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..."). Notice Please do not remove any form without the expressed, written permission of this graphics card. GV-N250-1GI/ GV-N250-512I NVIDIA® GeForceTM GTS 250 Graphics Accelerator User's Manual Rev. 102 12MM-N250GI-102R Copyright © 2009 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Copyright by U.S. Doing so may be out of date before publication of this...
..."). Notice Please do not remove any form without the expressed, written permission of this graphics card. GV-N250-1GI/ GV-N250-512I NVIDIA® GeForceTM GTS 250 Graphics Accelerator User's Manual Rev. 102 12MM-N250GI-102R Copyright © 2009 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Copyright by U.S. Doing so may be out of date before publication of this...
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...GeForceTM GTS 250 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) • Supports PCI Express 2.0 • Integrated with 1 GB GDDR3 memory (For GV-N250-1GI only) • Integrated with Service Pack 2 (SP2) - Introduction Intel® Pentium®/CoreTM 2 or AMD AthlonTM/PhenomTM... 5 - Introduction 1.1. Minimum System Requirements • Hardware - Optical drive for best performance - Windows® XP with 512M GDDR3 memory (For GV-N250-512I only) • Supports DirectX 10 • Supports NVIDIA® SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology • Supports 1 HDMI connector • ...
...GeForceTM GTS 250 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) • Supports PCI Express 2.0 • Integrated with 1 GB GDDR3 memory (For GV-N250-1GI only) • Integrated with Service Pack 2 (SP2) - Introduction Intel® Pentium®/CoreTM 2 or AMD AthlonTM/PhenomTM... 5 - Introduction 1.1. Minimum System Requirements • Hardware - Optical drive for best performance - Windows® XP with 512M GDDR3 memory (For GV-N250-512I only) • Supports DirectX 10 • Supports NVIDIA® SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology • Supports 1 HDMI connector • ...
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Hardware Installation 2.1. Board Layout SLI Connector HDMI Connector D-Sub monitor Connector (15-pin) DVI-I Connector 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-N250 Series Graphics Accelerator - 6 - 2.
Hardware Installation 2.1. Board Layout SLI Connector HDMI Connector D-Sub monitor Connector (15-pin) DVI-I Connector 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-N250 Series Graphics Accelerator - 6 - 2.
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... display to your card; Connect an HDMI monitor To HDMI Monitor To D-Sub Monitor To Flat Panel Display Connect a D-Sub monitor Connect a flat panel display GV-N250 Series Graphics Accelerator - 8 - Step 2. Plug the display cable into your graphics card, use the HDMI connector. Hardware Installation Now that the gold edge connector of...
... display to your card; Connect an HDMI monitor To HDMI Monitor To D-Sub Monitor To Flat Panel Display Connect a D-Sub monitor Connect a flat panel display GV-N250 Series Graphics Accelerator - 8 - Step 2. Plug the display cable into your graphics card, use the HDMI connector. Hardware Installation Now that the gold edge connector of...
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... 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. GV-N250 Series Graphics Accelerator - 10 - First make sure your system has installed the appropriate motherboard drivers (for the motherboard drivers, please contact the motherboard manufacturer.) 3.1. Step...
... 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. GV-N250 Series Graphics Accelerator - 10 - First make sure your system has installed the appropriate motherboard drivers (for the motherboard drivers, please contact the motherboard manufacturer.) 3.1. Step...
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The system is completed. GV-N250 Series Graphics Accelerator - 12 - Step 2: Choose the language for the installation and click the OK button. Then the installation of the GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite is installing the components. Step 5: Click the Finish button. Step 3: Click the Next button. Step 4: Click the Install button. GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite on Driver Disk Step 1: Click the GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite item. 3.1.2.
The system is completed. GV-N250 Series Graphics Accelerator - 12 - Step 2: Choose the language for the installation and click the OK button. Then the installation of the GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite is installing the components. Step 5: Click the Finish button. Step 3: Click the Next button. Step 4: Click the Install button. GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite on Driver Disk Step 1: Click the GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite item. 3.1.2.
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Select Display Settings to change the color quality. GV-N250 Series Graphics Accelerator - 14 - Display Properties Pages Display Settings (Resolutions and Color Quality for advanced settings. 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 move the slider to adjust the screen resolution and color quality settings. You can click the item to change the resolution. 3.2.
Select Display Settings to change the color quality. GV-N250 Series Graphics Accelerator - 14 - Display Properties Pages Display Settings (Resolutions and Color Quality for advanced settings. 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 move the slider to adjust the screen resolution and color quality settings. You can click the item to change the resolution. 3.2.
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In the NVIDIA Control Panel, select a category to alter specific NVIDIA display settings. The supported modes are : 3D Settings Display Video & Television In the NVIDIA Control Panel, change a view if you . Standard Settings Advanced Settings The following pages provide details on configuring advanced settings. The categories are : Standard Advanced Custom GV-N250 Series Graphics Accelerator - 16 - 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 & Television In the NVIDIA Control Panel, change a view if you . Standard Settings Advanced Settings The following pages provide details on configuring advanced settings. The categories are : Standard Advanced Custom GV-N250 Series Graphics Accelerator - 16 - Select the view of the NVIDIA Control Panel that is most appropriate for you want.
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GV-N250 Series Graphics Accelerator - 18 - Tasks in Advanced view mode. This is present only in the Display pages allow you can use of information appearing on ...
GV-N250 Series Graphics Accelerator - 18 - Tasks in Advanced view mode. This is present only in the Display pages allow you can use of information appearing on ...
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... that both displays in the display pair show images of the same desktop. (2) Configured independently from two monitors on the Set Up Multiple Displays page. GV-N250 Series Graphics Accelerator - 20 - Dual-Monitor Setup You can set the display to output from each other (Dualview) • As one large horizontal desktop (Horizontal...
... that both displays in the display pair show images of the same desktop. (2) Configured independently from two monitors on the Set Up Multiple Displays page. GV-N250 Series Graphics Accelerator - 20 - Dual-Monitor Setup You can set the display to output from each other (Dualview) • As one large horizontal desktop (Horizontal...
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... Vertical Span Mode Display Matrix Model CRT+HDMI CRT+DVI DVI+HDMI DVI+HDMI+CRT DVI +DVI(Note2) CRT+CRT (Note 3) GV-N250-1GI Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes GV-N250-512I Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes (Note 1) This item is half the height of the total virtual desktop height. The height of...
... Vertical Span Mode Display Matrix Model CRT+HDMI CRT+DVI DVI+HDMI DVI+HDMI+CRT DVI +DVI(Note2) CRT+CRT (Note 3) GV-N250-1GI Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes GV-N250-512I Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes (Note 1) This item is half the height of the total virtual desktop height. The height of...
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... use inverse telecine, adjust edge sharpness, or apply noise filtering. Note: Support for updated information on this page to view the changes as they happen. GV-N250 Series Graphics Accelerator - 22 - Select one of the desktop video to best fit your television screen.. Adjust Video Color Settings Use the controls on...
... use inverse telecine, adjust edge sharpness, or apply noise filtering. Note: Support for updated information on this page to view the changes as they happen. GV-N250 Series Graphics Accelerator - 22 - Select one of the desktop video to best fit your television screen.. Adjust Video Color Settings Use the controls on...
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... to A:\>. 4. Change the command prompt to restart the computer in MS-DOS Mode 1. Wait until it's done, then restart your hard disk(s) or floppy disk. GV-N250 Series Graphics Accelerator - 24 - To back up the current 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 [BIOS file name] (example: gvf19 -p n2501gi.F2) and press Enter. 6. To...
... to A:\>. 4. Change the command prompt to restart the computer in MS-DOS Mode 1. Wait until it's done, then restart your hard disk(s) or floppy disk. GV-N250 Series Graphics Accelerator - 24 - To back up the current 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 [BIOS file name] (example: gvf19 -p n2501gi.F2) and press Enter. 6. To...
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The actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor you use. GV-N250 Series Graphics Accelerator - 26 - Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp) Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M) Resolution 1600 x 1200 (Hz) 60~100 Standard mode 3 High mode 3 True mode 3 120 3 3 X 1920 x 1080 (16:9) 60~85 3 3 3 100 3 3 X 1920 x 1200 (16:10) 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. GV-N250 Series Graphics Accelerator - 26 - Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp) Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M) Resolution 1600 x 1200 (Hz) 60~100 Standard mode 3 High mode 3 True mode 3 120 3 3 X 1920 x 1080 (16:9) 60~85 3 3 3 100 3 3 X 1920 x 1200 (16:10) 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.