Gainward GeForce Series Quick Start Manual page 7

DeskTop works much like the "Settings" of Windows'
"Display Properties", but much better. The difference is
that our version is easier to understand and easier to
use, because everything you need is on one single,
well organized page!
Use Desktop to change your display's resolution, the
color depth, the Windows' system font size and the
refresh rate of your monitor.
Quick Start Manual
Information gives you a very detailed status report on
your Gainward card's current operating environment,
such as the model, current display settings, current
software and driver versions, etc. This could be helpful
in the event you run into a problem and need to talk to
technical support. You can update your display drivers
by making use of our "Smart Update" feature via the
Internet! You also have an option to enable or disable
EXPERTool™ at Windows' startup.
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The Fan Control page is to adjust the fan's speed by
your requirement. Setting on "Fixed Speed" to get the
best cooling performance if the noise level is not the
concern for you. Setting on "Dynamic Speed" to keep the
normal fan speed that is set by Expertool automatically.
The "Temperature" shows the current GPU's
temperature. It is better to keep the temperature under
105 degree C.
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With the Performance settings page, you can
change the speed at which your Gainward display
adapter operates. You can change both the core
clock and/or the memory clock settings
independently. The higher the clock settings, the
faster your graphics card will work.
Click on "Safe Mode" to reset the adapter to
NVIDIA's reference settings. This is like a "safe
mode" and may be used to analyze if a graphics
problem is related to the display adapter (hardware),
or, if it is a software problem.
If you purchased a "Golden Sample" version of your
Gainward display adapter, you will find a second
button, which will allow you to set the board to