Gigabyte Gv-rx165t256d-rh User manual

Nov. 3, 2006

VGA Card

GV-RX165T256D-RH

VGA Card

Nov. 3, 2006

GV-RX165T256D-RH

Radeon X1650 XT Graphics Accelerator

User's Manual

Rev. 101

12MD-RX165T2R-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 .......................................................................... 11

3.1. Windows®XP Driver and Utilities Installation ................................................ 11

3.1.1. Operating System Requirement ...................................................................... 11

3.1.2. DirectX Installation ......................................................................................... 12

3.1.3. Driver Installation ........................................................................................... 13

3.1.4. Utilities on Driver CD .................................................................................... 15

3.1.5. Taskbar Icon ................................................................................................. 18

3.1.6. Display Properties pages .............................................................................. 21

3.2. Windows®2000 Driver Installation ............................................................. 38

4. Troubleshooting Tips ........................................................................ 39

5. Appendix .......................................................................................... 40

5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS ........................................................................... 40

5.1.1. Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS Mode ................................................................. 40

5.1.2. Reflash BIOS in Windows Mode .................................................................. 40

5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows®XP) ............................... 41

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1. Introduction

1.1. Features

•Powered by ATi Radeon X1650 XT Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

•Supports PCI Express x16

•Integrated with 256 MB GDDR3 memory

•Supports DirectX 9.0c

•Supports native CrossFireTM

•Supports AV / S-Video / TV-Out and HDTV output

•Supports 2 DVI-I connectors

•Supports 2 D-sub connectors (by adapter)

1.2. Minimum System Requirements

•Hardware

- Intel®Pentium®4 orAMD AthlonTM

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

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

- A power supply with 450-watt or above and 30A current on 12V rail is

recommended (assumes fully loaded system)

•Operating System

- Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)

- Windows®XP Professional x64 Edition

- Windows®2000

•CrossFireTM Configuration

If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of a CrossFireTM system, the

following is required:

- A CrossFireTM certified motherboard with two PCI Express x16 slots and

correct PCIe chipset driver

- Two X1650 XT cards

- A power supply with 550-watt or above and 38A current on 12V rail is

recommended

- Two CrossFireTM bridge interconnect cables

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2. Hardware Installation

2.1. Board Layout

TV-out

DVI-I

Connector 2

Digital LCD Monitor

DVI Output

DVI-I

Connector 1

DVI-I to D-Sub

Adapter

S-Video Output

Pb/AV Output

NTSC / PAL TV Projector

HDTV

NTSC / PAL TV Projector

Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor

OR VGA

Output

DVI-I Connector 2

TV-out

DVI-I Connector 1

CrossFire Connector

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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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 drivers. Please refer

to next chapter for detailed instructions.

To Flat Panel Display

3. Plug the display cable into your graphics

card; then turn on the computer and monitor.

To connect a flat panel directly to your

graphics card, use the DVI-I connector. To

connect a VGA monitor to the DVI-I

connector, plug the DVI-I to D-sub adapter

intotheDVI-Iconnector, thenplug themonitor

cable into the adapter.

Connect a flat panel

Connect a VGA monitor via DVI-I to D-sub adapter

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.

To TV / VCR

Warning!

When installing the graphics card, do not push down the

heat pipe. This may displace the heat pipe and cause

bad contact between the GPU and thermal pad as well

as affect the heat dissipation. To avoid system instability,

do not touch the graphics card when it is runnnig.

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Precautions:

For more information about the hardware configuration of a CrossFire system, please refer

to motherboard user manual.

The GV-RX165T256D-RH are powered by GIGABYTE's Silent Pipe II technology, which

provides the following features:

•Proprietary front-flow thermal module

•High-precision die-casting forming design

•Natural convection design

•High performance heatpipe with sintered

powder wicks

•Design for heavy 3D performance loading

•Integrated architecture design

The Silent-Pipe II technology features the silent heatpipe design. The Silent-Pipe II technology

artfully uses the temperature difference between the inside and outside of chassis and

spreads out the surplus heat efficiently, creating natural system convection. When using

Silent Pipe II graphics cards to set up a CrossFire configuration, please do close your

system chassis in order to achieve optimal thermal performance.

GIGABYTE Silent Pipe II Features:

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