Gigabyte GV-N560448-13I, User Manual

Page 1: ... this card Due to rapid change in technology some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this this manual The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author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 This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is pro...

Page 2: ...VGA Card GV N560448 13I Nov 25 2011 Nov 25 2011 VGA Card GV N560448 13I ...

Page 3: ...Software Installation 10 3 1 Driver and Utility Installation 10 3 1 1 Driver Installation 10 3 1 2 GIGABYTE Easy Boost on Driver Disk 12 3 2 Display Properties Pages 15 3 3 Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel 16 4 Troubleshooting Tips 24 5 Appendix 25 5 1 How to Reflash the BIOS in MS DOS Mode 25 5 2 Resolutions and Color Depth Tables 26 5 3 Regulatory Statements 28 ...

Page 4: ...MD AthlonTM XP class 2GB system memory 4GB recommended Optical drive for software installation CD ROM or DVD ROM drive Operating System Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP SLITM Configuration If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of an SLI system the following are required An SLI certified motherboard with two PCIe x16 slots and correct chipset driver Two GV N560448 13I for SLI co...

Page 5: ...tallation 2 1 Board Layout SLI Connector Power Connectors DVI Connector HDMI Connector HDMI Connector DisplayPort Connector DisplayPort Connector Digital LCD Monitor Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output HDMI TV DVI D connector 1 DVI I Connector 2 ...

Page 6: ...he external PCI Express power connectors NVIDIA power Connect power from the system power supply to the GeForce card s Use the connection method for your particular graphics card GV N560448 13I Connect two 6 pin PCI Express auxiliary power connectors coming from the computer power supply to the connectors on the top edge of the GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores graphics card ...

Page 7: ...d 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 op erator should be wearing an anti static wristband grounded at the same point as the anti static mat Inspect the card carton for obvi...

Page 8: ...ten the card in place and replace the computer cover Make sure that the gold edge connector of the graphics card is securely inserted Step 3 Plug the display cable into your card then turn on the computer and monitor To connect a flat panel display to your graphics card use the DVI I connector To connect an HDMI monitor to your graphics card use the HDMI connector To connect a DisplayPort monitor ...

Page 9: ...rs are connected together via SLI bridge connector in a system that provides two three x16 PCI Express slots to scale graphics performance The picture below shows that two and three graphics cards are linked in parallel in an SLI configuration SLI Configuration SLI bridge connector provided by motherboard manufacturer Two SLI ready graphics cards of the same type Example GV N28 1GH B ...

Page 10: ...ver Installation 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 i...

Page 11: ... 11 Software Installation 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 12: ...lick the GIGABYTE Easy Boost item Step 2 Choose the language for the installation and click the OK button Step 3 Choose the Typical and click the Next button Step 4 Click the Finish button Then the installation of the GIGABYTE Easy Boost is completed The system is installing the components ...

Page 13: ...cal Support Live Update function Over Clock User can adjust GPU clock Memory clock Shader clock and Fan speed here User can also monitor graphics card current parameters OSD Turning User can set hotkey of On Screen Display and path of screen shot and recording video savings at OSD page User can also adjust Gamma Contrast and Brightness at Color page ...

Page 14: ... BIOS Setting User can back up current BIOS flash BIOS from selected file and auto flash BIOS on line Technical Support User can get information of VGA CPU motherboard system memory and monitor User also can press Export button to export all system information into txt file Live Update Easy Boost will auto detect the latest version Easy Boost on line and auto update ...

Page 15: ...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 16: ... see the Generic PnP Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores Properties dialog box Click the GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores 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...

Page 17: ...Advanced 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 In the NVIDIA Control Panel change a view if you want The supported modes are Standard Advanced Custom ...

Page 18: ...et of 3D settings for a particular game or application Set PhysX confiquration NVIDIA PhysX is a powerful physics engine that can utilize GPU acceleration to provide amazing real time physics effects 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 game...

Page 19: ...sks in the Display pages allow you to do the following Move CRT screen position Change resolution Adjust desktop color settings Rotate display Manage custom resolutions Note Set up multiple displays Change Resolution Using the Change Resolution controls you can change the color setting reduce screen flickering or adjust the amount of information appearing on your display ...

Page 20: ... Video and TV section from the Start page Rotate Display The NVIDIA Rotate features enable you to change the orientation of your desktop to portrait landscape and inverted modes This is useful if you have rotated your physical display and need to rotate the desktop to match the orientation of your display Note This item is present only in Advanced view mode Adjust Desktop Color Settings You can ad...

Page 21: ...Asonelargehorizontaldesktop Horizontalspan 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 functio...

Page 22: ... Span Mode 3 As one large horizontal desktop Horizontal span Note 1 Horizontal Span mode indicates 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 a DVI to D Sub adapter Display Matrix Model GV N560448 13I CRT Note ...

Page 23: ...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 24: ... 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 25: ...ou 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 N560OC1GI F1 and press Enter 5 To flash BIOS at the A prompt type BIOS flash utility name p BIOS file name example gvf19 p N560OC1GI F2 and press Enter 6 Wait until it s done then restart your ...

Page 26: ... 320 x 240 60 75 400 x 300 60 75 480 x 360 60 75 512 x 384 60 75 640 x 400 16 10 60 75 640 x 480 60 240 720 x 480 60 720 x 576 50 60 800 x 600 60 240 848 x 480 60 240 960 x 600 16 10 60 240 1024 x 768 60 200 240 X 1088 x 612 16 9 60 200 240 X 1152 x 864 60 170 200 X 1280 x 720 16 9 60 150 170 X 1280 x 768 60 150 170 X 1280 x 800 60 150 170 X 1280 x 960 60 150 170 X 1280 x 1024 60 150 170 X 1360 x ...

Page 27: ... 16 7M Resolution Hz Standard mode High mode True mode 1600 x 1200 60 100 120 X 1920 x 1080 16 9 60 85 100 X 1920 x 1200 16 10 60 85 100 X 1920 x 1440 60 85 2048 x 1536 60 85 2560 x 1600 60 Dual Link This table is for reference only The actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor you use ...

Page 28: ...ontinuing 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 Elec tronic Equipment directive The WEEE Directive specifies the treatment collection recycling and disposal of electric and electronic dev...

Page 29: ...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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