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Radeon

X1900 GT

User’s Guide

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Page 1: ...Radeon X1900 GT User s Guide P N 137 10...

Page 2: ...on of business loss of anticipatory profits or for punitive incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of the ATI hardware software or other products and...

Page 3: ...a third grounding pin This plug will only fit into a grounding type power outlet This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet contact your electrician to replace the...

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Page 5: ...Graphic Features 1 System Requirements 4 External Connectors 4 Using Multiple Displays 5 Connecting Your Monitors 5 Display Configurations 7 Catalyst Control Center 9 Launching Catalyst Control Cente...

Page 6: ...preference manually 42 Adaptive Anti aliasing 44 Anisotropic Filtering 44 Catalyst A I 46 Mipmap Detail Level 48 All Settings 50 API Specific 53 Color 55 Color Desktop 56 Color FullScreen 3D 59 Avivo...

Page 7: ...vii Using Games and Applications 83 Windows Volume Control 83 Capturing Video Using Windows Movie Maker 84...

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Page 9: ...x shader processors Forty eight pixel shader processors 512 bit internal ring bus memory controller 256 bit 8 channel memory interface Native PCI Express x16 bus interface SmoothVision Full scene anti...

Page 10: ...y resolutions including widescreen HDTV resolutions Ultra Threaded Shader Engine Support for Microsoft DirectX 9 0 Shader Model 3 0 programmable vertex and pixel shaders in hardware Full speed 128 bit...

Page 11: ...ending and multi sample anti aliasing 2x 4x 6x Anti Aliasing modes Sparse multi sample algorithm with gamma correction programmable sample patterns and centroid sampling New Adaptive Anti Aliasing mod...

Page 12: ...P with Service Pack 2 SP2 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Windows 2000 Windows Vista Monitor High resolution MultiSync or multi frequency monitors or any other type of VGA monitor Digital flat pan...

Page 13: ...to VGA adapter It also provides TV output via an S Video Out connector Connections and Adapters for the Radeon X1900 GT Card 1 Standard VGA Monitor Connector To connect a VGA monitor to the DVI I con...

Page 14: ...the Start button click Control Panel then Display Click the Settings tab to access the basic multi monitor configuration settings Note ATI provides Catalyst Control Center software that provides many...

Page 15: ...VI I connector DFP digital flat panel display DFP Display DFP Display DVI I connectors DFP Display HDTV DVI I connector S Video to Component adapter Using supplied S Video to Component adapter Single...

Page 16: ...8 Display Configurations...

Page 17: ...w is a simplified view that includes wizards to get the inexperience user up and running Advance View allows the advanced user to access and configure the complete feature set of the software The Cata...

Page 18: ...nter Using the Desktop Shortcut When you first installed Catalyst Control Center the setup wizard provided you with the option of placing a shortcut on the desktop Double click the Catalyst Control Ce...

Page 19: ...Launching Catalyst Control Center 11 Catalyst Control Center Dialog may not appear exactly as shown...

Page 20: ...isable connected display devices and change the orientation of your desktop Many features present you with a preview of your changes before they are applied The Dashboard is only available in Advanced...

Page 21: ...lus sign beside the graphics card name to expand the tree view 3 Select the check box next to each aspect you wish to add to your custom view 4 Click OK to save the changes Hotkeys Manager The Hotkeys...

Page 22: ...t key character is restricted to letters of the alphabet Create a list of active hot keys 1 Open Hotkeys Manager 2 Select an option from the List Hotkeys for drop down menu Optionally select an aspect...

Page 23: ...ly activated manually through a hot key or by file association Note A profile applies to a specific graphics card If there is more than one graphics card installed in your computer you need to select...

Page 24: ...a profile from Create or Edit a Profile drop down menu 3 Click the Activation tab 4 Set a profile to activate manually Click Manually by then select your preferred method for activating a profile For...

Page 25: ...ithout applying the saved Profile Delete a profile 1 Open the Profile Manager 2 Select a profile from the Create or Edit a Profile drop down menu 3 Click Delete 4 Click OK to confirm Preferences Use t...

Page 26: ...Show or hide text that appears on the toolbar buttons 1 Click Preferences button in the Advanced View of the Dashboard 2 Click Hide Toolbar Text in the drop down menu Note When a check mark appears ne...

Page 27: ...he Dashboard 2 Click Select a skin in the drop down menu 3 Choose a skin from the Skin drop down menu 4 Click OK Restore Catalyst Control Center to the factory default settings 1 Click Preferences in...

Page 28: ...ish to search for the in search box of the Catalyst Control Center Help 4 Click Go Create a Problem Report Create a problem report should you experience a problem with your ATI product This report can...

Page 29: ...aphics card such as the installed graphics chipset device ID bus type memory size and BIOS version To access the Information Center Expand Information Center in the tree view of Advanced View and sele...

Page 30: ...enable TV Out Those new to the Catalyst Control Center may use the Basic View wizard to help you configure your display preferences Experienced users who prefer to manually configure their desktop set...

Page 31: ...e pop up menu Note Repeat steps 2 and 3 above for each additional connected device The number on the display icon will increment as more displays are added Enable Extended Mode If the secondary displa...

Page 32: ...fication dialog Note Display device can be CRT DFP TV or HDTV Enable Stretch Main Vertically If the secondary display is disabled 1 From the Tree View pane click Displays Manager 2 Click and drag the...

Page 33: ...connection Swap displays in Extended Mode Use Swap displays to switch your desktops when using multiple monitors 1 From the Tree View pane click Displays Manager 2 Right click any Desktop icon 3 Sele...

Page 34: ...Right click the desktop monitor icon to be rotated 3 Select a rotation option from the pop up menu Optionally select a rotation angle from the Rotation drop down menu Detect a newly connected display...

Page 35: ...Display Options The Display Options aspect gives you additional control to optimize performance of OpenGL and Direct 3D applications Use 3D Refresh Rate Override to set a refresh rate of your choice w...

Page 36: ...rate for full screen applications or games utilizing Microsoft DirectX or OpenGL You can either set an explicit refresh rate or make the refresh rate the same as the desktop or disable this feature a...

Page 37: ...TV is not automatically detected by the Catalyst Control Center and does not appear in the Displays Manager page This may be the case if your TV has non standard inputs Note If Force TV detection is r...

Page 38: ...e the mouse to the bottom right hand corner of the window 2 Click Defaults Note Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view only Previous settings are not altered and will be save...

Page 39: ...EDID uses the information provided by the attached monitor to determine the limits for the resolution and refresh rate Enable Extended Display Identification Data EDID 1 From the Tree View pane expand...

Page 40: ...sed Discard does not close the Catalyst Control Center Note Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect not just the feature in the current view Digital Panel Properties Use the Digital Pane...

Page 41: ...Image Scaling to configure your digital display Set Image Scaling 1 From the Tree View pane expand Digital Panel Properties 2 Click Attributes 3 Under Image Scaling click to enable the desired setting...

Page 42: ...l mode when enabled may eliminate display corruption Apply your settings 1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst Control Center open 2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Cata...

Page 43: ...ane expand Digital Panel Properties 2 Click Avivo Color 3 Click and drag the Saturation control slider to the desired position Set Color Temperature Color temperature is a measure that compares a colo...

Page 44: ...ger due to an incomplete EDID Extended Display Identification Data Selecting one or both of the HDTV modes adds them to the Force button located in the Displays Manager when the associated display is...

Page 45: ...ormat The Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats list box should list any standard and optimized HDTV formats supported by the digital panel s EDID If the list is empty then no HDTV formats are natively s...

Page 46: ...k Apply to add your new HDTV format to the Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats list and the Displays Manager mode list Note The format to be added must be based on one of the standard timing formats 72...

Page 47: ...iscard your settings Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst Control Center was opened or the last time Apply was used Discard does not clos...

Page 48: ...ust for overall system performance overall 3D image quality or a balance between the two This page is useful when you are not aware of which type of 3D settings your application uses or when you want...

Page 49: ...ote 3D Preview is not available for systems with integrated graphics on the motherboard Apply your settings 1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst Control Center open 2 Click OK to...

Page 50: ...tomatically adjust to the application s requirements Set the Anti Aliasing preference manually Set the Anti Aliasing preference manually 1 From the Tree View pane expand 3D 2 Click Anti aliasing 3 Ens...

Page 51: ...Preview pane Clicking the pause button again causes the preview to resume Note 3D Preview is not available for systems with integrated graphics on the motherboard Apply your settings 1 Click Apply to...

Page 52: ...tering Anisotropic filtering is a technique that preserves detail on surfaces that have three dimensional perspective and fade away into the background It works best when used in conjunction with Mipm...

Page 53: ...elected Note The slider control becomes unavailable Set higher quality Anisotropic Filtering 1 From the Tree View pane expand 3D 2 Click Anisotropic Filtering 3 Select Enable High Quality AF Note Enab...

Page 54: ...defaults for the current view only Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you click OK Catalyst A I Catalyst A I makes use of ATI s new texture analyzer technology to optimize perfo...

Page 55: ...ade To exit full screen Preview press the Esc key The Preview can be disabled by clicking the X button in the Preview pane It can also be paused by clicking the button in the Preview pane Clicking the...

Page 56: ...el of detail is needed Mipmap detail level can be set to favor either an increase in system processing performance or improved image quality Setting for performance is best used when the 3D image is a...

Page 57: ...time Apply was used Discard does not close the Catalyst Control Center Note Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect not just the feature in the current view Restore default settings 1 M...

Page 58: ...card applies to all features of an aspect not just the feature in the current view Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right hand corner of the window 2 Click Defaults Note Clickin...

Page 59: ...ing 1 From the Tree View pane expand 3D 2 Click Adaptive Anti Aliasing 3 Adjust the Adaptive Anti Aliasing control slider to the desired setting Set the Anisotropic Filtering preference manually 1 Fro...

Page 60: ...t Wait for vertical refresh setting 1 From the Tree View pane expand 3D 2 Click All Settings 3 Scroll to Wait for vertical refresh 4 Click the Control slider and move the selector to the left to incre...

Page 61: ...to select a particular API specific feature If you are not sure which API your 3D application uses consult the documentation of your 3D application Set Enable geometry instancing Geometry Instancing a...

Page 62: ...n the vertical sync refresh rate In low memory situations enabling Triple buffering may decrease application performance as there will be less frame buffer memory available for texture and geometry da...

Page 63: ...ly was used Discard does not close the Catalyst Control Center Note Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect not just the feature in the current view Color Use the Color page to adjust th...

Page 64: ...rall contrast use the Contrast control Display Color page to configure Desktop 1 From the Tree View pane click Color 2 Select Desktop from the Set color correction for drop down menu Set Gamma Brightn...

Page 65: ...TI color controls button Set Color Gamma 1 From the Tree View pane click Color 2 Click and drag the Control slider to your preferred setting To increase the Gamma move the slider to the right To decre...

Page 66: ...ings 1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst Control Center open 2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst Control Center Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the...

Page 67: ...a 1 From the Tree View pane click Color 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 slider to the le...

Page 68: ...e you click OK Discard your settings Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst Control Center was opened or the last time Apply was used Disca...

Page 69: ...resets or use the Video Wizard to configure your display devices Start the Video Wizard 1 From the Tree View pane expand Video 2 Click Standard Settings 3 Click the Wizard button Select a Video Preset...

Page 70: ...gs Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst Control Center was opened or the last time Apply was used Discard does not close the Catalyst Con...

Page 71: ...3 Click and drag the Brightness control slider to the desired position Set Saturation Saturation is the measure of amount of color in an image 1 From the Tree View pane expand Video 2 Click Adjustmen...

Page 72: ...Theater Mode to change the way you view streaming video Select an Overlay Display when in Clone Mode 1 From the Tree View pane expand Video 2 Click Theater Mode 3 Under Overlay Display Mode Clone mode...

Page 73: ...the Catalyst Control Center Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right hand corner of the window 2 Click Defaults Note Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current v...

Page 74: ...2 Click Deinterlacing 3 Select a deinterlacing mode for the drop down menu Apply your settings 1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst Control Center open 2 Click OK to save your cha...

Page 75: ...oll to Video Adjustments 4 Click to place a checkmark next to Let the application control the video adjustments to enable it Adjust Gamma Gamma controls the overall intensity of a video image 1 From t...

Page 76: ...Adjustments 4 Adjust the Hue control slider to the desired position Select an Overlay Display when in Clone Mode 1 From the Tree View pane expand Video 2 Click All Settings 3 Scroll to Overlay Display...

Page 77: ...tings 4 Select Match the source video to maintain the aspect ratio of original video Optionally select Scale to full screen to have the source video fill the display area Select a deinterlacing mode 1...

Page 78: ...rd does not close the Catalyst Control Center Note Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect not just the feature in the current view VPU Recover VPU Recover enables the ATI display driver...

Page 79: ...over is activated This report assists ATI in determining the cause of the problem This information is then used to develop more stable graphic drivers 1 From the Tree View pane click VPU Recover 2 Cli...

Page 80: ...ce you click OK Discard your settings Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst Control Center was opened or the last time Apply was used Disc...

Page 81: ...d balancing scheme where two graphics cards are used to render alternate frames of the display This configuration increases the detail of the 3D objects each card can render as each card handles half...

Page 82: ...essfully enabled all display devices except the one used by CrossFire will be disabled Note CrossFire Higher Quality anti aliasing can be adjusted in the Catalyst Control Center 3D settings aspect Set...

Page 83: ...the Catalyst Control Center Discard your settings Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst Control Center was opened or the last time Apply...

Page 84: ...the second DVI I connector on the Slave card For more information see the CrossFire Web page at ati com crossfire Graphics cards with different amounts of memory Graphics card with different amounts...

Page 85: ...fire CrossFire Is Currently Unavailable This error has occurred because CrossFire did not correctly detect your graphics hardware or their is a problem with the software Check the graphics cards are i...

Page 86: ...by adjusting the various sliders and buttons for the aspects to be included in your profile 2 Open the Profiles Manager 3 Enter a name for your Profile in Create or Edit Profile 4 Enter a description...

Page 87: ...ter IMPORTANT INFORMATION 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 i...

Page 88: ...opean TV using a SCART adapter using either the supplied S Video to composite cable with adapter or using a separate S Video to composite adapter in addition to using standard audio cables S Video to...

Page 89: ...ini Jack Connection 6 Left and Right RCA Audio Connectors S Video to Composite Adapter Plus Audio Connections 1 S Video Out Connection 2 S Video to Composite Adapter Cable 3 Composite Cable S Video to...

Page 90: ...phics card will become overloaded resulting in a dim image on all devices Using a Monitor vs Using TV Display Using your TV for your computer s display can be useful however the display on your monito...

Page 91: ...your Radeon X1900 GT directly to run under a specific display mode This may cause your TV display to turn off automatically or become scrambled your PC monitor or portable LCD display will not be aff...

Page 92: ...open the Record dialog 3 Select Record both to record video and audio 4 Choose record quality a Click Change device b Click Configure c Locate the Video Standard selection box d Choose the video stand...

Page 93: ...Aliasing 50 Adaptive anti aliasing 44 Add an HDTV format 37 Advanced 13 Advanced View 21 23 39 All Settings 50 Alternate pixel center 54 Always on Top 18 AMD Athlon 4 Anisotropic Filtering 39 44 50 An...

Page 94: ...r Brightness 57 Color Contrast 58 59 Color Gamma 57 59 Color quality 26 composition of the profile 16 Contrast 56 57 59 63 contrast 55 56 57 58 59 62 67 83 TV display 83 Control Panel 83 Crazy Taxi 3...

Page 95: ...20 Display the version of the installed Catalyst Control Center 20 Displays Manager 22 23 Displays Manager Advanced View 23 Doom 3 46 Dot pitch 82 DVD 4 DVI 7 32 33 34 82 DVI Settings 34 DVI I 7 82 DX...

Page 96: ...30 32 36 37 38 horizontal size TV display 83 Hotkeys 13 Hotkeys Manager 13 14 15 Hue 35 60 62 63 68 I Image Scaling 33 Information Center 20 interlaced 65 L Let the application control the video adju...

Page 97: ...r 46 Reactivate ATI color controls 57 Reactivate your color settings 57 record 79 84 Refresh Rate 23 26 28 31 54 79 Refresh Rate Override 27 refresh rate override 28 Remove an HDTV Format 38 Rendering...

Page 98: ...settings 40 Stretch Main Horizontally 24 Stretch Main Vertically 24 Super Sample Anti Aliasing SSAA 44 S Video 80 81 82 Swap display 25 Switch Views 13 System Information 21 system requirements 4 Syst...

Page 99: ...Video Wizard 61 Views 12 Volume control 83 VPU Recover 70 71 W Wait for display refresh 50 Wait for vertical refresh setting 52 Windows System Information 21 Windows System Tray 18 19 Windows volume...

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