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PCI Express 2.0 Support : 

Designed for the new PCI Express 2.0 

bus architecture offering the highest data transfer speeds for 

the most bandwidth-hungry games and 3D applications, while 

maintaining backwards compatibility with existing PCI Express 

motherboards for the broadest support.

 

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Dual-link DVI Support: 

Able to drive industry’s largest and highest 

resolution flat-panel displays up to 2560x1600 and with support 

for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP).

 

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HDMI 1.4a Support

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: Support for HDMI 1.4a including GPU 

accelerated blu-ray 3D support, x.v.Color, HDMI Deep Color, and 

7.1 digital surround sound.

1. 

NVIDIA 3D Vision requires 3D Vision glasses and a 3D Vision-Ready monitor.  
See 

www.nvidia.com/3dvision

 for more information. 

2. 

NVIDIA Surround requires two or more graphics cards in NVIDIA SLI 
configuration. See 

www.nvidia.com/surround

 for more information. 

3. 

A GeForce GTX 550 Ti GPU must be paired with another GeForce GTX 550 Ti GPU 
(graphics card manufacturer can be different) with the same frame buffer size. 
SLI requires sufficient system cooling and a compatible power supply. Visit  

www.slizone.com

 for more information and a listing of SLI-Certified components. 

4. 

Supported video software is required to experience certain features.  
Visit 

www.nvidia.com

 for more details. 

5. 

Requires other HDCP-compatible components

6. 

blu-ray 3D playback requires the purchase of a compatible software player from 
CyberLink, ArcSoft, Corel, or Sonic. Upgrade your GPU to full 3D capability with 
NVIDIA 3DTV Play software, enabling 3D gaming, picture viewing and 3D web 
video streaming. See 

www.nvidia com/3dtv

 for more details. 

Summary of Contents for GEFORCE GTX 550 Ti

Page 1: ...GEFORCE GTX 550Ti GRAPHICS CARD INSTALLATION GUIDE...

Page 2: ...NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti GEFORCE GTX 550 TI INSTALLATION GUIDE...

Page 3: ......

Page 4: ...Unpacking 3 Equipment 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...

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

Page 6: ...n the GeForce GTX 550 Ti 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 install...

Page 7: ...rent rating of 24A 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 the Certified...

Page 8: ...your reseller Equipment The following equipment and documentation are included in the GeForce GTX 550 Ti graphics card box NVIDIA Driver Installation CD Contains Windows 7 XP and Vista 32 64 bit drive...

Page 9: ...upply connectors to one 6 pin connector 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 co...

Page 10: ...be 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 b...

Page 11: ...can 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 imp...

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: ...nstall 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 displa...

Page 14: ...hat came with your SLI ready motherboard 7 Connect one 6 pin PCI Express auxiliary power connectors coming from the computer power supply to the connectors on the top edge of on the top edge of the Ge...

Page 15: ...TX 550 Ti graphics card can support up to two displays per card in a multi monitor configuration 10 Reconnect your power cord to the PC Mini HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface Connector support...

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: ...when the Install Options 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 installation This is no...

Page 18: ...pport system where you can submit questions directly to our tech support staff Questions may only be submitted in English GeForce customers purchasing NVIDIA branded products also have access to toll...

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: ...you 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 Disable 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 05...

Page 24: ...creen gaming experience with the power of NVIDIA SLI technology NVIDIA SLI Technology 3 Industry leading NVIDIA SLI technology offers amazing performance scaling for the world s premier gaming solutio...

Page 25: ...in broadcast content to ensure crisp high quality playback z z Advanced Spatial Temporal De Interlacing Sharpens HD and standard definition interlaced content on progressive displays delivering a cris...

Page 26: ...com 3dvision for more information 2 NVIDIA Surround requires two or more graphics cards in NVIDIA SLI configuration See www nvidia com surround for more information 3 A GeForce GTX 550 Ti GPU must be...

Page 27: ...22 Features 06...

Page 28: ...ction 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 Laboratories...

Page 29: ...24 Compliances 07...

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...

Page 31: ...www nvidia com...

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