User manual GIGABYTE GV-N580SO-15I

[. . . ] GV-N580SO-15I NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 580 Graphics Accelerator TM User's Manual Rev. 101 12MM-N580SO-101R Copyright © 2011 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO. , LTD Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO. , LTD. 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. [. . . ] Under option "Auto", all settings will follow stock settings. (Note1) Shader clock is fixed for all NVIDIA 500 Super Overclock series. (Note2) Adjustable voltage value will vary with different models. Drag the bar left/right to decrease/increase GPU/Memory voltage Allow users to adjust GPU/Memory voltage Stock voltage settings Hot-key setting for user profiles Click to link to www. gigabyte. com Display product information Five profiles Drag the bar left/right to decrease/increase fan speed Stock fan speed setting Allow users to adjust fan speed Drag the bar left/right to decrease/increase GPU/Memory clock Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in damage to your system and reduce the useful life of the system components. - 11 Software Installation Gaming Mode: Extreme 3D gaming mode for enthusiastic users. Users can set preferred GPU/Memory clock and adjust screen brightness, contract value, and Gamma value under Gaming mode. Through GIGABYTE software On-Screen-Display (OSD), users can monitor hardware information in games and adjust display settings in real time. In addition, Gaming mode provides users with screenshots by hot-key. Drag the bar left/right to decrease/increase display brightness, contract, and Gamma value Stock GPU/Memory clock setting Press "Apply" to apply preferred GPU/Memory clock Drag the bar left/right to decrease/increase GPU/Memory clock In game real-time On-Screen-Display hot-key setting Screenshot output directory Screenshot hot-key setting Stock display setting Press "Apply" to apply preferred display settings GV-N500 Series Graphics Accelerator - 12 - Green Mode: The best 2D and 3D power saving setting to avoid unnecessary power consumption. Under Green mode, users can choose PWM working frequency to lower power consumption and monitor current GPU power consumption. In addition, Green mode provides information of power saved through this mode. Current GPU power consumption Power saving mode of PWM working frequency Standard PWM working frequency Meter/Total mode switch: Meter mode: power saved in a given period of time Total mode: power saved since OC GURU first activated Reset Meter mode from start - 13 - Software Installation Hardware Monitor: Through GIGABYTE hardware monitor, users can easily monitor GPU/Memory clock, GPU temperature, GPU voltage, GPU current, Fan speed, and GPU usage. Moreover, users can easily record hardware information and export the data. Graphics card power phase status Real time monitor: · GPU/Memory clock · GPU temperature · GPU voltage · GPU current · Fan speed and GPU usage Export hardware monitor record information Record/Pause hardware monitor information GV-N500 Series Graphics Accelerator - 14 - 3. 1. 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. GV-N500 Series Graphics Accelerator - 16 - 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 580 Properties dialog box. On the GeForce GTX580 tab page, click Start the NVIDIA Control Panel to launch the NVIDIA Control Panel. - 17 - Software Installation 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 GV-N500 Series Graphics Accelerator - 18 - 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. [. . . ] (Please refer to the monitor's manual. ) - 25 - Troubleshooting Tips 5. (You may need a startup disk to restart the computer in MS-DOS mode. ) 3. To back up the current BIOS, at the A:\> prompt, type[BIOS flash utility name] - s [ B I O S f i l e n a m e ] (example: gvf19 -s n580SO15I. F1) and press Enter. To flash BIOS, at the A:\> prompt, type[ B I O S f l a s h u t i l i t y n a m e ] - p [ B I O S f i l e n a m e ] (example: gvf19 -p n580SO15I. F2) and press Enter. [. . . ]