Gigabyte GV-N26SO-896I GeForce GTX 260 graphics card
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1. Resolutions and Color Depth TA DES eena good sins 28 oo lol ej e aeiia a rev ea ra Mana NA lna re NEU 30 1 Introduction 1 1 Features Powered by NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 260 Graphics Processing Unit GPU Supports PCI Express 2 0 Integrated with 1792 MB GDDR3 memory For GV N27550 18I only Integrated with 896 MB GDDR3 memory For GV N26S 0 896 only Supports DirectX 10 Supports NVIDIA SLI Scalable Link Interface technology We Supports 1 HDMI connector Supports 1 D Sub connector Support 1 DVI I connectors Supports HDCP High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection technology 1 2 Minimum System Requirements Hardware Intel Pentium Core 2 or AMD Athlon P henom 512 MB of system memory 2 GB or more for best performance Optical drive for software installation CD ROM or DVD ROM drive A 550 Watt power supply or above is a must e Operating System Note Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP with Service Pack 2 SP2 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SLI Configuration If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of an SLI system the following are required An SLI certified motherboard with two three PCle x16 slots and correct chipset driver Two GV N275S0 181I GV N26S0 896I for SLI configuration Three GV N27550 181 GV N2650 8961 for 3 way SLI configuration A power supply with 900 watt or above is recommended An SLI bridge connector or 3 way SLI bridge connector SLI technolog2. electricity so the card should be leftin its original packing until itis installed Unpacking and installation should be done on a grounded anti static mat The operator should be wearing an anti static wristoand grounded atthe same pointas the anti static mat Inspect the card carton for obvious damage Shipping and handling may cause damage to your card Be sure there are no shipping and handling damages on the card before proceeding CAUTION DO NOT APPLY POWER TO YOUR SYSTEM IF THE GRAPHICS CARD IS DAMAGED 6 In order to ensure that your graphics card can work correctly please use official GIGABYTE BIOS only Using non official GIGABYTE BIOS might cause problem s on the graphics card 9 Hardware Installation 2 2 Hardware Installation Now that you have prepared your computer you are ready to install your graphics card Step 1 Locate the PCI Express x16 slot If necessary remove the metal cover from this slot then align your graphics card with the PCI Express x16 slot and press it in firmly until the card is fully seated gt gt Make sure thatthe gold edge connector of the graphics card is securely woe inserted Step 2 Replace the screw to fasten the card in place and replace the computer cover CAUTION prevent system instability Step 3 Plug the display cable into your card then turn on the computer and monitor To connect a D Sub monitor to your graphics card use the D Sub con
3. DVI to D Sub adapter Super Overclock Series Graphics Accelerator 24 Video amp Television Video and television features are similar to those for analog for optimal viewing Tasks in the Video 6 Television pages allow you to do the following e Adjust your television picture quality and video color settings for the best possible viewing in its environment Change the position and size of the desktop video to best fit your television screen m Adjust Video Color Settings MI Use the controls on this page to fine tune the a amm edge te zima med m az ban ke tami mau ru IB R ie color settings for video content on your display Select one of the test images to monitor your changes For best results play a video while you make adjustment to view the changes as they happen Mm AdjustVideo Image Settings Use the controls on this page to fine tune the image settings for video content on your display You can choose to use inverse telecine adjust edge sharpness or apply noise filtering For best results play a video while you make adjustment to view the changes as mm they happen Note l Support for some features under Windows Vista is in development and may not be available with your ForceWare graphics driver version Consult the release notes for updated information on supported features 25 S oftware Installation 4 Troubleshooting Tips The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experien
4. GV N28 1GH B SLI Configuration SLI bridge connector provided by motherboard manufacturer 3 Way SLI Configuration Three SLI ready graphics cards of the same type Example GV N28 1GH B 3 Way SLI bridge connector provided by motherboard manufacturer Super Overclock Series Graphics Accelerator 12 3 Software Installation Notice the following guidelines before installing the drivers 1 First make sure your system has installed DirectX 9 or later version 2 Make sure your system has installed the appropriate motherboard drivers for the motherboard drivers please contact the motherboard manufacturer 3 1 Driver and Utility Installation 3 1 1 Driver Installation After installing the operating system insert the driver disk into your optical drive The driver Autorun screen is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the screen shot below If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically go to My Computer double click the optical drive and execute the setup exe program Step 1 Click the Install Display Driver item GIGABYTE Step 2 Click the Next button CS STINIA BREME Dastla liZkield Timi oun i Sux Nr mamo St For software MPEG support in Windows XP you must install DirectX first Users who run NOE Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or above do not need to install DirectX separately 13 Software Installation MEDU Windows Viste 32 bit
5. Responsible Party Name G B T INC U S A Address 17358 Railroad Street City of Industry CA 91748 Phone Fax No 818 854 9338 818 854 9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name VGA Card Model Number GV N26SO 896I Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart B Section 15 107 a and Section 15 109 a Class B Digital Device Supplementary Information This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful and 2 this device must accept any inference received including that may cause undesired operation Representative Person s Name ERIC LU Signature Eric Lu Date Aug 21 2009 Table of Contents Munije e e NORO NE ENA 5 PEREO a AE EO OE AI ER A 5 1 2 Minimum System Requirements eo aaa ian eerie Heo kode 5 E gi ed lac liko e a a re 6 A 0 HA i e a opre ro e o A ne on 6 2s Hardware Metalla nj NO 10 3 9 OHWare MS Blato eea na a a a ai a 13 S DVE AO Uili INS Talla O an A 13 ZL IVER Msta tOn A ET TET TITO VII 13 3 1 2 GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite on Driver DISK a aaa ni aaa 15 32 DISDlaY Properes Pages ada na ea endi oak vato tnik 17 33x Accessing NVIDIA Control Pame svaka onin odana dovoda nija 18 A TFOUDIES MOO UNG MID S a a idi AG AA AGS 26 aPC de PE O A O RE A A O to e oK odi 2 5 1 How to Reflash the BIOS in MS DOS Mode cceccsssssssssssescsssssssssssseeeesessssseseees 21 5 2
6. card is a performance optimized high end card Power is taken from the PCI Express host bus as well as the two 6 pin PCI Express power connectors If you want to use the included 6 pin power adapters make sure at least 12V 15A current is Supplied to each 4 pin power connector on the adapters Failure to do so may jeopardize the cAuTION stability of the graphics card 6 pin Power Adapter Requires at least 12V current Incorrect Connection rating of 15A The two 4 pin power connectors on Correct Connection Requires at least 12V current the adapter are connected to the same The two 4 pin power connectors on the rating of 15A system power supply cable adapter are connected to two independent system power supply cables Super Overclock Series Graphics Accelerator 8 Expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit IC chips To protectthem against damage from static electricity you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer Turn off your computer and unplug power supply Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components If you do not have one touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object such as the power supply case Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the components whenever the components are separated from the system The card contains sensitive electric components which can be easily damaged by static
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8. taskbar will not be stretched across displays and 3D applications are not accelerated as efficiently as when the application spans displays Note This item is present only in Windows XP kee Select your preferred nView display modes here Only use one display Single The same on both display Clone Configured independently from each other Dualview As one large horizontal desktop Horizontal span s As one large vertical desktop Vertical span vete da a ja an ii Clone Mode Dualview Mode S oftware Installation 3 As one large horizontal desktop m Horizontal span ote 1 Horizontal Span mode indicates that both displays in the display pair function as one wide virtual desktop The width of each display is half the width of the total virtual desktop width me Dne S Horizontal Span Mode 4 As one large vertical desktop Vertical span Not 2 Vertical Span mode indicates that both displays in the display pair function as one tall virtual desktop The height of each display is half the height of the total virtual desktop height Vertical Span Mode Display Model GV N275S0 18I GV N26S0 896l Matrix CRT HDMI Yes Yes CRT DVI Yes Yes DVI HDMI Yes Yes DVI HDMI CRT No No DVI DVI Note Yes Yes CRT CRT ote 3 Yes Yes Note 1 This item is present only in Windows XP Note 2 By an HDMI to DVI adapter Note 3 By a
9. use the Adjust Image Settings with Preview page to preview any changes you make for improved image quality and rendering Mm Manage 3D Settings The Manage 3D Settings page enables you to ee ee ra mama 1 roma ee ee ed a establish default 3D settings to use for all your zoki ka ta oba Ba Pele E tras Direct3D or OpenGL applications and to estab lish a unique set of 3D settings for a particular game or application m SetSLI Configuration t SLI technology allows you to use two or more GPUs together This results in significant im provements in rendering performance and image quality Note eae eestor It is recommended that you set to Enable SLI SEE om technology to enhance the graphics card s performance Note 1 This item is present only in Advanced view mode Note 2 This item will show up when you install two graphics cards with the same model name and from the same vendor Super Overclock Series Graphics Accelerator 20 Display A variety of display features enable you to further manipulate and configure your display settings to optimize the use of your displays Tasks in the Display pages allow you to do the following Move CRT screen position Change resolution Adjust desktop color settings e Rotate display Manage custom resolutions ote e Setup multiple displays m Move CRT Screen Position _ za You can use your mouse by clicking on the korov ae arrow keys on this pa
10. 150 V Va v 170 V v X 1280 x 768 60 150 V v v 170 V v X 1280 x 800 60 150 V Va v 170 v v X 1280 x 960 60 150 v Va v 170 v v X 1280 x 1024 60 150 V v v 170 v v X 1360 x 768 60 150 vV Va v 170 V v X 1600 x 900 16 9 60 120 V Va v 140 150 V4 v X 1600 x 1024 60 100 vV V4 v 120 v v X To be continued Super Overclock Series Graphics Accelerator 28 Display Refresh Color Depth bpp Screen Rate 8bpp 256 color 16bpp 65K color 32bpp 16 7M Resolution Hz Standard mode High mode True mode 1600 x 1200 60 100 vV Va v 120 v v X 1920 x 1080 16 9 60 85 vV v v 100 v v X 1920 x 1200 16 10 60 85 V Va v 100 v v X 1920 x 1440 60 85 vV Va v 2048 x 1536 60 85 Vv Va v 2560 x 1600 60 vV VA v Dual Link This table is for reference only The actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor you use 29 Appendix 5 3 Regulatory Statements Regulatory Notices This document must not be copied without our written permission and the contents there of must not be imparted to a third party nor be used for any unauthorized purpose Contravention will be prosecuted We believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects at the time of printing GIGABYTE cannot however assume any responsibility for errors or omissions in this text Also note that the information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by GIGABYTE Our C
11. Display Drivers Step 3 Click the Yes button Dceros Fos Curiose Lire of MIDIA Sata INPORTANT NOTICE READ CAREFULLY Ther Licens For Custome lisa ol 1 ad imakar ar ax ata popat Weabes The SOFTWARE ie mok ooid ad rated ordy koe fo The system is installing the components Click the Finish button to restart the computer Then the driver installation is completed Super Overclock Series Graphics Accelerator 14 3 1 2 GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite on Driver Disk GIGABYTE Teele Step 2 pm Eaki Ho kraja kr Ma retakatiri been He cheno beka ragluh ried Stala Gea DP Giaa HD Lie ka Mari TE Wekome to the Instal hiski Wizard for 4 Gimir HAD Lite Tee Pac ia EFT rate Gee ar ooo ee To cata chee kani TE FEET A PRI krv mp FF Hppii anal z poe Step 3 Click the Next button 15 Gamer HUD Lite InstallShield Wizard Installing Gamer HUD Lite The program features you selected are bera steed Please wait niie the InstalShiels Wizard installs Gamer HUD Lite This may take several minutes Status Copying new Kes The system is installing the components Step 1 Click the GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite item Choose the language for the installation and click the OK button G Gear HUO Lise lesti viura Seay ba letali the Preegrarn Tig ERA BRAT UE Bags stala legli Peta to baje Pa taline Step 4 Click the Install button TK Gamer HUD Lite
12. G B T Technology Trading GMbH Bullenkoppel 16 22047 Hamburg Germany deciare that the product description of the apparatus system installation to which it refers VGA Card GV N275SO 18I is in conformity with reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 2004 108 EC EMC Directive Limits and methods of measurement E EN 61000 3 2 Disturbances in supply systems caused of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM E EN 61000 3 3 Disturbances in supply systerns caused by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fuctuatons high frequency equipment Limits and methods of measurement E EN 55024 information Technology of radio disturbance characteristics of equipment Immunity broadcast receivers and associated characieristics Limits and methods of equipment measurement Limits and methods of measurement O EN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 of radio disturbance characteristics of household electrical appliances portable tools and similar electrical O EN 50082 2 Generic immunity standard Part 2 apparatus industrial environment Residual commercial and light industry Limits and methods of measurement O EN 55014 2 immunity requirements for household of radio disturbance characteristics of appliances tools and similar apparatus fluorescent lamps and luminaries immunity from radio interference of O EN 50091 2 EMC requirements f
13. G V N27550 18 G V N2650 896l NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 260 Graphics Accelerator User s Manual Rev 101 12MM N26S8I 101R Copyright 2009 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD Copyright by GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD GBT No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the expressed written permission of GBT Trademarks Third party brands and names are the properties of their respective owners Notice Please do notremove any labels on this graphics card Doing so may void the warranty of this card Due to rapid change in technology some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this this manual The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to update the information contained herein Macrovision corporation product notice This productincorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U S patents and other intellectual property rights Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited O EN 55011 O EN 55013 O EN 5501441 O EN 55015 O EN 55020 O DIN VDE 0855 E CE marking O EN 60065 O EN 60335 Stamp Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer importer full address
14. InstallShield Wizard OO 5e em InstallShield Wizard Completed Step 5 Click the Finish button Then the installation of the GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite is completed Software Installation GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite The GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite allows you to adjust the voltage of your graphics card and the working freguency of the GPU Shader and video memory Help page oO GAMER EEE Zz Displays the Current operating JV Hardware Automatically Monitor optimizes the voltage frequency Enables manual adjustment Clock adjustment of the voltage frequency Default Allows you to load the default settings Apply Allows you to save the values you adjust Lets the utility optimize the voltage and GPU Shader memory frequency settings Disable Allows you to manually configure the voltage and GPU Shader Memory freguency settings Hardware Monitor Displays the GPU usage and temperature the GPU usage thermal curve and your graphics card information Opens Help page A Incorrectly doing overclock overvoltage may result in damage to your system and reduce the useful life of the system components CAUTION Note This item is configurable only if 2D 3D Auto Optimized is set to Disable Super Overclock Series Graphics Accelerator 16 3 2 Display Properties Pages Display Settings Resolutions and Color Ouality for Windows To access Display Settings page right click on desktop and select Pe
15. ce problems Contact your dealer or GIGABYTE for more advanced troubleshooting information AN Check that the card is seated properly in the PCI Express x16 slot Ensure that the display cable is securely fastened to the card s display connector Make sure that the monitor and computer are plugged in and receiving power If necessary disable any built in graphics capabilities on your motherboard For more information consult your computer s manual or manufacturer NOTE Some manufacturers do not allow the built in graphics to be disabled or to become the secondary display Make sure you selected the appropriate display device and graphics card when you install the graphics driver Restart your computer Press lt F8 gt on your keyboard after system starts up When the Windows Advanced Options Menu appears select Safe Mode and press lt Enter gt After getting into Safe Mode in Device Manager check whether the driver for the graphics card is correct For more assistance use the Troubleshooting Guide located in the Windows Help or contact your computer manufacturer If you are not able to find the desired monitor color resolution settings The color and screen resolution options available for selection depend on the graphics card being installed If necessary adjust your monitor s setting using monitor s adjust panel to make the screen co look focused crisp and sharp Please refer to the monitor s manual Super Overcloc
16. ge or the arrow keys E on your keyboard to adjust the position of your desktop to better fit your display This is a useful alternative to using the controls buttons on your actual physical display ar a ea e ee nar ure ee ee eee ee ee a ar m NM Change Resolution Using the Change Resolution controls you can change the color setting reduce screen a flickering or adjust the amount of information m appearing on your display Te ur Arp a er mhp ma beep r bar Pa erat d riren ai ro u rme U Cirer iie Panie pri ine be ea renin semeni Note This item is present only in Advanced view mode 21 S oftware Installation Mm Adjust Desktop Color Settings a Use this page to set the contrast sharpness oo Pozno okna 77 and color depth Digital Vibrance of the im a ages on your desktop These changes will sa not affect any video playback To change video Sy a ENE vs color settings go to Adjust Video Color Set e Ee tings under the Video and TV section from the rama Start page ae Mm Rotate Display S Rotate Di Fe The NVIDIA Rotate features enable you to msna i change the orientation of your desktop to portrait ru landscape and inverted modes This is use ful if you have rotated your physical display and need to rotate the desktop to match the orientation of your display m Manage Custom Resolutions We If you are an advanced user you can create custom timing modes with t
17. he width height bit color depth and the refresh rate etc The Advanced Timing page enables you to adjust timings for your graphics card in order to sup port a variety of different display timings for ultimate flexibility for analog CRT and DVI connections You can use the advanced Change Resolution Attributes page to view custom display modes you have saved in the Create Custom Resolutions page sam e ar aap ee nie a ee Hi brint rk ly ey pe bin te did a pots a eile be Note This item is present only in Advanced view mode Super Overclock Series Graphics Accelerator 2 T drin tir desin pomi mame eee ia sez m reze v drva a idit Dual Monitor Setup Mm SetUp Multiple Displays NVIDIA nView technology enables you to view your desktop in one of several multi display modes to make the best use of the displays monitors that are connected to your computer You can set the display to output from two monitors on the Set Up Multiple Displays page T drin tir des eee mame m ruinama ia sar m ee oR drva a iii 1 The same on both display Clone Clone mode indicates that both displays in the display pair show images of the same desktop 2 Configured independently from each other Dualview Dualview mode indicates that both displays in the display pair function as one virtual desktop Unlike Horizontal Span or Vertical Span mode Dualview treats each display as a separate device This means that the
18. in and by disposing of or recycling used batteries properly With your help we can reduce the amount of natural resources needed to produce electrical and electronic eguipment minimize the use of landfills for the disposal of end of life products and generally improve our guality of life by ensuring that potentially hazardous substances are not released into the environment and are disposed of properly China Restriction of Hazardous Substances Table The following table is supplied in compliance with China s Restriction of Hazardous Substances China ROHS requirements KFIFSPH TEBE 5 ASA VE ASA HAA Management Methods on Control of Pollution from Electronic nformation Products China RoHS Declaration PRPASASPRARKNAMRESR Hazardous ee Table mi sk 70 Hazardous Substances MAAR Parts 8 Pb Zt koj AKNE ZNAKE Sa ZM Cr VI PBB PBDE leleje e O RTA EA A WAZ IZ ABM PE HRR 2 ZESI T11363 200687 HREM RI E SRBI Fi Indicates that this hazardous substance contained in all homogenous materials of this part is below the limit requirement SJ T 11363 2006 X RRA BEE MA ZED ERBARIO A E AB tk SU TI 1363 2006 ERE REE R Indicates that this hazardous substance contained in at least one of the homogenous materials of this part is above the limit requirement in SJ T 11363 2006 HWHEZANNZEFA KR Ena EEA EO THERE DM MESSER TE ANE AH DJ BE ZU AT E FEA Ki Pri PT AA This table shows where these substances may be found in the supply
19. isturbance characteristics of household electrical appliances Residual commercial and light industry portable tools and similar electrical O EN 50082 2 Generic immunity standard Part 2 apparatus industrial environment Limits and methods of measurement O EN 55014 2 immunity requirements for household of radio disturbance characteristics of fluorescent lamps and luminaries appliances tools and similar apparatus immunity from radio interference of O EN 50091 2 EMC reguirements for uninterruptible broadcast receivers and associated power systems UPS equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment Cabled distribution systems Equipment for receiving and or distribution from sound and television signals CE EC conformity marking The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 2006 95 EC Safety requirements for mains operated EN 60950 electronic and related apparatus for household and similar general use Safety for information technology equipment including electrical business equipment Safety of household and similar O EN 50091 1 General and Safety requirements for electrical appliances uninterruptible power systems UPS Manufacturer importer Date Aug 21 2009 Name Timmy Huang DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a C
20. ject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful and 2 this device must accept any inference received including that may cause undesired operation Representative Person s Name ERIC LU Signature Eric Lu Date Aug 28 2009 O EN 55011 O EN 55013 O EN 55014 1 O EN 55015 O EN 55020 E EN 55022 O DIN VDE 0855 Bl CE marking O EN 60065 O EN 60335 Stamp Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer importer ful address G B T Technology Trading GMbH Bullenkoppel 16 22047 Hamburg Germany deciare that the product description of the apparatus system installation to which it refers VGA Card GV N26SO 896l is in conformity with reference lo the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 2004 108 EC EMC Directive Limits and methods of measurement E EN 61000 3 2 Disturbances in supply systems caused of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM A EN 61000 3 3 Disturbances in supply systems caused by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fuctuatons high frequency equipment Limits and methods of measurement E EN 55024 information Technology of radio disturbance characteristics of oguvipment immunity broadcast receivers and associated characterstics Limits and methods of equipment measurement Limits and methods of measurement O EN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 of radio d
21. k Series Graphics Accelerator 26 5 Appendix 5 1 How to Reflash the BIOS in MS DOS Mode l 2 Extract the downloaded Zip file to your hard disk s or floppy disk This procedure assumes drive A Restart the computer in MS DOS mode You may need a startup disk to restart the computer in MS DOS mode Change the command prompt to A gt To back up the current BIOS at the A gt prompt type BIOS flash utility name s BIOS file name example gvf19 s n26so8i F1 and press Enter To flash BIOS at the A gt prompt type BIOS flash utility name p BIOS file name example gvf19 p n26so8i F2 and press Enter Wait until it s done then restart your computer 21 Appendix 5 2 Resolutions and Color Depth Tables GeForce GTX 275 260 Single Display Standard Modes Display Refresh Color Depth bpp Screen Rate 8bpp 256 color 16bpp 65K color 32bpp 16 7M Resolution Hz Standard mode High mode True mode 320 x 200 60 75 vV v v 320 x 240 60 75 v v v 400 x 300 60 75 Vv v v 480 x 360 60 75 V Va v 512 x 384 60 75 vV v v 640 x 400 16 10 60 75 vV VA v 640 x 480 60 240 vV Va v 720 x 480 60 vV v v 720 x 576 50 60 V v v 800 x 600 60 240 V Va v 848 x 480 60 240 V V v 960 x 600 16 10 60 240 V v v 1024 x 768 60 200 Vv Va v 240 v v X 1088 x 612 16 9 60 200 V v v 240 v v X 1152 x 864 60 170 Vv Va v 200 v v X 1280 x 720 16 9 60
22. nector To connect a flat panel display to your graphics card use the DVI I connector To connect an HDMI monitor to your graphics card use the HDMI connector To HDMI Monitor ToD Sub Monitor Super Overclock Series Graphics Accelerator 10 After installation remember to connectthe power cable to your graphics card or the system will not boot refer to page 8 to see the details Do not touch the card when its operating to Connectan HDMI monitor vi S Connecta flat panel display Step 4 To connect an HDMI TV follow the steps below to enable the S PDIF in function for the graphics card iv Connect the provided S PDIF cable to the graphics Connect the S PDIF cable to the motherboard card the red wire connects to the S PDIF out pin and the black to the Ground pin You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the graphics card driver Please refer to next chapter for detailed instructions 11 Hardware Installation How NVIDIA SLI Scalable Link Interface technology works In an SLI configuration two three SLI ready graphics cards of the same model and the same manufac turers are connected together via SLI bridge connector in a system that provides two three x16 PCI Express slots to scale graphics performance The picture below shows that two and three graphics cards are linked in parallel in an SLI configuration Two SLI ready graphics cards of the same type Example
23. ommitment to Preserving the Environment In addition to high efficiency performance all GIGABYTE motherboards fulfill European Union regula tions for ROHS Restriction of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment and WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment environmental directives as well as most major worldwide safety requirements To prevent releases of harmful substances into the environment and to maximize the use of our natural resources GIGABYTE provides the following information on how you can responsibly recycle or reuse most of the materials in your end of life product Restriction of Hazardous Substances RoHS Directive Statement GIGABYTE products have not intended to add and safe from hazardous substances Cd Pb Hg Cr 6 PBDE and PBB The parts and components have been carefully selected to meet ROHS requirement Moreover we at GIGABYTE are continuing our efforts to develop products that do not use internationally banned toxic chemicals Waste Electrical amp Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive Statement GIGABYTE will fulfill the national laws as interpreted from the 2002 96 EC WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive The WEEE Directive specifies the treatment collection recycling and disposal of electric and electronic devices and their components Under the Directive used equipment must be marked collected separately and disposed of properly WEEE Symbol S
24. or uninterruptible broadcast receivers and associated power systems UPS equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment Cabled distribution systems Equipment for receiving and or distribution from sound and television signals CE EC conformity marking The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 2006 95 EC Safety for information technology equipment including electrical business equipment Safety requiraments for mains operated E EN 60950 electronic and related apparatus for household and similar general use Safety of household and similar CO EN 500914 General and Safety requirements for electrical appliances uninterruptible power systems UPS Manufacturer importer Signature Temmy Huang Name Timmy Huang Date Aug 28 2009 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a C Responsible Party Name G B T INC U S A Address 17358 Railroad Street City of Industry CA 91748 Phone Fax No 818 854 9338 818 854 9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name VGA Card Model Number GV N275SO 18I Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart B Section 15 107 a and Section 15 109 a Class B Digital Device Supplementary Information This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is sub
25. rsonalize then the Personalization windows will show up Select Display Settings to adjust the screen resolution and color guality settings Ce lw appearance ard Perorulastion Personalization Jz seareh P Personalize appearance and sounds irie Cok md Appeaiarent Fane bu e thet coder aed aie of pout uaru i ari Desktop Beigas Chores from reudabla bachgrcunch cr roka or ina greg of par gan patursr in drona tha dciklop dz Screen Sawer Chae prir Cen ear or adpuri wh dinplap A TEH UR iz a piba or aana that Chat your Krem mid A PE AT when pout dornpubt ti He oi a bet peri ol Krme i Scand Change which pond one heard when poy do eserpiterg from getting mual ip amgtpvij po Ro yile Ba Moire Prants Pick a deH rani meina panter Yg cari spa change hesa tha mepe pravim locke dung pach iit ri ciki ad stlectrvg eft Tharr Chenge the thema Theres can change s aide rarega A psal ond usddory elements at one birrat ro bi brrj the sophie ol merari ori backgroud roti izvori dome Cormpuber pou red mines pozavi zr m rpi eter April your mira nastaan which chirogi Hit vi e ta mort e ever Berni Te a the Hiten au can sko control morubor Nezkar mired rabelj ons rarj he tees lo ma ih par mirii mane PaP Mont on MODA Gal once Ola 20 You can move the slider to change the resolution Navabsticrr kev g i You can click the item to change the color quality Click the Advanced button for advanced se
26. tatement The symbol shown below is on the product or on its packaging which indicates that this Ds product must not be disposed of with other waste Instead the device should be taken to the waste collection centers for activation of the treatment collection recycling and mumu disposal procedure The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling please contact your local government office your household waste disposal service or where you purchased the product for details of environmentally Safe recycling When your electrical or electronic equipment is no longer useful to you take it back to your local or regional waste collection administration for recycling If you need further assistance in recycling reusing in your end of life product you may contact us at the Customer Care number listed in your product s user s manual and we will be glad to help you with your effort Super Overclock Series Graphics Accelerator 30 Finally we suggest that you practice other environmentally friendly actions by understanding and using the energy saving features of this product where applicable recycling the inner and outer packaging including shipping containers this product was delivered
27. ttings 17 S oftware Installation 3 3 Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel After installation of the display driver right click on the desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel The NVIDIA Control Panel is used to configure all your graphics card settings NVIDIA Cortei Panal b Naw amp Pancnalca Right click on the desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel Or you can right click on the desktop and select Personalize and then the Control Panel Appearance Personalization Personalization window will show up Select Display Settings When the Display Settings dialog box appears click Advanced Settings After clicking the Advanced Settings button in Display Settings you ll see the Generic PnP Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 260 Properties dialog box Click the GeForce GTX 275 260 tab to access the NVIDIA Control Panel On the GeForce GTX 275 260 tab page click Start the NVIDIA Control Panel to launch the NVIDIA Control Panel Pu A Kerio tor Fa NVIDILA Dealings Corte Para A ol ira HVILIA porti pore a Hue aien the KVIMA Control Pars Brka delke li the Windows desktoo Super Overclock Series Graphics Accelerator 18 UE pou me a en a cal udar ie Sterdand etraj The vie mil z more of the ureceri you veli sce i Avarci Selina If pou are an i of ledvica user delec Advanced asija The vira inches al of the srecen and options svadeble in Sadar Se li ni plus al of Pe advanced features Aj Yo
28. u u Gorge Nar vite M dry me nade the Central Panel Ta leam how to do thet cick bene ar OnE tors i Prip mre JH S Pee ey ga Mata mira eet v Pg reka Bere mr eb ore i janja ome m remi Sort For kk m mor dr ee oe ee rim ara ima Se a r m maga p A K s o ie anes mor Pre na e ee pra prm Kjer rer mondo kop biara leni z spri om ij int rea a ore oe be Teen Bere re oem im ara zaga ranau ee a an Select the view of the NVIDIA Control Panel that is most appropriate for you m Standard Settings m Advanced Settings The following pages provide details on configuring advanced settings In the NVIDIA Control Panel select a category to alter specific NVIDIA display settings The categories are m 3D Settings Mm Display m Video amp Television In the NVIDIA Control Panel change a view if you want The supported modes are m Standard m Advanced m Custom 19 S oftware Installation 3D Settings Tasks in the 3D Settings pages allow you to do the following Change the image and rendering settings of your 3D applications and games that utilize Direct3D and OpenGL technology Override the shipped clocked frequencies of your GPU and GPU memory to increase your GPU performance Assign specific 3D settings to a game so that these settings automatically load when a game is launched m Adjust image Settings with Preview If you are unfamiliar with 3D technology or not an advanced graphics user
29. y requires a PCI Express motherboard with two x16 physical connectors Graphics cards working in an SLI configuration must be with the same model name e g GV N275S 0 18I G V N2650 896l and from the same vendor e g GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY 5 Introduction 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 Board Layout 1 GV N275S0 18I SLI Connector HDMI Connector D Sub monitor Connector y 15 pin DVI I Connector A Digital LCD Monitor 10 HDMI to DVI I Adapter nm Optional jere HDMI TV FD ERE R e onoo nn NI nu D Sub monitor I Connector LAL UUU 15 pin Cx Tae Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor DVI I Connector DVI Output Ele i a ki D Sub DVI I to D Sub anr Output Adapter optional J analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor H p ka si Super Overclock Series Graphics Accelerator 6 2 GV N2650 896 SLI Connector HDMI Connector D Sub monitor Connector 15 pin HDMI to DVI I Adapter meneg Optional pm NiMH GL HDMI Connector nn m nal nnn D Sub monitor M Connector 15 pin dz Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor z DVI I Connector DVI Output Ca Digital LCD Monitor D Sub DVI I to D Sub Output Adapter optional Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor S H P Hardware Installation The GV N275S0 181 GV N26S0 8961 graphics
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