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GV-RX16P128P-RH

Radeon X1600 Pro Graphics Accelerator

User's Manual

Rev. 101
12MD-RX16P1PR-101R

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Summary of Contents for GV-RX16P128P-RH

Page 1: ...might be out of date before publication of this booklet The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a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 upda...

Page 2: ...d Utilities Installation 10 3 1 1 Operating System Requirement 10 3 1 2 DirectX Installation 11 3 1 3 Driver Installation 12 3 1 4 Utilities on Driver CD 14 3 1 5 Taskbar Icon 17 3 1 6 Display Propert...

Page 3: ...memory Supports DirectX 9 0C SupportsAV S Video and HDTV output Supports D Sub connector by adapter Supports Dual Link DVI I connector 1 2 Minimum System Requirements Intel Pentium 4 orAMD AthlonTM or...

Page 4: ...ware Installation 2 1 Board Layout 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 DVI I to D Sub...

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: ...and monitor If your graphics card came with a DVI I connector you can connect a flat panel display to the appropriate connector as shown below To TV VCR To VGA Monitor To install your new graphics car...

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: ...xt confirmation dialog box appears Figure 3 click Yes to complete the CrossFire configurations How to enable the ATI CrossFireTM technology AfterinstallingtwoCrossFiregraphicscardsofthesamechipset exa...

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...

Page 11: ...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 Install Direct...

Page 12: ...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...

Page 13: ...run D setup exe Click the Install Display Drivers Radeon X1600 Series item Step 1 When autorun window show up click the Install Display Drivers Radeon X1600 Series item Step 2 Click Next button Step 3...

Page 14: ...to restart computer ThentheV Tuner2installationiscompleted 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 the...

Page 15: ...k 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 computer Then...

Page 16: ...cy you saved 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 an...

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 chang...

Page 18: ...raphics 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...

Page 19: ...tings 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...

Page 20: ...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 Click the Advanced button for adapter and setting You can...

Page 21: ...c 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 step assist...

Page 22: ...der where 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...

Page 23: ...ck 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 setting up...

Page 24: ...nced features 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...

Page 25: ...ences 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 specifi...

Page 26: ...ure allows 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 follo...

Page 27: ...ance 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 Choose on...

Page 28: ...s to resize 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 MonitorAttributes M...

Page 29: ...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 plays Manage...

Page 30: ...ideration 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 D...

Page 31: ...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 Sett...

Page 32: ...imated and 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...

Page 33: ...ations 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 you are no...

Page 34: ...and overlay 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 disp...

Page 35: ...s 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 motion detec...

Page 36: ...over will 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 mo...

Page 37: ...indow 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 th...

Page 38: ...manual 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...

Page 39: ...ur 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 VGAutility 2 Upda...

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