Introduction ................................................................................................................ 6 1.1. Features ......................................................................................................................... 6 1.2. Minimum System Requirements .................................................................................... 6 2. Hardware Installation .................................................................................................. 7 2.1. Board Layout ................................................................................................................. 7 2.2. Hardware Installation ..................................................................................................... 11 3. Software Installation .................................................................................................. 13 3.1. Driver and Utility Installation ......................................................................................... 13 3.1.1. Driver Installation ......................................................................................................... 13 3.1.2. GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite on Driver Disk ........................................................... 15 3.2. Display Properties Pages ............................................................................................ 17 3.3. Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel ................................................................................ 18 4. Troubleshooting Tips ................................................................................................ 26 5. Appendix ................................................................................................................. 27 5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS in MS-DOS Mode .............................................................. 27 5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Tables ............................................................................. 28 5.3. Regulatory Statements ................................................................................................. 30 - 5 1. Introduction 1.1. Features • Powered by NVIDIA® GeForceTM 9400 GT Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) • Supports PCI Express 2.0 • Integrated with 1 GB GDDR2 memory (For GV-N94TZL-1GI/GV-N94TOC-1GI only) • Integrated with 512 MB GDDR2 memory (For GV-N94TOC-512I/GV-N94T-512I only) • Supports DirectX 10 • Supports 1 HDMI connectors • Supports 1 D-Sub connector • Supports 1 Dual-Link DVI-I connector • Supports HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) technology 1.2. Minimum System Requirements • Hardware -Intel® Pentium®/CoreTM 2 or AMD AthlonTM/PhenomTM -128 MB of system memory; 2 GB or more for best performance -Optical drive for software installation (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive) -A power supply with 300-watt is recommended • Operating System -Windows® Vista -Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) -Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition GV-N94 Series Graphics Accelerator - 6 DVI-I Connector DVI-I Connector Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor or Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output D-Sub Output DVI-I to D-Sub Adapter (Optional) HDMI TV Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor or D-Sub monitor Connector (15-pin) HDMI Connector HDMI Connector D-Sub monitor Connector (15-pin) DVI-I Connector DVI-I Connector Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor or Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output D-Sub Output DVI-I to D-Sub Adapter (Optional) HDMI TV Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor or D-Sub monitor Connector (15-pin) HDMI Connector HDMI Connector D-Sub monitor Connector (15-pin) 2. Hardware Installation 2.1. Board Layout 1. GV-N94TZL-1GI -7 -Hardware Installation 2. GV-N94TOC-1GI/GV-N94TOC-512I DVI-I Connector DVI-I Connector Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor or Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output D-Sub Output DVI-I to D-Sub Adapter (Optional) HDMI TV Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor or D-Sub monitor Connector (15-pin) HDMI Connector HDMI Connector D-Sub monitor Connector (15-pin) GV-N94 Series Graphics Accelerator - 8 DVI-I Connector DVI-I Connector Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor or Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output D-Sub Output DVI-I to D-Sub Adapter (Optional) D-Sub monitor Connector (15-pin) HDMI Connector HDMI Connector D-Sub monitor Connector (15-pin) 3. GV-N94T-512I Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor or HDMI TV DVI-I Connector DVI-I Connector Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor or Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output D-Sub Output DVI-I to D-Sub Adapter (Optional) D-Sub monitor Connector (15-pin) HDMI Connector HDMI Connector D-Sub monitor Connector (15-pin) 3. GV-N94T-512I Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor or HDMI TV -9 -Hardware Installation Expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer. 1. Turn off your computer and unplug power supply. 2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If...