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unPacking

Prior to unpacking your new nVidia geforce 

gTS 450 graphics card, it is important to make 

sure you meet all the system requirements listed 

on page 2 for a smooth installation.
be sure to inspect each piece of equipment 

shipped in the packing box. if anything is missing 

or damaged, contact your reseller.

Equipment

The following equipment and documentation are included in the 

geforce gTS 450 graphics card box. 

NVIDIA Driver Installation CD

contains:

• 

Windows 7, XP, and Vista (32/64-bit) drivers for 

the GeForce graphics card. For other operating 

systems and to keep your drivers current, visit 

www.nvidia.com/drivers

 and download the latest 

drivers

• 

Digital version of this Manual, the NVIDIA Control 

Panel User Guide, and Driver 

   

Quick Start Guide

fast and easy steps to install the geforce  

graphics card(s).

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Summary of Contents for GEFORCE GTS 450

Page 1: ...GEFORCe GTS 450 Graphics Card installation guide...

Page 2: ...NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 geforce GTS 450 installation guide...

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Page 4: ...ipment 3 Hardware Installation 5 Safety Instructions 5 Before You Begin 6 Installing the GeForce Graphics Card 6 Driver Installation 11 Configuring SLI 15 Accessing the NVIDIA Control Panel 15 Enablin...

Page 5: ...Table of Contents...

Page 6: ...eForce GTS 450 provides the graphics horsepower and video bandwidth needed to experience games and high definition Blu ray movies in eye popping stereoscopic 3D About This Guide This installation guid...

Page 7: ...W 22A on 12V rail power supply with one 6 pin PCI Express supplementary power connector for each graphics card For power supply recommendations for SLI configurations visit www slizone com and check t...

Page 8: ...our reseller Equipment The following equipment and documentation are included in the GeForce GTS 450 graphics card box NVIDIA Driver Installation CD Contains Windows 7 XP and Vista 32 64 bit drivers f...

Page 9: ...to online and phone support DVI to VGA Adapter Optional Use to connect a VGA monitor to the DVI connector or a DVI monitor to the VGA connector Mini HDMI to HDMI Adapter Optional Use to connect the m...

Page 10: ...e installed prior to installation of the drivers Remove power from your computer by disconnecting the AC main source before installation Do not operate this product near water or when your hands or bo...

Page 11: ...vary from system to system Use the following instructions as a guideline and consult the documentation for your computer system for any further information on your individual system Note It is import...

Page 12: ...Attention If your system has been running for a period of time prior to opening the panels it is very important that you wait until the graphics card in your system has cooled before taking the card o...

Page 13: ...install the graphics card into the primary PCI Express x16 slot If you install the graphics card into the secondary slot your system may not recognize the graphics card and there will be nothing disp...

Page 14: ...gether using the dual SLI bridge connector that came with your SLI ready motherboard 7 Connect one 6 pin PCI Express auxiliary power connector coming from the computer power supply to the connector on...

Page 15: ...guration 10 Reconnect your power cord to the PC Mini HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface Connector supports output of both video and audio from the PC to a high definition television Mini HDMI i...

Page 16: ...nstalling the most recent drivers available at http www nvidia com drivers Use the following procedure to load the graphics drivers 1 Power up your system 2 Insert the driver installation CD or double...

Page 17: ...en the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard window displays Note It may take several minutes for the installation to take place Your screen may go blank for a few seconds one or more times during insta...

Page 18: ...to access our 24x7x365 online support system where you can submit questions directly to our tech support staff Questions may only be submitted in English GeForce customers purchasing NVIDIA branded pr...

Page 19: ...14 Driver Installation 04...

Page 20: ...r by going to the NVIDIA Control Panel Accessing the NVIDIA Control Panel 1 To access the NVIDIA Control Panel you can right click the Windows desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel from the menu Oth...

Page 21: ...u have the NVIDIA Control Panel open click on Set SLI and PhysX configuration in the left task pane 3 Select from the following multi GPU configurations Do not use SLI Select this mode when you want t...

Page 22: ...7 select Start Control Panel Sound On the Playback tab select your HDMI display and select Set Default Congratulations Your GeForce graphics card s is now ready to use For detailed instructions on us...

Page 23: ...18 Configuring HDMI 06...

Page 24: ...D Vision bringing a fully immersive stereoscopic 3D experience to the PC A combination of high tech wireless glasses and advanced software 3D Vision transforms hundreds of PC games into full stereosco...

Page 25: ...speeds for the most bandwidth hungry games and 3D applications while maintaining backwards compatibility with existing PCI Express motherboards for the broadest support Dual link DVI Support Able to d...

Page 26: ...2 Pulldown Correction Recovers original film images from films converted to video DVDs 1080i HD content providing more accurate movie playback and superior picture quality z z Bad Edit Correction When...

Page 27: ...22 Features 07...

Page 28: ...ogy and Inspection BSMI Class B Conformit Europ enne CE Class B Federal Communications Commission FCC Class B Industry Canada ICES 003 Class B Korean Communications Commission KCC Class B Underwriters...

Page 29: ...24 Compliances...

Page 30: ...d found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residen...

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