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ATI

RADEON ™ X800 AGP Series

User’s Guide

P/N 137-40621-20 Rev. A

Содержание RADEON X800 AGP Series

Страница 1: ...ATI RADEON X800 AGP Series User s Guide P N 137 40621 20 Rev A...

Страница 2: ...incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of the ATI hardware software or other products and documentation provided herein ATI Technologies Inc reserves...

Страница 3: ...is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet contact your electrician to replace the obsolete outlet Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding type plug Secure Atta...

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Страница 5: ...ons Tab 18 ATI Rotation Tab 19 Rotation HotKeys 21 ATI Overlay Tab 22 Video Overlay 22 Clone Mode Settings 23 ATI SMARTGART Tab 25 ATI 3D Tab 27 Direct 3D Compatibility Settings 29 OpenGL Compatibilit...

Страница 6: ...deo capture 42 Setting the Windows Volume Control 42 Troubleshooting 45 Uninstalling Old Graphics Card Software 45 Windows New Hardware Found 45 Installing the CATALYST Software Suite 46 Solution Sele...

Страница 7: ...128 MB of system memory 256 MB or more for best performance Motherboard with free AGP 4x 8x slot and correct AGP chipset driver CD ROM drive for installation software 300 watt or greater power supply...

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Страница 9: ...d your desktop by using the S Video out Connections and Adapters for the RADEON X800 Card X Standard VGA Monitor Connector To connect a VGA monitor to the DVI I connector plug the supplied DVI I to VG...

Страница 10: ...isplay 1 From the Start menu click Control Panel then Display Click the Settings tab to access the basic multi monitor configuration settings Note ATI software provides many additional configuration f...

Страница 11: ...support a composite connection via the S Video to Composite adapter Single HDTV display S Video Out to HDTV YPrPb cable HDTV High Definition Television CRT display TV VGA connector S Video Out UNSUPPO...

Страница 12: ...lay HDTV VGA connector DVI I connector S Video Out to HDTV YPrPb cable CRT display CRT display TV VGA connector DVI I connector with DVI I to VGA adapter S Video Out UNSUPPORTED CONFIGURATION CRT disp...

Страница 13: ...features Gamers can fine tune these settings for the ultimate experience in 3D image quality or 3D gaming performance HYDRAVISION In addition to the multiple display functionality available with ATI s...

Страница 14: ...Displays Tab The ATI Displays tab provides control over multiple monitor features Here you can enable disable display devices and swap the assignment of Primary and Secondary displays Windows Display...

Страница 15: ...es a hotkey with a scheme To input the hotkey highlight the field and press the appropriate key combination on your keyboard Save button Saves display device configuration schemes Delete button Delete...

Страница 16: ...a display device scheme Display device selections can be saved as a scheme for quick recall 1 Click the enable disable button for the display devices you want to have active 2 Type a name into the Sch...

Страница 17: ...e right of the Primary display Clicking the button extends your desktop to a Secondary display located below the Primary display Clicking the button will reassign the Primary and Secondary monitors Cl...

Страница 18: ...12 ATI Color Tab ATI Color Tab Desktop Settings ATI Color Tab Desktop Settings...

Страница 19: ...that is selected in the Profiles list box All Colors checkbox Adjusts the Gamma Brightness or Contrast for Red Green and Blue simultaneously Note that any individual color settings in effect are lost...

Страница 20: ...ode Hotkeys Some 3D applications automatically load their own color settings rather than those set through the ATI Color tab To use custom settings you can preconfigure hotkey combinations to either a...

Страница 21: ...se the hotkeys to trigger the profile Some 3D applications allow you to switch easily between full screen mode and windowed mode and do not load their own color settings In windowed mode you can make...

Страница 22: ...tion Hotkey can be any key listed To avoid conflicts be aware of any hotkeys or keyboard controls that may already be assigned to your applications and 3D games Hotkey action Specifies the action that...

Страница 23: ...hotkey combination to be assigned only once To remove assigned hotkeys 1 Select a hotkey combination from the Assigned Hotkey text box 2 Click Remove Note Assigning a new combination to an action with...

Страница 24: ...ATI Options Tab Version Information Shows the Catalyst version number 2D version number and the driver build information Details button Gives access to the Details tab which lists the card s hardware...

Страница 25: ...applications Disable quick resolution feature The quick resolution feature is accessible by left clicking the ATI icon in the system tray Checking this option disables this feature Reduce DVI frequen...

Страница 26: ...tes a hotkey with a rotation To input the hotkey click on the field and press the appropriate key combination on your keyboard Save button Saves a hotkey setting Defaults Restores the default hotkey s...

Страница 27: ...se Track Rotation checkbox to have the mouse pointer match the display image 6 Click OK or Apply Rotation HotKeys Hotkeys can be assigned to quickly rotate the image on your display without having to...

Страница 28: ...deo on your PC However there is only one video overlay which is only available on the Primary display The video overlay controls are automatically activated during playback of any video file type that...

Страница 29: ...ed desktop configurations ATI Overlay Tab Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the video image Contrast Adjusts the contrast in the video image Saturation Adjusts the vividness of the color Sliding it...

Страница 30: ...e set for 16 bit color depth or higher to use this mode Same on all Video content is displayed on your Primary and Secondary display in exactly the same manner For example all displays will show video...

Страница 31: ...the SMARTGART diagnostics test Full Screen Video The source video is scaled so that your display is showing full screen Note if the source video contains horizontal black bars as do some DVD movies t...

Страница 32: ...on the Set AGP Speed slider Fast Write radio buttons Toggles Fast Write on and off Fast Write allows the CPU to transfer data directly to the graphics accelerator Fast Write will be on by default prov...

Страница 33: ...have previously been set to Off will be turned on providing the test passes L When using the Retest All button problems can arise if the user enables a secondary graphics card in a multiple monitor en...

Страница 34: ...ced users only For more information refer to the Custom Properties Dialog section Current Settings Shows the current settings for either Direct 3D or OpenGL whichever is selected Profiles for Allows y...

Страница 35: ...led the driver will not support DXT texture formats thus reducing the number of texture formats supported Alternate pixel center May eliminate problems with some Direct 3D games which display vertical...

Страница 36: ...iple Buffering Improves the frame rate of games when Wait for Vertical Sync is enabled in Custom Settings Enabling Triple Buffering may decrease application performance as there will be less frame buf...

Страница 37: ...n the graphics card is no longer able to respond to display driver commands When this situation arises the display driver will reset the graphics card Depending on the current state of the system when...

Страница 38: ...r Report checkbox When VPU Recover is activated a dialog will prompt you to submit an automatically generated error report to ATI This error report will help ATI to determine the cause of the problem...

Страница 39: ...S Video or Composite video connection 3 Looking at the back of your PC locate your S Video Out Using an S Video cable attach one end of the cable to your graphics card and the other to your TV Refer t...

Страница 40: ...ry effect and your screen will be restored within a few seconds During start up your RADEON X800 will go through a sequence of mode settings during which your TV display will remain blank This process...

Страница 41: ...connector should not be left connected to your RADEON X800 card when TV Out is enabled In both cases your RADEON X800 will become overloaded resulting in a dim image on all devices Using a Monitor vs...

Страница 42: ...on and then the General tab 3 In the Display section select Large 120 DPI from the Font Size or DPI Setting drop down list 4 Click Apply If prompted click Yes to restart your Computer Reducing Edge Di...

Страница 43: ...lace where you are using TV display only make sure that you have the TV display feature enabled prior to removing the monitor The maximum display resolution for TV is 1024x768 Choosing a resolution hi...

Страница 44: ...mputer output directly on your High Definition Television HDTV or other component input device Provide a big screen experience for your computer that is ideal for playing games giving presentations wa...

Страница 45: ...Turn on your component input device and set it to YPbPr input Note See your HDTV or component input device manual for L You must have a monitor attached to your computer before installing the ATI HDTV...

Страница 46: ...tings exclusively To change HDTV display settings 1 Click the Windows Start button point at Settings and then click Control Panel 2 Double click the Display icon click the Settings tab and use the Scr...

Страница 47: ...Internet The audio and video output connectors on your TV camcorder or VCR will be similar those depicted in the illustration Use Composite Video Out or S Video Out S Video Out will provide better re...

Страница 48: ...tware 4 Power on your TV or hit Play on your TV or VCR Note To capture sound you must connect the Line Out of your media device to the Line In of your sound card Audio cables are available from a cons...

Страница 49: ...Capturing Video 43 4 Click the Line In volume control checkbox then click OK If the Mute checkbox is checked click it to cancel muting...

Страница 50: ...44 Capturing Video...

Страница 51: ...ic drivers for the existing graphics card before removing it from your computer To uninstall old graphics drivers 1 With your current graphics card still in your computer close all open applications 2...

Страница 52: ...cs Accelerator card To ensure you install supported software use the ATI Installation CD ROM that shipped with your ATI Graphics Accelerator card To install the CATALYST Software Suite 1 Insert the AT...

Страница 53: ...ress and hold F8 until you see the Windows Advanced Options Menu Use the arrow keys to select Safe Mode and press Enter Check the system configuration utility of your operating system for the interrup...

Страница 54: ...the picture on the screen Note The Screen Position settings in Display Properties Advanced Displays Adjustments tune the position of the picture on the screen via the video signal Set the monitor s RG...

Страница 55: ...your computer DVDs will not play in 720p or 1080i modes Copy protected DVDs restrict playback to 480i and 480p modes I can t see the entire display If your component input device supports it try 720p...

Страница 56: ...50 Solution Selector...

Страница 57: ...Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced r...

Страница 58: ...des technologies de l information EN 55024 1998 CISPR 24 1997 Limites et m thodes de mesure des caract ristiques d immunit Mat riel des technologies de l information Equipement de Technologie de l Inf...

Страница 59: ...creating 27 ATI Overlay tab 22 ATI taskbar applications disabling 18 enabling 18 B brightness 13 14 color settings 11 video overlay 22 C capture video 41 42 card specification information 18 Catalyst...

Страница 60: ...52 contrast 13 14 color settings 11 TV display 36 video overlay 22 Copy protection DVDs DVDs Copy protection 49 custom settings 3D 28 D desktop color settings 13 display corruption DVI 19 high resolut...

Страница 61: ...High Definition Television 38 horizontal size TV display 36 Hotkeys color settings 14 hue video overlay 22 I Input and output adapters displaying PC output on TV and recording on videotape 41 installi...

Страница 62: ...on video overlay 22 secondary display 8 secondary displays clone mode 23 settings 3D applications 15 Clone Mode 23 single display rotate 21 SMARTGART Fast Write 26 system requirements 1 T tab Overlay...

Страница 63: ...oftware 45 V VGA 23 video capture 41 Video overlay definition 22 video overlay 22 brightness 22 contrast 22 gamma 22 hue 22 saturation 22 Volume control 42 VPU Recover 31 W Windows volume control 42 Y...

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