Gigabyte GV-R955128DE User manual

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MinimumSystemRequirements
•IBM®or100%PCcompatiblewithPentium®III 650MHzorAMDAthlon 650MHzclass
processororhigher
•One availableAGP3.0compliantslotorbetter
•Operating SystemsWin®2000 /Win®XP
•64MBsystemmemory
•50MBofavailabledisk spaceforfull installation
•CD-ROMorDVD-ROMdrive
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TableofContents
1.Introduction ............................................................................................................ 2
1.1.Features.....................................................................................................................................2
1.2.BoardLayout .............................................................................................................................2
2.HardwareInstallation .............................................................................................. 5
3.SoftwareInstallation ................................................................................................ 6
3.1.DirectXInstallation .....................................................................................................................6
3.2.DriverInstallation (Windows®XP/2000)..................................................................................6
3.3.V-Tuner2Installation .................................................................................................................7
3.4.HYDRAVISIONTMInstallation .................................................................................................7
4.Appendix............................................................................................................... 8
4.1.BIOSFlashUtility....................................................................................................................8
4.2.HowtoReflashBIOSinMS-DOSmode ...............................................................................8
4.3.Resolutionsand ColorDepthTable(InWindows®XP)...........................................................8

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1.1.Features
•Powered byATIRadeon 9550 VisualProcessing Unit(VPU)
•SupportsAGP8X
•SupportsMicrosoft®DirectX®9.0and OpenGL®1.5featuresets
•Integratedwith128 MBDDRmemory(onlyforGV-R955128D/GV-R955128DE/GV-R955128T)
•Integrated with256 MBDDR memory(onlyforGV-R955256D/GV-R955256DP)
•SupportsTV-Out, D-Sub,and DVI-I(onlyforGV-R955128D/GV-R955256D/GV-R955256DP/
GV-R955128DE)connectors
1.2.BoardLayout
1.Introduction
1.GV-R955128T
TV-Out
VGAMonitorConnector
(15-pin)
TV-Out(S-Video)
VGAMonitorConnector
(15-pin)
NTSC/PALTV
Projector
Analog LCD MonitorAnalog Monitor
OR
VGAOutput
AV Output

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TV-Out
DVI-IConnector
VGAMonitorConnector
(15-pin)
Analog LCD Monitor
Analog LCD Monitor
DigitalLCD Monitor
TV-Out(S-Video)
VGAMonitorConnector
(15-pin)
DVI-IConnector
NTSC/PALTV
Projector
Analog Monitor
ORVGAOutput
AV Output
DVIOutput
DVI-ItoD-Sub Connector
VGAOutput
2.GV-R955256DP

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TV-Out
DVI-IConnector
VGAMonitorConnector
(15-pin)
Analog LCD Monitor
Analog LCD Monitor
DigitalLCD Monitor
TV-Out(S-Video)
VGAMonitorConnector
(15-pin)
DVI-IConnector
NTSC/PALTV
Projector
Analog Monitor
ORVGAOutput
AV Output
DVIOutput
DVI-ItoD-Sub Connector
VGAOutput
3.GV-R955128D/GV-R955256D

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Installing yourgraphics card.
Nowthatyou haveprepared yourcomputer,you arereadytoinstall yourgraphics card.
1.Locatethe
AGPslot . I f
necessary,re-
movethe metal
coverfromthis
slot; then align
yourgraphics
2.Replacethe
screwtofasten
the cardinplace,
and replacethe
computercover.
3.Plug the displaycableintoyourcard;then turnon the
computerand monitor.
cardwiththe AGPslot, and press itinfirmlyuntil
itisfullyseated.
2.HardwareInstallation
TV-Out(S-Video)
DVI-IConnector
NTSC/PALTV
Projector
AV Output
Analog LCD Monitor
DigitalLCD Monitor
DVIOutput
VGAOutput
DVI-ItoD-Sub Connector
DVI-IConnector
TV-Out
4.GV-R955128DE

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3.1.DirectXInstallation
Install Microsoft DirectXtoenable3Dhardwareacceleration supportforWindows®2000/Windows®XP
toachievebetter3Dperformance.
3.SoftwareInstallation
Note:ForsoftwareMPEGsupportinWindows®2000/Windows®XP,you mustinstall
DirectXfirst. Userswho run WindowsXP withServicePack 2orabovedo notneed toinstall
DirectXseparately.
3.2.DriverInstallation (Windows®XP/2000)
Insertthe driverCD disk intoyourCD-ROMdrive,and then the Autorun windowappears.If itdoes
notappear,pleaserun SETUP.exeinthe rootdirectoryofthe driverCD disk (ex:D:\SETUP.exe).
When the Autorun windowappears,click In-
stall DirectX9.
Click Install Display Drivers(Radeon 9550
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3.3.V-Tuner2Installation
V-Tuner2monitorsthe working frequency ofthe graphics engine and video memory(CoreClock and
MemoryClock).
3.4.HYDRAVISIONTMInstallation
HYDRAVISIONTMand the Desktop Managerareactivated wheneverWindows®starts.Installing
HYDRAVISIONTMaddsmenu optionstothe ATIIcon.
Click on the ATIicon toaccess the application'sfeaturesand help,ortounload the HYDRAVISIONTM
Desktop Manager.
Click GIGABYTEUtility.
Click Hydravision Install.
Displays memoryclock
Open Helppages
Selectchoiceof
skin
Displays coreclock

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4.1.BIOSFlashUtility
1.Pleasedownload the newestBIOSZipfileforyourgraphics cardfromGIGABYTEwebsite.
The fileincludesaMS-DOS-based BIOSflashutility.Orcontactyourlocaldealerforthe file.
4.2.HowtoReflashBIOSinMS-DOSmode
1.Extractthe downloaded Zipfiletoyourharddisk orfloppydisk.ThisprocedureassumesdriveA.
2.Restartthe computerinMS-DOSmode.(ForWindows2000/XP,you need astartup disk torestart
the computerinMS-DOSmode.)
3.Change the command prompttoA:\>.
4.Toback up the currentBIOS,atthe A:\>prompt, type[BIOS flash utility name] -
s [BIOS file name](example:gvf13 -sr955128d.f1)and press Enter.
5.ToflashBIOS,atthe A:\>prompt, type [BIOS flash utility name] -p [BIOS
file name](example:gvf13 -pr955128d.f2)and press Enter.
6.Waituntil it'sdone,then restartyourcomputer.
4.Appendix
4.3.Resolutionsand ColorDepthTable(InWindows®XP)
DisplayMax.RefreshColorDepth
Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65Kcolor) 32bpp(16.7M)
Resolution (Hz)StandardMode High Mode True Mode
640 x480 200 P P P
800 x600 200 P P P
1024 x768 200 P P P
1152 x864 100 P P P
1280 x768 85 P P P
1280 x960 160 P P P
1280 x1024 120 P P P
1600 x1200 100 P P P
1792 x1344 85 P P P
1800 x1440 70 P P P
1856 x1392 75 P P P
1920 x1080 75 P P P
1920 x1200 85 P P P
1920 x1440 75 P P P
2048 x1536 66 P P P