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Manual - Page 1
GV-N84STC-1GI/ GV-N84S-512I Rev3.0/ GV-N84STC-512I Rev2.0
NVIDIA® GeForceTM 8400 GS Graphics Accelerator
User's Manual
Rev. 205 12MM-N84S5I-205R
Copyright © 2010 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT"). No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the expressed, written permission of GBT. Trademarks...
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... Requirements 6
2. Hardware Installation 8 2.1. Board Layout ...8 2.2. Hardware Installation ...12
3. Software Installation 13 3.1. Driver and Utility Installation 13
3.1.1. Driver Installation ...13 3.2. Display Properties Pages 15 3.3. Accessing NVIDIA Control Panel 16
4. Troubleshooting Tips 24 5. Appendix ...25
5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS in MS-DOS Mode 25 5.2. Resolutions and Color...
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...
1662
Windows XP System Memory On board graphics memory (MB) Shared system memory (MB) Total graphics memory (MB)
(For GV-N84STC-1GI only)
1GB
2GB
4GB
512
512
512
512
512
512
1024
1024
1024
• Powered by NVIDIA® GeForceTM 8400 GS Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) • Supports PCI Express 2.0 • Integrated with 512MB GDDR2 memory
(For GV-N84S-512I Rev3.0/GV-N84STC-1GI...
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...®/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 300 Watt power supply or above is recommended
• Operating System - Windows® 7 - Windows® Vista - Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) - Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition
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Introduction
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2. Hardware Installation
2.1. Board Layout
1. GV-N84S-512I Rev3.0
D-Sub monitor Connector (15-pin)
HDMI Connector
DVI-I Connector
or Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor
HDMI TV Digital LCD Monitor
DVI Output
D-Sub monitor Connector (15-pin)
HDMI Connector
DVI-I Connector
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Manual - Page 9
2.GV-N84STC-512I Rev2.0
D-Sub monitor Connector (15-pin)
HDMI Connector
DVI-I Connector
or Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor
HDMI TV Digital LCD Monitor
DVI Output
D-Sub monitor Connector (15-pin)
HDMI Connector
DVI-I Connector
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Hardware Installation
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... 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.
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Hardware Installation
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... card in place, and replace the computer cover.
Step 3. Plug the display cable into your card; then turn on the computer and monitor. To connect a D-Sub monitor to your graphics card, use the D-Sub connector. To connect a flat panel display to your graphics card, use the DVI-I connector. To connect an HDMI monitor to your graphics card,use the HDMI connector.
Connect an HDMI...
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... 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...
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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.
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...)
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 move the slider to change the resolution. You can click the item to change the color quality. Click the Advanced button for advanced settings.
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Software Installation
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... 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...
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... The following pages provide details on configuring advanced settings.
In the NVIDIA Control Panel, select a category to alter specific NVIDIA display settings. The categories are: „ 3D Settings „ Display „ Video & Television
In the NVIDIA Control Panel, change a view if you want. The supported modes are: „ Standard „ Advanced „ Custom
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Software Installation
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...pages allow you to do the following: • Change resolution • Change Flat Panel Scaling • Adjust desktop color settings • Rotate display • Manage custom resolutions (Note) • Set up multiple displays
„ Change Resolution Using the Change Resolution controls, you can change the color setting, reduce screen flickering, or adjust the amount of information appearing...
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... technology enables you to view your desktop in one of several multi-display modes to make the best use of the displays (monitors) that are connected to your computer.
Dual-Monitor Setup You can set the display to output from two monitors on the Set Up Multiple Displays page.
Select your preferred nView display modes here. • Only use one...
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... height of the total virtual desktop height.
Horizontal Span Mode
Vertical Span Mode
Display Matrix
Model CRT+HDMI DVI+HDMI DVI+HDMI+CRT DVI+DVI (Note 2)
GV-N84S-512I Rev3.0 Yes Yes No Yes
GV-N84STC-512I Rev2.0 Yes Yes No Yes
GV-N84STC-1GI Yes Yes No Yes
(Note 1) This item is present only in Windows XP. (Note 2) By an HDMI-to-DVI adapter.
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Manual - Page 23
..., adjust edge sharpness, or apply noise filtering. For best results, play a video while you make adjustment to view the changes as they happen.
Note: Support for some features under Windows Vista is in development and may not be available with your ForceWare graphics driver version. Consult the release notes for updated information on supported features.
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Software Installation
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...receiving power. „ If necessary, disable any built-in graphics capabilities on your motherboard. For more
information, consult your computer's manual or manufacturer. (NOTE: Some manufacturers do not allow the built-in graphics to be disabled or to become the secondary display.) „ Make sure you selected the appropriate display device and graphics card when you install the graphics driver...
Manual - Page 25
... hard disk(s) or floppy disk. This procedure assumes drive A. 2. Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode. (You may need a startup disk to restart the computer in
MS-DOS mode.) 3. Change the command prompt to A:\>. 4. To back up the current BIOS, at the A:\> prompt, type[BIOS flash utility name]
-s [BIOS file name] (example: gvf19 -s n84s5i.F1) and press Enter. 5. To flash BIOS, at...