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Radeon ® X550

Series

User’s Guide

P/N 137-40892-10

Summary of Contents for Radeon X550 Series

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Page 2: ...itive incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of the ATI hardware software or other products and documentation provided herein ATI Technologies Inc res...

Page 3: ...is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet contact your electrician to replace the obsolete outlet Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding type plug Secure Atta...

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Page 5: ...Tab 11 Color Hotkeys Settings 14 ATI Options Tab 16 ATI Rotation Tab 17 Rotation HotKeys 19 ATI Overlay Tab 20 Video Overlay 20 Clone Mode Settings 21 ATI 3D Tab 23 Custom Properties Dialog 25 Direct...

Page 6: ...nly Display 36 Using Games and Applications 36 Troubleshooting 37 Uninstall Old Graphics Card Software 37 Windows New Hardware Found 37 Installing the Catalyst Software Suite 38 Solution Selector 39 C...

Page 7: ...more for best performance Motherboard with free PCI Express slot and correct PCIe chipset driver CD ROM drive for installation software 350 watt or greater power supply recommended Operating System W...

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Page 9: ...ied DVI I to VGA adapter It also provides TV output via a S Video Out or Composite Out connector Connections and Adapters for the Radeon X550 Series Card X Standard VGA Monitor Connector To connect a...

Page 10: ...e monitor cables into their appropriate connectors Z DVI I Backplate Connection To connect a flat panel plug the monitors DVI I connector into the DVI I connection X DVI I Backplate Connection To conn...

Page 11: ...by the number 2 3 Click Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor 4 Set the Screen Resolution and Color Quality as appropriate for the second monitor Click Apply or OK to apply these new values Ref...

Page 12: ...deo out CRT display DFP display VGA connector DVI I connector CRT display CRT display VGA connector DVI I connector with DVI I to VGA adapter The DVI I connector can support a CRT display using the DV...

Page 13: ...eatures Gamers can fine tune these settings for the ultimate experience in 3D image quality or 3D gaming performance HydraVision In addition to the multiple display functionality available with ATI s...

Page 14: ...Displays Tab The ATI Displays tab provides control over multiple monitor features Here you can enable disable display devices and swap the assignment of Primary and Secondary displays Windows Display...

Page 15: ...New configurations can be entered here and then saved using the Save button Hotkey Associates a hotkey with a scheme To input the hotkey highlight the field and press the appropriate key combination...

Page 16: ...p down list field 3 Click Save to save the scheme Dynamic Display Reassignment You can change the assignment of your Primary and Secondary display on the fly without rebooting Note Before you can chan...

Page 17: ...your desktop to a Secondary display located below the Primary display 2 Click OK or Apply to save the changes ATI Color Tab The ATI Color tab allows you to configure Gamma Brightness and Contrast col...

Page 18: ...list are for your Desktop or a Full Screen 3D environment Profiles drop down list Lists all of the Desktop or Full Screen 3D profiles that you have saved Selecting a profile from the list loads those...

Page 19: ...screen 3D application Changing the gamma alters the curvature of the color curve Brightness slider Increases or decreases the color brightness of your Desktop or full screen 3D application Changing th...

Page 20: ...s accomplished through the Color Hotkeys Settings dialog of the Color properties tab Color Hotkeys Settings Dialog Color Hotkey Settings Modifier key In combination with the Hotkey specifies the hotke...

Page 21: ...on to be assigned only once To remove assigned hotkeys 1 Select a hotkey combination from the Assigned Hotkey text box 2 Click Remove Note Assigning a new combination to an action with an existing com...

Page 22: ...fer is selected from the drop down list box and click OK Once inside the 3D application use the hotkeys to trigger the profile ATI Options Tab The ATI Options tab provides detailed driver information...

Page 23: ...on Enables disables the ATI taskbar applications and removes the ATI icon from your system tray Show ATI icon on taskbar Removes replaces the ATI icon from the system tray without disabling the ATI ic...

Page 24: ...tes a hotkey with a rotation To input the hotkey click on the field and press the appropriate key combination on your keyboard Save button Saves a hotkey setting Defaults Restores the default hotkey s...

Page 25: ...se Track Rotation checkbox to have the mouse pointer match the display image 6 Click OK or Apply Rotation HotKeys Hotkeys can be assigned to quickly rotate the image on your display without having to...

Page 26: ...deo on your PC However there is only one video overlay which is only available on the Primary display The video overlay controls are automatically activated during playback of any video file type that...

Page 27: ...e display or extended desktop configurations ATI Overlay Tab Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the video image Contrast Adjusts the contrast in the video image Saturation Adjusts the vividness of t...

Page 28: ...e set for 16 bit color depth or higher to use this mode Same on all Video content is displayed on your Primary and Secondary display in exactly the same manner For example all displays will show video...

Page 29: ...screen Note if the source video contains horizontal black bars as do some DVD movies the full screen video will also contain black bars 4 3 Standard TV Select this option if the aspect ratio of the di...

Page 30: ...ced users only For more information refer to the Custom Properties Dialog section Current Settings Shows the current settings for either Direct 3D or OpenGL whichever is selected Profiles for Allows y...

Page 31: ...lting in smoother more natural looking objects 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 pro...

Page 32: ...the right delivers the highest quality experience Moving the slider to the left emphasizes a high performance solution while still providing good visuals Mipmap Detail Level slider Choose the texture...

Page 33: ...ies Dialog SMARTSHADER Effects SMARTSHADER Effects drop down list SMARTSHADER applies preset pixel effects on OpenGL or Direct 3D applications Choose the desired effect and click OK Defaults button Re...

Page 34: ...led the driver will not support DXT texture formats thus reducing the number of texture formats supported Alternate pixel center May eliminate problems with some Direct 3D games which display vertical...

Page 35: ...tom Settings Enabling Triple Buffering may decrease application performance as there will be less frame buffer memory available If there is insufficient memory available to support this feature it wil...

Page 36: ...card is no longer able to respond to display driver commands When this situation arises the display driver will reset the graphics card Depending on the current state of the system when VPU Recover i...

Page 37: ...ted a dialog will prompt you to submit an automatically generated error report to ATI This error report will help ATI to determine the cause of the problem and help create more stable drivers To disab...

Page 38: ...32 ATI VPU Recover Tab...

Page 39: ...ine if your TV supports either a S Video or Composite video connection 3 Looking at the back of your PC locate your S Video Out Using an S Video cable attach one end of the cable to your graphics card...

Page 40: ...Enabled The TV screen may become scrambled during the initial Windows logo display This distortion is only a temporary effect and your screen will be restored within a few seconds Connecting Your S V...

Page 41: ...Radeon X550 Series card even if the TV is off and not enabled in the software Similarly an analog monitor connected to the DVI I connector should not be left connected to your Radeon X550 Series card...

Page 42: ...ortion on the left and right side of your TV screen This effect depends on your TV and the computer application you are running You can reduce edge distortion by increasing the TV display s horizontal...

Page 43: ...rivers for the existing graphics card before removing it from your computer Uninstalling old graphics drivers 1 With your current graphics card still in your computer close all open applications 2 Cli...

Page 44: ...to enjoy all the features of your ATI graphicscard TheCatalyst SoftwareSuitehasseveral distinct software elements including Driver Catalyst Control Center ATI Multimedia Center HydraVision not includ...

Page 45: ...ess and hold F8 until you see the Windows Advanced Options Menu Use the arrow keys to select Safe Mode and press Enter Check the system configuration utility of your operating system for the interrupt...

Page 46: ...cture Try adjusting the brightness sharpness contrast and color balance controls of your monitor Try adjusting the centering and positioning controls of your monitor to position the picture on the scr...

Page 47: ...Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced r...

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Page 49: ...s disabling 16 17 enabling 16 17 B brightness 13 40 color settings 11 video overlay 20 C card specification information 16 Catalyst 38 version number 16 Catalyst Control Center 38 Clone Mode overlay s...

Page 50: ...39 D desktop color settings 12 Digital 40 Digital Flat Panel DFP 40 display corruption DVI 17 high resolution 17 displays Hotkey 9 primary 8 scheme 9 secondary 8 Dot pitch 36 dot pitch 36 driver info...

Page 51: ...sion 38 I Industry Canada Compliance 41 M multiple displays rotate 19 O old graphics drivers uninstall 37 Options tab 16 overlay adjustments 20 overlay settings Clone Mode 21 P performance 3D 24 prima...

Page 52: ...e 21 single display rotate 19 SurroundView 38 system requirements 1 T tab Overlay 20 Theater Mode 21 Triple Buffering 29 TV 34 35 36 TV display 33 36 contrast 36 games 36 hardware restrictions 35 hori...

Page 53: ...47 VPU Recover 30 W Windows 38 Windows Advanced Options Menu 39 Windows XP 39 Z Z Buffer depth explicitly setting 29...

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