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5 2.2. Hardware Installation ......................................................................................................9 3. Software Installation ................................................................................................... 11 3.1. Driver and Utility Installation .......................................................................................... 11 3.1.1. Driver Installation .......................................................................................................... 11 3.2. Display Properties Pages ........................................................................................ 13 3.3. Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel ............................................................................ 14 4. Troubleshooting Tips ................................................................................................ 22 5. Appendix ................................................................................................................. 23 5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS in MS-DOS Mode .............................................................. 23 5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows XP) ................................................... 24 5.3. Regulatory Statements ................................................................................................. 26 - 3 1. Introduction 1.1. Features • Powered by NVIDIA® GeForceTM GTX 480/GTX 470 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) • Supports PCI Express 2.0 • Integrated with 1536 MB GDDR5 memory (For GV-N480D5-15I-B only) • Integrated with 1280 MB GDDR5 memory (For GV-N470D5-13I-B only) • Supports DirectX® 11 • Supports NVIDIA® SLI TM (Scalable Link Interface) technology (Note 1) • Supports 2 Dual-Link DVI-I connectors • Supports 1 mini HDMI connector • Supports HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) technology 1.2. Minimum System Requirements • Hardware -600-watt system power supply specification or above is recommended for GV-N480D5-15I-B -550-watt system power supply specification or above is recommended for GV-N470D5-13I-B -Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD AthlonTM XP class -2GB system memory (4GB recommended) -Optical drive for software installation (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive) • Operating System -Windows® 7 -Windows® Vista -Windows® XP • SLI TM 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/three PCIe x16 slots and correct chipset driver -Two GV-N480D5-15I-B/GV-N470D5-13I-B for SLI configuration; Three GV-N480D5-15I-B/GV-N470D5-13I-B for 3-way SLI configuration -A power supply with 900-watt or above is recommended -An SLI bridge connector or 3-way SLI bridge connector (Note 1) SLI technology requires a PCI Express motherboard with two/three x16 physical connectors. Graphics cards working in an SLI configuration must be with the same model name (e.g. GV-N480D5-15I-B/GV-N470D5-13I-B) and from the same vendor (e.g. GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY). GV-N400 Series Graphics Accelerator - 4 2. Hardware Installation 2.1. Board Layout Mini HDMI Connector DVI-I Connector 1 DVI-I Connector 2 Digital LCD Monitor HDMI TV 1. GV-N480D5-15I-B Digital LCD Monitor Mini HDMI to HDMI cable(optional) SLI Connector Mini HDMI Connector DVI-I Connector 1 DVI-I Connector 2 Power Connectors DVI Output DVI Output -5 -Hardware Installation 2. GV-N470D5-13I-B SLI Connector Mini HDMI Connector DVI-I Connector 1 DVI-I Connector 2 Power Connectors 2. GV-N470D5-13I-B SLI Connector Mini HDMI Connector DVI-I Connector 1 DVI-I Connector 2 Power Connectors Digital LCD Monitor HDMI TV Digital LCD Monitor Mini HDMI to HDMI cable(optional) DVI Output DVI Output Mini HDMI Connector DVI-I Connector 1 DVI-I Connector 2 GV-N400 Series Graphics Accelerator - 6 The GV-N480D5-15I-B/GV-N470D5-13I-B graphics card is a performance optimized high-end card. Power is taken from the PCI Express host bus as well as the external PCI Express power connectors. NVIDIA power Connect power from the system power supply to the GeForce card(s).Use the connection method for your particular graphics card. • GV-N480D5-15I-B: Connect BOTH a 6-pin AND an 8-pin PCI Express auxiliary power connector coming from the computer power supply to the connectors on the top edge of the GeForce GTX 480 graphics card. • GV-N470D5-13I-B: Connect two 6-pin PCI Express auxiliary power connectors coming from the computer power supply to the connectors on the top edge of the GeForce GTX 470 graphics card. -7 - Hardware Installation 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. ...