Gigabyte Gv-n450-512i User manual

GV-N450-1GI

GV-N450-512I

NVIDIA®GeForceTM GTS 450 GraphicsAccelerator

User's Manual

Rev. 102

12MM-N450GI-102R

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VGA Card

GV-N450-1GI

August. 23, 2010

VGA Card

GV-N450-1GI

August. 23, 2010

VGA Card

GV-N450-512I

Nov. 12, 2010

VGA Card

GV-N450-512I

Nov. 12, 2010

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Table of Contents

1.Introduction ................................................................................................................ 5

1.1.Features ......................................................................................................................... 5

1.2.MinimumSystemRequirements .................................................................................... 5

2.HardwareInstallation.................................................................................................. 6

2.1.BoardLayout ................................................................................................................. 6

2.2.HardwareInstallation......................................................................................................8

3.SoftwareInstallation.................................................................................................. 10

3.1.DriverandUtilityInstallation......................................................................................... 10

3.1.1. Driver Installation ......................................................................................................... 10

3.2. DisplayPropertiesPages ........................................................................................ 12

3.3. Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel............................................................................ 13

4.TroubleshootingTips................................................................................................ 21

5.Appendix ................................................................................................................. 22

5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS in MS-DOS Mode.............................................................. 22

5.2.ResolutionsandColorDepthTable(InWindowsXP)................................................... 23

5.3.RegulatoryStatements ................................................................................................. 25

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1. Introduction

1.1. Features

• Powered by NVIDIA®GeForceTM GTS 450 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

• Supports PCI Express 2.0

• Integratedwith 1GBGDDR5memory (forGV-N450-1GIonly)

• Integratedwith512MBGDDR5 memory(forGV-N450-512Ionly)

• SupportsDirectX®11

• SupportsNVIDIA®SLITM (ScalableLink Interface)technology(Note 1)

• Supports2Dual-LinkDVI-Iconnectors

• Supports1mini HDMIconnector

• SupportsHDCP(High-BandwidthDigitalContentProtection)technology

1.2. Minimum System Requirements

•Hardware

- 400-wattsystempowersupplyspecificationoraboveisrecommended

- Intel®Pentium®4 orAMDAthlonTM XPclass processor orhigher

- 1GBsystem memory(2GB recommended)

- Opticaldrive forsoftware installation(CD-ROMor DVD-ROMdrive)

•OperatingSystem

- Windows®7

- Windows®Vista

- Windows®XP

•SLITM Configuration

If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of an SLI system, the following

arerequired:

- AnSLIcertified motherboard withtwoPCIex16slots andcorrectchipsetdriver

- TwoGV-N450-1GI/GV-N450-512IforSLIconfiguration;

- Apowersupplywith 600-wattor aboveisrecommended

- AnSLIbridgeconnector

(Note 1) SLI technology requires a PCI Express motherboard with two x16 physical connectors.

Graphics cards working in an SLI configuration must be with the same model name

(e.g. GV-N450-1GI /GV-N450-512I) and from the same vendor (e.g. GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY).

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2. Hardware Installation

2.1. Board Layout

Mini HDMI

Connector

DVI-I

Connector 1

DVI-I

Connector 2

Digital LCD Monitor

DVI Output

HDMI TV

Digital LCD Monitor

DVI Output

mini HDMI to HDMI adapter(optional)

SLI Connector

Mini HDMI Connector

DVI-I Connector 1

DVI-I Connector 2

Power Connectors

- 7 - Hardware Installation

Expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To

protectthemagainstdamagefromstaticelectricity,youshouldfollowsome

precautions whenever you work on your computer.

1. Turnoffyour computer and unplug powersupply.

2. Useagroundedwriststrapbeforehandlingcomputercomponents.Ifyoudonot

haveone,touchbothofyourhandstoasafelygroundedobjectortoametalobject,

suchasthepowersupplycase.

3. Placecomponentsonagroundedantistaticpadoronthebagthatcamewiththe

componentswheneverthecomponentsareseparatedfromthesystem.

Thecardcontainssensitiveelectriccomponents,whichcanbeeasilydamagedbystatic

electricity,sothecardshouldbeleftinitsoriginalpackinguntilitisinstalled.

Unpackingandinstallationshouldbedoneonagroundedanti-staticmat.Theoperator

shouldbewearingananti-staticwristband,groundedatthesamepointastheanti-static

mat.

Inspectthecardcartonforobviousdamage.Shippingandhandlingmaycausedamage

toyour card. Be surethereare no shipping andhandling damages on thecardbefore

proceeding.

DO NOTAPPLY POWER TOYOUR SYSTEM IF THE GRAPHICS CARD IS

DAMAGED.

In order to ensure that your graphics card can work correctly, please use

official GIGABYTE BIOS only. Using non-official GIGABYTE BIOS might

cause problem(s) on the graphics card.

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2.2. Hardware Installation

Now that you have prepared your computer, you are ready to install your graphics card.

Step 1.

Locate the PCI Express x16 slot. If necessary, remove the

metal cover from this slot; then align your graphics card with

the PCI Express x16 slot, and press it in firmly until the card is

fully seated.

Makesurethatthegoldedgeconnectorofthegraphicscardissecurely

inserted.

Step 2.

Replace the screw to fasten the card in place, and replace the

computer cover.

Step 3.

This graphics card provides two DVI-I digital connectors and

one mini HDMI connector. You can connect a monitor that sup-

ports DVI-I function. To connect a HDMI monitor,you need a

cable or adapter to connect from the mini-HDMI connector to a

HDMI monitor.

To Flat Panel Display

Connectaflatpanel

ConnectaHDMImonitor

ToHDMIMonitor

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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 cards are linked in parallel

in an SLI configuration.

SLI bridge connector

(provided by motherboard manufacturer)

Two SLI-ready graphics

cards of the same type.

(Example:

GV-N28-1GH-B)

SLI Configuration:

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3. Software Installation

Notice the following guidelines before installing the drivers:

1. First make sure your system has installed DirectX 9 or later version.

2. Make sure your system has installed the appropriate motherboard drivers (for the motherboard

drivers, please contact the motherboard manufacturer.)

3.1. Driver and Utility Installation

3.1.1. Driver 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 install DirectX first. Users who run

Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or above do not need to install DirectX separately.

Step 1:

Click the Install Display Driver item.

Step 2:

Click the Next button.

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