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Software Installation

Select the view of the NVIDIA Control Panel that is
most appropriate for you.

„

Standard Settings

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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:

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3D Settings

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Display

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Video & Television

In the NVIDIA Control Panel, change a view if you
want.
The supported modes are:

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Standard

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Advanced

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Custom

Summary of Contents for GV-N98TGR-512I

Page 1: ...d 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 Copyrig...

Page 2: ...VGA Card GV N98TGR 512I Apr 30 2009 Apr 30 2009 VGA Card GV N98TGR 512I...

Page 3: ...SoftwareInstallation 9 3 1 Driver and Utility Installation 9 3 1 1 Driver Installation 9 3 1 2 GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite on Driver Disk 11 3 2 Display Properties Pages 13 3 3 Accessing NVIDIA Control Pa...

Page 4: ...B 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...

Page 5: ...or 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 AnalogMoni...

Page 6: ...eparated 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 Unpa...

Page 7: ...Sub monitor Connect an HDMI monitor To Flat Panel Display To D Sub Monitor To HDMI Monitor Step 1 Locate the PCI Express x16 slot If necessary remove the metal cover from this slot then align your gra...

Page 8: ...he 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 mo...

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 I...

Page 10: ...0 GV N98TGR 512I 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 butt...

Page 11: ...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 12: ...tton 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 sett...

Page 13: ...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 14: ...ay Settings you ll see the Generic PnP Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT Properties dialog box Click the GeForce 9800 GT tab to access the NVIDIA Control Panel 3 3 Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel Afte...

Page 15: ...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 16: ...ore 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 perfo...

Page 17: ...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 18: ...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 cre...

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 ima...

Page 20: ...s 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 w...

Page 21: ...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 22: ...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 sy...

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 g...

Page 24: ...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 X 108...

Page 25: ...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 26: ...ontinuing 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...

Page 27: ...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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