Gigabyte Gv-rx80128d User manual

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User'sManual

Rev. 103

12MD-RX80256D-103

GV-RX80256D/

GV-RX80128D

Radeon X800 GraphicsAccelerator

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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.HardwareInstallation................................................................................... 6

3.SoftwareInstallation ............................................................................8

3.1.Windows®XPDriverandUtilitiesInstallation................................................. 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®2000DriverInstallation ............................................................. 31

4. Troubleshooting Tips .........................................................................32

5.Appendix ...........................................................................................33

5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS.......................................................................... 33

5.1.1. Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS mode .................................................................................... 33

5.1.2. Reflash BIOS in Windows mode .................................................................................... 33

5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows®XP) ............................. 34

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1. Introduction

1.1. Features

•PoweredbyATIX800VisualProcessing Unit (VPU)

•SupportsthenewestPCIExpressx16

•Integratedwith256MB/128MB DDRIIImemory

•SupportsDirectX9.0

•SupportsTV-OutandD-Sub connector

•SupportsAV/S-VideoandHDTVoutput

•SupportsDVI-Iconnector

•SupportsHDTVcable

1.2. Minimum System Requirement

•IBM®or100%PC compatiblewithPentium®III650MHzorAMDAthlon 650MHz

classprocessoror higher

•OnePCI Express x16 slot

•OperatingSystemsWin®2000/Win®XP

•64MBsystemmemory

•50MBofavailablediskspaceforfullinstallation

•CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive

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2. Hardware Installation

2.1. Board Layout

TV-Out

VGAMonitor

Connector

(15-pin)

DVI-I Connector

NTSC / PAL TV

Projector

Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor

OR VGA Output

Analog LCD Monitor

Digital LCD Monitor

DVI Output

DVI-I to D-Sub

Connector

VGA Output

S-Video Output

HDTV

Pb/AV Output

TV-Out

VGA Monitor Connector

(15pin)

DVI-I Connector

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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

haveone,touchbothofyour hands to a safely grounded object or toametalobject,

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 shouldbedoneon agroundedanti-staticmat.Theoperator

should be wearing an anti-static wristband, grounded at the same point as the anti-

static mat.

Inspectthecardcartonforobviousdamage.Shippingandhandlingmaycausedamage

toyour card. Besure there areno shipping andhandling damages onthe card before

proceeding.

DO NOTAPPLY POWER TOYOUR 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 install your graphics accelerator card:

1. Power off the computer and monitor, then

disconnectthe displaycablefromtheback

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. Locate the PCI Express x 16 slot. If

necessary, remove the metal cover from

thisslot;then alignyourgraphicscardwith

the PCI Express x 16 slot, and press it in

firmly until the card is fully seated.

5. Replace the screw to fasten the card in

place, and replace the computer cover.

6. Plug the display cable into your graphics

card; then turn on the computer and

monitor.

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 7-Pin for TV-out only

To VGAMonitor

Warning!

Wheninstallingthegraphicscard,do

notpushdownthe heat pipe. This

maydisplace theheatpipeandcause

badcontactbetweentheVPUand

thermalpadaswellasaffecttheheat

dissipation.Toavoidsystem

instability,donottouchthegraphics

cardwhen it is runnnig .

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3. Software Installation

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

TheinstallationofWindows®2000/ Windows®XPdriversisverysimple.Whenyouinsert

thedriver CD into your CD-ROM drive, youcan see theAUTORUNwindow (if it does not

showup,run"D:\setup.exe"). Then you can follow theguidestosetup your graphics card

driver.(Pleasefollow the subsection 3.1.3 "Driverinstallation" to install the driverforyour

graphics accelerator.)

3.1. Windows®XPDriver 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.

•Ifyouinstall the graphics card drivers forthemotherboard, 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 performence.

0Note: For software MPEG support in Windows®2000 or Windows®XP, you must

install DirectX first.

Step1. Whenautorunwindow showup,clickthe

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.

ThentheDirectX9installationiscompleted.

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

automaticallydetectanewhardwareinthesystemandpopout a "New Hardware Found"

message. The following is the step-by-step installation guide.

Step 1: Found new hardware wizard: Video controller (VGACompatible)

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

fromAUTORUN 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)

Insertthe driverCDdisk intoyourCD-ROM, andthenyou canseetheAUTORUNwindow.

If it does not show up, please run "D:\setup.exe".

Click the Install Display Drivers (Radeon

X800Series)item.

Step1. Whenautorunwindow showup,clickthe

Install Display Drivers (Radeon X800 Series)

item.

Step 2. Click Next button. Step 3. ClickYes button.

Setp 4. Click Express or Custom icon.

Step 5. Click the Finishbutton 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. Clickthe Finishbutton torestartcomputer.

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

Insertthe driverCDdisk intoyourCD-ROM, andthenyou canseetheAUTORUNwindow.

If it does not show up, please run "D:\setup.exe".

zInstall GIGABYTE Utility (V-Tuner2):

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zInstall Hydravision :

Step 2. Click the Next button.

Click the Hydravision Install item.

Step 3. Click theYes button.

Step 4. Click the Next button.

Step6. Clickthe Finish buttonto restartcomputer.

Then the Hydravision Install is completed.

Step 5. Click the Next button.

Windows installings the components.

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V-Tuner 2

V-Tuner 2 lets you adjust the workingfrequencyofthe graphic engine and video memory

(Core Clock and Memory Clock).

Adjustcorespeed

Displays core clock status Displays memory clock status

Adjust Memoryspeed

Select choice of skinOpensHelppage

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3.1.5. Taskbar Icon

Afterinstallationofthe display drivers, you will find aGIGABYTEicon onthetaskbar's

statusarea.Right-clickingthisiconopens the GIGABYTE control panel, showing a menu

composed of shortcut of the graphics card's enhanced and other functions.

You may click the "Display Properties" item, and then click Settings. Click "Advanced"

after clicking Settings. Click the appropriate tab to change your display settings.

Right-click the icon.

You can link to GIGABYTE website for updated information about

the graphics accelerator, latest drivers, and other information.

Click the VGA Information

item into the "VGA Info" and

"ColorAdjust" tabs.

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VGA Information

VGA Info lists the relevant information about your card.

ColorAdjust

Color Adjust allows you to make color adjustments, such as brightness, contrast and

gamma values for each or all of RGB colors.

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ATI CATALYSTTM Control Center:

Afterinstallationofthedisplaydrivers,you willfind anATICATALYSTTM ControlCentericon on

thetaskbar'sstatusarea.TheATI CATALYSTTM ControlCenterisusedtoconfigureallyourgraphics

cardsettings. Right-clickthe iconto entertheATI CATALYSTTM Control Center (refertoFig. 1).Or

youcan right-clickon thedesktop toselect Properties\Settings\Advanced\ATI CATALYSTControl

Centertab and pressATI CATALYST(tm) Control Center button (refertoFig.2).

Fig. 1 Fig. 2

HYDRAVISIONTM :

HYDRAVISION has everything you need to manage increased amounts of information across

yourcomputer desktop. It allowsyou to quicklyand easily tailor yourcomputer desktop tothe way

you work. You can:

• arrange and rearrange monitors. • assign Hot Key shortcuts.

• create up to 9 virtual desktops. • add special effects to windows and menus.

You can right-click on ATI CATALYSTTM Control Center icon to select HYDRAVISIONTM>

HYDRAVISIONTM Properties to set the HYDRAVISION (referto Fig.3).

Fig. 3

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3.1.6. Display Properties pages

To access Display Properties pages, right-click the GIGABYTE icon on the taskbar and

select Display Properties or right-click on Desktop and then select Properties. The

Display Properties dialogboxshowstheinformationofdisplay adapter, color, the range

of display area, and the refresh rate.

Settings (Resolutions and Color depth for Windows)

You may adjust the screen resolution and color quality settings in this dialog box.

You can click the item to change the color quality.

You can move the slider to change the resolution.

Click the Advanced button for adapter and setting.

Display

Matrix Model GV-RX80256D GV-RX80128D

CRT+TV Yes Yes

CRT+DVI Yes Yes

DVI+TV Yes Yes

DVI+TV+CRT Yes Yes

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View Properties:

The CATALYST Control Center dashboard supports three types of views: Standard View/

Advanced View/ Custom View.

Standard View

The Standard view is the default view when

CATALYSTControl Center is launched forthe first

time. It provides a single button in the left naviga-

tion pane for each main page. The Standard view

is recommended for novice users.

Advanced View

The Advanced view provides access to the

advanced features on each page. The left

navigation pane displays a tree view that lists all

the advanced features. The Advanced view is

recommended for experienced users.

Custom View

The Custom view allows you to display only the

features you choose in the left navigation pane.

The Custom view is recommended for

experienced users who want to expose only the

features they adjust most often or that their 3D

application supports.

Hotkeys Properties:

The Hotkeys Manager allows you to create shortcut key combinations to quickly perform tasks

such as changing a graphics setting or opening an application.AHotkey is a combination of a

modifier key or keys, such as Ctrl,Alt, or Shift, and any letter from the alphabet.

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Profiles Properties:

You can use profiles to create customized environments for your desktop, video, and 3D

applications. Define and save your own personal video settings that can be quickly activated

manually, through a Hotkey, or by file association.

Preferences Properties:

Use the Preferences page to restore defaults, change skins, and update the CATALYST Control

Center. The CATALYST Control Center Preferences page contains the following options:

Note:

A profile applies to a specific graphics

card. If there is more than one graphics

card installed in your computer, you

need to select the appropriate card

before creating, loading, or activating a

Profile.

Always on Top

Hide Tooltips

Hide Toolbar Text

Enable System Tray menu

Select a Language ...

Select a Skin ...

Restore facotry defaults ...

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