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GV-N275UD-896I/

GV-N275UD-18I

NVIDIA

®

 GeForce

TM

 

 GTX 275 Graphics Accelerator

User's Manual

Rev. 102
12MM-N275U8-102R

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Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this this manual.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.

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Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this this manual.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-N275UD-18I

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...

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Page 4: ...oftwareInstallation 10 3 1 Driver and Utility Installation 10 3 1 1 Driver Installation 10 3 1 2 GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite on Driver Disk 12 3 2 Display Properties Pages 14 3 3 Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel 15 4 Troubleshooting Tips 23 5 Appendix 24 5 1 How to Reflash the BIOS in MS DOS Mode 24 5 2 Resolutions and Color Depth Tables 25 5 3 RegulatoryStatements 27 ...

Page 5: ...more for best performance Optical drive for software installation CD ROM or DVD ROM drive A 550 Watt power supply or above is a must Operating System Windows 7 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 motherboard with t...

Page 6: ...r Connector 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 AnalogMonitor or HDMI Connector D Sub monitor Connector 15 pin HDMI to DVI I Adapter Optional Digital LCD Monitor ...

Page 7: ...ed 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 for obvi...

Page 8: ...raphicscardissecurely 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 graphics card use the HDMI connector Connect a flat panel display Connect a D Sub monitor Connect an...

Page 9: ... 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 graphics car...

Page 10: ...iver 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 ...

Page 11: ... 11 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 12: ...the GIGABYTE 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 13: ...unction 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 Allows you to manually configure the voltage and GPU Shader Memory frequency settings Hardware Monitor Displays the GPU usage and temperature the GPU usage thermal curve and your graphics card ...

Page 14: ... Click 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 Personalize then the Personalization windows will show up Select Display Settings to adjust the screen resolution and color quality settings ...

Page 15: ...tings you ll see the Generic PnP Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 Properties dialog box Click the GeForce GTX 275 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 desktop and s...

Page 16: ...gs 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 3D Settings Display Video Television In the NVIDIA Control Panel change a view if you want The supported modes are Standard Advanced Custom ...

Page 17: ...Us 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 the 3D ...

Page 18: ...solutions 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 t...

Page 19: ...s 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 differe...

Page 20: ...lview 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 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 p...

Page 21: ...esktop 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 This item is present only in Windows XP Note 2 By an HDMI to DVI adapter Note 3 By a DVI to D Sub adapter Display Matrix Model GV N275UD 896I GV N275UD 18I ...

Page 22: ...ngs 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 filtering For bes...

Page 23: ...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 correct For mo...

Page 24: ...n MS 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 name example gvf19 s n275ud8i F1 and press Enter 5 To flash BIOS at the A prompt type BIOS flash utility name p BIOS file name example gvf19 p n275ud8i F2 and press Enter 6 Wait until it s done then ...

Page 25: ...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 16 9 60 200 3 3 3 240 3 3 X 1152 x 864 60 170 3 3 3 200 3 3 X 1280 x 720 16 9 60 150 3 3 3 170 3 3 X 1280 x 768 60 150 3 3 3 170 3 3 X 1280 x 800 60 150 3 3 3 170 3 3 X 1280 x 960 60 150 3 3 3 170 3 3 X 1...

Page 26: ...olution 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 3 3 2560 x 1600 60 3 3 3 Dual Link This table is for reference only The actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor you use ...

Page 27: ...r 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 devices and thei...

Page 28: ...g 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 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 Hazardou...

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