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... their respective owners. Notice Please do not remove any form without the expressed, written permission of the specifications might be authorized by Rovi Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is protected by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT"). GV-N210SL-1GI/ GV-N210D3-1GI NVIDIA® GeForceTM 210 Graphics Accelerator User's Manual Rev. 108 12MM-N210O5I-108ER Copyright © 2011 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Copyright by U.S. No part of this graphics card.
... their respective owners. Notice Please do not remove any form without the expressed, written permission of the specifications might be authorized by Rovi Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is protected by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT"). GV-N210SL-1GI/ GV-N210D3-1GI NVIDIA® GeForceTM 210 Graphics Accelerator User's Manual Rev. 108 12MM-N210O5I-108ER Copyright © 2011 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Copyright by U.S. No part of this graphics card.
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Hardware Installation...9 3. Appendix...25 5.1. Resolutions and Color Depth Tables 26 5.3. Regulatory Statements 28 - 4 - Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel 16 4. Minimum System Requirements 5 2. Board Layout...6 2.2. Driver Installation...10 3.1.2. Troubleshooting Tips 24 5. Hardware Installation 6 2.1. Driver and Utility Installation 10 3.1.1. Software Installation 10 3.1. How to Reflash the BIOS in MS-DOS Mode 25 5.2. Table of Contents 1. GIGABYTE Easy Boost on Driver Disk 12 3.2. Display Properties Pages 15 3.3. Introduction...5 1.1. Features...5 1.2....
Hardware Installation...9 3. Appendix...25 5.1. Resolutions and Color Depth Tables 26 5.3. Regulatory Statements 28 - 4 - Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel 16 4. Minimum System Requirements 5 2. Board Layout...6 2.2. Driver Installation...10 3.1.2. Troubleshooting Tips 24 5. Hardware Installation 6 2.1. Driver and Utility Installation 10 3.1.1. Software Installation 10 3.1. How to Reflash the BIOS in MS-DOS Mode 25 5.2. Table of Contents 1. GIGABYTE Easy Boost on Driver Disk 12 3.2. Display Properties Pages 15 3.3. Introduction...5 1.1. Features...5 1.2....
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... Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) • Supports PCI Express 2.0 • Integrated with Service Pack 2 (SP2) - Introduction Minimum System Requirements • Hardware - Windows® Vista - Windows® XP with 1GB DDR3 memory • Supports DirectX 10.1 • Supports 1 HDMI connector • Supports 1 D-Sub connector • Supports 1 DVI-I connectors • Supports HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) technology 1.2. Intel® Pentium®/CoreTM 2 or AMD AthlonTM/PhenomTM - 128 MB of system memory; 2 GB or more for software installation...
... Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) • Supports PCI Express 2.0 • Integrated with Service Pack 2 (SP2) - Introduction Minimum System Requirements • Hardware - Windows® Vista - Windows® XP with 1GB DDR3 memory • Supports DirectX 10.1 • Supports 1 HDMI connector • Supports 1 D-Sub connector • Supports 1 DVI-I connectors • Supports HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) technology 1.2. Intel® Pentium®/CoreTM 2 or AMD AthlonTM/PhenomTM - 128 MB of system memory; 2 GB or more for software installation...
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Hardware Installation 2.1. 2. Board Layout 1. GV-N210D3-1GI 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 Graphics Accelerator - 6 -
Hardware Installation 2.1. 2. Board Layout 1. GV-N210D3-1GI 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 Graphics Accelerator - 6 -
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2.GV-N210SL-1GI 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 - 7 - Hardware Installation
2.GV-N210SL-1GI 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 - 7 - Hardware Installation
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... grounded object or to your computer. 1. Use a grounded wrist strap before proceeding. DO NOT APPLY POWER TO YOUR SYSTEM IF THE GRAPHICS CARD IS DAMAGED. If you should be done on your card. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the graphics card. Using non-official GIGABYTE BIOS might cause problem(s) on the bag that your computer and unplug power supply. 2. GV-N210 Series Graphics Accelerator - 8 -
... grounded object or to your computer. 1. Use a grounded wrist strap before proceeding. DO NOT APPLY POWER TO YOUR SYSTEM IF THE GRAPHICS CARD IS DAMAGED. If you should be done on your card. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the graphics card. Using non-official GIGABYTE BIOS might cause problem(s) on the bag that your computer and unplug power supply. 2. GV-N210 Series Graphics Accelerator - 8 -
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Step 2. To connect an HDMI monitor to your graphics card, use the DVI-I connector. Step 1. Make sure that you have prepared your computer, you are ready to your graphics card, use the D-Sub connector. Step 3. To connect a D-Sub monitor to fasten the card in firmly until the card is securely inserted. Hardware Installation Plug the display cable into your graphics card with the PCI Express x16 slot, and press it in place, and replace the computer cover...
Step 2. To connect an HDMI monitor to your graphics card, use the DVI-I connector. Step 1. Make sure that you have prepared your computer, you are ready to your graphics card, use the D-Sub connector. Step 3. To connect a D-Sub monitor to fasten the card in firmly until the card is securely inserted. Hardware Installation Plug the display cable into your graphics card with the PCI Express x16 slot, and press it in place, and replace the computer cover...
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... driver Autorun screen is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in Windows XP, you must install DirectX first. Driver and Utility Installation 3.1.1. Driver Installation After installing the operating system, insert the driver disk into your system has installed DirectX 9 or later version. 2. Users who run Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or above do not need to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the setup.exe program.) Step 1: Click the Install Display Driver item. 3. Software Installation...
... driver Autorun screen is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in Windows XP, you must install DirectX first. Driver and Utility Installation 3.1.1. Driver Installation After installing the operating system, insert the driver disk into your system has installed DirectX 9 or later version. 2. Users who run Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or above do not need to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the setup.exe program.) Step 1: Click the Install Display Driver item. 3. Software Installation...
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And monitor graphics card current value. "Color" Adjust Gamma, Contrast and Brightness. - 13 - Over Clock: Adjust GPU clock, Memory clock, Shader clock and Fan speed. OSD Tuning: "OSD"-including OSD function, directory of screen shot, and recording video output. Software Installation GIGABYTE Easy Boost EasyBoost is combined with Over Clock, OSD Turning, BIOS Setting, Technical Support, Live Update.
And monitor graphics card current value. "Color" Adjust Gamma, Contrast and Brightness. - 13 - Over Clock: Adjust GPU clock, Memory clock, Shader clock and Fan speed. OSD Tuning: "OSD"-including OSD function, directory of screen shot, and recording video output. Software Installation GIGABYTE Easy Boost EasyBoost is combined with Over Clock, OSD Turning, BIOS Setting, Technical Support, Live Update.
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"Color" Adjust Gamma, Contrast and Brightness. Technical Support: Show information of screen shot and recording video output. GV-N210 Series Graphics Accelerator - 14 - OSD Turning: "OSD"Set hotkey of OSD function and directory of VGA, CPU, motherboard, system memory and monitor. Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in damage to your system and reduce the useful life of the system components. BIOS Setting: Back up current BIOS, flash BIOS from selected BIOS file and auto flash BIOS from server.
"Color" Adjust Gamma, Contrast and Brightness. Technical Support: Show information of screen shot and recording video output. GV-N210 Series Graphics Accelerator - 14 - OSD Turning: "OSD"Set hotkey of OSD function and directory of VGA, CPU, motherboard, system memory and monitor. Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in damage to your system and reduce the useful life of the system components. BIOS Setting: Back up current BIOS, flash BIOS from selected BIOS file and auto flash BIOS from server.
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Click the Advanced button for Windows) To access Display Settings page, right-click on desktop and select Personalize, then the Personalization windows will show up. You can click the item to change the resolution. You can move the slider to adjust the screen resolution and color quality settings. 3.2. Software Installation Display Properties Pages Display Settings (Resolutions and Color Quality for advanced settings. - 15 - Select Display Settings to change the color quality.
Click the Advanced button for Windows) To access Display Settings page, right-click on desktop and select Personalize, then the Personalization windows will show up. You can click the item to change the resolution. You can move the slider to adjust the screen resolution and color quality settings. 3.2. Software Installation Display Properties Pages Display Settings (Resolutions and Color Quality for advanced settings. - 15 - Select Display Settings to change the color quality.
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..., and then the Control Panel\Appearance Personalization\Personalization window will show up. On the GeForce 210 tab page, click Start the NVIDIA Control Panel to configure all your graphics card settings. When the Display Settings dialog box appears, click Advanced Settings. The NVIDIA Control Panel is used to launch the NVIDIA Control Panel. Select Display Settings. Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel After installation of the display driver, right-click on the desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel. 3.3. Right-click...
..., and then the Control Panel\Appearance Personalization\Personalization window will show up. On the GeForce 210 tab page, click Start the NVIDIA Control Panel to configure all your graphics card settings. When the Display Settings dialog box appears, click Advanced Settings. The NVIDIA Control Panel is used to launch the NVIDIA Control Panel. Select Display Settings. Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel After installation of the display driver, right-click on the desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel. 3.3. Right-click...
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The supported modes are : 3D Settings Display Video In the NVIDIA Control Panel, change a view if you . Standard Settings Advanced Settings The following pages provide details on configuring advanced settings. Software Installation The categories are : Standard Advanced Custom - 17 - Select the view of the NVIDIA Control Panel that is most appropriate for you want. In the NVIDIA Control Panel, select a category to alter specific NVIDIA display settings.
The supported modes are : 3D Settings Display Video In the NVIDIA Control Panel, change a view if you . Standard Settings Advanced Settings The following pages provide details on configuring advanced settings. Software Installation The categories are : Standard Advanced Custom - 17 - Select the view of the NVIDIA Control Panel that is most appropriate for you want. In the NVIDIA Control Panel, select a category to alter specific NVIDIA display settings.
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3D Settings Tasks in Advanced view mode. mance. • 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 Tasks in Advanced view mode. mance. • 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...
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... display. Change Resolution Using the Change Resolution controls, you can use your mouse (by clicking on the arrow keys on this page) or the arrow keys on your display. (Note) This item is present only in the Display pages allow you to further manipulate and configure your display settings to optimize the use of your desktop to adjust the position of your display. Software Installation Tasks in Advanced view mode...
... display. Change Resolution Using the Change Resolution controls, you can use your mouse (by clicking on the arrow keys on this page) or the arrow keys on your display. (Note) This item is present only in the Display pages allow you to further manipulate and configure your display settings to optimize the use of your desktop to adjust the position of your display. Software Installation Tasks in Advanced view mode...
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... inverted modes. GV-N210 Series Graphics Accelerator - 20 - Adjust Desktop Color Settings Use this page to Adjust Video Color Settings under the Video and TV section from the Start page. Rotate Display The NVIDIA Rotate features enable you can use the advanced Change Resolution Attributes page to view custom display modes you to adjust timings for analog CRT and DVI connections. These changes will not affect any video playback. You can create custom timing modes with the width, height, bit-color...
... inverted modes. GV-N210 Series Graphics Accelerator - 20 - Adjust Desktop Color Settings Use this page to Adjust Video Color Settings under the Video and TV section from the Start page. Rotate Display The NVIDIA Rotate features enable you can use the advanced Change Resolution Attributes page to view custom display modes you to adjust timings for analog CRT and DVI connections. These changes will not affect any video playback. You can create custom timing modes with the width, height, bit-color...
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... two monitors on the Set Up Multiple Displays page. Clone Mode Dualview Mode Software Installation This means that both displays in the display pair function as one virtual desktop. Select your computer. Dual-Monitor Setup You can set the display to output from each display as when the application spans displays. (Note) This item is present only in Windows XP. - 21 - Set Up Multiple Displays NVIDIA nView technology enables you to view your desktop in one of several multi-display modes to...
... two monitors on the Set Up Multiple Displays page. Clone Mode Dualview Mode Software Installation This means that both displays in the display pair function as one virtual desktop. Select your computer. Dual-Monitor Setup You can set the display to output from each display as when the application spans displays. (Note) This item is present only in Windows XP. - 21 - Set Up Multiple Displays NVIDIA nView technology enables you to view your desktop in one of several multi-display modes to...
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... desktop height. GV-N210 Series Graphics Accelerator - 22 - The width of each display is present only in Windows XP. (Note 2) By an HDMI-to-DVI adapter. (Note 3) By a DVI-to-D-Sub adapter. (3) As one large horizontal desktop (Horizontal span) (Note 1) Horizontal Span mode indicates that both displays in the display pair function as one wide virtual desktop. Horizontal Span Mode Vertical Span Mode Display Matrix Model CRT+HDMI CRT+DVI DVI+HDMI DVI+HDMI+CRT DVI +DVI(Note 2) CRT+CRT (Note 3) GV-N210D3-1GI Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes GV-N210SL-1GI...
... desktop height. GV-N210 Series Graphics Accelerator - 22 - The width of each display is present only in Windows XP. (Note 2) By an HDMI-to-DVI adapter. (Note 3) By a DVI-to-D-Sub adapter. (3) As one large horizontal desktop (Horizontal span) (Note 1) Horizontal Span mode indicates that both displays in the display pair function as one wide virtual desktop. Horizontal Span Mode Vertical Span Mode Display Matrix Model CRT+HDMI CRT+DVI DVI+HDMI DVI+HDMI+CRT DVI +DVI(Note 2) CRT+CRT (Note 3) GV-N210D3-1GI Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes GV-N210SL-1GI...
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... quality and video color settings for video content on your ForceWare graphics driver version. Consult the release notes for optimal viewing. Video & Television Video and television features are similar to those for analog for updated information on supported features. - 23 - For best results, play a video while you make adjustment to view the changes as they happen. Adjust Video Image Settings Use the controls on this page to fine tune the color settings for...
... quality and video color settings for video content on your ForceWare graphics driver version. Consult the release notes for optimal viewing. Video & Television Video and television features are similar to those for analog for updated information on supported features. - 23 - For best results, play a video while you make adjustment to view the changes as they happen. Adjust Video Image Settings Use the controls on this page to fine tune the color settings for...
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... to the card's display connector. If you are plugged in Device Manager check whether the driver for selection depend on the graphics card being installed. Ensure that the card is securely fastened to the monitor's manual.) GV-N210 Series Graphics Accelerator - 24 - For more advanced troubleshooting information. If necessary, adjust your computer. After getting into Safe Mode, in and receiving power. If necessary, disable any built-in the PCI Express x16...
... to the card's display connector. If you are plugged in Device Manager check whether the driver for selection depend on the graphics card being installed. Ensure that the card is securely fastened to the monitor's manual.) GV-N210 Series Graphics Accelerator - 24 - For more advanced troubleshooting information. If necessary, adjust your computer. After getting into Safe Mode, in and receiving power. If necessary, disable any built-in the PCI Express x16...