Gigabyte GV-N550D5-1GI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB graphics card
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1. RM 1 Click the Yes button Press the PAGE DOWN ke License For Customer Use of NVIDIA Software IMPORTANT NOTICE READ CAREFULLY This License For Customer Use of NVIDIA Software LICENSE is the agreement which governs use of the software of NVIDIA Corporation and its subsidiaries NVIDIA downloadable herefrom including computer software and associated printed materials SOFTWARE By downloading installing copying or otherwise using the SOFTWARE you agree to be bound by the terms of this LICENSE If you do not agree to the terms of this LICENSE do not download the SOFTWARE RECITALS Use of NVIDIA s products requires three elements the SOFTWARE the hardware on a graphics controller board and a personal computer The SOFTWARE is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties The SOFTWARE is not sold and instead is only licensed for The system is installing the components Installing driver components sr Step 4 Click the Finish button to restart the computer Then the driver installation is completed InstallShield Wizard Complete tallShield Wizard I uccessfully instal you can use the program yo 13 Software Installation 3 2 Display Properties Pages Display Settings Resolutions and Color Quality for Windows To access Display Settings page right click on desktop and sele2. 5500 161 GV N550UD 1Gl 55005 161 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti Graphics Accelerator User s Manual Rev 103 12MM N550 103GR 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 Trademarks Third party brands and names are the properties of their respective owners 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card Doing so may void the warranty of this card Due to rapid change in technology some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this this manual The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author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 Rovi Product Notice This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U S patents and other intellectual property rights Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Rovi Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Rovi Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited EN 55011 55013 55014 1 55015 55020 amp EN 55022 O DIN VDE 0855 O part 10 O part 12 CE marking EN 60065 O EN 60335 Stam
3. Yes Yes Yes DVI HDMI Yes Yes Yes DVI HDMI CRT No No No DVI DVI Yes Yes Yes CRT CRT 9 2 Yes Yes Yes Note 1 This item is present only in Windows XP Note 2 By a DVI to D Sub adapter 291 Software Installation Video amp Television Video and television features are similar to those for analog for optimal viewing Tasks in the Video amp Televi sion pages allow you to do the following Adjust your television picture quality and video color settings for the best possible viewing in its environ ment Change the position and size of the desktop video to best fit your television screen File Edit View Help sa O Advanced Settings efault 5 Adjusting the video color settings will allow you to fine tune the color settings for video content on your display For best results play while you make adjustments to view the changes as they happen 1 Select the display you would like to change 2 How do you make color adjustments 6 With the video player settings With the NVIDIA settings Color Gamma Advanced ness 3 5 system Information File Edit View Help O Advanced Settings Your graphics card features Pure Video TM technology a combination of a dedicated video processing core and software that deli ultra smooth video playback For best
4. PhysX is a powerful physics engine that can utiize GPU acceleration to provide amazing realtime physics effects Change resolution Note 1 This item is present only in Advanced view mode 17 Software Installation Display A variety of display features enable you to further manipulate and configure your display settings to optimize the use of your displays Tasks in the Display pages allow you to do the following Move CRT screen position Change resolution Adjust desktop color settings e Rotate display Manage custom resolutions Setup multiple displays Note File Edit View Profiles Display Help Gra 0 9 Advanced Settings v aTask 1 Select the display you would like to change E ViewSonic P815 2 Apply the following settings Connector VGA PC display Resolution Refresh rate 20 1440 20 1200 Color depth sistem Information You can adjust the amount of information appearing on the screen and reduce flickering You can also choose the high definition H are using an HDTV and set a country specfic signal for your standard definition SD TV GV N500 Series Graphics Accelerator 18 Change Resolution Using the Change Resolution controls you can change the color setting reduce screen flickering or adjust the amount of information appearing on your display File
5. products and generally improve our quality of life by ensuring that potentially hazardous substances are not released into the environment and are disposed of properly China Restriction of Hazardous Substances Table The following table is supplied in compliance with China s Restriction of Hazardous Substances China RoHS requirements 10 XT Sm ETAR SBD WA Management Methods on Control of Pollution from Electronic Information Products China RoHS Declaration SER Hazardous Substances Table Hazardous Substances BB Parts A Pb AR Cr VI PBB PBDE PCB4R E DE Connectors Mah T RBH 5 omponents x assive 0 LAT Cables IES Iz Soldering metal BSH MAT MERAH Flux Solder Paste Label and other Consumable Materials SA SVREZGMEM BY Rit HAS 5815 ESI T1 1363 2006 EMEA DR S8 EK ELS Indicates that this hazardous substance contained in all homogenous materials of this part is below the limit requirement SJ T 11363 2006 X RAZA SR EUR S IP ERAM R AME PAYS 5 11363 2006 ERE AY BR SEK M Indicates that this hazardous substance contained in at least one of the homogenous materials of this part is above the limit requirement in SJ T 11363 2006 2 TB EMER RES th RT ERS EAA A PIA AB This table shows where these substances may be found
6. 1 OAC HON aan ini o i iran 6 TT Sac ca O es 6 1 2 Minimum System Requirements iii 6 2 Hardware T PAN MO AGG oA OM TT T 2 2 Hardware Installati n rorarii ai 10 3 Software Installation 12 3 1 Driver and Utility Installation 12 SRM NE d si REPRE 12 pu uBiSblay PIPPA 14 3 3 Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel acre 15 4 Troubleshooting dioc H 29 D ADDOBODO mme se tete RO RO DIN IE Sp MINUTE UNE 24 5 1 How to Reflash the BIOS in MS DOS Mode nmm 24 5 2 Resolutions and Color Depth Tables 29 5 9 Regulatory ii 27 1 Introduction 1 1 Features Powered by NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti Graphics Processing Unit GPU Supports PCI Express 2 0 Integrated with 1GB GDDR5 memory Supports DirectX 11 Supports NVIDIA SLI Scalable Link Interface technology Supports 2 Dual Link DVI I and 1 mini HDMI connectors Only GV N5500C 1Gl GV N550UD 1Gl Supports 1 Dual Link DVI I 1 HDMI and 1 D Sub connectors Only GV N550D5 1Gl Supports HDCP High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection technology 1 2 Minimum System Requirements Hardware 400 watt system power supply specification or above is recommended Intel Pentiu
7. Edit View Profiles Display Help Back gt Tee You can adjust desktop color settings for your displays or enhance picture quality if you are using televisions 1 Select the display you would like to change a ViewSonic P815 2 Choose how color is set 9 Other applications control color settings tdt Disphy Heb sa Advanced Settings v You can adjust the desktop size and postion for your analog display or TV change the flat panel scaling for your digital display or ri desktop you are using an HDTV 1 Select the display you would like to change Lj 2 Click on the arrow buttons to adjust the screen position Back Advanced Settings v The NVIDIA Rotate feature enables you to change the orientation of your desktop This is useful f you have rotated your physical display and need to rotate the desktop to match the orientation of your display I would like my display to be rotated No rotation 90 degrees to the left Portrait 90 degrees to the right Inverted portrait 180 degree rotation Inverted landscape Description Note This item is present only in Advanced view mode 19 Adjust Desktop Color Settings Use this page to set the contrast sharpness and color depth Digital
8. Electronic Equipment and WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment environmental directives as well as most major worldwide safety requirements To prevent releases of harmful substances into the environment and to maximize the use of our natural resources GIGABYTE provides the following information on how you can responsibly recycle or reuse most of the materials in your end of life product Restriction of Hazardous Substances RoHS Directive Statement GIGABYTE products have not intended to add and safe from hazardous substances Cd Pb Hg 6 PBDE and The parts and components have been carefully selected to meet RoHS requirement More over we at GIGABYTE are continuing our efforts to develop products that do not use internationally banned toxic chemicals Waste Electrical amp Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive Statement GIGABYTE will fulfill the national laws as interpreted from the 2002 96 EC WEEE Waste Electrical and Elec tronic Equipment directive The WEEE Directive specifies the treatment collection recycling and disposal of electric and electronic devices and their components Under the Directive used equipment must be marked collected separately and disposed of properly WEEE Symbol Statement The symbol shown below is on the product or on its packaging which indicates that this product must not be disposed of with other waste Instead the device should be taken to the waste collectio
9. Vibrance of the images on your desktop These changes will not affect any video playback To change video color set tings go to Adjust Video Color Settings under the Video and TV section from the Start page Adjust Desktop Color Settings You can adjust desktop color settings for your displays or enhance picture quality if you are us ing televisions Rotate Display The NVIDIA Rotate features enable you to change the orientation of your desktop to portrait landscape and inverted modes This is useful if you have rotated your physical display and need to rotate the desktop to match the orientation of your display Software Installation Set Up Multiple Displays NVIDIA nView technology enables you to view your desktop in one of several multi display modes to make the best use of the displays monitors that are connected to your computer sustem Information Dual Monitor Setup You can set the display to output from two monitors on the Set Up Multiple Displays page File Edit View Profiles Display Help pie Select your preferred nView display modes here x O Advanced Settings v Only use one display Single The same on both display Clone Configured independently from each other Dualview Asone large horizontal desktop Horizontal span Asone large vertical desktop Vertical span 1 T
10. in the supply chain of our electronic information products as of the date of the sale of the enclosed products Note that some of the component types listed above may or may not be a part of the enclosed product GV N500 Series Graphics Accelerator 28 2992 Appendix GV N500 Series Graphics Accelerator 30
11. v X 1600 x 900 16 9 60 120 v v 140 150 v v X 1600 x 1024 60 100 v v v 120 v v X To be continued 25 Appendix Display Refresh Color Depth bpp Screen Rate 8bpp 256 color 16bpp 65K color 32bpp 16 7M Resolution Hz Standard mode High mode True mode 1600 x 1200 60 100 v v v 120 v v X 1920 x 1080 16 9 60 85 v v v 100 14 v X 1920 1200 16 10 60 85 v v v 100 v v X 1920 x 1440 60 85 v v v 2048 x 1536 60 85 v v v 2560 x 1600 60 v v v Dual Link This table is for reference only The actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor you use GV N500 Series Graphics Accelerator 26 5 3 Regulatory Statements Regulatory Notices This document must not be copied without our written permission and the contents there of must not be imparted to a third party nor be used for any unauthorized purpose Contravention will be prosecuted We believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects at the time of printing GIGABYTE cannot however assume any responsibility for errors or omissions in this text Also note that the information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by GIGA BYTE Our Commitment to Preserving the Environment In addition to high efficiency performance all GIGABYTE motherboards fulfill European Union regulations for RoHS Restriction of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and
12. Connector a KS HDMI Connector D Sub monitor Connector 15 pin DVI Output DVI I Connector Digital LCD Monitor GV N500 Series Graphics Accelerator 8 Expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit IC chips To protect them against damage from static electricity you should follow CAUTION 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 p
13. are linked in parallel in an SLI configuration SLI Configuration Two SLI ready graphics cards of the same type Example GV N28 1GH B SLI bridge connector provided by motherboard manufacturer 11 Hardware Installation 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 GIGABYTE Install Directx 9 Step 2 Click the Next button elcome to the InstallShield Wizard for NVIDIA Drivers ome to NVIDIA Setup This will install NVIDIA Display Drivers on pour computer For software MPEG support in Windows XP you must install DirectX first Users who run Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or above do not need to install DirectX separately 500 Series Graphics Accelerator 12
14. ct Personalize then the Personalization windows will show up Select Display Settings to adjust the screen resolution and color quality settings Tasks 5 Personalize appearance and sounds Change desktop icons Window Color and Appearance Adjust font size DPI Fine tune the color and style of your windows Desktop Background desktop Screen Saver 22 Sounds d Recycle Bin R Mouse Pointers activities as clicking and selecting Theme See also and mouse pointers Taskbar and Start Menu You can also control monitor flicker refresh rate Monitor Drag the icons to match your monitors 1 Generic PnP Monitor on NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 X 7 This is my main monitor 7 Extend the desktop onto this monitor Resolution Colors Low High Highest 32 bit v 1600 by 1200 pixels How do I get the best display o _ GV N500 Series Graphics Accelerator TO Appearance and Personalization Personalization v Search Choose from available backgrounds or colors or use one of your own pictures to decorate the Change your screen saver or adjust when it displays A screen saver is a picture or animation that covers your screen and appears when your computer is idle for a set period of time Change which sounds are heard when you do everything from getting e mail to emptying your Pick a different mouse pointer You can also chang
15. e how the mouse pointer looks during such Change the theme Themes can change a wide range of visual and auditory elements at one time including the appearance of menus icons backgrounds screen savers some computer sounds Display Settings Ease of Access Adjust your resolution which changes the view so more or fewer items fit on the screen oe You can move the slider to change the resolution You can click the item to change the color quality Click the Advanced button for advanced settings 14 3 3 Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel After installation of the display driver right click on the desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel The NVIDIA Control Panel is used to configure all your graphics card settings Right click the desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel Or you can right click on the desktop and select Personalize and then the Control Panel Appearance Per sonalization Personalization window will show up Select Display Settings When the Display Settings dialog box appears click Advanced Settings After clicking the Advanced Settings button in Display Settings you ll see the Generic PnP Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti Properties dialog box Click the GeForce GTX 550 Ti tab to access the NVIDIA Control Panel On the GeForce GTX 550 Ti tab page click Start the NVIDIA Control Panel to launch the NVIDIA Control Panel NVIDIA Looking for the NVIDIA Display Control Pane
16. he same on both display Clone Clone mode indicates that both displays in the display pair show images of the same desktop m ae E _ 1 QS gt MN Clone Mode 2 Configured independently from each other Dualview Dualview mode indicates that both displays in the display pair function as one virtual desktop Unlike Horizontal Span or Vertical Span mode Dualview treats each display as a separate device This means that the taskbar will not be stretched across displays and 3D applications are not accelerated as efficiently as when the application spans displays Dualview Mode Note This item is present only in Windows XP GV N500 Series Graphics Accelerator 20 3 As one large horizontal desktop Horizontal span Horizontal Span mode indicates that both displays in the display pair function as one wide virtual desktop The width of each display is half the width of the total virtual desktop width 4 As one large vertical desktop Vertical span Vertical Span mode indicates that both displays in the display pair function as one tall virtual desktop The height of each display is half the height of the total virtual desktop height o A M Horizontal Span Mode Vertical Span Mode Display Model GV N5500C 1GI GV N550UD 1GI GV N550D5 1Gl Matrix Yes Yes Yes
17. ings Adjust Image Settings with Preview If you are unfamiliar with 3D technology or not an advanced graphics user use the Adjust Im age Settings with Preview page to preview any changes you make for improved image quality and rendering Manage 3D Settings The Manage 3D Settings page enables you to establish default 3D settings to use for all your Direct3D or OpenGL applications and to estab lish a unique set of 3D settings for a particular game or application Edit View 3DSetings Hep Back EN Select a Task E 3D Settings anage 30 se You can change the global 3D settings and create ovemides for specific programs The overrides will be used automatically each Set PhysX configuration time the specified programs are launched ia Iwould like to use the following 3D settings Rotate display Global Settings Program Settings Antialiasing Setting Application controlled _ ES NVIDIA Control Panel File Edit View 3DSettings Help Back 6 CA Advanced Settings v Select a Task E 3D Settings Adjust image settings with preview Set PhysX configuration NVIDIA PhysX is a powerful physics engine that can utilize GPU acceleration to provide amazing real time physics effects Lew 1 Manage 30 settings NVIDIA
18. ipment Immunity characteristics Limits and methods of equipment measurement Limits and methods of measurement EN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 of radio disturbance characteristics of Residual commercial and light industry household electrical appliances portable tools and similar electrical O EN 50082 2 Generic immunity standard Part 2 apparatus Industrial environment Limits and methods of measurement 55014 2 Immunity requirements for household of radio disturbance characteristics of appliances tools and similar apparatus fluorescent lamps and luminaries Immunity from radio interference of O EN 50091 2 EMC requirements for uninterruptible broadcast receivers and associated power systems UPS equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment Cabled distribution systems Equipment for receiving and or distribution from sound and television signals EC conformity marking The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 2006 95 EC Safety requirements for mains operated amp EN 60950 electronic and related apparatus for household and similar general use Safety of household and similar 50091 1 electrical appliances Manufacturer Importer Date May 27 2011 Safety for information technology equipment including electrical business equipment Genera
19. l All of the NVIDIA control panels have been consolidated into a single application the NVIDIA Control Panel It can be launched from the Windows Control Panel or by right clicking on the Windows desktop 15 Software Installation EJ Choose the view that is most appropriate for you Standard Settings If you are a new or casual user select Standard Settings This view will simplify many of the screens you will see 9 Advanced Settings If you are an enthusiast or technical user select Advanced Settings This view includes all of the screens and options available in Standard Settings plus all of the advanced features d You can change your view at any time inside the Control Panel To learn how to do this click here File Edit View Help Back 0 m Advanced Settings v This page allows you to preview changes you make to the image and rendering settings These will be your default settings for your hardware accelerated 3D applications that utilize Direct 3D or OpenGL Let the 30 application decide Uses the settings found on the Manage 3D settings page This page is located in se Men can be accessed from the toolbar Also you can dick on me there link to see Typical usage scenarios More control of your 3D settings and how contentis rendered allows you to preview changes yo
20. l and Safety requirements for uninterruptible power systems UPS Signature Timmy Huang Name Timmy Huang DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a Responsible Party Name G B T INC U S A Address 17358 Railroad Street City of Industry CA 91748 Phone Fax No 818 854 9338 818 854 9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name VGA Card Model Number GV N550UD 1GI Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart B Section 15 107 a and Section 15 109 a Class B Digital Device Supplementary Information This device complies with part 15 ofthe FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful and 2 this device must accept any inference received including that may cause undesired operation Representative Person s Name ERIC LU Signature Eric Lu Date May 27 2011 O EN 55011 O EN 55013 EN 55014 1 O EN 55015 EN 55020 E EN 55022 O DIN VDE 0855 part 10 part 12 CE marking EN 60065 EN 60335 Stamp Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer Importer full address G B T Technology Trading GMbH Bullenkoppel 16 22047 Hamburg Germany declare that the product description of the apparatus system installation to which it refers VGA Card GV N550D5 1GI is in conformity with reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in acco
21. lease use official GIGABYTE BIOS only Using non official GIGABYTE BIOS might cause problem s on the graphics card 9 Hardware Installation 2 2 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 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 2 2 27 Make sure that the gold edge connector of the graphics card is wore securely inserted Step 2 Replace the screw to fasten the card in place and replace the computer cover Step 3 This graphics card provides two DVI I digital connectors and one mini HDMI connector You can connect a monitor that supports DVI I function To connect a HDMI monitor you need a cable or adapter to connect from the mini HDMI connector to a HDMI monitor To HDMI Monitor D Sub Monitor Flat Panel Display Connect a flat panel display GV N500 Series Graphics Accelerator 10 How NVIDIA SLI Scalable Link Interface technology works In an SLI configuration two 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 x16 PCI Express slots to scale graphics performance The picture below shows that two graphics cards
22. levision signals EC conformity marking The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 2006 95 EC Safety requirements for mains operated E EN 60950 electronic and related apparatus for household and similar general use Safety for information technology equipment including electrical business equipment Safety of household and similar O EN 50091 1 General and Safety requirements for electrical appliances uninterruptible power systems UPS Manufacturer Importer Signature Timmy Huang Date Nov 18 2011 Name Timmy Huang DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a Responsible Party Name G B T INC U S A Address 17358 Railroad Street City of Industry CA 91748 Phone Fax No 818 854 9338 818 854 9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name VGA Card Model Number GV N550D5 1GI Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart B Section 15 107 a and Section 15 109 a Class B Digital Device Supplementary Information This device complies with part 15 ofthe FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful and 2 this device must accept any inference received including that may cause undesired operation Representative Person s Name ERIC LU Signature Eric Lu Date Nov 18 2011 Table of Contents 1
23. luorescent lamps and luminaries Immunity from radio interference of O EN 50091 2 EMC requirements for uninterruptible broadcast receivers and associated power systems UPS equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment Cabled distribution systems Equipment for receiving and or distribution from sound and television signals EC conformity marking The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 2006 95 EC Safety requirements for mains operated amp EN 60950 electronic and related apparatus for household and similar general use Safety of household and similar 50091 1 electrical appliances Manufacturer Importer Date Feb 21 2011 Safety for information technology equipment including electrical business equipment General and Safety requirements for uninterruptible power systems UPS Signature Timmy Huang Name Timmy Huang DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a Responsible Party Name G B T INC U S A Address 17358 Railroad Street City of Industry CA 91748 Phone Fax No 818 854 9338 818 854 9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name VGA Card Model Number GV N5500C 1GI Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart B Section 15 107 a and Section 15 109 a Class B Digital Device Sup
24. m 4 or AMD Athlon XP class processor or higher system memory 4GB recommended Optical drive for software installation CD ROM or DVD ROM drive Operating System Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP SLI Configuration If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of an SLI system the following are required SLI certified motherboard with two PCle x16 slots and correct chipset driver Two GV N5500C 1GI GV N550UD 1GI GV N550D5 1GI for SLI configuration A power supply with 650 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 configuration must be with the same model name e g GV N5500C 1GI GV N550UD 1GI GV N550D5 1GI and from the same vendor e g GIGABYTE TECHNOLOCY GV N500 Series Graphics Accelerator 6 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 Board Layout 5500 161 GV N550UD 1Gl Power Connectors SLI Connector Mini HDMI Connector i nd M U X DVI I connector 1 DVI I Connector 2 Mini HDMI Connector DVI I DVI Output Connector 1 DVI I Connector 2 DVI Output 1 Hardware Installation GV N550D5 16GI Power Connectors SLI Connector HDMI Connector D Sub monitor Connector 15 pin rs A t PHP Hr 7 Zu 12225527 54 DE Et va DVI I
25. n centers for activation of the treatment collection recycling and disposal procedure mmm he separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling please contact your local government office your household waste disposal service or where you purchased the product for details of environmentally safe recycling When your electrical or electronic equipment is no longer useful to you take it back to your local or re gional waste collection administration for recycling f you need further assistance in recycling reusing in your end of life product you may contact us at the Customer Care number listed in your product s user s manual and we will be glad to help you with your ef fort 27 Appendix Finally we suggest that you practice other environmentally friendly actions by understanding and using the energy saving features of this product where applicable recycling the inner and outer packaging including shipping containers this product was delivered in and by disposing of or recycling used batteries properly With your help we can reduce the amount of natural resources needed to produce electrical and electronic equipment minimize the use of landfills for the disposal of end of life
26. p Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer Importer full address G B T Technology Trading GMbH Bullenkoppel 16 22047 Hamburg Germany declare that the product description of the apparatus system installation to which it refers VGA Card GV N5500C 1GI is in conformity with reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 2004 108 EC EMC Directive Limits and methods of measurement amp EN 61000 3 2 of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM high frequency equipment amp EN 61000 3 3 Limits and methods of measurement K EN 55024 of radio disturbance characteristics of broadcast receivers and associated Disturbances in supply systems caused Disturbances in supply systems caused by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fluctuations Information Technology equipment Immunity characteristics Limits and methods of equipment measurement Limits and methods of measurement EN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 of radio disturbance characteristics of Residual commercial and light industry household electrical appliances portable tools and similar electrical O EN 50082 2 Generic immunity standard Part 2 apparatus Industrial environment Limits and methods of measurement 55014 2 Immunity requirements for household of radio disturbance characteristics of appliances tools and similar apparatus f
27. plementary Information This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful and 2 this device must accept any inference received including that may cause undesired operation Representative Person s Name ERIC LU Signature Eric Lu Date Feb 21 2011 EN 55011 55013 55014 1 55015 55020 amp EN 55022 O DIN VDE 0855 O part 10 O part 12 CE marking EN 60065 O EN 60335 Stamp Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer Importer full address G B T Technology Trading GMbH Bullenkoppel 16 22047 Hamburg Germany declare that the product description of the apparatus system installation to which it refers VGA Card GV N550UD 1GI is in conformity with reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 2004 108 EC EMC Directive Limits and methods of measurement amp EN 61000 3 2 of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM high frequency equipment amp EN 61000 3 3 Limits and methods of measurement K EN 55024 of radio disturbance characteristics of broadcast receivers and associated Disturbances in supply systems caused Disturbances in supply systems caused by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fluctuations Information Technology equ
28. rdance with 2004 108 EC EMC Directive Limits and methods of measurement E EN 61000 3 2 Disturbances in supply systems caused of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM amp EN 61000 3 3 Disturbances in supply systems caused high frequency equipment by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fluctuations Limits and methods of measurement K EN 55024 of radio disturbance characteristics of equipment Immunity broadcast receivers and associated characteristics Limits and methods of equipment measurement Information Technology Limits and methods of measurement EN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 of radio disturbance characteristics of Residual commercial and light industry household electrical appliances portable tools and similar electrical O EN 50082 2 Generic immunity standard Part 2 apparatus Industrial environment Limits and methods of measurement EN 55014 2 Immunity requirements for household of radio disturbance characteristics of fluorescent lamps and luminaries appliances tools and similar apparatus Immunity from radio interference of O EN 50091 2 EMC requirements for uninterruptible broadcast receivers and associated power systems UPS equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment Cabled distribution systems Equipment for receiving and or distribution from sound and te
29. results play a video while you make adjustments to the settings Move CRT screen position Adjus 1 Select the display you would like to change Rotate display coo MM EJ Setup multiple displays 3 5 Ej Video nos IT Adjust Adjust use inverse telecine Description Ersten Information GV N500 Series Graphics Accelerator Adjust Video Color Settings Use the controls on this page to fine tune the color settings for video content on your display Select one of the test images to monitor your changes For best results play a video while you make adjustment to view the changes as they happen Adjust Video Image Settings Use the controls on this page to fine tune the image settings for video content on your display You can choose to use inverse telecine adjust edge sharpness or apply noise filtering For best results play a video while you make adjustment to view the changes as they happen Note Support for some features under Windows Vista is in development and may not be available with your ForceWare graphics driver version Consult the re lease notes for updated information on supported features 209 4 Troubleshooting Tips The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems Contact your dealer or GIGABYTE for more advanced troubleshooting information Check that the card is seated properly in the PCI Express x16 slot Ensure that the di
30. rt the computer in MS DOS mode You may need a startup disk to restart the computer in MS DOS mode 3 Change the command prompt to 4 To back up the current BIOS atthe A gt prompt type BIOS flash utility name s BIOS file name example gvf19 s n5500C1GI F1 and press Enter 5 To flash BIOS at the prompt type BIOS flash utility name p BIOS file name example gvf19 p n5500C1GI F2 and press Enter 6 Wait until it s done then restart your computer GV N500 Series Graphics Accelerator 24 5 2 Resolutions and Color Depth Tables GeForce GTX 550 Ti Single Display Standard Modes Display Refresh Color Depth bpp Screen Rate 8bpp 256 color 16bpp 65K color 32bpp 16 7M Resolution Hz Standard mode High mode True mode 320 x 200 60 75 Y v v 320 x 240 60 75 v v v 400 x 300 60 75 v v 480 x 360 60 75 Y v v 512 x 384 60 75 v v 640 400 16 10 60 75 v v 640 x 480 60 240 v v v 720 x 480 60 Y v v 720 x 576 50 60 Y v v 800 x 600 60 240 Y v v 848 x 480 60 240 v v v 960 x 600 16 10 60 240 v v 1024 x 768 60 200 v v 240 v v X 1088 612 16 9 60 200 v v v 240 v v X 1152 x 864 60 170 v v v 200 v v X 1280 x 720 16 9 60 150 v v v 170 v v X 1280 x 768 60 150 v v v 170 v X 1280 x 800 60 150 v v v 170 v v X 1280 x 960 60 150 v v v 170 v v X 1280 x 1024 60 150 v v v 170 v X 1360 x 768 60 150 v v v 170 v
31. splay cable is securely fastened to the card s display connector Make sure that the monitor and computer are plugged in and receiving power If necessary disable any built in graphics capabilities on your motherboard For more information consult your computer s manual or manufacturer NOTE Some manufacturers do not allow the built in graphics to be disabled or to become the secondary display Make sure you selected the appropriate display device and graphics card when you install the graphics driver Restart your computer Press F8 on your keyboard after system starts up When the Windows Advanced Options Menu appears select Safe Mode and press lt Enter gt After getting into Safe Mode in Device Manager check whether the driver for the graphics card is correct For more assistance use the Troubleshooting Guide located in the Windows Help or contact your computer manufacturer If you are not able to find the desired monitor color resolution settings The color and screen resolution options available for selection depend on the graphics card being installed If necessary adjust your monitor s setting using monitor s adjust panel to make the screen look ue focused crisp and sharp Please refer to the monitor s manual 23 Troubleshooting Tips 5 Appendix 5 1 How to Reflash the BIOS in MS DOS Mode 1 Extract the downloaded Zip file to your hard disk s or floppy disk This procedure assumes drive A 2 Resta
32. u make to the image and rendering settings These will be your default settings for your accelerated 3D applications that utilize Direct3D or OpenGL Uses the settings found on the Manage 2D settings page This page is located in n can be accessed from the toolbar Also you can dick on the Take me there link to see Typical usage scenarios More control your 3D image settings and how contentis rendered GV N500 Series Graphics Accelerator Select the view of the NVIDIA Control Panel that is most appropriate for you Standard Settings m Advanced Settings The following pages provide details on configuring advanced settings In the NVIDIA Control Panel select a category to alter specific NVIDIA display settings The categories are 3D Settings Display B Video In the NVIDIA Control Panel change a view if you want The supported modes are Standard B Advanced B Custom 16 3D Settings Tasks in the 3D Settings pages allow you to do the following Change the image and rendering settings of your 3D applications and games that utilize Direct3D and OpenGL technology Override the shipped clocked frequencies of your GPU and GPU memory to increase your GPU perfor mance Assign specific 3D settings to a game so that these settings automatically load when a game is launched 2 NVIDIA Control Panel june cma crac e lo Back 79 Advanced Sett
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