Gigabyte GV-R80X256V User manual

GV-R80X256D/GV-R80X256V
Radeon X800XTGraphics Accelerator
Rev.101
12MD-R80X256V-101
USER'SMANUAL
Upgrade your Life

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Copyright
CopyrightbyGIGA-BYTETECHNOLOGYCO., LTD.("GBT")Nopartofthismanualmay
bereproducedortransmittedinanyfromwithouttheexpressed,written permissionofGBT.
Trademarks
Third-partybrandsand namesarethe propertyoftheirrespectiveowners.
Notice
Due torapidchange intechnology,someofthe specificationsmightbe outofdatebefore
publicationofthisbooklet.
The authorassumesno responsibilityforanyerrorsoromissionswhichmayappearinthis
documentnordoesitmakeacommitmenttoupdatetheinformationcontainedherein.
Pleasedo notremoveanylabelsonVGAcard,thismayvoidthe warrantyofthisVGAcard.
May.31,2004 Taipei,Taiwan
Chapter1User'sManual

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TableofContents
1.INTRODUCTION............................................................................... 4
1.1.PREFACE...............................................................................................4
1.2.KEY FEATURES .....................................................................................4
2.HARDWAREINSTALLATION............................................................ 5
2.1.UNPACKING...........................................................................................5
2.2.BOARD LAYOUT.....................................................................................6
2.3.HARDWAREINSTALLATION...................................................................7
3.SOFTWAREINSTALLATION............................................................ 9
3.1.WIN®XP DRIVERAND UTILITIES INSTALLATION...................................9
3.1.1.Operatingsystemrequirement ..............................................................................9
3.1.2.DirectXInstallation ................................................................................................10
3.1.3.DriverInstallation .................................................................................................12
3.1.4.Utilitieson driverCD ...........................................................................................15
3.1.5.TaskbarIcon.........................................................................................................18
3.1.6.DisplayPropertiespages....................................................................................22
3.2.WIN®98/98SE /WIN®2000 /WIN®MEDRIVERINSTALLATION............. 31
3.3.BIOSFLASHUTILITY........................................................................... 31
4.Troubleshooting Tips..................................................................... 32
5.Appendix...................................................................................... 33
5.1.Howtoreflashthe BIOS.......................................................................... 33
5.2.Resolutionsand ColorDepthTable(InWindows®XP).............................. 34

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1.INTRODUCTION
1.1.PREFACE
GV-R80X256D/GV-R80X256Vfeaturesworld'sfirst16-pipeline architecturefortwicethe
rendering power,256MBofmemorytoacceleratelatest3Dgamesand new
SMARTSHADER™2.1technologysupportingDirectX®9.0andthelatestOpenGL®functionality
togivedevelopersthe freedomtocreatemorecomplicatedand realisticvisualeffectsthan
everbefore.GV-R80X256D/GV-R80X256Vsupportsthe newAGP8Xstandard,which
allowslargevolumesoftextureandvertexdatatobetransferred fasterfromsystem
memorytothechip.
1.2.KEY FEATURES
nPowered byRADEON™X800XTVisualProcessing Unit(VPU)
nFirsttofullysupportDirectX®9.0
nSupportsthenewAGP8Xstandard
nFirst16-pixelpipelinearchitecture
nAll new256-bitmemoryinterface
n256MBDDRIIImemoryacceleratesthe latest3Dgames
nFirsttousepixelshaderstoacceleratevideo
nDVI-Iand TV-Outconnectorsupported

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2.HARDWAREINSTALLATION
2.1.UNPACKING
The GV-R80X256DorGV-R80X256Vpackagecontainsthe following:
lThe GV-R80X256DorGV-R80X256Vgraphics accelerator
lUSER'SMANUAL
lDriverCD
lPowerDVDCD
lPowerDirector(GV-R80X256Vonly)
lGameCD
lDVI-ItoD-Sub adapter
lTVOutcable(SVideo andAV-Out)
lVideo incable(GV-R80X256Vonly)
WARNING!
Expansion cardscontainverydelicateIntegrated Circuit(IC)chips.Toprotectthemagainst
damage fromstaticelectricity,you shouldfollowsomeprecautionswheneveryou workon your
computer.
1.Turnoffyourcomputerand unplugpowersupply.
2.Useagrounded wriststrap beforehandling computercomponents.If you do nothaveone,
touchbothofyourhandstoasafelygrounded objectortoametalobject, suchasthe power
supplycase.
3.Placecomponentson agrounded antistaticpad oron the bag thatcamewiththe
componentswheneverthe componentsareseparatedfromthe system.
Thecardcontainssensitiveelectriccomponents,whichcanbeeasilydamagedbystaticelectricity,
sothe cardshouldbe leftinitsoriginalpacking until itisinstalled.
Unpacking andinstallationshouldbe done onagroundedanti-staticmat. Theoperatorshouldbe
wearing an anti-staticwristband,groundedatthe samepointasthe anti-staticmat.
Inspectthe cardcarton forobviousdamage.Shipping and handlingmaycausedamage toyour
card.Besuretherearenoshippingand handling damagesonthecardbeforeproceeding.
MDONOTAPPLYPOWERTOYOUR SYSTEMIFITHASBEENDAMAGEDONTHE
CARD.
MInordertoensureyourgraphicscardworkingcorrectly,pleaseuseofficialGigabyteBIOS
only.Use noneofficialgigabyteBIOSmightcause problemonthegraphics card.

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2.2.BOARD LAYOUT
GV-R80X256D/GV-R80X256V(256MBDDR III)
VIVO
VGAMonitorConnector
(15pin)
DVI-IConnector
AV Output
S-Video Output
S-Video Input
AV InputVIVO
VGAMonitor
Connector
(15pin)
DVI-IConnector
NTSC/PALTV
Projector
Analog LCD MonitorAnalog Monitor
OR
VGAOutput
Analog LC D Monitor
DigitalLCD Monitor
DVIOutput
DVI-ItoD-Sub Connector
VGAOutput

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2.3.HARDWAREINSTALLATION
Installing YourGraphicscard.
Nowthatyouhavepreparedyourcomputer,youarereadytoinstallyourgraphicsaccelerator
card.
To install yourgraphics acceleratorcard:
1.Poweroff thecomputerand monitor,then
disconnectthe displaycablefromtheback
ofyourcomputer.
2.Removethe computercover.Ifnecessary,
consultyourcomputer'smanualforhelpin
removingthecover.
3.Removeanyexisting graphics cardfrom
yourcomputer.
Or,ifyourcomputerhasanyon-board
graphicscapability,youmayneedtodisable
itonthemotherboard.Formoreinformation,
seeyoucomputerdocumentation.

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4.LocatetheAGPslot. If necessary,remove
themetalcoverfromthisslot;thenalignyour
graphicscardwiththeAGPslot,andpressit
infirmlyuntilthe cardisfullyseated.
5.Replacethescrewtofastenthecardinplace,
and replacethe computercover.
6.Plug the displaycableintoyourcard;then
turnon the computerand monitor.If your
graphics cardcamewithaDVIconnector,
you can connectaflatpaneldisplaytothe
appropriateconnector,asshownbelow...
Youarenowreadytoproceed withtheinstallationofthegraphicscarddrivers.Pleaserefer
tonextchapterfordetailedinstructions.
Afterinstallation,pleaseconnectthe powercabletoyour
GV-R80X256D/GV-R80X256Vgraphics card,orsystem
willnotboot.
ToFlatPanelDisplay
ToTVorVCR (GV-R80X256D)
ToVGAMonitorVIVO9Pin(GV-R80X256V)

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3.SOFTWAREINSTALLATION
Inthismanual, weassumethatyourCD-ROMDrive lettertobeDrive D:
The installation ofWin®98/98SE /Win®2000 /Win®ME/Win®XP driversisverysimple.
When you insertthe driverCD intoyourCD-ROMdrive,you can see the AUTORUN
window(ifitdoesnotshowup,run"D:\setup.exe").Then youcanfollowtheguidestosetup
yourgraphics carddriver.(Pleasefollowthesubsection 3.1.3"Driverinstallation"toinstall
the driverforyourgraphics accelerator.)
3.1.WIN®XP DRIVERAND UTILITIES INSTALLATION
3.1.1.Operating systemrequirement
•Whenloadingthegraphicscarddriversforthesystem,pleasemakesureyoursystem
hasinstalled DirectX9orlaterversion.
•Ifyouinstall thegraphicscarddriversforthemotherboard,whichconsistofSISorVIA
chipsets,pleaseinstalltheappropriatedriverprogramforthatmotherboard.Orplease
contactyourmotherboardnearestdealerformotherboarddriver.

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3.1.2.DirectXInstallation
Install Microsoft DirectX9(orlaterversion)toenable3Dhardwareacceleration support
forWindows®98 /98SE /Windows®2000 /Windows®MEorWindows®XP toachievebetter
3Dperformence.
MNote:ForsoftwareMPEGsupportinWindows®98/98SE/Windows®2000 /Windows®
MEorWindows®XP,you mustinstallDirectX9(orlaterversion)first.
2.Click "Next"icon.
3.Click "Next"icon.
1.Install DirectXDriver:
Click "Install DirectX9"Item.

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ThentheDirectX9installationiscompleted.
4.Click "Finish"item.

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3.1.3.DriverInstallation
Thefollowingisthestep-by-stepinstallationguide.
Step1:NewHardwareFound
AfterGV-R80X256D/GV-R80X256Visinserted intoyourcomputeratthe firsttime,the
windowswill automaticallydetectanewhardwareinthe systemand pop outa"New
HardwareFound"message.Pleaseselect"Donotinstall adriver"and press OK.
Step2:UpdateDevice DriverWizard:StandardPCIGraphics Adapter(VGA)
Step3:UpdateDevice DriverWizard:Finish
Atthistime,systemwill ask foryourWindowsCD inordertocompletethe VGAdriver
installation.
If youdon'thavetheCD,you can press C:\Windows\Systemdirectory.
Step4:SystemSetting Change
1.Click "Next"icon.
MDon'tclick "Cancel",because the
systemwill hang ifyou press it.
2.Click "Finish"icon.

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Afterthe systemhasfinished loading,insertthe GV-R80X256D/GV-R80X256VdriverCD
disk intoyourCD-ROM,and then you can see the AUTORUN window.If itdoesnotshow
up,pleaserun "D:\setup.exe".
3..Click "No"icon.
Step5:DriverSetup
(Pictures belowareshowninWindowsXP)
2.Click "Next".
1.Click "Install DisplayDrivers(Radeon
X800 series)"item.

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3.Click "Yes".
4.Click "Express"or"Custom"icon.
5.Click "Finish"torestartcomputer.

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lInstallV-Tuner2:
3.1.4.Utilities on driverCD
The utilitiesincludeDisplayDriverandV-Tuner2utilities.Pleasefollowthe steps.
2.Click "Next".
3.Enteryournameand company.
4.Click "Finish"torestartcomputer.
1.Click "V-Tuner2"item.

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lHydravisionInstall:
2.Click "Next".
3.Click "Yes".
4.Click "Next".
1.Click "Hydravision Install"item.

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5.Click "Next".
6.Click "Finish"torestartcomputer.

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3.1.5.TaskbarIcon
Afterinstallation ofthedisplaydrivers,you will findan GBTicon on thetaskbar'sstatus
area.Right-clickingthisicon opensthe GBTcontrolpanel,showing amenu composed of
shortcuteofthegraphicscard'senhancedandotherfunctions.
You mayclick the"DisplayProperties"item,andthen clickSettings.Click"Advanced"after
clickngSettings.Click theappropriatetabtochange yourdisplaysettings.
Rightclickthe icon.
Youcan linktoGBTwebsitefor
updated information aboutthe
graphicscard,latestdrivers,and
otherinformation.

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V-Tuner2(Overclock Utility)
V-Tuner2letsyou adjustthe working frequency ofthegraphicengine andvideo memory
(CoreClock and MemoryClock).
Enablesautoadjustmentofcore/
memoryclocksettingssetbyuserwhen
running3Dapplications.
Corespeed
adjustment
Displays coreclock statusDisplays memoryclock status
Corespeed
adjust
SelectchoiceofskinOpensHelppage

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VGAInformation
VGAInfoliststhe relevantinformationaboutyourcard.
ColorAdjust
ColorAdjustallowsyou tomakecoloradjustments,suchasbrightness,contrastand
gammavaluesforeachorallofRGBcolors.