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Chapter 2

Installing the Hardware and Software

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Replace the screw to fasten the card in place

, and replace the computer

cover.

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Plug the display cable into your card

; then turn on the computer and

monitor. If your Tachyon Graphic Card came with a DVI connector, you

can connect a flat panel display to the appropriate connector

Make sure
all cables
are
securely
connected.

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Summary of Contents for TACHYON G9000

Page 1: ...not guarantee the correctness of all the content Our products undergo continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without notice Trademarks All trademarks and Registered Trademarks...

Page 2: ...it Do not place anything on the power cord 7 Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add on card or module 8 All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted 9 Never pour any liqu...

Page 3: ...ce may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Notice to user Changes or modifications to this...

Page 4: ...iv...

Page 5: ...s New Hardware Found 13 To identify new hardware in Windows 98 Windows Me Windows 2000 or Windows XP 13 Installing the ATI Driver for Windows 98 Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP 13 Chapter 3 Multipl...

Page 6: ...uropean TVs 39 How To Enable Disable The TV Display 39 How TV Display Cannot Be Used 40 Using a Monitor vs Using the TV Display 40 Adjusting Monitor Display 40 Viewing Text on a TV 40 Reducing Edge Di...

Page 7: ...ations Support for Direct 3D applications High resolution in 3D up to 2048x1536 Best performance for today s and tomorrow s applications Supports TV out to connect your PC to your TV or VCR Item Check...

Page 8: ...eatures and more Optimized for DirectX 8 8 1 and OpenGL 1 3 Dual independent 400MHz DACs VGA DVI and S Video connectors S Video supports NTSC and PAL AGP 4X 2X compatible Tachyon G9700 series ATI RADE...

Page 9: ...pports NTSC and PAL AGP 8X 4X 2X compatible Tachyon G9200 series ATI RADEON 9200 Pro 128 bit Visual Processing Unit VPU 275 MHz Engine 550 MHz Memory clock speed ATI RADEON 9200 128 bit Visual Process...

Page 10: ...ing minimum 640x480 resolution A Plug and Play monitor that supports VESA s Display Channel specifications DDC1 or DDC2b is required to take advantage of the DDC1 DDC2b features The DVI I interface on...

Page 11: ...mance acceleration for today s demanding 3D graphic applications Its main features are SMARTSHADER 2 0 provides advanced pixel and vertex shaders capable of processing 16 textures per pass and up to 1...

Page 12: ...anation of each ATI tab refer to CATALYST Software Suite on page 17 Direct 3D and OpenGL The CATALYST Software Suite also supports the latest versions of Direct 3D and OpenGL Many new 3D game titles a...

Page 13: ...directly or indirectly by improper installation of any components by unauthorized service personnel If you do not feel comfortable performing the installation consult a qualified computer technician D...

Page 14: ...hen install the latest AGP drivers from VIA Technologies http www viaarena com Acer Laboratories ALI http www ali com tw Silicon Integrated Systems SIS http www sis com Advanced Micro Devices AMD http...

Page 15: ...card has any additional software installed they may also need to be removed at this point For example DVD Player Multimedia applications etc Installing Your Tachyon Graphics Card Now that you have pre...

Page 16: ...move the metal cover from this slot then align your Tachyon Graphic Card with the AGP slot and press it in firmly until the card is fully seated Remember to discharge your body s static electricity by...

Page 17: ...en 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 Tachyon Graphic Card came with a DVI connector you can connect...

Page 18: ...ling your current video card and driver on page 8 Use the supplied Power Extension Cable to connect the Tachyon G9700 G9500 series graphic card to the computer s Hard Drive power connector 1 Remove th...

Page 19: ...ard does not appear proceed directly to Installing the ATI Driver for Windows 98 Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP 2 Click Next 3 Click Finish You are now ready to install the ATI driver Proceed to I...

Page 20: ...er CD into your CD ROM drive If Windows runs the CD automatically proceed to step5 2 Click Start Run 3 Type the following D TyanSoft exe If D is not your CD ROM drive substitute D with the correct dri...

Page 21: ...t panel directly to your card use the DVI I connector To connect a VGA monitor to the DVI I connector plug a DVI I to VGA adapter into the DVI I connector then plug your monitor cable into the adapter...

Page 22: ...connector TV Output CRT display DFP display VGA connector DVI I connector CRT display CRT display VGA connector DVI I connector with DVI I to VGA adapter The DVI I connector can support a CRT display...

Page 23: ...uite i Features presented in the following pages may not be supported in all operating systems and or may appear differently ATI Displays Tab The ATI Displays tab provides the multi monitor features H...

Page 24: ...ck box Windows may automatically place it there 6 Click OK or Apply to save the changes Dynamic Display Reassignment optional You can change the assignment of your Primary and Secondary display on the...

Page 25: ...cking on the button will reassign the Primary and Secondary monitors Clicking on the button creates a clone or mirror image of the Primary display onto the Secondary display 4 Click OK or Apply to sav...

Page 26: ...xpansion is only available on the Primary display Therefore if a flat panel display FPD is set as Secondary the Extended Desktop mode is disabled and the resolution is less than the FPD s native resol...

Page 27: ...Defaults button This allows you to reset the desktop brightness and color settings to default values Clicking the Game Gamma button accesses the Game Gamma Properties Game Gamma Properties Red Green...

Page 28: ...rmation Details button Provides access to the Details tab which lists the card s hardware details and driver information Reactivate all warning messages This allows you to reactivate any disabled grap...

Page 29: ...o VGA adapter Alternate DVI Operational mode Use this option if you are experiencing display corruption on your DVI flat panel Clicking the Details button provides access to the Details tab ATI Overla...

Page 30: ...ft removes all color and produces a black and white picture Hue Use this slider to adjust the pureness or tint of the red green and blue components of the color Gamma Use this slider to adjust the ove...

Page 31: ...yed on your Primary and Secondary display is exactly the same manner For example all displays will show video output in full screen mode Theater Mode Settings These settings are available when Theater...

Page 32: ...spect ratio of the display device showing full screen video has the standard 4 3 aspect ratio standard TVs and monitors 16 9 Widescreen Select this option if the aspect ratio of the display device is...

Page 33: ...ngs you can maximize overall performance by moving the slider to the left or you can enhance overall image quality by moving the slider to the right Main Settings slider This allows you to emphasize w...

Page 34: ...s such as 2X 4X or 6X Moving this slider to the right increases sampling to provide the most realistic 3D image SMOOTH VISION Anisotropic Filtering checkbox Anisotropic filtering uses a texture filter...

Page 35: ...but reduce the image tearing that can occur with the higher frame rate Selecting Application Preference allows the application to decide whether or not it should display its frames at the refresh rate...

Page 36: ...support DXT texture formats thus reducing the number of texture formats supported Alternate pixel center This may eliminate problems with some Direct 3D games which display vertical and horizontal lin...

Page 37: ...can maximize overall performance by moving the slider to the left or you can enhance overall image quality by moving the slider to the right Main Settings slider This allows you to emphasize what kin...

Page 38: ...les taken when anisotropic filtering is performed can vary By moving this slider to the right as the number of samples taken increases the quality of the final image increases significantly 16X provid...

Page 39: ...s but reduce the image tearing that can occur with the higher frame rate Selecting Application Preference allows the application to decide whether or not it should display its frames at the refresh ra...

Page 40: ...ws you to select how the application should handle both features at the same time In most cases Error Diffusion will handle this situation quite well but there are a few cases where selecting Ordered...

Page 41: ...on hasn t passed the SMARTGART diagnostics test Changing the AGP settings could result in system instability Set AGP Settings Experienced users can manually change the AGP speed You will need to reboo...

Page 42: ...eviously been set to Off will be turned on providing the test passes i Problems can arise if the user enables a secondary graphics accelerator in a multiple monitor environment after the operating sys...

Page 43: ...to 50Hz Some monitors may not support this refresh rate and could be damaged Please check the documentation supplied with your monitor to see if your monitor supports a refresh rate of 50Hz If your m...

Page 44: ...3 The TV Output on your card will be an S Video connector or Composite connector Please attach an appropriate cable to the TV Output on your card S Video or Composite Attach the other end of the cable...

Page 45: ...can use an S Video cable available in most consumer electronic stores rather than the SCART connector if your card only supports the S Video connector The Tachyon G9700 G9500 PRO that only has the S...

Page 46: ...play use the monitor s control buttons to adjust its display size and position Some single frequency monitors may not work with TV display enabled If you experience problems when TV display is enabled...

Page 47: ...C Reducing Edge Distortion When using a TV for your PC s display you may see some edge distortion on the left and right side of your TV screen This effect depends on your TV and the PC application you...

Page 48: ...lay only make sure that you have the TV display feature enabled You can set your display resolution as high as 1024x768 However higher resolutions will result in a virtual desktop If a TV is your only...

Page 49: ...y 8 Click OK or Apply to save the changes you have made Using Games and Applications Some older games and applications may program the card directly to run under a specific display mode This may cause...

Page 50: ...nd graphics card when you installed the ATI driver For more troubleshooting tips right click the ATI icon in the taskbar and select Troubleshooting If you have problems during boot up start your compu...

Page 51: ...Check CRT Cathode Ray Tube D3D Direct Draw 3D A Microsoft standard DAC Digital to Analog Converter DDC Display Data Channel A VESA standard for communicating between a computer system and attached di...

Page 52: ...nterface PEROM Flash Programmable and Erasable Read Only Memory PLL Phase Locked Loop POST Power On Self Test ROP Raster Operation SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic RAM SGRAM Synchronous Graphics RAM TMDS Tra...

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