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... by Rovi Corporation, and is intended for any form without the expressed, written permission of this this manual. GV-N460SO-1GI NVIDIA® GeForceTM GTX 460 Graphics Accelerator User's Manual Rev. 101 12MM-N460SO-101R Copyright © 2010 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Copyright by U.S. No part of their respective owners. Rovi Product Notice: This product incorporates...
... by Rovi Corporation, and is intended for any form without the expressed, written permission of this this manual. GV-N460SO-1GI NVIDIA® GeForceTM GTX 460 Graphics Accelerator User's Manual Rev. 101 12MM-N460SO-101R Copyright © 2010 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Copyright by U.S. No part of their respective owners. Rovi Product Notice: This product incorporates...
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Features ...4 1.2. Appendix ...23 5.1. Introduction ...4 1.1. Hardware Installation 5 2.1. Software Installation ...9 3.1. Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel 14 4. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows XP 24 5.3. Display Properties Pages 13 3.3. Driver Installation ...9 3.2. Troubleshooting Tips 22 5. Hardware Installation ...7 3. Board Layout ...5 2.2. Driver and Utility Installation 9 3.1.1. Regulatory Statements 26 - 3 - Minimum System Requirements 4 2. Table of Contents 1. How to Reflash the BIOS in MS-DOS Mode 23 5.2.
Features ...4 1.2. Appendix ...23 5.1. Introduction ...4 1.1. Hardware Installation 5 2.1. Software Installation ...9 3.1. Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel 14 4. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows XP 24 5.3. Display Properties Pages 13 3.3. Driver Installation ...9 3.2. Troubleshooting Tips 22 5. Hardware Installation ...7 3. Board Layout ...5 2.2. Driver and Utility Installation 9 3.1.1. Regulatory Statements 26 - 3 - Minimum System Requirements 4 2. Table of Contents 1. How to Reflash the BIOS in MS-DOS Mode 23 5.2.
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... drive for SLI configuration - Two GV-N460SO-1GI for software installation (CD-ROM or...GV-N460SO-1GI) and from the same vendor (e.g. Windows® 7 - An SLI certified motherboard with two/three x16 physical connectors. 1. GV...-N400 Series Graphics Accelerator - 4 - Windows® XP • SLI TM Configuration If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of an SLI system, the following are required: - Introduction 1.1. Features • Powered by NVIDIA...• Supports DirectX® 11 • Supports NVIDIA® SLI TM (Scalable Link Interface) technology (...
... drive for SLI configuration - Two GV-N460SO-1GI for software installation (CD-ROM or...GV-N460SO-1GI) and from the same vendor (e.g. Windows® 7 - An SLI certified motherboard with two/three x16 physical connectors. 1. GV...-N400 Series Graphics Accelerator - 4 - Windows® XP • SLI TM Configuration If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of an SLI system, the following are required: - Introduction 1.1. Features • Powered by NVIDIA...• Supports DirectX® 11 • Supports NVIDIA® SLI TM (Scalable Link Interface) technology (...
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SLI Configuration: SLI bridge connector (provided by motherboard manufacturer) Two SLI-ready graphics cards of the same model and the same manufacturers are linked in parallel in a system that provides twox16 PCI Express slots to scale graphics performance. The picture below shows that two graphics cards are connected together via SLI bridge connector in an SLI configuration. How NVIDIA® SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology works: In an SLI configuration, two SLI-ready graphics cards of the same type. (Example: GV-N28-1GH-B) GV-N400 Series Graphics Accelerator - 8 -
SLI Configuration: SLI bridge connector (provided by motherboard manufacturer) Two SLI-ready graphics cards of the same model and the same manufacturers are linked in parallel in a system that provides twox16 PCI Express slots to scale graphics performance. The picture below shows that two graphics cards are connected together via SLI bridge connector in an SLI configuration. How NVIDIA® SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology works: In an SLI configuration, two SLI-ready graphics cards of the same type. (Example: GV-N28-1GH-B) GV-N400 Series Graphics Accelerator - 8 -
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... can set hot key for each profile. (Note1) Shader clock is a utility which helps users adjust card performance and monitor hardware information. All GIGABYTE Super Overclock series cards equip with different models. Three modes are provided for user profiles Click to link to www...setting for different user needs in damage to your system and reduce the useful life of the system components. - 11 - Under option "Auto", all NVIDIA 400 Super Overclock series. (Note2) Adjustable voltage value will follow stock settings. Drag the bar left /right to save preferred GPU/Memory voltage, GPU/...
... can set hot key for each profile. (Note1) Shader clock is a utility which helps users adjust card performance and monitor hardware information. All GIGABYTE Super Overclock series cards equip with different models. Three modes are provided for user profiles Click to link to www...setting for different user needs in damage to your system and reduce the useful life of the system components. - 11 - Under option "Auto", all NVIDIA 400 Super Overclock series. (Note2) Adjustable voltage value will follow stock settings. Drag the bar left /right to save preferred GPU/Memory voltage, GPU/...
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..., you can right-click on the desktop and select Personalize, and then the Control Panel\Appearance Personalization\Personalization window will show up. GV-N400 Series Graphics Accelerator - 16 - The NVIDIA Control Panel is used to configure all your graphics card settings. Select Display Settings. When the Display Settings dialog box appears, click...
..., you can right-click on the desktop and select Personalize, and then the Control Panel\Appearance Personalization\Personalization window will show up. GV-N400 Series Graphics Accelerator - 16 - The NVIDIA Control Panel is used to configure all your graphics card settings. Select Display Settings. When the Display Settings dialog box appears, click...
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The categories are : Standard Advanced Custom - 17 - 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 Select the view of the NVIDIA Control Panel that is most appropriate for you want.
The categories are : Standard Advanced Custom - 17 - 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 Select the view of the NVIDIA Control Panel that is most appropriate for you want.
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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 portrait, landscape, and inverted modes.... GV-N400 Series Graphics Accelerator - 20 - These changes will not affect any video playback. To change the orientation of your display. (Note) This item is ...
...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 portrait, landscape, and inverted modes.... GV-N400 Series Graphics Accelerator - 20 - These changes will not affect any video playback. To change the orientation of your display. (Note) This item is ...