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GV-R80X256D/GV-R80X256V
Radeon X800XT Graphics Accelerator
USER'S MANUAL
Rev. 101
12MD-R80X256V-101

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  • Page 1 GV-R80X256D/GV-R80X256V Radeon X800XT Graphics Accelerator USER'S MANUAL Rev. 101 12MD-R80X256V-101...
  • Page 2 Chapter 1 User's Manual Copyright Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT") No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any from without the expressed, written permission of GBT. Trademarks Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners. Notice Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ................4 1.1. PREFACE ....................4 1.2. KEY FEATURES ..................4 2. HARDWARE INSTALLATION ............5 2.1. UNPACKING ................... 5 2.2. BOARD LAYOUT ..................6 2.3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION ..............7 3. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............9 3.1.

  • Page 4: Introduction

    ® to give developers the freedom to create more complicated and realistic visual effects than ever before. GV-R80X256D/GV-R80X256V supports the new AGP 8X standard, which allows large volumes of texture and vertex data to be transferred faster from system memory to the chip.

  • Page 5: Hardware Installation

    M DO NOT APPLY POWER TO YOUR SYSTEM IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED ON THE CARD. M 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.

  • Page 6: Board Layout

    2.2. BOARD LAYOUT GV-R80X256D / GV-R80X256V (256MB DDR III) V GA M onitor Connector (15pin) VIVO DV I-I Connector VG A O utput A nalog M onitor An alog LCD Moni tor VGA Monitor C onnector (15pin) S-Video Input NTSC / PAL TV...

  • Page 7: Hardware Installation

    2.3. 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 disconnect the display cable from the back of your computer.
  • Page 8 5. Replace the screw to fasten the card in place, and replace the computer cover. After installation, please connect the power cable to your GV-R80X256D / GV-R80X256V graphics card, or system will not boot. 6. Plug the display cable into your card; then turn on the computer and monitor.

  • Page 9: Software Installation

    3. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION In this manual, we assume that your CD-ROM Drive letter to be Drive D: The installation of Win 98/98SE / Win 2000 / Win ME / Win 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").

  • Page 10: Directx Installation

    3.1.2. DirectX Installation Install Microsoft DirectX 9(or later version) to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Windows 98 / 98SE / Windows 2000 / Windows ME or Windows XP to achieve better ® ® ® ® 3D performence. M Note: For software MPEG support in Windows 98/ 98SE/ Windows 2000 / Windows ®...
  • Page 11 4.Click "Finish" item. Then the DirectX 9 installation is completed. - 11 - Software Installation...

  • Page 12: Driver Installation

    The following is the step-by-step installation guide. Step 1: New Hardware Found After GV-R80X256D/GV-R80X256V 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. Please select "Do not install a driver" and press OK.
  • Page 13 3..Click "No" icon. After the system has finished loading, insert the GV-R80X256D/GV-R80X256V 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". Step 5: Driver Setup (Pictures below are shown in Windows XP) 1.
  • Page 14 3.Click "Yes". 4. Click "Express" or "Custom" icon. 5. Click "Finish" to restart computer. GV-R80X256D(V) Graphics Accelerator - 14 -...

  • Page 15: Utilities On Driver Cd

    3.1.4. Utilities on driver CD The utilities include Display Driver and V-Tuner2 utilities. Please follow the steps. l Install V-Tuner2 : 1. Click "V-Tuner2" item. 2.Click "Next". 3. Enter your name and company. 4. Click "Finish" to restart computer. - 15 - Software Installation...
  • Page 16 l Hydravision Install: 1. Click "Hydravision Install" item. 2.Click "Next". 3.Click "Yes". 4.Click "Next". GV-R80X256D(V) Graphics Accelerator - 16 -...
  • Page 17 5.Click "Next". 6. Click "Finish" to restart computer. - 17 - Software Installation...

  • Page 18: Taskbar Icon

    3.1.5. Taskbar Icon After installation of the display drivers, you will find an GBT icon on the taskbar's status area. Right-clicking this icon opens the GBT control panel, showing a menu composed of shortcute of the graphics card' s enhanced and other functions. You may click the "Display Properties"...
  • Page 19 V-Tuner 2 (Overclock Utility) V-Tuner 2 lets you adjust the working frequency of the graphic engine and video memory (Core Clock and Memory Clock). Displays core clock status Displays memory clock status Core speed Core speed adjustment adjust Enables auto adjustm ent of core/ memory clock settings set by user when Opens Help page Select choice of skin...
  • Page 20 VGA Information VGA Info lists the relevant information about your card. Color Adjust Color Adjust allows you to make color adjustments, such as brightness, contrast and gamma values for each or all of RGB colors. GV-R80X256D(V) Graphics Accelerator - 20 -...
  • Page 21 GV-R80X256D ™ GV-R80X256V graphic cards that have more than one display output can benefit fully from this software. GV-R80X256D/GV-R80X256V with only one display output can still take advantage of the many features of HYDRAVISION .

  • Page 22: Display Properties

    You can move the slider to the change resolution. You can click the item to change the color depth. Display Model GV-R80X256D GV-R80X256V Click "Advanced" icon for adapter and setting. M atrix CRT+TV CRT+DVI Click "Advanced", into details settings: DVI+TV...
  • Page 23 Direct 3D Properties: The Direct 3D properties page allows you to adjust the Direct 3D settings. 3D Settings for radio buttons Selects either Direct 3D or OpenGL as the format to be ® ® altered in the workspace. Performance/Quality silder Controls the overall performance/image quality of your graphic application.
  • Page 24 OpenGL Properties: The OpenGL properties page gives you complete control of the OpenGL settings. n SMOOTHVISION 2.1 Anti-Aliasing slider SMOOTHVISION. (Anti-Aliasing) improves image quality by removing jagged edges from 3D images, resulting in smoother, more natural-looking objects. Anti-Aliasing can be applied using different sample patterns and sample points such as 2X or 4X.
  • Page 25 n SMARTSHADER. Effects SMARTSHADER Effects drop-down list SMARTSHADER applies preset pixel effects on OpenGL or Direct 3D applications. Choose ® ® the desired effect and click OK. Defaults button Restores the default settings. n Direct 3D Compatibility Settings ® Support DXT texture formats There are a few applications that can only support a limited number of texture formats.

  • Page 26: Triple Buffering

    n OpenGL Compatibility Settings ® l Force Z-buffer depth Explicitly set the Z-Buffer depth. Most applications will work best when Disabled is selected l Triple Buffering Improves the frame rate of games when Wait for Vertical Sync is enabled in Custom Settings. Enabling Triple Buffering may decrease application performance as there will be less frame-buffer memory available.
  • Page 27 Color Properties: The Color Properties is used to adjust the color settings. It also allows gamma control for video playing of the Video Overlay. The color settings affect all display devices mapped to the view.You can change red, green, and blue display colors. Set Desktop and Video Overlay brightness (gamma) levels can also be changed.
  • Page 28 Connecting your graphics card to a TV or VCR To connect your GV-R80X256D/ GV-R80X256V graphics card to a TV (or VCR), use an S-Video cable. However, most TVs (and VCRs) have a Composite video input, in which case you can use the supplied S-Video-to-Composite video adapter.
  • Page 29 Overlay Properties: The Overlay Properties is used to adjust the Brightness / Contrast / Saturation / Hue / Gamma settings. Overlay properties allows for the viewing of full-motion video on your PC. However, there is only one video overlay, which is only available on the Primary display. The video overlay controls are automatically activated during playback of any video file type that supports overlay adjustments.
  • Page 30 SMARTGART(tm) Properties: The SMARTGART Properties ensures system stability by automatically performing a ™ variety of bus tests that determine your optimal graphics accelerator settings. Changing these settings might result in system instability. Rotation : Use the Rotation tab to rotate the image on your display up to 180 degrees. This feature is useful when using a flat panel display that can be physically rotated to different positions.

  • Page 31: Win 98/98Se / Win 2000 / Win Me Driver Installation

    3.3. BIOS FLASH UTILITY BIOS update procedure: MNote: Please download the newest BIOS from our website (www.gigabyte.com.tw) or contact your local dealer for the file. MIf you want to realize the BIOS flash information, please refer to detail on subsection 5.1.

  • Page 32: Troubleshooting Tips

    4. Troubleshooting Tips The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems. Contact your dealer or GBT for more advanced troubleshooting information. n Check that the card is seated properly in the AGP slot. n Ensure that the display cable is securely fastened to the card' s display connector. n Make sure that the monitor and computer are plugged in and receiving power.

  • Page 33: Appendix

    5. Appendix 5.1. How to reflash the BIOS We use GV-AR64SH VGA card and Atiflash BIOS flash utility as example. How to reflash the BIOS for your graphics card? 1. Extract the Zip file to the drive C: or A: 2.

  • Page 34: Resolutions And Color Depth Table (In Windows Xp)

    5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows ® GV-R80X256D/GV-R80X256V 2D Single Display Modes Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp) Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M) Resolution (Hz) Standard mode High mode True mode 640 x 480 800 x 600...
  • Page 35 Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp) Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M) Resolution (Hz) Standard mode High mode True mode 1152 x 864 P (interlaced) P (interlaced) P (interlaced) P (interlaced) P (interlaced) P (interlaced) 1280 x 768 1280 x 960 1280 x 1024 P (interlaced) P (interlaced)
  • Page 36 Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp) Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M) Resolution (Hz) Standard mode High mode True mode 1792 x 1344 1800 x 1440 1856 x 1392 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1200 1920 x 1440 2048 x 1536 * Lower maximum refresh rates at some resolutions when using lower bandwidth mem ory configuration.

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