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User Guide
NVIDIA Gr aphics C ar d by L enovo
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http://w w w .lenovo.com/safety Not e: Befor e installing the pr oduct, be sur e t o r ead the warr anty information in Appendix B “L enovo Limit ed W arr anty” on page 9 . First Edition (April 2013) © Copyright L enovo 2013. LIMITED AND RES TRIC TED RIGHT S NO TICE: If data or softwar e is deliver ed pursuant a Gener al Ser vices Administr ation “GSA ” contr act, use, r epr oduction, or disclosur e is subject t o r estrictions set for th in Contr act No. GS-35F-05925.
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Contents Chapt er 1. About the gr aphics car d . . . 1 P ar t 2 - Countr y-specific T erms . . . . . . . . 11 P r oduct description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 P ar t 3 - W arr anty Ser vice Information . . . . . . 14 Online r esour ces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Suplement o de Gar antía par a Mé xico . . . . . . 15 Chapt er 2. Using the gr aphics car d . . . 3 Appendix C. Electr onic emission notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Befor e you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 F e
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Chapt er 1. About the gr aphics car d ® This chapt er contains pr oduct information for the NVIDIA Gr aphics C ar d by L enovo (her eaft er called the gr aphics car d). P r oduct description The gr aphics car d is a single-slot, P eripher al Component Int er connect (PCI) Expr ess gr aphics car d with a fitt ed full-height br ack et for t ower models or a fitt ed low-pr ofile br ack et for small form fact or (SFF) models. The gr aphics car d is designed for pr ofessional gr aphics applications,
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Chapt er 2. Using the gr aphics car d This chapt er contains instructions for installing the gr aphics car d. It also includes instructions for installing and uninstalling the device driver . Befor e you begin Befor e you install the gr aphics car d, tak e the following pr ecautions t o pr event static electricity fr om damaging electr onic par ts: • Befor e t ouching any electr onic par ts, dr ain the static electricity fr om your body . Y ou can do this by t ouching the metal fr ame of your co
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Installing the device driver on W indows oper ating syst ems Not e: If a gr aphics car d driver is installed on the comput er , uninstall the gr aphics car d driver befor e installing a new one. T o install the device driver on the W indows XP , W indows V ista, W indows 7, or W indows 8 oper ating syst em, do the following: F or the W indows XP , W indows V ista, or W indows 7 oper ating syst em: 1. Save any open documents and e xit all applications. 2. Inser t the Softwar e and User Guide Disc
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3. Select the NVIDIA driver and then right-click your mouse. The Uninstall/Change option is displayed. 4. Click Uninstall/Change . 5. F ollow the instructions on the scr een. F or the W indows 8 oper ating syst em: • F r om the S tar t scr een 1. Move the cursor t o the bott om right corner of the scr een t o display the charms, and then click Sear ch ➙ Contr ol P anel . 2. Depending on your Contr ol P anel mode, do one of the following: – Click the Uninstall a pr ogr am option under the P r ogr
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7. Restar t your comput er . Uninstalling the device driver fr om the Linux oper ating syst em This t opic applies t o the gr aphics car ds that suppor t the Linux oper ating syst em. Not e: Y ou must log in with superuser privileges t o successfully uninstall the NVIDIA P r oprietar y Linux Driver . T o uninstall the device driver , do the following: 1. Run the t erminal. The t erminal window opens. 2. T ype c d xxx/dr iver s/L in ux and pr ess Ent er t o navigat e t o the /driver/Linux folder
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Appendix A. Ser vice and Suppor t The following information describes the t echnical suppor t that is available for your pr oduct, during the warr anty period or thr oughout the life of your pr oduct. Refer t o the L enovo Limit ed W arr anty for a full e xplanation of L enovo warr anty t erms. Online t echnical suppor t Online t echnical suppor t is available during the lifetime of a pr oduct at: http://w w w .lenovo.com/suppor t P r oduct r eplacement assistance or e x change of defective comp
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Appendix B. L enovo Limit ed W arr anty L505-0010-02 08/2011 This L enovo Limit ed W arr anty consists of the following par ts: P ar t 1 - Gener al T erms P ar t 2 - Countr y-specific T erms P ar t 3 - W arr anty Ser vice Information The t erms of P ar t 2 r eplace or modify t erms of P ar t 1 as specified for a par ticular countr y . P ar t 1 - Gener al T erms This L enovo Limit ed W arr anty applies only t o L enovo har dwar e pr oducts you pur chased for your own use and not for r esale. This
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• backup or secur e all pr ogr ams and data contained in the pr oduct; • pr ovide the Ser vice P r ovider with all syst em k eys or passwor ds; • pr ovide the Ser vice P r ovider with sufficient, fr ee, and safe access t o your facilities t o per form ser vice; • r emove all data, including confidential information, pr oprietar y information and personal information, fr om the pr oduct or , if you ar e unable t o r emove any such information, modify the information t o pr event its access by ano
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This warr anty does not cover the following: • unint errupt ed or err or -fr ee oper ation of a pr oduct; • loss of, or damage t o, your data by a pr oduct; • any softwar e pr ogr ams, whether pr ovided with the pr oduct or installed subsequently; • failur e or damage r esulting fr om misuse, abuse, accident, modification, unsuitable physical or oper ating envir onment, natur al disast ers, power sur ges, impr oper maint enance, or use not in accor dance with pr oduct information mat erials; • d
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“L enovo” means L enovo (Austr alia & New Z ealand) Pty Limit ed ABN 70 112 394 411. Addr ess: L evel 10, Nor th T ower , 1-5 Railway S tr eet, Chatswood, NSW , 2067. T elephone: +61 2 8003 8200. Email: lensyd_au@lenovo.com The following r eplaces the same section in P ar t 1: What this W arr anty Covers: L enovo warr ants that each har dwar e pr oduct that you pur chase is fr ee fr om defects in mat erials and workmanship under normal use and conditions during the warr anty period. If the pr od
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OF LIABILIT Y: 1) THIRD P AR T Y CLAIMS A GAINS T Y OU FOR D AMA GES; 2) L OSS, D AMA GE OR DISCL OSURE OF Y OUR D A T A; 3) SPECIAL, INCIDENT AL, PUNITIVE, INDIREC T OR CONSEQUENTIAL D AMA GES, INCL UDING BUT NO T LIMITED T O L OS T PROFIT S, BUSINESS REVENUE, GOODWILL OR ANTICIP A TED SA VINGS. IN NO C ASE SHALL THE T O T AL LIABILIT Y OF LENO V O , IT S AFFILIA TESS, SUPPLIERS, RESELLERS OR SERVICE PRO VIDERS FOR D AMA GES FROM ANY C A USE EX CEED THE AMOUNT OF A C TU AL DIREC T D AMA GES, NO
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The following is added t o P ar t 1: Cust omers in the EEA may contact L enovo at the following addr ess: EMEA Ser vice Or ganisation, L enovo (Int ernational) B.V ., Floor 2, Einst einova 21, 851 01, Br atislava, Slovakia. Ser vice under this warr anty for L enovo har dwar e pr oducts pur chased in EEA countries may be obtained in any EEA countr y in which the pr oduct has been announced and made available by L enovo. Russia The following is added t o P ar t 1: P r oduct Ser vice Life The pr od
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2. On-sit e Ser vice Under On-Sit e Ser vice, a Ser vice P r ovider will either r epair or e x change the pr oduct at your location. Y ou must pr ovide a suitable working ar ea t o allow disassembly and r eassembly of the pr oduct. Some r epairs may need t o be complet ed at a ser vice cent er . If so, the Ser vice P r ovider will send the pr oduct t o the ser vice cent er at its e xpense. 3. Courier or Depot Ser vice Under Courier or Depot Ser vice, your pr oduct will be r epair ed or e x chang
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en dichos pr ogr amas de softwar e y/o cualquier pr ogr ama de softwar e adicional instalado por Ust ed o instalado después de la compr a del pr oduct o. L os ser vicios no cubier t os por la gar antía se car gar án al usuario final, pr evia obt ención de una aut orización. En el caso de que se pr ecise una r epar ación cubier ta por la gar antía, por favor , llame al Centr o de sopor t e al client e al 001-866-434-2080, donde le dirigir án al Centr o de ser vicio aut orizado más cer cano. Si no
