VGA Card GV-R955256DP2 Mar. 30, 2006 VGA Card GV-R955256DP2 Mar.
VGA Card GV-R955128D2 Apr. 12, 2006 VGA Card GV-R955128D2 Apr.
• • • • • • IBM® or 100% PC compatible with Pentium® III 650MHz or AMD Athlon 650MHz class processor or higher One available AGP 3.0 compliant slot or better Operating Systems Win® 2000 / Win® XP 64MB system memory 100MB of available disk space for full installation CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive Table of Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................ 2 1.1. Features ........................................................
English 1. Introduction 1.1. Features • • • • • • Powered by ATI Radeon 9550 GPU Supports AGP 8X Supports Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 and OpenGL® 1.5 feature sets Integrated with 256 MB GDDRII memory (For GV-R955256DP2 only) Integrated with 128 MB GDDRII memory (For GV-R955128D2 only) Supports TV-Out, D-Sub, and DVI connectors 1.2.
English (2) GV-R955128D2 VGA Monitor Connector (15-pin) TV-Out DVI-D Connector VGA Output OR Analog LCD Monitor VGA Monitor Connector (15-pin) Analog Monitor NTSC / PAL TV TV-Out (S-Video) AV Output Projector DVI-D Connector DVI Output Digital LCD Monitor -3-
English 2. Hardware Installation Installing your graphics card. Now that you have prepared your computer, you are ready to install your graphics card. 1. Locate the AGP slot. If necessary, remove the metal cover from this slot; then align your graphics card with the AGP slot, and press it in firmly until it is fully seated. 2. Replace the screw to fasten the card in place, and replace the computer cover. 3. Plug the display cable into your card; then turn on the computer and monitor.
3.1. DirectX Installation Install Microsoft DirectX to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Windows® 2000/ Windows® XP to achieve better 3D performance. Note: For software MPEG support in Windows® 2000/ Windows® XP, you must install DirectX first. Users who run Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or above do not need to install DirectX separately. When the Autorun window appears, click Install DirectX 9. 3.2.
English 3.3. V-Tuner 2 Installation V-Tuner 2 monitors the working frequency of the graphics engine and video memory (Core Clock and Memory Clock). Click GIGABYTE Utility. Displays memory clock status Displays core clock status Select choice of skin Open Help pages 3.4. HYDRAVISIONTM Installation HYDRAVISIONTM and the Desktop Manager are activated whenever Windows® starts. Installing HYDRAVISIONTM adds menu options to the ATI Icon.
English 4. Appendix 4.1. BIOS Flash Utility 1. Please download the newest BIOS Zip file for your graphics card from GIGABYTE website. The file includes a MS-DOS-based BIOS flash utility. Or contact your local dealer for the file. 4.2. How to Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS mode 1. Extract the downloaded Zip file to your hard disk or floppy disk. This procedure assumes drive A. 2. Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode. (For Windows 2000/XP, you need a startup disk to restart the computer in MS-DOS mode.) 3.
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