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GV-N500 Series Graphics Accelerator

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.)

For software MPEG support in Windows XP, you must install DirectX first. Users who run
Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or above do not need to install DirectX separately.

Step 1:
Click the Install Display Driver item.

Step 2:
Click the Next button.

Summary of Contents for GV-N560SO-1GI

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1: ...ng so may void the warranty of this card Due to rapid change in technology some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this this manual The author assumes no responsibility f...

Page 2: ...VGA Card GV N560SO 1GI Jan 17 2011 VGA Card GV N560SO 1GI Jan 17 2011...

Page 3: ...VGA Card GV N560SO 1GI 950 Feb 17 2011 VGA Card GV N560SO 1GI 950 Feb 14 2011...

Page 4: ...VGA Card GV N560SO 1GI 950 Rev2 0 Jun 10 2011 VGA Card GV N560SO 1GI 950 Rev 2 0 Jun 10 2011...

Page 5: ...stallation 10 3 SoftwareInstallation 12 3 1 Driver and Utility Installation 12 3 1 1 Driver Installation 12 3 2 Display Properties Pages 18 3 3 Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel 19 4 Troubleshooting Tips...

Page 6: ...ecommended Optical drive for software installation CD ROM or DVD ROM drive Operating System Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP SLI TM Configuration If you are planning on using this graphics card as p...

Page 7: ...MI Connector DVI I Connector 1 DVI I Connector 2 Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output HDMI TV Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output Mini HDMI to HDMI cable optional SLI Connector Mini HDMI Connector DVI I Connecto...

Page 8: ...or DVI I Connector 1 DVI I Connector 2 Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output HDMI TV Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output Mini HDMI to HDMI cable optional SLI Connector Mini HDMI Connector DVI I Connector 1 DVI I...

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: ...cturers are connected together via SLI bridge connector in a system that provides twox16 PCI Express slots to scale graphics performance The picture below shows that two graphics cards are linked in p...

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: ...PU Memory clock Five profiles GIGABYTE OC Guru Graphics Card Smart Tuner GIGABYTE OC Guru graphics card smart tuner is a utility which helps users adjust card performance and monitor hardware informat...

Page 15: ...ing In game real time On Screen Display hot key setting Stock display setting Press Apply to apply preferred display settings Gaming Mode Extreme 3D gaming mode for enthusiastic users Users can set pr...

Page 16: ...power consumption and monitor current GPU power consumption In addition Green mode provides information of power saved through this mode Power saving mode of PWM working frequency Current GPU power co...

Page 17: ...speed and GPU usage Record Pause hardware monitor information Export hardware monitor record information Hardware Monitor Through GIGABYTE hardware monitor users can easily monitor GPU Memory clock G...

Page 18: ...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 19: ...you ll see the Generic PnP Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti Properties dialog box Click the GeForce GTX 560 Ti tab to access the NVIDIA Control Panel 3 3 Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel After inst...

Page 20: ...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 21: ...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 22: ...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 23: ...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 24: ...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 25: ...tal 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 desktop widt...

Page 26: ...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 27: ...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 28: ...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 29: ...6 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 612...

Page 30: ...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...

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Page 32: ...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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