Gigabyte GV-RX16P256D-RH User manual

Dec. 9, 2005
VGA Card
GV-RX16P256D-RH

VGA Card
Dec. 9, 2005
GV-RX16P256D-RH

Jan. 9, 2006
VGA Card
GV-RX16P256DE-RH

VGA Card
Jan. 9, 2006
GV-RX16P256DE-RH

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GV-RX16P256D-RH/
GV-RX16P256DE-RH
Radeon X1600 Pro Graphics Accelerator
User's Manual
Rev. 102
12MD-RX16P2DR-102R
* The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste
and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment!!
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 3
1.1. Features ..................................................................................................... 3
1.2. Minimum System Requirement .................................................................. 3
2. Hardware Installation........................................................................... 4
2.1. Board Layout .............................................................................................. 4
2.2. Hardware Installation ................................................................................... 7
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 ............................................................. 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 X1600 Pro Visual Processing Unit (VPU)
•Supports the newest PCI Express x 16
•Integrated with 256MB GDDR2 memory
•Supports DirectX 9.0C
•Supports AV / S-Video and HDTV output
•Supports TV-Out connector
•Supports DVI-I connector
1.2. Minimum System Requirement
•Intel®Pentium®4 or AMD Athlon®
class processor or higher
•One PCI Express x 16 slot
•Operating Systems Windows®2000 / Windows®XP
•512MB system memory
•100MB of available disk space for full installation
•CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
•Specialized PCI Express®350 watt or greater power supply recommended.

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2. Hardware Installation
2.1. Board Layout
TV-Out
VGA Monitor
Connector
(15-pin)
DVI-I Connector
Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor
OR
VGA Output
Analog LCD Monitor
Digital LCD Monitor
DVI Output
DVI-I to D-Sub
Connector
VGA Output
NTSC / PAL TV
Projector
HDTV
S-Video Output
Pb/AV Output
Pr
Y
DVI-I Connector
TV_Out
VGA Monitor
Connector
(15-pin)
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TV-Out
VGA Monitor
Connector
(15-pin)
DVI-I Connector
Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor
OR
VGA Output
Analog LCD Monitor
Digital LCD Monitor
DVI Output
DVI-I to D-Sub
Connector
VGA Output
NTSC / PAL TV
Projector
HDTV
S-Video Output
Pb/AV Output
Pr
Y
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DVI-I Connector
TV_Out
VGA Monitor
Connector
(15-pin)

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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.

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2. Replace the screws to fasten the card in
place, and replace the computer cover.
3. Plug the display cable into your card; then
turn on the computer and monitor. If your
graphics card came with a DVI-I connector,
you can connect a flat panel display to the
appropriate connector, as shown below...
You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the graphics card driver. Please
refer to next chapter for detailed instructions.
To TV/VCR
To VGA Monitor To Flat Panel Display
To install your new graphics card:
1. Locate one PCI Express x 16 slot. If
necessary, remove the metal cover from the
slot; then align your graphics card with the
PCI Express x 16 slot, and press it in firmly
until the card is fully seated.
* Please make sure that the gold edge connectors of the graphics card is securely inserted.

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GIGABYTE Component Video Adapter for ATI Graphics Cards (HDTV Cable)
(1) Connecting HDTV
Connect your HDTV cables to the component video
adapter according to the corresponding color. (Y= Green,
Pr= Red, Pb= Blue)
(2) Connecting S-Video
If your TV has a S-Video connection, connect the S-
Video cable from your TV to the S-Video Out port on the
adapter.
(3) Connecting AV Output
If your TV has a Composite video connection, you can
connect the RCA cable from your TV to the AV Out port
on the adapter.
Connect to the TV-
Out port on the
graphics card.
S-Video Out HDTV Component
(Y+Pr+Pb)
AV Out

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Precautions:
For more information about the hardware configuration of a CrossFire system, please refer
to motherboard user manual.
The GV-RX16P256DE-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
•CrossFire and soundless optimization
•High performance heatpipe with sintered
powder wicks
•Design for heavy 3D performance loading
•Integrated architecture design Cool Air
Hot Air
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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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 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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3.1.2. DirectX Installation
Install Microsoft DirectX to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Windows®2000
or Windows®XP to achieve better 3D performance.
Note: For software MPEG support in Windows®2000 or Windows®XP, you must install
DirectX first. Users who run Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or above do not need to
install DirectX separately.
Step 1. When autorun window show up, click the
Install DirectX 9 item.
Step 2. Choose I accept the agreement
and click the Next button.
Step 3. Click the Next button.
Step 4. Click Finish to restart computer.
Then the DirectX 9 installation is completed.
Installing the components.
Click the Install DirectX 9 item.

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3.1.3. Driver Installation
A. New hardware found
After the graphics card is inserted into your computer at the first time, the windows will
automatically detect a new hardware in the system and pop out a "New Hardware Found"
message. The following is the step-by-step installation guide.
Step 1: Found new hardware wizard: Video controller (VGA Compatible)
Click the Next button to install the driver. (There
is a driver CD disk that came with your graphics
accelerator, please insert it now.)
Or click the Cancel button to install the driver
from AUTORUN window.
Step 2: Found new hardware wizard: Searching and installing
The wizard will search for the driver and install it automatically.
Step 3: Found new hardware wizard: Finish
Click the Finish button to finish the installation.

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B. Driver installation (Autorun Window)
Insert the driver CD disk into your CD-ROM, and then you can see the AUTORUN window.
If it does not show up, please run "D:\setup.exe".
Click the Install Display Drivers (Radeon
X1600 Series) item.
Step 1. When autorun window show up, click the
Install Display Drivers (Radeon X1600 Series)
item.
Step 2. Click Next button. Step 3. Click Yes button.
Setp 4. Click Express or Custom icon.
Step 5. Click the Finish button to restart computer.
Then the driver installation is completed.
Windows installings the components.

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Step 3. Enter your name and company.
Step 4. Click the Finish button to restart computer.
Then the V-Tuner2 installation is completed.
Step 2. Click the Next button.
Click the GIGABYTE Utility item.
3.1.4. Utilities on Driver CD
Insert the driver CD disk into your CD-ROM, and then you can see the AUTORUN window.
If it does not show up, please run "D:\setup.exe".
Install GIGABYTE Utility (V-Tuner2):

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Install Hydravision :
Step 2. Click the Next button.
Click the Hydravision Install item.
Step 3. Click the Yes button.
Step 4. Click the Next button. Windows installings the components.
Step 6. Click the Finish button to restart computer.
Then the Hydravision Install is completed.
Step 5. Click the Next button.