GIGABYTE GV-N680D5-2GD-B, GV-N680OC-2GD, GV-N680OC-4GD, GV-N680SO-2GD, GV-N680WF3-4GD Owner's Manual

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NVIDIA® Graphics Accelerator

User's Manual

Rev. 101

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................3

1.1. Minimum System Requirements .................................................................................... 3

2. Hardware Installation ...................................................................................................5

2.1. SLI Technology .............................................................................................................. 5

3. Software Installation ....................................................................................................7

3.1. Driver and Utility Installation .......................................................................................... 7

3.1.1. Driver Installation ..............................................................................................................7

3.1.2. GIGABYTE Easy Boost on Driver Disk ...........................................................................9

3.2. Display Properties Pages ........................................................................................ 12

3.3. Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel ............................................................................. 13

4. Troubleshooting Tips .................................................................................................21

5. Appendix ....................................................................................................................22

5.1. Regulatory Statements ................................................................................................ 22

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1. Introduction

1.1. Minimum System Requirements

• Hardware

- Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon

- 2GB system memory (4GB recommended)

- Optical drive for software installation (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive)

• Operating System

- Windows

Vista XP

XP class

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Expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To

protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow

some precautions whenever you work on your computer.

1. Turn off your computer and unplug power supply.

2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not

have one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal

object, such as the power supply case.

3. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with

the components whenever the components are separated 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 obvious damage. Shipping and handling may cause dam-

age to your card. Be sure there are no shipping and handling damages on the card

before proceeding.

DO NOT APPLY POWER TO YOUR SYSTEM IF THE GRAPHICS CARD IS

DAMAGED.

In order to ensure that your graphics card can work correctly, please use

 ofcialGIGABYTEBIOSonly.Usingnon-ofcialGIGABYTEBIOSmight

cause problem(s) on the graphics card.

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2.1. Hardware Installation

Now that you have prepared your computer, you are ready to install your graphics card.

Step 1. Locate the PCI Express x16 slot. If necessary, remove the metal cover from this slot; then align your graphics card with the PCI Express x16 slot, and press it in firmly until the card is fully seated.

Make sure that the gold edge connector of the graphics card is securely inserted.

Step 2. Replace the screw to fasten the card in place, and replace the computer cover.

Step 3. Connect the appropriate cable to the card and the display.

To Flat Panel Display To Flat Panel Display To HDMI Monitor

To D-sub Monitor

To Mini DisplayPort Monitor

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To Mini HDMI Monitor

How NVIDIA®SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology works:

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

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

In an SLI conguration, two/three SLI-ready graphics cards of the same model and the same manufacturers 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 conguration.

SLIConguration:

SLI bridge connector

(provided by motherboard manufacturer)

3-WaySLIConguration:

3-Way SLI bridge connector

(provided by motherboard manufacturer)

Two SLI-ready graphics cards

of the same type.

(Example: GV-N28-1GH-B)

Two SLI-ready graphics cards

of the same type.

(Example: GV-N28-1GH-B)

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3. Software Installation

Notice the following guidelines before installing the drivers:

1. First make sure your system has installed DirectX 9 or later version.

2. Make sure your system has installed the appropriate motherboard drivers (for the motherboard drivers, please contact the motherboard manufacturer.)

3.1. Driver and Utility Installation

3.1.1. Driver 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.)

Step 1: Click the Install Display Driver item.

Step 2: Click the AGREE AND CONTINUE button.

For software MPEG support in Windows XP, you must install DirectX rst. Users who run Windows

XP with Service Pack 2 or above do not need to install DirectX separately.

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Step 3: Check the Express then click the NEXT button.

Step 4: Check the Install NVIDIA Update then click the NEXT button.

The system is installing the components.

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Step 5: Click the RESTART NOW button to restart the computer. Then the driver installation is completed.

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