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Direct 3D Display Properties

The Direct 3D properties page allows you to adjust the Direct
3D settings.

D3D Settings

Wait for vertical sync

allows you to lower the frame rate of full

screen games. This will reduce image tearing that can occur
with higher frame rates.

W-buffer support

allows you to enable or disable W-buffer

support. It is recommend that W-buffer support should be
disabled for games that do not support this feature.

Compressed texture format

allows you to enable support for

DirectX compressed texture formats. Some applications cannot
handle too many texture formats. Disabling compressed texture
format the video driver ceases to support this feature. This
reduces the number of texture formats supported.

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Summary of Contents for RADEON 7500

Page 1: ...hnology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is...

Page 2: ...mentation To maximize the value of your ATI product you should ensure that you have the most up to date documentation ATI s documentation contains helpful installation configuration tips and other valuable product feature information To access the latest documentation for your product visit http www ati com online docupdate ...

Page 3: ... your monitors The RADEON 8500 RADEON 7500 provides support for one DVI I monitor or two VGA monitors using the supplied DVI I to VGA adapter A television can also be used to expand your desktop by using the S Video connector Plug the monitor cable into your card if you are running multiple monitors connect their cables to the appropriate connectors then turn on the computer and monitor s To conne...

Page 4: ...4 RADEON 8500 RADEON 7500 User s Guide DISPLAY CABLE TO VGA MONITOR TO DIGITAL ANALOG DEVICE WITH DVI CONNECTOR DVI I TO VGA ADAPTER DVI I CONNECTOR VGA CONNECTOR ON CARD FROM MONITOR TO TV VCR ...

Page 5: ...ctor with DVI I to VGA adapter DFP monitor 24 pin DVI I connector TV s video connector CRT monitor TV 15 pin VGA connector s video connector Unsupported configuration if the CRT monitor is attached to DVI I connector via DVI I to VGA adapter DFP monitor TV 24 pin DVI I connector s video connector CRT monitor DFP connector 15 pin VGA connector 24 pin DVI I connector CRT monitor CRT monitor 15 pin V...

Page 6: ... Settings of the Display Properties This dialog features a graphic representation of the current monitor array You can enable and disable monitors by double clicking on the monitor number in the list box Multiple Monitor control for Windows 98SE and Windows Me is located in the Settings tab of the Display Properties From here you can enable disable multiple displays change color depth and screen r...

Page 7: ... Multi Monitor Dialog To change resolution or color depth 1 Left click the desired monitor to make it active 2 Make the desired changes to the color depth and resolution To reposition your display click and drag the appropriate monitor to the desired position For example the secondary display can be dragged to the left of the primary display This allows you to position your secondary display to be...

Page 8: ... it is commonly known expands a low resolution image to fill a higher resolution panel However Ratiometric expansion is only available on the primary display Therefore if a DFP is set as secondary the extended desktop is disabled and the resolution is less than the DFP monitor s native resolution This causes the DFP monitor to default to center mode ...

Page 9: ...ebooting 1 Right click on the Windows desktop and click on Properties from the drop down menu 2 Select the Settings tab 3 Click on the Advanced button 4 Select the Displays tab This window shows you the display s that are active and the button beside the active displays will be blue The active blue buttons will have the word Primary or Secondary beside them Clicking on a blue button in a dual disp...

Page 10: ...deo overlay allows for the viewing of full motion video on your computer However there is only one video overlay which is only available on the primary monitor The RADEON 8500 RADEON 7500 allows you to change the primary monitor while viewing a DVD ...

Page 11: ...for use with Windows 98SE and Windows Me HydraVision installation enables the Desktop Manager and creates a Windows program group for HydraVision display management software HydraVision and the Desktop Manager are activated whenever Windows starts Installing HydraVision adds menu options to the ATI Icon Click on the ATI icon to access the application s features and help or to unload the HydraVisio...

Page 12: ... Help OK implements the changes you ve made in the HydraVision dialog and exits the Desktop Manager Changes take effect immediately unless you see a message prompting you to restart your computer Cancel discards all changes made to any section of the HydraVision dialog and closes the Desktop Manager Apply implements your changes without closing the Desktop Manager Help connects to local or online ...

Page 13: ...repositioning Toggles dialog control on and off When it is checked you can choose to have dialog boxes appear on the parent application s monitor The parent application is the application that generated the dialog box If the parent application or associated monitor cannot be located the dialog box defaults to monitor 1 You can also choose to have dialog boxes appear on the monitor in which the cur...

Page 14: ...indows generated by parent applications from splitting across monitors A child window is a window residing within a parent application window The ability to keep child windows on a single monitor when maximized is extremely useful for editing multiple documents side by side in a parent application NOTE The HydraVision application title bar icon changes from a single square to two smaller squares w...

Page 15: ...Windows Me defaults You should only select this option if you do not want to use any multiple monitor dialog box controls and window controls or hot keys NOTE MultiDesk will not reload automatically when Windows restarts You will need to reload MultiDesk from the Desktop Manager Load Unload MultiDesk This button restores or removes multiple desktop functionality NOTE MultiDesk will not reload auto...

Page 16: ...o create custom hot key sequences select a Modifier key Shift Alt etc a Hot key and the Hot key function you want this key combination to perform Click Add to enter your new combination in the Assigned hot keys list box Click Apply to activate assigned hot keys NOTE ATI recommends that a modifier key be used with any function key F1 F2 etc assigned as a hot key This will prevent interference with ...

Page 17: ...r dialogs from monitor to monitor for quick placement and viewing of desktop contents HydraVision Pop up Menu Allows on the fly access to HydraVision controls Run Application Lets you start any application with a hot key Gather All Windows to Monitor 1 Allows you to find applications that are hidden or are open and lost on disabled monitors Find Cursor Locates the cursor on a busy or crowded deskt...

Page 18: ...ber assigned to the current desktop NOTE MultiDesk is installed with HydraVision However multiple desktop support and HydraVision can be loaded unloaded and operated independently of each other MultiDesk System Tray Icon Right click on this icon to access MultiDesk controls In addition to accessing active desktops from the system tray you can also access active desktops with a Hot key shortcut NOT...

Page 19: ...bled Disabled desktops cannot contain any applications If an Active or Inactive desktop that contain applications is disabled the application will be automatically moved to an Active desktop You can also give a desktop a unique name Double click the desired desktop tab The tab will turn grey and a blinking cursor will appear Simply type in the new name When you have renamed the desktop click on th...

Page 20: ...20 Using HydraVision for Windows 98SE Windows Me ...

Page 21: ... installation enables the Desktop Manager and creates a Windows program group for HydraVision display management software HydraVision and the Desktop Manager are activated whenever Windows starts Installing HydraVision adds menu options to the ATI Icon Click on the ATI icon to access the application s features and help or to unload the HydraVision Desktop Manager Accessing HydraVision Desktop Mana...

Page 22: ...nd Help OK implements the changes you ve made in the HydraVision dialog and exits the Desktop Manager Changes take effect immediately unless you see a message prompting you to restart your computer Cancel discards all changes made to any section of the HydraVision dialog and closes the Desktop Manager Apply implements your changes without closing the Desktop Manager Help connects to local or onlin...

Page 23: ...Using HydraVision for Windows NT4 0 Windows 2000 23 Desktop Management Controls The Desktop Management Dialog Windows NT4 0 The Desktop Management Dialog Windows 2000 ...

Page 24: ...re placed on monitor splits are automatically relocated to the monitor on which most of the window appears HydraVision Max button management Allows you to control the behavior of the Windows Maximize button When HydraVision is running a HydraVision Max Restore button appears in the upper right corner of your application title bars Clicking this icon makes the active window maximize in one of three...

Page 25: ...e disabled NOTE Extended Desktop must be enabled before the computer is restarted Remove HydraVision title bar buttons This box removes or restores the ATI buttons placed on the title bar in installed applications Remove MultiDesk system tray icon This box removes or restores the MultiDesk system tray icon MultiDesk Settings This button gives access to all the MultiDesk Properties Here you enable ...

Page 26: ...p Manager dialog box Individual Application Settings This button allows you to specify enable and disable desktop management settings for individual applications You can access these settings by clicking on the down arrow of the HydraVision icon in the application title bar or by clicking the Individual Application Settings button in the Desktop Management dialog NOTE These settings override the g...

Page 27: ... To create custom hot key sequences select a Modifier key Shift Alt etc a Hot key and the Hot key function you want this key combination to perform Click Add to enter your new combination in the Assigned hot keys list box Click Apply to activate assigned hot keys NOTE ATI recommends that a modifier key be used with any function key F1 F2 etc assigned as a hot key This will prevent interference wit...

Page 28: ...or dialogs from monitor to monitor for quick placement and viewing of desktop contents HydraVision Pop up Menu Allows on the fly access to HydraVision controls Run Application Lets you start any application with a hot key Gather All Windows to Monitor 1 Allows you to find applications that are hidden or are open and lost on disabled monitors Find Cursor Locates the cursor on a busy or crowded desk...

Page 29: ...umber assigned to the current desktop NOTE MultiDesk is installed with HydraVision However multiple desktop support and HydraVision can be loaded unloaded and operated independently of each other MultiDesk System Tray Icon Right click on this icon to access MultiDesk controls In addition to accessing active desktops from the system tray you can also access active desktops with a Hot key shortcut N...

Page 30: ...y disabled Disabled desktops cannot contain any applications If an Active or Inactive desktop that contain applications is disabled the applications will be automatically moved to an Active desktop You can also give a desktop a unique name Double click the desired desktop tab The tab will turn grey and the cursor will blink Simply type in the new name When you have finished renaming the desktop cl...

Page 31: ... OpenGL properties page gives you complete control of the OpenGL settings Optimization Preference Quality allows you to optimize your OpenGL settings for quality Performance allows you to optimize your OpenGL settings for performance ...

Page 32: ...blending are enabled Wait for vertical sync lowers the frames per second rate in full screen games However this can reduce the image tearing that can occur with higher frame rates Enable texture compression enables and disables texture compression Full Screen anti aliasing allows you to set the level of full screen anti aliasing This will result in an overall higher quality image with a slight red...

Page 33: ...e rates W buffer support allows you to enable or disable W buffer support It is recommend that W buffer support should be disabled for games that do not support this feature Compressed texture format allows you to enable support for DirectX compressed texture formats Some applications cannot handle too many texture formats Disabling compressed texture format the video driver ceases to support this...

Page 34: ...t reduction in performance When Application Preference mode is selected the video driver will use anti aliasing only when an application requests it When Always On mode is selected the video driver will force anti aliasing on all applications 2 Samples provides a higher sample ratio which improves overall image quality even further with a slight reduction in performance This also requires more vid...

Page 35: ...decreases the color brightness of you desktop The higher the gamma value the higher the brightness and contrast of your display Overlay brightness increases or decreases the color brightness of your video overlay window The higher the gamma value the higher the brightness and contrast of your display Game gamma increases or decreases the color brightness of Direct 3D or OpenGL games played in full...

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Page 37: ...en you enable television display in Europe the refresh rate for the monitor and television is set to 50Hz Some monitors may not support this refresh rate and could be damaged Please check the documentation supplied with your monitor to see if your monitor supports a refresh rate of 50Hz If your monitor does not support 50 Hz or if you are not sure then turn off your monitor before turning on your ...

Page 38: ... electronics stores Connecting Your R200 RV200 TV Out to a Television or VCR 1 Turn off your computer and your television or VCR 2 Ensure your graphics card is installed correctly For information about placing the card in your computer and installing the enhanced ATI driver see the RADEON 8500 RADEON 7500 Getting Started guide 3 Determine if your television or VCR has an S Video or Composite video...

Page 39: ...our computer and your television or VCR 6 To turn your television display on and off please see Enabling and Disabling the Television Display on page 41 Connecting your ATI RADEON 8500 RADEON 7500 card to a TV or VCR ...

Page 40: ...7500 to a European TV using the SCART If your European television does support S Video S VHS input you can use an S Video cable available in most consumer electronic stores to view your PC on a television Figure 2 Using a SCART connector with the video adapter cable Audio In Right Red Left White SCART Connector Composite Audio Cable Video Adapter Cable Connect to audio source Connect to S Video Ou...

Page 41: ...sult the documentation that came with your VCR 7 Click Apply to save the changes you have made For information about how to use television display and the ATI Displays Properties page click the Help button Starting Windows with Television Display Enabled The television screen may become scrambled during the initial Windows logo display This is only a temporary effect and your television screen wil...

Page 42: ...e problems when television display is enabled disable television display to restore your monitor s display Adjusting Monitor Display The size of the display on your monitor may be smaller and not perfectly centered when you have television display enabled These effects are caused by the changes required to provide a proper display on the television Use the controls available on the Adjustments tab...

Page 43: ...ight side of your television screen This effect depends on your television and the PC application you are running To reduce edge distortion you can increase the TV display s horizontal size To Increase the Horizontal Size 1 Click Start 2 Point to Settings then click Control Panel 3 Double click Display 4 Click on the Settings tab and then the Advanced button 5 Click on the ATI Displays tab 6 Click...

Page 44: ...display feature enabled see Enabling and Disabling the Television Display on page 41 You can set your display resolution as high as 1024 x 768 However higher resolutions will result in a virtual desktop If a television is your only display device and a higher mode is selected the display on your television will disappear Using Games and Applications Some older games and applications may program yo...

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