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GV-RX24P256HE

Radeon

TM

 HD 2400 Pro Graphics Accelerator

User's Manual

Rev. 101
12MD-RX24P2HE-101R

Copyright

©  2007 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
Copyright by 

GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

 

("GBT").

 No part of this manual may  be reproduced or transmitted in any from

without the expressed, written permission of 

GBT

.

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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Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet.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.

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Summary of Contents for GV-RX24P256HE

Page 1: ...ange in technology some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document...

Page 2: ...n 6 3 Software Installation 9 3 1 Windows XPDriver and Utilities Installation 9 3 1 1 Operating System Requirement 9 3 1 2 DirectX Installation 10 3 1 3 Driver Installation 11 3 1 4 Taskbar Icon 13 3...

Page 3: ...utput Supports 1 Dual Link DVI I connector Supports 1 D Sub connector Supports HDMI connector by adapter optional 1 2 Minimum System Requirements Hardware Intel Pentium 4 orAMDAthlonTM 512 MB of syste...

Page 4: ...D Sub Connector 15 pin RCA RCA DVI I Connector Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output D Sub Connector 15 pin DVI I to D Sub Adapter AV Output NTSC PALTV Projector OR DVI I to HDMI Adapter HDMI Monitor D Sub...

Page 5: ...both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object such as the power supply case 3 Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the components whenever t...

Page 6: ...rereadytoinstallyourgraphicsaccelerator card To remove the existing graphics card 1 Power off the computer and monitor then disconnect the display cable from the back of your computer 2 Remove the com...

Page 7: ...DVI I connector you can connect a flat panel display to the appropriate connector as shown below Or use the DVI I to HDMI adapter to connect an HDMI monitor ConnectanHDMImonitorviaDVI ItoHDMIadapter...

Page 8: ...em Please 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 comp...

Page 9: ...hics 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 Requ...

Page 10: ...s 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 DirectX 9 item...

Page 11: ...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 12: ...it does not show up please run D setup exe Click the Install Display Driver item Step 1 When autorun window show up click the Install Display Driver item Step 2 Click Next button Step 3 Click Yes but...

Page 13: ...an ATI CATALYST TM Control Center icon on the taskbar s status area The ATI CATALYST TM Control Center is used to configure all your graphics card settings Right click the icon to enter the CATALYST...

Page 14: ...lt device box select ATI HD Audio rear output Otherwise select Realtek HD Audio output which is the onboard audio controller Configuring Audio Output Configure the default audio output device based up...

Page 15: ...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 the slider to change the resolution Note The CRT T...

Page 16: ...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 step as...

Page 17: ...configuration This wizard allows you to configure display setting for desktop viewing 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...

Page 18: ...on Quick Settings The Quick Settings page provide access to three main settings 3D Quality 3D Performance and Quality settings allows your 3D games and applications to get faster performance and bett...

Page 19: ...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 20: ...references page helps to restore defaults change skins and update the CATALYST Control Center The CATALYST Control Center Preferences page contains the following options Always on Top Hide Tooltips Hi...

Page 21: ...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 22: ...cation or game has a default refresh rate that is lower than optimal Choose one of the Display DetectionOptionstopreventscreenflickerwhendetectingadisplay IfyouareusinganolderTVorone that has non stan...

Page 23: ...or Attributes provides information about the attached monitor You can also enable Extended Display Identification Data Extended Display Identification Data EDID uses the in formation provided by the a...

Page 24: ...edges shimmering and pixelation problems that are common in rendered 3D images Rather than determining the color to display for each pixel by sampling a single location at the pixel s center anti ali...

Page 25: ...ensional perspective and fade away into the background It works best when used in con junction with Mipmapping Anisotropic Filtering can be set to favor either an increase in system processing perform...

Page 26: ...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 o...

Page 27: ...Pro grammable Interfaces API These settings are provided for resolving certain incompatibilities within 3D applications that use one of these APIs Use this dialog when you are know which type of API...

Page 28: ...V RX24P256HE Graphics Accelerator Color Adjust the overall richness of color by using the Gamma control To adjust the overall brightness use the Brightness control and the overall contrast use the Con...

Page 29: ...o formats do not support these adjustments TheaterMode Use Theater Mode to change the way you view streaming video Note These settings will only affect applica tions with video overlay support Note Ce...

Page 30: ...ttings The All Settings page combines all of the princi pal Video features onto a single page without any preview window allowing quick access and adjustment This page is useful when it is not necessa...

Page 31: ...et the graphics processor without requiring a system restart If the computer cannot recover from a crash VPU Recover will switch the computer to software rendering mode allowing you to save any work i...

Page 32: ...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 c...

Page 33: ...Windows XP you need a startup disk to restart the computer in MS DOS mode 3 Change the command prompt toA 4 To back up the current BIOS at the A prompt type BIOS flash utility name s BIOS file name e...

Page 34: ...60 3 3 3 1600 x 1200 100 3 3 3 1680 x 1050 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...

Page 35: ...GIGABYTE are continuing our efforts to develop products that do not use internationally banned toxic chemicals Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive Statement GIGABYTE will fulfill the...

Page 36: ...ing used batteries properly With your help we can reduce the amount of natural resources needed to produce electrical and electronic equipment minimize the use of landfills for the disposal of end of...

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