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The card contains sensitive electric components, which can be easily damaged by static electricity, so the card should be left in its original packing until it is installed. Unpacking and installation should be done on a grounded anti-static mat. The operator should be wearing an anti-static wristband, grounded at the same point as the anti-static mat. Inspect the card carton for obvious damage. Shipping and handling may cause damage to your card. Be sure there are no shipping and handling damages 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. GV-N500 Series Graphics Accelerator - 8 2.2. Hardware Installation Now that you have prepared your computer, you are ready to install your graphics card. Step 1. Locate the PCI Express x16 slot. If necessary, remove the metal cover from this slot; then align your graphics card with the PCI Express x16 slot, and press it in firmly until the card is fully seated. Make sure that the gold edge connector of the graphics card is securely inserted. Step 2. Replace the screw to fasten the card in place, and replace the computer cover. Step 3. This graphics card provides two DVI-I digital connectors and one mini HDMI connector. You can connect a monitor that supports DVI-I function. To connect a HDMI monitor,you need a cable or adapter to connect from the mini-HDMI connector to a HDMI monitor. Connect a flat panel To HDMI Monitor To Flat Panel Display Connect a HDMI monitor -9 -Hardware Installation (provided by motherboard manufacturer) How NVIDIA®SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology works: In an SLI configuration, two/three SLI-ready graphics cards of the same model and the same manufacturers are connected together via SLI bridge connector in a system that provides two/three x16 PCI Express slots to scale graphics performance. The picture below shows that two and three graphics cards are linked in parallel in an SLI configuration. SLI Configuration: Two SLI-ready graphics cards of the same type. SLI bridge connector (Example: GV-N28-1GH-B) (provided by motherboard manufacturer) 3-Way SLI Configuration: Two SLI-ready graphics cards 3-Way SLI bridge connector of the same type. (Example: GV-N28-1GH-B) GV-N500 Series Graphics Accelerator - 10 3. Software Installation Notice the following guidelines before installing the drivers: 1. First make sure your system has installed DirectX 9 or later version. 2. Make sure your system has installed the appropriate motherboard drivers (for the motherboard drivers, please contact the motherboard manufacturer.) 3.1. Driver and Utility Installation 3.1.1. Driver Installation After installing the operating system, insert the driver disk into your optical drive. The driver Autorun screen is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to My Computer, double-click the optical 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. - 11 - Software Installation 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-N500 Series Graphics Accelerator - 12 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. You can click the item to change the color quality. You can move the slider to change the resolution. Click the Advanced button for advanced settings. -13 -Software Installation 3.3. Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel After installation of the display driver, right-click on the desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel. The NVIDIA Control Panel is used to configure all your graphics card settings. Right-click on the desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel. Or you can right-click on the desktop and select Personalize, and then the Control Panel\Appearance Personalization\ Personalization window will show up. Select Display Settings. When the Display Settings dialog box appears, click Advanced Settings. After clicking the Advanced Settings button in Display Settings, you'll see the Generic PnP Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Properties dialog box.Click the GeForce GTX 580 tab to access the NVIDIA Control Panel. On the GeForce GTX 580 tab page, click Start the NVIDIA Control Panel to launch the NVIDIA Control Panel. GV-N500 Series Gra...