Gigabyte GV-N98TOC-1GH User manual

GV-N98TOC-1GH/
GV-N98TOC-512H
NVIDIA®GeForceTM 9800 GT GraphicsAccelerator
User's Manual
Rev. 102
12MM-N98TO5H-102R
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Sept. 19, 2008
VGA Card
GV-N98TOC-1GH/GV-N98TOC-512H
VGA Card
GV-N98TOC-1GH/ GV-N98TOC-512H
Sept. 19, 2008

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Table of Contents
1.Introduction ................................................................................................................ 4
1.1.Features ......................................................................................................................... 4
1.2.Minimum SystemRequirements .................................................................................... 4
2.HardwareInstallation.................................................................................................. 5
2.1.BoardLayout ................................................................................................................. 5
2.2.HardwareInstallation......................................................................................................7
3.SoftwareInstallation...................................................................................................11
3.1.Windows®XPDriverandUtilitiesInstallation ................................................................11
3.1.1. Operating System Requirements ...............................................................................11
3.1.2. DirectX Installation........................................................................................................ 12
3.1.3. Driver Installation ......................................................................................................... 13
3.1.4. GIGABYTE Gamer HUD on Driver CD ..................................................................... 15
3.1.5. Taskbar Icon................................................................................................................. 17
3.1.6. Display Properties Pages........................................................................................... 18
3.1.7. nView Properties Pages (Note) ...................................................................................... 29
4.TroubleshootingTips................................................................................................ 34
5.Appendix ................................................................................................................. 35
5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS in MS-DOS Mode.............................................................. 35
5.2.ResolutionsandColorDepthTables(InWindowsXP) ................................................. 36
5.3.RegulatoryStatements ................................................................................................. 38
(Note) This item will show up when you connect two monitors.

- 4 -GV-N98TOC-1GH/512H Graphics Accelerator
1. Introduction
1.1. Features
• Powered by NVIDIA®GeForceTM 9800 GT Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
• Supports PCI Express 2.0
• Integrated with 1 GB GDDR3 memory (For GV-N98TOC-1GH only)
• Integratedwith 512 MBGDDR3 memory (ForGV-N98TOC-512Honly)
• SupportsDirectX10
• SupportsNVIDIA®SLITM (Scalable LinkInterface)technology(Note)
• SupportsAV/ S-Video /TV-Out
• Supports2DVI-Iconnectors
• SupportsHDMIconnector(byadapter,optionalitem)
• Supports2D-Subconnectors(byadapters)
• SupportsHDTVoutput(byadapter,optionalitem)
• SupportsHDCP(High-BandwidthDigitalContentProtection)technology
1.2. Minimum System Requirements
•Hardware
- Intel®Pentium®/CoreTM 2orAMDAthlonTM /PhenomTM
- 128MBof system memory;2 GBormore for best performance
- Opticaldrivefor software installation(CD-ROMor DVD-ROM drive)
- A450Watt power supplyorabove is a must
•OperatingSystem
- Windows®Vista
- Windows®XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
- Windows®XPProfessionalx64Edition
•SLITM Configuration
If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of an SLI system, the following
arerequired:
- AnSLIcertifiedmotherboardwithtwoPCIExpressx16slotsandcorrectchipsetdriver
- Two GV-N98TOC-1GH/GV-N98TOC-512H
- Apower supply with 550-wattoraboveisrecommended
- AnSLIbridgeconnector
(Note) SLI technology requires a PCI Express motherboard with two x16 physical connectors.
Graphics cards working in an SLI configuration must be with the same model name
(e.g. GV-N98TOC-1GH/GV-N98TOC-512H) and from the same vendor (e.g. GIGABYTE
TECHNOLOGY).

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