Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI User manual

GV-N210OC-512I/
GV-N210D3-512I/
GV-N210TC-1GI/
GV-N210TC-512I/
GV-N210D2-1GI
NVIDIA®GeForceTM 210 GraphicsAccelerator
User's Manual
Rev. 105
12MM-N210O5I-105R
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VGA Card
GV-N210OC-512I/ GV-N210D3-512I
Sep.07,2009
Sep.07,2009
VGA Card
GV-N210OC-512I/GV-N210D3-512I

VGA Card
GV-N210TC-1GI
Feb.05,2010
Feb.05,2010
VGA Card
GV-N210TC-1GI

VGA Card
GV-N210TC-512I
Feb.12,2010
Feb.12,2010
VGA Card
GV-N210TC-512I

VGA Card
GV-N210D2-1GI
Mar.12,2010
Mar.12,2010
VGA Card
GV-N210D2-1GI

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Table of Contents
1.Introduction ................................................................................................................ 7
1.1.Features ......................................................................................................................... 7
1.2.MinimumSystemRequirements .................................................................................... 7
2.HardwareInstallation.................................................................................................. 8
2.1.BoardLayout ................................................................................................................. 8
2.2.HardwareInstallation.................................................................................................... 12
3.SoftwareInstallation.................................................................................................. 13
3.1.DriverandUtilityInstallation......................................................................................... 13
3.1.1. Driver Installation ......................................................................................................... 13
3.1.2. GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite on Driver Disk ........................................................... 15
3.2. DisplayPropertiesPages ........................................................................................ 17
3.3. Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel............................................................................ 18
4.TroubleshootingTips................................................................................................ 26
5.Appendix ................................................................................................................. 27
5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS in MS-DOS Mode.............................................................. 27
5.2.ResolutionsandColorDepthTables ............................................................................. 28
5.3.RegulatoryStatements ................................................................................................. 30

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1. Introduction
1.1. Features
•Powered by NVIDIA®GeForceTM 210 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
•Supports PCI Express 2.0
•Integratedwith 512MBGDDR2 memory(ForGV-N210OC-512I only)
•Integratedwith512MB DDR3memory(For GV-N210D3-512Ionly)
•Integratedwith 1GB GDDR2memory(For GV-N210D2-1GI only)
•GV-N210TC-1GI/GV-N210TC-512I supports NVIDIATurbo Cachetechnology which
enablesgraphicscardperformancebyallowingthegraphicsprocessingunit(GPU)to
dynamicallysharetheavailablesystemmemory.ThetotaleffectiveVGAmemorydiffers
dependingonsystemmemory.
•SupportsDirectX10.1
•Supports1HDMIconnector
•Supports1D-Subconnector
•Supports1DVI-Iconnectors
•SupportsHDCP(High-BandwidthDigitalContentProtection)technology
1.2. Minimum System Requirements
•Hardware
- Intel®Pentium®/CoreTM 2orAMDAthlonTM/PhenomTM
- 128MB ofsystem memory;2 GB ormore forbest performance
- Opticaldrive forsoftware installation(CD-ROM orDVD-ROM drive)
- A300Wattpower supplyoraboveisa recommended
•OperatingSystem
- Windows®7
- Windows®Vista
- Windows®XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
- Windows®XPProfessionalx64 Edition

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GV-N210Series GraphicsAccelerator
2. Hardware Installation
2.1. Board Layout
DVI-I Connector
D-Sub monitor Connector
(15-pin)
HDMI Connector
SLI Connector
DVI-I
Connector
Digital LCD Monitor
DVI Output
HDMI TV
AnalogLCDMonitor AnalogMonitor
or
HDMI Connector
D-Submonitor
Connector
(15-pin)
1. GV-N210OC-512I/GV-N210D3-512I/GV-N210TC-1GI

- 9 - Hardware Installation
DVI-I Connector
D-Sub monitor Connector
(15-pin)
HDMI Connector
DVI-I
Connector
Digital LCD Monitor
DVI Output
HDMI TV
AnalogLCDMonitor AnalogMonitor
or
HDMI Connector
D-Submonitor
Connector
(15-pin)
2. GV-N210TC-512I

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GV-N210Series GraphicsAccelerator
DVI-I Connector
D-Sub monitor Connector
(15-pin)
HDMI Connector
DVI-I
Connector
Digital LCD Monitor
DVI Output
HDMI TV
AnalogLCDMonitor AnalogMonitor
or
HDMI Connector
D-Submonitor
Connector
(15-pin)
3. GV-N210D2-1GI