Gigabyte GV-N96GMC-512H User manual

GV-N96GMC-512H
NVIDIA®GeForceTM 9600 GSO GraphicsAccelerator
User's Manual
Rev. 301
12MM-N96GM5H-301R
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VGA Card
GV-N96GMC-512H
Feb. 6, 2009
Feb. 6, 2009
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GV-N96GMC-512H

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Table of Contents
1.Introduction ................................................................................................................ 4
1.1.Features ......................................................................................................................... 4
1.2.MinimumSystemRequirements .................................................................................... 4
2.HardwareInstallation.................................................................................................. 5
2.1.BoardLayout ................................................................................................................. 5
2.2.HardwareInstallation......................................................................................................7
3.SoftwareInstallation.................................................................................................... 9
3.1.DriverandUtilityInstallation........................................................................................... 9
3.1.1. Driver Installation ........................................................................................................... 9
3.1.2. GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite on Driver Disk ............................................................11
3.2. DisplayPropertiesPages ........................................................................................ 13
3.3. Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel............................................................................ 14
4.TroubleshootingTips................................................................................................ 22
5.Appendix ................................................................................................................. 23
5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS in MS-DOS Mode.............................................................. 23
5.2.ResolutionsandColorDepthTables ............................................................................. 24
5.3.RegulatoryStatements ................................................................................................. 26

- 4 -GV-N96GMC-512H Graphics Accelerator
1. Introduction
1.1. Features
•Powered by NVIDIA®GeForceTM 9600 GSO Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
•Supports PCI Express 2.0
•Integratedwith512 MBGDDR3memory
•SupportsDirectX10
•SupportsNVIDIA®SLITM (Scalable LinkInterface) technology(Note)
• Supports2DVI-Iconnectors
• SupportsHDMIconnector(byoptionaladapter)
• Supports2D-Subconnectors(byoptionaladapters)
• SupportsHDCP(High-BandwidthDigitalContentProtection)technology
1.2. Minimum System Requirements
•Hardware
- Intel®Pentium®/CoreTM 2orAMDAthlonTM/PhenomTM
- 128MB ofsystemmemory; 2GB or morefor bestperformance
- Opticaldrive forsoftwareinstallation (CD-ROMor DVD-ROMdrive)
- A550 Wattpowersupply orabove isamust
•OperatingSystem
- Windows®Vista
- Windows®XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
- Windows®XPProfessionalx64 Edition
•SLITM Configuration
If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of an SLI system, the following
arerequired:
- AnSLIcertifiedmotherboardwithtwoPCIExpressx16slotsandcorrectchipsetdriver
- Two GV-N96GMC-512H
- Apowersupplywith 550-wattor aboveis recommended
- AnSLIbridgeconnector
(Note) SLItechnologyrequiresaPCIExpressmotherboardwithtwox16physicalconnectors.Graphicscardsworkinginan
SLIconfigurationmustbewiththesamemodelname(e.g. GV-N96GMC-512H)andfromthesamevendor(e.g.
GIGABYTETECHNOLOGY).

- 5 - Hardware Installation
2. Hardware Installation
2.1. Board Layout
SLI Connector
TV-Out
DVI-I Connector 1
DVI-I Connector 2
TV-Out
DVI-I
Connector 1
DVI-I
Connector 2
AnalogLCDMonitor AnalogMonitor
or DVI-I to D-Sub
Adapter (Optional)
HDTV
NTSC/PALTV Projector
NTSC/PALTV Projector
or
or
Pr
Pb/AV Output
S-Video Output
Digital LCD Monitor
DVI Output
DVI-I to HDMI Adapter (Optional)
D-Sub
Output
HDMI TV
Y
(Optional)