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GV-RX30S128D-B Graphics Accelerator

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English

Table of Contents

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

1.1. Features ..................................................................................................... 3
1.2. Minimum System Requirement .................................................................. 3

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

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

3. Software Installation ............................................................................ 8

3.1. Win

®

XP Driver and 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 ................................................................................................. 14
3.1.6. Display Properties Pages ............................................................................ 18

3.2. Win

®

2000 Driver Installation .................................................................... 31

4. Troubleshooting Tips ......................................................................... 32

5. Appendix ........................................................................................... 33

5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS .......................................................................... 33

5.1.1. Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS mode .................................................................. 33
5.1.2. Reflash BIOS in Windows mode .................................................................. 33

5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows

®

XP) ............................. 34

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Summary of Contents for GV-RX30S128D-B

Page 1: ...on of GBT Trademarks Third party brands and names are the 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 rapi...

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 14 3 1 6 Display Propertie...

Page 3: ...ory Supports DirectX 9 0 Supports TV Out and D Sub connectors Supports DVI I connector 1 2 Minimum System Requirement IBM or 100 PC compatible with Pentium III 650MHz or AMDAthlon 650MHz class process...

Page 4: ...yout TV Out DVI I Connector VGA Monitor Connector 15 pin TV out S Video VGA Monitor Connector 15pin DVI I Connector NTSC PAL TV Projector Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor OR VGA Output AV Output Anal...

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: ...lerator 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 r...

Page 7: ...w to fasten the card in place and replace the computer cover 6 Plug the display cable into your card then turn on the computer and monitor If your graphics card came with a DVI connector you can conne...

Page 8: ...aphics card driver Please follow the subsection 3 1 3 Driver installation to install the driver for your graphics accelerator 3 1 WIN XP Driver and Utilities Installation 3 1 1 Operating System Requir...

Page 9: ...ence 0 Note For software MPEG support in Windows 2000 or Windows XP you must install DirectX first Step 1 When autorun window show up click Install DirectX 9 item Step 2 Choose I accept the agreement...

Page 10: ...step installation guide Step 1 Found new hardware wizard Video controller VGA Compatible Click Next button to install the driver There is a driver CD disk that came with your graphics accelerator ple...

Page 11: ...please run D setup exe Click Install Display Driver Radeon X300 Series item Step 1 When autorun window show up click Install Display Drivers Radeon X300 Series item Step 2 Click Next button Step 3 Cl...

Page 12: ...the AUTORUN window If it does not show up please run D setup exe z Install Hydravision Step 2 Click Next button Click Hydravision Install item Step 3 Click Yes button Step 4 Click Next button Step 6 C...

Page 13: ...lish z Install GIGABYTE Utility V Tuner 2 Step 3 Enter your name and company Step 4 Click Finish button to restart computer Then the GIGABYTE Utility installation is completed Step 2 Click Next button...

Page 14: ...ed of shortcute of the graphics card s enhanced and other functions You may click the Display Properties item and then click Settings Click Advanced after clickng Settings Click the appropriate tab to...

Page 15: ...Utility V 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 Adj...

Page 16: ...lerator 16 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 f...

Page 17: ...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 18: ...TV CRT Yes 3 1 6 Display Properties pages To access Display Properties pages right click the GIGABYTE icon on the taskbar and select Display Properties or right click on Desktop and then select Proper...

Page 19: ...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 the fe...

Page 20: ...ies The Preferences page helps to restore defaults change skins and update the CATALYST Control Center The CATALYST Control Center Preferences page contains the following Note A profile applies to a s...

Page 21: ...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 as th...

Page 22: ...secondary devices such as a TV or use the Wizard to help you configure your display s Displays Manager Advanced View Use Display Manager Advanced View to set your desktop resolution the display refre...

Page 23: ...ed by the attached monitor to determine the limits for the resolution and refresh rate Monitor Troubleshoot The Monitor Troubleshoot helps to add HDTV modes in the Display Manager Note 720p or 1080i a...

Page 24: ...of 3D settings your applica tion uses or when you want to use an overall adjustment control that rapidly configures your application Standard Settings The Standard settings page provides access to a...

Page 25: ...cally 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 into t...

Page 26: ...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 of detail is needed Mipmap detail level ca...

Page 27: ...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 reflective prope...

Page 28: ...e is useful when it is not necessary to preview the adjusted settings because the effect is already known or understood API Specific The 3D API Specific dialog helps to select settings that are exclus...

Page 29: ...he Gamma control alters the overall richness of color Adjusting the Brightness control alters the overall brightness Adjusting the Contrast control alters the overall contrast Adjusting the Gamma can...

Page 30: ...er 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 mode...

Page 31: ...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 32: ...r 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 when...

Page 33: ...omputer 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 utility 2 Update...

Page 34: ...x 480 200 3 3 3 800 x 600 200 3 3 3 1024 x 768 200 3 3 3 1152 x 864 100 3 3 3 1280 x 768 85 3 3 3 1280 x 960 160 3 3 3 1280 x 1024 120 3 3 3 1600 x 1200 100 3 3 3 1792 x 1344 85 3 3 3 1800 x 1440 70...

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