Gigabyte GV-N240SL-1GI Bedienungsanleitung

GV-N240SL-1GI

NVIDIA®GeForceTM GTX240 GraphicsAccelerator

User's Manual

Rev. 101

12MM-N240LGI-101R

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VGA Card

GV-N240SL-1GI

July. 19, 2010

VGA Card

GV-N240SL-1GI

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Table of Contents

1.Introduction ................................................................................................................ 4

1.1.Features ......................................................................................................................... 4

1.2.MinimumSystemRequirements .................................................................................... 4

2.HardwareInstallation.................................................................................................. 5

2.1.BoardLayout ................................................................................................................. 5

2.2.HardwareInstallation......................................................................................................7

3.SoftwareInstallation.................................................................................................... 8

3.1.DriverandUtilityInstallation........................................................................................... 8

3.1.1. Driver Installation ........................................................................................................... 8

3.1.2. GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite on Driver Disk ........................................................... 10

3.2.Display PropertiesPages ............................................................................................ 12

3.3.Accessing NVIDIAControl Panel ................................................................................ 13

4.TroubleshootingTips................................................................................................ 21

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

5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS in MS-DOS Mode.............................................................. 22

5.2.ResolutionsandColorDepthTables ............................................................................. 23

5.3.RegulatoryStatements ................................................................................................. 25

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1. Introduction

1.1. Features

•Powered by NVIDIA®GeForceTM GTX240 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

•Supports PCI Express 2.0

•Integratedwith 1GBGDDR5 memory

•SupportsDirectX10.1

•Supports1HDMIconnectors

•Supports1D-Subconnector

•Supports1Dual-LinkDVI-Iconnector

•SupportsHDCP(High-BandwidthDigitalContentProtection)technology

1.2. Minimum System Requirements

•Hardware

- Intel®Pentium®/CoreTM 2orAMDAthlonTM/PhenomTM

- 128MB ofsystemmemory; 2GB ormorefor bestperformance

- Opticaldrive forsoftware installation(CD-ROMor DVD-ROMdrive)

- A450 Wattpowersupply orabove isamust

•OperatingSystem

- Windows®7

- Windows®Vista

- Windows®XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)

- Windows®XPProfessionalx64 Edition

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2. Hardware Installation

2.1. Board Layout

DVI-I Connector

DVI-I

Connector

AnalogLCDMonitor AnalogMonitor

Digital LCD Monitor

DVI Output

D-Sub

Output DVI-I to D-Sub

Adapter (Optional)

HDMI TV

AnalogLCDMonitor AnalogMonitor

D-Sub monitor Connector

(15-pin)

HDMI Connector

D-Submonitor

Connector

(15-pin)

HDMI to DVI-I Adapter

(Optional)

Digital LCD Monitor

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

protectthemagainstdamagefromstaticelectricity,youshouldfollowsome

precautions whenever you work on your computer.

1. Turnoffyour computer and unplug powersupply.

2. Useagroundedwriststrapbeforehandlingcomputercomponents.Ifyoudonot

haveone,touchbothofyourhandstoasafelygroundedobjectortoametalobject,

suchasthepowersupplycase.

3. Placecomponentsonagroundedantistaticpadoronthebagthatcamewiththe

componentswheneverthecomponentsareseparatedfromthesystem.

Thecardcontainssensitiveelectriccomponents,whichcanbeeasilydamagedbystatic

electricity,sothecardshouldbeleftinitsoriginalpackinguntilitisinstalled.

Unpackingandinstallationshouldbedoneonagroundedanti-staticmat.Theoperator

shouldbewearingananti-staticwristband,groundedatthesamepointastheanti-static

mat.

Inspectthecardcartonforobviousdamage.Shippingandhandlingmaycausedamage

toyour card. Be surethere are no shippingand handling damages onthe card before

proceeding.

DO NOTAPPLY POWER TOYOUR 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.

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2.2. Hardware Installation

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

Step 3.

Plug the display cable into your card; then 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

monitor to your graphics card, use the HDMI connector.

ConnectaD-Submonitor

ConnectanHDMImonitor

To Flat Panel DisplayToD-SubMonitorToHDMIMonitor

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.

Step 2.

Replace the screw to fasten the card in place, and replace the

computer cover.

Makesurethatthegoldedgeconnectorofthegraphicscardissecurely

inserted.

Connecta flat paneldisplay

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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.)

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.

Step 1:

Click the Install Display Driver item.

Step 2:

Click the Next button.

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The system is installing the components.

Step 4:

Click the Finish button to restart the computer.

Then the driver installation is completed.

Step 3:

Click the Yes button.

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3.1.2. GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite on Driver Disk

Step 1:

Click the GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite item.

Step 2:

Choose the language for the installation and click the OK button.

Step 3:

Click the Next button. Step 4:

Click the Install button.

The system is installing the components. Step 5:

Click the Finish button. Then the installation of

the GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite is completed.

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