Gigabyte GV-N220D2-1GI Rev2.0, User Manual

Page 1: ... card Doing so may void the warranty of this card Due to rapid change in technology some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this this manual The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to update the information contained herein Rovi Product Notice Thisproductincorporatescopyrig...

Page 2: ...VGA Card GV N220OC 1GI GV N220D2 1GI Sep 07 2009 Sep 07 2009 VGA Card GV N220OC 1GI GV N220D2 1GI ...

Page 3: ...VGA Card GV N220OC 512I Apr 19 2010 Apr 19 2010 VGA Card GV N220OC 512I ...

Page 4: ...VGA Card GV N220D2 1GI Rev2 0 May 12 2010 May 12 2010 VGA Card GV N220D2 1GI Rev2 0 ...

Page 5: ...VGA Card GV N220TC 1GI May 10 2010 May 10 2010 VGA Card GV N220TC 1GI ...

Page 6: ...SoftwareInstallation 13 3 1 Driver and Utility Installation 13 3 1 1 Driver Installation 13 3 1 2 GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite on Driver Disk 15 3 2 Display Properties Pages 17 3 3 Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel 18 4 Troubleshooting Tips 26 5 Appendix 27 5 1 How to Reflash the BIOS in MS DOS Mode 27 5 2 Resolutions and Color Depth Tables 28 5 3 RegulatoryStatements 30 ...

Page 7: ...chnology 1 2 Minimum System Requirements Hardware Intel Pentium Core TM 2 or AMD Athlon TM Phenom TM 128 MB of system memory 2 GB or more for best performance Optical drive for software installation CD ROM or DVD ROM drive A 400 Watt power supply or above is a recommended Operating System Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP with Service Pack 2 SP2 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Windows Vista W...

Page 8: ...stallation 2 1 Board Layout DVI I Connector D Sub monitor Connector 15 pin HDMI Connector DVI I Connector Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output HDMI TV AnalogLCDMonitor AnalogMonitor or HDMI Connector D Sub monitor Connector 15 pin 1 GV N220OC 1GI GV N220D2 1GI ...

Page 9: ...DVI I Connector D Sub monitor Connector 15 pin HDMI Connector DVI I Connector Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output HDMI TV AnalogLCDMonitor AnalogMonitor or HDMI Connector D Sub monitor Connector 15 pin 2 GV N220OC 512I GV N220TC 1GI ...

Page 10: ...ccelerator DVI I Connector D Sub monitor Connector 15 pin HDMI Connector DVI I Connector Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output HDMI TV AnalogLCDMonitor AnalogMonitor or HDMI Connector D Sub monitor Connector 15 pin 3 GV N220D2 1GI Rev2 0 ...

Page 11: ...ed from the system The card contains sensitive electric components which can be easily damaged by static electricity so the card should be left in its original packing until it is installed Unpacking and installation should be done on a grounded anti static mat The operator should be wearing an anti static wristband grounded at the same point as the anti static mat Inspect the card carton for obvi...

Page 12: ... I connector To connect an HDMI monitor to your graphics card use the HDMI connector Connect a D Sub monitor Connect an HDMI monitor To Flat Panel Display To D Sub Monitor To HDMI Monitor Step 1 Locate the PCI Express x16 slot If necessary remove the metal cover from this slot then align your graphics card with the PCI Express x16 slot and press it in firmly until the card is fully seated Step 2 R...

Page 13: ...tallation After installing the operating system insert the driver disk into your optical drive The driver Autorun screen is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the screen shot below If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically go to My Computer double click the optical drive and execute the setup exe program For software MPEG support in Windows XP you must install ...

Page 14: ...14 GV N220 Series Graphics Accelerator The system is installing the components Step 4 Click the Finish button to restart the computer Then the driver installation is completed Step 3 Click the Yes button ...

Page 15: ...BYTE Gamer HUD Lite item Step 2 Choose the language for the installation and click the OK button Step 3 Click the Next button Step 4 Click the Install button The system is installing the components Step 5 Click the Finish button Then the installation of the GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite is completed ...

Page 16: ...utton Function Default Note Allows you to load the default settings Apply Note Allows you to save the values you adjust Enable Lets the utility optimize the voltage and GPU Shader memory frequency settings Disable Allows you to manually configure the voltage and GPU Shader Memory frequency settings Hardware Monitor Displays the GPU usage and temperature the GPU usage thermal curve and your graphic...

Page 17: ...he Advanced button for advanced settings 3 2 Display Properties Pages Display Settings Resolutions and Color Quality for Windows To access Display Settings page right click on desktop and select Personalize then the Personalization windows will show up Select Display Settings to adjust the screen resolution and color quality settings ...

Page 18: ...play Settings you ll see the Generic PnP Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 Properties dialog box Click the GeForce GT 220 tab to access the NVIDIA Control Panel 3 3 Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel After installation of the display driver right click on the desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel The NVIDIA Control Panel is used to configure all your graphics card settings Right click on the desktop...

Page 19: ...ced Settings The following pages provide details on configuring advanced settings In the NVIDIA Control Panel select a category to alter specific NVIDIA display settings The categories are 3D Settings Display Video Television In the NVIDIA Control Panel change a view if you want The supported modes are Standard Advanced Custom ...

Page 20: ...for all your Direct3D or OpenGL applications and to estab lish a unique set of 3D settings for a particular game or application Note 1 This item is present only in Advanced view mode 3D Settings Tasks in the 3D Settings pages allow you to do the following Change the image and rendering settings of your 3D applications and games that utilize Direct3D and OpenGL technology Override the shipped clock...

Page 21: ...s Note Set up multiple displays Note This item is present only in Advanced view mode Move CRT Screen Position You can use your mouse by clicking on the arrow keys on this page or the arrow keys on your keyboard to adjust the position of your desktop to better fit your display This is a useful alternative to using the controls buttons on your actual physical display ChangeResolution Using the Chang...

Page 22: ... This is use ful if you have rotated your physical display and need to rotate the desktop to match the orientation of your display Manage Custom Resolutions Note If you are an advanced user you can create custom timing modes with the width height bit color depth and the refresh rate etc The Advanced Timing page enables you to adjust timings for your graphics card in order to sup port a variety of ...

Page 23: ... one large horizontal desktop Horizontal span Note As one large vertical desktop Vertical span Note 1 The same on both display Clone Clone mode indicates that both displays in the display pair show images of the same desktop Clone Mode Note This item is present only in Windows XP 2 Configured independently from each other Dualview Dualview mode indicates that both displays in the display pair func...

Page 24: ...ndicates that both displays in the display pair function as one wide virtual desktop The width of each display is half the width of the total virtual desktop width Horizontal Span Mode Note 1 This item is present only in Windows XP Note 2 By an HDMI to DVI adapter Note 3 By a DVI to D Sub adapter Display Matrix Model GV N220OC 1GI GV N220D2 1GI GV N220D2 1GIRev2 0 GV N220OC 512I GV N220TC 1GI CRT ...

Page 25: ...video content on your display Select one of the test images to monitor your changes For best results play a video while you make adjustment to view the changes as they happen Adjust Video Image Settings Use the controls on this page to fine tune the image settings for video content on your display You can choose to use inverse telecine adjust edge sharpness or apply noise filtering For best result...

Page 26: ... or to become the secondary display Make sure you selected the appropriate display device and graphics card when you install the graphics driver Restart your computer Press F8 on your keyboard after system starts up When the Windows Advanced Options Menu appears select Safe Mode and press Enter After getting into Safe Mode in Device Manager check whether the driver for the graphics card is correct...

Page 27: ...You may need a startup disk to restart the computer in MS DOS mode 3 Change the command prompt to A 4 To back up the current BIOS at the A prompt type BIOS flash utility name s BIOS file name example gvf19 s n220ocgi F1 and press Enter 5 To flash BIOS at the A prompt type BIOS flash utility name p BIOS file name example gvf19 p n220ocgi F2 and press Enter 6 Wait until it s done then restart your c...

Page 28: ... x 400 16 10 60 75 3 3 3 640 x 480 60 240 3 3 3 720 x 480 60 3 3 3 720 x 576 50 60 3 3 3 800 x 600 60 240 3 3 3 848 x 480 60 240 3 3 3 960 x 600 16 10 60 240 3 3 3 1024 x 768 60 200 3 3 3 240 3 3 X 1088 x 612 16 9 60 200 3 3 3 240 3 3 X 1152 x 864 60 170 3 3 3 200 3 3 X 1280 x 720 16 9 60 150 3 3 3 170 3 3 X 1280 x 768 60 150 3 3 3 170 3 3 X 1280 x 800 60 150 3 3 3 170 3 3 X 1280 x 960 60 150 3 3 ...

Page 29: ...ndard mode High mode True mode 1600 x 1200 60 100 3 3 3 120 3 3 X 1920 x 1080 16 9 60 85 3 3 3 100 3 3 X 1920 x 1200 16 10 60 85 3 3 3 100 3 3 X 1920 x 1440 60 85 3 3 3 2048 x 1536 60 85 3 3 3 2560 x 1600 60 3 3 3 Dual Link This table is for reference only The actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor you use ...

Page 30: ...continuing our efforts to develop products that do not use internationally banned toxic chemicals Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive Statement GIGABYTE will fulfill the national laws as interpreted from the 2002 96 EC WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive The WEEE Directive specifies the treatment collection recycling and disposal of electric and electronic dev...

Page 31: ...es properly With your help we can reduce the amount of natural resources needed to produce electrical and electronic equipment minimize the use of landfills for the disposal of end of life products and generally improve our quality of life by ensuring that potentially hazardous substances are not released into the environment and are disposed of properly China Restriction of Hazardous Substances T...

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