ATI Technologies X1900 - Radeon XTX 512 MB PCIE Video Card User Manual Download Page 12

Page: 12 / 160

4 Radeon® X1900 Series Features

System Requirements

External Connectors

• Dual DVI-I output.

• S-Video output or Video In/Video Out (VIVO) connection.

Hardware

•

Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon®.

•

512MB of system memory; 1GB or more for best
performance.

•

Optical drive for installation software (CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM drive).

•

Specialized PCI Express® 450 watt or greater power
supply recommended. Consult your computer system
manual to ensure the power supply is designed to
accommodate a high-end graphics card with a peak
dissipation above 75 watts.

Operating
System

•

Windows® XP 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-panel (DFP) displays or digital CRT display.

CrossFire™
Compatibility

If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of a
CrossFire™ system, the following is required:
•

A CrossFire™ certified motherboard with two (2) PCI
Express® X16 slots and correct PCIe™ chipset driver.

(See

ati.com/crossfire

for a list of CrossFire™

certified motherboards.)

•

a CrossFire™ Edition graphics card from the same
product series that works as the Master graphics card.

More information on the requirements for each of these
components can be found within the CrossFire™ FAQ.

[email protected] -- POWER COLOR

-- 202.133.241.51 -- Sunday, December 25, 2005

Summary of Contents for X1900 - Radeon XTX 512 MB PCIE Video Card

Page 1: ...Radeon X1900 Series User s Guide P N 137 40973 10 freeman powercolor com tw POWER COLOR 202 133 241 51 Sunday December 25 2005 ...

Page 2: ...ages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of the ATI hardware software or other products and documentation provided herein ATI Technologies Inc reserves the right to make changes without further notice to a product or system described herein to improve reliability function or design With respect to ATI products which this document relates ATI disclaims all express or implied warran...

Page 3: ...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 Attachment All card securement pins shall be completely tightened as to provide continuous bonding between the option card and the PC chassis Lightning For added protection for this product during a lightning storm or when it is left unattend...

Page 4: ...iv freeman powercolor com tw POWER COLOR 202 133 241 51 Sunday December 25 2005 ...

Page 5: ...Advanced Installation PCIe 11 Connecting Devices 13 Using Multiple Displays 15 Connecting Your Monitors 15 Display Configurations 17 Installing Software and Drivers 19 Installing Drivers and Software in Windows 19 Software Installation Prerequisites 19 Monitor Configuration 20 Reinstalling Drivers 21 Installing the Catalyst Software Suite 22 Catalyst Control Center 25 Launching Catalyst Control Ce...

Page 6: ...ing preference manually 58 Adaptive Anti aliasing 59 Anisotropic Filtering 60 Catalyst A I 62 Mipmap Detail Level 63 All Settings 65 Set the Anti Aliasing preference manually 66 API Specific 68 Color 70 Color Desktop 71 Color FullScreen 3D 74 Avivo Video for Radeon Series starting from 9500 75 Standard Settings 76 Adjustments 77 Video Overlay Theater Mode 79 Deinterlacing 80 VPU Recover 85 CrossFi...

Page 7: ... Rendering Modes 105 SuperTiling 106 Scissor Mode 107 Alternate Frame Rendering AFR Mode 108 Super Anti aliasing Mode 109 Reference 113 Troubleshooting 113 Product Registration 117 Customer Care 117 Getting Additional Accessories 119 Compliance Information 119 FCC Compliance Information 119 Industry Canada Compliance Statement 120 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive Compliance...

Page 8: ...viii freeman powercolor com tw POWER COLOR 202 133 241 51 Sunday December 25 2005 ...

Page 9: ...xel 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 aliasing method that smooths uneven edges and improves blurred images 2x 4x 6x Anti aliasing modes with a loss less compression up to a ratio of 6 1 at all resolutions 2x 4x 8x 16x Anisotropic Filtering modes with up to 128 tap textu...

Page 10: ...DTV 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 floating point processing Up to 512 simultaneous pixel threads Dedicated branch execution units for high performance dynamic branching and flow control Dedicated texture address units for improved efficiency High resolution texture sup...

Page 11: ...g 2x 4x 6x Anti Aliasing modes Sparse multi sample algorithm with gamma correction programmable sample patterns and centroid sampling New Adaptive Anti Aliasing modes Temporal Anti Aliasing mode Lossless Color Compression up to 6 1 at all resolutions including widescreen HDTV resolutions 2x 4x 8x 16x Anisotropic Filtering modes Up to 128 tap texture filtering Adaptive algorithm with performance an...

Page 12: ... 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 panel DFP displays or digital CRT display CrossFire Compatibility If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of a CrossFire system the following is required A CrossFire certified motherboard with two 2 PCI Express X16 slots...

Page 13: ...0 Series card you must uninstall the drivers for the existing graphics card before removing it from your computer To uninstall previous drivers With your current graphics card still in your computer 1 Close all applications that are currently running 2 Navigate to the Control Panel and select Add Remove Programs 3 Select your current graphics card drivers and select Add Remove The wizard will help...

Page 14: ...6 Before You Begin 4 Restart your system after the drivers have been removed freeman powercolor com tw POWER COLOR 202 133 241 51 Sunday December 25 2005 ...

Page 15: ...hics Card Installation There are two types of installation If your Radeon graphics card does not require a separate connection to the computer s power supply follow the Basic Install instructions below If your graphics card requires a separate connection to the computer s power supply follow the Advanced Install instructions for either AGP or PCIe as appropriate Bus Types 1 AGP card and AGP expans...

Page 16: ... information see your computer documentation 5 Locate the appropriate slot and if necessary remove the metal back plate cover 6 Align your ATI graphics card with the slot and press it in firmly until the card is fully seated 7 Screw in or fasten the graphics card securely and replace the computer cover 8 Reconnect any cables you have disconnected and plug in the computer s power cord 9 Turn on the...

Page 17: ...or PCIe as appropriate Graphics cards that require connection to the computer s power supply will have a power cable connected in the upper right corner of the card L Consult your system builder or OEM to ensure that your system has an adequate power supply Generally ATI recommends a 300 watt power supply or greater to ensure normal system operation where a number of other internal devices are ins...

Page 18: ...ion 5 Locate the appropriate slot and if necessary remove the metal back plate cover 4 Power Cable Connector 5 4 Pin Power Connection 6 Power Extension Cable Power Connector to Graphics Card 7 Power Extension Cable Power Connector to Hard Drive 8 Power Extension Cable Power Connector to Power Supply 9 Hard Drive 10 Power Connector to Hard Drive L WARNING Wait approximately 20 seconds after unplugg...

Page 19: ...ire a separate connection to the computer s power supply follow the Basic Install instructions If your graphics card require a separate connection to the computer s power supply follow the Advanced Install instructions for either AGP or PCIe as appropriate Radeon graphics cards that require connection to the computer s power supply will have a power cable connected to them L Your computer will bee...

Page 20: ...lation 1 Radeon Graphics Card 2 Power Supply 3 6 pin Power Cable Connector 4 6 pin Power Connection 5 Power connector to Graphics Card 6 Power connector to Power Supply L WARNING Wait approximately 20 seconds after unplugging the power cord before disconnecting a peripheral or removing a component from the motherboard to avoid possible damage to the motherboard freeman powercolor com tw POWER COLO...

Page 21: ...raphics card securely Make sure the cables are not interfering with anything inside the computer for example a cooling fan and replace the computer cover 8 Reconnect any cables you have disconnected and plug in the computer s power cord 9 Turn on the monitor and then your computer Connecting Devices The following illustration shows typical connections found on ATI graphics cards L WARNING Remember...

Page 22: ...VCR or Camcorder CATV Supports a TV antenna or cable service Composite Supports a TV VCR or Camcorder L For more information about connecting to your All in Wonder graphics card see the AIW All in Wonder Quick Start Guide and the All in Wonder User s Guide located on the CD that came with your new All in Wonder graphics card freeman powercolor com tw POWER COLOR 202 133 241 51 Sunday December 25 2...

Page 23: ...des TV output via an S Video Out connector Connections and Adapters for the Radeon X1900 Series Card 1 Standard VGA Monitor Connector To connect a VGA monitor to the DVI I connector plug the supplied DVI I to VGA adapter into the DVI I connector then plug your monitor cable into the adapter 2 DVI I to VGA Adapter 3 DVI I Connection To connect a digital display freeman powercolor com tw POWER COLOR...

Page 24: ...nel then Display Click the Settings tab to access the basic multi monitor configuration settings Note ATI provides Catalyst Control Center software that provides many additional configuration features It can be accessed by clicking the Advanced button from the Display Properties Settings tab 2 Select the Monitor icon identified by the number 2 3 Click Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor 4 ...

Page 25: ...el 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 CRT display DVI I connector with DVI I to VGA adapter CRT cathode ray tube analog display CRT display HDTV DVI I to VGA adapter Componet Adapter to HDTV YPbPr cable DFP display HDTV DVI I connector HDTV cable YPbPr HDTV YPrPb adpater C...

Page 26: ...18 Display Configurations freeman powercolor com tw POWER COLOR 202 133 241 51 Sunday December 25 2005 ...

Page 27: ... drivers you must have administrator rights or be logged on as a user with administrator rights Your operating system must be installed and running before you can install the Radeon X1900 Series drivers Also make sure that you have installed Service Pack 2 for Windows XP Make sure your monitor cable is properly attached before you begin Note The installation dialog will display in English if your ...

Page 28: ...ears select Yes I want to restart my computer now and click Finish 8 After the system reboots the Found New Hardware message displays Digital Signature Not Found Click Yes or Continue to complete the driver installation Monitor Configuration Once the drivers and software have been installed you can configure your monitor L The Express installation option is recommended By selecting this option the...

Page 29: ...esolution and Color Quality as appropriate for the second monitor Click Apply or OK to apply these new values Refer to your Windows online help and documentation for further information on using the Settings tab Note When you use multiple monitors with your Radeon X1900 Series card one monitor will always be Primary Any additional monitors will be designated as Secondary Note You can also enable m...

Page 30: ...nter HydraVision not included in the Express Install Remote Wonder Software SurroundView To install the Catalyst software suite Note Optical drive refers to any drive capable of reading CD ROM media 1 Insert the ATI Installation CD ROM into your optical drive If Windows runs the CD ROM automatically proceed to step 5 2 Click Start Run 3 Type the following D ATISETUP If D is not your optical drive ...

Page 31: ...23 Not all software components are installed using the Express installation Custom installation allows you to select individual software components for installation freeman powercolor com tw POWER COLOR 202 133 241 51 Sunday December 25 2005 ...

Page 32: ...24 Installing the Catalyst Software Suite freeman powercolor com tw POWER COLOR 202 133 241 51 Sunday December 25 2005 ...

Page 33: ...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 Catalyst Control Center can be customized for easy access to the features you use most Use the Catalyst Control Center to access a comprehensive online help system or connect to the ATI Web site Launching Catalyst Control Center Catalyst Control Cen...

Page 34: ...ou 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 Center desktop shortcut Launching Catalyst Control Center Using Hot Keys You can press the predefined combination of keys Ctrl Alt C to launch Catalyst Control Center or you can define your own hot key sequence by using the Catalyst Control...

Page 35: ...Launching Catalyst Control Center 27 Catalyst Control Center Dialog freeman powercolor com tw POWER COLOR 202 133 241 51 Sunday December 25 2005 ...

Page 36: ...evices 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 View and Custom View if selected Use the Dashboard to access a comprehensive online help system create a hot key or customize the way you view the Catalyst Control Center The Dashboard includes Views Hot keys Catalyst Control...

Page 37: ...ee 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 Manager allows you to create shortcut key combinations to quickly perform tasks such as changing a graphics setting or opening an application A hot key is a combination of one or more modifier keys such as Ctrl Alt or Shift and any letter from the alphab...

Page 38: ... hot keys 1 Open Hotkeys Manager 2 Select an option from the List Hotkeys for drop down menu Optionally select an aspect from the According to list 3 Select the hot key actions you want active Note A hot key action must have a hot key assigned to it before the hot key can be made active See a list of active hot keys only 1 Open Hotkeys Manager 2 Click List active Hotkeys only 3 Select an option fr...

Page 39: ...to a specific graphics card If there is more than one graphics card installed in your computer you need to select the appropriate card before creating loading or activating a profile Note Profiles Manager is only available in Advanced View To access the Profiles Manager Click the Profiles button in Advanced View of the Catalyst Control Center Display Profiles Manager 1 Click Profiles in the Dashbo...

Page 40: ...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 example a shortcut on your desktop If you choose Hotkeys assignment select a Hot key modifier and a keyboard key Activate an application file or shortcut when a profile is started 1 Open the Profiles Manager 2 Click the Applicatio...

Page 41: ...ete 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 the Preferences page to restore factory defaults change skins or enable disable the System Tray icon The Catalyst Control Center Preferences page contains the following options Hide Tooltips Always on Top Enable System Tray menu Restore f...

Page 42: ...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 next to Hide Toolbar Text the toolbar buttons have button icons only Hide the Catalyst Control Center Splash Screen 1 Click the Preferences button in the Advanced View of the Dashboard 2 Click Hide Splash Screen Note When a check mark appea...

Page 43: ...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 the Advanced View of the Dashboard 2 Select Restore factory defaults in the drop down menu 3 Click Yes Help Use the Catalyst Control Center Help feature to access the comprehensive online help system generate a Problem Report and get the ...

Page 44: ...f 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 be used by an ATI Customer Care agent to help diagnose and resolve the problem 1 Click the Help button in theAdvanced View of the Dashboard 2 Click Problem Report Wizard 3 Follow the Wizard s instructions Display the version of the inst...

Page 45: ...phics chipset device ID bus type memory size and BIOS version To access the Information Center Expand Information Center in the treeview of Advanced View and select either Graphic Software or Graphic Hardware To access system information Click the System Information button to open the Windows System Information Catalyst Control Center Information Center Graphics Software Sample freeman powercolor ...

Page 46: ...alyst Control Center may use the Basic View wizard to help you configure your display preferences Experienced users who prefer to manually configure their desktop setting should use the Advanced View Note The Catalyst Control Center will open to the Basic View the very first time it is accessed Experienced users can easily change to Advanced View by selecting Advanced and click the Next button Cat...

Page 47: ... 3 above for each additional connected device The number on the display icon will increase as more displays are added Enable Extended Mode If the secondary display is disabled 1 From the Tree View pane click Displays Manager 2 Click the number 2 display icon in the right hand box 3 Click Yes to the Enable this display dialog Optionally right click the number 2 icon in the right hand box and click ...

Page 48: ...e 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 display device icon from Additional Displays to the empty box to the right of the Main box 3 Click Stretch vertically onto display device in the pop up menu 4 Click Yes in the Displays Manager Notification dialog If the secondary disp...

Page 49: ... 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 Select Swap displays 4 Click either Maintain per display mode settings or Swap displays order only Note Swap displays order only swaps displays while maintaining the existing display settings Maintain per display mode settings swaps displays...

Page 50: ... 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 device Detect a display device such as a Digital Flat Panel or TV without having to restart your computer 1 From the Tree View pane click Displays Manager 2 Click Detect Displays button Force changes to a specific display setting You ca...

Page 51: ...s 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 when a full screen application or game 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 non standard in...

Page 52: ...tilizing 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 allowing the application to set the refresh rate 1 From the Tree View pane click Display Options 2 Select the desired refresh rate from the 3D Refresh Rate Override drop down menu Catalyst Control Center Display Options freeman powercolor com tw ...

Page 53: ...yst 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 required to detect your TV some features that rely on automatic detection such as extended desktop will not be supported 1 From the Tree View pane click Display Options 2 Click Force TV detection enables this feature Note This option is not avail...

Page 54: ...ner 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 saved once you click OK Monitor Properties Use the Monitor Properties aspect to configure your Display Data Channel DDC monitor s attributes to display information about the connected monitor and adjust the output display s position and size No...

Page 55: ... 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 Monitor Properties 2 Click Attributes 3 Select Use Extended Display Identification Data EDID or driver defaults to place a check mark in the check box Catalyst Control Center Monitor Properties Sample freeman powercolor com tw POWER COL...

Page 56: ...lyst Control Center Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect not just the feature in the current view Digital Panel Properties Use the Digital Panel Properties aspect to configure the DVI settings and Image Scaling to improve image quality without impacting performance Use HDTV Support to add EDID information containing information about the capabilities of the display about your conn...

Page 57: ...al 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 Note Enable Scale image to full panel size to fill the digital display Catalyst Control Center Digital Panel Properties Sample freeman powercolor com tw POWER COLOR 202 133 241 51 Sunday December 25 2005 ...

Page 58: ...e 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 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 view only Previous settings are not altere...

Page 59: ...perties 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 color to the light radiated from an equivalent incandescent black body at a given temperature in degrees Kelvin 1 From the Tree View pane expand Digital Panel Properties 2 Click Avivo Color 3 Adjust the Temperature control slider to...

Page 60: ...s 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 support HDTV you must go to both HDTV Support pages and select both Add 720p and Add 1080i check boxes Add 720p mode to the Displays Manager Force button If the Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats list box is empty you can add a format 1 From the ...

Page 61: ... 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 supported 1 From the Tree View pane expand Digital Panel Properties 2 Click HDTV Support 3 Select either 720p or 1080i in HDTV modes supported by this display 4 Click Apply formats 5 Click Add L WARNING This option is only intended for d...

Page 62: ... Remove an HDTV Format 1 From the Tree View pane expand Digital Panel Properties 2 Click HDTV Support 3 Click to highlight the HDTV format to be removed in the Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats list box 4 Click Remove button Note The removed format will be removed from the Displays Manager mode list once the computer has been rebooted Apply HDTV Format 1 From the Tree View pane expand Digital Pan...

Page 63: ...st Control Center was opened or the last time Apply was used Discard does not close the Catalyst Control Center Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect not just the feature in the current view 3D Use 3D to adjust features found in 3D applications such as graphic design CAD programs and games 3D is only available in advanced view Use 3D to individually configure the following settings...

Page 64: ...erall 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 to use an overall adjustment control that rapidly configures your application Adjust your Standard settings The default selection is Balanced 1 From the Tree View click 3D 2 Click Standard Settings Catalyst Control Center Standard Settin...

Page 65: ... the Catalyst Control Center open 2 Click OK to save your changes and exit 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 was used Discard does not close the Catalyst Control Center Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect not just the...

Page 66: ...ee View pane expand 3D 2 Click Anti aliasing 3 Ensure the application override is disabled To do so make sure the Let the Application Decide check box is cleared The slider control will become available 4 Click the Control slider and move the selector to your preferred setting To increase processing performance move the slider to the left To increase image quality move the slider to the right Set ...

Page 67: ...scard 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 close the Catalyst Control Center Clicking Discard 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...

Page 68: ...with smooth simple surfaces such as those seen in CAD applications Setting for quality is best used with applications that display highly detailed scenes backgrounds and textured objects such as those seen in 3D games If you are unsure how to configureanisotropic filtering use the Let the Application Decide option Your display will automatically adjust to the application s requirements Set the Ani...

Page 69: ... for a full screen view of the adjustments you have made 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 pause button again causes the preview to resume Apply your settings 1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst Control Center open ...

Page 70: ... Use the Advanced slider setting to achieve even better results with minimal impact on performance Catalyst A I includes application specific detection for various games and games engines such as Doom 3 the Half Life 2 engine Unreal Tournament 2003 Unreal Tournament 2004 Splinter Cell Race Driver Prince of Persia and Crazy Taxi 3 Disable Catalyst A I 1 From the Tree View pane expand 3D 2 Select Ca...

Page 71: ...g Discard 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 Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view only Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you click OK Mipmap Detail Level Mipmapping is a texturing technique that p...

Page 72: ...ing the button in the Preview pane Clicking the pause button again causes the preview to resume 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 Catalyst Control Center Discard your settings Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst Control Center ...

Page 73: ...e settings that existed when the Catalyst Control Center was opened or the last time Apply was used Discard does not close the Catalyst Control Center Clicking Discard 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 Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults ...

Page 74: ...rocessing performance move the slider to the left To increase image quality move the slider to the right Set the level of adaptive anti aliasing 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 From the Tree View pane expand 3D 2 Click All Settings 3 Ensur...

Page 75: ...et the Mipmap detail level 1 From the Tree View pane expand 3D 2 Click All Settings 3 Scroll to Mipmap Detail Level 4 Click the Control slider and move the selector to the left to increase processing performance or to the right to increase image quality Set 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 C...

Page 76: ...nd OpenGL Application Programmable Interfaces API These settings are provided for resolving certain incompatibilities within 3D applications that use one of these APIs Use this dialog when you are know which type of API Direct 3D or OpenGL your 3D application uses and you want to select a particular API specific feature If you are not sure which API your 3D application uses consult the documentati...

Page 77: ...cific 3 Select Alternate pixel center to place a check mark in the check box Set Triple buffering for OpenGL Enabling Triple buffering will improve the frame rate of games when vertical sync is enabled only if the frame rate is less than the vertical sync refresh rate In low memory situations enabling Triple buffering may decrease application performance as there will be less frame buffer memory a...

Page 78: ...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 Control Center Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect not just the feature in the current view Color Use the Color page to adjust the color properties of your Desktop and Full screen 3D applications and games Use the Color Corr...

Page 79: ... 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 Brightness and Contrast simultaneously 1 From the Tree View pane click Color 2 Select Desktop in Set color correction for 3 Select All Channels Catalyst Control Center Color freeman powercolor com tw POWER COLOR 202 133 241 51 Sunday December 25...

Page 80: ...ma 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 left Optionally click the up and down arrow buttons of the adjustment box Click the Reset button to restore the previous settings Note The preview image automatically displays the adjustments you have ...

Page 81: ...nges 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 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 saved once you click OK Discard your settings Click Disca...

Page 82: ...r 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 left Optionally click the up and down arrow buttons of the adjustment box Click the Reset button to restore the previous settings Note The preview image automatically displays the adjustments you have made Set Color Contrast 1 From the Tree...

Page 83: ...s 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 Control Center Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect not just the feature in the current view Avivo Video for Radeon Series starting from 9500 Use the Avivo Video aspect to apply standard ...

Page 84: ...figure 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 1 From the Tree View pane expand Video 2 Click Standard Settings Catalyst Control Center Avivo Video freeman powercolor com tw POWER COLOR 202 133 241 51 Sunday December 25 2005 ...

Page 85: ...ved 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 Control Center Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect not just the feature in the current view Adjustments Use Avivo Video Adjustments to manually set Gamma Brightness Contrast Saturation and Hue Let the application control...

Page 86: ...rol 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 Adjustments 3 Click and drag the Saturation control slider to the desired position Set Hue Hue defines the tint of the red green and blue components of an image 1 From the Tree View pane expand Video 2 Click Adjustments 3 Click and drag the Hue c...

Page 87: ...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 shows overlay select in Theater Mode full screen if you want the video content to be displayed on both displays The Secondary display displays the same content as the primary Optionally select in Standard Mode if you want the video content...

Page 88: ...e 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 view only Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once 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 l...

Page 89: ...interlacing 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 changes and exit 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 view only Previous sett...

Page 90: ...lace 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 the Tree View pane expand Video 2 Click All Settings 3 Scroll to Video Adjustments 4 Adjust the Gamma control slider to the desired position Adjust Brightness Brightness is the overall intensity or luminosity of an image 1 From the Tree V...

Page 91: ...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 Mode 4 Under Clone mode shows overlay select in Theater Mode full screen if you want the video content to be displayed on both displays The Secondary display displays the same content as the primary Optionally select in Standard Mode if...

Page 92: ...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 From the Tree View pane expand Video 2 Click All Settings 3 Scroll to Deinterlacing 4 Select a deinterlacing mode for the drop down menu Enable Windows Media Settings 1 From the Tree View pane expand Video 2 Click All Settings 3 Scroll t...

Page 93: ...enter 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 to detect when the graphics processor stops responding to display driver instructions When this happens the display driver attempts to reset the graphics hardware In most cases VPU Recover will be able to reset the graphics processor without re...

Page 94: ...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 Click Prepare an error report if VPU Recover is activated for submission to ATI Technologies 3 Click Send Error Report button in the error report email Catalyst Control Center VPU Recover freeman powercolor com tw POWER COLOR 202 133 241 51 ...

Page 95: ...nges 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 Control Center Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect not just the feature in the current view CrossFire Use CrossFire to combine the power and performance of two or more Visual Processing Units to drive a single display Harness t...

Page 96: ...display This configuration increases the detail of the 3D objects each card can render as each card handles half of the total number of frames Super Anti aliasing A feature that improves image quality by combining the results of full screen anti aliasing across two graphics cards in a CrossFire configuration The two graphics cards work on different anti aliasing patterns within each frame It is re...

Page 97: ...xcept 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 the level of adaptive anti aliasing 1 From the Tree View pane expand 3D 2 Click Adaptive Anti Aliasing Catalyst Control Center CrossFire freeman powercolor com tw POWER COLOR 202 133 241 51 Sunday December 25 2005 ...

Page 98: ...used Discard does not close the Catalyst Control Center Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect not just the feature in the current view Change motherboard BIOS settings Some motherboards may have a system BIOS option to switch between single or dual PCIe slot support The default setting may be single slot support Refer to the motherboard s manual for information to enable dual PCIe ...

Page 99: ...e to reduce the amount of memory on the card with the most amount of memory to match the memory size of the graphics card with the least amount of memory Clicking OK to the memory mismatch error message will restart your computer Note When disabling CrossFire you will be given the option to restart your computer to restore the original graphics memory size or continue with the reduced memory size ...

Page 100: ...ntrol Center For information on installing the software see the Getting Started Guide that came with your graphics card For more information see the CrossFire Web page at ati com crossfire Disabling CrossFire When CrossFire is disabled you will need to restore your graphics settings It is recommended that you create a Profile that contains all your settings For more information see the CrossFire W...

Page 101: ...CrossFire 93 5 Select the composition activation and applications options that you wish to apply to the profile 6 Click Save freeman powercolor com tw POWER COLOR 202 133 241 51 Sunday December 25 2005 ...

Page 102: ...94 CrossFire freeman powercolor com tw POWER COLOR 202 133 241 51 Sunday December 25 2005 ...

Page 103: ...eries card to a TV use an S Video cable To connect S Video Out 1 Power off your computer and your TV 2 Determine if your TV supports either a S Video or Composite video connection L 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 is set to 50 Hz Some mo...

Page 104: ...V for your computer s display can be useful however the display on your monitor may change or looked squashed This distortion occurs because the display adjusts to fit the dimensions of your TV To correct the monitor s display use the monitor s control buttons to adjust its display size and position Connecting Your S Video Out to a TV or VCR 1 S Video Connection on graphics card 2 TV 3 S Video Cab...

Page 105: ...x 768 Choosing a resolution higher than this will cause the TV display to disappear if it is the only display device Using Games and Applications Some older games and applications may program your Radeon X1900 Series 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 affected...

Page 106: ...t Note See your HDTV or component input device manual for configuration information specific to your device L You must have a monitor attached to your computer before installing the ATI HDTV For proper operation of your ATI Component Video Adapter ATI display drivers must be correctly installed ATI HDTV Cable 1 ATI HDTV Video Output Cable 2 Backplate of the ATI Graphics Card 3 Male RCA Patch Cable...

Page 107: ...ovies and play video games on your High Definition Television For maximum performance when you watch DVD movies or play computer games on your HDTV you should find the mode and screen resolution that provide the best result on your TV and use those settings exclusively L Copy protected DVDs restrict playback to 480i and 480p modes freeman powercolor com tw POWER COLOR 202 133 241 51 Sunday Decembe...

Page 108: ...100 Connecting to HDTV freeman powercolor com tw POWER COLOR 202 133 241 51 Sunday December 25 2005 ...

Page 109: ...s FAQ 2 What graphics cards work with CrossFire A CrossFire graphics card works with all members of the same brand family Thus a Radeon X1800 CrossFire Edition can be used as the Master graphics card with any member of the Radeon X1800 family 3 What motherboards support CrossFire Any certified CrossFire motherboards based on Intel and ATI chipsets 4 Are there specific CMOS motherboard settings for...

Page 110: ...eir respective slots on the motherboard If an image appears on the screen upon boot up the card has been placed in the correct slot on the motherboard 6 Are there any software settings required for CrossFire to work Yes there is a setting in the Catalyst Control Center that needs to be enabled for CrossFire to operate When all of the hardware and software has been properly set up and installed the...

Page 111: ...the graphics cards connected on a CrossFire system The two cards are connected by an external cable The cable is attached from the Slave graphics card s DVI I connection to the CrossFire Edition s CrossFire connection which is used to convey information from the Slave graphics card to the Master graphics card and transmit the combined signal to a display device 9 Which games applications work with...

Page 112: ...n 14 What type of performance improvement is expected Performance enhancements experienced on a CrossFire system depend on the application or game being used Performance improvements can be increased up to 100 15 How many independent displays can be connected to a CrossFire system While CrossFire is designed for optimal use on a single display it is possible to drive multiple monitors using a Cros...

Page 113: ...ts of a CrossFire system are a CrossFire certified motherboard with two PCI Express x16 slots a Radeon CrossFire Edition graphics card the Master graphics card and a compatible Radeon graphics card the Slave graphics card A CrossFire graphics card works with all members of the same brand family Thus a Radeon X1900 CrossFire Edition can be used as the Master graphics card with any Radeon X1900 prod...

Page 114: ...ity by selecting the new Super Anti aliasing modes in the Catalyst Control Center SuperTiling In this mode each frame to be rendered is divided into a number of tiles in an alternating checkerboard pattern so that half of the tiles are assigned to each of the two GPUs Each tile is kept to a relatively small 32x32 pixel square so this method does a good job of balancing the workload across each GPU...

Page 115: ...it into two sections with each section being processed by one GPU The ideal configuration is determined automatically for each application 4 Partial Frame Rendered on PCI Express Master Graphics Card 5 Final Rendered Frame on Display 1 PCI Express Slave Graphics Card 2 Radeon X1900 Series Master Graphics Card 3 Partial Frame Rendered on PCI Express Slave Graphics Card 4 Partial Frame Rendered on P...

Page 116: ... sent to the Compositing Engine on the CrossFire Edition card which then sends them on to the display By allowing both GPUs to work independently AFR provides the greatest potential performance improvements of all the available modes It is also the only mode that allows the full vertex processing performance of both GPUs to be combined 1 PCI Express Slave Graphics Card 2 Radeon X1900 Series Master...

Page 117: ...termine the final color The latest generation of ATI s Radeon GPUs with SmoothVision HD technology uses a method known as Multi sample Anti aliasing MSAA This method takes samples from 2 4 or 6 programmable locations within each pixel and uses gamma correct sample blending for high quality smoothing of polygon edges The new CrossFire Super Anti aliasing mode takes advantage of the programmable sam...

Page 118: ... disadvantages it requires rendering many more pixels than normal which can have a drastic impact on performance and that it results in an ordered grid sample pattern which does a poor job of anti aliasing some types of jagged edges CrossFire s Super Anti aliasing overcomes both of these problems It takes advantage of the second GPU to render the additional pixels required for each frame so there ...

Page 119: ...each GPU renders the image from a different viewpoint about half a pixel width apart The new 10x and 14x Super Anti aliasing modes operate in this manner combining 2x SSAA with 4x and 6x MSAA respectively Both of these modes work together with SmoothVision HD Anisotropic Filtering AF The new Super Anti aliasing modes can be enabled by users through the ATI Catalyst Control Center interface Note En...

Page 120: ...112 CrossFire Rendering Modes freeman powercolor com tw POWER COLOR 202 133 241 51 Sunday December 25 2005 ...

Page 121: ...roubleshooting Problem Possible Solution Computer Does Not Boot Up Properly Verify that the installation instructions were properly followed Check that the card is properly installed in your system and connected to your monitor If you have problems during start up restart your computer in Safe Mode While starting Windows XP press and hold F8 until you see the Windows Advanced Options Menu Use the ...

Page 122: ...lution and refresh rates you select Incompatible resolution refresh rate selection may result in monitor damage Refer to your monitor s documentation for recommended resolutions and refresh rates Off Center Screen Image Odd Colors or No Picture Try adjusting the brightness sharpness contrast and color balance controls of your monitor Try adjusting the centering and positioning controls of your mon...

Page 123: ...or video playback that is currently running You will not be able to start CrossFire if a 3D application game or video playback such as a DVD movie is running Close all open 3D applications games and movie player applications then enable CrossFire The CrossFire Edition card must be installed on the 1st boot up slot on your motherboard A message recommending the reversal of graphics card positions a...

Page 124: ...puter When disabling CrossFire you will be given the option to restart your computer to restore the original graphics memory size or continue with the reduced memory size Cannot Use ATI Overdrive ATI Overdrive is not an available feature on CrossFire systems Screen Rotation Function Does Not Work or is Unavailable Screen rotation is not an available feature on CrossFire systems Unable to get Cross...

Page 125: ... Blue Pr Red There is no display on my TV Your TV will not display anything until Windows starts this may take several minutes Set your TV to YPbPr input Ensure that the HDTV Component Video Adapter is properly connected then restart 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 ...

Page 126: ... Commerce Valley Drive East Markham Ontario Canada L3T 7X6 Telephone US Canada 9 00AM 7 00PM EST Monday to Friday English 1 877 284 1566 toll free or 1 905 882 2626 International and or local toll charges to Canada will apply Telephone Europe and Other Regions 10 30 to 00 00 GMT 10 30 to 19 00 GMT 12 00 to 20 30 GMT English German French Spanish Portuguese 00800 6677 1111 toll free or 1 905 882 55...

Page 127: ...tion This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer s instruction...

Page 128: ...her compliance information ATI Research Inc 4 Mount Royal Ave Marlborough MA 01752 1976 USA 508 303 3900 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive Compliance This product was manufactured by ATI Technologies Inc The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to ensure compliance with FCC regulations Changes or modifications to this unit not...

Page 129: ...atures produces a smoother NTSC video image from a motion picture film source and can be used for better edge image processing in the Vector Adaptive Deinterlacing feature within Catalyst Control Center 3D Acronym for three dimensional referring to computer graphics that appear to have volume and depth Various modelling processes take the representation of a three dimensional object provided by th...

Page 130: ...n the computer motherboard designed specifically for 3D graphics cards AGP runs 3D images much more smoothly and quickly than was previously possible with PCI video cards AGP runs at several times the bus speed of PCI and employs sideband addressing so multiple data transfers between the graphics processor and the computer can take place concurrently AGP is currently being phased out in favour of ...

Page 131: ... smooths out this jaggedness by filling in the white spaces between the jagged edges with varying shades of grey Aspect A group of related features in ATI s Catalyst Control Center software For example the Color aspect clusters together controls that handles gamma brightness contrast and other features relating directly to the display of color Similarly the 3D aspect provides a set of related cont...

Page 132: ...r generated images especially for surface details Bit Depth Refers to the number of data bits required to store color information about a pixel Larger bit depth means a greater range of color information is capable of being encoded into each pixel For example 1 binary bit of memory can only encode to either 0 or 1 So a graphical bit depth of 1 means that the display can only show two colors the bl...

Page 133: ...ing such things as 2D and 3D performance while providing immediate feedback using a more intuitive graphical user interface Color Component Three color components Red Green and Blue combine in various intensities to determine the color of each pixel on the screen The values of each color component are graphically represented by a corresponding color curve Color Correction Use Color Correction to c...

Page 134: ...ess and multiple color channels together into a single channel For this reason it is inferior in signal quality than either S Video or component video Composite video is the broadcast format for analog television signals worldwide and connections are typically available on VCRs DVD players and video games Compositing Engine A chip that is available only on CrossFire Edition graphics cards This chi...

Page 135: ...mers with direct access to low level hardware functions for games and other high performance 3D applications Dithering A computer graphics technique that takes advantage of the human eye s tendency to mix two colors that are adjacent to each other to produce smooth boundary transitions Dithering adds intermediate color values between two or more boundaries producing smoother more natural look to 2...

Page 136: ... jaggies inherent in the interlaced television signals Flat Shading A lighting technique that shades each polygon of a 3D object based on where the source of the light is and the angle of the polygon in relation to it It enables relatively fast rendering of 3D objects although it can make those objects appear faceted as each visible polygon is set to a particular color value and consequently does ...

Page 137: ...ch vertex of a triangle or polygon and interpolated across the entire face HDCP HDCP is an acronym for High Bandwidth Digital Copy Protection It is a form of digital rights management designed to protect copyright of signals being transported across DVI or HDMI connections Several international regulatory bodies have recommended its incorporation into high definition display and playback devices H...

Page 138: ...lor space used by most computer displays hue refers to a coordinate of the color as described by its red green and blue values minus any additional brightness or saturation values for that color HydraVision HydraVision is ATI s multi monitor management software enabling users to manage the display of multiple windows and applications across two adjacent monitors It also includes a range of product...

Page 139: ...eing used to make an object visible Lighting can strongly affect the mood of a scene For example a harsh light could be a bare lightbulb that is glaringly bright on the objects closest to it while casting strong shadows in the background A softer light would be more diffuse and not cast shadows such as you would get outdoors on a typical overcast day Mipmapping The most memory intensive aspect of ...

Page 140: ... Unix including Linux ATI Overdrive ATI Overdrive maximizes the performance of the GPU by dynamically altering its speed to an optimal level depending on usage An on chip thermal sensor constantly monitors the temperature of the GPU allowing for maximum clock speed to be maintained while avoiding overheating PAL An acronym for Phase Alternating Line the name for a video broadcast standard used in ...

Page 141: ...ilities available increasing overall 3D performance Pixel All computer images are made up of tiny dots Each individual dot is called a pixel a word created from the term picture element A pixel is the smallest indivisible unit of a digital image and can be only a single color The size of the pixel depends on how the display resolution has been set The smallest size a pixel can be is determined by ...

Page 142: ...one where all of the color values are the same Saturation can therefore be thought of as the relative difference between the values of the channels SCART SCART is an acronym for Syndicat des Constructeurs d Appareils Radiorécepteurs et Téléviseurs SCART is an 21 pin connector used mainly in Europe for transferring analog audio and video signals between VCRs DVD players personal computers and set t...

Page 143: ... is French for sequential color with memory Shadow Mask In CRT monitors the shadow mask is a metal plate full of tiny holes that is attached to the inside of the glass screen It focuses the beams from the electron guns at the back of the CRT The distance between these holes is called the dot pitch SmoothVision HD SmoothVision HD incorporates improved anti aliasing anisotropic filtering and 3Dc com...

Page 144: ...sures a more even distribution of what needs to be rendered This type of graphical operation is only available in Radeon CrossFire graphics cards running Microsoft Direct 3D games or applications S Video Short for Separate Video S Video is a type of analog video interface that produces a higher quality signal compared to composite video The signal is split into two separate channels luminance Y an...

Page 145: ...rporate up to two TMDS links with each link comprised of the number of signals required for standard RGB output Higher resolutions and refresh rates than standard are possible if multiple TMDS links are available by using multiple DVI connectors Trilinear Filtering A sampling method used to produce realistic looking 3D objects Trilinear filtering averages one of the bilinear filter mipmap levels a...

Page 146: ...pool or the stretching and wrinkling of a character s clothes as he or she moves Vertex shader units A feature built into the graphical processor which renders the texture magnitude and direction of the individual triangles that comprise each polygon of a given 3D object The more vertex shader units available within the graphical processor the more complex polygons that can be generated per clock ...

Page 147: ...iminating the need for a system reboot and allowing users to continue using the computer without interrupting or losing their work YPbPr A type of analog composite video signal that splits and compresses the standard Red Green Blue RGB colors of a television signal into separate luminance and color values The Y stands for the luminance channel while Pb and Pr represent the blue and red channels re...

Page 148: ...140 freeman powercolor com tw POWER COLOR 202 133 241 51 Sunday December 25 2005 ...

Page 149: ...p 117 135 139 5 4 aspect ratio 123 720p 52 53 117 130 139 720p mode 52 A Accelerated Graphics Port AGP 122 133 access system information 37 accessories 119 Activate Close 33 Activate a profile 32 Activate an application file or shortcut when a profile is started 32 Adaptive Anti Aliasing 66 Adaptive anti aliasing 59 Add an HDTV format 53 Advanced 29 Advanced View 37 39 55 All Settings 65 Alternate...

Page 150: ...4 back buffer 125 Basic 29 Bilinear Filtering 124 BIOS 37 BIOS settings 90 Bit depth 124 Bitmap 124 Brightness 78 82 brightness 70 71 72 74 75 77 114 123 125 129 130 Buffer 69 125 128 130 bus type 37 C Card Reversal Recommend 91 Catalyst 22 106 Catalyst A I 66 Catalyst A I 67 Catalyst A I 55 62 90 103 Catalyst A I settings 62 90 Catalyst Control Center 21 22 25 28 102 103 106 116 125 Cathode Ray T...

Page 151: ...71 78 contrast 70 71 72 73 74 77 82 114 123 Control Panel 5 21 125 Control point 126 Copy protection DVDs 117 CPU 133 Crazy Taxi 3 62 Create a list of active Hotkeys 30 Create a Profile 31 92 Create or Edit Profile 31 92 CrossFire 4 101 102 103 104 105 108 109 115 116 123 134 136 CrossFire graphics card connections 90 CrossFire Edition 4 101 102 103 104 105 108 126 CrossFire F A Q 101 CrossFire Ma...

Page 152: ...ce 128 Direct 3D 43 68 69 123 127 134 136 DirectX 127 Disable Catalyst A I 62 90 Disable Catalyst A I 62 Display Color page 71 Display Data Channel DDC 46 Display Detection Options 43 Display Options 43 Display the online help 36 Display the version of the installed Catalyst Control Center 36 Displays Manager 39 Displays Manager Advanced View 39 Dithering 127 DMS 59 115 Doom 3 62 Dot pitch 97 127 ...

Page 153: ...ectors 4 F FCC Compliance 119 Flat Shading 128 Fog 128 Force 24 bit Z buffer depth 69 Force button 42 Force changes to a specific display setting 42 Force TV Detection 43 Force TV detection 45 Frame Buffer 128 frame rate 69 121 Frames per second fps 129 FullScreen 3D 74 G games TV display 97 Gamma 77 82 gamma 70 71 72 74 75 77 109 123 129 138 geometry instancing 68 Getting Additional Accessories 1...

Page 154: ...30 Hue 51 75 77 78 83 123 130 134 HydraVision 20 22 130 HyperZ HD 130 I Image Scaling 49 Industry Canada Compliance 120 Information Center 36 installation tips 113 Installing drivers 19 interlaced 80 K Keyframe interpolation 131 KTX Buffer Region Extension 131 L Let the application control the video adjustments 77 82 Let the Application Decide 58 60 Lighting 121 122 124 131 Linux 132 list of activ...

Page 155: ... 79 83 Overlay Display Mode 83 P PAL 132 135 PCI 132 133 PCI Express 4 101 102 106 107 108 110 115 116 PCI Express PCIe 122 133 Pentium 4 Péritel 134 Pipeline 133 Pixel 69 106 109 110 111 122 133 pixel by pixel 137 power supply 4 Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats 52 53 Preferences 29 33 Preview your changes 57 59 61 62 64 65 primary slot 102 Prince of Persia 62 Product Registration 117 Profiles 2...

Page 156: ...Profile 32 Scale to full screen 80 84 scaling 138 SCART 134 Scissor Mode 105 107 108 109 134 136 Screen rotation 116 Search for Help 36 SECAM 135 secondary display device 39 Select a deinterlacing mode 81 84 Select a Language 35 Select a skin 35 Separate Video 136 serial number 5 Set a higher quality Anisotropic Filtering 61 Set color correction for 71 72 Set the Anisotropic Filtering preference m...

Page 157: ...ti Aliasing SSAA 59 110 111 122 SuperTiling 105 106 107 108 109 136 SurroundView 22 104 S Video 136 Swap display 41 Switch Views 29 SXGA 134 System Information 37 system requirements 4 System Tray Icon 34 T Temperature 51 Temporal anti aliasing 58 temporal filtering 138 Texel 136 texture buffer 125 Texture mapping 136 Texture Preference 137 the same on all displays 79 Theater Mode 75 79 80 83 84 T...

Page 158: ... connector 138 Video 76 77 78 79 81 82 83 84 85 114 116 117 Video Adjustments 85 video aspect ratio 80 84 Video Graphics Array 138 Video Immersion II 138 Video In Video Out VIVO 116 video memory 125 Video Preset 76 Video Wizard 76 VideoShader HD 139 Views 28 VIVO Video In Video Out 116 VPU Recover 85 86 139 W Wait for display refresh 66 Wait for vertical refresh setting 67 Warranty 118 warranty 11...

Page 159: ...formation 37 Windows System Tray 34 35 Windows XP 4 19 113 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition 116 Wizard 36 75 76 X XGA 134 Y Y C 136 Y C video 136 YCbCr 139 YPbPr 17 117 126 139 YPbPr connector 97 Z Z buffer 69 130 139 z buffer 125 freeman powercolor com tw POWER COLOR 202 133 241 51 Sunday December 25 2005 ...

Page 160: ...152 freeman powercolor com tw POWER COLOR 202 133 241 51 Sunday December 25 2005 ...

Search results

Summary of Contents for X1900 - Radeon XTX 512 MB PCIE Video Card

Reviews:

Related manuals for X1900 - Radeon XTX 512 MB PCIE Video Card

Brands by name

Popular brands

ATI Technologies X1900 - Radeon XTX 512 MB PCIE Video Card, User Manual

Search results

Summary of Contents for X1900 - Radeon XTX 512 MB PCIE Video Card

Reviews:

Related manuals for X1900 - Radeon XTX 512 MB PCIE Video Card

Brands by name

Popular brands