GV-N460OC-1GI
GV-N460OC-1GI Rev3.0/
GV-N460OC-1GI Rev2.0/
GV-N460OC-1GI/
GV-N460OC-768I/
GV-N460OC2-1GI/
GV-N460UD-1GI Rev2.0/
GV-N460UD-1GI/
GV-N460SE-1GI
NVIDIA® GeForce
TM
GTX 460 Graphics Accelerator
User's Manual
Rev. 301
12MM-N460-301GR
Copyright
© 2011 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. (“GBT”). No part of this manual may be reproduced or trans-
mitted in any form without the expressed, written permission of GBT.
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Notice
Please do not remove any labels on this graphics card. Doing so may void the warranty of this card.
Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specications might be out of date before publication of this this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.
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for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Rovi Corporation. Reverse engineering
or disassembly is prohibited.
Dec. 06, 2010
GV-N460OC-1GI Rev 2.0
VGA Card
Dec. 06, 2010
GV-N460OC-1GI V2.0
VGA Card
July. 02, 2010
GV-N460OC-1GI/GV-N460OC-768I
VGA Card
July. 02, 2010
VGA Card
GV-N460OC-1GI/
GV-N460OC-768I
Oct. 27, 2010
GV-N460OC2-1GI
VGA Card
Oct. 27, 2010
GV-N460OC2-1GI
VGA Card
Nov. 5, 2010
GV-N460UD-1GI
VGA Card
Nov. 5, 2010
GV-N460UD-1GI
VGA Card
Nov. 5, 2010
GV-N460SE-1GI
VGA Card
Nov. 5, 2010
GV-N460SE-1GI
VGA Card
Dec. 6, 2010
GV-N460UD-1GI Rev2.0
VGA Card
Dec. 6, 2010
GV-N460UD-1GI Rev2.0
VGA Card
Sep. 19, 2011
GV-N460OC-1GI Rev3.0
VGA Card
Sep.19, 2011
GV-N460OC-1GI Rev3.0
VGA Card
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ................................................................................................................10
1.1. Features ....................................................................................................................... 10
1.2. Minimum System Requirements .................................................................................. 10
2. Hardware Installation .................................................................................................11
2.1. Board Layout ................................................................................................................ 11
2.2. Hardware Installation ...................................................................................................16
3. Software Installation ..................................................................................................18
3.1. Driver and Utility Installation ........................................................................................ 18
3.1.1. Driver Installation ............................................................................................................18
3.2. Display Properties Pages ........................................................................................ 20
3.3. Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel .............................................................................21
4. Troubleshooting Tips .................................................................................................29
5. Appendix ....................................................................................................................30
5.1. How to Reash the BIOS in MS-DOS Mode ................................................................ 30
5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Tables ........................................................................... 31
5.3. Regulatory Statements ................................................................................................ 33
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1. Introduction
1.1. Features
• Powered by NVIDIA® GeForce
• Supports PCI Express 2.0
• Integrated with 1GB GDDR5 memory
(For GV-N460OC-1GI Rev3.0/GV-N460OC-1GI Rev2.0/GV-N460OC-1GI/
GV-N460OC2-1GI/GV-N460UD-1GI Rev2.0/GV-N460UD-1GI/GV-N460SE-1GI only)
• Integrated with 768 MB GDDR5 memory(For GV-N460OC-768I only)
• Supports DirectX
• Supports NVIDIA
®
11
®
SLI TM (Scalable Link Interface) technology
• Supports 2 Dual-Link DVI-I connectors
• Supports 1 mini HDMI connector
• Supports HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) technology
TM
GTX 460/ GTX 460 V2 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
(Note 1)
1.2. Minimum System Requirements
• Hardware
- 450-watt system power supply specication or above is recommended
- Intel
- 2GB system memory (4GB recommended)
- Optical drive for software installation (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive)
• Operating System
- Windows
- Windows
- Windows
®
Pentium® 4 or AMD AthlonTM XP class
®
7
®
Vista
®
XP
TM
• SLI
Conguration
If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of an SLI system, the following
are required:
-
An SLI certied motherboard with two PCIe x16 slots and correct chipset driver
- Two GV-N460OC-1GI Rev3.0/GV-N460OC-1GI Rev2.0/GV-N460OC-1GI/
GV-N460OC-768I/GV-N460OC2-1GI/GV-N460UD-1GI Rev2.0/GV-N460UD-1GI/
GV-N460SE-1GI for SLI conguration;
- A power supply with 600-watt or above is recommended
- An SLI bridge connector
(Note 1) SLI technology requires a PCI Express motherboard with two x16 physical connectors.
Graphics cards working in an SLI conguration must be with the same model name
(e.g. GV-N460OC-1GI Rev3.0 / GV-N460OC-1GI Rev2.0 / GV-N460OC-1GI / GV-N460OC-768I /
GV-N460OC2-1GI / GV-N460UD-1GI Rev2.0/ GV-N460UD-1GI / GV-N460SE-1) and from the
same vendor (e.g. GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY).
GV-N400 Series Graphics Accelerator
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2.1. Board Layout
2. Hardware Installation
1.GV-N460OC-768I / GV-N460OC-1GI / GV-N460SE-1GI / GV-N460UD-1GI / GV-N460OC-1GI Rev3.0
Power Connectors
SLI Connector
Mini HDMI Connector
DVI-I connector 1
DVI-I Connector 2
mini HDMI to HDMI adapter(optional)
Mini HDMI
HDMI TV
DVI Output
Digital LCD Monitor
Connector
DVI-I
Connector 1
Digital LCD Monitor
DVI Output
DVI-I
Connector 2
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