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Software Installation

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English

Profiles Properties:

You can use profiles to create customized environments for your desktop, video, and 3D
applications. Define and save your own personal video settings that can be quickly activated
manually, through a Hotkey, or by file association.

Preferences Properties:

Use the Preferences page 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 specific graphics
card. If there is more than one graphics
card installed in your computer, you
need to select the appropriate card
before creating, loading, or activating a
Profile.

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  Always on Top

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  Hide Tooltips

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  Hide Toolbar Text

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  Enable System Tray menu

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  Select a Language ...

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  Select a Skin ...

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  Restore facotry defaults ...

Summary of Contents for GV-RX30HM128D

Page 1: ...ns might be out of date before publication of this booklet The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make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

Page 2: ...nd Utilities Installation 8 3 1 1 Operating System Requirement 8 3 1 2 DirectX Installation 9 3 1 3 Driver Installation 10 3 1 4 Utilities on Driver CD 12 3 1 5 Taskbar Icon 15 3 1 6 Display Propertie...

Page 3: ...ry is 128MB DDRII Only for GV RX30HM256DP Supports DirectX 9 0 Supports TV Out connector Supports DVI I connector SupportsAV S Video and HDTV output Supports TV Out and D Sub connector Only for GV RX3...

Page 4: ...lish 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 Board Layout TV Out DVI I Connector 1 GV RX30HM128D TV Out DVI I Connector OR NTSC PAL TV Projector AV Output S VideoOutput Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output DVI I to D S...

Page 5: ...ector 15pin DVI I Connector TV Out VGA Monitor Connector 15 pin DVI I Connector NTSC PAL TV Projector Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor OR VGA Output Analog LCD Monitor Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output...

Page 6: ...are separated 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 installe...

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: ...rfromthis slot then align your graphics card with the PCI Express x 16 slot and press it in firmly until the card is fully seated 6 Plug the display cable into your graphics card thenturnonthecomputer...

Page 9: ...s 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 Require...

Page 10: ...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 Install...

Page 11: ...tallation 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 i...

Page 12: ...please run D setup exe Click the Install Display Drivers Radeon X300 Series item Step 1 When autorun window show up click the Install Display Drivers Radeon X300 Series item Step 2 Click Next button...

Page 13: ...t computer Then the V Tuner2 installation is completed 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...

Page 14: ...2 Click the Next button Click the Hydravision Install item Step 3 Click the Yes button Step 4 Click the Next button Step 6 Click the Finish button to restart computer Then the Hydravision Install is...

Page 15: ...Tuner 2 lets you adjust the working frequency of the graphic engine and video memory Core Clock and Memory Clock Adjust core speed Displays core clock status Displays memory clock status Adjust memor...

Page 16: ...ed 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 to...

Page 17: ...17 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 18: ...ies 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 a...

Page 19: ...of display adapter color the range of display area and the refresh rate Settings Resolutions and Color depth for Windows You may adjust the screen resolution and color quality settings in this dialog...

Page 20: ...ch 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 display only...

Page 21: ...e the Preferences page 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 s...

Page 22: ...ation Center provides detailed information in one location about the installed graphics hardware graphics software system hardware and system software The System Software tab includes information such...

Page 23: ...dard View to set your desktop resolution arrange your displays enable secondary devices such as a TV or use the Wizard to help you config ure your display s Displays Manager Advanced View Use Display...

Page 24: ...Display Detection and Force TV detection MonitorAttributes MonitorAttributes provides information about the attached monitor You can also enable ExtendedIdentificationData MonitorAdjustments Use Moni...

Page 25: ...ere you can simultaneously adjust all of the standard 3D settings for any type of 3D application The slider enables you to adjust for overall system performance overall 3D image quality or a balance b...

Page 26: ...tomatically adjust to the application s requirements Anisotropic Filtering Anisotropic filtering is a technique that preserves detail on surfaces that have three dimensional perspective and fade away...

Page 27: ...d 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 of detail is needed Mipmap detail level can be set t...

Page 28: ...s that do not require a high level of smooth ness and lighting detail Setting for performance is best used for situations where a high level of realism is required for the object s shape and reflectiv...

Page 29: ...seful when it is not necessary to preview the adjusted settings because the effect is already known or understood API Specific Use the 3D API Specific dialog to select settings that are exclusively fo...

Page 30: ...rol Color Full screen 3D Adjusting the Gamma control alters the overall richness of color Adjusting the Brightness control alters the overall brightness Adjusting the Contrast control alters the overa...

Page 31: ...ll 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 allo...

Page 32: ...TORUN 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 butto...

Page 33: ...l 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 w...

Page 34: ...estart 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 util...

Page 35: ...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 Radeon X300SE 2D Sin...

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