Gigabyte GV-R9000 User manual

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GV-R9000
Radeon 9000 Graphics Accelerator
Rev.102
12MD-R9064-102
USER'SMANUAL
中文使用手冊
Upgrade your Life

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Pleasedo notremoveanylabelson VGAcard,thismayvoidthe warrantyofthisVGA
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Sep.17,2002 Taipei,Taiwan
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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.WINDOWS®98 /98SE /WINDOWS®ME/WINDOWS®XP DRIVER
AND UTILITIES INSTALLATION..............................................................9
3.1.1.OPERATINGSYSTEMREQUIREMENT.......................................................... 9
3.1.2.DIRECTXINSTALLATION................................................................................. 10
3.1.3.DRIVERINSTALLATION................................................................................... 12
3.1.4.DISPLAY PROPERTIES PAGES ...................................................................... 16
3.2.WINDOWS2000 DRIVERINSTALLATION............................................. 22
3.3.BIOSFLASHUTILITY........................................................................... 22
4.Troubleshooting Tips...................................................................... 23
5.Appendix....................................................................................... 24
5.1.Howtoreflashthe BIOS........................................................................ 24
5.2.Resolutionsand ColorDepthTable(InWindowsXP).............................. 26

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1.INTRODUCTION
1.1.PREFACE
GV-R9000 provideshigh-end performancetothe mainstreamgraphics market
at acompetitivepricepoint.GV-R9000featuresfourparallel,highlyoptimized rendering
pipelines usuallyavailableonlyforthehigh-endgaming cardsthatsignificantlyenhance
performanceandgame-playresponsiveness bydoubling the pixelfill ratecompared
tothe standard2-pipeline architecturesfound inmostmid-range products.
1.2.KEY FEATURES
nPowered byATiRadeon 9000 GPUwith64MBDDR SDRAM
n250MHzengine and 200MHzmemoryclock speeds
nSMARTSHADER™technologyfullysupportsDirectX®8.1
nSharper-looking 3Dgraphics withATISMOOTHVISION™technology
nDualdisplaysupportwithHYDRAVISION™
nFeaturing ATICATLYST™-Industry-leading softwaresuite
nTV-Outsupported

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2.HARDWAREINSTALLATION
2.1.UNPACKING
The GV-R9000 package containsthe following:
lThe GV-R9000Graphics Accelerator
lThisUSER'SMANUAL
lThe GV-R9000 DriverCD x1
lPowerDVDXP CDx1
lGameCD x2
lOne cablesupportS-video and AV-Output
WARNING!
Expansion cardscontainverydelicateIntegrated Circuit(IC)chips.Toprotectthemagainst
damage fromstaticelectricity,you shouldfollowsomeprecautionswheneveryou workon
yourcomputer.
1.Turnoff yourcomputerand unplug powersupply.
2.Useagrounded wriststrap beforehandling computercomponents.If you do nothaveone,
touchbothofyourhandstoasafelygrounded objectortoametalobject, suchasthe power
supplycase.
3.Placecomponentson agroundedantistaticpad oron thebag thatcamewiththe components
wheneverthe 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 to
yourcard.Besurethereareno shipping and handling damageson the cardbeforeproceeding.
MDONOTAPPLYPOWERTOYOUR SYSTEMIFITHASBEENDAMAGEDONTHECARD.
MInordertoensureyourgraphics cardworking correctly,please use officialGigabyte
BIOSonly.Use noneofficialgigabyteBIOSmightcause problemon thegraphics card.

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2.2.BOARD LAYOUT
GV-R9000 (64MBDDR)
TV-out
VGAMonitor
Connector
(15pin)
AV Output
NTSC/PALTV
Projector
S-VideoOutput
Analog LC D MonitorAnalog Monitor
ORVGAOutput
TV-Out
VGAMonitor
Connector
(15pin)

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2.3.HARDWAREINSTALLATION
Installing YourGraphics card.
Nowthatyou haveprepared yourcomputer,you arereadytoinstall yourgraphics
acceleratorcard.
To install yourgraphics acceleratorcard:
1.Poweroff thecomputerand monitor,then
disconnectthe displaycablefromtheback
ofyourcomputer.
2.Removethe computercover.Ifnecessary,
consultyourcomputer'smanualforhelp
inremovingthe cover.
3.Removeanyexisting graphics cardfrom
yourcomputer.
Or,ifyourcomputerhasanyon-board
graphics capability,you mayneed to
disableiton the motherboard.Formore
information,se e you compu ter
documentation.

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4.LocatetheAGPslot. If necessary,remove
the metalcoverfromthisslot; then align
yourGraphics cardwiththe AGPslot, and
press itinfirmlyuntil thecardisfullyeated.
ToTVorVCR
ToVGAMONITOR
5.Replacethe screwtofasten the cardin
place,and replacethe computercover.
6.Plug the displaycableintoyourcard;then
turnon the computerand monitor.
You arenowreadytoproceed withthe installation oftheGraphics carddriver.Fordetailed
instructions,selectyouroperatingsystemfromthe listbelow.
AGPSlotGV-R9000 Graphics card