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Software Installation

GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite

The GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite allows you to adjust the voltage of your graphics card and the working
frequency of the GPU, Shader, and video memory.

(Note) This item is configurable only if 2D/3D Auto-Optimized is set to Disable.

Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in damage to your system and reduce
the useful life of the system components.

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
settings

Disable

Allows you to manually configure the voltage and GPU/Shader/Memory
frequency settings

Hardware Monitor

Displays the GPU usage and temperature, the GPU usage/thermal curve,
and your graphics card information

?

Opens Help page

Clock adjustment

(Note)

Enables manual adjustment
of the

 

voltage/frequency

Automatically

optimizes the

voltage/frequency

Displays the

current operating

frequency

Hardware
Monitor

Help page

Summary of Contents for GV-N285OC-2GI

Page 1: ...sion 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 N285OC 2GI GV N285UD 2GI May 11 2009 May 11 2009 VGA Card GV N285OC 2GI GV N285UD 2GI...

Page 3: ...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 4: ...DVD ROM drive A 550W system power supply specification or above is recommended Operating System Windows Vista Windows XP with Service Pack 2 SP2 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SLI TM Configuratio...

Page 5: ...or 15 pin HDMI 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 Co...

Page 6: ...ower Result Connector upper Connector lower Connected Connected Full Power Not Connected Connected LED light is red graphics card will not boot Connected Not Connected LED light is red graphics card w...

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: ...phicscardissecurely 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 a fl...

Page 9: ...wire connects to the S PDIF out pin and the black to the Ground pin How NVIDIA SLITM Scalable Link Interface technology works In an SLI configuration two SLI ready graphics cards of the same model and...

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 GTX 285 Properties dialog box Click the GeForce GTX 285 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: ...sktop 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 virtual...

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: ...S 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 na...

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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