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GV-RX155256D-RH Graphics Accelerator

Table of Contents

1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 3

1.1. Features ..................................................................................................... 3
1.2. Minimum System Requirements ................................................................... 3

2. Hardware Installation ........................................................................... 4

2.1. Board Layout .............................................................................................. 4
2.2. Hardware Installation ................................................................................... 6

3. Software Installation .......................................................................... 11

3.1. Windows

®

XP Driver and Utilities Installation ................................................11

3.1.1. Operating System Requirement .................................................................................. 11
3.1.2. DirectX Installation ........................................................................................................ 12
3.1.3. Driver Installation .......................................................................................................... 13
3.1.4. Utilities on Driver CD ................................................................................................... 15
3.1.5. Taskbar Icon ................................................................................................................. 18
3.1.6. Display Properties pages ............................................................................................ 21

3.2. Windows

®

2000 Driver Installation ............................................................. 38

4. Troubleshooting Tips ........................................................................ 39

5. Appendix .......................................................................................... 40

5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS ........................................................................... 40

5.1.1. Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS mode ................................................................................. 40
5.1.2. Reflash BIOS in Windows mode ................................................................................ 40

5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows

®

XP) ............................... 41

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Summary of Contents for GV-RX155256D-RH

Page 1: ...property of their respective 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...

Page 2: ...d Utilities Installation 11 3 1 1 Operating System Requirement 11 3 1 2 DirectX Installation 12 3 1 3 Driver Installation 13 3 1 4 Utilities on Driver CD 15 3 1 5 Taskbar Icon 18 3 1 6 Display Propert...

Page 3: ...DAthlonTM 512 MB of system memory 1 GB or more for best performance Optical drive for software installation CD ROM or DVD ROM drive Operating System Windows XP with Service Pack 2 SP2 Windows XP Profe...

Page 4: ...Monitor Connector 15 pin TV Out VGA Monitor Connector 15 pin DVI I Connector Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor OR VGA Output Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output S Video Output Pb AV Output Pr Y NTSC PALTV...

Page 5: ...parated 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 Unpac...

Page 6: ...s 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 removin...

Page 7: ...essary remove the metal cover from the slot then align your graphics card with the PCI Express x16 slot and press it in firmly until the card is fully seated Please make sure that the gold edge connec...

Page 8: ...ndingcolor Y Green Pr Red Pb Blue 2 Connecting S Video If your TV has a S Video connection connect the S Video cable from your TV to the S Video Out port on the adapter 3 ConnectingAV Output If your T...

Page 9: ...se beware of the other excess component or insufficient system thermal design that may cause high system temperature Excess high temperature will affect the passive thermal design and thus compromisin...

Page 10: ...2 When the next confirmation dialog box appears Figure 3 click Yes to complete the CrossFire configurations How to enable the ATI CrossFireTM technology After installing two CrossFire graphics cards o...

Page 11: ...raphics 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 R...

Page 12: ...ws 2000 or 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 Instal...

Page 13: ...stallation 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...

Page 14: ...please run D setup exe Click the Install Display Drivers Radeon X1550 Series item Step 1 When autorun window show up click the Install Display Drivers Radeon X1550 Series item Step 2 Click Next butto...

Page 15: ...art computer ThentheV Tuner3installationiscompleted 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 ca...

Page 16: ...p 2 Click the Next button Click the Hydravision Install item Step 3 Click the Yes button Step 4 Click the Next button Windows installings the components Step 6 Click the Finish button to restart compu...

Page 17: ...aved last time Auto Optimized The V Tuner3 clock configuration utility will determine the recommended GPU and memory clock setting your system If the utility should hang restart your system and then e...

Page 18: ...osed 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...

Page 19: ...19 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...

Page 20: ...ties 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...

Page 21: ...You may adjust the screen resolution and color quality settings in this dialog box You can click the item to change the color quality Click the Advanced button for adapter and setting You can move th...

Page 22: ...een Basic View 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 ste...

Page 23: ...e the new file will be located Click Next Step 4 In the Output Video Format list select a file format for the new file If you wish to change the name of the new file enter the new name in the Output F...

Page 24: ...o on Quick Settings The Quick Settings page provide access to three main settings Display Setup This option allows you to configure your desktop includingchangingdesktopresolution and desktop mode set...

Page 25: ...tures 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 d...

Page 26: ...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...

Page 27: ...ws 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 following opt...

Page 28: ...performance of OpenGL and Direct 3D applications Use 3D Refresh Rate Override to set a refresh rate of your choice when a full screen application orgamehasadefaultrefreshratethatislowerthan optimal C...

Page 29: ...ize and reposi tion the computer desktop on your monitor s display screen You can also adjust the hori zontal and vertical sync or enable composite sync Monitor Properties1 Attributes Monitor Attribut...

Page 30: ...ustment control that rapidly configures your application HDTV Support Use HDTV Support when your CRT or DFP display device supports one or more HDTV modes that are not initially listed in the Dis play...

Page 31: ...n Setting for quality is best used when having highly detailed and realistic 3D objects is the primary concern If you are unsure of how to configure anti aliasing use the Let the Application Decide op...

Page 32: ...ade 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 qual...

Page 33: ...nd smoothness of mo tion is the most important consideration Setting for quality is best used when high sur face detail is required especially if the ani mated object rotates or moves into the backgro...

Page 34: ...D applications that use one of these APIs Use this dialog when you are know which type of API Direct3D or OpenGL your 3D application uses and you want to select a particular API specific feature If yo...

Page 35: ...lay display mode Preview your changes before applying them StandardSettings To quickly adjust your video settings choose one of the video presets or use the Video Wizard to configure your display devi...

Page 36: ...d re acts to the amount of motion in the video and apply a media filter on a motion block and apply weave on the remaining blocks Motion Adaptive deinterlacing when selected applies the advanced motio...

Page 37: ...l be able to reset the graphics processor without requiring a system restart Should the computer be unable to recover from a crash VPU Recover will switch the computer to software rendering mode allow...

Page 38: ...UTORUN 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 butt...

Page 39: ...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 whe...

Page 40: ...hen restart your computer 5 1 2 Reflash BIOS in Windows mode 1 After installing the display drivers you will find a GIGABYTE icon in the lower right corner of the Taskbar Right click to select the VGA...

Page 41: ...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 RadeonTM X1550 2D Sin...

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