ATI Technologies RADEON X800 PCIe Series User manual

ATI
RADEON™ X800 PCIe Series
User’s Guide
P/N 137-40680-10

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
•Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should
be read before the product is operated.
•Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should
be retained for future reference.
•Heed Warnings - All warnings on the product and the operating
instructions should be adhered to.
•Compatibility - This option card is for use only with IBM AT or
compatible UL Listed personal computers that have Installation
Instructions detailing user installation of card cage accessories.
•Grounding - For continued protection against risk of electric shock
and fire, this accessory should be installed only in products equipped
with a three-wire grounding plug, a plug having a third (grounding)
pin. This plug will only fit into a grounding-type power outlet. This 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 Attachment
- All card securement pins shall be completely
tightened as to provide continuous bonding between the option card
and the PC chassis.
•Lightning - For added protection for this product during a lightning
storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of
time, unplug it from the wall outlet, and disconnect the antenna or
cable system. This will prevent damage to the product due to
lightning and power-line surges.
•Power Lines - An outside antenna system should not be located in
the vicinity of overhead power lines or other light or power circuits, or
where it can fall into such power lines or circuits.
•Antenna Installation - When installing an outside antenna system,
extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines
or circuits, as contact with them may be fatal.

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Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
System Requirements 1
External Connections 1
Using Multiple Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Connecting Your Monitors 3
Display Configurations 5
ATI’s CATALYST™ Software Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Multiple Displays and 3D Gaming 9
HYDRAVISION™ 9
Accessing the CATALYST™ Software Suite 9
ATI Displays Tab 10
Dynamic Display Reassignment 12
ATI Color Tab 13
Hotkeys 17
Color Hotkeys Settings 18
ATI Options Tab 20
ATI Rotation Tab 22
Rotation HotKeys 24
ATI Overlay Tab 24
Video Overlay 24
Clone Mode Settings 26
ATI 3D Tab 27
Custom Properties Dialog 30
Direct 3D® Compatibility Settings 33
OpenGL® Compatibility Settings 34
ATI VPU Recover Tab 35
Using TV Display and Capture Features . . . . . . . 37
Using TV Out 37
Viewing Your PC’s Display on a TV 37
Connecting to a TV or VCR 37
Starting Windows® with TV Display Enabled 39
Using and Adjusting TV Display Features 39
TV Display Hardware Restrictions 39
Using a Monitor vs. Using TV Display 40
Adjusting Monitor Display 40

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Viewing Text on a TV 40
Reducing Edge Distortion 40
Using TV Display Alone 41
Using Games and Applications 42
Introduction 42
Using Your ATI HDTV Video Cable 44
Capturing Video 45
Connecting your media device for video capture 46
Setting the Windows® Volume Control 46
NTSC/PAL Support for the RADEON™ X800 PCIe Series47
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Uninstalling Old Graphics Card Software 49
Windows® New Hardware Found 49
Installing the CATALYST™ Software Suite 50
Solution Selector 51
Compliance Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
FCC Compliance Information 55
Industry Canada Compliance Statement 55
CE Compliance Information 56
L’Information de conformité de la CE 56
CE-befolgungInformationen 56
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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CHAPTER 1:
Introduction
Congratulations on the purchase of your ATI RADEON™ X800 PCIe
Series card. We hope that you will enjoy countless hours of trouble-free
computing.
System Requirements
External Connections
• 15-pin D-shell (female) VGA output.
• DVI-I output.
• S-Video output.
• Video In/Video Out (VIVO) connection.
Hardware • Intel® Pentium® 4/III; Celeron II™.
• 128 MB of system memory; 256 MB or more for best
performance.
• Motherboard with free PCI Express™ slot and correct
PCIe chipset driver.
• CD-ROM drive (for installation software).
• PCI Express™ compatible system with a specialized
12v graphics card power connector. 350 watt or
greater power supply recommended. Consult your
computer system manual to ensure the power supply
is designed to accommodate a high-end graphics card
with a peak dissipation above 75 watts.
Operating
System • Windows® XP (Home or Pro)
• Windows® 2000
Monitor • High-resolution MultiSync or multi-frequency monitors
or any other type of VGA monitor.
• Digital flat-panel (DFP) displays or digital CRT display.

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CHAPTER 2:
Using Multiple Displays
This chapter describes how to attach multiple monitors to your
RADEON™ X800 PCIeSeries card,as well asthe allowable multi-display
configurations.
Connecting Your Monitors
Your RADEON™ X800 PCIe Series provides hardware support for one
DVI-I monitor or two VGA monitors using the supplied DVI-I-to-VGA
adapter. A TV can also be used to expand your desktop by using the
S-Video out.

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Note: If you use multiple monitors, the RADEON™ X800 PCIe
Series card must be the primary graphics card. Normally, the system
BIOS determines which graphics card will be the primary.
To connect your monitors
1 Turn off your computer and monitors.
2 Plug the monitor cables into their appropriate connectors.
3 Turn on your monitors first, and then restart your computer so that
Windows® can detect the new hardware settings.
Connections and Adapters for the RADEON™ X800 PCIe Series Card
X
Standard VGA Monitor Connector. To connect a VGA monitor
to the DVI-I connector, plug the supplied DVI-I-to-VGA adapter
into the DVI-I connector, then plug your monitor cable into the
adapter.
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DVI-I-to-VGA Adapter.
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DVI-I Backplate Connection. To connect a flat panel, plug the
monitors DVI-I connector into the DVI-I connection.