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... specifications might be reproduced or transmitted in this graphics card. Due to update the information contained herein. GV-N460OC-1GI/ GV-N460OC-768I NVIDIA® GeForceTM GTX 460 Graphics Accelerator User's Manual Rev. 101 12MM-N460-101R Copyright © 2010 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Copyright by U.S. Notice Please do not remove any form without the expressed, written...
... specifications might be reproduced or transmitted in this graphics card. Due to update the information contained herein. GV-N460OC-1GI/ GV-N460OC-768I NVIDIA® GeForceTM GTX 460 Graphics Accelerator User's Manual Rev. 101 12MM-N460-101R Copyright © 2010 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Copyright by U.S. Notice Please do not remove any form without the expressed, written...
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Table of Contents 1. Introduction ...4 1.1. Board Layout ...5 2.2. Driver and Utility Installation 10 3.1.1. Display Properties Pages 12 3.3. Troubleshooting Tips 21 5. Hardware Installation ...8 3. Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel 13 4. Software Installation 10 3.1. Regulatory Statements 25 - 3 - Features ...4 1.2. Hardware Installation 5 2.1. Minimum System Requirements 4 2. Appendix ...22 5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS in MS-DOS Mode 22 5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows XP 23 5.3. Driver Installation ...10 3.2.
Table of Contents 1. Introduction ...4 1.1. Board Layout ...5 2.2. Driver and Utility Installation 10 3.1.1. Display Properties Pages 12 3.3. Troubleshooting Tips 21 5. Hardware Installation ...8 3. Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel 13 4. Software Installation 10 3.1. Regulatory Statements 25 - 3 - Features ...4 1.2. Hardware Installation 5 2.1. Minimum System Requirements 4 2. Appendix ...22 5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS in MS-DOS Mode 22 5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows XP 23 5.3. Driver Installation ...10 3.2.
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...GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY). Introduction 1.1. Optical drive for SLI configuration; - A power supply with 600-watt or above is recommended - An SLI bridge connector (Note 1) SLI technology requires a PCI Express motherboard with the same model name (e.g. Graphics cards working in an SLI configuration must be with two x16 physical connectors. GV-N400 Series Graphics Accelerator - 4 - GV-N460OC-1GI/GV-N460OC...SLI certified motherboard with 768 MB GDDR5 memory(For GV-N460OC-768I only) • Supports DirectX® 11 • Supports NVIDIA® SLI TM (Scalable Link Interface) technology ...
...GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY). Introduction 1.1. Optical drive for SLI configuration; - A power supply with 600-watt or above is recommended - An SLI bridge connector (Note 1) SLI technology requires a PCI Express motherboard with the same model name (e.g. Graphics cards working in an SLI configuration must be with two x16 physical connectors. GV-N400 Series Graphics Accelerator - 4 - GV-N460OC-1GI/GV-N460OC...SLI certified motherboard with 768 MB GDDR5 memory(For GV-N460OC-768I only) • Supports DirectX® 11 • Supports NVIDIA® SLI TM (Scalable Link Interface) technology ...
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The GV-N460OC-1GI/GV-N460OC-768I graphics card is taken from the computer power supply to the GeForce card(s).Use the connection method for your particular graphics card. • GV-N460OC-1GI/GV-N460OC-768I:Connect two 6-pin PCI Express auxiliary power connectors coming from the PCI Express host bus as well as the external power connectors. Power is a performance optimized high-end card. NVIDIA power Connect power from the system power supply to the connectors on the top edge of the GeForce GTX 460 graphics card. GV-N400 Series Graphics Accelerator - 6 -
The GV-N460OC-1GI/GV-N460OC-768I graphics card is taken from the computer power supply to the GeForce card(s).Use the connection method for your particular graphics card. • GV-N460OC-1GI/GV-N460OC-768I:Connect two 6-pin PCI Express auxiliary power connectors coming from the PCI Express host bus as well as the external power connectors. Power is a performance optimized high-end card. NVIDIA power Connect power from the system power supply to the connectors on the top edge of the GeForce GTX 460 graphics card. GV-N400 Series Graphics Accelerator - 6 -
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Hardware Installation How NVIDIA® SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology works: In an SLI configuration, two/three SLI-ready graphics cards of the same type. (Example: GV-N28-1GH-B) - 9 - SLI Configuration: SLI bridge connector (provided by motherboard manufacturer) Two SLI-ready graphics cards of the same type. (Example: GV-N28-1GH-B) 3-Way SLI Configuration...
Hardware Installation How NVIDIA® SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology works: In an SLI configuration, two/three SLI-ready graphics cards of the same type. (Example: GV-N28-1GH-B) - 9 - SLI Configuration: SLI bridge connector (provided by motherboard manufacturer) Two SLI-ready graphics cards of the same type. (Example: GV-N28-1GH-B) 3-Way SLI Configuration...
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...you can right-click on the desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel. On the GeForce GTX460 tab page, click Start the NVIDIA Control Panel to configure all your graphics card settings. 3.3. The NVIDIA Control Panel is used to launch the NVIDIA Control Panel. - 13 - Right-click on ...will show up. Click the GeForce GTX 460 tab to access the NVIDIA Control Panel. Software Installation Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel After installation of the display driver, right-click on the desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel. When the Display Settings dialog box appears, click Advanced Settings...
...you can right-click on the desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel. On the GeForce GTX460 tab page, click Start the NVIDIA Control Panel to configure all your graphics card settings. 3.3. The NVIDIA Control Panel is used to launch the NVIDIA Control Panel. - 13 - Right-click on ...will show up. Click the GeForce GTX 460 tab to access the NVIDIA Control Panel. Software Installation Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel After installation of the display driver, right-click on the desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel. When the Display Settings dialog box appears, click Advanced Settings...
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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. Select the view of the NVIDIA Control Panel that is most appropriate for you want. The categories are : Standard Advanced Custom GV-N400 Series Graphics Accelerator - 14 - 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. Select the view of the NVIDIA Control Panel that is most appropriate for you want. The categories are : Standard Advanced Custom GV-N400 Series Graphics Accelerator - 14 - In the NVIDIA Control Panel, select a category to alter specific NVIDIA display settings.
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... 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...
... 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...
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... Desktop Color Settings You can adjust desktop color settings for your displays or enhance picture quality if you are using televisions. Rotate Display The NVIDIA Rotate features enable you have rotated your physical display and need to rotate the desktop to match the orientation of your display. (Note) This item...
... Desktop Color Settings You can adjust desktop color settings for your displays or enhance picture quality if you are using televisions. Rotate Display The NVIDIA Rotate features enable you have rotated your physical display and need to rotate the desktop to match the orientation of your display. (Note) This item...
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GV-N400 Series Graphics Accelerator - 18 - This means that are not accelerated as efficiently as when the application spans displays. (Note) This item is present only in the display pair function as a separate device. Clone Mode Dualview Mode Set Up Multiple Displays NVIDIA nView technology enables you to view your desktop in...
GV-N400 Series Graphics Accelerator - 18 - This means that are not accelerated as efficiently as when the application spans displays. (Note) This item is present only in the display pair function as a separate device. Clone Mode Dualview Mode Set Up Multiple Displays NVIDIA nView technology enables you to view your desktop in...