Gigabyte GV-N84S-512l User manual

GIGABYTE ЩnViDIA

GV-N84S-51Ш
NVIDIA®GeForce™8400GSGraphicsAccelerator
User'sManual
Rev.102
12MM-N84S5I-102R
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TableofContents
1.Introduction4
1.1.Features4
1.2.MinimumSystemRequirements4
2.HardwareInstallation5
2.1.BoardLayout5
2.2.HardwareInstallation7
3.SoftwareInstallation9
3.1.DriverandUtilityInstallation9
3.1.1.DriverInstallation9
3.1.2.GIGABYTEGamerHUDLiteonDriverDisk11
3.2.DisplayPropertiesPages13
3.3.AccessingNVIDIAControlPanel14
4.TroubleshootingTips22
5.Appendix23
5.1.HowtoReflashtheBIOSinMS-DOSMode23
5.2.ResolutionsandColorDepthTables24
5.3.RegulatoryStatements26

1.introduction
1.1.Features
•ThegraphicscardsupportsNVIDIATurboCachetechnology,whichenhancesgraphicscard
performancebyallowingthegraphicsprocessingunit(GPU)todynamicallysharethe
availablesystemmemory.ThetotaleffectiveVGAmemorydiffersdependingonsystem
memory.Seethefollowingtablefordetails:
SystemMemory 256MB 512MB 1 GB
OnboardGraphicsMemory(a) 256MB 256MB 512MB
AllocatedSystemMemory(b) 0MB 0MB 256MB
TotalEffectiveGraphicsMemory(a)+(b) 256MB 256MB 76»MB
•PoweredbyNVIDIA®GeForce™8400GSGraphicsProcessingUnit(GPU)
•SupportsPCIExpress2.0
•Integratedwith512MBGDDR2memory(ForGV-N84S-512Ionly)
•SupportsDirectX10
•Supports 1 HDMIconnector
•Supports 1 Dual-LinkDVI-Iconnector
•Supports 1 D-subconnector
•SupportsHDCP(High-BandwidthDigitalContentProtection)technology
1.2.MinimumSystemRequirements
•Hardware
-Intel"Pentium®/Core™2 orAMDAthlonM/Phenom™
128M В ofsystemmemory;2 GBormoreforbestperformance
-Opticaldriveforsoftwareinstallation(CD-ROMorDVD-ROMdrive)
-A 300Wattpowersupplyoraboveisrecommended
•OperatingSystem
-Windows®Vista
-Windows®XPwithServicePack2 (SP2)
-Windows®XPProfessionalx64Edition
GV-N84S-512IGraphicsAccelerator—-7-

2.HardwareInstallation
2.1.BoardLayout
HDMIConnector
DVI-IConnector
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HardwareInstallation

/\ExpansioncardscontainverydelicateIntegratedCircuit(1С)chips.To
/1 \ protectthemagainstdamagefromstaticelectricity,youshouldfollowsome
CAUTIONprecautjonswhenever you workonyourcomputer.
1.Turnoffyourcomputerandunplugpowersupply.
2.Usea groundedwriststrapbeforehandlingcomputercomponents.If you donot
haveone,touchbothofyourhandstoa safelygroundedobjectortoa metalobject,
suchasthepowersupplycase.
3.Placecomponentsona groundedantistaticpador on thebagthatcamewiththe
componentswheneverthecomponentsareseparatedfromthesystem.
Thecardcontainssensitiveelectriccomponents,whichcanbeeasilydamagedbystatic
electricity,sothecardshouldbeleft in itsoriginalpackinguntilitisinstalled.
Unpackingandinstallationshouldbedoneona groundedanti-staticmat.Theoperator
shouldbewearingananti-staticwristband,groundedatthesamepointastheanti-static
mat
Inspectthecardcartonforobviousdamage.Shippingandhandlingmaycausedamage
toyourcard.Besuretherearenoshippingandhandlingdamagesonthecardbefore
proceeding.
DONOTAPPLYPOWERTOYOURSYSTEMIFTHEGRAPHICSCARDIS
DAMAGED.
§rInordertoensurethatyourgraphicscardcanworkcorrectly,pleaseuse
officialGIGABYTEBIOSonly.Usingnon-officialGIGABYTEBIOSmight
causeproblem(s)onthegraphicscard.
GV-N84S-512IGraphicsAccelerator—-9-

2.2.HardwareInstallation
Nowthatyouhavepreparedyourcomputer,youarereadytoinstallyourgraphicscard.
Step1.
LocatethePCIExpressx16slot.Ifnecessary,removethe
metalcoverfromthisslot;thenalignyourgraphicscardwith
thePCIExpressx16slot,andpressitinfirmlyuntilthecardis
fullyseated.
Makesurethatthegoldedgeconnectorofthegraphicscardissecurely
noiir-'inserted.
Step2.
Replacethescrewtofastenthecardinplace,andreplacethe
computercover.
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CAUTION
Afterinstallation,remembertoconnectthepowercabletoyourgraphics
card,orthesystemwillnotboot.Donottouchthecardwhenit'soperating
topreventsysteminstability.
Step3.
Plugthedisplaycableintoyourcard;thenturnonthecomputer
andmonitor.Toconnecta D-Submonitortoyourgraphicscard,
usetheD-Subconnector.Toconnecta flatpaneldisplaytoyour
graphicscard,usetheDVI-Iconnector.ToconnectanHDMI
monitortoyourgraphicscard,usetheHDMIconnector.
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Connecta flatpaneldisplay
-7 - HardwareInstallation

Step4.
ToconnectanHDMITV,followthestepsbelowtoenabletheS/PDIFinfunctionforthegraphicscard.
1.2.
ConnecttheprovidedS/PDIFcabletothegraphicsConnecttheS/PDIFcabletothemotherboard,
card.(theredwireconnectstotheS/PDIFoutpinand
theblacktotheGroundpin)
Youarenowreadytoproceedwiththeinstallationofthegraphicscarddriver.Pleaserefertonext
chapterfordetailedinstructions.
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