Gigabyte GV-N94TZL-1GI User manual

GV-N94TZL-1GI/
GV-N94TOC-1GI/
GV-N94TOC-512I/
GV-N94T-512I
NVIDIA®GeForceTM 9400 GT GraphicsAccelerator
User's Manual
Rev. 105
12MM-N94TOC-105R
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VGA Card
GV-N94TZL-1GI
June. 18, 2010
June. 18, 2010
VGA Card
GV-N94TZL-1GI

VGA Card
GV-N94TOC-1GI/ GV-N94TOC-512I
Oct. 24, 2008
Oct. 24, 2008
VGA Card
GV-N94TOC-1GI/GV-N94TOC-512I

VGA Card
GV-N94T-512I
Dec. 25, 2008
Dec. 25, 2008
VGA Card
GV-N94T-512I

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Table of Contents
1.Introduction ................................................................................................................ 6
1.1.Features ......................................................................................................................... 6
1.2.MinimumSystemRequirements .................................................................................... 6
2.HardwareInstallation.................................................................................................. 7
2.1.BoardLayout ................................................................................................................. 7
2.2.HardwareInstallation.....................................................................................................11
3.SoftwareInstallation.................................................................................................. 13
3.1.DriverandUtilityInstallation......................................................................................... 13
3.1.1. Driver Installation ......................................................................................................... 13
3.1.2. GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite on Driver Disk ........................................................... 15
3.2.Display PropertiesPages ............................................................................................ 17
3.3.Accessing NVIDIAControl Panel ................................................................................ 18
4.TroubleshootingTips................................................................................................ 26
5.Appendix ................................................................................................................. 27
5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS in MS-DOS Mode.............................................................. 27
5.2.ResolutionsandColorDepthTables ............................................................................. 28
5.3.RegulatoryStatements ................................................................................................. 30

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1. Introduction
1.1. Features
•Powered by NVIDIA®GeForceTM 9400 GT Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
•Supports PCI Express 2.0
•Integratedwith 1 GBGDDR2 memory(For GV-N94TZL-1GI/GV-N94TOC-1GI only)
•Integratedwith 512MBGDDR2 memory(For GV-N94TOC-512I/GV-N94T-512Ionly)
•SupportsDirectX10
•Supports1HDMIconnectors
•Supports1D-Subconnector
•Supports1Dual-LinkDVI-Iconnector
•SupportsHDCP(High-BandwidthDigitalContentProtection)technology
1.2. Minimum System Requirements
•Hardware
- Intel®Pentium®/CoreTM 2orAMDAthlonTM/PhenomTM
- 128MB ofsystemmemory; 2GB ormorefor bestperformance
- Opticaldrive forsoftware installation(CD-ROMor DVD-ROMdrive)
- Apowersupplywith300-wattisrecommended
•OperatingSystem
- Windows®Vista
- Windows®XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
- Windows®XPProfessionalx64 Edition

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2. Hardware Installation
2.1. Board Layout
DVI-I Connector
DVI-I
Connector
AnalogLCDMonitor AnalogMonitor
or
Digital LCD Monitor
DVI Output
D-Sub
Output
DVI-I to D-Sub
Adapter
(Optional)
HDMI TV
AnalogLCDMonitor AnalogMonitor
or
D-Sub monitor Connector
(15-pin)
HDMI Connector
HDMI Connector
D-Submonitor
Connector
(15-pin)
1. GV-N94TZL-1GI

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DVI-I Connector
DVI-I
Connector
AnalogLCDMonitor AnalogMonitor
or
Digital LCD Monitor
DVI Output
D-Sub
Output
DVI-I to D-Sub
Adapter
(Optional)
HDMI TV
AnalogLCDMonitor AnalogMonitor
or
D-Sub monitor Connector
(15-pin)
HDMI Connector
HDMI Connector
D-Submonitor
Connector
(15-pin)
2. GV-N94TOC-1GI/GV-N94TOC-512I

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DVI-I Connector
DVI-I
Connector
AnalogLCDMonitor AnalogMonitor
or
Digital LCD Monitor
DVI Output
D-Sub
Output
DVI-I to D-Sub
Adapter
(Optional)
D-Sub monitor Connector
(15-pin)
HDMI Connector
HDMI Connector
D-Submonitor
Connector
(15-pin)
3. GV-N94T-512I
AnalogLCDMonitor AnalogMonitor
or
HDMI TV

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Expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To
protectthemagainstdamagefromstaticelectricity,youshouldfollowsome
precautions whenever you work on your computer.
1. Turnoffyour computer and unplug powersupply.
2. Useagroundedwriststrapbeforehandlingcomputercomponents.Ifyoudonot
haveone,touchbothofyourhandstoasafelygroundedobjectortoametalobject,
suchasthepowersupplycase.
3. Placecomponentsonagroundedantistaticpadoronthebagthatcamewiththe
componentswheneverthecomponentsareseparatedfromthesystem.
Thecardcontainssensitiveelectriccomponents,whichcanbeeasilydamagedbystatic
electricity,sothecardshouldbeleftinitsoriginalpackinguntilitisinstalled.
Unpackingandinstallationshouldbedoneonagroundedanti-staticmat.Theoperator
shouldbewearingananti-staticwristband,groundedatthesamepointastheanti-static
mat.
Inspectthecardcartonforobviousdamage.Shippingandhandlingmaycausedamage
toyour card. Be suretherearenoshipping and handling damagesonthecard before
proceeding.
DO NOTAPPLY POWER TO YOUR SYSTEM IF THE GRAPHICS CARD IS
DAMAGED.
In order to ensure that your graphics card can work correctly, please use
official GIGABYTE BIOS only. Using non-official GIGABYTE BIOS might
cause problem(s) on the graphics card.