Gigabyte GV-N520SL-1GI User manual

GV-N520OC-1GI/
GV-N520TC-1GI/
GV-N520D3-1GI/
GV-N520SL-1GI
NVIDIA®GeForceTM GT 520 Graphics Accelerator
User's Manual
Rev. 103
12MM-N520-103ER
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VGA Card
GV-N520OC-1GI
Apr.15,2011
Apr.15,2011
VGA Card
GV-N520OC-1GI

VGA Card
GV-N520TC-1GI
Apr.15,2011
Apr.15,2011
VGA Card
GV-N520TC-1GI

VGA Card
GV-N520D3-1GI
Jul.15,2011
Jul.15,2011
VGA Card
GV-N520D3-1GI

VGA Card
GV-N520SL-1GI
Sep.09,2011
Sep.09,2011
VGA Card
GV-N520SL-1GI

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction..................................................................................................................7
1.1. Features......................................................................................................................... 7
1.2. Minimum System Requirements .................................................................................... 7
2. Hardware Installation...................................................................................................8
2.1. Board Layout.................................................................................................................. 8
2.2. Hardware Installation ................................................................................................... 13
3. Software Installation ..................................................................................................14
3.1. Driver and Utility Installation ........................................................................................ 14
3.1.1. Driver Installation............................................................................................................14
3.1.2. GIGABYTE Easy Boost on Driver Disk .........................................................................16
3.2. Display Properties Pages ........................................................................................ 19
3.3. Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel............................................................................. 20
4. Troubleshooting Tips .................................................................................................28
5. Appendix....................................................................................................................29
5.1. How to Reash the BIOS in MS-DOS Mode................................................................ 29
5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Tables ........................................................................... 30
5.3. Regulatory Statements ................................................................................................ 32

- 7 - Introduction
1. Introduction
1.1. Features
•Powered by NVIDIA®GeForceTM GT 520 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
•Supports PCI Express 2.0
•Integrated with 1GB DDR3 memory
(For GV-N520OC-1GI / GV-N520D3-1GI / GV-N520SL-1GI only)
•GV-N520TC-1GI supports NVIDIA Turbo Cache technology which enables graphics
card performance by allowing the graphics processing unit (GPU) to dynamically share
the available system memory.
The total effective VGA memory differs depending on system memory.
•Supports DirectX 11
•Supports 1 HDMI connector
•Supports 1 D-Sub connector
•Supports 1 DVI-I connectors
•Supports HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) technology
1.2. Minimum System Requirements
•Hardware
- Intel®Pentium®/CoreTM 2 or AMD AthlonTM/PhenomTM
- 128 MB of system memory; 2 GB or more for best performance
- Optical drive for software installation (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive)
- A 450 Watt power supply specication or above is a recommended
•Operating System
- Windows®7
- Windows®Vista
- Windows®XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
- Windows®XP Professional x64 Edition

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GV-N520 Series Graphics Accelerator
2. Hardware Installation
2.1. Board Layout
DVI-I Connector
DVI-I Connector
D-Sub monitor Connector
(15-pin)
D-Sub monitor
Connector
(15-pin)
1.GV-N520OC-1GI
HDMI Connector
HDMI Connector
Digital LCD Monitor
DVI Output
HDMI TV
Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor
or

- 9 - Hardware Installation
DVI-I Connector
DVI-I Connector
D-Sub monitor Connector
(15-pin)
D-Sub monitor
Connector
(15-pin)
2.GV-N520TC-1GI
HDMI Connector
HDMI Connector
Digital LCD Monitor
DVI Output
HDMI TV
Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor
or

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GV-N520 Series Graphics Accelerator
DVI-I Connector
DVI-I Connector
D-Sub monitor Connector
(15-pin)
D-Sub monitor
Connector
(15-pin)
3.GV-N520D3-1GI
HDMI Connector
HDMI Connector
Digital LCD Monitor
DVI Output
HDMI TV
Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor
or