Gigabyte Amd radeon hd6870 User manual

GV-R687OC-1GD

AMD RadeonTM HD6870 Graphics Accelerator

User's Manual

Rev. 101

12MM-R687OGD-101R

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction ................................................................................................................ 4

1.1. Features ......................................................................................................................... 4

1.2. Minimum System Requirements .................................................................................... 4

2. Hardware Installation.................................................................................................. 5

2.1. Board Layout ................................................................................................................. 5

2.2. Hardware Installation ......................................................................................................7

3. Software Installation .................................................................................................... 9

3.1. Driver and Utility Installation ........................................................................................... 9

3.1.1. Driver Installation ........................................................................................................... 9

3.2. Taskbar Icon .............................................................................................................. 11

3.3. Display Properties Pages ........................................................................................ 13

4. Troubleshooting Tips................................................................................................ 28

5. Appendix ................................................................................................................. 29

5.1. Resolutions and Color Depth Tables ............................................................................. 29

5.2. Regulatory Statements ................................................................................................. 30

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1. Introduction

1.1. Features

•Powered by AMD RadeonTM HD 6870 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

•Supports PCI Express 2.1

•Integrated with 1 GB GDDR5 memory

•Supports DirectX 11

•Supports CrossFireXTM

• Supports DVI-I / DVI-D / HDMI / mini Display portx2

• Supports Dual-Link DVI-I connector

• Supports D-Sub connectors (by adapter)

• Supports HDMI connector

• Supports mini Display portx2

1.2. Minimum System Requirements

•Hardware

- Intel®Pentium®4/CoreTM 2 or AMD AthlonTM /PhenomTM

- 1 GB or more of system memory for best performance

- Optical drive for software installation (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive)

- A power supply that provides at least 500-watt and with two 75w 2x3-pin PCIe power

connector is required. The power supply should be with a known brand and certified to

conform to safety regulations. (For the list of certified power supplies, go to

http://ati.amd.com/certifiedpsu.)

•Operating System

- Windows®7

- Windows®Vista

- Windows®XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)

- Windows®XP Professional x64 Edition

•CrossFireXTM Configuration

If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of a CrossFireX system, the following

is required:

- A CrossFireX certified motherboard with two PCI Express x16 slots and correct chipset driver

- Two GV-R687OC-1GD

- A power supply that provides at least 600-watt and with four 2x3-pin PCIe power

connectors is required. The power supply should be with a known brand and certified to

conform to safety regulations. (For the list of certified power supplies, go to

http://ati.amd.com/certifiedpsu.)

- One CrossFire bridge interconnect cables

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2. Hardware Installation

2.1. Board Layout

Mini DisplayPort Connector

HDMI Connector

DVI-I Connector

DVI-D

Connector

Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor

or DVI-I to D-Sub

Adapter

Digital LCD Monitor

DVI Output

D-Sub

Output

HDMI TV

HDMI

Connector

Digital LCD Monitor

Mini DisplayPort

Connector

HDMI TV

CrossFire Connector

Mini DisplayPort Connector

Mini DisplayPort

Connector

DVI-D Connector

DVI-I

Connector

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Expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To

protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some

precautions whenever you work on your computer.

1. Turn off your computer and unplug power supply.

2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not

have one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object,

such as the power supply case.

3. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the

components whenever the components are separated 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.

Unpacking and installation should be done on a grounded anti-static mat. The operator

should be wearing an anti-static wristband, grounded at the same point as the anti-static

mat.

Inspect the card carton for obvious damage. Shipping and handling may cause damage

to your card. Be sure there are no shipping and handling damages on the card before

proceeding.

DO NOT APPLY POWER TO YOUR SYSTEM IF THE GRAPHICS CARD IS

DAMAGED.

In order to ensure that your graphics card can work correctly, please use

official GIGABYTE BIOS only. Using non-official GIGABYTE BIOS might

cause problem(s) on the graphics card.

The entire Radeon HD 6870 series support HDMI output which can handle both audio and

video signals. However, audio output from the onboard audio controller or the external

sound card will be disabled when HDMI output is activated.

If no need for HDMI output function, set the onboard audio controller or the external sound

card to be the default Sound Playback device to obtain audio output from your system. For

more details, refer to page 12.

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2.2. Hardware Installation

Now that you have prepared your computer, you are ready to install your graphics card.

Step 1.

Locate the PCI Express x16 slot. If necessary, remove the

metal cover from this slot; then align your graphics card with

the PCI Express x16 slot, and press it in firmly until the card is

fully seated.

Step 2.

Replace the screw to fasten the card in place, and replace the

computer cover.

Make sure that the gold edge connector of the graphics card is securely

inserted.

Step 3.

Plug the display cable into your card; then turn on the computer

and monitor. To connect a flat panel display to your graphics

card, use the DVI-I connector. To connect an HDMI monitor to

your graphics card, use the HDMI connector. To connect a

DisplayPort monitor to your graphics card, use the DisplayPort

connector.

You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the graphics card driver. Please refer to next

chapter for detailed instructions.

Connect a flat panel display

Connect an HDMI monitor

To Flat Panel Display

To HDMI Monitor

Connect a DisplayPort monitor

To Mini DisplayPort Monitor

After installation, remember to connect the power cable to your graphics

card, or the system will not boot. Do not touch the card when it's operating

to prevent system instability.

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How to enable the ATI CrossFireXTM technology?

Step 1:

Install two CrossFireX graphics cards of the same chipset on a CrossFireX-supported motherboard and

connect the graphics cards via two CrossFire bridge interconnect cables (Figure 1). Then users can

enable the CrossFireX technology through the graphics card driver.

Two CrossFire bridge

interconnect cables.

Two CrossFire graphics cards of the same type.

(Example: GV-RX195P256D-RH)

Figure 1

Step 2:

After installing graphics card driver in operating system, when an ATI CrossFireX configuration is

detected for the first time by the ATI Catalyst display driver, ATI CrossFireX support is automatically

enabled, and the best possible GPU combination is selected based on the hardware configuration.

If ATI CrossFireX is not enabled, access the ATI Catalyst Control Center (please refer to Page 14). From

the ATI Catalyst Control Center, enter the CrossFire menu and assure to select the Enable CrossFireXTM

check box (Figure 2).

Figure 2

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3. Software Installation

Notice the following guidelines before installing the drivers:

1. First make sure your system has installed DirectX 9 or later version.

2. Make sure your system has installed the appropriate motherboard drivers (for the motherboard

drivers, please contact the motherboard manufacturer.)

3.1. Driver and Utility Installation

3.1.1. Driver Installation

After installing the operating system, insert the driver disk into your optical drive. The driver Autorun

screen is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the screen shot below. (If the driver

Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and

execute the setup.exe program.)

For software MPEG support in Windows XP, you must install DirectX first. Users who run

Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or above do not need to install DirectX separately.

Step 1:

Click the Install Display Driver item.

Step 2:

Select the displayed language and then click Next.

Step 3:

Click the Install button.

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Setp 4:

Click the Express or Custom icon and then

click Next.

Step 5:

Click the Accept button.

The system is installing the components. Step 6:

Click the Finish button to restart the computer.

Then the driver installation is completed.

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