Gigabyte GV-N550WF2-1GI User manual

GV-N550WF2-1GI/
GV-N550OC-1GI/
GV-N550UD-1GI/
GV-N550D5-1GI
NVIDIA®GeForceTM GTX 550 Ti Graphics Accelerator
User's Manual
Rev. 104
12MM-N550-104GR
Copyright
© 2011 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
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VGA Card
GV-N550OC-1GI
Feb. 21, 2011
Feb. 21, 2011
VGA Card
GV-N550OC-1GI

VGA Card
GV-N550UD-1GI
May. 27, 2011
May. 27, 2011
VGA Card
GV-N550UD-1GI

VGA Card
GV-N550D5-1GI
May. 27, 2011
May. 27, 2011
VGA Card
GV-N550D5-1GI

VGA Card
GV-N550WF2-1GI
Nov. 18, 2011
Nov. 18, 2011
VGA Card
GV-N550WF2-1GI

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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 ................................................................................................... 12
3. Software Installation ..................................................................................................14
3.1. Driver and Utility Installation ........................................................................................ 14
3.1.1. Driver Installation............................................................................................................14
3.2. Display Properties Pages ........................................................................................ 16
3.3. Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel............................................................................. 17
4. Troubleshooting Tips .................................................................................................25
5. Appendix....................................................................................................................26
5.1. How to Reash the BIOS in MS-DOS Mode................................................................ 26
5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Tables ........................................................................... 27
5.3. Regulatory Statements ................................................................................................ 29

- 7 - Introduction
1. Introduction
1.1. Features
•Powered by NVIDIA®GeForceTM GTX 550 Ti Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
•Supports PCI Express 2.0
•Integrated with 1GB GDDR5 memory
•Supports DirectX® 11
•Supports NVIDIA®SLI TM (Scalable Link Interface) technology (Note 1)
•Supports 2 Dual-Link DVI-I and 1 mini HDMI connectors
(Only GV-N550OC-1GI / GV-N550UD-1GI)
•Supports 1 Dual-Link DVI-I,1 HDMI and 1 D-sub connectors
(Only GV-N550WF2-1GI / GV-N550D5-1GI)
•Supports HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) technology
1.2. Minimum System Requirements
•Hardware
- 400-watt system power supply specication or above is recommended
- Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD AthlonTM XP class processor or higher
- 1GB system memory (4GB recommended)
- Optical drive for software installation (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive)
•Operating System
- Windows®7
- Windows® Vista
- Windows® XP
•SLITM Conguration
If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of an SLI system, the following
are required:
- An SLI certied motherboard with two PCIe x16 slots and correct chipset driver
- Two GV-N550WF2-1GI / GV-N550OC-1GI / GV-N550UD-1GI / GV-N550D5-1GI
for SLI conguration;
- A power supply with 650-watt or above is recommended
- An SLI bridge connector
(Note 1) SLI technology requires a PCI Express motherboard with two x16 physical connectors.
Graphics cards working in an SLI conguration must be with the same model name
(e.g. GV-N550WF2-1GI / GV-N550OC-1GI / GV-N550UD-1GI / GV-N550D5-1GI) and from the same
vendor (e.g. GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY).

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GV-N500 Series Graphics Accelerator
2. Hardware Installation
2.1. Board Layout
DVI-I connector 1
DVI-I Connector 2
SLI Connector
Power Connectors
Mini HDMI Connector
DVI-I
Connector 2
DVI-I
Connector 1
Mini HDMI
Connector
Digital LCD Monitor
Digital LCD Monitor
DVI Output
DVI Output
HDMI TV
GV-N550OC-1GI / GV-N550UD-1GI

- 9 - Hardware Installation
SLI Connector
Power Connectors
GV-N550D5-1GI
Digital LCD Monitor
DVI Output
HDMI TV
Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor
or
DVI-I Connector
DVI-I Connector
D-Sub monitor
Connector
(15-pin)
D-Sub monitor Connector (15-pin)
HDMI Connector
HDMI Connector

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GV-N500 Series Graphics Accelerator
SLI Connector
Power Connectors
GV-N550WF2-1GI
Digital LCD Monitor
DVI Output
HDMI TV
Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor
or
DVI-I Connector
D-Sub monitor
Connector
(15-pin)
HDMI Connector
DVI-I Connector
D-Sub monitor Connector (15-pin)
HDMI Connector