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Software Installation

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 Install Hydravision :

Step 2. Click 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 installation

 is completed.

Step 5. Click the 

Next

 button.

Windows installings the components.

Summary of Contents for GV-R96P128DE

Page 1: ...Dec 20 2004 VGA Card GV R96P256D GV R96P128DE ...

Page 2: ...V V V V VGA GA GA GA GA Card Card Card Card Card Dec 20 2004 G G G G GV V V V V R96P256D R96P256D R96P256D R96P256D R96P256D G G G G GV V V V V R96P128DE R96P128DE R96P128DE R96P128DE R96P128DE ...

Page 3: ...tice 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card this may void the warranty of this VGA card Due to rapid change in technology some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a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 GV R96P256D...

Page 4: ...iver and 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 14 3 1 6 Display Properties pages 17 3 2 Windows 2000 Driver Installation 29 4 Troubleshooting Tips 30 5 Appendix 31 5 1 How to Reflash the BIOS 31 5 1 1 Reflash BIOS in MS DOS mode 31 5 1 2 Reflash BIOS in Windows mode ...

Page 5: ...R96P128DE Supports DirectX 9 0 Supports AV S Video 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 installatio...

Page 6: ...or Connector 15 pin 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 Board Layout TV out VGA Monitor Connector 15 pin DVI I Connector NTSC PALTV Projector Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor OR VGA Output AV Output S VideoOutput Analog LCD Monitor Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output DVI I to D Sub Connector VGA Output ...

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: ...cs accelerator card 1 Power off the 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 informat...

Page 9: ...the card is fully seated 5 Replace the screw to fasten the card in place and replace the computer cover 6 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 7 Pin for TV out only To VGAMonitor ...

Page 10: ...p your 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 motherbo...

Page 11: ...Note For software MPEG support in Windows 2000 or Windows XP you must install DirectX first 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 components Click the Install DirectX 9 item ...

Page 12: ...ep by step 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 inst...

Page 13: ...e run D setup exe Click the Install Display Drivers Radeon 9600 Series item Step 1 When autorun window show up click the Install Display Drivers Radeon 9600 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: ...tton to restart computer Then the GIGABYTE Utility 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 ...

Page 15: ...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 installation is completed Step 5 Click the Next button Windows installings the components ...

Page 16: ...composed of 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 Info...

Page 17: ...n 15 English 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 18: ...roperties Settings 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 shor...

Page 19: ...formation 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 Model GV R96P256D GV ...

Page 20: ... on each page 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...

Page 21: ...e 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 Hide To...

Page 22: ...Information 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...

Page 23: ...ndard View to set your desktop resolution arrange your displays enable secondary devices such as a TV or use the Wizard to help you configure 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 ...

Page 24: ...ch type 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 overal...

Page 25: ...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 26: ...ace texture such as frosted glass wood speckled marble or patterned carpeting Mipmap Detail Level Mipmapping is a texturing technique that pre serves the detail on a 3D object s surface as it moves into the 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 le...

Page 27: ... 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 28: ...This page 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 ...

Page 29: ... 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 30: ...ote Changing these settings could result in system instability 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 requiring a system restart Should the co...

Page 31: ...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 32: ... 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 when you installed the graphics driver Restart your computer Press the F8 key on your keyboard after system starts up When the Windows Advanced Options Menu appears select Safe Mode and press Enter Afte...

Page 33: ... drivers you will find a GIGABYTE icon in the lower right corner of the Taskbar Right click to select the VGA utility 2 Update BIOS through the Internet a Select the Live Update check box and click Flash Then VGA will automatically download the BIOS for your card from GIGABYTE VGA server and do the update for you VGA will not download update the BIOS if it detects the current BIOS on your card is ...

Page 34: ...de 640 x 480 200 3 3 3 800 x 600 200 3 3 3 1024 x 768 200 3 3 3 1152 x 864 100 3 3 3 1280 x 768 85 3 3 3 1280 x 960 160 3 3 3 1280 x 1024 120 3 3 3 1600 x 1200 100 3 3 3 1792 x 1344 85 3 3 3 1800 x 1440 70 3 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 9600 PRO 2D Single Display Modes The table is for reference only The actual ...

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Page 36: ... 34 English GV R96P256D GV R96P128DE Graphics Accelerator ...

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