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Software Installation

Profiles Properties:

You can use profiles to create customized environments for your desktop, video, and 3D applications. Define 

and save your own personal video settings that can be quickly activated manually, through a Hotkey, 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 the appropriate card 

before creating, loading, or activating a Profile.

Preferences Properties:

The Preferences page helps to restore defaults, change skins, and update the Catalyst Control Center. The 

Catalyst Control Center Preferences page contains the following options: 

  Always on Top

  Hide Tooltips

  Hide Splash Screen

  Enable System Tray Menu

  Select a Language ...

  Restore Factory Defaults ...

Summary of Contents for GV-R645D3-512I

Page 1: ...arranty of this card Due to rapid change in technology some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this this manual The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omi...

Page 2: ...VGA Card GV R645OC 1GI Apr 08 2011 Apr 08 2011 VGA Card GV R645OC 1GI...

Page 3: ...VGA Card GV R645D3 512I Apr 08 2011 Apr 08 2011 VGA Card GV R645D3 512I...

Page 4: ...VGA Card GV R645SC 1GI May 25 2011 May 25 2011 VGA Card GV R645SC 1GI...

Page 5: ...VGA Card GV R645SL 1GI July 28 2011 July 28 2011 VGA Card GV R645SL 1GI...

Page 6: ...Board Layout 8 2 2 Hardware Installation 13 3 Software Installation 14 3 1 Driver and Utility Installation 14 3 1 1 Driver Installation 14 3 2 Taskbar Icon 16 3 3 Display Properties Pages 18 4 Troubl...

Page 7: ...Supports 1 HDMI connector 1 2 Minimum System Requirements Hardware Intel Pentium 4 CoreTM 2 or AMD AthlonTM PhenomTM 1 GB or more of system memory for best performance Optical drive for software inst...

Page 8: ...llation 2 1 Board Layout HDMI Connector D Sub Monitor Connector 15 pin D Sub Monitor Connector 15 pin DVI D Connector HDMI Connector DVI D Connector 1 DVI Output D Sub Output HDMI TV Digital LCD Monit...

Page 9: ...I Connector D Sub Monitor Connector 15 pin D Sub Monitor Connector 15 pin DVI D Connector HDMI Connector DVI D Connector 1 DVI Output D Sub Output HDMI TV Digital LCD Monitor 2 GV R645D3 512I Analog L...

Page 10: ...ator HDMI Connector D Sub Monitor Connector 15 pin D Sub Monitor Connector 15 pin DVI D Connector HDMI Connector DVI D Connector 1 DVI Output D Sub Output HDMI TV Digital LCD Monitor 3 GV R645SC 1GI A...

Page 11: ...MI Connector D Sub Monitor Connector 15 pin D Sub Monitor Connector 15 pin DVI D Connector HDMI Connector DVI D Connector 1 DVI Output D Sub Output HDMI TV Digital LCD Monitor 4 GV R645SL 1GI Analog L...

Page 12: ...ion should be done on a grounded anti static mat The op erator should be wearing an anti static wristband grounded at the same point as the anti static mat Inspect the card carton for obvious damage S...

Page 13: ...tor Connect an HDMI monitor Connect a D Sub monitor To Flat Panel Display To HDMI Monitor Step 1 Locate the PCI Express x16 slot If necessary remove the metal cover from this slot then align your grap...

Page 14: ...ng the operating system insert the driver disk into your optical drive The driver Autorun screen is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the screen shot below If the driver Autorun s...

Page 15: ...etp 4 Click the Express or Custom icon and then click Next Step 5 Click the Accept button The system is installing the components Step 6 Click the Finish button to restart the computer Then the driver...

Page 16: ...icon in the notification area Right click the icon to enter the ATI Catalyst Control Center The ATI Catalyst Control Center is used to configure all your graphics card settings Right click the ATI ic...

Page 17: ...ware and Sound Manage audio devices Using the picture to the left as the example to set HDMI audio to be the default Sound Playback device select Digital Output Device HDMI Otherwise select Digital Ou...

Page 18: ...Quality for Windows To access Display Settings page right click on desktop and select Personalize then the Personalization windows will show up Select Display Settings to adjust the screen resolution...

Page 19: ...ew and Advanced View at any time To access more settings in Basic View click Basic and then click Next Easy Setup Wizards Choose a wizard from the central list and click Go for step by step assistance...

Page 20: ...nter the new name in the Output File area Finally click Next to start file conversion The video file has been successfully converted Setup my display configuration This wizard allows you to configure...

Page 21: ...y Setup This option allows you to configure your desktop including changing desktop resolution and desktop mode setting up extended desktop requires more than one display and rotating desktop image to...

Page 22: ...ics card View Properties The CATALYST Control Center dashboard supports three types of views Hotkeys Properties The Hotkeys Manager allows you to create shortcut key combinations to quickly perform ta...

Page 23: ...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 Preferences Prope...

Page 24: ...ature allows you to access the comprehensive online help register your product or generate a problem report should you require technical support The Catalyst Control Center Help feature offers the fol...

Page 25: ...supported on systems running Windows Vista Note On systems Windows XP this page will show up the 3D Refresh Rate Override item Use 3D Refresh Rate Override to set a refresh rate of your choice when a...

Page 26: ...ched monitor to determine the limits for the resolution and refresh rate Adjustments Use Monitor Adjustments to resize and reposition the computer desktop on your monitor s display screen You can also...

Page 27: ...center anti aliasing samples multiple locations within each pixel and blends the results together to produce the final color Anti Aliasing can be set to favor either system processing performance or...

Page 28: ...ith applications that display highly detailed scenes backgrounds and textured objects like those seen in 3D games If you are unsure how to configure anisotropic filtering use the Use application setti...

Page 29: ...ightness Contrast Saturation and Tint for video playback Note Certain video formats do not support these adjust ments These settings will only affect applications with video overlay support Advanced C...

Page 30: ...l Video features onto a single page without any preview window allowing quick access and adjust ment This page is useful when it is not necessary to preview the adjusted settings because the effect is...

Page 31: ...ore Graphics Processing Units GPUs Note If your computer cannot restart after setting a higher clock speed press and hold the Shift key during system start up until you hear three beeps Once your comp...

Page 32: ...l or manufacturer NOTE Some manufacturers do not allow the built in graphics to be disabled or to become the secondary display Make sure you selected the appropriate display device and graphics card w...

Page 33: ...16 7M Resolution Hz Standard mode High mode True mode 640 x 480 200 800 x 600 200 1024 x 768 200 1152 x 864 100 1280 x 768 85 1280 x 960 160 1280 x 1024 120 1440 x 900 60 1600 x 1200 100 1680 x 1050...

Page 34: ...over we at GIGABYTE are continuing our efforts to develop products that do not use internationally banned toxic chemicals Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive Statement GIGABYTE will...

Page 35: ...s properly With your help we can reduce the amount of natural resources needed to produce electrical and electronic equipment minimize the use of landfills for the disposal of end of life products and...

Page 36: ...36 GV R6450 Series Graphics Accelerator...

Page 37: ...37 Appendix...

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