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Gigabyte GV-RX385256H User Manual

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HD 3850 Graphics Accelerator
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User's Manual
Rev. 101
12MD-RX3850S-101R
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© 2007 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
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  • Page 1 User's Manual Rev. 101 12MD-RX3850S-101R 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 form without the expressed, written permission of GBT. Trademarks Third-party brands and names are the properties of their respective owners.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Introduction ........................ 4 1.1. Features ......................... 4 1.2. Minimum System Requirements ..................4 2. Hardware Installation ....................5 2.1. Board Layout ......................... 5 2.2. Hardware Installation ...................... 7 3. Software Installation ....................11 3.1. Windows XP Driver and Utilities Installation ..............11 ®...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    A CrossFire certified motherboard with two PCI Express x16 slots and correct chipset driver Two GV-RX385512H or GV-RX385256H A power supply that provides at least 450-watt to ensure the power supply is designed to accommodate a high-end graphics card with a peak dissipation above 100-watt. The power supply should be with a known brand and certified to conform to safety regulations.

  • Page 5: Hardware Installation

    2. Hardware Installation 2.1. Board Layout CrossFire Connector DVI-I Connector 1 TV-Out DVI-I Connector 2 HDTV Pb/AV Output DVI-I Connector 1 NTSC / PAL TV Projector S-Video Output TV-Out NTSC / PAL TV Projector DVI-I Connector 2 DVI Output Digital LCD Monitor D-Sub DVI-I to D-Sub Output...
  • Page 6 DO NOT APPLY POWER TO YOUR SYSTEM IF THE GRAPHICS CARD IS DAMAGED. In order to ensure that your graphics card can work correctly, please use official GIGABYTE BIOS only. Using non-official GIGABYTE BIOS might cause problem(s) on the graphics card. GV-RX385512H/256H Graphics Accelerator...

  • Page 7: Hardware Installation

    2.2. Hardware Installation Now that you have prepared your computer, you are ready to install your graphics card. To remove the existing graphics card: Step 1. Power off the computer and monitor, then disconnect the display cable from the back of your computer. Step 2.
  • Page 8 Step 2. Replace the screw to fasten the card in place, and replace the computer cover. After installation, remember to connect the power cable to your graphics card, or the system will not boot. Do not touch the card when it's operating to prevent system instability.
  • Page 9 GIGABYTE Video Adapter 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 10: Gv-Rx385512H/256H Graphics Accelerator

    How to enable the ATI CrossFire technology? Step 1: Install two CrossFire graphics cards of the same chipset on a CrossFire-supported motherboard and connect the graphics cards via two CrossFire bridge interconnect cables (Figure 1). Then users can enable the CrossFire technology through the graphics card driver. Two CrossFire bridge Two CrossFire graphics cards of the same type.

  • Page 11: Software Installation

    3. Software Installation In this manual, we assume that your CD-ROM drive letter to be Drive D: The installation of Windows Vista/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 instructions to setup your graphics card driver.

  • Page 12: Directx Installation

    3.1.2. DirectX Installation Install Microsoft DirectX to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Windows Vista/XP to achieve better 3D performance. For software MPEG support in Windows Vista/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.

  • Page 13: Driver Installation

    3.1.3. Driver Installation A. New Hardware Found When the graphics card is inserted into your computer for the first time, the operating system will detect the graphics card automatically and display a New Hardware Found message. The following are step- by-step installation instructions.
  • Page 14 B. Driver Installation (Autorun Window) Insert the driver CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The autorun window will appear. If it does not show up, please run "D:\setup.exe". Step 1. When the autorun window shows up, click the Install Display Driver item. Step 2.

  • Page 15: Taskbar Icon

    3.1.4. Taskbar Icon After installation of the display driver, you will find an ATI Catalyst Control Center icon in your ® system tray. The ATI Catalyst Control Center is used to configure all your graphics card settings. ® Right-click the icon to enter the ATI Catalyst Control Center (refer to Figure 1).
  • Page 16 Configuring Audio Output Configure the default audio output device based upon your needs. Step 1: Go to Start > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices. Step 2: In the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties dialog box, click the Audio tab. Using the picture to the left as the example, to set HDMI audio to be the default Sound Playback device, in the Default device box, select ATI HD Audio rear output.

  • Page 17: Display Properties

    3.1.5. Display Properties Pages To access Display Properties pages, right-click on desktop and then select Properties. The Display Properties dialog box shows the information of display adapter, color, the range of display area, and the refresh rate. Settings (Resolutions and Color Quality for Windows) You may adjust the screen resolution and color quality settings in this dialog box.

  • Page 18: Avivo Video Converter

    ATI Catalyst Control Center Basic View : ® The Basic View is the default view when ATI Catalyst Control Center is launched for the first time. This interface provides access to the basic settings and advanced features of your ATI graphics products. You can switch between Basic View and Advanced View at any time.
  • Page 19 Step 4: The video file has been successfully converted. In the Output Video Format list, select 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.

  • Page 20: Information Center

    Quick Settings: The Quick Settings page provides access to three main settings. 3D Quality 3D Performance and Quality Settings allows your 3D games and applications to get faster perfor- mance and better quality with a more balanced setting. Video Playback Use this option to optimize video playback in different room environment or to select how video playback appears on the second display.
  • 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.
  • Page 22 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. 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.
  • 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 ...

  • Page 24: Displays Manager

    Displays Manager: Displays Manager is the central location for configuring your display devices and arranging your desktop. Use Displays Manager to quickly change your display setup, arrange your desktop in a multi- monitor environment, and enable TV Out. Note: The stretch vertically and horizontally options are not supported on systems running Windows Vista.

  • Page 25: Monitor Properties

    Monitor Properties 0: Attributes Monitor Attributes provides information about the attached monitor. You can also enable Extended Display Identification Data. Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) uses the information provided by the attached monitor to determine the limits for the resolution and refresh rate. Adjustments Use Monitor Adjustments to resize and reposi- tion the computer desktop on your monitor's...
  • Page 26 Avivo Color Use Avivo Color for ATI graphics cards that support per-display color settings. Independently set the hue, saturation, and temperature for each attached and enabled display. Standard Settings The Standard Settings page provides access to a universal slider control where you can simul- taneously adjust all of the standard 3D settings for any type of 3D application.
  • 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 Anisotropic Filtering Anisotropic Filtering is a technique that preserves detail on surfaces that have three-dimensional perspective and fade away into the background. It works best when used in conjunction with Mipmapping. Anisotropic Filtering can be set to favor either an increase in system processing performance or improved image quality: Setting for performance is best used with appli-...
  • Page 29 Mipmap Detail Level Mipmapping is a texturing technique that pre- serves 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 More Settings Use the More Settings dialog to select settings for the Direct 3D and OpenGL Application Pro- ® ® grammable Interfaces (API). These settings are provided for resolving certain incompatibilities within 3D applications that use one of these APIs. Use this dialog when you know which type of API (Direct 3D or OpenGL...

  • 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 applications with video overlay support. Basic Color Use the Avivo Color: Basic option to manually set Gamma, Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, and Tint for video playback.
  • Page 32 Theater Mode* Use Theater Mode to change the way you view streaming video. Note: These settings will only affect applications with video overlay support. Extended Desktop Mode is not supported on systems running Windows Vista. * This item will be available when you connect two monitors.

  • 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 CrossFire CrossFire delivers exceptional performance on a single display by combining the processing power of two or more Graphics Processing Units (GPUs). GV-RX385512H/256H Graphics Accelerator - 34 -...

  • Page 35: 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 PCI Express x16 slot. Ensure that the display cable is securely fastened to the card's display connector.

  • Page 36: Appendix

    5. Appendix Resolutions and Color Depth Tables (In Windows XP) Radeon HD 3850 Series 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 1024 x 768 1152 x 864...

  • Page 37: Regulatory Statements

    "end of life" product. Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive Statement GIGABYTE products have not intended to add and safe from hazardous substances (Cd, Pb, Hg, Cr+6, PBDE and PBB). The parts and components have been carefully selected to meet RoHS requirement.
  • Page 38 Finally, we suggest that you practice other environmentally friendly actions by understanding and using the energy-saving features of this product (where applicable), recycling the inner and outer packaging (including shipping containers) this product was delivered in, and by disposing of or recycling used batteries properly.

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