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AT-009 SERIES

GRAPHIC CARD

USER

MANUAL

For any driver updates, please refer to ATI’s website:

www.ati.com

DOC No.   : M02501

Rev.          : A0

Date          : 7, 2002

Part No.    : 25-12164-00

Summary of Contents for AT-009 Series

Page 1: ...AT 009 SERIES GRAPHIC CARD USER MANUAL For any driver updates please refer to ATI s website www ati com DOC No M02501 Rev A0 Date 7 2002 Part No 25 12164 00...

Page 2: ...98 ME 3 2 3 2 Installing on Windows 2000 3 5 3 3 To enable disable a display device 3 8 3 3 1 To adjust your monitor screen size 3 9 3 3 2 To adjust your monitor synchronization 3 10 3 4 Dual display...

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Page 4: ...o a natural earth ground n Touch a grounded or anti static surface or a metal fixture such as a water pipe n Avoid contacting the components on add on cards boards and modules with the gold finger con...

Page 5: ...0 9000 Pro graphics processing unit GPU Supports DirectX 8 1 and OpenGL also 3D resolutions 32 bit color up to 2048x1536 AGP universal bus for AGP 2X 4X systems Features ATI s innovative TRUFORM techn...

Page 6: ...nsformation Clipping and Lighting Twin Cache Architecture SuperScalar Rendering Single Pass Multi Texturing True Color Rendering Triangle Setup Engine Texture Cache Bilinear Trilinear Filtering Line E...

Page 7: ...y Unlike coprocessor based or IBM 8514A type display cards the card is 100 compatible with your DOS computer This means that all DOS software will run correctly with the VGA card without modification...

Page 8: ...maximum resolution of 1024 x 768 60 Hz refresh 1024 x768 72 Hz refresh rate and 1280x1024 60 Hz refresh rate respectively By default the card will drive your monitor at a screen refresh rate of 60 Hz...

Page 9: ...pment such as a monitor or printer Unplug the power cord Remove the cover 2 Remove the current graphics card If there is a graphics card currently in the computer use the following guidelines to remov...

Page 10: ...t on the motherboard and gently insert it into place Make sure that the card is pressed evenly and completely into the socket Fasten the card with the bracket screw Note Use the figure above to help l...

Page 11: ...Installation 2 3...

Page 12: ...ER MANUAL 2 4 Caution Before you turn on your system you have to be sure the VGA card is setup already and all the cables are connected DO NOT connect disconnect TV out cable when your TV or PC is Pow...

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Page 14: ...to work with the board it may help to bear in mind that the drivers compatible with the VGA card fall into four categories Driver Installation Procedure General Installation Notes 1 Before install Wi...

Page 15: ...re installing our user friendly VGA configuration utility please set up the VGA display as standard PCI Graphics Adapter mode Microsoft DircetX allows 3D hardware acceleration support in Windows 95 98...

Page 16: ...Software Utility 3 3 5 When the Welcome box appears Click on the Next button to go to the next step 6 The License Agreement dialog box appears Click on Yes button...

Page 17: ...009 SERIES GRAPHIC CARD USER MANUAL 3 4 7 When the Windows SETUP has completed copying the files to the computer Windows will prompt you to restart Windows with the Yes option Then click on Finish but...

Page 18: ...Windows 2 When Windows detects your graphics card the Found New Hardware Wizarddialog box appears 3 Click Cancel to enter the Windows desktop 4 Insert the CD installation disc into your CD ROM drive 5...

Page 19: ...AT 009 SERIES GRAPHIC CARD USER MANUAL 3 6 6 When the Welcome box appears Click on the Next button to go to the next step 7 The License Agreement dialog box appears Click on Yes button...

Page 20: ...Digital Signature Not Found dialog box appears Click on Yes button 9 When the Windows SETUP has completed copying the files to the computer Windows will prompt you to restart Windows with the Yes opti...

Page 21: ...ble a display device To make sure if your installation is successful you can Right click the Windows desktop and click Properties Click the Settings tab and then click Advanced The RV250 Properties di...

Page 22: ...must be enabled before you can change its display properties 2 Click the Adjustments tab 3 Click the and buttons in the Vertical Horizontal Screen area to change your screen size 4 The and buttons un...

Page 23: ...f you are running an extended desktop you must first select the video adapter whose display properties you want to change 4 Click the Monitor button Your monitor must be enabled before you can change...

Page 24: ...re Utility 3 11 3 4 Dual Display Device Options The following are sample display combinations for the card One RGB monitor and one DVI One RGB monitor and one TV S Video One RGB monitor and one TV Com...

Page 25: ...the signal cable the Video input at your TV form your VGA card and then power on your PC and TV 3 5 2 How to change TV setting Your graphics accelerator is configured for TV display Using this featur...

Page 26: ...Settings tab 2 Click the Advancedbutton 3 Click the Displays tab If you are running an extended desktop you must first select the video adapter whose display properties you want to change 4 Click the...

Page 27: ...AT 009 SERIES GRAPHIC CARD USER MANUAL 3 14 6 In the S Video Sharpness box select a value from the list 7 Click OK or Apply to save the changes you have made...

Page 28: ...extended desktop you must first select the video adapter whose display properties you want to change 4 Click the TV button Your TV must be enabled before you can change its display properties 5 Click...

Page 29: ...ing to the desired color component Red Green or Blue 5 To add a control point hold the SHIFT key down while clicking the mouse cursor at the desired point on the color curve A control point appears on...

Page 30: ...dapter and click The drivers associated with the display adapter should read RV250 If this is not the case the drivers will need to be re installed Uninstall Display Driver 1 Click Start and then poin...

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Page 32: ...HydraVisionTM Desktop Manager The HydraVisionTM Desktop Manager allows you to modify your display options You can access the Desktop Management and Hot Keys dialog boxes by clicking on the appropriate...

Page 33: ...t be located the dialog box defaults to monitor 1 You can also choose to have dialog boxes appear on the monitor in which the cursor is located or to always appear on a specific monitor in the array W...

Page 34: ...ller squares when a window is in a HydraVisionTM maximized state Clicking the icon again restores the active window to its default state as a single squre General Application position memory Check thi...

Page 35: ...ultiDesk from the Desktop Manager dialog box Load Unload MultiDesk This button restores or removes multiple desktop functionality Note MultiDesk will not reload automatically when Windows restarts You...

Page 36: ...ors and changing display resolution Note Hot Keys only work if HydraVisionTM is installed and loaded Create Remove Hot Keys To create custom hot key sequences select a Modifier key shift Alt etc a Hot...

Page 37: ...use any assigned hot key at any time from within any application to change your display Provided hot key functions include Snap App to Monitor Allows you to move or snap active windows or dialogs fro...

Page 38: ...desktops with a Hot key shortcut Note Hot Keys only work if HydraVisionTM is installed and loaded To switch to another defined desktop select the appropriate desktop number from the pop up menu To ena...

Page 39: ...b to save the change Keep on all desks allows you to have a selected application visible on all desktops The MultiDesk functionality can be removed by selecting Unload ATI Icon or the Desktop Manager...

Page 40: ...24 pin DVI Digital Video Interface Graphics Accelerator AT 009 Series for ATI RADEON 9000 9000 Pro Display Memory AT 009 Series use 64MB DDR SDRAM Monitor Compatibility All VGA Super VGA and Multisync...

Page 41: ...e BIOS call A 3 Resolution Table Resolutions and color depth table GRAPHICS RESOLUTION COLOR DEPTH FRAME BUFFER SIZE 640x480 8bpp 16bpp 32bpp 32MB 64MB 800x600 8bpp 16bpp 32bpp 32MB 64MB 1024x768 8bpp...

Page 42: ...le for RV2A GRAPHICS RESOLUTION COLOR DEPTH FRAME BUFFER SIZE 640x480 8bpp 16bpp 32bpp 32MB 64MB 800x600 8bpp 16bpp 32bpp 32MB 64MB 1024x768 8bpp 16bpp 32bpp 32MB 64MB 1152x864 8bpp 16bpp 32bpp 32MB 6...

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