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Summary of Contents for 2600 - ATHLON XP CPU BARTON CORE SOCKET A 462 PIN 1.917 GHz 333 FSB

Page 1: ...ATI Radeon HD 2600 Series User s Guide P N 137 41353 10...

Page 2: ...ed in this publication are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies Disclaimer While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document Adv...

Page 3: ...is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet contact your electrician to replace the obsolete outlet Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding type plug Secure Atta...

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Page 5: ...s 7 Connections 7 Adapters 7 Supported Display Connections 8 Connecting and Configuring Displays 9 Installing Software and Drivers 11 ATI Catalyst Control Center 13 Help 14 Using TV Display and Captur...

Page 6: ...hooting 41 Determine the System Card Bus Type 44 Updating your AGP Motherboard Chipset Drivers 45 Reinstalling Drivers 47 Product Registration 48 Customer Care 48 Additional Accessories 49 Compliance...

Page 7: ...ossFire Requirements To implement an ATI CrossFire configuration using the ATI Radeon HD 2600 Series requires A ATI CrossFire certified motherboard with two 2 PCI Express x16 slots and correct PCIe ch...

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Page 9: ...do the following Install the Graphics Card on page 5 Record the Serial and Part Numbers To register the graphics card you need the serial number and part number printed on the graphics card 1 Look fo...

Page 10: ...move The Wizard helps remove the current display drivers Note If the previously installed graphics card has any additional software installed it may also be removed at this point For example DVD playe...

Page 11: ...of the computer chassis 4 Remove any existing graphics cards from the computer Warning Some graphics cards can get hot while operating Wait about five minutes after turning off the computer before to...

Page 12: ...mputer Note For troubleshooting information see Reference on page 41 Note For information on connecting monitors see Installing and Configuring Displays on page 7 Note If you are installing a CrossFir...

Page 13: ...his series graphics card ATI Radeon HD 2600 Series Connections Adapters The following illustrates the adapters you can use to connect the graphics card to other display devices Legend 1 DVI I Dual Lin...

Page 14: ...aphics card The graphics card provides hardware support for DVI I and VGA monitors and HDMI HDTVs using a DVI to HDMI adapter It also provides TV output via the S Video VIVO connection in composite S...

Page 15: ...cs card Once the drivers and software have been installed configure the display Display Connections Cathode ray tube analog display SVGA connection and VGA cable DVI I connection and DVI I to VGA adap...

Page 16: ...d the main display you can configure any other displays that are connected 6 To configure another display do the following a From the Start menu click Control Panel and then click Display b To access...

Page 17: ...is properly connected before you begin Note The installation dialog displays in English if your operating system s language is not supported 1 Insert the ATI installation CD into the computer If Windo...

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Page 19: ...es and change the orientation of the desktop Many features display previews of the changes before they are applied The ATI Catalyst Control Center offers two views Basic View is a simplified view that...

Page 20: ...ayed From the ATI Catalyst Control Center Dashboard click Help Access Point Instructions Windows Desktop 1 Right click the Windows desktop 2 Fom the short menu select ATI Catalyst Control Center Windo...

Page 21: ...s may not support this refresh rate and could be damaged Check the documentation supplied with the monitor to see if the monitor supports a refresh rate of 50 Hz If the monitor does not support 50 Hz...

Page 22: ...s and applications may instruct the graphics card to run under a specific display mode This may cause the TV display to turn off automatically or become scrambled the PC monitor or LCD display will no...

Page 23: ...t Video using ATI DVI to HDTV adapter on page 20 Connect to an HDTV or component video device S Video to Component Video using ATI 9 Pin HDTV Output Cable on page 22 Connect to a composite video devic...

Page 24: ...le to the HDMI connection on the HDMI HDTV 5 If necessary configure the HDTV for external audio For more information see the documentation that came with the TV 6 Power on the monitor and HDTV and the...

Page 25: ...3 Connect one end of the DVI cable to the DVI connection on the graphics card Connect the other end of the DVI cable to the DVI connection on the HDTV 4 Connect one end of a sound cable to the compute...

Page 26: ...r 1 Before connecting an HDTV attach a monitor to the computer and install the video drivers 2 Make sure the computer and monitor are off DVI to component video connectors Legend 1 Computer 2 DVI conn...

Page 27: ...ard HDTV video modes 480i 480p 720p and 1080i The default setting is 480i or 480p depending upon the component input device In the following example 480i 480p and 1080i are supported Use a small flat...

Page 28: ...If necessary configure the HDTV for external audio For more information see the documentation that came with the TV 8 Power on the monitor and HDTV and then power on the computer The HDTV will not di...

Page 29: ...5 Connect one end of a sound cable to the computer sound card Connect the other end of the cable to the sound input on the HDTV 6 If necessary configure the HDTV for external audio For more informatio...

Page 30: ...eo device S Video to S Video or Composite Video 1 Before connecting a composite video device attach a monitor to the computer and install the video drivers 2 Make sure the computer and monitor are off...

Page 31: ...ite video cable to either the S Video or composite video connection on the composite video device 4 Power on the monitor and composite video device and then power on the computer The composite video d...

Page 32: ...e attach a monitor and install the video drivers 2 Maker sure the computer and the monitor are off S Video to SCART connectors Legend 1 S Video out connection on graphics card 2 S Video to composite a...

Page 33: ...er 1 as shown in the preceding illustration e Re install the graphics card into the computer and reconnect the monitor 4 Connect the S Video connector on the S Video to composite video adapter cable t...

Page 34: ...R or TV Use a video editing application to add effects make changes or stream the video on the Internet The audio and video output connectors on a TV camcorder or VCR will be similar to those depicted...

Page 35: ...s Legend A Composite in and out connectors B S Video in and out connectors 1 Graphics card 2 Video in video out cable 3 Typical video in of TV VCR or camcorder connections 4 Typical video out of TV VC...

Page 36: ...e out port of the media device to the line in port of the sound card Audio cables are available from consumer electronics dealers Setting the Windows Volume Control For correct audio performance the s...

Page 37: ...then click Properties 3 Click the Levels tab and then drag the volume control to increase the volume Click OK Avivo Video Converter The wizard based ATI Avivo Video Converter changes a video file from...

Page 38: ...Format Generic MPEG 1 video files Standard MPEG 1 and MPEG 2 formats achieve very high compression rates and are portable to most computers MPEG 1 Generic MPEG 2 video files Standard MPEG 1 and MPEG...

Page 39: ...iles are added to iTunes 4 Connect a video capable iPod to the computer iTunes copies the files to the iPod automatically Upload video to a Windows Mobile based Portable Media Center 1 Start Windows M...

Page 40: ...the Sony PSP system software navigate to the top of the Settings list and select USB Connection The system detects a new removable disk drive 4 Transfer the video files to the MP_ROOT 100MNV01 folder...

Page 41: ...he basic requirements of a ATI Radeon HD 2600 Series CrossFire system are Two ATI Radeon HD 2600 Series CrossFire graphics cards Two internal CrossFire bridge interconnects A CrossFire ready motherboa...

Page 42: ...omputer manual for help removing the cover Caution Remember to discharge your body s static electricity by touching the power supply case or the metal surface of the computer chassis 4 Remove any exis...

Page 43: ...rconnects b Press one end of the CrossFire bridge interconnect onto one of the connections on one of the graphics cards c Press the opposite end of the CrossFire bridge interconnect onto corresponding...

Page 44: ...rfering with anything inside the computer for example a cooling fan and replace the computer cover 9 Connect the monitor to the graphics card in the primary PCIe slot Legend 1 550 watt or better power...

Page 45: ...ight click the Windows desktop 2 Fom the short menu select ATI Catalyst Control Center Windows Start Menu From the Windows task bar click Start and then select Programs ATI Catalyst Control Center Win...

Page 46: ...ormation on GPU Physics see the ATI Catalyst Control Center Help Display Configurations Display support is available through only one display device when CrossFire is active This arrangement ensures t...

Page 47: ...itor If you have problems during start up restart the computer in Safe Mode While starting Windows XP press and hold F8 until you see the Windows Advanced Options Menu Use the arrow keys to select Saf...

Page 48: ...icture Try adjusting the brightness sharpness contrast and color balance controls of the monitor Try adjusting the centering and positioning controls of the monitor to position the picture on the scre...

Page 49: ...on game or video playback such as a DVD movie is running Close all open 3D applications games and movie player applications and then enable CrossFire CrossFire Aspect in ATI Catalyst Control Center is...

Page 50: ...and your HDTV are correct Y Green Pb Blue Pr Red There is no display on my TV Your TV will not display anything until Windows starts this may take several minutes Ensure that the HDTV Component Video...

Page 51: ...ard If your computer has an AGP bus you may need to update the motherboard AGP drivers before installing a new graphics card The AGP drivers for your motherboard enable AGP functionality for the mothe...

Page 52: ...with the motherboard If you are uncertain consult with the motherboard manufacturer for advice If you purchased a new motherboard you likely received a CD that contains these drivers You can also loc...

Page 53: ...D double click ATISETUP and then click OK 2 Follow the on screen instructions and then choose either Express or Custom Install Note Not all software components are installed using the Express installa...

Page 54: ...German ati amd com support or Advanced Micro Devices Inc Graphics Product Group Attention Customer Care 1 Commerce Valley Drive East Markham Ontario Canada L3T 7X6 Telephone US Canada 9 00AM 7 00PM ES...

Page 55: ...D is not responsible for any expense incurred accessing Customer Care It is expected that customers will review the expense associated with the available support options and will choose the method tha...

Page 56: ...locate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult t...

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Page 59: ...8 30 Card bus types 44 Catalyst Control Center 14 39 Catalyst A I 35 40 Catalyst Control Center 10 11 13 35 40 43 Chipset drivers 44 Color 10 42 Compliance information 41 50 Connections DVI I Dual Lin...

Page 60: ...Rate 10 42 Registration 3 Rendering modes 40 Resolution 10 16 42 Rotation 43 S Safe Mode 41 Safety instructions iii Screen rotation 43 Secondary slot 35 Serial number 3 Shortcut 14 39 Slave graphics...

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