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GV-RX80256DE Graphics Accelerator

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Step 3. Enter your name and company.

Step 4. Click the 

Finish 

button to restart 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 can see the AUTORUN window.
If it does not show up, please run "D:\setup.exe".

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  Install GIGABYTE Utility (V-Tuner2):

(Radeon   X800GTO   Series)

Summary of Contents for GV-RX80256DE

Page 1: ...fications might be out of date before publication of this booklet The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a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

Page 2: ...d 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 Properties...

Page 3: ...Supports TV Out and D Sub connector SupportsAV S Video and HDTV output Supports DVI I connector Supports HDTV cable 1 2 Minimum System Requirement IBM or 100 PC compatible with Pentium III 650MHz orAM...

Page 4: ...t 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 DVI I to D Sub Adapter VGA Output...

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: ...erator 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 re...

Page 7: ...ions To Flat Panel Display 7 Pin for TV out only To VGAMonitor To install your new graphics card 1 Locate the PCI Express x 16 slot If necessary removethemetalcoverfromthis slot then align your graphi...

Page 8: ...raphics 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 R...

Page 9: ...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 Step...

Page 10: ...ep 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 pl...

Page 11: ...p exe Click the Install Display Drivers Radeon X800 Series item Step 1 When autorun window show up click the Install Display Drivers Radeon X800 Series item Step 2 Click Next button Step 3 Click Yes b...

Page 12: ...puter 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 can...

Page 13: ...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 completed Step 5 C...

Page 14: ...er 2 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 Adjust...

Page 15: ...hortcut 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 change...

Page 16: ...erator 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 fo...

Page 17: ...ings 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 o...

Page 18: ...og box shows the information 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 qua...

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: ...he 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 spec...

Page 21: ...enter 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 the...

Page 22: ...r Standard 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 Di...

Page 23: ...y Detection and Force TV detection MonitorAttributes MonitorAttributes provides information about the attached monitor You can also enable ExtendedIdentificationData MonitorAdjustments Use MonitorAdju...

Page 24: ...of 3D settings your application 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 un...

Page 25: ...ally 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 th...

Page 26: ...kground 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...

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 Use the 3D API Specific dialog to select settings that are exclusiv...

Page 29: ...or 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 overall cont...

Page 30: ...ver 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 mod...

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: ...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 wh...

Page 33: ...puter 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 BI...

Page 34: ...4 x 768 200 3 3 3 1152 x 864 200 3 3 3 1280 x 768 160 3 3 3 1280 x 960 160 3 3 3 1280 x 1024 160 3 3 3 1600 x 1200 120 3 3 3 1792 x 1344 120 3 3 3 1800 x 1440 120 3 3 3 1856 x 1392 120 3 3 3 1920 x 10...

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