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ATI Technologies 9800XT - 100-505076 FireGL 256MB DDR SDRAM AGP 8x Graphics Card, User Manual

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Introduction

The RADEON™ 9800XT graphics accelerator delivers 
unsurpassed 3D graphics performance. 

• Powered by the RADEON 9800XT Visual Processing 

Unit (VPU).

• Third generation to support the latest Microsoft

®

 

DirectX

®

 9.0 and OpenGL features.

• Cinematic experience with a new level of quality and 

consistency.

• Third generation 8-pixel pipeline architecture.

• Supports for AGP 8X specification.

• 256-bit DDR memory interface.

• Support Direct 3D

®

 and OpenGL

®

 applications.

• High resolution in 3D up to 2048x1536.

• Flat panel support.

• Supports TV-Out to connect your PC to your TV or 

VCR.

Summary of Contents for 9800XT - 100-505076 FireGL 256MB DDR SDRAM AGP 8x Graphics Card

Page 1: ...Technologies Inc All other company and or product names are trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective owners Features performance and specifications are subject to change without no...

Page 2: ...oducts which this document relates ATI disclaims all express or implied warranties regarding such products including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability fitness for a particul...

Page 3: ...ode 8 Dynamic Display Reassignment 8 Virtually Repositioning Your Displays 9 Ratiometric Expansion 10 ATI Color Tab 11 Color Hotkeys Settings 14 ATI Options Tab 15 ATI Overlay Tab 17 Video Overlay 17...

Page 4: ...Display 31 Reducing Edge Distortion 33 Changing Display Configurations 34 Using Games and Applications 34 NTSC PAL Support for RADEON 9800XT 35 VPU Recover 36 OVERDRIVE 37 SMARTGART 38 Set AGP Settin...

Page 5: ...t the latest Microsoft DirectX 9 0 and OpenGL features Cinematic experience with a new level of quality and consistency Third generation 8 pixel pipeline architecture Supports for AGP 8X specification...

Page 6: ...o deliver incredible performance at the highest resolutions and detail settings for the most demanding next generation 3D titles scenes and environments Virtual Perfection Experience unparalleled 3D v...

Page 7: ...anation of each ATI tab refer to the sectionCATALYST Software Suite on page 7 Direct 3D and OpenGL The CATALYST Software Suite also supports the latest versions of Direct 3D and OpenGL Many new 3D gam...

Page 8: ...y functionality available with ATI s CATALYST Software Suite you can also use HYDRAVISION for advanced multi monitor management For more information on HYDRAVISION please refer to the HYDRAVISION User...

Page 9: ...onnectors then turn on the PC and monitor s To connect a flat panel directly to your card use the DVI I connector To connect a VGA monitor to the DVI I connector plug the supplied DVI I to VGA adapter...

Page 10: ...o support a composite connection via the S Video to Composite adapter CRT display TV VGA connector S Video out Unsupported configuration if the CRT display is attached to the DVI I connector via the D...

Page 11: ...alling the Catalyst Software Suite ATI Displays Tab The ATI Displays tab provides multiple monitor features Here you can enable disable display devices and swap the assignment of Primary and Secondary...

Page 12: ...y 2 Click the Settings tab 3 Click the monitor icon for the display onto which you want to extend your desktop 4 Click Yes to enable the selected display 5 Checkmark the Extend my Windows desktop onto...

Page 13: ...isplay device In Windows 2000 clicking the button will reassign the Primary and Secondary monitors Clicking the button creates a clone or mirror image of the Primary display onto the Secondary display...

Page 14: ...nly known This expands a low resolution image to fill a higher resolution panel However ratiometric expansion is only available on the Primary display Therefore if a flat panel display FPD is set as S...

Page 15: ...en 3D profile select the profile name from the drop down list box then start your 3D application in full screen mode Depending on the 3D application you may need to load your selected profile using as...

Page 16: ...eys assigned by other applications The ATI Color page only checks for duplicates within the Color page itself you can only assign one hotkey combination per action Desktop radio button Select Desktop...

Page 17: ...ious All Colors settings Red Green Blue radio buttons Adjusts the Gamma Brightness or Contrast only for the selected color component Red Green or Blue Note that any individual color settings made are...

Page 18: ...ifier key can be any combination of Alt Ctrl or Shift Note that the Shift key will be used in conjunction with either the Ctrl or the Alt key Hotkey Hotkey can be any key listed To avoid conflicts be...

Page 19: ...ifications You can also enable or disable the ATI taskbar icon Add button Adds a hotkey combination to the assigned list Remove button Removes a hotkey combination from the assigned list Disable hotke...

Page 20: ...your system tray Show ATI icon on taskbar Removes replaces the ATI icon from the system tray without disabling the ATI icon applications Disable quick resolution feature Quick resolution feature is a...

Page 21: ...es of your video overlay Video Overlay Video overlay allows for the viewing of streaming video on your PC However there is only one video overlay which is only available on the Primary display The vid...

Page 22: ...picture Hue Adjusts the pureness or tint of the red green and blue components of the color Gamma Adjusts the overall intensity of the video image Clone mode options Accesses Clone Mode overlay settin...

Page 23: ...able when Theater Mode is selected Same as source video The aspect ratio of the source video is maintained for full screen display Note that this option may result in black bars on either the horizont...

Page 24: ...llows you to fine tune settings for Direct 3D and OpenGL applications Direct 3D and OpenGL Settings 3D Settings tab allows you to select either Direct 3D or OpenGL displays existing settings and creat...

Page 25: ...nly Current Settings Shows the current settings for either Direct 3D or OpenGL whichever is selected Profiles for Save a unique profile of the custom settings you have selected Once you have completed...

Page 26: ...rformance Anti Aliasing slider Anti Aliasing can be applied using different sample patterns and sample points such as 2X or 4X Moving this slider to the right increases sampling to provide the most re...

Page 27: ...mage As the user moves closer to a 3D object the image quality should increase requiring a higher quality texture of the same image The base mipmap is the highest quality texture and all subsequent mi...

Page 28: ...TRUFORM TRUFORM uses High Order Surface geometry to generate more detailed and realistic terrain and character models for applications that support this technology Select Application Preference to en...

Page 29: ...e formats thus reducing the number of texture formats supported Alternate pixel center May eliminate problems with some Direct 3D games which display vertical and horizontal lines around textures or t...

Page 30: ...may decrease application performance as there will be less frame buffer memory available If there is insufficient memory available to support this feature it will be automatically disabled It is recom...

Page 31: ...ORMATION for European Customers Some PC monitors in Europe cannot be used simultaneously with TV display When you enable TV display in Europe the refresh rate for the monitor and TV is set to 50Hz Som...

Page 32: ...tor available in most electronics stores Connecting Your S Video Out to a TV or VCR 1 Turn off your PC and your TV or VCR 2 Ensure your card was installed correctly as per the Getting Started Guide 3...

Page 33: ...ored within a few seconds During start up your RADEON 9800XT will go through a sequence of mode settings during which your TV display will remain blank This process takes only a few seconds and helps...

Page 34: ...to use TV display right click the ATI taskbar icon point to Help then point to ATI Television Display How TV Display Cannot Be Used A TV cannot be left connected to the graphics card if two analog mon...

Page 35: ...onitor Display The size of the display on your monitor may be smaller and not perfectly centered when you have TV display enabled These effects are caused by the changes required to provide a proper d...

Page 36: ...ick Display 2 For Windows XP click the Appearance tab For Windows Me Windows 2000 click the Settings tab the Advanced button then the General tab 3 In the Font Size box select the size you want your d...

Page 37: ...To Increase the Horizontal Size 1 Access the Windows Control Panel Double click Display 2 Click on the Settings tab and then the Advanced button 3 Click on the ATI Displays tab 4 Click on the TV butt...

Page 38: ...only make sure that you have the TV display feature enabled You can set your display resolution as high as 1024x768 However higher resolutions will result in a virtual desktop If a TV is your only dis...

Page 39: ...both NTSC and PAL TV standards The default setting is NTSC To change to PAL requires configuring a switch on the video graphics accelerator card For complete information on changing this switch see th...

Page 40: ...eset the graphics accelerator without requiring a system restart To enable VPU Recover 1 Open Advanced Display Properties 2 Select VPU Recover tab 3 Select Enable VPU Recover VPU Recover also generato...

Page 41: ...sor constantly monitors the temperature of the VPU allowing for maximum clock speed to be always maintained while avoiding overheating To enable OVERDRIVE 1 Open Advanced Display Properties 2 Select O...

Page 42: ...cific AGP function if that specific AGP function hasn t passed the SMARTGART diagnostics test Set AGP Settings Experienced users can manually change the AGP speed You will need to reboot your computer...

Page 43: ...ediately following a system restart Any settings that have previously been set to Off will be turned on providing the test passes Problems can arise if the user enables a secondary graphics accelerato...

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