Gigabyte GV-N460UD-1GI User manual

GV-N460OC-1GI V2.0/
GV-N460OC-1GI/
GV-N460OC-768I/
GV-N460OC2-1GI/
GV-N460UD-1GI/
GV-N460SE-1GI/
NVIDIA®GeForceTM GTX 460 GraphicsAccelerator
User's Manual
Rev. 201
12MM-N460-201R
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VGA Card
GV-N460OC-1GI V2.0
Dec. 06, 2010
VGA Card
GV-N460OC-1GI V2.0
Dec. 06, 2010

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 ................................................................................................................ 8
1.1.Features ......................................................................................................................... 8
1.2.MinimumSystemRequirements .................................................................................... 8
2.HardwareInstallation.................................................................................................. 9
2.1.BoardLayout ................................................................................................................. 9
2.2.HardwareInstallation.................................................................................................... 14
3.SoftwareInstallation.................................................................................................. 16
3.1.DriverandUtilityInstallation......................................................................................... 16
3.1.1. Driver Installation ......................................................................................................... 16
3.2. DisplayPropertiesPages ........................................................................................ 18
3.3. Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel............................................................................ 19
4.TroubleshootingTips................................................................................................ 27
5.Appendix ................................................................................................................. 28
5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS in MS-DOS Mode.............................................................. 28
5.2.ResolutionsandColorDepthTable(InWindowsXP) ................................................... 29
5.3.RegulatoryStatements ................................................................................................. 31

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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-N460OC-1GI V2.0 /GV-N460OC-1GI /GV-N460OC2-1GI /GV-N460UD-1GI /
GV-N460SE-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-N460OC-1GI V2.0/GV-N460OC-1GI/GV-N460OC-768I/GV-N460OC2-1GI/
GV-N460UD-1GI/GV-N460SE-1GI 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-N460OC-1GI V2.0/GV-N460OC-1GI/GV-N460OC-768I/GV-N460OC2-1GI/GV-N460UD-1GI/
GV-N460SE-1GI)and from the same vendor (e.g. GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY).

- 9 - Hardware Installation
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

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2. GV-N460OC-1GI V2.0
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