GV-RX80256D/ GV-RX80128D Radeon X800 Graphics Accelerator User's Manual Rev. 103 12MD-RX80256D-103 Copyright © 2005 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT"). No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any from without the expressed, written permission of GBT. Trademarks Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners.
English Table of Contents 1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 3 1.1. Features ..................................................................................................... 3 1.2. Minimum System Requirement .................................................................. 3 2. Hardware Installation........................................................................... 4 2.1. Board Layout .....................................
English 1. Introduction 1.1. Features • Powered by ATI X800 Visual Processing Unit (VPU) • • Supports the newest PCI Express x 16 Integrated with 256MB/128MB DDRIII memory • • Supports DirectX 9.0 Supports TV-Out and D-Sub connector • • Supports AV/S-Video and HDTV output Supports DVI-I connector • Supports HDTV cable 1.2.
English 2. Hardware Installation 2.1.
some precautions whenever you work on your computer. 1. Turn off your computer and unplug power supply. 2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the power supply case. 3. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the components whenever the components are separated from the system.
English 2.2. Hardware Installation Installing Your Graphics card. Now that you have prepared your computer, you are ready to install your graphics accelerator card. To install your graphics accelerator card: 1. Power off the computer and monitor, then disconnect the display cable from the back of your computer. 2. Remove the computer cover. If necessary, consult your computer's manual for help in removing the cover. 3. Remove any existing graphics card from your computer.
English 4. Locate the PCI Express x 16 slot. If necessary, remove the metal cover from this slot; then align your graphics card with the PCI Express x 16 slot, and press it in firmly until the card is fully seated. Warning! When installing the graphics card, do not push down the heat pipe. This may displace the heat pipe and cause bad contact between the VPU and thermal pad as well as affect the heat dissipation. To avoid system instability, do not touch the graphics card when it is runnnig . 5.
English 3. Software Installation In this manual, we assume that your CD-ROM Drive letter to be Drive D: The installation of Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP drivers is very simple. When you insert the driver CD into your CD-ROM drive, you can see the AUTORUN window (if it does not show up, run "D:\setup.exe"). Then you can follow the guides to setup your graphics card driver. (Please follow the subsection 3.1.3 "Driver installation" to install the driver for your graphics accelerator.) 3.1.
Install Microsoft DirectX to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP to achieve better 3D performence. 0 Note: For software MPEG support in Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP, you must install DirectX first. Step 1. When autorun window show up, click the Install DirectX 9 item. Click the Install DirectX 9 item. Step 2. Choose I accept the agreement and click the Next button. Step 3. Click the Next button. Installing the components. Step 4. Click Finish to restart computer.
English 3.1.3. Driver Installation A. New hardware found After the graphics card is inserted into your computer at the first time, the windows will automatically detect a new hardware in the system and pop out a "New Hardware Found" message. The following is the step-by-step installation guide. Step 1: Found new hardware wizard: Video controller (VGA Compatible) Click the Next button to install the driver. (There is a driver CD disk that came with your graphics accelerator, please insert it now.
If it does not show up, please run "D:\setup.exe". Step 1. When autorun window show up, click the Install Display Drivers (Radeon X800 Series) item. Click the Install Display Drivers (Radeon X800 Series) item. Step 2. Click Next button. Step 3. Click Yes button. Setp 4. Click Express or Custom icon. Windows installings the components. Step 5. Click the Finish button to restart computer. Then the driver installation is completed. - 11 - Software Installation English B.
English 3.1.4. Utilities on Driver CD Insert the driver CD disk into your CD-ROM, and then you can see the AUTORUN window. If it does not show up, please run "D:\setup.exe". z Install GIGABYTE Utility (V-Tuner2): Click the GIGABYTE Utility item. Step 2. Click the Next button. Step 3. Enter your name and company. Step 4. Click the Finish button to restart computer. Then the V-Tuner2 installation is completed.
English z Install Hydravision : Click the Hydravision Install item. Step 2. Click the Next button. Step 3. Click the Yes button. Step 4. Click the Next button. Windows installings the components. Step 5. Click the Next button. Step 6. Click the Finish button to restart computer. Then the Hydravision Install is completed.
English V-Tuner 2 V-Tuner 2 lets you adjust the working frequency of the graphic engine and video memory (Core Clock and Memory Clock).
After installation of the display drivers, you will find a GIGABYTE icon on the taskbar's status area. Right-clicking this icon opens the GIGABYTE control panel, showing a menu composed of shortcut of the graphics card's enhanced and other functions. You may click the "Display Properties" item, and then click Settings. Click "Advanced" after clicking Settings. Click the appropriate tab to change your display settings. Right-click the icon.
English VGA Information VGA Info lists the relevant information about your card. Color Adjust Color Adjust allows you to make color adjustments, such as brightness, contrast and gamma values for each or all of RGB colors.
ATI CATALYST Control Center: TM TM TM TM Fig. 1 Fig. 2 HYDRAVISION : TM HYDRAVISION has everything you need to manage increased amounts of information across your computer desktop. It allows you to quickly and easily tailor your computer desktop to the way you work. You can: • arrange and rearrange monitors. • assign Hot Key shortcuts. • create up to 9 virtual desktops. • add special effects to windows and menus.
English 3.1.6. Display Properties pages To access Display Properties pages, right-click the GIGABYTE icon on the taskbar and select Display Properties or right-click on Desktop and then select Properties. The Display Properties dialog box shows the information of display adapter, color, the range of display area, and the refresh rate. Settings (Resolutions and Color depth for Windows) You may adjust the screen resolution and color quality settings in this dialog box.
The CATALYST Control Center dashboard supports three types of views: Standard View/ Advanced View/ Custom View. Standard View The Standard view is the default view when CATALYST Control Center is launched for the first time. It provides a single button in the left navigation pane for each main page. The Standard view is recommended for novice users. Advanced View The Advanced view provides access to the advanced features on each page.
English Profiles Properties: You can use profiles to create customized environments for your desktop, video, and 3D applications. Define and save your own personal video settings that can be quickly activated manually, through a Hotkey, or by file association. Note: A profile applies to a specific graphics card. If there is more than one graphics card installed in your computer, you need to select the appropriate card before creating, loading, or activating a Profile.
The CATALYST Control Center Help feature allows you to access the comprehensive online help, register your product, or generate a problem report should you require technical support. The CATALYST Control Center Help feature offers the following options: Help Contents ... Search Help ... Go to ATI.com Information Center ... About CATALYST Control Center ...
English Display Manager : Display Manager Standard View Use Display Manager Standard View to set your desktop resolution, arrange your displays, enable secondary devices such as a TV, or use the Wizard to help you configure your display(s). Displays Manager Advanced View Use Display Manager Advanced View to set your desktop resolution, the display refresh rate, and arrange your displays.
Use Display Options to configure a number of features, including 3D Refresh Rate Override, Display Detection, and Force TV detection. Monitor Properties 0: Monitor Attributes Monitor Attributes provides information about the attached monitor. You can also enable Extended Identification Data. Monitor Adjustments Use Monitor Adjustments to resize and reposition the computer desktop on your monitor's display screen. You can also adjust the horizontal and vertical sync or enable composite sync.
English 3D : 3D Standard View You can use 3D settings to adjust features found in such 3D applications as graphicdesign and CAD programs and games. This page is useful when you are not aware of which type of 3D settings your application uses, or when you want to use an overall adjustment control that rapidly configures your application.
Anti-aliasing is a technique used to smooth out the jagged edges of three-dimensional curved objects or objects with diagonal edges. Anti-aliasing can be set to favor either an increase in system processing performance or improved image quality: Setting for performance is best used when the 3D image is animated and smoothness of motion is the most important consideration. Setting for quality is best used when having highly detailed and realistic 3D objects is the primary concern.
English CATALYSTTMA.I. Use this feature to enable or disable application specific optimization of the video driver. You can set the level of optimization by moving the slider from low to high. Mipmap Detail Level Mipmapping is a texturing technique that preserves the detail on a 3D object’s surface as it moves into the background. A series of low- and high-resolution texture maps are stored in memory and selectively used to create the object’s surface, depending on what level of detail is needed.
TRUFORM is a technology developed by ATI that overcomes the bandwidth and memory constraints of traditional 3D rendering software to produce the smoothest and most natural 3D images. TRUFORM not only enhances the smoothness, but also provides highly detailed lighting effects. This greatly enhances the realistic quality of 3D scenes by providing highlights on the surface of curved objects. TRUFORM can be set to favor either an increase in system processing performance or improved image quality.
English No Preview The No Preview page combines all of the principal 3D features onto a single page, without any preview window, allowing for quick access and adjustement. You can change the settings for the following 3D features as you normally would on each feature own page: • Anti-aliasing • Anisotropic filtering • CATALYST A.I.
Use the Color page to adjust the color properties of your Desktop and Full Screen 3D applications and games. Use the Color Correction Images to e preview the changes before applying them. The Color curve is a graphical representation of all the values of gamma, brightness, or contrast. The color curve line will reflect any changes made to these elements. Color Desktop Adjust the overall richness of color by using the Gamma control.
English VPU Recover : VPU Recover enables the ATI display driver to detect when the graphics processor stops responding to display-driver instructions. When this happens, the display driver attempts to reset the graphics hardware. In most cases, VPU Recover will be able to reset the graphics processor without requiring a system restart.
With Windows running on your computer, you need to install the graphics card driver to take advantage of the higher performance, resolutions, and special graphics features of the graphics card. To ensure you install the latest driver, insert the Installation CD that shipped with your graphics card. To install the graphics card driver for Windows® 2000, please insert the Installation CD. Then the AUTORUN window will show up. Click Install Display Driver item, and follow the wizard to install the driver.
English 4. Troubleshooting Tips The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems. Contact your dealer or Gigabyte for more advanced troubleshooting information. Check that the card is seated properly in the PCI Express x 16 slot. Ensure that the display cable is securely fastened to the card's display connector. Make sure that the monitor and computer are plugged in and receiving power. If necessary, disable any built-in graphics capabilities on your motherboard.
English 5. Appendix 5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS 5.1.1. 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. Change the command prompt to A:\>. 4. To back up the current BIOS, at the A:\> prompt, type[BIOS flash utility name] s [BIOS file name](example: gvf13 -s rx80256d.e2) and press Enter. 5.
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