EVGA GTX 295 User Manual

6-pin Power Connector

2 Turn off your computer and disconnect the power cord.

Uninstall a Program.

In Windows Vista, go to Start > Control Panel > Programs >
1 Remove the current graphics driver installed on your computer.

(unplugged) before you install the graphic card.
It is important that all power to the computer be removed

- EVGA Precision Special Edition

- Features Windows XP and Vista (32/64-bit) drivers
▪ Driver Installation CD Features:

▪ DVI-to-VGA Adapter
▪ SPDIF Audio-In Cable
▪ Quick Start Guide and Printed Manual
▪ EVGA GeForce GTX 295 Graphic Card

Included Equipment

GeForce GTX 295
Installing the EVGA

▪ Microsoft Windows XP, 32-bit or 64-bit
▪ Microsoft Windows Vista, 32-bit or 64-bit (64-bit recommended)

Operating System:

HDMI Connector

8-pin Power Connector

SPDIF Connector

SLI Connector

DVI-I Connectors

visit www.slizone.com and check the Certified Products section.
For power supply recommendations for SLI configurations,

connectors.
connector or two available 6-pin PCI Express power
hard disk power connectors and one PCI Express 8-pin
▪ One 6-pin PCI Express power connector or two available

System Power Supply:

dual-width x16 graphics slot for each graphics card.
configuration, you need an SLI-ready motherboard with one
with one dual-width x16 graphics slot. For Quad SLI

or PCI Express 2.0-compliant motherboard

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▪ PCI Express

Motherboard:

Requirements
Minimum System

Driver Installation

With the hardware installed, it is now time to install the graphics driver.

1 Power up your computer.

2 Insert the driver installation CD or double click on the GeForce driver
executable file that can be downloaded at www.evga.com/support/drivers.
The Setup program takes over and will walk you through the driver
installation process.

3 You may need to reboot your PC once the driver installation is complete.

Enabling SLI

If you have installed multiple graphics cards in your system for SLI,
you can set your SLI configuration in the NVIDIA Control Panel:

Note: Quad SLI is only supported under the Windows Vista operating system.

4 In Windows Vista, go to Start > Control Panel > Additional Options
and select the NVIDIA Control Panel icon.

5 Click on Set SLI and PhysX Configuration in the left task pane and
select Enable SLI and click Apply.

Quick Start Guide

GeForce GTX 295

6 Click Yes on the Applications Shutdown Required window.

SLI

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3 Remove any existing graphics card(s).

Attention: If your system has been running for a period of time prior to opening
the panels, it is very important that you wait until the graphics cardin your
system has cooled before taking the card out of the system. Graphics cards can
get hot when they have been operating for any length of time.

4 Install the graphics card into the Primary PCI Express x16 slot.

Primary PCI
Express x16 slot

7 If you are going to be using your graphics card to output audio over
an HDMI connection, connect the SPDIF cable as shown in the
diagram to your primary graphics card:

SPDIF

GND

Connect this end of the SPDIF cable into the SPDIF
header on the motherboard, making sure to match
the SPDIF and GND pins on the cable to the correct
pins on the motherboard. Consult your motherboard
documentation for information on the SPDIF pins on
the motherboard.

8 Reinstall the cover on your computer and reconnect any cables that
you removed earlier in the installation.

If you are installing an additional GeForce GTX 295 graphics card for
Quad SLI configuration, continue with step 5. If you are only installing
one GeForce card, go on to step 6.

Note: All of the graphic cards in Quad SLI configuration must be identical.
Therefore, both graphics cards must be GeForce GTX 295.

5 For Quad SLI, install the second GeForce card into the outer most
PCI Express x16 slot on the motherboard.

Dual SLI Bridge Connector

The GeForce GTX 295 graphics card can be connected to PC monitors
or TVs that support DVI, VGA, or HDMI inputs. Supported multi-display
configurations vary based on the operating mode of the graphics card
that is set in the NVIDIA Control Panel:

▪ Multi-display mode: Allows user to output to up to three displays
per graphics card. The user can connect to any combination of
display outputs on the graphics card.

▪ Multi-GPU mode: In this mode, the GPUs work together to
increase rendering performance and image quality. The user can
output to up to two displays (only one display supported for

Windows XP), but must connect to the displays using the two DVI
connectors on the primary graphics card (the primary graphics
card is indicated by the blue LED on the bracket).

Connect your computer monitor(s) or TV(s) to the GeForce graphics card.

Note: When two or more displays are connected, only the one connected to
the primary connector of the primary card will POST. The other monitor will
not come up until Windows loads.

Connect the two cards together using the dual SLI bridge connector
that came with your SLI-ready motherboard.

6 Connect BOTH a 6-pin AND an 8-pin PCI Express auxiliary power
connector from the computer power supply to the connectors on
the top edge of the GeForce GTX 295 graphics card.

Power Status LED

GREEN: Both power connectors

are correctly connected

RED: One or both power connectors are

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incorrect or not plugged correctly

Primary Graphics Card LED

In a Quad SLI configuration running in Quad
SLI mode, only one graphics card will have
active displays. The blue LED indicates the
Primary card with the active displays. Make
sure to plug your displays into this card.

DVI-I Connectors

1. Primary DVI Connector

2. Secondary DVI Connector

Attention: Make sure to plug the 8-pin PCI Express power connector ( ), NOT
the 8-pin motherboard connector ( X ), into your graphics card.

HDMI Connector