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GV-R98P256D Graphics Accelerator

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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.

5. Appendix

5.1. How to reflash the BIOS

We use GV-AR64SH VGA card and Atiflash BIOS flash utility as example.

How to reflash the BIOS for your graphics card?
1. Extract the Zip file to the drive C: or A:
2. Restart your PC in MS-DOS mode

(This function only for  Windows 98/98SE, If your OS is Windows 2000 / Windows Me
/ Windows XP. please use the bootable disk to MS-DOS mode)

Summary of Contents for GV-R98P256D

Page 1: ...GV R98P256D Radeon 9800 PRO Graphics Accelerator Rev 102 12MD R98P256D 102 USER SMANUAL Upgrade your Life...

Page 2: ...erty of their respective owners Notice Due to rapid change in technology some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet The author assumes no responsibility for any...

Page 3: ...TWARE INSTALLATION 9 3 1 WINDOWS 98 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...

Page 4: ...icated and realistic visual effects than ever before GV R98P256D supports the newAGP 8X standard which allows large volumes of texture and vertex data to be transferred faster from system memory to th...

Page 5: ...supply case 3 Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the components whenever the components are separated from the system The card contains sensitive electric comp...

Page 6: ...I TV out VGA Monitor Connector 15pin DVI Connector TV Out VGA Monitor Connector 15pin DVI Connector AV Output NTSC PAL TV Projector S VideoOutput DVI Output Digital LCD Monitor DVI I to D sub Connecto...

Page 7: ...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...

Page 8: ...cover 6 Plug the display cable into your card then turn on the computer and monitor If your Graphics card came with a DVI connector you can connect a flat panel display to the appropriate connector a...

Page 9: ...guides to setup your GV R98P256D driver Please follow the subsection 3 1 3 Step By Step Installation to install the driver for your GV R98P256D graphics accelerator 3 1 1 Operating system requirement...

Page 10: ...celeration support for Windows 98 98SE Windows 2000 Windows ME or Windows XP to achieve better 3D performence 0 Note For software MPEG support in Windows 98 98SE Windows 2000 Windows ME or Windows XP...

Page 11: ...Software Installation 11 English Then the DirectX 9 installation is completed 4 Click Finish item...

Page 12: ...a New Hardware Found message Please select Do not install a driver and press OK Step 2 Update Device Driver Wizard Standard PCI Graphics Adapter VGA Step 3 Update Device Driver Wizard Finish At this t...

Page 13: ...t the GV R98P256D driver CD disk into your CD ROM and then you can see the AUTORUN window If it does not show up please run D setup exe 3 Click No icon Step 5 Driver Setup Pictures below are shown in...

Page 14: ...GV R98P256D Graphics Accelerator 14 English 3 Click Yes 4 Click Express or Custom icon 5 Click Finish to restart computer...

Page 15: ...h z Install V Tuner 3 1 4 Utilities on driver CD The utilities include Display Driver and V Tuner utilities Please follow the steps 1 Click V Tuner item 2 Click Next 3 Enter your name and company 4 Cl...

Page 16: ...GV R98P256D Graphics Accelerator 16 English z Install Hydravision 2 Click Next 3 Click Yes 4 Click Next 1 Click Hydravision Install item...

Page 17: ...Software Installation 17 English 5 Click Next 6 Click Finish to restart computer...

Page 18: ...control 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 S...

Page 19: ...lay Core Clock Display Adjust Core Clock Link to the Websit of Gigabyte Help Description Close V Tuner To system Tray Display Adjust Memory Clock V Tuner Overclock Utility V Tuner lets you adjust the...

Page 20: ...rator 20 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...

Page 21: ...is software GV R98P256D with only one display output can still take advantage of the many features of HYDRAVISION HYDRAVISION installation enables the Desktop Manager and creates a Windows program gro...

Page 22: ...ation Re activate all warning messages allows you to reacti vate any disabled graphics warning messages Enable ATI taskbar icon application enables or dis ables the ATI taskbar icon However this featu...

Page 23: ...he most realistic 3D image z Anisotropic Filtering checkbox uses a texture filtering technique that blends multiple tex ture samples together Selecting Application Preference will result in high quali...

Page 24: ...n 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 Compatibility Settings button This bu...

Page 25: ...atterns and sample points such as 2X 4X or 6X Moving this slider to the right increases sampling to provide the most realistic 3D image z Anisotropic Filtering checkbox uses a texture filtering techni...

Page 26: ...ich is typically less than the frame rate at which the application will run Compatibility Settings button This button allows you to access advanced settings that can solve compatibility issues for a f...

Page 27: ...sktop increases or decreases the color brightness of your desktop The higher the gamma value the higher the brightness and contrast of your display All Colors checkbox adjust the RGB individually or a...

Page 28: ...r and your television or VCR 2 Ensure your graphics card was installed correctly For information about placing the card in your computer and installing the enhanced graphics driver see the user s manu...

Page 29: ...e video image z Saturation allows you to adjust the vividness of the color Sliding it all the way to the left removes all color and produces a black and white picture z Hue allows you to adjust the pu...

Page 30: ...ll the GV R98P256D 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 D is not...

Page 31: ...ondary display Make sure you selected the appropriate display device and graphics card when you installed the graphics driver If you have problems during bootup start your computer in Safe Mode In Win...

Page 32: ...n it s done 5 Appendix 5 1 How to reflash the BIOS We use GV AR64SH VGA card and Atiflash BIOS flash utility as example How to reflash the BIOS for your graphics card 1 Extract the Zip file to the dri...

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