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Super Overclock Series Graphics Accelerator

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Page 1: ...ision 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...

Page 2: ...VGA Card GV N275SO 18I Aug 28 2009 Aug 28 2009 VGA Card GV N275SO 18I...

Page 3: ...VGA Card GV N26SO 896I Aug 21 2009 Aug 21 2009 VGA Card GV N26SO 896I...

Page 4: ...oftwareInstallation 13 3 1 Driver and Utility Installation 13 3 1 1 Driver Installation 13 3 1 2 GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite on Driver Disk 15 3 2 Display Properties Pages 17 3 3 Accessing NVIDIA Control...

Page 5: ...are installation CD ROM or DVD ROM drive A 550 Watt power supply or above is a must Operating System Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP with Service Pack 2 SP2 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SLI...

Page 6: ...ector 15 pin HDMI Connector SLI Connector DVI I Connector AnalogLCDMonitor AnalogMonitor or Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output D Sub Output DVI I to D Sub Adapter optional HDMI TV AnalogLCDMonitor AnalogM...

Page 7: ...Connector DVI I Connector AnalogLCDMonitor AnalogMonitor or Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output D Sub Output DVI I to D Sub Adapter optional HDMI TV AnalogLCDMonitor AnalogMonitor or HDMI Connector D Sub m...

Page 8: ...least 12V 15A current is supplied to each 4 pin power connector on the adapters Failure to do so may jeopardize the stability of the graphics card Incorrect Connection The two 4 pin power connectors o...

Page 9: ...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 10: ...egraphicscardissecurely inserted 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 connector To connect...

Page 11: ...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 12: ...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 SLI bridge connector pro...

Page 13: ...allation 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...

Page 14: ...per Overclock Series Graphics Accelerator 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...

Page 15: ...YTE 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 components Ste...

Page 16: ...s Button Function 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...

Page 17: ...e 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 Person...

Page 18: ...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 3 3 Accessing NVIDIA Control Pane...

Page 19: ...ed 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 Settings...

Page 20: ...or more GPUs 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 p...

Page 21: ...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 on your...

Page 22: ...des This is 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...

Page 23: ...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 show ima...

Page 24: ...rizontal 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 to...

Page 25: ...ideo 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 Setting...

Page 26: ...led 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 F8 on your keyboard afte...

Page 27: ...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 name example...

Page 28: ...3 640 x 400 16 10 60 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...

Page 29: ...dard 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 3 3 2560 x 1...

Page 30: ...re continuing our efforts to develop products that do not use internationally banned toxic chemicals Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive Statement GIGABYTE will fulfill the national l...

Page 31: ...s 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 products and...

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