NVIDIA
GeForce 6 Series
3D GRAPHIC ACCELERATOR
MANUAL
NVIDIA GeForce 6 series User’s Manual
1. NVIDIA GeForce 6 series Features 2
2. Hardware installation 4
3. Resolutions and colors supported: 5
4. Smart Installation 6
5. Manually installing Windows XP drivers 8
5.1 Removing old Drivers: (only if you have old NVIDIA drivers) 8
5.2 Installation and Setup 8
5.3 How to Change Color Depth and Resolution in Windows XP 9
5.4 How to Change Refresh Rate in Windows XP 10
5.5 NVIDIA Utility in Windows System 11
5.5.1 GeForce 6 series (NVIDIA) 11
5.5.2 nView Display Mode 12
5.5.2.1 Standard mode 13
5.5.2.2 Device Adjustments 14
5.5.2.3 Display Timing 15
5.5.2.4 nView enable mode 16
5.5.3 Performance & Quality Setting 18
5.5.4 Multi-GPU 19
5.5.5 Color correction… 20
5.5.6 Video Overlay Controls 21
5.5.7 Full Screen Video 22
5.5.8 Trouble shooting 23
5.5.9 NVRotate 24
5.5.10 Temperature Settings (optional) 25
5.5.11 Refresh Rate Overrides 26
5.5.12 Screen Resolutions & Refresh Rates 27
5.5.13 Desktop Management 28
5.5.14 Menu Editing 29
6. Manually install Windows 2000 drivers 30
FCC Statement 31
Macrovision Statement 31
Trademark Acknowledgments 31
1. NVIDIA GeForce 6 series Features
GeForce 6600GT PCI-E bus/AGP 8x, with 128MB/256MB DDR ⅢSDRAM on Board
Graphics core 256-BIT
8 Pipelines
Fill Rate (billion texels/sec.) 4.0
Vertices/sec. (million) 375
RAMDACs 400MHz
GeForce 6600 PCI-E/AGP 8x bus, with 128MB/256MB DDR SDRAM on Board
Graphics core 256-BIT
8 Pipelines
Fill Rate (billion texels/sec.) 2.4
Vertices/sec. (million) 225
RAMDACs 400MHz
GeForce 6200 PCI-E bus, with 128MB/256MB DDR SDRAM on Board
Graphics core 256-BIT
4 Pipelines
Fill Rate (billion texels/sec.) 1.2
Vertices/sec. (million) 225
RAMDACs 400MHz
Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 support
Ensures top-notch compatibility and performance for all DirectX® 9 applications, including Shader Model 3.0 titles.
On-chip video processor
Delivers unmatched video performance, features, and quality. (GeForce 6600 series only)
Adaptable programmable video processor
GeForce 6200’s programmable technology adapts to new video encoding formats as they are developed to provide a future-proof video solution. (Feature requires supported video software.) (GeForce 6200 series only)
PCI Express
Designed to run perfectly with the next-generation PCI Express bus architecture. This new bus doubles the bandwidth of AGP 8X delivering over 4 GB/sec. in both upstream and downstream data transfers.
High-speed GDDR3 memory interface
Support for high-speed GDDR3 memory delivers fluid frame rates for even the most advanced games and applications. (GeForce 6600 GT only)
64-bit floating point texture filtering and blending
Based on the OpenEXR technology from Industrial Light & Magic (http://www.openexr.com/), NVIDIA’s 64-bit texture implementation sets new standards for image clarity and quality through floating point capabilities in filtering, texturing, and high dynamic-range (HDR) lighting. (GeForce 6600 series only)
NVIDIA® SLI™ multi-GPU ready
Dramatically scales performance by allowing two graphics cards to be run in parallel. (Optional)
Revolutionary superscalar architecture
Delivers up to 8x the shading power of previous generation products for screaming gaming performance.
NVIDIA® CineFX™ 3.0 engine
Powers the next generation of cinematic realism. Full support for Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 enables stunning and complex special effects. Next-generation shader architecture delivers faster and smoother gameplay.
NVIDIA® UltraShadow™ II technology
Enhances the performance of bleeding-edge games, like id Software’s Doom III, that feature complex scenes with multiple light sources and objects. Second-generation technology delivers more than 4x the shadow processing power over the previous generation.
Full-speed 32-bit color precision
Delivers increased image quality with no performance compromise.
NVIDIA® Intellisample™ 3.0 technology
The industry’s fastest antialiasing delivers ultra-realistic visuals, with no jagged edges, at lightning-fast speeds. Visual quality is taken to new heights through a new rotated grid sampling pattern. (Note: GeForce 6200 models do not include compression technology)
Full MPEG support
Delivers a stunning video experience through encoding and decoding of analog and digital content. (GeForce 6600 series only)
High-definition MPEG-2 and WMV hardware acceleration
Smoothly playback all MPEG-2 and WMV video with minimal CPU usage so the PC is free to do other work. (Feature requires supported video software.) (GeForce 6200 series only)
Advanced adaptive de-interlacing
Smoothes video and DVD playback on progressive displays.
Video scaling and filtering
High-quality scaling and filtering technology improves video playback quality at any window size, including full-screen HDTV resolutions. (GeForce 6600 series only)
Integrated HDTV encoder
Provides world-class HDTV-out functionality up to and including 1920x1080i resolutions. (GeForce 6600 series only)
Video color correction
Color temperature correction makes actors’ faces appear natural, rather than washed out and pale, when playing videos on LCD and CRT displays. Display gamma correction ensures videos are not too dark, overly bright, or washed out regardless of the video format or display. (Feature requires supported video software.) (GeForce 6200 series only)
NVIDIA® ForceWare™ Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
Delivers rock-solid forward and backward compatibility with software drivers. Simplifies upgrading to a new NVIDIA product or driver because all NVIDIA products work with the same driver software. Includes full support for PCI Express and AGP.
NVIDIA® nView™ multi-display technology
Advanced technology provides the ultimate in viewing flexibility and control for multiple monitors.
NVIDIA® Digital Vibrance Control™ 3.0 technology
Allows the user to adjust color controls digitally to compensate for the lighting conditions of their workspace, in order to achieve accurate, bright colors in all conditions.
OpenGL® 1.5 optimizations and support
Ensures top-notch compatibility and performance for all OpenGL applications.
Dual 400MHz RAMDACs
Blazing-fast RAMDACs support dual QXGA displays with ultra-high, ergonomic refresh rates up to and including 2048x1536@85Hz.
Dual single-link DVI support
Able to drive the industry’s largest and highest resolution flat-panel displays up to and including 1900x1200. (GeForce 6200 single-link DVI support only)
2. Hardware installation
2.1 Package Contents
1. NVIDIA GeForce 6 series 3D Accelerator card
2. Drivers CD title
3. Manual
4. Accessories
See appendix for accessories detail and connection topology.
2.2 Installing the card
1. Shut down the computer. Turn off the monitor and other attached equipment, then turn off your computer and unplug the power cord.
2. Remove the cover of the computer as per the owner’s manual
3. If there is already a graphics card in place, remove using the following guidelines; (i) Detach any cables attached to the current card and remove the screw locking the card in place. (ii) Grasp the edges of the card and pull straight out of the motherboard slot. If the card is stuck, rock from side to side to dislodge it. Remember to keep the screw.
4. Locate the empty slot in the motherboard and then install the card in the PCI-E X16 / AGP 8X bus slots
5. Replug the cable into the computer and replace the cover.
3. Resolutions and colors supported:
GeForce 6 series
B.P.P. / Refresh Rates (Hz)8 / 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150/170/200/240
640*480 / 16 / 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150/170/200/240
32 / 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150/170/200/240
8 / 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/170/200/240
800*600 / 16 / 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/170/200/240
32 / 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/170/200/240
8 / 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150/170/200/240
1024*768 / 16 / 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150/170/200/240
32 / 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150/170/200
8 / 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150/170/200
1152*864 / 16 / 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150/170/200
32 / 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/150/170
8 / 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150/170
1280*960 / 16 / 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150/170
32 / 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/150
8 / 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150/170
1280*1024 / 16 / 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150/170
32 / 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/150
8 / 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150
1600*900 / 16 / 60/70/72/75/85/100/120/140/144/150
32 / 60/70/72/75/85/100/120
8 / 60/70/72/75/85/100/120
1600*1200 / 16 / 60/70/72/75/85/100/120
32 / 60/70/72/75/85/100
8 / 60/70/72/75/85/100
1920*1080 / 16 / 60/70/72/75/85/100
32 / 60/70/72/75/85
8 / 60/70/72/75/85/100
1920*1200 / 16 / 60/70/72/75/85/100
32 / 60/70/72/75/85
8 / 60/70/72/75/85
1920*1440 / 16 / 60/70/72/75/85
32 / 60/70/72/75/85
8 / 60/70/72/75/85
2048*1536 / 16 / 60/70/72/75/85
32 / 60/70/72/75/85
Different driver version or different windows platform may have different support table.
4. Smart Installation
Supports Windows XP, Windows 2000 System.
Note: If you already have old NVIDIA drivers in your system, please remove before installing new drivers.
4.1 Remove old Drivers: (only if you have old NVIDIA drivers)
From “Start”, “Setting”, select “Control Panel”, double click “Add or remove drivers”. Then from the list, select. “NVIDIA WINDOWS …”, and click “install or remove” to remove it. Reboot your system and go on to the next step.
4.2 Put the DRIVERS CD in your CD-ROM
4.3 Click Driver installation
4.4 The screen will show the Confirm Installation window. Select OK
4.5 The Driver Confirmation window appears, select Install.
If the drivers are very new, you may get the following system prompt. Please click “Continue Anyway” and the software will continue to install.
4.6 Then click “Yes” to restart your computer.
5. Manually installing Windows XP drivers
Note: If you already have old NVIDIA drivers in your system, please remove before installing new drivers.
5.1 Removing old Drivers: (only if you have old NVIDIA drivers)
From “Start”, “Setting”, select “Control Panel”, double click “Add or remove drivers”.
Then, from the list, select “NVIDIA WINDOWS …”, and click “install or remove” to remove it. Reboot your system and go on next step.
5.2 Installation and Setup
The Windows setup program installs and modifies all of the necessary files. Follow these steps to install the Windows XP drivers.
1. Insert the DISC (CD Title Driver). Click “EXIT” to quit Smart Installation program.
2. Select Control Panel from Start menu
3. Select the Display icon
4. Double-click on the Display icon in the Control Panel folder. You can also click the right mouse button anywhere on the desktop and select the Properties option from the pop-out menu.
5. Click Settings, and then Advanced
6. Now at the [Plug And Play Monitor and NVIDIA…] window
Select Adapter
7. Standard PCI Graphics…(or NVIDIA GeForce…) appears,
Select Properties
8. From Adapter Properties …
Select Driver and click Update driver…
9. Next the Hardware Update Wizard will appear,
Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) – recommended for saving installation time
Then select Next.
10. Default setting will select Search for the best driver in these locations
Please check Include this location in the search – recommended for saving installation time
Select Browse
11. Next, Browse for Folder appears,
Select E:\NVIDIA\PX4X\win2K_XP¥ for PCI-E and E:\NVIDIA\AG4X\win2K_XP¥ for AGP 8X.
Note: “E:”-> CD Drive, “NVIDIA”-> VGA chip brand name, “PX4X”-> VGA model name
Then select OK and click Next
12. If there are no problems, the system will start to install the driver
13. Next the Completing the Hardware Update Wizard appears
Select Finish
14. Close the Adapter Properties window
15. Next at System Settings Change
Select OK, the system will restart automatically.
5.3 How to Change Color Depth and Resolution in Windows XP
Make sure that you have installed Windows Driver.
1. Select Control Panel from Start menu
2. Select the Display icon
3. Double-click on the Display icon in the Control Panel folder. You can also click the right mouse button anywhere on the desktop and select the Properties option from the pop-out menu.
Click Settings
Click on the pull-down arrow from the Color palette area to select color depth or adjust the sliding bar to either Less or More from the Desktop area
Select OK to restart System and new color depth or new resolution will take effect.
5.4 How to Change Refresh Rate in Windows XP
1. Make sure that you have installed windows XP Driver. Click on the Start box in the lower left corner and proceed to Settings, Control Panel
2. Inside the Control panel group, click on Display icon to open the Display Properties folder and choose Settings click the Advance Settings choose Monitor
3. Click on the Refresh Rate sub window to change refresh rate
4. Select OK and new refresh rate takes effect
5. Refresh Rate default is Optimal.
6. If you change the Refresh Rate from Optimal to another, you may need to restart Windows System.
Note: If your monitor is not Branded or Plug&Play, you will only see Adapter default and optimal. Please contact your monitor supplier to get right or compatible drivers for your monitor. Otherwise you can’t select the refresh rate you want.
5.5 NVIDIA Utility in Windows System
5.5.1 GeForce 6 series (NVIDIA)
The Display Adapter Information Table tells you the BIOS and Drivers version, NVIDIA Chip model name, IRQ setting and more useful information.
Additional Properties… is for advanced user to set OpenGL, Direct3D, Overlay control, Desktop Utilities and 3D antialiasing settings.
NVIDIA on the Internet directs you to NVIDIA official web site for more NVIDIA news.
5.5.2 nView Display Mode
nView has 5 modes : Standard, Clone, Horizontal Span, Vertical Span and Dualview. If the optional connector is connected, you will be able to choose one as Windows default display device. Only if the device is plugged and functional, will you be able to check the selection box. If you plug the connector after windows boots up, click Detect Displays to enable the plugged output device.
5.5.2.1 Standard mode
nView disabled, only one monitor will work. Click Current Displays > , you can select output device – CRT, TV or HDTV(optional) and Digital Displays.
Click Device settings >, select TV format…, then select Advanced.. bar to select S-Video, RCA (Composite Video) or Component Y Pr Pb output(only HDTV), default is S-Video Out. It is better choose the right out put device. Do not use Auto select.
Click Signal Format to select your country and TV system – NTSC or PAL, no SECAM.
Note:
1. If you connect your TV output to a HDTV device, then you can choose 480P EDTV, 720P HDTV, 1080i HDTV, 480i HDTV or 576P HDTC etc. (Optional)
2. If you can’t switch from PAL back to NTSC, please set resolution to 640x480 and try again
5.5.2.2 Device Adjustments
Click Device Settings >, select Device Adjustment…
You can adjust screen’s position
5.5.2.3 Display Timing
Display Timing allows you to set your computer timing
5.5.2.4 nView enable mode
You need two monitors, one analog monitor (CRT) and one TV or DVI (Optional). All connected well and functional.