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AT008/AT008V

GRAPHIC CARD

USER

MANUAL

DOC No. : M01904

Rev. : A0

Date : 11, 2001

Part No. : 25-12094-00

Summary of Contents for AT008

Page 1: ...AT008 AT008V GRAPHIC CARD USER MANUAL DOC No M01904 Rev A0 Date 11 2001 Part No 25 12094 00 ...

Page 2: ...to a natural earth ground n Touch a grounded or anti static surface or a metal fixture such as a water pipe n Avoid contacting the components on add on cards boards and modules with the gold finger connectors plugged into the expansion slot It is best to handle system components by their mounting bracket The above methods prevent static build up and cause it to be discharged properly Trademark All...

Page 3: ...alling on Windows 95 98 ME 3 2 3 2 Installing on Windows 2000 3 5 3 3 To enable disable a display device 3 8 3 3 1 To adjust your monitor screen size 3 9 3 3 2 To adjust your monitor synchronization 3 10 3 4 Dual display Device Options 3 11 3 5 Using the CRT TV Features 3 12 3 5 1 How to use TV out cables correctly 3 12 3 5 2 How to change TV setting 3 12 3 6 Installing on Windows NT4 0 3 18 Chapt...

Page 4: ...FIC Graphic Card User Manual ii Appendix A Specifications A 1 Hardware Specificatoins A 1 A 2 Programming Information A 2 A 3 Resolution Table A 2 ...

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Page 6: ...vative TRUFORM technology that makes the outlines of 3D characters and objects look smoother and more natural than ever before SMARTSHADER technology takes advantage of the DirectX 8 1 features to enable more complex and realistic texture and lighting effects SMOOTHVISION anti aliasing the most advanced anti aliasing to eliminate distracting visual artifacts for smoother looking images and without...

Page 7: ...dering Single Pass Multi Texturing True Color Rendering Triangle Setup Engine Texture Cache Bilinear Trilinear Filtering Line Edge Anti Aliasing Full Screen Anti Aliasing Texture Compositing Texture Decompression Specular Highlights Perspectively Correct Texture Mapping Mip Mapping Z Buffering and Double Buffering Emboss Dot Product 3 and Environment bump mapping Spherical Dual Paraboloid and Cubi...

Page 8: ...d OpenGL Supports 3D resolutions 32 bit color up to 2048x1536 AGP universal bus for AGP 2X 4X systems CHARISMA ENGINE HYPER Z technology PIXEL TAPESTRY architecture VIDEO IMMERSION technology Integrated Transformation Clipping and Lighting Twin Cache Architecture SuperScalar Rendering Single Pass Multi Texturing True Color Rendering Triangle Setup Engine Texture Cache Bilinear Trilinear Filtering ...

Page 9: ...obtain an overall system speed increase of 2 times after installing the card The speed of pure graphics operations like dragging objects with a mouse scrolling and resizing will be remarkably improved 1 2 Software Compatibility The key function of the card is its VGA compatibility Unlike coprocessor based or IBM 8514A type display cards the card is 100 compatible with your DOS computer This means ...

Page 10: ...0KHz The upper limit is usually 48K Hz 57K Hz or 64K Hz These correspond to a maximum resolution of 1024 x 768 60 Hz refresh 1024 x768 72 Hz refresh rate and 1280x1024 60 Hz refresh rate respectively By default the card will drive your monitor at a screen refresh rate of 60 Hz In other words it repaints the screen 60 times per second If the screen is not displayed properly when you boot your syste...

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Page 12: ...ipment such as a monitor or printer Unplug the power cord Remove the cover 2 Remove the current graphics card If there is a graphics card currently in the computer use the following guidelines to remove it Detach any cables which are attached to the current graphics card and remove the bracket screw locking the card down Grasp the card by the edges and pull it straight out of the motherboard slot ...

Page 13: ...ert it into place Make sure that the card is pressed evenly and completely into the socket Fasten the card with the bracket screw Note Use the figure above to help locate the Accelerated Graphics Port AGP socket on your motherboard The exact configuration of the components on your motherboard may differ from the figure Look for a single smaller socket between the set of PCI sockets and the process...

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Page 15: ...4 Caution Before you turn on your system you have to be sure the VGA card is setup already and all the cables are connected DO NOT connect disconnect TV out cable when your TV or PC is Power On 2 3 Card Layout 2 3 1 AT008 Card Layout ...

Page 16: ...re you turn on your system you have to be sure the VGA card is setup already and all the cables are connected DO NOT connect disconnect TV out cable when your TV or PC is Power On 2 3 2 AT008V Card Layout DVI Connector is optional ...

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Page 20: ...e to work with the board it may help to bear in mind that the drivers compatible with the VGA card fall into four categories Driver Installation Procedure General Installation Notes 1 Before install Windows 95 Driver please install Windows 95 OSR2 0 USBSUPP EXE first brings it up to OSR2 1 level 2 The operating system and DirectX must be installed on the system prior to installation To install Win...

Page 21: ...the VGA display as standard PCI Graphics Adapter mode Microsoft DircetX allows 3D hardware acceleration support in Windows 95 98 For software MPEG support in Windows 95 98 you must first install the Microsoft DirectX and then an MPEG Video Player 1 Start Windows 2 Switch display to Windows Standard Display Adapter VGA mode and then restart Windows 3 Insert the CD installation disc into your CD ROM...

Page 22: ...Software Utility 3 3 ...

Page 23: ...FIC Graphic Card User Manual 3 4 5 When the Welcome box appears Click on the Next button to go to the next step 6 The License Agreement dialog box appears Click on Yes button ...

Page 24: ...files to the computer Windows will prompt you to restart Windows with the Yes option Then click on Finish button 8 When the Windows SETUP has completed copying the files to the computer Windows will prompt you to restart Windows with the Yes option Then Click Finish button ...

Page 25: ... 3 Click Cancel to enter the Windows desktop 4 Insert the CD installation disc into your CD ROM drive 5 The CD should autorun and the following screen will appear Note if the CD does not autorun click on Start then Run then type in D ATISETUP EXE for AT008 or D MSSETUP EXE for AT008V and click OK If D is not your CD ROM drive substitute D with the correct drive letter ...

Page 26: ...Software Utility 3 7 6 When the Welcome box appears Click on the Next button to go to the next step 7 The License Agreement dialog box appears Click on Yes button ...

Page 27: ... 8 The Digital Signature Not Found dialog box appears Click on Yes button 9 When the Windows SETUP has completed copying the files to the computer Windows will prompt you to restart Windows with the Yes option Then Click Finish button ...

Page 28: ...device To make sure if your installation is successful you can Right click the Windows desktop and click Properties Click the Settings tab and then click Advanced The RV200 Properties dialog box appears 1 Click the enable disable button for the display device you want to enable disable A desktop image appears on the corresponding display device icon when the button is in the Enable position 2 Clic...

Page 29: ...monitor must be enabled before you can change its display properties 2 Click the Adjustments tab 3 Click the and buttons in the Vertical Horizontal Screen area to change your screen size 4 The and buttons under Vertical Screen increase decrease the vertical size of your monitor display 5 The and buttons under Horizontal Screen increase decrease the horizontal size of your monitor display 6 Click O...

Page 30: ...running an extended desktop you must first select the video adapter whose display properties you want to change 4 Click the Monitor button Your monitor must be enabled before you can change its display properties 5 Click the Advanced tab 6 In the Synchronization box click the Horizontal or Vertical buttons to adjust synchronization Click either OK or Apply to save the changes you have made ...

Page 31: ... Manual 3 12 3 4 Dual Display Device Options The following are sample display combinations for the card One RGB monitor and one DVI optional for AT008 One RGB monitor and one TV S Video One RGB monitor and one TV Composite ...

Page 32: ...l cable the Video input at your TV form your VGA card and then power on your PC and TV 3 5 2 How to change TV setting Your graphics accelerator is configured for TV display Using this feature you can connect a TV to your computer s video output to view the desktop If you are not using a TV for your computer s display it is recommended that you disable TV display for optimal performance higher refr...

Page 33: ... at the Settings tab 2 Click the Advancedbutton 3 Click the Displays tab If you are running an extended desktop you must first select the video adapter whose display properties you want to change 4 Click the button for the TV device Your TV must be enabled before you can change its display properties 5 Click the Advancedtab Note TV Mode only NTSC 640X480 60Hz PAL 800X600 50Hz ...

Page 34: ...Software Utility 3 15 6 In the S Video Sharpness box select a value from the list 7 Click OK or Apply to save the changes you have made ...

Page 35: ...ning an extended desktop you must first select the video adapter whose display properties you want to change 4 Click the TV button Your TV must be enabled before you can change its display properties 5 Click the Format tab 6 In the Countrybox select a country from the list 7 Click OK or Apply to save the changes you have made Note In general there is only one broadcast format supported by a given ...

Page 36: ... desired color component Red Green or Blue 5 To add a control point hold the SHIFT key down while clicking the mouse cursor at the desired point on the color curve A control point appears on the color curve at the selected spot 6 To remove a control point hold the CTRL key down while clicking the mouse cursor on the control point to be removed The control point disappears from the color curve 7 Cl...

Page 37: ...splay Adapter and click The drivers associated with the display adapter should read RV200 If this is not the case the drivers will need to be re installed Uninstall Display Driver 1 Click Start and then point to Settings 2 Click Control Panel 3 Double click the Add Remove Programs icon 4 Click the Install Uninstall tab 5 Click ATI Display Driver from the list 6 Click Add Remove button 7 The system...

Page 38: ...packs defa ult asp The operating system must be installed on the system prior to installation Boot up the Windows NT4 0 and configure the VGA mode Change the VGA resolution as 640x480 16 Color Re start the system 1 Start Windows NT4 0 2 Switch display to Windows Standard Display Adapter VGA mode and then restart Windows 3 Insert the CD installation disc into your CD ROM drive 4 The way of installi...

Page 39: ...res and help or to unload the HydraVisionTM Desktop Manager The HydraVisionTM Desktop Manager allows you to modify your display options You can access the Desktop Management and Hot Keys dialog boxes by clicking on the appropriate tab in the Desktop Manager Along the bottom of each HydraVisionTM dialog are four buttons OK Cancel Apply and Help OK implements the changes you have made in the HydraVi...

Page 40: ... located the dialog box defaults to monitor 1 You can also choose to have dialog boxes appear on the monitor in which the cursor is located or to always appear on a specific monitor in the array Window control Single monitor windows When this box is checked windows are sized no larger than a single monitor Windows that are placed on monitor splits are automatically relocated to the monitor on whic...

Page 41: ...aller squares when a window is in a HydraVisionTM maximized state Clicking the icon again restores the active window to its default state as a single squre General Application position memory Check this box to remember the size and location of application windows when they are closed and reapply those settings when the application is reopened Boot to single monitor Check this box to enable a singl...

Page 42: ...ple desktop functionality Note MultiDesk will not reload automatically when Windows restarts You will need to reload MultiDesk from the Desktop Manager dialog box Individual Application Settings This button allows you to specify enable and disable desktop management settings for individual applications You can access thee settings by clocking on the down arrow of the HydraVisionTM icon in the appl...

Page 43: ...prevent interference with the function of these keys in individual applications To delete a hot key from the Assigned hot keys list box highlight it click Remove and then click Apply You can also disable all hot keys listed in the Assigned hot keys list box by checking the Disable hot keys box near the bottom of the Hot Keys dialog Using Hot Keys You can use any assigned hot key at any time from w...

Page 44: ...MultiDesk HydraVisionTM software supports multiple desktops With MultiDesk one active desktop will always be visible while up to eight active desktop scan reside in the background When MultiDesk is running the MultiDesk icon in the system tray displays the number assigned to the current desktop Note MultiDesk is installed with HydraVisionTM However multiple desktop support and HydraVisionTM can be...

Page 45: ...sabled desktops cannot contain any applications If an Active or Inactive desktop that contain applications is disabled the applications will be automatically moved to an Active desktop You can also give a desktop a unique name Double click the desired desktop tab The tab will turn gray and the cursor will blink Simply type in the new name When you have finished renaming g the desktop click on the ...

Page 46: ...l Video Interface Graphics Accelerator AT008 for ATI RADEON 8500 AT008Vfor ATI RADEON 7500 Display Memory AT008 use 64MB DDR DRAM AT008Vuse 64MB SDR DDR DRAM Optional Monitor Compatibility All VGA Super VGA and Multisync The resolutions of 1280x1024 and 1024 x 768 require a multisync monitor with a 48 and 57K Hz maximum horizontal scan rate respectively LCD Monitor Compatibility All LCD monitor wi...

Page 47: ...OS call A 3 Resolution Table Resolutions and color depth table GRAPHICS RESOLUTION COLOR DEPTH FRAME BUFFER SIZE 640x480 8bpp 16bpp 32bpp 32MB 64MB 800x600 8bpp 16bpp 32bpp 32MB 64MB 1024x768 8bpp 16bpp 32bpp 32MB 64MB 1152x864 8bpp 16bpp 32bpp 32MB 64MB 1280x1024 8bpp 16bpp 32bpp 32MB 64MB 1600x1200 8bpp 16bpp 32bpp 32MB 64MB 1920x1080 8bpp 16bpp 32bpp 32MB 64MB 1920x1200 8bpp 16bpp 32bpp 32MB 64...

Page 48: ...le for RV2A GRAPHICS RESOLUTION COLOR DEPTH FRAME BUFFER SIZE 640x480 8bpp 16bpp 32bpp 32MB 64MB 800x600 8bpp 16bpp 32bpp 32MB 64MB 1024x768 8bpp 16bpp 32bpp 32MB 64MB 1152x864 8bpp 16bpp 32bpp 32MB 64MB 1280x1024 8bpp 16bpp 32bpp 32MB 64MB My monitor is not capable of high resolution or refresh rate It depends on the display characteristics of your monitor Consult your monitor documentation for t...

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