Gigabyte GV-N250ZL-1GI GeForce GTS 250 1GB graphics card
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1. C 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 N2500C 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 Mar 06 2009 Table of Contents ToO CHIE UG o a A tata ease A ER V ER 4 PAPC aire V EO A A OE NAPE VE EVE ROM PA EVO POVE 4 1 2 Minimum System Requirements step aaa RD UD LA NR US UR DDR 4 2 Hardware Installation aaa tentes esiti ad babe ee tried elatio 5 2 LOBO EOD UP A a det REDE diva uat bns DRE na Mid did RU o 5 D2 re EN VEINS ell AJ A V AEO ME EAT O OE O EO O TREE 7 3 9 OMA INS AIIM oye n a a dve orli 9 Servern a EV AS tal la TON aparate PEE ECL Aa ae A vara 9 3 Lge PIVEN MMS Tal CUO ute ae oo o aaa ta Ma lei teat a ie a a n etd 9 3 1 2 GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite on Driver DISK 11 3 2 Display Properies PAGES ra ea tt a o da on pt na a 13 3 3 Accessing NVIDIA C ontral Panel ae rana nt tvi a aa a er revo 14 A2. Restart the computer in MS DOS mode You may need a startup disk to restart the computer in MS DOS mode Change the command prompt to A gt To back up the current BIOS at the A gt prompt type BIOS flash utility name s BIOS file name example gvf19 s n250zl1gi F1 n2500c1gi F1 and press Enter To flash BIOS at the A gt prompt type BIOS flash utility name p BIOS file name example gvf19 p n250zl1gi F2 n2500c1gi F1 and press Enter Wait until it s done then restart your computer GV N250 Series Graphics Accelerator 24 5 2 Resolutions and Color Depth Tables GeForce GTS 250 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 v v v 320 x 240 60 75 v v v 400 x 300 60 75 v v v 480 x 360 60 75 v v v 512 x 384 60 75 v v v 640 x 400 16 10 60 75 v VA v 640 x 480 60 240 v v v 720 x 480 60 v v v 720 x 576 50 60 v v v 800 x 600 60 240 v v v 848 x 480 60 240 V v v 960 x 600 16 10 60 240 V v v 1024 x 768 60 200 v v v 240 v v X 1088 x 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 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 v X 136
3. timings for your graphics card in order to sup port a variety of different display timings for ultimate flexibility for analog CRT and DVI connections You can use the advanced Change Resolution Attributes page to view custom display modes you have saved in the Create Custom Resolutions page oa gran aap ee nie a ag nan EE ILL EE Lost Note This item is present only in Advanced view mode 19 S oftware Installation Ji drin rur ede sum ee eee aoar on ae rne B zraven Lt Dual Monitor Setup B SetUp 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 You can set the display to output from two monitors on the Set Up Multiple Displays page T drin rur des sum eee ieee oar on an nw oR irm a iii 1 The same on both display Clone Clone mode indicates that both displays in the display pair show images of the same desktop 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 Note This item is present
4. TFOUDIES MOO UNG TIDS anite ene e rea ib i REIR ja oe aa a SUR 22 2 JADDEGIIGDU O O O OT O CERE ER O ot UR en 23 5 1 How to Reflash the BIOS in MS DOS Mode 23 5 2 Resolutions and Color Depth TA DES ena aaa aa DN dai 24 DREUN S AMENS aeiia rn rad E tuta n rev sa ra Mene in t eve Mela 26 1 Introduction 1 1 Features e Powered by NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 Graphics Processing Unit GPU e Supports PCI Express 2 0 e Integrated with 1 GB GDDR3 memory For GV N250ZL 1GI GV N2500C 1G only e Supports DirectX 10 e Supports NVIDIA SLI Scalable Link Interface technology We e Supports 1 HDMI connector e Supports 1 D Sub connector e Supports 2 DVI I connectors 1 by adapter e Supports HDCP High Bandwidth Digital Content P rotection technology 1 2 Minimum System Requirements e Hardware Intel Pentium Core 2 or AMD Athlon P henom 128 MB of system memory 2 GB or more for best performance Optical drive for software installation CD ROM or DVD ROM drive A 450 Watt power supply or above is a must e Operating System Windows Vista Windows XP with Service Pack 2 SP2 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition e SLI Configuration If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of an SLI system the following are required An SLI certified motherboard with two PCI Express x16 slots and correct chipset driver Two GV N250ZL 1GI GV N2500C 1GI A power supply with 550 watt or above is recommended An SLI bri
5. 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 N250Z1 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 E EN 61000 3 2 Disturbances in supply systems caused of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM E EN 61000 3 3 Disturbances in supply systems caused by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fiuctuabons high frequency equipment Limits and methods of measurement E EN 55024 Information Technology of radio disturbance characteristics of equipment Immunity broadcast receivers and associated characteristics Limits and methods of equipment measurement Limits and methods of measurement O EN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 of radio disturbance characteristics of household electrical appliances portable tools and similar electrical O EN 50082 2 Generic immunity standard Part 2 apparatus industrial environment Residual commercial and light industry Limits and methods of measurement O EN 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 reguirements for unin
6. m Desktop Background Chores from goudable backgraunch or color or ina ore of your gan peturer in drona the dciklop ix Screen Sawer Chae your scneen pre or adpuri wh deplagr A poem UR ic a peture or anamunioni that Chat your Krem and appears when yeur cempubr ti die fer a prb paries el Bera i Scand Change which scurndr an heard when you do eserpiterg from gettire mual ip empty your Ro yile Ba Moire Prants Pick a deH rani mous panter You can ra change hesa tha mepe pravim locke dunng pach iit ri ciki ance electis eft Tharr Chenge the thema Theres can change s aide range cl apial ard aud pre elements at pna tins neluchre the sophie ol menus ori backgroud roti dimer dome eonmpubm pou red mous paier rpi Setter April your liked which hangei the view 3 meet e ever Berni ie en the iereen You can sko control morubor Nezkar rel reih rate anite rarj he tees lo ma ih par mirii Gama Pub Morte on BADIA Gl nce GS 288 You can move the slider to change the resolution Navabsticrr kev g i You can click the item to change the color quality Click the Advanced button for advanced settings GV N250 Series Graphics Accelerator 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 NVIDIA Contei Panel b New ta Pancraica R
7. 0 x 768 60 150 v v v 170 v v X 1600 x 900 16 9 60 120 v 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 v v X 1920 x 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 N250 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 GIGABYTE Our Commitment to Preserving the Environment In addition to high efficiency performance all GIGABYTE motherboards fulfill European Union regula tions for ROHS Restriction of Certain Hazardous Subs
8. G V N250ZL IGI GV N2500C 1GI NVIDIA GeForceT GTS 250 Graphics Accelerator User s Manual Rev 102 12MM N250ZGI 102R Copyright 2009 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD Copyright by GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD GBT No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted 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 Macrovision corporation product notice This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U S patents and other intellectual property rights Use ofthis copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited O EN 55011 O EN 55013 O EN 5501441 O EN 55015 O EN 55020 O DIN VDE 0855 B CE marking O EN 60065 O EN 60335 Stamp Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer Importer full address G B T
9. NGA S QUADRA pes Led anes asd um dim ons ite age e pna prm rene omg oe ig beta rr d pror umi ERE cnram ae be Teen Ema rnm im ara prera bma maar n s pp ORETSE RON UL aran an Select the view of the NVIDIA Control Panel that is most appropriate for you Mm 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 M 3D Settings B Display m Video amp Television In the NVIDIA Control Panel change a view if you want The supported modes are m Standard m Advanced B Custom GV N250 Series Graphics Accelerator 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 performance Assign specific 3D settings to a game so that these settings automatically load when a game is launched B Adjust image Settings with Preview If you are unfamiliar with 3D technology or not an advanced graphics user use the Adjust Image Settings with Preview page to preview any changes you make for improved image quality and rendering B Manage 3D Settings e The Manage 3D Settings page enables you to ee ee ia rama ro nma in a as
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11. Video amp Television pages allow you to do the following Adjust your television picture quality and video color settings for the best possible viewing in its environment Change the position and size of the desktop video to best fit your television screen m 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 Brezar beim a arr mri uri cina med oss dey roam aA gms IB R Mp Mm AdjustVideo 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 S upport for some features under Windows Vista is in development and may not be available with your ForceWare graphics driver version Consult the release notes for updated information on supported features GV N250 Series Graphics Accelerator 22 4 Troubleshooting Tips The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems Contact your dealer or GIGABYTE for more advanced troubleshooting information AN Check that the card is seated properly in the PCI Express x16 slot Ensure that the
12. acteristics of household electrical appliances portable tools and similar electrical O EN 50082 2 Generic immunity standard Part 2 apparatus industrial environment Residual commercial and light industry Limits and methods of measurement O EN 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 reguirements 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 CE 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 for information technology equipment including electrical business equipment Safety requiraments for mains operated EN 60950 electronic and related apparatus for household and similar general use Safety of household and similar CO EN 500914 General and Safety requirements for electrical appliances uninterruptible power systems UPS Manufacturer importer Signature Temmy Tuan Name Timmy Huang Date Mar 06 2009 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a
13. d of life 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 XTHSME TEBE Sisi TAE HAA Management Methods on Control of Pollution from Electronic Information Products China RoHS Declaration Fan834349 m A XR EKEREE Hazardous rane Table mak IL Hazardous Substances ap ER Parts 8 Pb kho E FANE SRKE 8 EM Cr VI PBB PBDE leleje e O RTBASAEMREBBHMAYM BERE 0536306159 ZESI T11363 200687 HREM REBRAE Indicates that this hazardous substance contained in all homogenous materials of this part is below the limit requirement SJ T 11363 2006 X RTA BEG RRELA RRR R AA 36 1 tk SU TI 1363 200687 ERE 89 RE ER 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 31188 Z HE B5ETSERE Ih KR Ena EI GERT OE THERE DM MESSER LR ANE CB DJ RES tb n HERS EA AP AA This table shows where these substances may be found 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 N250
14. dge connector Note 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 N250ZL 1GI GV N2500C 1GI and from the same vendor e g GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY 5 Introduction 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 Board Layout SLI Connector HDMI Connector zu D Sub monitor Connector ae 15 pin EN DVI I Connector Mi ii HDMI Connector HDMI TV up JU D S ub monitor Connector 15 pin aM ha 2 ae E Sz AnalogLCD Monitor Analog Monitor fe da DVI I Connector DVI Output V B Digital LC D Monitor D Sub DVI I to D Sub D gt Output Adapter optional Cex Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor L P f za ij PI o r DVI I to HDMI Adapter Optional GV N250 Series Graphics Accelerator 6 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 Turm off your computer and unplug power supply Usea grounded wrist strap before handling computer components If you do not have one touch both of your hands to a safely grounded objectorto a metal object such as the power supply case Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the compo
15. display 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 lt F8 gt 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 co look 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 l 2 Extract the downloaded Zip file to your hard disk s or floppy disk This procedure assumes drive A
16. ed 11 S oftware Installation 3 1 2 GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite on Driver Disk GIGABYTE pee MO oni Cua Click the GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite item Trame Sat Lung Step 2 E Sole the language kr Mi realiter born the choses bikra Choose the language for the installation and click the OK button Legals lirie iais Wekome bo the Instalishiekd Wizard lor Ready ba lead the Pregram Gar HIN Lite Teu ee Mp rum Tun i Cu Feel bager Pa realke Par Paula Varni sd ratal upor PLZ a ge REP rola Te corer oki lani T inv moti En nueces Dr Da Kos DP par ele plrtook dek ace Cc Cpg ta dot Pi eee MR Eua REFERENT Poni Py mi m ri ratae hone or Step 3 Step 4 Click the Next button Click the Install button UD Lite InstallShield V Installing Gamer HUD Lite The program features you selected are being installed InstallShield Wizard Completed Please wat vila the InstalShiels Wizard installs Gamer HUD Lite This may take several minutes The InstalShield Vizard hes successfully nstalec Gamer MO ne Click finish to mot the wizard Stetus Copying new fies The system is installing the components Step 5 Click the Finish button Then the installation of the GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite is completed GV N250 Series Graphics Accelerator 12 GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite The GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite allows you to adjust the voltage of your graphics card and the working fr
17. equency of the GPU Shader and video memory Help page TT NENA ZA cane HD 1 Displays the currentoperating TEENS Hardware Automatically Monitor optimizes the voltage frequency Enables manual adjustment Clock adjustment of the voltage frequency Default Allows you to load the default settings Apply Allows you to save the values you adjust Enable Lets the utility optimize the voltage and GPU Shader memory frequency ee sas O OE Oa aa OAA nenon ae Disable Allows you to manually configure the voltage and GPU Shader Memory kk Hardware Monitor Displays the GPU usage and temperature the GPU usage thermal curve and your graphics card information Opens Help page A Incorrectly doing overclock overvoltage may result in damage to your system and reduce the useful life of the system components CAUTION Note This item is configurable only if 2D 3D Auto Optimized is set to Disable 13 S oftware Installation 3 2 Display Properties Pages Display Settings Resolutions and Color Ouality for Windows To access Display Settings page right click on desktop and select Personalize then the Personalization windows will show up Select Display Settings to adjust the screen resolution and color guality settings CJCJ El appearance ard Perorulastion Personalization Jz search 2 Personalize appearance and sounds irie Celer md Appearaneor Fuse burst thet coder aed aie of tnb vid re
18. he 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 16 2009 O EN 55011 O EN 55013 O EN 5501441 O EN 55015 O EN 55020 O DIN VDE 0855 B CE marking O 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 N2500C 1Gl 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 Disturbances in supply systems caused of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM E EN 61000 3 3 Disturbances in supply systems caused by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fiuctuabons high frequency equipment Limits and methods of measurement E EN 55024 Information Technology of radio disturbance characteristics of equipment Immunity broadcast receivers and associated characteristics Limits and methods of equipment measurement Limits and methods of measurement O EN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 of radio disturbance char
19. hen turn on the computer and monitor To connect a D Sub monitor to your graphics card use the D Sub connector To connect a flat panel display to your graphics card use the DVI I connector To connect an HDMI ES monitor to your graphics card use the HDMI connector Connectan HDMI monitor To HDMI Monitor To D Sub Monitor To Flat Panel Display mz 2 Connecta D Sub monitor N Connecta flat panel display GV N250 Series Graphics Accelerator 8 Step 4 To connect an HDMI TV follow the steps below to enable the S PDIF in function for the graphics card l Connect the provided S PDIF cable to the graphics Connect the S PDIF cable to the motherboard card the red wire connects to the S PDIF out pin and the black to the Ground pin You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the graphics card driver Please refer to next chapter for detailed instructions 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 are linked in parallel in an SLI configuration Two SLI ready graphics cards of the same type Example GV NX88X768H RH SLI bridge connector provided by motherboard manufacturer 0 Hardware I
20. ight click on the desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel Or you can right click on the desktop and select Personalize and then the Control Panel Appearance Personalization 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 GTS 250 Properties dialog box Click the GeForce GTS 250 tab to access the NVIDIA Control Panel On the GeForce GTS 250 tab page click Start the NVIDIA Control Panel to launch the NVIDIA Control Panel Pa A Leming tor Fa NVIDILA Dogs Crired Perna Pl cl ira NVILUA control panes have aien the KVIMA Control Panel p qas saria sei ideja NE ns Paal erby id cid n the Windows desktoo 15 S oftware Installation UE oan one a en oe cal udar ie Sterdand Secret This vier mil z merry of the screrrri you vell sce d Adranced Zelig T pou ane an i or ledvica uer delec Advanced bertit The siu inches all of the srecen andi options anallalsie in Sbaneland Se Hina plus al of Pe advanced features d You can change your em M dry ime made the Contre Panel Ta leam how to do thet cick hare ar Pe E aman imer ur Pe mle mr nagesrergm dan os CHOR Pee ey mw iun ba mira sor v Pg reka E ar mr eb ore imiy ere or m remi Sort For bbe em cm aw do Dw Tee oe ee oe oe ara isa Se a Rp S p p ACE DIAS
21. m ee Pocock um mo behr 9 coodasun uon ami oae m aam m Move CRT Screen Position You can use your mouse by clicking on the arrow keys on this page or the arrow keys on your keyboard to adjust the position of your desktop to better fit your display This is a useful alternative to using the controls buttons on your actual physical display 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 This item is present only in Advanced view mode Mm AdjustDesktop Color Settings Use this page to set the contrast sharpness A A IRENE and color depth Digital Vibrance of the im R ages on your desktop These changes will not affect any video playback To change video Sy a ENE color settings go to Adjust Video Color Set Na ZE tings under the Video and TV section from the ore n Start page Mm Rotate Display The NVIDIA Rotate features enable you to Ed i change the orientation of your desktop to portrait poc landscape and inverted modes This is use ful if you have rotated your physical display and need to rotate the desktop to match the orientation of your display BM Manage Custom Resolutions We If you are an advanced user you can create custom timing modes with the width height bit color depth and the refresh rate etc The Advanced Timing page enables you to adjust
22. nents wheneverthe 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 itis installed Unpacking and installation should be done on a grounded anti static mat The operator should be wearing an anti static wristband grounded atthe same point as the anti static mat Inspect the card carton for obvious damage Shipping and handling may cause damage to your card Be sure there are no shipping and handling damages on the card before proceeding CAUTION 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 official GIGABYTE BIOS only Using non official GIGABYTE BIOS might cause problem s on the graphics card 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 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 gt gt Make sure thatthe gold edge connector of the graphics card is securely wore inserted Step 2 Replace the screw to fasten the card in place and replace the computer cover Step 3 Plug the display cable into your card t
23. nstallation 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 TT Step 2 Click the Next button For software MPEG support in Windows XP you must install DirectX first Users who run NOE Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or above do not need to install DirectX separately GV N250 Series Graphics Accelerator 10 MEDU Windows Viste 32 bit Display Drivers Step 3 Click the Yes button Learoe Fes Curiose Lire of MIDIA Safna INPORTANT NOTICE READ CAREFULLY Ther Licens For Custome lisa ol 1 a iwaber ar ar dier popat Vestes The SOFTWARE ie mok ooid and rated ordy boarmed fo The system is installing the components Click the Finish button to restart the computer Then the driver installation is complet
24. only in Windows XP GV N250 Series Graphics Accelerator Select your preferred nView display modes here Only use one display Single The same on both display Clone Configured independently from each other Dualview As one large horizontal desktop Horizontal span As one large vertical desktop Vertical span vete LI z un Clone Mode Dualview Mode 20 3 As one large horizontal desktop Horizontal span ote 9 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 ote 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 ze N Horizontal Span Mode Vertical Span Mode Display Matrix Model GV N250ZL 1GI GV N2500C 16GI CRT4HDMI Yes Yes CRT4DVI Yes Yes DVI HDMI Yes Yes DVI HDMI CRT No No DVI DV No 2 Yes Yes CRT4CRT ete 3 Yes Yes Note 1 This item is present only in Windows XP Note 2 By an HDMI to DVI adapter Note 3 By a DVI to D Sub adapter ie S oftware Installation Video amp Television Video and television features are similar to those for analog for optimal viewing Tasks in the
25. pen qai ee ed a establish default 3D settings to use for all your IL ka ta oba Ba Pele UM tras Direct3D or OpenGL applications and to estab lish a unique set of 3D settings for a particular game or application B SetSLI Configuration e SLI technology allows you to use two or more GPUs together This results in significant im provements in rendering performance and image quality Note roS It is recommended that you set to Enable SLI a technology to enhance the graphics card s performance Note 1 This item is present only in Advanced view mode Note 2 This item will show up when you install two graphics cards with the same model name and from the same vendor 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 Note Move CRT screen position Change resolution Adjust desktop color settings Rotate display Manage custom resolutions Nete Set up multiple displays BALTM Pye SEPE V vini Re i a aS GEORG a K NJA ar ee ea e amar z nar wc m ee ee eee ee ee mo mm ud MERE MEUTUM Te ur Arp a er mhp ma beep r Pu arat d riren arg noa rae brint rir bahy ry pebi la te i H Cirer m Panie vr ina be idet auiem om semeni GV N250 Series Graphics Accelerator Tangan amma crum eed io mi
26. ste collection centers for activation of the treatment collection recycling and mumu disposal procedure The 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 regional 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 effort 21 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 en
27. tances in Electrical and 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 Cr 6 PBDE and PBB The parts and components have been carefully selected to meet ROHS requirement Moreover 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 Electronic 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 wa
28. terruptible 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 CE 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 for information technology equipment including electrical business equipment Safety requiraments for mains operated EN 60950 electronic and related apparatus for household and similar general use Safety of household and similar CO EN 500914 General and Safety requirements for electrical appliances uninterruptible power systems UPS Manufacturer importer Signature Temmy Tuan Name Timmy Huang Date Feb 16 2009 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a C 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 N250ZL 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 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to t
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