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GV-R70256D Graphics Accelerator

DVI-I Connector

TV-Out

VGA Monitor Connector

(15-pin)

TV-out

VGA Monitor

Connector

(15-pin)

DVI-I Connector

 Analog LCD Monitor

 Analog Monitor

OR

VGA Output

 Analog LCD Monitor

 Digital LCD Monitor

DVI Output

2. Hardware Installation

2.1. Board Layout

NTSC / PAL TV

Projector

S-Video Output

Y

HDTV

Pr

Pb/AV Output

VGA Output

DVI-I to D-Sub

Adapter

Summary of Contents for GV-R70256D

Page 1: ...Jun 29 2005 VGA Card GV R70256D ...

Page 2: ...V V V V VGA GA GA GA GA Card Card Card Card Card Jun 29 2005 G G G G GV V V V V R70256D R70256D R70256D R70256D R70256D ...

Page 3: ... owners Notice Please do not remove any labels on VGA card this may void the warranty of this VGA card Due to rapid change in technology some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to update the information contained herein G...

Page 4: ...d Utilities Installation 8 3 1 1 Operating System Requirement 8 3 1 2 DirectX Installation 9 3 1 3 Driver Installation 10 3 1 4 Utilities on Driver CD 12 3 1 5 Taskbar Icon 15 3 1 6 Display Properties pages 18 3 2 Windows 2000 Driver Installation 31 4 Troubleshooting Tips 32 5 Appendix 33 5 1 How to Reflash the BIOS 33 5 1 1 Reflash BIOS in MS DOS mode 33 5 1 2 Reflash BIOS in Windows mode 33 5 2 ...

Page 5: ... Video and HDTV output Supports TV Out and D Sub connector Supports DVI I connector 1 2 Minimum System Requirement IBM or 100 PC compatible with Pentium III 650MHz orAMDAthlon 650MHz class processor or higher One available AGP3 0 compliant slot or better Operating Systems Windows 2000 Windows XP 64MB system memory 50MB of available disk space for full installation CD ROM or DVD ROM drive ...

Page 6: ...5 pin TV out VGA Monitor Connector 15 pin DVI I Connector Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor OR VGA Output Analog LCD Monitor Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 Board Layout NTSC PAL TV Projector S Video Output Y HDTV Pr Pb AV Output VGA Output DVI I to D Sub Adapter ...

Page 7: ...eparated from the system The card contains sensitive electric components which can be easily damaged by static electricity so the card should be left in its original packing until it is installed Unpacking and installation should be done on a grounded anti static mat The operator should be wearing an anti static wristband grounded at the same point as the anti static mat Inspect the card carton fo...

Page 8: ...e computer and monitor then disconnect the display cable from the back of your computer 2 Remove the computer cover If necessary consult your computer s manual for help in removing the cover 3 Remove any existing graphics card from your computer Or if your computer has any on board graphics capability you may need to disable it on the motherboard For more information please see you computer docume...

Page 9: ...ess it in firmly until the card is fully seated 2 Replace the screw to fasten the card in place and replace the computer cover 3 Plug the display cable into your graphics card then turn on the computer and monitor You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the graphics card drivers Please refer to next chapter for detailed instructions To Flat Panel Display To TV VCR To VGAMonitor ...

Page 10: ...graphics card driver Please follow the subsection 3 1 3 Driver installation to install the driver for your graphics accelerator 3 1 Windows XP Driver and Utilities Installation 3 1 1 Operating System Requirement When loading the graphics card drivers for the system please make sure your system has installed DirectX 9 or later version If you install the graphics card drivers for the motherboard whi...

Page 11: ...r Windows XP you must install DirectX first Users who run Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or above do not need to install DirectX separately Step 1 When autorun window show up click the Install DirectX 9 item Step 2 Choose I accept the agreement and click the Next button Step 3 Click the Next button Step 4 Click Finish to restart computer Then the DirectX 9 installation is completed Installing the ...

Page 12: ...tep installation guide Step 1 Found new hardware wizard Video controller VGA Compatible Click the Next button to install the driver There is a driver CD disk that came with your graphics accelerator please insert it now Or click the Cancel button to install the driver from AUTORUN window Step 2 Found new hardware wizard Searching and installing The wizard will search for the driver and install it ...

Page 13: ...e run D setup exe Click the Install Display Drivers Radeon X700 Series item Step 1 When autorun window show up click the Install Display Drivers Radeon X700 Series item Step 2 Click Next button Step 3 Click Yes button Setp 4 Click Express or Custom icon Step 5 Click the Finish button to restart computer Then the driver installation is completed Windows installings the components ...

Page 14: ...restart computer Then the V Tuner2 installation is completed Step 2 Click the Next button Click the GIGABYTE Utility item 3 1 4 Utilities on Driver CD Insert the driver CD disk into your CD ROM and then you can see theAUTORUN window If it does not show up please run D setup exe z Install GIGABYTE Utility V Tuner2 ...

Page 15: ...ck the Next button Click the Hydravision Install item Step 3 Click the Yes button Step 4 Click the Next button Step 6 Click the Finish button to restart computer Then the Hydravision Install is completed Step 5 Click the Next button Windows installings the components ...

Page 16: ...er 2 V Tuner 2 lets you adjust the working frequency of the graphic engine and video memory Core Clock and Memory Clock Adjust Core speed Displays core clock status Displays memory clock status Adjust Memory speed Select choice of skin Opens Help page ...

Page 17: ...shortcut of the graphics card s enhanced and other functions You may click the Display Properties item and then click Settings Click Advanced after clicking Settings Click the appropriate tab to change your display settings Right click the icon You can link to GIGABYTE website for updated information about the graphics accelerator latest drivers and other information Click the VGA Information item...

Page 18: ...phics Accelerator VGA Information VGA Info lists the relevant information about your card Color Adjust Color Adjust allows you to make color adjustments such as brightness contrast and gamma values for each or all of RGB colors ...

Page 19: ...ttings Advanced ATI CATALYST Control Center tab and press ATI CATALYST tm Control Center button refer to Fig 2 Fig 1 Fig 2 HYDRAVISIONTM HYDRAVISION has everything you need to manage increased amounts of information across your computer desktop It allows you to quickly and easily tailor your computer desktop to the way you work You can arrange and rearrange monitors assign Hot Key shortcuts create...

Page 20: ...alog box shows the information of display adapter color the range of display area and the refresh rate Settings Resolutions and Color depth for Windows You may adjust the screen resolution and color quality settings in this dialog box You can click the item to change the color quality You can move the slider to change the resolution Click the Advanced button for adapter and setting Display Matrix ...

Page 21: ...e The left navigation pane displays a tree view that lists all the advanced features The Advanced view is recommended for experienced users Custom View The Custom view allows you to display only the features you choose in the left navigation pane The Custom view is recommended for experienced users who want to expose only the features they adjust most often or that their 3D application supports Ho...

Page 22: ...ies 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 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 Always on Top H...

Page 23: ...Center provides detailed information in one location about the installed graphics hardware graphics software system hardware and system software The System Software tab includes information such as the installed versions of Windows and Microsoft DirectX The System Hardware tab includes information such as the installed CPU type and speed the installed BIOS and version and the installed motherboard...

Page 24: ...secondary devices such as a TV or use the Wizard to help you config ure your display s Displays Manager Advanced View Use Display Manager Advanced View to set your desktop resolution the display refresh rate and arrange your displays The Display Options helps to configure a number of features including 3D Refresh Rate Override Display Detection and Force TV detection Display Options ...

Page 25: ...ded by the attached monitor to determine the limits for the resolution and refresh rate Monitor Troubleshoot The Monitor Troubleshoot helps to add HDTV modes in the Display Manager Note 720p or 1080i are disabled in certain situations such as display rotation Monitor Adjustments The Monitor Adjustments helps to resize and reposition the computer desktop on your monitor s display screen You can als...

Page 26: ... of 3D settings your application uses or when you want to use an overall adjustment control that rapidly configures your application Standard Settings The Standard settings page provides access to a universal slider control where you can simultaneously adjust all of the standard 3D settings for any type of 3D application The slider enables you to adjust for overall system performance overall 3D im...

Page 27: ...cally adjust to the application s requirements Anisotropic Filtering Anisotropic filtering is a technique that preserves detail on surfaces that have three dimensional perspective and fade away into the background It works best when used in conjunction with Mipmapping Anisotropic filtering can be set to favor either an increase in system processing performance or improved image quality Setting for...

Page 28: ... background A series of low and high resolution texture maps are stored in memory and selectively used to create the object s surface depending on what level of detail is needed Mipmap detail level can be set to favor either an increase in system processing performance or improved image quality Setting for performance is best used when the 3D image is animated and smoothness of motion is the most ...

Page 29: ... do not require a high level of smooth ness and lighting detail Setting for performance is best used for situations where a high level of realism is required for the object s shape and reflective properties SMARTSHADERTM SMARTSHADER technology incorporates major advances in the area of Pixel Shaders which are small programs that execute on every pixel rendered to the display device With support fo...

Page 30: ... is useful when it is not necessary to preview the adjusted settings because the effect is already known or understood API Specific The 3D API Specific dialog helps to select settings that are exclusively for the Direct3D and OpenGL Application Programmable Interfaces API These settings are provided for resolving certain incompatibilities within 3D applications that use one of these APIs Use this ...

Page 31: ... the Gamma control alters the overall richness of color Adjusting the Brightness control alters the overall brightness Adjusting the Contrast control alters the overall contrast Adjusting the Gamma can be useful for CAD applications that rely heavily on color coding or applications that require realistic color Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast can be useful for 3D games that display dimly lit ...

Page 32: ...epare an error report if VPU Recover is activated for submission toATITechnologies Allows the VPU Recover once it is activated to generate an error report that you can send to ATI via e mail SMARTGARTTM SMARTGARTTM is a software testing and diagnostics tool that performs a variety of AGP bus tests in order to determine the optimal settings for your graphics card to ensure system stability The test...

Page 33: ...window will show up Click Install Display Driver item and follow the wizard to install the driver If Windows does not show the CD automatically please run following steps 1 Click the Start button on the control bar 2 Select Run 3 Type the following D SETUP exe If D is not your CD ROM drive substitute D with the correct drive letter 4 Click OK 5 Click on Install Display Drivers to begin the Install...

Page 34: ...nufacturer 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 when you installed the graphics driver Restart your computer Press the F8 key on your keyboard after system starts up When the WindowsAdvanced Options Menu appears select Safe Mode and press Enter After getti...

Page 35: ...disk b Select the From Local File check box and then click Flash c Select the BIOS file from your hard disk or floppy disk d Complete the update procedure following the on screen instructions VGA flash BIOS utility 5 Appendix 5 1 How to Reflash the BIOS 5 1 1 Reflash BIOS in MS DOS mode 1 Extract the downloaded Zip file to your hard disk s or floppy disk This procedure assumes drive A 2 Restart th...

Page 36: ...3 3 1856 x 1392 75 3 3 3 1920 x 1080 75 3 3 3 1920 x 1200 85 3 3 3 1920 x 1440 75 3 3 3 2048 x 1536 66 3 3 3 Radeon X700 2D Single Display Modes The table is for reference only The actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor you use Display Maximum Color Depth bpp Screen Refresh Rate 8bpp 256 color 16bpp 65K color 32bpp 16 7M Resolution Hz Standard mode High mode True mode 640 x 480 240 3 3...

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