Gigabyte GV-N570UD-13I Rev2.0, GV-N570OC-13I Rev 2.0, GV-N570OC-13I, GV-N570UD-13 User Manual

GV-N570OC-13I Rev 2.0/
GV-N570OC-13I/
GV-N570UD-13I Rev2.0/

GV-N570UD-13I

NVIDIA® GeForce

TM

GTX 570 Graphics Accelerator

User's Manual

Rev. 103

12MM-N570OC-103AR

Copyright

© 2011 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD

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manual.The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does

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VGA Card

GV-N570OC-13I

Jan. 14, 2011

Jan. 14, 2011

VGA Card

GV-N570OC-13I

VGA Card

GV-N570UD-13I

Apr.18,2011

Apr. 18, 2011

VGA Card

GV-N570UD-13I

VGA Card

GV-N570UD-13I Rev 2.0

Jul.25,2011

Jul. 25, 2011

VGA Card

GV-N570UD-13I Rev 2.0

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................6

1.1. Features ......................................................................................................................... 6

1.2. Minimum System Requirements .................................................................................... 6

2. Hardware Installation ...................................................................................................7

2.1. Board Layout ..................................................................................................................7

2.2. Hardware Installation ................................................................................................... 11

3. Software Installation ..................................................................................................13

3.1. Driver and Utility Installation ........................................................................................ 13

3.1.1. Driver Installation ............................................................................................................13

3.2. Display Properties Pages ........................................................................................ 15

3.3. Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel .............................................................................16

4. Troubleshooting Tips .................................................................................................24

5. Appendix ....................................................................................................................25

5.1. How to Reash the BIOS in MS-DOS Mode ................................................................ 25

5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Tables ........................................................................... 26

5.3. Regulatory Statements ................................................................................................ 28

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GV-N500 Series Graphics Accelerator

1. Introduction

1.1. Features

• Powered by NVIDIA® GeForce

TM

GTX 570 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

• Supports PCI Express 2.0

• Integrated with 1280 MB GDDR5 memory

• Supports DirectX

®

11

• Supports NVIDIA

®

SLI TM (Scalable Link Interface) technology

(Note 1)

• Supports 2 Dual-Link DVI-I connectors and 1mini HDMI connector
(GV-N570UD-13I / GV-N570OC-13I)

• Supports 2 DVI connectors,one HDMI connector and one Displayport connector
(GV-N570OC-13I Rev2.0 / GV-N570UD-13I Rev2.0)

• Supports HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) technology

1.2. Minimum System Requirements

• Hardware

- 600-watt system power supply specication or above is recommended

- Intel

®

Pentium® 4 or AMD 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

• SLI

TM

Conguration

If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of an SLI system, the following
are required:

-

An SLI certied motherboard with two/three PCIe x16 slots and correct chipset driver

- Two GV-N570OC-13I Rev 2.0/GV-N570OC-13I/GV-N570UD-13I Rev2.0/

GV-N570UD-13I for SLI conguration;

Three GV-N570OC-13I Rev 2.0/GV-N570OC-13I/GV-N570UD-13I Rev2.0/

GV-N570UD-13I for 3-way SLI conguration

- A power supply with 900-watt or above is recommended

- An SLI bridge connector or 3-way SLI bridge connector

(Note 1) SLI technology requires a PCI Express motherboard with two/three x16 physical connectors.

Graphics cards working in an SLI conguration must be with the same model name

(e.g.GV-N570OC-13I Rev 2.0/GV-N570OC-13I/GV-N570UD-13I Rev2.0/GV-N570UD-13I )
and from the same vendor (e.g. GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY).

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2. Hardware Installation

2.1. Board Layout

DVI-D connector 1

DVI-I Connector 2

DVI

Connector

DisplayPort Connector

HDMI Connector

HDMI

Connector

DisplayPort

Connector

Digital LCD Monitor

Digital LCD Monitor

DVI Output

HDMI TV

SLI Connector

Power Connectors

1.GV-N570OC-13I Rev 2.0 / GV-N570UD-13I Rev2.0

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GV-N500 Series Graphics Accelerator

DVI-1 connector 1

DVI-I Connector 2

DVI-I

Connector

DVI-I

Connector

Mini HDMI Connector

Mini HDMI

Connector

Digital LCD Monitor

Digital LCD Monitor

DVI Output

DVI Output

Mini HDMI to HDMI cable(optional)

HDMI TV

SLI Connector

Power Connectors

2.GV-N570OC-13I / GV-N570UD-13I

- 9 - Hardware Installation

The GV-N570OC-13I Rev 2.0/GV-N570OC-13I/GV-N570UD-13I Rev2.0/GV-N570UD-13I graphics card is a
performance optimized high-end card. Power is taken from the PCI Express host bus as well as the 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-N570OC-13I / GV-N570UD-13I:

Connect BOTH a 6-pin AND an 8-pin PCI Express auxiliary power connector coming
from the computer power supply to the connectors on the top edge of the GeForce
GTX 570 graphics card.

• GV-N570OC-13I Rev 2.0 / GV-N570UD-13I Rev2.0:

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 570 graphics card.