EVGA GeForce GTX 295 Quick Start Manual

GeForce GTX 295 Minimum System Requirements Motherboard: ▪ PCI Express ® or PCI Express 2.0-compliant motherboard with one dual-width x16 graphics slot. For Quad SLI configuration, you need an SLI-ready motherboard with one dual-width x16 graphics slot for each graphics card. System Power Supply: ▪ One 6-pin PCI Express power connector or two available hard disk power connectors and one PCI Express 8-pin connector or two available 6-pin PCI Express power connectors. For power supply recommendations for SLI configurations, visit www.slizone.com and check the Certified Products section. Operating System: ▪ Microsoft Windows Vista, 32-bit or 64-bit (64-bit recommended) ▪ Microsoft Windows XP, 32-bit or 64-bit 6-pin Power Connector 8-pin Power Connector SPDIF Connector SLI Connector HDMI Connector DVI-I Connectors Included Equipment ▪ EVGA GeForce GTX 295 Graphic Card ▪ Quick Start Guide and Printed Manual ▪ SPDIF Audio-In Cable ▪ DVI-to-VGA Adapter ▪ Driver Installation CD Features: - Features Windows XP and Vista (32/64-bit) drivers - EVGA Precision Special Edition Installing the EVGA GeForce GTX 295 1 Remove the current graphics driver installed on your computer. In Windows Vista, go to Start > Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall a Program. 2 Turn off your computer and disconnect the power cord. It is important that all power to the computer be removed (unplugged) before you install the graphic card. Driver Installation With the hardware installed, it is now time to install the graphics driver. 1 Power up your computer. 2 Insert the driver installation CD or double click on the GeForce driver executable file that can be downloaded at www.evga.com/support/drivers. The Setup program takes over and will walk you through the driver installation process. 3 You may need to reboot your PC once the driver installation is complete. Enabling SLI If you have installed multiple graphics cards in your system for SLI, you can set your SLI configuration in the NVIDIA Control Panel: 4 In Windows Vista, go to Start > Control Panel > Additional Options and select the NVIDIA Control Panel icon. 5 Click on Set SLI and PhysX Configuration in the left task pane and select Enable SLI and click Apply. 6 Click Yes on the Applications Shutdown Required window. Note: Quad SLI is only supported under the Windows Vista operating system.

4 Install the graphics card into the Primary PCI Express x16 slot. If you are installing an additional GeForce GTX 295 graphics card for Quad SLI configuration, continue with step 5. If you are only installing one GeForce card, go on to step 6. Power Status LED GREEN: Both power connectors are correctly connected RED: One or both power connectors are incorrect or not plugged correctly Primary Graphics Card LED In a Quad SLI configuration running in Quad SLI mode, only one graphics card will have active displays. The blue LED indicates the Primary card with the active displays. Make sure to plug your displays into this card. DVI-I Connectors 1. Primary DVI Connector 2. Secondary DVI Connector 5 For Quad SLI, install the second GeForce card into the outer most PCI Express x16 slot on the motherboard. Connect the two cards together using the dual SLI bridge connector that came with your SLI-ready motherboard. 6 Connect BOTH a 6-pin AND an 8-pin PCI Express auxiliary power connector from the computer power supply to the connectors on the top edge of the GeForce GTX 295 graphics card. Attention: If your system has been running for a period of time prior to opening the panels, it is very important that you wait until the graphics cardin your system has cooled before taking the card out of the system. Graphics cards can get hot when they have been operating for any length of time. Note: All of the graphic cards in Quad SLI configuration must be identical. Therefore, both graphics cards must be GeForce GTX 295. Primary PCI Express x16 slot Dual SLI Bridge Connector HDMI Connector 7 If you are going to be using your graphics card to output audio over an HDMI connection, connect the SPDIF cable as shown in the diagram to your primary graphics card: 8 Reinstall the cover on your computer and reconnect any cables that you removed earlier in the installation. The GeForce GTX 295 graphics card can be connected to PC monitors or TVs that support DVI, VGA, or HDMI inputs. Supported multi-display configurations vary based on the operating mode of the graphics card that is set in the NVIDIA Control Panel: ▪ Multi-display mode: Allows user to output to up to three displays per graphics card. The user can connect to any combination of display outputs on the graphics card. ▪ Multi-GPU mode: In this mode, the GPUs work together to increase rendering performance and image quality. The user can output to up to two displays (only one display supported for Windows XP), but must connect to the displays using the two DVI connectors on the primary graphics card (the primary graphics card is indicated by the blue LED on the bracket). Connect your computer monitor(s) or TV(s) to the GeForce graphics card. Connect this end of the SPDIF cable into the SPDIF header on the motherboard, making sure to match the SPDIF and GND pins on the cable to the correct pins on the motherboard. Consult your motherboard documentation for information on the SPDIF pins on the motherboard. Attention: Make sure to plug the 8-pin PCI Express power connector ( ), NOT the 8-pin motherboard connector ( X ), into your graphics card. Note: When two or more displays are connected, only the one connected to the primary connector of the primary card will POST. The other monitor will not come up until Windows loads.