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GV-N96TSL-1GI/

GV-N96TSL-512I/

NVIDIA

®

 GeForce

TM

 

 9600 GT Graphics Accelerator

User's Manual

Rev. 101
12MM-N96TLI-101R

Copyright

© 2009 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
Copyright by 

GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT")

. No part of this manual may  be reproduced or transmitted

in any form without the expressed, written permission of 

GBT

.

Trademarks

Third-party brands and names are the properties of their respective owners.

Notice

Please do not remove any labels on this graphics card. Doing 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Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this this manual.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 for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author
make a commitment to update the information contained herein.

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This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property
rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, 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
Copyright by 

GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT")

. No part of this manual may  be reproduced or transmitted

in any form without the expressed, written permission of 

GBT

.

Trademarks

Third-party brands and names are the properties of their respective owners.

Notice

Please do not remove any labels on this graphics card. Doing 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Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this this manual.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 for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author
make a commitment to update the information contained herein.

Macrovision corporation product notice:

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property
rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other
limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

Summary of Contents for GV-N96TSL-1GI

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 Copyright by GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGYCO LTD GBT No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the expressed written permission of GBT Trademarks Third party brands and names...

Page 2: ...VGA Card GV N96TSL 1GI GV N96TSL 512I Mar 02 2009 Mar 02 2009 VGA Card GV N96TSL 1GI GV N96TSL 512I ...

Page 3: ... 3 SoftwareInstallation 9 3 1 Driver and Utility Installation 9 3 1 1 Driver Installation 9 3 1 2 GIGABYTE Gamer HUD on Driver Disk 11 3 2 Display Properties Pages 13 3 3 Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel 14 4 Troubleshooting Tips 22 5 Appendix 23 5 1 How to Reflash the BIOS in MS DOS Mode 23 5 2 Resolutions and Color Depth Tables 24 5 3 RegulatoryStatements 26 ...

Page 4: ...system memory 2 GB or more for best performance Optical drive for software installation CD ROM or DVD ROM drive A 450 Watt power supply or above is a must Operating System Windows Vista Windows XP with Service Pack 2 SP2 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SLI TM Configuration If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of an SLI system the following arerequired An SLI certified mother...

Page 5: ...nnector 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 HDMI TV AnalogLCDMonitor AnalogMonitor or HDMI Connector D Sub monitor Connector 15 pin HDMI to DVI I Adapter Digital LCD Monitor optional ...

Page 6: ... separated 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 and installation should be done on a grounded anti static mat The operator should be wearing an anti static wristband grounded at the same point as the anti static mat Inspect the card carton ...

Page 7: ... 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 computer and monitor To connect a D Sub monitor to your graphics card use the D Sub connector To connect a flat panel display to your graphics card use the DVI I connector To connect an HDMI monitor to your gr...

Page 8: ... the red 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 the same manufacturers are connected together via SLI bridge connector in a system that provides two x16 PCI Express slots to scale graphics performance The picture below shows that two grap...

Page 9: ...llation 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 Di...

Page 10: ...0 GV N96TSL 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 button ...

Page 11: ...BYTE 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 Step 5 Click the Finish button Then the installation of the GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite is completed ...

Page 12: ...urable 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 All...

Page 13: ...he 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 Personalize then the Personalization windows will show up Select Display Settings to adjust the screen resolution and color quality settings ...

Page 14: ...play Settings you ll see the Generic PnP Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT Properties dialog box Click the GeForce 9600 GT tab to access the NVIDIA Control Panel 3 3 Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel After installation of the display driver right click on the desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel The NVIDIA Control Panel is used to configure all your graphics card settings Right click on the deskt...

Page 15: ...ced 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 Display Video Television In the NVIDIA Control Panel change a view if you want The supported modes are Standard Advanced Custom ...

Page 16: ... 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 performance Note 1 This item is present only in Advanced view mode Note 2 This item will show up when you install two graphics cards with the same model name and from the same vendor 3D Settings Tasks in...

Page 17: ...s 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 keyboard to adjust the position of your desktop to better fit your display This is a useful alternative to using the controls buttons on your actual physical display ChangeResolution Using the Chang...

Page 18: ...s 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 create custom timing modes with the width height bit color depth and the refresh rate etc The Advanced Timing page enables you to adjust timings for your graphics card in order to sup port a variety of...

Page 19: ... 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 images of the same desktop Clone Mode Note This item is present only in Windows XP 2 Configured independently from each other Dualview Dualview mode indicates that both displays in the display pair func...

Page 20: ...ode 3 As one large horizontal 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 virtual desktop width Horizontal Span Mode Note 1 By an HDMI to DVI adapter Note 2 By a DVI to D Sub adapter Display Matrix Model GV N96TSL 1GI GV N96TSL 512I CRT HDMI Yes Yes...

Page 21: ...lor settings 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 Settings Use the controls on this page to fine tune the image settings for video content on your display You can choose to use inverse telecine adjust edge sharpness or apply noise filterin...

Page 22: ...d 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 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 correc...

Page 23: ...ou 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 gvf19 s n96tsl1gi F1 and press Enter 5 To flash BIOS at the A prompt type BIOS flash utility name p BIOS file name example gvf19 p n96tsl1gi F2 and press Enter 6 Wait until it s done then restart your ...

Page 24: ... 240 60 75 400 x 300 60 75 480 x 360 60 75 512 x 384 60 75 640 x 400 16 10 60 75 640 x 480 60 240 720 x 480 60 720 x 576 50 60 800 x 600 60 240 848 x 480 60 240 960 x 600 16 10 60 240 1024 x 768 60 200 240 X 1088 x 612 16 9 60 200 240 X 1152 x 864 60 170 200 X 1280 x 720 16 9 60 150 170 X 1280 x 768 60 150 170 X 1280 x 800 60 150 170 X 1280 x 960 60 150 170 X 1280 x 1024 60 150 170 X 1360 x 768 60...

Page 25: ... 16 7M Resolution Hz Standard mode High mode True mode 1600 x 1200 60 100 120 X 1920 x 1080 16 9 60 85 100 X 1920 x 1200 16 10 60 85 100 X 1920 x 1440 60 85 2048 x 1536 60 85 2560 x 1600 60 Dual Link This table is for reference only The actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor you use ...

Page 26: ... 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 laws as interpreted from the 2002 96 EC WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive The WEEE Directive specifies the treatment collection recycling and disposal of electric and electronic de...

Page 27: ...es 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 generally improve our quality of life by ensuring that potentially hazardous substances are not released into the environment and are disposed of properly China Restriction of Hazardous Substances T...

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