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GV-RX70256D(128DE) 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.................................................................................. 7

3. Software Installation ............................................................................ 9

3.1. Win

®

 XP Driver 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. Utilities on Driver CD.................................................................................... 13
3.1.5. Taskbar Icon ................................................................................................ 16
3.1.6. Display Properties Pages ............................................................................ 19

3.2. Win

®

 2000 Driver Installation .................................................................... 32

4. Troubleshooting Tips ......................................................................... 33

5. Appendix ........................................................................................... 34

5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS .......................................................................... 34

5.1.1. Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS mode .................................................................. 34
5.1.2. Reflash BIOS in Windows mode .................................................................. 34

5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows

®

 XP) ............................. 35

Summary of Contents for GV-RX70128DE

Page 1: ...otice 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 th...

Page 2: ...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 Utilities on Driver CD 13 3 1 5 Taskbar Icon 16 3 1 6 Display Propert...

Page 3: ...mory For GV RX70128DE only Supports DirectX 9 0 Support AV S Video and HDTV output Supports TV Out and D Sub connector Supports DVI I connector 1 2 Minimum System Requirement IBM or 100 PC compatible...

Page 4: ...ector VGA Monitor Connector 15 pin 1 GV RX70256D 2 1 Board Layout TV out S Video VGA Monitor Connector 15pin DVI I Connector NTSC PAL TV Projector Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor OR VGA Output AV Ou...

Page 5: ...nector 15pin DVI I Connector NTSC PAL TV Projector Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor OR VGA Output AV Output Analog LCD Monitor Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output VGA Output DVI I to D Sub Connector TV Ou...

Page 6: ...ts 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 instal...

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: ...the screw 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 c...

Page 9: ...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 Requirement W...

Page 10: ...000 or Windows XP you must install DirectX first Users who run Windows XP with a service pack later than Service Pack one SP1 do not need to install DirectX separately Step 1 When autorun window show...

Page 11: ...nstallation 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 please ins...

Page 12: ...t show up please run D setup exe Click Install Display Driver Radeon X700 Series item Step 1 When autorun window show up click Install Display Drivers Radeon X700 Series item Step 2 Click Next button...

Page 13: ...ORUN 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 Click Fi...

Page 14: ...r 14 English 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 Nex...

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: ...sed 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 t...

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: ...rties 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...

Page 19: ...GIGABYTE icon on the taskbar and select Display Properties or right click on Desktop and then select Properties The Display Properties dialog box shows the information of display adapter color the ran...

Page 20: ...ach 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 onl...

Page 21: ...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 specific...

Page 22: ...mation 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 suc...

Page 23: ...ary 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 refresh rate...

Page 24: ...on provided 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 o...

Page 25: ...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 univers...

Page 26: ...automatically 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 awa...

Page 27: ...ound 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 se...

Page 28: ...es 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 reflecti...

Page 29: ...eful 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 exclusively f...

Page 30: ...justing the 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 G...

Page 31: ...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 allowi...

Page 32: ...UTORUN 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 butt...

Page 33: ...acturer 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 you in...

Page 34: ...restart 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 ut...

Page 35: ...92 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 X700 2D Single Display Modes The table is for reference only The actual resolutions supported dep...

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