Gigabyte GV-AR64S-H User manual

AR64S-H
RADEONTM7500 Graphics Accelerator
REV.1.03
12MD-AR64SH-103
USER'SMANUAL
中文使用手冊
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Pleasedo notremoveanylabelson VGAcard,thismayvoidthe warrantyofthisVGA
card.
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TableofContent
TableofContents
1.INTRODUCTION
1.1.PREFACE...................................................................................4
1.2.Overview.....................................................................................4
2.HARDWAREINSTALLATION
2.1.UNPACKING...............................................................................5
2.2.BOARD LAYOUT........................................................................6
2.3.HARDWAREINSTALLATION......................................................7
3.SOFTWAREINSTALLATION
3.1Win98/98SE ,WinME,WinXP DriverAnd UtilitiesInstallation .........9
3.1.1Operating systemrequirement ................................................9
3.1.2DirectXinstallation ................................................................ 10
3.1.3Driverinstallation .................................................................. 12
3.1.4Utilitieson driverCD ............................................................. 15
3.1.5TaskbarIcon ......................................................................... 15
3.1.6Propertypages..................................................................... 19
3.2.WINDOWSNT4.0DRIVERINSTALLATION............................. 25
3.3.WINDOWS2000 DRIVERINSTALLATION................................. 26
3.4BIOSFLASHUTILITY................................................................ 26
4.TroubleshootingTips................................................................................. 27
5.Appendix.................................................................................................. 28
5.1.Howtorefashthe BIOS.............................................................. 28
5.2.Resolutionsand ColorDepthTable............................................. 30

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1.INTRODUCTION
1.1.PREFACE
GigabyteARSeriesisapowerfuland versatilegraphicsolution.64MBofpowerful
SDR memoryalong withthe RADEON™7500 GPUprovideshigh performanceaccelera-
tion oftoday’sdemanding 3Dgraphicapplications.Industryleading DVDplayback,sup-
portfordigitalflatpanel(DVI-I)monitorsmeetthe needsofawide range ofhomeand
business graphicusers.
1.2.KEY FEATURES
nPowered bythe RADEON™7500 GPUand 64MBSDR memoryfor
advanced3Dgraphics
nHYPERZ™increasesgraphics memorybandwidth
nHigh-resolution 32-bit3Dgaming up to2048x1536
nFull supportofDirectX®and OpenGL®applications
nCHARISMAENGINE™supportsfull Transformation,Clipping and Lighting
(T&L)at45 million triangles/second peakprocessing capability
nPIXELTAPESTRY™,the RADEON™7500 rendering engine,powersan
incredible1.74 gigatexels/second forthe highestfill ratesin32-bitathigh
resolutions
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HardwareInstallation
2.HARDWAREINSTALLATION
2.1.UNPACKING
The AR64S-Hpackage containsthe following:
lThe AR64S-Hgraphics accelerator
lThisUSER'SMANUAL
l DVDPlayersoftwareincluded
lFull Version gameCD x4(CD x4),Liteversion gamex2(CD x1)
lCD fordriverwithV-Tunerutilities
lS-Videocable
WARNING!
Expansion cardscontainverydelicateIntegrated Circuit(IC)chips.Toprotectthemagainst
damage fromstaticelectricity,you shouldfollowsomeprecautionswheneveryou workon your
computer.
1.Turnoff yourcomputerand unplug powersupply.
2.Useagrounded wriststrap beforehandling computercomponents.If you do nothaveone,
touchbothofyourhandstoasafelygrounded objectortoametalobject, suchasthe power
supplycase.
3.Placecomponentson agrounded antistaticpad oron the bag thatcamewiththe
componentswheneverthe componentsareseparated fromthe system.
The cardcontainssensitiveelectriccomponents,whichcan be easilydamaged bystatic
electricity,sothe cardshouldbe left initsoriginalpacking until itisinstalled.
Unpacking and installation shouldbe done on agrounded anti-staticmat. The operatorshould
be wearing an anti-staticwristband,grounded atthe samepointasthe anti-staticmat.
Inspectthe cardcarton forobviousdamage.Shipping and handling maycausedamage toyour
card.Besurethereareno shipping and handling damageson the cardbeforeproceeding.
MDONOTAPPLYPOWERTOYOUR SYSTEMIFITHASBEENDAMAGEDONTHE
CARD.
MInordertoensureyourgraphics cardworking correctly,please use officialGigabyte
BIOSonlyUse noneofficialgigabyteBIOSmightcause problemon thegraphics card.

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2.2.BOARD LAYOUT
AR64S-H(4Mx16 64MBSDRAM)
DVIOutput
S-VideoOutput
VGAOutput
S-Video
VGAMonitor
Connector
(15pin)
DVIConnector
AV Output
4Mx16 FrameBufferSDRAM
BIOS
ATI
RADEONTM7500
S-Video
(TV-Out)
VGAMonitor
Connector
(15pin)
DVIConnector
H/WMonitor
ChipFan Connector

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2.3.HARDWAREINSTALLATION
Installing YourGraphics card..
Nowthatyou haveprepared yourcomputer,you arereadytoinstall yourgraphics
acceleratorcard.
Toinstall yourgraphics acceleratorcard
1.Poweroff the computerand monitor,then disconnectthe displaycablefromthe
backofyourcomputer.
2.Removethe computercover.If necessary,consultyourcomputer'smanualforhelp
inremoving the cover.
3.Removeanyexisting graphics cardfromyourcomputer.
Or,ifyourcomputerhasanyon-boardgraphics capability,you mayneed todisableit
on the motherboard.Formoreinformation,see yourcomputerdocumentation.

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4.Locatethe AGPslot. If necessary,removethe metalcoverfromthisslot; then align
yourGraphics cardwiththe AGPslot, and press itinfirmlyuntil the cardisfullyeated.
5.Replacethe screwtofasten the cardinplace,and replacethe computercover.
6.Plug the displaycableintoyourcard;then turnon the computerand monitor.If your
Graphics cardcamewithaDVIconnector,you can connectaflatpaneldisplaytothe
appropriateconnector,asshownbelow...
You arenowreadytoproceed withthe installation ofthe Graphics carddriver.For
detailed instructions,selectyouroperating systemfromthe listbelow:
AR64S-HGraphics card
AGPSlot
AR64S-HGraphics card
ToFlatPanelDisplay
ToTVorVCR
ToVGAMONITOR

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SoftwareInstallation
3.SOFTWAREINSTALLATION
Inthismanual, weassumethatyourCD-ROMDrive lettertobeDrive D:
3.1.WINDOWS®98 /98SE ,WINDOWSMEand WindowsXP DRIVER
AND UTILITIES INSTALLATION
The installation ofWindows98/98SE orWindowsMEorWindowsXP driversisvery
simple.
When you insertthe driverCD intoyourCD-ROMdrive,you can see the AUTORUN
window(ifitdoesnotshowup,run "D:\setup.exe").Then you can followguidesto
setup yourAR64S-Hdriver(Pleasefollowthe subsection 3.1.3"Step ByStep Installa-
tion"toinstall the driverforyourAR64S-Hgraphics accelerator.
3.1.1.Operatingsystemrequirement
lIf yourOSisMicrosoft Windows,when loading the AR64S-Hdriversforthe
system,pleasemakesureyoursystem(Windows98/98SE orWindowsME)has
installed DirectX8.1orlater.
lIf you install the AR64S-Hdriversforthe mainboard,which
consistofSIS,ALIorVIAchipsets,pleaseinstall the appropriateDriverprogramfor
thatmainboard.OrpleasecontactyourmotherboardnearestdealerforM/BDiver.

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3.1.2.DirectXInstallation
Install Microsoft DirectX8.1toenable3Dhardwareacceleration supportforWin98/
98SE/MEtoachievebetter3Dperformence.
Note:ForsoftwareMPEGsupportinWin98/98SE orWinME,you mustDirectXfirst
install.
MMustbe install DirectX8.1(orlater)
1.Installation DirectXDriver
Click "Install DirectX8.1”Item.
2.Click "Yes"icon.
3.Click "Yes“icon.

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Then the DirectX8.1installation iscompleted.
4.Click "OK"item.

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3.1.3.DriverInstallation
The following isthe step-by-step installation guide.
Step1:NewHardwareFound
AfterAR64S-Hisinserted intoyourcomputeratthe firsttime,the windowswill
automaticallydetectanewhardwareinthe systemand pop outa"NewHardware
Found"message.Pleaseselect"Donotinstall adriver"and press OK.
Step2:UpdateDevice DriverWizard:StandardPCIGraphicsAdapter(VGA)
Step3:UpdateDevice DriverWizard:Finish
Atthistime,systemwill ask foryourWindowsCD inordertocompletethe VGAdriver
installation.
If you don'thavethe CD,you can press C:\Windows\Systemdirectory.
Step4:SystemSetting Change
1.Click "Next“icon.
2..Click "Finish“icon.
MDon’tclick “Cancel”,because
the systemwill hang ifyou press it.

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Afterthe systemhasfinished loading,insertthe AR64S-HdriverCD disk intoyourCD-
ROM,and then you can see the AUTORUN window.If itdoesnotshowup,pleaserun
"D:\setup.exe".
3..Click "NO“icon.
Step5:DriverSetup
2.Click "Install DisplayDriver(Radeon
7500 Series).
3.Click “Next“icon.

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4.Click “Yes”icon.
5.Click “Finish”icon torestart
computer.

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3.1.5TaskbarIcon
3.1.4.Utilities on driverCD
The utilitiesinclude DisplayDriverand V-Tunerutilities.Pleasebrowsethe driverCD
fordetail.
Afterinstallation ofthe displaydrivers,you will find an GBTicon on the taskbar’sstatus
area.Right-clicking thisicon opensthe GBTcontrolpanel,showing amenu composed
ofshortcuteofthe graphics board’senhanced and otherfunctions.
You mayclick the “DisplayProperties”item,and then click Settings.Click “Advanced”
afterclickng Settings.Click the appropriatetab tochange yourdisplaysettings.
You can linktoGBTweb site
forupdated information about
the graphics borad,latest
drivers,and other
information.

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V-Tuner(Hardwaremonitorand overclock Utility)
V-Tunerallowsyou tomonitorthe grphicchiptemperature,fan speed and voltage
status.It letsyou adjustthe working frequency ofthe graphicengine and video memory
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VGAInfo
VGAInfoliststhe relevantinformation aboutyourcard.
ColorAdjust
ColorAdjustallowsyou tomakecoloradjustments,suchasbrightness,contrast, and
gammavaluesforeachorall ofRGBcolors.

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2.Quick Setting.
1.Using SingleDisplay
Afterinstallation ofthe displaydrivers,you will find an ATIicon on the taskbar’sstatus
area.Clicking thisicon open the ATicontrolpanel.

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3.1.6.DisplayPropertypages
The screen showsthe information ofdisplayadapter,color,the range of
displayarea and the refreshrate.
Setting (Resolutionsand Colordepthforwindows)
The Setting propertiespage allowsyou toadjustthe Direct3Dsettings
OptionsProperties
Click”Advanced..”icon foradapter
and setting.
You can click the itemtochange
the colordepth.
You can movethe slidertothe
change resolution.
nEnableATItaskbaricon application enablesor
disablesthe ATItaskbaricon.However,thisfeature
mustbe enabled forATIhotkeysupport.
nShowATIicon on taskbaraddsorremovesthe ATI
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OpenGLProperties:
The OpenGLpropertiespage givesyou completecontrolofthe OpenGLsettings.
nOptimizationPreference
lQualityallowsyou tooptimizeyourOpenGLsettingsforquality.
lPerformance allowsyou tooptimizeyourOpenGLsettingsforperformance
nOpenGLSettings
lConvert32 bittextures to16 bitallowsyoutoincreasevideo performancefor
gamesthatmakeheavy useoftextures.Howeverthiscouldalsoreduceimage
quality.
lEnableKTXbufferregion extension enablesrapidupdatesofthoseportionsof
yourscreen thathavebeen moved.
lEnablepageflipping allowsyoutoenablehardwareacceleration ofpage flipping
toswap full screen buffers.
lForce 16-bitZ-buffering allowsyou todisableall otherformatsofZ-bufferand
utilizes16-bitZ-buffering.
lDisabledithering whenalphablending mayremoveartifactsleft on the screen
when bothdithering and alpha blending areenabled.
lWaitforverticalsynclowersthe framespersecond rateinfull screen games
Howeverthiscan reducethe image tearing thatcan occurwithhigherframerates.
lEnabletexturecompression enablesanddisablestexturecompression.
lFull Screenanti-aliasing allowsyou tosetthe leveloffull-screen anti-aliasing.This
will resultinan overall higherqualityimage withaslightreduction inerformance.