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GV-RX26P512H

ATI Radeon

TM

 HD 2600 Pro Graphics Accelerator

User's Manual

Rev. 101
12MD-RX26P5H-101R

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Summary of Contents for GV-RX26P512H

Page 1: ...he 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...

Page 2: ...dware Installation 6 3 Software Installation 10 3 1 Windows XP Driver Installation 10 3 1 1 Operating System Requirement 10 3 1 2 DirectX Installation 11 3 1 3 Driver Installation 12 3 1 4 Taskbar Ico...

Page 3: ...and HDTV output Supports 2 Dual Link DVI I connectors Supports D Sub connector by adapter Supports HDMI connector by adapter optional 1 2 Minimum System Requirements Hardware Intel Pentium 4 orAMDAthl...

Page 4: ...onnector 2 DVI I Connector 1 TV Out DVI I Connector 2 Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output DVI I Connector 1 DVI I to D Sub Adapter S Video Output Pb AV Output Pr Y NTSC PALTV Projector HDTV OR NTSC PALTV P...

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: ...le 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 To insta...

Page 7: ...To Flat Panel Display 3 ThisgraphicscardprovidestwoDVI Idigital connectors You can connect a monitor that supports DVI I function or use the DVI I to D sub adapter to connect a 15 pin D Sub monitor Or...

Page 8: ...ingcolor 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 TV...

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: ...etup 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 Installation 3 1 1 Operating System Requ...

Page 11: ...u 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 Step 2...

Page 12: ...tep 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 p...

Page 13: ...s 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 button Set...

Page 14: ...l find 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 CAT...

Page 15: ...ality Click the Advanced button for adapter and setting You can move the slider to change the resolution Note 1 The CRT TV configuration requires that you connect your CRT display to the DVI I Connect...

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 bette...

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: ...eferences 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 Hid...

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: ...nd Add 1080 check boxes in the HDTV Support pages for those devices The following formats are fully supported NTSC PAL SECAM Warning Forcing a display mode that exceeds its EDID limits may result in p...

Page 24: ...ust for overall system performance overall 3D image quality or a balance between the two This page is useful when you are not aware of which type of 3D settings your application uses or when you want...

Page 25: ...Setting for performance is best used when the 3D image is animated and smooth motion is the most important consideration Setting for quality is best used when highly detailed and realistic 3D objects...

Page 26: ...de 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 performance or improved image qual...

Page 27: ...essing performance or improved image quality Setting for performance is best used when the 3D image is animated and smoothness of mo tion is the most important consideration Setting for quality is bes...

Page 28: ...ication uses and you want to select a particular API specific feature If you are not sure which API your 3D application uses con sult the documentation of your 3D application Color Adjust the overall...

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: ...tings 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 necessar...

Page 31: ...ies Allows the VPU Recover once it is activated to generate an error report that you can send to ATI via e mail Note Because Windows VistaTM provides the same functionality as this option VPU Recover...

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: ...r 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...

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