Gigabyte Gv-rx105512p8-rh User manual

Feb. 9, 2007

VGA Card

GV-RX105512P8-RH

VGA Card

Feb. 9, 2007

GV-RX105512P8-RH

Radeon X1050 Graphics Accelerator

User's Manual

Rev. 101

12MD-RX1055P8-101R

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 3

1.1. Features ..................................................................................................... 3

1.2. Minimum System Requirements ................................................................... 3

2. Hardware Installation ........................................................................... 4

2.1. Board Layout .............................................................................................. 4

2.2. Hardware Installation ................................................................................... 6

3. Software Installation ............................................................................ 8

3.1. Windows®XP Driver and Utilities Installation ................................................. 8

3.1.1. Operating System Requirement ....................................................................... 8

3.1.2. DirectX Installation ........................................................................................... 9

3.1.3. Driver Installation ........................................................................................... 10

3.1.4. Utilities on Driver CD .................................................................................... 12

3.1.5. Taskbar Icon ................................................................................................. 15

3.1.6. Display Properties pages .............................................................................. 18

3.2. Windows®2000 Driver Installation ............................................................. 35

4. Troubleshooting Tips ........................................................................ 36

5. Appendix .......................................................................................... 37

5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS ........................................................................... 37

5.1.1. Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS mode .................................................................. 37

5.1.2. Reflash BIOS in Windows mode .................................................................. 37

5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows®XP) ............................... 38

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1. Introduction

1.1. Features

•Powered by ATi Radeon X1050 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) with

Hyper Memory technology

•Supports PCI Express x16

•Supports 512 MB of Hyper Memory and 128 MB GDDR2 memory of Local Frame

Buffer

•Supports DirectX 9.0

•Supports AV / S-Video and HDTV output

•Supports TV-Out connector

•Supports D-sub connector

1.2. Minimum System Requirements

•Hardware

- Intel®Pentium®4 or AMD AthlonTM

- 512 MB of system memory ; 1 GB or more for best performance

- Optical drive for software installation (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive)

•Operating System

- Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)

- Windows®XP Professional x64 Edition

- Windows®2000

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2. Hardware Installation

TV-Out

DVI-I Connector

VGA Monitor Connector

(15-pin)

2.1. Board Layout

TV-Out

VGA Monitor

Connector

(15-pin)

DVI-I

Connector

VGA Output

S-Video Output

Pb/AV Output

NTSC / PAL TV Projector

HDTV

Digital LCD Monitor

DVI Output

DVI-I to D-Sub

Adapter

Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor

OR VGA

Output

Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor

NTSC / PAL TV Projector

Hardware Installation

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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.

Unpacking and installation should be done on a grounded anti-static mat. The operator

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 your card. Be sure there are no shipping and handling damages on the card before

proceeding.

DO NOT APPLY POWER TO YOUR SYSTEM IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED ON

THE CARD.

In 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. Hardware Installation

Installing Your graphics card.

Now that you have prepared your computer, you are ready to install your graphics accelerator

card.

To remove the existing graphics card:

1. Power off the computer and monitor, then

disconnect the display cable from the back

of your computer.

2. Remove the computer cover. If necessary,

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,

please see you computer documentation.

Hardware Installation

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To install your new graphics card:

1. Locate the PCI Express x16 slot. If

necessary, remove the metal cover from this

slot; then align your graphics card with the

PCI Express x16 slot, and press it in firmly

until the card is fully seated.

* Please make sure that the gold edge

connector of the graphics card is securely

inserted.

2. Replace the screw to fasten the card in place,

and replace the computer cover.

You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the graphics card driver. Please refer

to next chapter for detailed instructions.

To VGA Monitor To TV / VCR To Flat Panel Display

3. Plug the display cable into your graphics

card; then turn on the computer and monitor.

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3. Software Installation

In this manual, we assume that your CD-ROM Drive letter to be Drive D:

The installation of Windows®2000 / Windows®XP drivers is very simple. When you insert the

driver CD into your CD-ROM drive, you can see the AUTORUN window (if it does not show

up, run "D:\setup.exe"). Then you can follow the guides to setup your graphics card driver.

(Please follow the subsection 3.1.3 "Driver installation" to install the driver for your graphics

accelerator.)

3.1. Windows®XP Driver and Utilities Installation

3.1.1. Operating System Requirement

•When loading the graphics card drivers for the system, please make sure your system

has installed DirectX 9.0c or later version.

•If you install the graphics card drivers for the motherboard, which consist of SIS, or VIA

chipsets, please install the appropriate driver program for that motherboard. Or please

contact your motherboard nearest dealer for motherboard driver.

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