Gigabyte Gv-rx195p256d-rh User manual

Oct. 17, 2006

VGA Card

GV-RX195P256D-RH

VGA Card

Oct. 17, 2006

GV-RX195P256D-RH

Radeon X1950 Pro Graphics Accelerator

User's Manual

Rev. 101

12MD-RX195P2R-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 ............................................................................ 9

3.1. Windows®XP Driver and Utilities Installation ................................................. 9

3.1.1. Operating System Requirement ....................................................................... 9

3.1.2. DirectX Installation ......................................................................................... 10

3.1.3. Driver Installation ............................................................................................ 11

3.1.4. Utilities on Driver CD .................................................................................... 13

3.1.5. Taskbar Icon ................................................................................................. 16

3.1.6. Display Properties pages .............................................................................. 19

3.2. Windows®2000 Driver Installation ............................................................. 36

4. Troubleshooting Tips ........................................................................ 37

5. Appendix .......................................................................................... 38

5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS ........................................................................... 38

5.1.1. Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS Mode ................................................................. 38

5.1.2. Reflash BIOS in Windows Mode .................................................................. 38

5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows®XP) ............................... 39

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1. Introduction

1.1. Features

•Powered by ATi Radeon X1950 Pro 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 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)

- 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 X1950 Pro 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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DVI-I Connector 2

TV-out

DVI-I Connector 1

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

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.

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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-I connector, thenplugthe monitor

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

After installation, please connect the power cable to your graphics

card, or the system will not boot.

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(Note) Only Windows®XP operating system supports CrossFireTM mode. Please do not enable

CrossFireTM in Windows®2000.

How to enable the ATI CrossFireTM technology (Note 1) :

Two CrossFireTM graphics cards of the same type.

(Example: GV-RX195P256D-RH)

Two CrossFireTM bridge

interconnect cables.

Step 1:

Install two CrossFireTM graphics cards of the same chipset on a CrossFireTM-supported motherboard and

connect the graphics cards via two CrossFireTM bridge interconnect cables (Figure 1). Then users can

enable the CrossFireTM technology simply through the graphics card driver.

Step 2:

After installing graphics card driver in operating system, access the ATI CATALYST Control Center

(please refer to Page 19). From the ATI CATALYST Control Center, enter the CrossFireTM menu and

assure to select the Enable CrossFire checkbox (Figure 2).

Step 3:

When the next confirmation dialog box appears (Figure 3), click Yes to complete the CrossFireTM

configurations.

Figure 2

Figure 3

Figure 1

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