User manual GIGABYTE GV-N550OC-1GI

[. . . ] Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minimum System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] (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 Next button. 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. -9Software Installation Step 3: Click the Yes button. The system is installing the components. Step 4: Click the Finish button to restart the computer. Then the driver installation is completed. GV-N500 Series Graphics Accelerator - 10 - 3. 2. Display Properties Pages Display Settings (Resolutions and Color Quality 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 quality settings. You can move the slider to change the resolution. Click the Advanced button for advanced settings. - 11 - Software Installation 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 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. 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. On the GeForce GTX 550 Ti tab page, click Start the NVIDIA Control Panel to launch the NVIDIA Control Panel. GV-N500 Series Graphics Accelerator - 12 - Select the view of the NVIDIA Control Panel that is most appropriate for you. Standard Settings 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 Video In the NVIDIA Control Panel, change a view if you want. The supported modes are: Standard Advanced Custom - 13 - Software Installation 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. 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. Manage 3D Settings (Note 1) The Manage 3D Settings page enables you to establish default 3D settings to use for all your Direct3D or OpenGL applications and to establish a unique set of 3D settings for a particular game or application. Set PhysX confiquration NVIDIA® PhysX ® is a powerful physics engine that can utilize GPU acceleration to provide amazing real-time physics effects. (Note 1) This item is present only in Advanced view mode. GV-N500 Series Graphics Accelerator - 14 - Display A variety of display features enable you to further manipulate and configure your display settings to optimize the use of your displays. The width of each display is half the width of the total virtual desktop width. Horizontal Span Mode (4) As one large vertical desktop (Vertical span) (Note 1) 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. Vertical Span Mode Display Matrix Model CRT(Note 2)+HDMI CRT+DVI(Note 2) DVI+HDMI DVI+HDMI+CRT DVI +DVI CRT+CRT (Note 2) GV-N550OC-1GI Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes (Note 1) This item is present only in Windows XP. GV-N500 Series Graphics Accelerator - 18 - Video & Television Video and television features are similar to those for analog for optimal viewing. [. . . ] 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 collection centers for activation of the treatment, collection, recycling and 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. [. . . ]