Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI Manual
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GV-N210OC-512I/ GV-N210D3-512I/ GV-N210TC-1GI/ GV-N210TC-512I/ GV-N210D2-1GI NVIDIA® GeForceTM 210 Graphics Accelerator User's Manual Rev. 105 12MM-N210O5I-105R Copyright © 2010 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT"). No part of this manual may be reproduced - Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI | Manual - Page 2
VGA Card GV-N210OC-512I/GV-N210D3-512I Sep.07,2009 VGA Card GV-N210OC-512I/ GV-N210D3-512I Sep.07,2009 - Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI | Manual - Page 3
VGA Card GV-N210TC-1GI Feb.05,2010 VGA Card GV-N210TC-1GI Feb.05,2010 - Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI | Manual - Page 4
VGA Card GV-N210TC-512I Feb.12,2010 VGA Card GV-N210TC-512I Feb.12,2010 - Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI | Manual - Page 5
VGA Card GV-N210D2-1GI Mar.12,2010 VGA Card GV-N210D2-1GI Mar.12,2010 - Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI | Manual - Page 6
Installation 13 3.1. Driver and Utility Installation 13 3.1.1. Driver Installation ...13 3.1.2. GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite on Driver Disk 15 3.2. Display Properties Pages 17 3.3. Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel 18 4. Troubleshooting Tips 26 5. Appendix ...27 5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS in MS-DOS - Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI | Manual - Page 7
-512I only) • Integrated with 1GB GDDR2 memory(For GV-N210D2-1GI only) • GV-N210TC-1GI/GV-N210TC-512I supports NVIDIA Turbo Cache technology which enables graphics card performance by allowing the graphics processing unit (GPU) to dynamically share the available system memory.The total effective VGA - Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI | Manual - Page 8
Board Layout 1. GV-N210OC-512I/GV-N210D3-512I/GV-N210TC-1GI SLI Connector D-Sub monitor Connector (15-pin) HDMI Connector DVI-I Connector or Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor HDMI TV Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output D-Sub monitor Connector (15-pin) HDMI Connector DVI-I Connector GV-N210 Series - Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI | Manual - Page 9
2. GV-N210TC-512I D-Sub monitor Connector (15-pin) HDMI Connector DVI-I Connector or Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor HDMI TV Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output D-Sub monitor Connector (15-pin) HDMI Connector DVI-I Connector - 9 - Hardware Installation - Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI | Manual - Page 10
3. GV-N210D2-1GI HDMI Connector D-Sub monitor Connector (15-pin) DVI-I Connector HDMI TV or Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor DVI Output Digital LCD Monitor GV-N210 Series Graphics Accelerator - 10 - HDMI Connector D-Sub monitor Connector (15-pin) DVI-I Connector - Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI | Manual - Page 11
on the card before proceeding. 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. - 11 - Hardware - Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI | Manual - Page 12
to your graphics card, use the DVI-I connector. To connect an HDMI monitor to your graphics card, use the HDMI connector. Connect an HDMI monitor Connect a D-Sub monitor To HDMI Monitor To D-Sub Monitor To Flat Panel Display Connect a flat panel display GV-N210 Series Graphics Accelerator - Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI | Manual - Page 13
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. - 13 - Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI | Manual - Page 14
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-N210 Series Graphics Accelerator - 14 - - Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI | Manual - Page 15
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 installing the components. Step 5: Click the Finish button. Then the installation of the GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite is completed. - 15 - Software Installation - Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI | Manual - Page 16
GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite allows you to adjust the voltage of your graphics card and the working frequency of the GPU, Shader, and video memory. Help page Displays the current operating frequency Automatically optimizes the voltage/frequency Enables manual to manually configure card information - Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI | Manual - Page 17
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 - Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI | Manual - Page 18
driver, right-click on the desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel. The NVIDIA Control Panel is used to configure all your graphics card settings Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce 210 Properties dialog box. Click the GeForce 210 tab to access the NVIDIA Control Panel. On the GeForce 210 tab page, click - Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI | Manual - Page 19
to alter specific NVIDIA display settings. The categories are: „ 3D Settings „ Display „ Video & Television In the NVIDIA Control Panel, change a view if you want. The supported modes are: „ Standard „ Advanced „ Custom - 19 - Software Installation - Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI | Manual - Page 20
OpenGL applications and to establish a unique set of 3D settings for a particular game or application. (Note 1) This item is present only in Advanced view mode. GV-N210 Series Graphics Accelerator - 20 - - Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI | Manual - Page 21
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: • Move CRT screen position • Change resolution • Adjust desktop color settings • Rotate display • - Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI | Manual - Page 22
rate etc. The Advanced Timing page enables you to adjust timings for your graphics card in order to support a variety of different display timings for ultimate flexibility for analog CRT and DVI connections This item is present only in Advanced view mode. GV-N210 Series Graphics Accelerator - 22 - - Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI | Manual - Page 23
„ Set Up 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. Dual-Monitor Setup You can set the display to output from two monitors on the Set Up - Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI | Manual - Page 24
each display is half the height of the total virtual desktop height. Horizontal Span Mode Vertical Span Mode Display Model GV-N210OC-512I GV-N210D3-512I GV-N210TC-1GI GV-N210TC-512I GV-N210D2-1GI Matrix CRT+HDMI Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes CRT+DVI Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes DVI+HDMI Yes Yes Yes - Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI | Manual - Page 25
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: Support for some features under Windows Vista is in development and may not be available with your ForceWare graphics - Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI | Manual - Page 26
, select Safe Mode and press . 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 - Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI | Manual - Page 27
5. Appendix 5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS in MS-DOS Mode 1. Extract the downloaded Zip file to your hard disk(s) or floppy disk. This procedure assumes drive A. 2. Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode. (You may need a startup disk - Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI | Manual - Page 28
768 1600 x 900 (16:9) 1600 x 1024 GeForce 210 Single Display Standard Modes Refresh Color Depth (bpp) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 32bpp(16.7M) True mode 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 X 3 X 3 X 3 X 3 X 3 X 3 X 3 X 3 X 3 X 3 X To be continued... GV-N210 Series Graphics Accelerator - 28 - - Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI | Manual - Page 29
) 60~85 3 3 3 100 3 3 X 1920 x 1440 60~85 3 3 3 2048 x 1536 60~85 3 3 3 2560 x 1600 60 3 3 3 (Dual-Link) * This table is for reference only. The actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor you use. - 29 - Appendix - Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI | Manual - Page 30
GIGABYTE GIGABYTE. Our Commitment to Preserving the Environment In addition to high-efficiency performance, all GIGABYTE resources, GIGABYTE provides RoHS) Directive Statement GIGABYTE products have not at GIGABYTE are continuing GIGABYTE service manual and we will be glad to help you with your effort - Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI | Manual - Page 31
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 - Gigabyte GV-N210D2-1GI | Manual - Page 32
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GV-N210OC-512I/
GV-N210D3-512I/
GV-N210TC-1GI/
GV-N210TC-512I/
GV-N210D2-1GI
NVIDIA
®
GeForce
TM
210 Graphics Accelerator
User's Manual
Rev. 105
12MM-N210O5I-105R
Copyright
© 2010 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
Copyright by
GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT")
. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted
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