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This Manual applies to the following VGAs:

HD3870XTG4 (PCI Express)

HD3850PG3 (PCI Express)

XHD3870XTG4 (PCI Express)

XHD3870XTG3 (PCI Express)

XHD3850PG3 (PCI Express)

HD385P3 (PCI Express)

HD383P3 (PCI Express)

XHD3870X2 (PCI Express)

XHD3850X2 (PCI Express)

HD3870X2 (PCI Express)

HD385XT3 (PCI Express)

RX385PA3 (AGP Bus)

HD 3800 Series (CrossFire Edition)

Summary of Contents for HD3800 Series

Page 1: ...User Manual...

Page 2: ...3850PG3 PCI Express XHD3870XTG4 PCI Express XHD3870XTG3 PCI Express XHD3850PG3 PCI Express HD385P3 PCI Express HD383P3 PCI Express XHD3870X2 PCI Express XHD3850X2 PCI Express HD3870X2 PCI Express HD38...

Page 3: ...figurations 29 CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 30 3 1 Uninstall Old Graphics Drivers 31 3 2 Installing on Windows XP 32 3 3 Installing on Windows Vista 34 3 4 Displays Manager 39 3 5 Displays Manager...

Page 4: ...set your TV output to PAL 57 3 9 Using the HDTV Features 58 3 9 1 Installing your ATI HDTV video cable 58 3 9 2 Using your ATI HDTV video cable 58 3 9 3 HDTV Support 59 3 9 4 Add an HDTV format 60 3...

Page 5: ...cessing performance per watt and energy saving features to help save you money Features ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series Superscalar unified shader architecture Microsoft DirectX 10 1 support Shader Model 4...

Page 6: ...UVD for H 264 AVC and VC 1 video formats High definition HD playback of both Blu ray and HD DVD formats Hardware MPEG 1 MPEG 2 and DivX video decode acceleration Motion compensation and IDCT Two integ...

Page 7: ...any other type of VGA monitor Digital flat panel DFP displays or digital CRT display ATI CrossFire Requirements To implement an ATI CrossFireX configuration using the ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series requir...

Page 8: ...User Manual 4 Connections The following illustrates the connections on the ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series graphics card ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series Connections 1 DVI I Dual Link 2 S Video Connection 3 DVI I...

Page 9: ...ocessor based or IBM 8514A type display cards the ATI Radeon HD 3800 series is 100 compatible with your DOS computer This means that all DOS software will run correctly with the ATI Radeon HD 3800 ser...

Page 10: ...Hz 57K Hz or 64K Hz These correspond to a 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 ATI Radeon HD 3800 s...

Page 11: ...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 remove it Detach any...

Page 12: ...PCI Express socket 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 figur...

Page 13: ...3 Board Layout HD3870XTG4 Note Specialized PCI Express 500 watt or greater power supply recommended A 550 watt or greater power supply is required for CrossFire Use power supply 6 pin cable note powe...

Page 14: ...Manual 10 HD3850PG3 Note Specialized PCI Express 500 watt or greater power supply recommended A 550 watt or greater power supply is required for CrossFire Use power supply 6 pin cable note power supp...

Page 15: ...ion 11 XHD3870XTG4 Note Specialized PCI Express 500 watt or greater power supply recommended A 550 watt or greater power supply is required for CrossFire Use power supply 6 pin cable note power supply...

Page 16: ...Manual 12 XHD3870XTG3 Note Specialized PCI Express 500 watt or greater power supply recommended A 550 watt or greater power supply is required for CrossFire Use power supply 6 pin cable note power sup...

Page 17: ...tion 13 XHD3850PG3 Note Specialized PCI Express 500 watt or greater power supply recommended A 550 watt or greater power supply is required for CrossFire Use power supply 6 pin cable note power supply...

Page 18: ...r Manual 14 HD385P3 Note Specialized PCI Express 500 watt or greater power supply recommended A 550 watt or greater power supply is required for CrossFire Use power supply 6 pin cable note power suppl...

Page 19: ...ation 15 HD383P3 Note Specialized PCI Express 500 watt or greater power supply recommended A 550 watt or greater power supply is required for CrossFire Use power supply 6 pin cable note power supply c...

Page 20: ...simultaneously is recommended Only power connector 1 or 2 connected to power supply unit can boot up the system but system will shut down randomly 6pin to two 4pin external power cable should be conne...

Page 21: ...1 or 2 connected to power supply unit can boot up the system but system will shut down randomly 6pin to two 4pin external power cable should be connected to different power supply cable simultaneousl...

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Page 23: ...4PCS PCI E 6 pin power cable connections must be provided by two separated power source of the power supply As the illustration the first HD3850X2 HD3870X2 graphic card has 2PCS PCI E 6 pin power cabl...

Page 24: ...X Intel 975X P965 P35 and X38 motherboard Note Specialized PCI Express 550 watt or greater power supply recommended Power connector 1 and 2 connected to power supply unit simultaneously is recommended...

Page 25: ...ation 21 HD387XT3 Note Specialized PCI Express 500 watt or greater power supply recommended A 550 watt or greater power supply is required for CrossFire Use power supply 6 pin cable note power supply...

Page 26: ...ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series User Manual 22 RX385PA3 Note Specialized PCI Express 500 watt or greater power supply recommended Use power supply 6 pin cable note power supply cable is 6 wire not 3 wire...

Page 27: ...ity power supply with 38A on 12V rail Please consult your power supply vendor specifications to ensure your system meets the recommended functionality CrossFire configurations require a CrossFire comp...

Page 28: ...e power supply connector 5 After locating the PCI Express or AGP slot and if necessary removing the metal cover Align your ATI Graphics Accelerator card with the PCI Express or AGP slot Press it in fi...

Page 29: ...e following Y Green Pb Blue Pr Red ATI HDTV Cable Optional n ATI HDTV Video Output Cable o Backplate of the ATI Graphics Card p Male RCA Patch Cable available from consumer electronics dealer q Typica...

Page 30: ...ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series User Manual 26 Connecting your DVI to HDMI dongle optional...

Page 31: ...monitors The ATI Radeon HD 3800 series provides support for two DVI I monitors or two VGA monitors using the supplied DVI I to VGA adapter A television can also be used to expand your desktop by usin...

Page 32: ...ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series User Manual 28...

Page 33: ...TI Radeon HD 3800 Series supplies both audio and video signals to the bottom port on the HDMI DTV CRT display HDTV DVI I connector with DVI I to VGA adapter S Video out to HDTV YPrPb cable DFP display...

Page 34: ...resolutions for software applications The card supports resolutions up to 2048x1536 and color depths of up to 32 bits per pixel Higher graphics resolutions and higher color depths provide greater clar...

Page 35: ...phics card has any additional software installed it may also need to be removed at this point For example DVD Player or Multimedia applications 4 Shutdown your system after the drivers have been remov...

Page 36: ...Redistributable Package 1 Start Windows 2 When Windows detects your graphics card the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears 3 Click Cancel to enter the Windows desktop 4 Insert the CD installa...

Page 37: ...g box appears Click on Yes button 9 The Select Components dialog box appears Click on Express button 10 When the Windows SETUP has completed copying the files to the computer Windows will prompt you t...

Page 38: ...our CD ROM drive 2 When executing the CIM from the setup exe command the user will see the following User Interface windows and dialogs 3 The warning dialog window cannot be suppressed The Catalyst sp...

Page 39: ...n system the Installer welcome screens allow the user to select the install method Selecting Express and then next the UI and CIM will select and install the best set of software for the detected hard...

Page 40: ...cense Agreement EULA Once this has been approved the install will commence During an express install the user must first select the packages to install and potentially select the source location The i...

Page 41: ...ystem The CIM is required as it is the central software suite that manages the install uninstall and update of the package packages installed 8 Final status Once the install process is complete the Fi...

Page 42: ...is displayed This message is displayed when the following conditions are met During a driver install the OS request a reboot During an application install if the install package was authored and an i...

Page 43: ...atalyst Control Center can use the Basic View wizard to help configure the display preferences Experienced users who prefer to manually configure their desktop setting should use the Advanced View Acc...

Page 44: ...s for connected display devices you can Right click the Windows desktop and click ATI CATALYST Control Center The ATI CATALYST Control Center dialog box appears Use Displays Manager Standard View to s...

Page 45: ...Wizard button and follow the instructions to enable Clone Mode Enable Horizontal Stretch Mode Click the Wizard button and follow the wizard instructions to enable Horizontal Stretch Mode Apply your s...

Page 46: ...ick Displays Manager in Advanced View 2 Click and drag the display device icon in Additional Displays to the empty box to the right of the Main box 3 Click Clone Main with display device in the pop up...

Page 47: ...o display device in the pop up menu 3 Click Yes in the Displays Manager Notification dialog Note Display device can be CRT DFP TV or HDTV 3 6 3 Enable Stretch Main Horizontally If the secondary displa...

Page 48: ...itors 1 Click Displays Manager in Advanced View 2 Right click any Desktop icon 3 Select Swap displays 4 Click either Maintain per display mode settings or Swap displays order only Note Swap displays o...

Page 49: ...ays Manager in Advanced View 2 Select the desired color setting from the Color Quality drop down menu 3 6 7 Change display refresh rate 1 Click Displays Manager in Advanced View 2 Choose a refresh rat...

Page 50: ...on 1 From the Tree View pane click Displays Manager 2 Click the Force button 3 Use the mouse to cursor over to the display feature to force 4 Highlight and then click the required setting 3 6 9 Detect...

Page 51: ...imitations of the monitor itself the resolution cannot be set above 1024x768 and the refresh rate cannot be set above 60 Hz However the PC monitor in such a configuration may have its refresh rate and...

Page 52: ...ame has a default refresh rate that is lower than optimal Choose one of the Display Detection Options to prevent screen flicker when detecting a display If you are using an older TV or one that has no...

Page 53: ...lay Options in Advanced View 2 Select the desired refresh rate from the 3D Refresh Rate Override drop down menu Determine how display devices are detected Use this feature to determine how the Catalys...

Page 54: ...such as extended desktop will not be supported 1 Click Display Options in Advanced View 2 Click Force TV detection Note This option is not available if the installed graphics card does not support TV...

Page 55: ...Connect the signal cable from the Video output on the VGA card to the video input on your TV Power on your TV and PC normally after checking all connections Caution Before you turn on your system you...

Page 56: ...omputer s display it is recommended that you disable TV display for optimal performance higher refresh rates You can re enable TV display at a later date Supported TV Display TV out resolutions are 64...

Page 57: ...the right of the Main box 3 Click Clone Main with TV in the pop up menu If the secondary display is enabled 1 Right click the display device icon in the Desktop 2 box when in Extended mode in the Righ...

Page 58: ...ty Color Adjustments Formats Use Image Quality to adjust the contrast saturation and flicker of your screen Use Color to adjust Hue Saturation and Temperature Note This feature is supported by specifi...

Page 59: ...stments 3 Attributes presents the signal format if known the maximum resolution and maximum refresh rate supported by your TV Enable Video Mode 1 Expand TV Properties in Advanced View 2 Click Adjustme...

Page 60: ...o determine how the TV signal is detected Select TV format determined by country or region 1 Expand TV Properties in Advanced View 2 Click Format 3 Click Select by country region 4 Select country or r...

Page 61: ...l format 1 Expand TV Properties in Advanced View 2 Click Format 3 Click Select by signal format 4 Select a TV format from the Signal format drop down menu 6 For PAL TV systems please select Signal for...

Page 62: ...component input device and set it to YPbPr input 2 Turn on your computer Note Your TV will not display anything until Windows starts This can take several minutes 3 9 2 Using Your ATI HDTV Video Cabl...

Page 63: ...EDID Selecting one or both of the HDTV modes adds them to the Force button located in the Displays Manager when the associated display is selected If you have a CRT and DFP device and want both to su...

Page 64: ...HDTV formats supported by the digital panel s EDID If the list is empty then no HDTV formats are natively supported 1 Expand Digital Panel Properties in Advanced View 2 Click HDTV Support 3 Select eit...

Page 65: ...laid on the screen Use these arrows to increase or decrease the width and height of the rectangle until the blue background is just visible 8 Click Maintain aspect ratio to maintain the ratio between...

Page 66: ...format to the Predefined and custom HDTV Formats list and the Displays Manager mode list then close this windows Note The format to be added must be based on one of the standard timing formats 720p o...

Page 67: ...ntrol Adjust Color Gamma 1 Click Color in Advanced View 2 Click and drag the Control slider to your preferred setting To increase the Gamma move the slider to the right To decrease the Gamma move the...

Page 68: ...the Reset button to cancel any adjustments made Note The preview image automatically displays the adjustment you have made Adjust Color Contrast 1 Click Color in Advanced View 2 Click and drag the Co...

Page 69: ...drive will never reduce the graphics processor speed below the default clock speed Use the Automated clock configuration utility to obtain the ATI recommended the ATI Overdrive speeds for the graphics...

Page 70: ...es when the clock configuration utility has finished click the Apply button in the utility s confirmation dialog Change the graphics processor clock speed 1 From the menu pane click ATI Overdrive 2 Mo...

Page 71: ...he computer the clock speeds are returned to the factory default settings To save your new setting enable one of the Options available at the bottom right of the ATI Overdrive window Enable ATI Overdr...

Page 72: ...lt audio device So the HD audio device of ATI Radeon HD 3800 series will become the default audio device in the system To change the default audio device back to the original audio device please follo...

Page 73: ...us HD3850PG3 x16 PCI Express bus XHD3870XTG4 x16 PCI Express bus XHD3870XTG3 x16 PCI Express bus XHD3850PG3 x16 PCI Express bus HD385P3 x16 PCI Express bus HD383P3 x16 PCI Express bus XHD3870X2 x16 PC...

Page 74: ...deon HD 3850 HD3870X2 for ATI Radeon HD 3870 HD387XT3 for ATI Radeon HD 3870 RX385PA3 for ATI Radeon HD 3850 Display Memory HD3870XTG4 use 256MB 512MB GDDR4 DRAM HD3850PG3 use 256MB 512MB GDDR3 DRAM X...

Page 75: ...bpp 16bpp 32bpp 256MB 512MB 1GB 800x600 8bpp 16bpp 32bpp 256MB 512MB 1GB 1024x768 8bpp 16bpp 32bpp 256MB 512MB 1GB 1152x864 8bpp 16bpp 32bpp 256MB 512MB 1GB 1280x1024 8bpp 16bpp 32bpp 256MB 512MB 1GB...

Page 76: ...12MB 1GB 1280x1024 8bpp 16bpp 32bpp 256MB 512MB 1GB 1600x1200 8bpp 16bpp 32bpp 256MB 512MB 1GB 1792x1344 8bpp 16bpp 32bpp 256MB 512MB 1GB 1800x1440 8bpp 16bpp 32bpp 256MB 512MB 1GB 1856x1392 8bpp 16bp...

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Page 79: ...drivers and software 83 6 4 Dual ATI Radeon HD 3800 CrossFireX setup 84 6 5 Connecting devices for ATI Radeon HD 3800 CrossFireX 85 6 6 Graphics cards with different amounts of memory 86 6 7 Card Reve...

Page 80: ...o meet the hard core demands of your alternate reality New ATI Radeon HD 3800 graphics cards are designed with an internal ATI CrossFireX Bridge Interconnect system to simplify installation Experience...

Page 81: ...dy Monitor High resolution MultiSync or multi frequency monitors or any other type of VGA monitor Digital flat panel DFP displays or digital CRT display ATI CrossFire Requirements To implement an ATI...

Page 82: ...lation 79 graphics card with a peak dissipation above 150 watts External Connections The following connection types are available on the baseplate of your ATI Radeon HD 3800 CrossFireX Edition DVI I C...

Page 83: ...HD 3870X2 series CrossFire configuration dual graphics card system requires 750 Watt capacity power supply with 38A on 12V rail CrossFire requires a power supply with two 6 pin and two 8 pin or four...

Page 84: ...6 wire not 3 wire 1 The ATI Radeon HD 3870X2 series must be connected to the computer s power supply 2 Locate the power connections on the ATI Radeon HD 3870X2 Series graphics card as shown in the fol...

Page 85: ...for ATI Overdrive Overclock and CrossFire configurations for each CrossFire graphics card use one 2 3 pin and one 2 4 pin PCIe power connector on a 750 watt or better power supply Note Your computer w...

Page 86: ...the Windows Control Panel and click or double click Add Remove Programs 3 If your old graphics card is an ATI product select the ATI Control Panel and click the Add Remove or Change Remove button Do...

Page 87: ...bridge interconnect flex cable that connects the two CrossFireX cards can enable CrossFireX In a multiple card configuration the two ATI Radeon HD 3800 cards will be identical Either card can operate...

Page 88: ...following illustration shows how to connect the ATI CrossFireX graphics cards With CrossFireX enabled the system will support two display device Other display devices will automatically be disabled in...

Page 89: ...cking OK to the memory mismatch error message will restart your computer Note When disabling CrossFireX you will be given the option to restart your computer to restore the original graphics memory si...

Page 90: ...Click Cancel to enter the Windows desktop 4 Insert the CD installation disc into your CD ROM drive 5 The CD should Autorun and the following screen will appear Note if the CD does not autorun click on...

Page 91: ...ick Displays Manager in Advanced View 2 Click and drag the display device icon in Additional Displays to the empty box to the right of the Main box 3 Click Clone Main with display device in the pop up...

Page 92: ...deo Properties aspect of the Catalyst Control Center adds further support when using the ATI HDTV Component Video Adapter Component Video Properties is made up of Formats Adjustments To access the Com...

Page 93: ...Radeon HD 3800 CrossFire Edition User Manual 90 Use the scaling values instead of the customized settings when the desktop resolution does not match your DFP resolution...

Page 94: ...aining information about the capabilities of the display about your connected HDTV display to the Force button in Displays Manager Note Catalyst Control Center loads aspects dynamically based on what...

Page 95: ...can be paired with any standard ATI Radeon HD 3800 based graphics card An interconnect cable supplied with the CrossFireX Edition graphics card connecting the two cards to a single monitor It is recom...

Page 96: ...e CrossFireX 1 Click CrossFireX in Advanced View 2 Click Enable CrossFireX When CrossFireX is successfully enabled all display devices except the one used by CrossFireX will be disabled Note CrossFire...

Page 97: ...rand family Thus a ATI Radeon HD 3800 CrossFire Edition can be used as the Master graphics card with any ATI Radeon HD 3800 product 3 What motherboard is required for a CrossFire system AMD 790FX AMD...

Page 98: ...rom the Master graphics card The result is a complete frame rendered at up to twice the performance of a single graphics card 8 How are the graphics cards connected on a CrossFire system The two cards...

Page 99: ...aspect appears in Catalyst Control Center To access and enable CrossFire in Catalyst Control Center do the following Click CrossFire in Advanced View Then select Enable CrossFire When CrossFire is suc...

Page 100: ...to use based on the application or game being used The default rendering mode is dependant on both the hardware configuration and the application being run typically it will be either Scissor or Super...

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