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GV-R9000 PRO II Graphics Accelerator

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textures of the same image. Moving the slider to the right selects a higher quality base mipmap, delivering

the highest quality application experience. Moving the slider to the left selects a lower quality mipmap,
delivering the highest application performance.

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Wait for Vertical Sync

This will lower the frame rate of full screen games but reduce the image tearing that can occur with the
higher frame rate. Selecting 

Application Preference 

allows the application to decide whether or not

it should display its frames at the refresh rate of the monitor. Selecting 

Always Off 

allows the

application to run at its highest possible frame rate, regardless of the monitor’s refresh rate which is
typically less than the frame rate at which the application will run.

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Compatibility Settings button

This button allows you to access advanced settings that can solve compatibility issues for a few
specific OpenGL applications.

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Force Z-buffer depth

 allows you to explicitly set the Z-Buffer

depth. Most applications will work best when 

Disabled 

is

selected.

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Alpha dithering method

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Support KTX buffer region extension

 Enabling this feature

allows rapid updates of those portions of your screen that have
changed. Note that most applications will not be affected by
activating this feature.

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Defaults button

 allows you to reset the OpenGL Compatibil-

ity Settings to default values.

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Defaults button

This button allows you to reset the OpenGL Settings to default values.

Summary of Contents for GV-R9000

Page 1: ...GV R9000 PRO II Radeon 9000 PRO Graphics Accelerator REV 102 12MD R90P128 102 USER S MANUAL Upgrade your Life...

Page 2: ...ppear in this documentnor does it makea commitment to updatethe informationcontained herein Please do not remove any labels on VGA card this may void the warranty of this VGA card March17 2003Taipei T...

Page 3: ...98SE WINDOWS ME WINDOWS XP DRIVER AND UTILITIES INSTALLATION 9 3 1 1 OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIREMENT 9 3 1 2 DIRECTX INSTALLATION 10 3 1 3 DRIVER INSTALLATION 12 3 1 4 UTILITIES ON DRIVER CD 15 3 1 5 TA...

Page 4: ...ficantly enhanceperformanceandgame playresponsivenessbydoublingthepixelfillratecompared tothestandard 2 pipelinearchitectures foundinmostmid rangeproducts 1 2 KEY FEATURES n Powered by ATi Radeon 9000...

Page 5: ...ard should be leftin its original packing until it is installed Unpacking and installation should be done on a grounded anti static mat The operatorshould be wearing an anti static wristband grounded...

Page 6: ...TV out VGA Monitor C onnector 15pin DVI Connector TV Out VGA Monitor C onnector 15pin DVI Connector AV Output NTSC PAL TV Projector S VideoOutput DVI Output Digital LC D M onitor DVI I to D sub C onn...

Page 7: ...or card 1 Power off thecomputer and monitor then disconnectthe display cablefrom theback of your computer 2 Remove the computercover Ifnecessary consult your computer s manual for help in removingthe...

Page 8: ...GP Slot GV R7000L Series Graphics card 5 Replace the screw to fasten the card in place and replace the computer cover 6 Plug the display cable into yourcard then turn on the computer and monitor If yo...

Page 9: ...uides to setup yourGV R9000 PROIIdriver Pleasefollow the subsection 3 1 3 StepBy StepInstallation to install thedriver for your GV R9000 PROII graphics accelerator 3 1 1 OPERATINGSYSTEMREQUIREMENT l I...

Page 10: ...support for Windows 98 98SE Windows 2000 MEto achieve better 3D performence M Note For software MPEG support in Windows 98 98SE Windows 2000 or Windows ME you must install DirectX8 1 or later first I...

Page 11: ...Software Installation 11 English Then the DirectX8 1 installation is completed 4 Click OK item...

Page 12: ...outa NewHardware Found message Please select Donot installa driver andpress OK Step 2 Update Device Driver Wizard Standard PCI Graphics Adapter VGA Step 3 Update Device Driver Wizard Finish At this ti...

Page 13: ...rtthe GV R9000PROIIdriver CDdiskinto your CD ROM and then you can see the AUTORUNwindow If it does not show up please run D setup exe 3 Click No icon Step 5 Driver Setup Pictures beloware shown in Win...

Page 14: ...GV R9000 PRO II Graphics Accelerator 14 English 3 Click Yes 4 Click Express or Custom icon 5 Click Finish to restart computer...

Page 15: ...5 English l Install ATIWDM Driver 1 Click WDM Driver VIVO item 3 Click Finish to restart computer 2 Click Next 3 1 4 UTILITIES ON DRIVER CD The utilities include Display Driver and V Tuner utilities P...

Page 16: ...GV R9000 PRO II Graphics Accelerator 16 English l Install V Tuner 1 Click V Tuner item 4 Click Finish to restart computer 3 Enter yourname and company 2 Click Next...

Page 17: ...trol panel showing a menu composed of shortcute of the graphics card s enhanced and other functions You may click the Display Properties item and then click Settings Click Advanced after clickng Setti...

Page 18: ...Tuner Display Core Clock Display Adjust Core Clock Link to the Websit of Gigabyte This Page Close V Tuner To system Tray Display Adjust Memory Clock V Tuner Overclock Utility V Tuner lets you adjust...

Page 19: ...n 19 English VGAInformation VGAInfo lists the relevant information about your card ColorAdjust Color Adjust allows you to make color adjustments such as brightness contrast and gamma values for each o...

Page 20: ...thissoftware ARADEON 7500 with only one displayoutputcan stilltake advantage ofthe manyfeatures ofHYDRAVISION HYDRAVISION installation enablestheDesktop Managerand creates aWindows program group forHY...

Page 21: ...e oftwo ways Maxto windowcorners causes windows tomaximize to the monitor s thatcontain the window s upper leftand lower rightcorners Maxto fulldesktop causeswindows to maximize tothe entire monitor a...

Page 22: ...plications Toenable IndividualApplication Settings IndividualApplicationSettings overridetheglobalsettingsdefined intheDesktopManagementdialog box MultiDeskProperties This button gives access toall th...

Page 23: ...d Windows XP HydraVision HydraFXadds visual effectsto your desktop Configurethe visibilityofdialogs and dropdown menus Configuredialogs forfadeinwhen opened Adda shadoweffecttodialogs Visibilityofwind...

Page 24: ...information n Details button access to the Details tab which lists the card s hardware details and driverinformation n Re activate all warning messages allows you toreacti vate anydisabled graphics wa...

Page 25: ...reases samplingto provide the mostrealistic3D image l Anisotropic Filtering checkbox uses atexturefiltering technique thatblends multipletexture samples together Selecting ApplicationPreference willre...

Page 26: ...highestpossibleframe rate regardless ofthe monitor s refreshrate whichis typicallyless than the framerate atwhich theapplication willrun n Compatibility Settings button This button allows you to acce...

Page 27: ...using differentsamplepatternsandsample points suchas 2X 4X or6X Moving thissliderto the rightincreases samplingto provide the mostrealistic3D image l Anisotropic Filtering checkbox uses atexturefilter...

Page 28: ...framerate atwhich theapplication willrun n Compatibility Settings button This button allows you to access advanced settings thatcan solve compatibilityissues for a few specific Direct3Dapplications l...

Page 29: ...the gamma value the higherthe brightness and contrastofyourdisplay n Color Curve adjusts the selectedcolor red green orblue by moving the colorcurve with your mouse n Game Gamma button accessesGame Ga...

Page 30: ...tplacingthecardinyourcomputerand installingthe enhanced graphicsdriver see theuser smanual Determineifyourtelevision or VCR hasan S Video orComposite video connection Lookingatthe back ofyourcomputer...

Page 31: ...e l Hue allowsyoutoadjustthepurenessortintofthered greenandbluecomponentsofthe color l Gamma allows you to adjustthe overallintensity of thevideo image ROTATION PROPERTIES The Rotation Properties isus...

Page 32: ...all the GV R9000 PROII driver for Windows 2000 1 Insert the INSTALLATION CD into your CD ROM drive If Windows runs the CD automatically 2 Click Start 3 Select Run 4 Type the following D SETUP If Dis n...

Page 33: ...econdary display n Make sure you selected the appropriate display device and graphics card when you installedthe graphics driver n If you have problems during bootup start your computer in Safe Mode I...

Page 34: ...Acard and Atiflash BIOS flash utility as example 2 Restart your PC in MS DOS mode This function only for Windows 95 or Windows 98AIf your OSis Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows XP Aplease use the bootab...

Page 35: ...Appendix 35 English 3 Change the command path to the file location C or A 4 Reflash BIOS command as below C atiflash p 0 filename 5 Reboot your PC when it s done...

Page 36: ...0 P P P 120 P P P 160 P P P 200 P P P 60 P P P 70 P P P 72 P P P 800x600 75 P P P 85 P P P 90 P P P 100 P P P 120 P P P 160 P P P 200 P P P 60 P P P 70 P P P 72 P P P 1024x768 75 P P P 85 P P P 90 P P...

Page 37: ...ardmode Highmode Truemode 43 P P P 47 P P P 60 P P P 70 P P P 75 P P P 1152x864 80 P P P 85 P P P 100 P P P 120 P P P 150 P P P 160 P P P 200 P P P 60 P P P 70 P P P 74 P P P 1280x1024 75 P P P 85 P P...

Page 38: ...ish Display Refresh Color Depth bpp Screen Rate 8bpp 256color 16bpp 65Kcolor 32bpp 16 7M Resolution Hz Standardmode Highmode Truemode 1920x1200 60 P P P 72 P P P 75 P P P 80 P P P 85 P P P 90 P P P 20...

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