GIGABYTE GV-N210D2-1GI Owner's Manual
GV-N210OC-512I/
GV -N210D3-512I/
GV -N210TC-1GI/
GV -N210TC-512I/
GV -N210D2-1GI
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NVIDIA® GeForce
User's Manual
Rev. 105
12MM-N210O5I-105R
210 Graphics Accelerator
Copyright
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Sep.07,2009
GV-N210OC-512I/GV-N210D3-512I
VGA Card
Sep.07,2009
VGA Card
GV-N210OC-512I/
GV-N210D3-512I
Feb.05,2010
GV-N210TC-1GI
VGA Card
Feb.05,2010
VGA Card
GV-N210TC-1GI
Feb.12,2010
GV-N210TC-512I
VGA Card
Feb.12,2010
VGA Card
GV-N210TC-512I
Mar.12,2010
GV-N210D2-1GI
VGA Card
Mar.12,2010
VGA Card
GV-N210D2-1GI
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ................................................................................................................ 7
1.1. Features .........................................................................................................................7
1.2. Minimum System Requirements .................................................................................... 7
2. Hardware Installation.................................................................................................. 8
2.1. Board Layout ................................................................................................................. 8
2.2. Hardware Installation.................................................................................................... 12
3. Software Installation.................................................................................................. 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. Regulatory Statements ................................................................................................. 30
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1. Introduction
1.1. Features
• Powered by NVIDIA® GeForce
• Supports PCI Express 2.0
• Integrated with 512MB GDDR2 memory(For GV-N210OC-512I only)
• Integrated with 512MB DDR3 memory (For GV -N210D3-512I only)
• Integrated with 1GB GDDR2 memory(For GV-N210D2-1GI only)
• GV-N210TC-1GI/GV-N210TC-512I supports NVIDIA T urbo Cache technology which
enables graphics card performance by allowing the graphics processing unit (GPU) to
dynamically share the available system memory.The total effective VGA memory differs
depending on system memory.
• Supports DirectX 10.1
• Supports 1 HDMI connector
• Supports 1 D-Sub connector
• Supports 1 DVI-I connectors
• Supports HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) technology
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1.2. Minimum System Requirements
• Hardware
- Intel® Pentium®/CoreTM 2 or AMD AthlonTM/Phenom
- 128 MB of system memory; 2 GB or more for best performance
- Optical drive for software installation (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive)
- A 300 Watt power supply or above is a recommended
• Operating System
- Windows
- Windows
- Windows
- Windows
®
7
®
Vista
®
XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
®
XP Professional x64 Edition
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2. Hardware Installation
2.1. Board Layout
1. GV-N210OC-512I/GV-N210D3-512I/GV-N210TC-1GI
SLI Connector
D-Sub monitor Connector
(15-pin)
HDMI Connector
DVI-I Connector
or
Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor
HDMI TV
Digital LCD Monitor
DVI Output
D-Sub monitor
Connector
(15-pin)
HDMI Connector
DVI-I
Connector
GV-N210 Series Graphics Accelerator
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2. GV-N210TC-512I
D-Sub monitor Connector
(15-pin)
HDMI Connector
DVI-I Connector
or
Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor
HDMI TV
Digital LCD Monitor
DVI Output
D-Sub monitor
Connector
(15-pin)
HDMI Connector
DVI-I
Connector
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3. GV-N210D2-1GI
HDMI Connector
D-Sub monitor Connector
HDMI TV
or
Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor
Digital LCD Monitor
(15-pin)
DVI-I Connector
DVI Output
HDMI Connector
D-Sub monitor
Connector
(15-pin)
DVI-I
Connector
GV-N210 Series Graphics Accelerator
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