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- Page 1 VGA Card GV-RX24T256HP Jul. 5, 2007...
- Page 2 VGA Card GV-RX24T256HP Jul. 5, 2007...
- Page 3 * The WEEE marking applies only in European Union's member states. Copyright © 2007 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD 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.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
3.1.3. Driver Installation ......................12 3.1.4. Taskbar Icon ......................... 14 3.1.5. Display Properties pages .................... 15 4. Troubleshooting Tips ................ 32 5. Appendix ..................33 Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows XP) ........33 ® GV-RX24T256HP Graphics Accelerator - 2 -... -
Page 5: Introduction
1. Introduction 1.1. Features • Powered by ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Supports PCI Express x16 • Integrated with 256 MB GDDR3 memory • Supports DirectX 9.0c/10 • • Supports AV / S-Video / TV-Out and HDTV output Supports 1 Dual-Link DVI-I connector •... -
Page 6: Hardware Installation
NTSC / PAL TV Projector DVI-I S-Video Output Connector Projector NTSC / PAL TV DVI Output Digital LCD Monitor D-Sub Output DVI-I to D-Sub Adapter Analog CRT Monitor Analog LCD Monitor DVI-I to HDMI Adapter HDMI Monitor GV-RX24T256HP Graphics Accelerator - 4 -... - Page 7 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. Hardware Installation...
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Page 8: Hardware Installation
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. GV-RX24T256HP Graphics Accelerator - 6 -... - Page 9 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.
- Page 10 GIGABYTE Video Adapter for Nvidia Graphics Cards AV Out HDTV Component S-Video Out (Y+Pr+Pb) Connect to the TV-Out port on the graphics card. (1) Connecting HDTV Connect your HDTV cables to the video adapter according to the corresponding color. (Y= Green, Pr= Red, Pb= Blue)
- Page 11 GIGABYTE Thermal Solution Guidelines: 1. GIGABYTE established the use of silent pipes on graphics card's thermal solution, and has been the leading company for silent thermal solution. GIGABYTE's passive thermal solution allows system to work perfectly in chassis with 40~50 degrees Celsius through the air flow of the system.
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Page 12: Software Installation
• 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. GV-RX24T256HP Graphics Accelerator - 10 -... -
Page 13: Directx Installation
3.1.2. DirectX Installation Install Microsoft DirectX to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Windows XP to ® achieve better 3D performance. Note: For software MPEG support in 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. -
Page 14: Driver Installation
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. GV-RX24T256HP Graphics Accelerator - 12 -... - Page 15 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 Driver item. Step 1. When autorun window show up, click the Install Display Driver item.
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Page 16: Taskbar Icon
Right-click the icon to enter the ATI Catalyst Control Center (refer to Figure 1). Or you can ® right-click on the desktop and select ATI CATALYST(R) Control Center (refer to Figure 2). Figure 1 Figure 2 GV-RX24T256HP Graphics Accelerator - 14 -... -
Page 17: Display Properties
You may adjust the screen resolution and color quality settings in this dialog box. You can move the slider to change the resolution. You can click the item to change the color quality. Click the Advanced button for adapter and setting. Display Model GV-RX24T256HP Matrix CRT+TV (Note) CRT+DVI DVI+TV... - Page 18 Step 1: Select Avivo Video Converter, Step 2: Select the video file to be converted. then click Go. Step 3: In the Output Folder area, select the destination folder where the new file will be located. Click Next. GV-RX24T256HP Graphics Accelerator - 16 -...
- Page 19 Step 4: In the Output Video Format list, select The video file has been successfully converted. a file format for the new file. If you wish to change the name of the new file, enter the new name in the Output File area. Finally, click Next to start file conversion.
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Page 20: Information Center
Graphics Software Provides software information including driver version, CATALYST version, Direct 3D ver- sion and so on. Graphics Hardware Provides hardware information incluing graph- ics chipset, BIOS version, memory size, core clock and so on. GV-RX24T256HP Graphics Accelerator - 18 -... - Page 21 ATI Catalyst Control Center Advanced View The Advanced page allows you to configure all of the many available settings of your ATI graphics card. View Properties: The CATALYST Control Center dashboard supports three types of views: Basic View/ Advanced View/ Custom View. Basic View The Basic view is the default view when CATALYST Control Center is launched for the...
- Page 22 The Catalyst Control Center Preferences page contains the following options: Always on Top Hide Tooltips Hide Toolbar Text Hide Splash Screen Enable System Tray Menu Select a Language ... Select a Skin ... Restore Factory Defaults ... GV-RX24T256HP Graphics Accelerator - 20 -...
- Page 23 Help Properties: The Catalyst Control Center Help feature allows you to access the comprehensive online help, register your product, or generate a problem report should you require technical support. The Catalyst Control Center Help feature offers the following options: Help for this Page Help Contents ...
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Page 24: Displays Manager
Refresh Rate Override and the Display Detection Option to configure panning on displays with limited resolution capabilities are not supported since refresh rate is better controlled by Windows Vista and Windows Vista does not support panning. GV-RX24T256HP Graphics Accelerator - 22 -... -
Page 25: Monitor Properties
Monitor Properties1: Attributes Monitor Attributes provides information about the attached monitor. You can also enable Extended Display Identification Data. Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) uses the in- formation provided by the attached monitor to determine the limits for the resolution and refresh rate. - Page 26 This page is useful when you are not aware of which type of 3D settings your application uses, or when you want to use an overall adjustment control that rapidly configures your application. GV-RX24T256HP Graphics Accelerator - 24 -...
- Page 27 Anti-Aliasing Anti-Aliasing (AA) is a rendering technique de- signed to remove jagged edges, shimmering, and pixelation problems that are common in rendered 3D images. Rather than determining the color to display for each pixel by sampling a single location at the pixel's center, anti-aliasing samples multiple locations within each pixel and blends the results together to produce the final color.
- Page 28 ® analyzer technology to optimize performance in 3D applications while maintaining or even improving image quality. It analyzes individual textures as they are loaded to determine the best and fastest way to display them. GV-RX24T256HP Graphics Accelerator - 26 -...
- Page 29 Mipmap Detail Level Mipmapping is a texturing technique that preserves the detail on a 3D object's surface as it moves into the background. A series of low- and high-resolution texture maps are stored in memory and selectively used to create the object's surface, depending on what level of detail is needed.
- Page 30 Color: Adjust the overall richness of color by using the Gamma control. To adjust the overall brightness use the Brightness control, and the overall contrast use the Contrast control. GV-RX24T256HP Graphics Accelerator - 28 -...
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Page 31: Avivo Video
Avivo Video: Presets To quickly adjust your video settings choose one of the video presets. Note: These settings will only affect applica- tions with video overlay support. Basic Color Use the Avivo Color: Basic option to manu- ally set Gamma, Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, and Tint for video playback. - Page 32 This page is useful when it is not necessary to preview the adjusted settings because the effect is already known or understood. Note: These settings will only affect applica- tions with video overlay support. GV-RX24T256HP Graphics Accelerator - 30 -...
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Page 33: Vpu Recover
VPU Recover: VPU Recover is a tool capable of detecting the rare situation when the graphics processor is no longer able to respond to display driver commands. When this occurs, VPU Recover attempts to reset the graphics processor so that you are able to continue using your computer without interruption or loss of data. -
Page 34: Troubleshooting Tips
4. Troubleshooting Tips The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems. Contact your dealer or GIGABYTE for more advanced troubleshooting information. Check that the card is seated properly in the slot. PCI Express x16 Ensure that the display cable is securely fastened to the card's display connector. -
Page 35: Appendix
5. Appendix Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows ® Radeon HD 2400 XT Series 2D Single Display Modes Display Maximum Color Depth (bpp) Screen Refresh Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M) Resolution (Hz) Standard mode High mode True mode 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768... - Page 36 GV-RX24T256HP Graphics Accelerator - 34 -...