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ATI

RADEON ™ X800 AGP Series

User’s Guide

P/N 137-40621-20 Rev. A

Summary of Contents for RADEON X800 AGP Series

Page 1: ...ATI RADEON X800 AGP Series User s Guide P N 137 40621 20 Rev A...

Page 2: ...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 reserves...

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: ...ons Tab 18 ATI Rotation Tab 19 Rotation HotKeys 21 ATI Overlay Tab 22 Video Overlay 22 Clone Mode Settings 23 ATI SMARTGART Tab 25 ATI 3D Tab 27 Direct 3D Compatibility Settings 29 OpenGL Compatibilit...

Page 6: ...deo capture 42 Setting the Windows Volume Control 42 Troubleshooting 45 Uninstalling Old Graphics Card Software 45 Windows New Hardware Found 45 Installing the CATALYST Software Suite 46 Solution Sele...

Page 7: ...128 MB of system memory 256 MB or more for best performance Motherboard with free AGP 4x 8x slot and correct AGP chipset driver CD ROM drive for installation software 300 watt or greater power supply...

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Page 9: ...d your desktop by using the S Video out Connections and Adapters for the RADEON X800 Card X Standard VGA Monitor Connector To connect a VGA monitor to the DVI I connector plug the supplied DVI I to VG...

Page 10: ...isplay 1 From the Start menu click Control Panel then Display Click the Settings tab to access the basic multi monitor configuration settings Note ATI software provides many additional configuration f...

Page 11: ...support a composite connection via the S Video to Composite adapter Single HDTV display S Video Out to HDTV YPrPb cable HDTV High Definition Television CRT display TV VGA connector S Video Out UNSUPPO...

Page 12: ...lay HDTV VGA connector DVI I connector S Video Out to HDTV YPrPb cable CRT display CRT display TV VGA connector DVI I connector with DVI I to VGA adapter S Video Out UNSUPPORTED CONFIGURATION CRT disp...

Page 13: ...features 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: ...es a hotkey with a scheme To input the hotkey highlight the field and press the appropriate key combination on your keyboard Save button Saves display device configuration schemes Delete button Delete...

Page 16: ...a display device scheme Display device selections can be saved as a scheme for quick recall 1 Click the enable disable button for the display devices you want to have active 2 Type a name into the Sch...

Page 17: ...e right of the Primary display Clicking the button extends your desktop to a Secondary display located below the Primary display Clicking the button will reassign the Primary and Secondary monitors Cl...

Page 18: ...12 ATI Color Tab ATI Color Tab Desktop Settings ATI Color Tab Desktop Settings...

Page 19: ...that is selected in the Profiles list box All Colors checkbox Adjusts the Gamma Brightness or Contrast for Red Green and Blue simultaneously Note that any individual color settings in effect are lost...

Page 20: ...ode Hotkeys Some 3D applications automatically load their own color settings rather than those set through the ATI Color tab To use custom settings you can preconfigure hotkey combinations to either a...

Page 21: ...se the hotkeys to trigger the profile Some 3D applications allow you to switch easily between full screen mode and windowed mode and do not load their own color settings In windowed mode you can make...

Page 22: ...tion Hotkey can be any key listed To avoid conflicts be aware of any hotkeys or keyboard controls that may already be assigned to your applications and 3D games Hotkey action Specifies the action that...

Page 23: ...hotkey combination 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...

Page 24: ...ATI Options Tab Version Information Shows the Catalyst version number 2D version number and the driver build information Details button Gives access to the Details tab which lists the card s hardware...

Page 25: ...applications Disable quick resolution feature The quick resolution feature is accessible by left clicking the ATI icon in the system tray Checking this option disables this feature Reduce DVI frequen...

Page 26: ...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 27: ...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 28: ...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 29: ...ed 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 the color Sliding it...

Page 30: ...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 31: ...the SMARTGART diagnostics test Full Screen Video The source video is scaled so that your display is showing full screen Note if the source video contains horizontal black bars as do some DVD movies t...

Page 32: ...on the Set AGP Speed slider Fast Write radio buttons Toggles Fast Write on and off Fast Write allows the CPU to transfer data directly to the graphics accelerator Fast Write will be on by default prov...

Page 33: ...have previously been set to Off will be turned on providing the test passes L When using the Retest All button problems can arise if the user enables a secondary graphics card in a multiple monitor en...

Page 34: ...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 35: ...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 36: ...iple Buffering Improves the frame rate of games when Wait for Vertical Sync is enabled in Custom Settings Enabling Triple Buffering may decrease application performance as there will be less frame buf...

Page 37: ...n the graphics 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...

Page 38: ...r Report checkbox When VPU Recover is activated 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...

Page 39: ...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 and the other to your TV Refer t...

Page 40: ...ry effect and your screen will be restored within a few seconds During start up your RADEON X800 will go through a sequence of mode settings during which your TV display will remain blank This process...

Page 41: ...connector should not be left connected to your RADEON X800 card when TV Out is enabled In both cases your RADEON X800 will become overloaded resulting in a dim image on all devices Using a Monitor vs...

Page 42: ...on and then the General tab 3 In the Display section select Large 120 DPI from the Font Size or DPI Setting drop down list 4 Click Apply If prompted click Yes to restart your Computer Reducing Edge Di...

Page 43: ...lace where you are using TV display only make sure that you have the TV display feature enabled prior to removing the monitor The maximum display resolution for TV is 1024x768 Choosing a resolution hi...

Page 44: ...mputer output directly on your High Definition Television HDTV or other component input device Provide a big screen experience for your computer that is ideal for playing games giving presentations wa...

Page 45: ...Turn on your component input device and set it to YPbPr input Note See your HDTV or component input device manual for L You must have a monitor attached to your computer before installing the ATI HDTV...

Page 46: ...tings exclusively To change HDTV display settings 1 Click the Windows Start button point at Settings and then click Control Panel 2 Double click the Display icon click the Settings tab and use the Scr...

Page 47: ...Internet The audio and video output connectors on your TV camcorder or VCR will be similar those depicted in the illustration Use Composite Video Out or S Video Out S Video Out will provide better re...

Page 48: ...tware 4 Power on your TV or hit Play on your TV or VCR Note To capture sound you must connect the Line Out of your media device to the Line In of your sound card Audio cables are available from a cons...

Page 49: ...Capturing Video 43 4 Click the Line In volume control checkbox then click OK If the Mute checkbox is checked click it to cancel muting...

Page 50: ...44 Capturing Video...

Page 51: ...ic drivers for the existing graphics card before removing it from your computer To uninstall old graphics drivers 1 With your current graphics card still in your computer close all open applications 2...

Page 52: ...cs Accelerator card To ensure you install supported software use the ATI Installation CD ROM that shipped with your ATI Graphics Accelerator card To install the CATALYST Software Suite 1 Insert the AT...

Page 53: ...ress 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 interrup...

Page 54: ...the picture on the screen Note The Screen Position settings in Display Properties Advanced Displays Adjustments tune the position of the picture on the screen via the video signal Set the monitor s RG...

Page 55: ...your computer DVDs will not play in 720p or 1080i modes Copy protected DVDs restrict playback to 480i and 480p modes I can t see the entire display If your component input device supports it try 720p...

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Page 57: ...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...

Page 58: ...des technologies de l information EN 55024 1998 CISPR 24 1997 Limites et m thodes de mesure des caract ristiques d immunit Mat riel des technologies de l information Equipement de Technologie de l Inf...

Page 59: ...creating 27 ATI Overlay tab 22 ATI taskbar applications disabling 18 enabling 18 B brightness 13 14 color settings 11 video overlay 22 C capture video 41 42 card specification information 18 Catalyst...

Page 60: ...52 contrast 13 14 color settings 11 TV display 36 video overlay 22 Copy protection DVDs DVDs Copy protection 49 custom settings 3D 28 D desktop color settings 13 display corruption DVI 19 high resolut...

Page 61: ...High Definition Television 38 horizontal size TV display 36 Hotkeys color settings 14 hue video overlay 22 I Input and output adapters displaying PC output on TV and recording on videotape 41 installi...

Page 62: ...on video overlay 22 secondary display 8 secondary displays clone mode 23 settings 3D applications 15 Clone Mode 23 single display rotate 21 SMARTGART Fast Write 26 system requirements 1 T tab Overlay...

Page 63: ...oftware 45 V VGA 23 video capture 41 Video overlay definition 22 video overlay 22 brightness 22 contrast 22 gamma 22 hue 22 saturation 22 Volume control 42 VPU Recover 31 W Windows volume control 42 Y...

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