ATI Technologies X850 - Radeon Xt Platinum Edition 256 Mb Agp User manual

ATI
RADEON® X850 Series
User’s Guide
P/N 137-40814-10

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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.
•Outdoor Antenna Grounding - Since an outdoor antenna or cable
system is connected to the product, be sure that the antenna or cable
system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage
surges and built-up static charges. Article 810 of the National
Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, provides information with regard to
proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure, grounding of
the lead-in wire to the antenna discharge unit, size of grounding
conductors, location of antenna-discharge unit, connection of
grounding electrodes, and requirements for the grounding electrode.
•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.
•Note to CATV System Installer - This reminder is provided to call
the CATV systems installer’s attention to Section 820-40 of the NEC,
which provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular,
specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding
system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as
practical.

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Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
System Requirements 1
External Connectors. 1
Using Multiple Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Connecting Your Monitors 3
Display Configurations 4
CATALYST™ Control Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Launching CATALYST™Control Center 7
Launching CATALYST™ Control Center Using the Start Menu 7
Other Quick Launch Access Points 8
Displays Manager 9
3D Settings 10
Video 10
Display Options 10
Color 11
VPU Recover 11
Monitor Properties 12
Component Video Properties 12
TV Properties 12
Digital Panel 13
Hotkeys Manager 13
OVERDRIVE™ 3 13
Profiles Manager 14
Preferences 14
Help 15
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Using TV Display and Capture Features. . . . . . . 17
Using TV Out 17
Viewing Your PC’s Display on a TV 17
Connecting to a TV or VCR 17
Using a Monitor vs. Using TV Display 19
Viewing Text on a TV 19
Using TV Display Alone 19
Using Games and Applications 19
Connecting to HDTV 20

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Using Your ATI HDTV Video Cable 21
Capturing Video 21
Connecting your media device for video capture 22
Setting the Windows® Volume Control 23
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Uninstalling Old Graphics Card Software 25
Windows® New Hardware Found 25
Installing the CATALYST™ Software Suite 26
Solution Selector 27
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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CHAPTER 1:
Introduction
System Requirements
External Connectors.
• 2 DVI-I outputs.
• S-Video output.
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. Note: The RADEON® X850
Series requires a free expansion slot next to the PCI
Express™ slot.
• 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
Connecting Your Monitors
Your RADEON® X850 Series provides hardware support for two DVI-I
monitor or two VGA monitors using the supplied DVI-I-to-VGA adapter.
It also provides TV output via a S-Video Out or Composite Out connector.
Connections and Adapters for the RADEON® X850 Series Card
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DVI Monitor Connector.
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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

4 Display Configurations
Note: If you use multiple monitors, the RADEON® X850 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 Power off your computer and monitors.
2 Plug the monitor cables into their appropriate connectors.
3 Power on your monitors first, and then restart your computer so that
Windows® can detect the new hardware settings.
4 When the New Hardware Found Wizard appears, at the appropriate
prompt insert the ATI Installation CD to load the drivers for your
RADEON® X850 Series card.
Display Configurations
Your RADEON® X850 Series graphics card provides dual display
functionality and TV Out. The following table lists the different ways you
can connect displays to your card.
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DVI-I-to-VGA Adapter.
[
DVI-I Backplate Connection. To connect a flat panel, plug the
monitors DVI-I connector into the DVI-I connection.
Display
Configuration Connector(s) Used Comments
Single DFP
display DVI-I connector DFP - digital flat panel display.
Single CRT
display DVI-I connector with DVI-I-to-VGA
adapter
CRT- cathode ray tube analog
display.
Single TV S-Video Out The S-Video out can also 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
Connections and Adapters for the RADEON® X850 Series Card