainboard and remove the cover if there is one.

If there is an existing VGA card, remove the oldcard by loosening the mounting bracket and pullingthe card off the slot.

OR

Step2

Remove theold card

System mainboard

AGPslot

AGP slot

Position the new card over the AGP slot. Insert the bus connector in the slot andgently press the bus connector down.

Step3









Shut down the computer; unplug all the cables andelectrical cords; and remove the cover from thecomputer chassis.

Step1


Fasten the mounting bracket to the chassis.

Step4

WARNING: BE SURE TO CLOSE THE PLASTIC CLIPS AT THE ENDS OF THE

DIMM SLOTS BEFORE INSTALLING THE VIDEO CARD INTO THE AGP SLOT.

OTHERWISE, THE CLIPS MAY BLOCK THE PARTS AT THE BACK OF THE VIDEO

CARD, AND WILL POSSIBLY DAMAGE THE CARD, AS THE PHOTO SHOWN BELOW.





Do not leave the clips open before installingthe video card

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If the heat dissipation device provided is a fan,

it is subject to damage if not properly handled.

It is important not to put pressure on the axle.

A shifted axle may shorten the fan's lifespan.

A Note for the Fan

Do not handle the fan by the axle.

Before Installing the Driver

The product package contains the Software Pack CD. Please read the Readme.txt

file for the latest information about the software before proceeding with the driver

installation.

Put the cover back on the computer. Plugthe cord into the matched connector of thegraphic card according to what kind ofmonitor you have.

Step5

Step6Reconnect all the cables and cords.

(An example for VGA port)

Tomonito

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To uninstall the NVIDIA Display Driver software, follow these steps:

Note: It is highly recommended that you follow the steps in this section to

completely uninstall the NVIDIA Display Driver software beforeinstalling a new version of the software.

Step1 From the Windows taskbar, click > > to openthe Control Panel windows.

Start Settings Control Panel

Step2 Double click the item.Add/Remove Programs

Step3 Click the item from the list.NVIDIA Windows Display Drivers

Step4 Click .Change/Remove

Step5 Click to continue.Yes

Before Driver Installation

Step6 Restart your system.

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Step2

Step3

WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND WINDOWS XP/2000/ME/98 USERS TO USE QUICK DRIVER INSTALLATION.

WINDOWS NT 4.0 USERS PLEASE INSTALL THE DRIVER MANUALLY.

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Step4

Step5

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Quick Driver InstallationWindows XP/2000/ME/98

Step1Step1

Step2Step2The screenwill display on thescreen. Select

by clicking on it.

Autorun

DriverInstall

Step3Step3

A dialog box tells youit is ready to installthe driver. Click .Next

Insert the softwarepack CD into theCD-ROM drive.





Step6Step6When it is finished, adialog box asks you ifyou want to restart yourcomputer. Tick andclick .

YesFinish

Step4Step4

Windows is installing thedriver. A dialog boxappears showing theprogress.

Step5Step5

If a warning messageappears, click

.Continue Anyway

Manual Driver InstallationWindows XP/2000

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As you logon to Windows, the system tells you there is a new hardware

found. Click on the balloon or wait for a few seconds.

Insert the software CD into your CD-ROM drive.

The dialog box appears. Tick

Then click .

Another dialog box appears. Tick And type in

(assuming X: is your CD-ROM drive) or browse for it.

Then click .

The dialog box with a list of graphics products appears. Select the model of

your purchase.

The system will then start searching for the software you specified.

If a message warning you about the compatibility appears, click

.

If the system fails to locate certain files for the driver, the dialog

box will appear. Click and give the driver location again as previously

stated.

The installation begins and a dialog box appears showing you the progress.

When the installation is completed, a dialog box appears to tell you so. Click

.

Found New Hardware Install from a list...

Next

Include this location...

Next

Continue

Anyway

Insert Disk

OK

Finish

X:\Drivers\WinXP_2K

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Manual Driver InstallationWindows ME/98

Step3Click on to bring up the

dialog box. Then click .Adapter

Adapter Change

Step1Right click on the desktop and a pop-upmenu appears on the screen. Then clickon .Properties

Step6Click to prompt for a directoryspecified by you.

Have Disk

Step2The dialog boxappears. Click on Anotherdialog box appears, then click on

.

Display PropertiesSettings.

Advanced

Step5SelectThen click

Display a list of all the drivers ...Next.

Step7The dialog boxappears.

Install From Disk

Step4Update Device Driver Wizard

Next.dialog

box appears. Click

Step9Type in or browsefor it.

X:\Drivers\WinME_98(Assuming X: is the CD-ROM drive)

Then click OK.

Step11If a warning message appears, click Yes.

Step8Place the Software Pack CD in your CD-ROM drive.

Step13A dialog box appears after the driver isinstalled successfully. Click .Finish

Step12A dialog box tells you Windows is readyto install the driver. Click Next.

Step14Windows will ask you if you want torestart your computer. Click Yes.

Step10The dialog box appearswith a list of models. Select the model ofyour purchase. And then click

Select Device

OK.

Manual Driver InstallationWindows NT4.0

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Reboot the system and select

"Windows NT 4.0 (VGA)" from

the Boot Menu List.

Right click on the desktop, a fly-

out appears on the screen. Click

on

The dialog

box appears. Click the

tab. And then click the

button.

The dialog box

appears. Click

The dialog box

appears. Click on to

install from a specified disk.

The dialog

box appears.

Insert the Software Pack CD into

the CD-ROM drive.

Type in the field

or browse

for it. (X: being the

drive) Then Click .

Properties.

Display Properties

Settings

Display

Type

Display Type

Change.

Change Display

Have Disk

Install From Disk

OK

X:\Drivers\WinNT40

CD-ROM

BEFORE INSTALLING THE DISPLAY DRIVER UNDER

WINDOWS NT4.0, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE

INSTALLED THE WINDOWS NT 4.0 SERVICE PACK 6 OR

LATER VERSION.




LATER VERSION.

After logging on Windows NT, the"Invalid Display Setting" applet willappear on your screen. It only appearswhen you use a display driver for the firsttime. You should then determine howyou want the display to appear bychoosing a resolution, color palette,refresh rate, etc. You can also use the"TEST" button to verify whether themonitor supports the specified resolutionand refresh rate.

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Step

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The dialog box

reappears with a list of models.

Select the model of your

purchase. And then click

Change Display

OK.

A dialog box appears asking

if you want to install the

selected driver. Click

The

dialog box appears

prompting you to restart your

computer. Click

Yes.

System Settings

Change

Yes.

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Method 2




LATER VERSION.

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Software SettingsDisplay Properties-Overview

Display properties related to the graphicsadapter are all under the tab asshown in the figure below.

Settings

Calling up the Display Properties Settings Panel

1. Right-click on the display desktop to open a pop-up menu.

2. Click the option to call up the 5-tabbed Display Properties setup panel.It is under the tab initially.

3. Click the tab to switch to the panel.

PropertiesThemes

Settings Settings

Method 2Method 2

The panel contains two majorparts of settings:

1 including resolutionand color depth settings, with apreview window.

Settings

Screen Settings,

What Settings Panel Does

2. accessed byclicking the button asshown in the figure below.

Advanced Settings,Advanced

Settings Panel Advanced Settings Panel

Geforce FX 5700 VE is used asthe example throughout themanual.

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Step1

Step2

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Call up the panel as describedin Page 11,

Settingsthe preview window shows

you have two display devices connectedto your computer, the one(s) in use is insolid blue and white, and the unused oneis blurred. In the figure to the right,device 1 is in use, and device 2 is not.

To extend your desktop to a seconddevice, click the screen 2 Icon tohighlight it (Step 1). Then check thecheck box on the bottom (Step 2). Theresult will be as in the second figure.Screen 1 is the primary screen; and 2,the extended screen.

To extend the desktop

Identify button

Click this button on the bottom of thepanel to display on your

primary screen a big , and theextended, , as in the figure below, foridentification.

Settings

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Resolution and color depth of yourdisplay can be set on the Settings panel(see Page 11). You can also extend your

screen to the second device and set itsresolution separatly using this panel.

Desktop Arrangement

You can move either screen icons freelyand arrange them in any fashion (see thesecond figure from the top).

In addition, the resolution of eitherscreen can be changed individually;simply click on one of the screens in thepreview window and drag the resolutionsliding knob to your desired resolution.

Software SettingsDisplay Properties-Screen Settings

Step1Step1

Step2Step2

Settings Advanced settings�

MonitorModel-specific Settings p. 14

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1 Monitor

Refresh Rate

We recommend you set therefresh rate to 85 Hz to reduce theflickering of the screen. If 85Hz isunavailable, use the default value.

Software SettingsDisplay Properties-Advanced Settings

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(GeForce FX 5700 VE)nView Display ModePerformance and Quality SettingsOverlay ControlsDesktop UtilitiesNVRotate

Model-specific Settings

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nView Display Mode

Performance and Quality Settings

p. 16

p. 21

Includes Direct3D and OpenGL settings.


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Overlay Controls

Desktop Management

NVRotate p. 23

These controls are used to adjust videoquality such as brightness, contrast, hueand saturation.

Allow you to set up the Media CenterTaskbar Utility and Desktop manager.

6 Temperature Setting


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(GeForce FX 5700 VE)nView Display Mode


nView ModesDisplayDetect DisplaysDevice Settings

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The drop-down list includesall available display outputdevices on your system(see the figure below).

To set one of the devices as theprimary display, select that devicefrom the drop-down list and thencheck .

You can also disable auto-panning onthe secondary device by checking thesecond check box.

Make this the primary display

Detect Display

Click this button to have the systemdetect for any available display devices.

2 Device Settings

Click this button to open a popup menuthat includes settings for output devices.

See page 18 for details.

11 Display


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What is nView?

nView

nView

is a multi-display technologydeveloped by NVIDIA, which is built intothe latest GeForce series video cards.

supports a wide variety of multi-display modes, offering users maximumflexibility. It also allows you to setindependent resolution, color depth, andrefresh rate on a per display basis.

Standard (DualView)Allows only one screen to display theoutput video.

Horizontal SpanCheck to have the Windows desktop spanhorizontally across on two screens.

Under Windows ME/98, onlymode and

mode are available.Standard Clone

Vertical SpanCheck to have the Windows desktopspan vertically across on two screens.

CloneCheck to have the same images displayedon the two screens.

The option checked here determineshow the video is displayed on thescreen(s) using the nView technology.

Four modes are available underWindows XP/2000 systems.

nView Modes

nView is only available formodels with dual videooutput ports.


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(GeForce )nView Display Mode

Model-specific SettingsFX 5700 VE

Device Settings (Standard Mode)

1 Select Output Device

Click this option to select a devicefrom its submenu.

2 Color Correction

This dialogue box allows you to adjustcolor using slider controls.


3 Screen Adjustment

Click the arrow icons to adjust theposition of the screen on your monitor.

Click to call up thepanel as the figure below.

Display Timing

General Timing Formula is a standardused by most newer hardware.

Discrete Monitor Timings (DMT)DMT is an older standard still in use onsome hardware. Check this option ifyour hardware uses DMT.

Select TV Format

Select TVFormatClick this button to bring the

menu and select a TV standardused in your country from the list. Thesystem will then set the TV formataccordingly.

Display Timing

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Under multi-display modes,Device Selection

click thisoption to open the(see the last page).

Primary Display

Under modes, you canclick this option (unavailable in Standardmode) to set the selected device (high-lighted in the preview window) as theprimary display device.

multi-display


(GeForce FX 5700 VE)nView Display Mode


Device Settings (Multi-Display Modes)

Select Output Device



(GeForce )Performance and Quality Settings

Model-specific SettingsFX 5600

Direct3D Settings

Direct3D Settings

Allows you to adjust theperformance and compatibilityoptions and mipmapping foryour Direct3D games.

Performance & Compatibility Options

This field offers options that change theperformance and the compatibility ofyour Direct3D games.

Mipmap detail level

A lower bias provides better imagequality; a higher bias increasesperformances of the applications. Youcan choose from five preset bias values.

PCI Texture Memory Size

Allows you to specify the maximum sizeof PCI texture heap. Increasing thisvalue on PCI systems with sufficientmemory may greatly improve theperformance of some Direct3Dapplications. For performance reasons,this utility does not allow you to set morethan half the available system memoryas reported by Windows.

Theis unavailable for

systems using a AGP bus.

PCI Texture MemorySize

Custom Direct3D settings

Allows you to save the current settingsas a custom "tweak". Saved settingswill be added to the adjacent list. Onceyou have found the optimal settings fora particular Direct3D before startingthe program and eliminates the needto set each option individually.


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OpenGL settings

OpenGL Settings

Allows you to adjust theperformance and compatibilityoptions of your OpenGLapplication.

Default color depth for textures

This setting item allows you to selectthe default Color depth for textures.

Buffer flipping mode

Turns on page flipping for full-screenOpenGL applications which may improvetheir performance. If this is disabled,OpenGL will use a bit block transfer toflip from the back buffer to the front buffer.

Custom OpenGL settings

A list of the custom settings you havesaved. Selecting an item from the list willactivate the setting. To apply the setting,please choose the "OK" or "Apply" button.

Vertical Sync

Select the type of vertical synchrony.

Multi-Display HardwareAcceleration

This option determines advancedrendering options when using multipledisplays. The options include:

,and

.

Note that Multi-display hardwareacceleration options do not applywhen using nView Multiview mode inWindows NT 4.0.

Single-Display Mode nView Clone/SpanMode, Multi-Device CompatiblityMode



(GeForce )NVRotate


NVRotate

Controls the display view tosuit different viewingdirections of the displaydevices.

Landscape (0 degree rotation)

.

Portrait (90 degree rotation)

.

Inverted Portrait (270 degreerotation)

.

Inverted Landscape (180 degreerotation)

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