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Table of Contents

1. Introduction ................................................................................................................ 5

1.1. Features ......................................................................................................................... 5
1.2. Minimum System Requirements .................................................................................... 5

2. Hardware Installation.................................................................................................. 6

2.1. Board Layout ................................................................................................................. 6
2.2. Hardware Installation .................................................................................................... 10

3. Software Installation .................................................................................................. 12

3.1. Driver and Utility Installation ......................................................................................... 12

3.1.1. Driver Installation ......................................................................................................... 12

3.2.

Display Properties Pages ........................................................................................ 14

3.3.

Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel ............................................................................ 15

4. Troubleshooting Tips................................................................................................ 23

5. Appendix ................................................................................................................. 24

5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS in MS-DOS Mode .............................................................. 24
5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows XP) ................................................... 25
5.3. Regulatory Statements ................................................................................................. 27

Summary of Contents for GV-N470OC-13I

Page 1: ...may void the warranty of this card Due to rapid change in technology some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this this manual The author assumes no responsibility for any...

Page 2: ...VGA Card GV N480UD 15I June 17 2010 VGA Card GV N480UD 15I June 17 2010...

Page 3: ...VGA Card GV N480D5 15I B GV N470D5 13I B Mar 21 2010 VGA Card GV N480D5 15I B GV N470D5 13I B Mar 21 2010...

Page 4: ...stallation 10 3 SoftwareInstallation 12 3 1 Driver and Utility Installation 12 3 1 1 Driver Installation 12 3 2 Display Properties Pages 14 3 3 Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel 15 4 Troubleshooting Tips...

Page 5: ...tium 4 or AMD Athlon TM XP class 2GB system memory 4GB recommended Optical drive for software installation CD ROM or DVD ROM drive Operating System Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP SLI TM Configurat...

Page 6: ...d Layout Mini HDMI Connector DVI I Connector 1 DVI I Connector 2 Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output HDMI TV 1 GV N480UD 15I Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output Mini HDMI to HDMI cable optional SLI Connector Mi...

Page 7: ...Connector 1 DVI I Connector 2 Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output HDMI TV Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output Mini HDMI to HDMI cable optional 2 GV N470UD 13I GV N470OC 13I SLI Connector Mini HDMI Connector DV...

Page 8: ...ower supply to the GeForce card s Use the connection method for your particular graphics card GV N480UD 15I Connect BOTH a 6 pin AND an 8 pin PCI Express auxiliary power connector coming from the comp...

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: ...until the card is fully seated Makesurethatthegoldedgeconnectorofthegraphicscardissecurely inserted Step 2 Replace the screw to fasten the card in place and replace the computer cover Step 3 This gra...

Page 11: ...o 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 provided by mo...

Page 12: ...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 13: ...13 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 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: ...l see the Generic PnP Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce GTX480 GTX470 Properties dialog box Click the GeForce GTX 480 GTX 470 tab to access the NVIDIA Control Panel 3 3 Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel After i...

Page 16: ...tings 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...

Page 17: ...settings for a particular game or application Note 1 This item is present only in Advanced view mode 3D Settings Tasks in the 3D Settings pages allow you to do the following Change the image and rend...

Page 18: ...lays Tasks in the Display pages allow you to do the following Move CRT screen position Change resolution Adjust desktop color settings Rotate display Manage custom resolutions Note Set up multiple dis...

Page 19: ...and TV section from the Start page RotateDisplay The NVIDIA Rotate features enable you to change the orientation of your desktop to portrait landscape and inverted modes This is use ful if you have ro...

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: ...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 desk...

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: ...00 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 X 1088 x...

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: ...IGABYTE are 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 n...

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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