Gigabyte GV-N460SE-1GI User manual

GV-N460UD-1GI/
GV-N460SE-1GI/
GV-N460OC2-1GI
GV-N460OC-1GI/
GV-N460OC-768I
NVIDIA®GeForceTM GTX 460 GraphicsAccelerator
User's Manual
Rev. 103
12MM-N460-103R
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VGA Card
GV-N460OC-1GI GV-N460OC-768I
July. 02, 2010
VGA Card
GV-N460OC-1GI/GV-N460OC-768I
July. 02, 2010

VGA Card
GV-N460OC2-1GI
Oct. 27, 2010
VGA Card
GV-N460OC2-1GI
Oct. 27, 2010

VGA Card
GV-N460UD-1GI
Nov. 5, 2010
VGA Card
GV-N460UD-1GI
Nov. 5, 2010

VGA Card
GV-N460SE-1GI
Nov. 5, 2010
VGA Card
GV-N460SE-1GI
Nov. 5, 2010

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Table of Contents
1.Introduction ................................................................................................................ 4
1.1.Features ......................................................................................................................... 4
1.2.MinimumSystemRequirements .................................................................................... 4
2.HardwareInstallation.................................................................................................. 5
2.1.BoardLayout ................................................................................................................. 5
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

- 7 - Introduction
1. Introduction
1.1. Features
• Powered by NVIDIA®GeForceTM GTX 460 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
• Supports PCI Express 2.0
• Integratedwith1GB GDDR5 memory
(For GV-N460UD-1GI /GV-N460SE-1GI /GV-N460OC2-1GI /GV-N460OC-1GI only)
• Integratedwith 768MB GDDR5memory(For GV-N460OC-768I only)
• SupportsDirectX®11
• SupportsNVIDIA®SLITM (ScalableLink Interface)technology(Note 1)
• Supports2Dual-LinkDVI-Iconnectors
• Supports1mini HDMIconnector
• SupportsHDCP(High-BandwidthDigitalContentProtection)technology
1.2. Minimum System Requirements
•Hardware
- 450-wattsystempowersupplyspecificationoraboveisrecommended
- Intel®Pentium®4 orAMDAthlonTM XP class
- 2GBsystem memory(4GB 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
- Two GV-N460UD-1GI/GV-N460SE-1GI/GV-N460OC2-1GI/GV-N460OC-1GI/
GV-N460OC-768I for SLI configuration;
- Apowersupplywith 600-wattor aboveis recommended
- 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-N460UD-1GI/GV-N460SE-1GI/GV-N460OC2-1GI/GV-N460OC-1GI/GV-N460OC-768I )and
from the same vendor (e.g. GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY).

- 8 -GV-N400 Series Graphics Accelerator
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
1.GV-N460OC-768I / GV-N460OC-1GI / GV-N460SE-1GI / GV-N460UD-1GI

- 9 - Hardware Installation
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
2.GV-N460OC2-1GI

- 10 -GV-N400 Series Graphics Accelerator
The GV-N460UD-1GI / GV-N460SE-1GI / GV-N460OC2-1GI / GV-N460OC-1GI / GV-N460OC-768I
graphics card is a performance optimized high-end card. Power is taken from the PCI Express host bus
as well as the external power connectors.
NVIDIA power
Connect power from the system power supply to the GeForce card(s).Use the connection method for
your particular graphics card.
• GV-N460UD-1GI/GV-N460SE-1GI/GV-N460OC2-1GI/GV-N460OC-1GI/GV-N460OC-768I:
Connect two 6-pin PCI Express auxil iary power connectors coming from the computer power
supply to the connectors on the top edge of the GeForce GTX 460 graphics card.