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Troubleshooting Tips

4. Troubleshooting Tips

The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems. Contact your dealer or
GIGABYTE for more advanced troubleshooting information.

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Check that the card is seated properly in the PCI Express x16 slot.

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Ensure that the display cable is securely fastened to the card's display connector.

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Make sure that the monitor and computer are plugged in and receiving power.

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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.)

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Make sure you selected the appropriate display device and graphics card when you install
the graphics driver.

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Restart your computer.
Press <F8> on your keyboard after system starts up. When the Windows Advanced Options
Menu appears, select Safe Mode and press <Enter>.
After getting into Safe Mode,  in Device Manager check whether the driver for the graphics card
is correct.

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For more assistance, use the Troubleshooting Guide located in the Windows Help or contact
your computer manufacturer.

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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
look focused, crisp, and sharp. (Please refer to the monitor's manual.)

Summary of Contents for GV-N250-1GI

Page 1: ...on and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited Copyright 2009 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD Co...

Page 2: ...VGA Card GV N250 1GI Dec 03 2009 Dec 03 2009 VGA Card GV N250 1GI...

Page 3: ...VGA Card GV N250 512I Jan 13 2010 Jan 13 2010 VGA Card GV N250 512I...

Page 4: ...ftwareInstallation 10 3 1 Driver and Utility Installation 10 3 1 1 Driver Installation 10 3 1 2 GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite on Driver Disk 12 3 2 Display Properties Pages 14 3 3 Accessing NVIDIA Control P...

Page 5: ...ts 1 HDMI connector Supports 1 D Sub connector Supports 1 DVI I connectors Supports HDCP High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection technology 1 2 Minimum System Requirements Hardware Intel Pentium Cor...

Page 6: ...ware Installation 2 1 Board Layout DVI I Connector D Sub monitor Connector 15 pin HDMI Connector SLI Connector DVI I Connector Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output HDMI TV AnalogLCDMonitor AnalogMonitor or...

Page 7: ...d from the system The card contains sensitive electric components which can be easily damaged by static electricity so the card should be left in its original packing until it is installed Unpacking a...

Page 8: ...screw to fasten the card in place and replace the computer cover Makesurethatthegoldedgeconnectorofthegraphicscardissecurely inserted Step 3 Plug the display cable into your card then turn on the com...

Page 9: ...xt chapter for detailed instructions Step 4 To connect an HDMI TV follow the steps below to enable the S PDIF in function for the graphics card 1 Connect the provided S PDIF cable to the graphics card...

Page 10: ...er 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...

Page 11: ...11 Software Installation The system is installing the components Step 4 Click the Finish button to restart the computer Then the driver installation is completed Step 3 Click the Yes button...

Page 12: ...e GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite item Step 2 Choose the language for the installation and click the OK button Step 3 Click the Next button Step 4 Click the Install button The system is installing the compone...

Page 13: ...nction Default Note Allows you to load the default settings Apply Note Allows you to save the values you adjust Enable Lets the utility optimize the voltage and GPU Shader memory frequency settings Di...

Page 14: ...lick the Advanced button for advanced settings 3 2 Display Properties Pages Display Settings Resolutions and Color Quality for Windows To access Display Settings page right click on desktop and select...

Page 15: ...ings you ll see the Generic PnP Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 Properties dialog box Click the GeForce GTS 250 tab to access the NVIDIA Control Panel 3 3 Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel After insta...

Page 16: ...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 3D Se...

Page 17: ...s together This results in significant im provements in rendering performance and image quality Note It is recommended that you set to Enable SLI technology to enhance the graphics card s performance...

Page 18: ...lutions Note Set up multiple displays Note This item is present only in Advanced view mode Move CRT Screen Position You can use your mouse by clicking on the arrow keys on this page or the arrow keys...

Page 19: ...use ful if you have rotated your physical display and need to rotate the desktop to match the orientation of your display Manage Custom Resolutions Note If you are an advanced user you can create cus...

Page 20: ...iew As one large horizontal desktop Horizontal span Note As one large vertical desktop Vertical span Note 1 The same on both display Clone Clone mode indicates that both displays in the display pair s...

Page 21: ...desktop Horizontal span Note 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 virtu...

Page 22: ...s 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 Adjust Video Image...

Page 23: ...ecome the secondary display Make sure you selected the appropriate display device and graphics card when you install the graphics driver Restart your computer Press F8 on your keyboard after system st...

Page 24: ...MS DOS mode You may need a startup disk to restart the computer in MS DOS mode 3 Change the command prompt to A 4 To back up the current BIOS at the A prompt type BIOS flash utility name s BIOS file...

Page 25: ...0 75 3 3 3 640 x 480 60 240 3 3 3 720 x 480 60 3 3 3 720 x 576 50 60 3 3 3 800 x 600 60 240 3 3 3 848 x 480 60 240 3 3 3 960 x 600 16 10 60 240 3 3 3 1024 x 768 60 200 3 3 3 240 3 3 X 1088 x 612 16 9...

Page 26: ...ution Hz Standard mode High mode True mode 1600 x 1200 60 100 3 3 3 120 3 3 X 1920 x 1080 16 9 60 85 3 3 3 100 3 3 X 1920 x 1200 16 10 60 85 3 3 3 100 3 3 X 1920 x 1440 60 85 3 3 3 2048 x 1536 60 85 3...

Page 27: ...efforts to develop products that do not use internationally banned toxic chemicals Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive Statement GIGABYTE will fulfill the national laws as interprete...

Page 28: ...used batteries properly With your help we can reduce the amount of natural resources needed to produce electrical and electronic equipment minimize the use of landfills for the disposal of end of life...

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