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GV-RX30S128D-B Graphics Accelerator

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English

3. Software Installation

In this manual, we assume that your CD-ROM Drive letter to be Drive D:

The installation of Win

®

 2000 / Win

®

 XP drivers is very simple. When you insert the driver

CD into your CD-ROM drive, you can see the AUTORUN window (if it does not show up,
run "D:\setup.exe"). Then you can follow the guides to setup your graphics 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

When loading the graphics card drivers for the system, please make sure your
system has installed DirectX 9 or later version.

If you install the graphics card drivers for the motherboard, which consist of SIS, or
VIA chipsets, please install the appropriate driver program for that motherboard.
Or please contact your motherboard nearest dealer for motherboard driver.

Содержание GV-RX30S128D-B

Страница 1: ...on of GBT Trademarks Third party brands and names are the property of their respective owners Notice Please do not remove any labels on VGA card this may void the warranty of this VGA card Due to rapi...

Страница 2: ...nd 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 14 3 1 6 Display Propertie...

Страница 3: ...ory Supports DirectX 9 0 Supports TV Out and D Sub connectors Supports DVI I connector 1 2 Minimum System Requirement IBM or 100 PC compatible with Pentium III 650MHz or AMDAthlon 650MHz class process...

Страница 4: ...yout TV Out DVI I Connector VGA Monitor Connector 15 pin TV out S Video VGA Monitor Connector 15pin DVI I Connector NTSC PAL TV Projector Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor OR VGA Output AV Output Anal...

Страница 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...

Страница 6: ...lerator 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 r...

Страница 7: ...w 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 can conne...

Страница 8: ...aphics 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 Requir...

Страница 9: ...ence 0 Note For software MPEG support in Windows 2000 or Windows XP you must install DirectX first Step 1 When autorun window show up click Install DirectX 9 item Step 2 Choose I accept the agreement...

Страница 10: ...step installation 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 ple...

Страница 11: ...please run D setup exe Click Install Display Driver Radeon X300 Series item Step 1 When autorun window show up click Install Display Drivers Radeon X300 Series item Step 2 Click Next button Step 3 Cl...

Страница 12: ...the AUTORUN 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 C...

Страница 13: ...lish 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 Next button...

Страница 14: ...ed 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 to...

Страница 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...

Страница 16: ...lerator 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 f...

Страница 17: ...tings 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...

Страница 18: ...TV CRT Yes 3 1 6 Display Properties pages To access Display Properties pages right click the GIGABYTE icon on the taskbar and select Display Properties or right click on Desktop and then select Proper...

Страница 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...

Страница 20: ...ies The 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 s...

Страница 21: ...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 such as th...

Страница 22: ...secondary 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 refre...

Страница 23: ...ed 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 or 1080i a...

Страница 24: ...of 3D 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...

Страница 25: ...cally 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 t...

Страница 26: ...background 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 ca...

Страница 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...

Страница 28: ...e is useful 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 exclus...

Страница 29: ...he 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 Gamma can...

Страница 30: ...er 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 mode...

Страница 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...

Страница 32: ...r 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 when...

Страница 33: ...omputer 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...

Страница 34: ...x 480 200 3 3 3 800 x 600 200 3 3 3 1024 x 768 200 3 3 3 1152 x 864 100 3 3 3 1280 x 768 85 3 3 3 1280 x 960 160 3 3 3 1280 x 1024 120 3 3 3 1600 x 1200 100 3 3 3 1792 x 1344 85 3 3 3 1800 x 1440 70...

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