Gigabyte GV-R9700 User manual

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R9700 PRO
Radeon 9700 PRO Graphics Accelerator
Rev. 112
12MD-R9700P-112
USER'S MANUAL
Upgrade your Life

R9700 PRO GraphicsAccelerator - 2 -
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this document nor does it make a commitment to update the information contained
herein.
Please do not remove any labels on VGA card , this may void the warranty of this VGA
card.
Dec, 20, 2002Taipei,Taiwan
Chapter 1 User's Manual

Table of Content- 3 -
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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 ..................................................................... 7
3.SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ...............................................................9
3.1. WINDOWS®98 /98SE / WINDOWS®ME / WINDOWS®XPDRIVERAND
UTILITIES INSTALLATION........................................................................ 9
3.1.1. Operating system requirement .........................................................................................9
3.1.2. DirectX Installation......................................................................................................... 10
3.1.3. Driver Installation ........................................................................................................... 12
3.1.4. Display Properties pages............................................................................................... 16
3.2. WINDOWS NT 4.0 DRIVER INSTALLATION............................................ 24
3.3.WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER INSTALLATION .............................................. 25
3.4. BIOS FLASH UTILITY .............................................................................. 25
4.Troubleshooting Tips..........................................................................26
5.Appendix ............................................................................................27
5.1. How to reflash the BIOS........................................................................... 27
5.2. Resolutions and Color DepthTable .......................................................... 29

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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. PREFACE
R9700 PRO features world's first 8-pipeline architecture for twice the rendering power,
128MB of memory to accelerate latest 3D games and new SMARTSHADER™2.0
technologysupportingDirectX®9.0andthelatestOpenGL®functionalitytogivedevelopers
the freedom to create more complicated and realistic visual effects than ever before.
R9700 PRO supports the newAGP 8X standard, which allows large volumes of texture
and vertex data to be transferred faster from system memory to the chip.
1.2. KEY FEATURES
nPowered by RADEON™9700 PRO Visual Processing Unit (VPU)
nFirst to fully support DirectX®9.0
nSupports the newAGP 8X standard
nFirst 8-pixel pipeline architecture
nAll new 256-bit memory interface
n128MB 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 R9700 PRO package contains the following:
zThe R9700 PRO graphics accelerator
zThis USER'S MANUAL
zThe R9700 PRO Driver CD x 1
zPower DVD XP CD x 1
zGame CD x 5
zOne cable support 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.
Unpackingandinstallation should bedoneon a groundedanti-staticmat.Theoperator should
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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0DONOTAPPLYPOWERTOYOUR SYSTEM IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED ON THE CARD.
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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
R9700 PRO (128MB DDR)
TV-out
VGAMonitor
Connector
(15pin)
DVI Connector
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

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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.If necessary,remove
the metal cover from this slot; then align
yourGraphics card withtheAGPslot, and
pressitinfirmlyuntilthecardisfullyeated.
AGPSlotR9700 PRO Graphics card
5. Replace the screw to fasten the card in
place, and replace the computer cover.
6. Plugthe display cableinto yourcard; then
turn on the computer and monitor. If your
Graphicscard camewithaDVIconnector,
youcan connect aflat panel displayto the
appropriate connector, as shown below...
YouarenowreadytoproceedwiththeinstallationoftheGraphicscarddriver.Fordetailed
instructions, select your operating system from the list below.
Afterinstallation,please connectthepowercabletoyour
R9700 PRO graphics card, or system will not boot.
To Flat Panel Display
To TV or VCR
To VGAMonitor