Gigabyte GV-R9500 User manual

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3DGraphicsAccelerator
GV-R9500
Date:
ERIC LU
Nov. 30, 2002

GV-R9500 Series
Radeon 9500 Graphics Accelerator
Rev. 103
12MD-R9500-103
USER'S MANUAL
Upgrade your Life

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PleasedonotremoveanylabelsonVGAcard,thismayvoidthewarrantyofthisVGAcard.
Dec. 20, 2002 Taipei, Taiwan
Chapter 1 User's Manual
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Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION.................................................................................4
1.1.PREFACE .................................................................................................. 4
1.2.KEYFEATURES ........................................................................................ 4
2. HARDWARE INSTALLATION..............................................................5
2.1.UNPACKING .............................................................................................. 5
2.2.BOARD LAYOUT........................................................................................ 6
2.3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION ..................................................................... 8
3. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............................................................10
3.1. WINDOWS®98/98SE / WINDOWS®ME/ WINDOWS®XP DRIVER
AND UTILITIES INSTALLATION............................................................... 10
3.1.1. Operating system requirement ....................................................................................... 10
3.1.2. DirectX Installation...........................................................................................................11
3.1.3. Driver Installation ............................................................................................................ 13
3.1.4. Utilities on driver CD ....................................................................................................... 16
3.1.5. Taskbar Icon.................................................................................................................... 19
3.1.6. Display Properties pages................................................................................................ 23
3.2.WINDOWS 2000DRIVER INSTALLATION .............................................. 32
3.3. BIOS FLASH UTILITY .............................................................................. 32
4. Troubleshooting Tips .........................................................................33
5.Appendix ...........................................................................................34
5.1. How to reflash the BIOS........................................................................... 34
5.2. Resolutions and Color DepthTable (In Windows®XP) ............................. 36

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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. PREFACE
GV-R9500 Series features 4-pipeline architecture for twice the rendering power, 64MB/
128MB(C3) of memory to accelerate latest 3D games and new SMARTSHADER™2.0
technologysupportingDirectX®9.0andthelatestOpenGL®functionalitytogivedevelopers
thefreedomtocreate more complicated andrealisticvisualeffects than ever before.GV-
R9500Series supports thenew AGP 8Xstandard, which allowslarge volumes oftexture
and vertex data to be transferred faster from system memory to the chip.
1.2. KEY FEATURES
nPowered by RADEON™9500 Visual Processing Unit (VPU)
nFully support DirectX®9.0
nSupports the newAGP8X standard
n4-pixel pipeline architecture
nAll new 128-bit memory interface
n64MB / 128MB(C3) DDR memory accelerates the latest 3D games
nFirst to use pixel shaders to accelerate video
nDVI-I and TV-Out connector supported

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2. HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2.1. UNPACKING
The GV-R9500 Series package contains the following:
zThe GV-R9500 Series graphics accelerator
zThis USER'S MANUAL
zThe GV-R9500 Series Driver CD x 1
zPower DVD XP CD x 1
zGame CD x 3
zOne cable supports S-video andAV-Output; DVI-I to D-Sub connector
WARNING!
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.
Unpackingandinstallationshouldbedoneonagroundedanti-staticmat.Theoperatorshould
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
yourcard.Besuretherearenoshippingandhandlingdamagesonthecardbeforeproceeding.
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0In order to ensure your graphics card working correctly, please use official Gigabyte
BIOS only. Use none official gigabyte BIOS might cause problem on the graphics card.

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2.2. BOARD LAYOUT
1) GV-R9500 (64MB DDR)
TV-Out
VGAMonitor
Connector
(15pin)
DVI Connector
TV-Out
VGAMonitor
Connector
(15pin)
DVI Connector
TypeA
Type B

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TV-out
VGAMonitor
Connector
(15pin)
DVI Connector
AV Output
NTSC/ PALTV
Projector
S-VideoOutput
DVIOutput
Digital LCD Monitor
DVI-I to D-sub
Connector
VGAOutput
Analog LCD Monitor
OR
Analog LCD Monitor AnalogMonitor
OR VGAOutput
2) GV-R9500-C3 (128MB DDR)
TV-Out
VGAMonitor
Connector
(15pin)
DVI Connector

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2.3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION
Installing Your Graphics card.
Now that you have prepared your computer, you are ready to install your graphics
accelerator card.
To install your graphics accelerator card:
1. Power off the computer and monitor, then
disconnectthedisplaycablefromtheback
of your computer.
2. Removethecomputercover.Ifnecessary,
consult your computer's manual for help
in removing the cover.
3. Remove any existing graphics card from
your computer.
Or, if your computer has any on-board
graphics capability, you may need to
disable it on the motherboard. For more
information, see you computer
documentation.

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4. LocatetheAGPslot.Ifnecessary, remove
the metal cover from this slot; then align
yourGraphics card with theAGPslot, and
pressitinfirmlyuntilthecardisfullyeated.
AGPSlot
GV-R9500 Series Graphics card
5. Replace the screw to fasten the card in
place, and replace the computer cover.
6. Plugthedisplay cable intoyour card; then
turn on the computer and monitor.If your
GraphicscardcamewithaDVIconnector,
youcanconnect a flat paneldisplayto the
appropriate connector, as shown below...
YouarenowreadytoproceedwiththeinstallationoftheGraphicscarddriver.Fordetailed
instructions, select your operating system from the list below.
Afterinstallation, please connectthepowercabletoyour
GV-R9500 Series graphics card,or systemwill not boot.
To Flat Panel Display
To TV or VCR
To VGAMonitor

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3. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
In this manual, we assume that your CD-ROM Drive letter to be Drive D:
3.1. WINDOWS®98 /98SE / WINDOWS®ME / WINDOWS®XP DRIVER
AND UTILITIES INSTALLATION
The installation of Win®98/98SE / WINDOWS®2000 / Win®ME / Win®XP drivers is very
simple.WhenyouinsertthedriverCDintoyourCD-ROMdrive,youcanseetheAUTORUN
window (if it does not show up, run "D:\setup.exe"). Then you can follow guides to setup
yourGV-R9500Seriesdriver(Pleasefollowthesubsection3.1.3"StepByStepInstallation"
to install the driver for your GV-R9500 Series graphics accelerator.
3.1.1. Operating system requirement
zIf your OS is Microsoft Windows, when loading the GV-R9500 Series drivers for
the system, please make sure your system (Windows 98/98SE, Windows2000 or
Windows ME) has installed DirectX8.1 or later version.
zIf you install the GV-R9500 Series drivers for the motherboard, which consist of
SIS,ALI or VIA chipsets, please install the appropriate Driver program for that
motherboard. Or please contact your motherboard nearest dealer for M/B Driver.

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3.1.2. DirectX Installation
InstallMicrosoftDirectX 8.1(or later version)toenable 3D hardware accelerationsupport
for Windows®98/98SE/ Windows®2000 or Windows®ME to achieve better 3D
performence.
0Note: For software MPEG support in Windows®98/ 98SE/ Windows®2000 or
Windows®ME, you must install DirectX8.1(or later version) first. (If your OS is
Windows®XP, please skip this section.)
Here we use DirectX 8.1 as installation example:
3.Click "Yes" icon.
2.Click "Yes" icon.
1. Install DirectX Driver:
Click "Install DirectX 8.1" Item.

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Then the DirectX 8.1 installation is completed.
4.Click "OK" item.

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3.1.3. Driver Installation
The following is the step-by-step installation guide.
Step 1: New Hardware Found
After GV-R9500 Series is inserted into your computer at the first time, the windows will
automaticallydetect a new hardwareinthesystemandpopouta "New Hardware Found"
message. Please select "Do not install a driver" and press OK.
Step 2: Update Device Driver Wizard: Standard PCI GraphicsAdapter(VGA)
Step 3: Update Device Driver Wizard: Finish
At this time, system will ask for your Windows CD in order to complete the VGA driver
installation.
If you don't have the CD, you can press C:\Windows\System directory.
Step 4: System Setting Change
2.Click "Finish" icon.
1.Click "Next"icon.
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system will hang if you press it.

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After the system has finished loading, insert the GV-R9500 Series driver CD disk into
your CD-ROM, and then you can see theAUTORUN window. If it does not show up,
please run "D:\setup.exe".
3..Click "No" icon.
Step 5: Driver Setup
(Pictures below are shown in Windows XP)
2.Click "Next".
1. Click "Install Display Drivers (Radeon
9500 Series)" item.

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3.Click "Yes".
4. Click "Express" or "Custom" icon.
5. Click "Finish" to restart computer.

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zInstall V-Tuner :
3.1.4. Utilities on driver CD
The utilities include Display Driver and V-Tuner utilities. Please follow the steps.
1. Click "V-Tuner" item.
2.Click "Next".
3. Enter your name and company.
4. Click "Finish" to restart computer.

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

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5.Click "Next".
6. Click "Finish" to restart computer.