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EVGA GeForce GTX 460 manual

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    2 Table of contents Overview .......................................................................................................3 Hardwar e Installation ...................................................................................4 Quick Start ................................................................................................[...]

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    3 Overview Thank you for purchasing a genuine EVGA graphics car d. EVGA is an NVIDIA® Authorized Solution Provider that builds high performance 3D cards. Our graphics car ds are fully compatible with the latest 2D and 3D graphical requir ements. Before installing your EVGA graphics car d, it is highly recommended to first register the pr oduct to[...]

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    4 Folding@EVGA: Distributed computing for the greater good. Did you know that you can turn your graphics card into a shar ed supercomputer? V isit www .evga.com/folding EVGA Social Networks: Stay up to date on contests, promotions, tech tips, new pr oducts, driver releases and more by following EVGA on your favorite social network! Visit www .evga.[...]

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    5 Hardware Installation Details Graphics Cards Requiring Additional Power PCI Express (PCI-E) and PCI slots ar e different, so prior to installation; please verify that the graphics car d bus type and available slot are the same. If your graphics card is equipped with a supplemental power adapter , it is required that it be connected at the time of[...]

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    6 SLI Installation (optional) On some EVGA graphics cards, it is possible to link multiple graphics car ds up for improved performance, this is called SLI. T o install multiple cards in SLI, follow the below instructions, please note that in SLI setups both cards must be the same model. For a video overview of setting up SLI, please visit www .evga[...]

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    7 Setting up Multiple Displays The NVIDIA Control Panel allows you to configur e a multi-display environment, whether it is through multiple computer monitors or by using a monitor in conjunction with an HDTV . The ability to use multiple displays within Windows can simplify many everyday tasks by spreading out the Windows Desktop ar ea or by allo[...]

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    8 Problem: The computer will only display a black scr een after it boots into Windows. Cause: The integrated video adapter has not been disabled prior to installing the new graphics card and/or not having uninstalled the display drivers from your pr evious display adapter . Solution: Ensure the integrated video adapter has been disabled thr ough yo[...]

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    9 Additional Support Should you requir e any assistance with the installation or troubleshooting of your EVGA graphics card, please visit the support section of our website at www .evga.com/support . There you will be able to download drivers, check out our extensive Knowledge Base, and submit technical and customer support inquiries. Be sure to vi[...]

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    10 Macrovision Product Notice Trademark Information CE Compliance Information EMC Directive 89/336/EEC and Amendment 92/31/EEC, Class B Digital Device EN 50081-14, Generic Emissions Standard for Residential, Commercial and Light Industrial Products (EN 55022/CISPR 22, Limits and Methods of measur ement of Radio). (EN 55022/CISPR 22, Limits and Meth[...]