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RADEON ™ X600 Series
User's Guide
P/N 137-40682-10
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  • Page 1 RADEON ™ X600 Series User’s Guide P/N 137-40682-10...
  • Page 2 ATI hardware, software, or other products and documentation provided herein. ATI Technologies Inc. reserves the right to make changes without further notice to a product or system described herein to improve reliability, function or design. With respect to ATI products which this...
  • Page 3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. • Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. • Heed Warnings - All warnings on the product and the operating instructions should be adhered to.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction ....... 1 System Requirements External Connections Using Multiple Displays .
  • Page 6 Adjusting Monitor Display Viewing Text on a TV Reducing Edge Distortion Using TV Display Alone Using Games and Applications Troubleshooting ......39 Uninstalling Old Graphics Card Software Windows®...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    CHAPTER 1: Introduction System Requirements Hardware • Intel® .Pentium® 4. • 128 MB of system memory; 256 MB or more for best performance. • Motherboard with free PCI Express slot and correct PCIe chipset-driver. • CD-ROM drive (for installation software). •...

  • Page 9: Using Multiple Displays

    CHAPTER 2: Using Multiple Displays Connecting Your Monitors Your RADEON ™ X600 provides hardware support for one DVI-I monitor or two VGA monitors using the supplied DVI-I-to-VGA adapter. It also provides TV output via a S-Video Out or Composite Out connector. Connections and Adapters for the RADEON ™...
  • Page 10 Connections and Adapters for the RADEON ™ X600 Card DVI-I Backplate Connection. To connect a flat panel, plug the monitors DVI-I connector into the DVI-I connection. Note: If you use multiple monitors, the RADEON ™ X600 card must be the primary graphics card. Normally, the system BIOS determines which graphics card will be the primary.

  • Page 11: Display Configurations

    Display Configurations 5 When the New Hardware Found Wizard appears, at the appropriate prompt insert the ATI Installation CD to load the drivers for your RADEON ™ X600 card. To set up a multi-monitor display From the Start menu click Control Panel , then Display . Click the Settings tab to access the basic multi-monitor configuration settings.
  • Page 12 6 Display Configurations Display Connector(s) Comments Configuration Used CRT display + VGA connector + UNSUPPORTED CONFIGURATION S-Video Out if the CRT display is attached to the DVI-I connector via the DVI-I-to-VGA adapter. DFP display + DVI-I connector + S-Video out CRT display + VGA connector + DFP display...

  • Page 13: Ati's Catalyst™ Software Suite

    Introduction 7 CHAPTER 3: ATI’s CATALYST™ Software Suite Introduction This chapter describes using the advanced multiple-monitor and 3D graphics features in ATI’s CATALYST™ Software Suite. Features Multiple Displays and 3D Gaming ATI’s SMARTSHADER™ Software Suite provides multiple-display functionality, and its advanced graphic features, such as SMARTSHADER™, provide the ultimate 3D gaming experience.

  • Page 14: Ati Displays Tab

    8 ATI Displays Tab Windows® Display Properties Settings Tab ATI Displays Tab The ATI Displays tab provides control over multiple-monitor features. Here you can enable/disable display devices and swap the assignment of Primary and Secondary displays.
  • Page 15 ATI Displays Tab 9 ATI Displays Tab Scheme Displays the drop-down list of available display-device configurations that have previously been created. New configurations can be entered here and then saved using the Save button. Hotkey Associates a hotkey with a scheme. To input the hotkey, highlight the field and press the appropriate key combination on your keyboard.

  • Page 16: Dynamic Display Reassignment

    10 ATI Displays Tab To enable or disable a display If the enable/disable button is green, it indicates the device is enabled. If it is red, it indicates the device is disabled. If the button is greyed out, the device is not an option. For example, if there is only one monitor connected, all buttons will be grey.

  • Page 17: Ati Color Tab

    ATI Color Tab 11 • The ATI Displays tab shows you the display(s) that are active. The Primary display has the button depressed. To change the display assignment, click the Primary display’s button or click the button of the other display device. For Windows®...
  • Page 18 12 ATI Color Tab ATI Color Tab: Desktop Settings ATI Color Tab: Full Screen 3D Settings...
  • Page 19 ATI Color Tab 13 ATI Color Tab Desktop radio Select Desktop to configure your desktop color settings. button Full Screen 3D Select Full Screen 3D to configure the color settings for radio button your 3D application. Note that the configured settings will only be apparent within a full screen 3D application environment.

  • Page 20: Color Hotkeys Settings

    14 Color Hotkeys Settings ATI Color Tab Color preview The color image indicates visually how the Gamma, Brightness and Contrast sliders affect the final color settings of your display device. In Desktop mode, clicking on this with your mouse pointer will change the image. Hotkeys button Opens the Color Hotkeys Settings dialog.
  • Page 21 Color Hotkeys Settings 15 Color Hotkeys Settings Dialog Color Hotkey Settings Modifier key In combination with the Hotkey, specifies the hotkey combination that triggers an action. The Modifier key can be any combination of Alt, Ctrl, or Shift. Note that the Shift key is never used alone.
  • Page 22 16 Color Hotkeys Settings Color Hotkey Settings Disable hotkeys Disables all hotkeys. To disable a single hotkey checkbox combination, remove it from the assigned list. To assign color settings hotkeys for full screen 3D applications Select a modifier key from the Modifier Key list. Select a hotkey from the Hotkey list.

  • Page 23: Ati Options Tab

    ATI Options Tab 17 ATI Options Tab The ATI Options tab provides detailed driver information and access to your graphics card’s versioning and specifications. You can also enable or disable the ATI taskbar icon from this dialog. ATI Options Tab ATI Options Tab Version Shows the Catalyst version number, 2D version number,...

  • Page 24: Ati Rotation Tab

    18 ATI Rotation Tab ATI Options Tab Enable ATI Enables/disables the ATI taskbar applications and taskbar icon removes the ATI icon from your system tray. application Show ATI icon on Removes/replaces the ATI icon from the system tray taskbar without disabling the ATI icon applications. Disable quick The quick resolution feature is accessible by left-clicking resolution feature...
  • Page 25 ATI Rotation Tab 19 ATI Rotation Tab ATI Rotation Tab Rotation buttons Rotates the display by the preset amount. Configure Lists the rotation actions with which you can associate a Hotkeys drop- hotkey. down list Hotkey field Associates a hotkey with a rotation. To input the hotkey, click on the field and press the appropriate key combination on your keyboard.

  • Page 26: Rotation Hotkeys

    20 Rotation HotKeys To rotate a single display Select one of the four rotation settings by clicking the appropriate button. Optionally, check the Mouse Track Rotation checkbox to have the mouse pointer match the display image. Click OK or Apply . To rotate multiple displays Select the Settings tab in the Windows®...

  • Page 27: Ati Overlay Tab

    ATI Overlay Tab 21 ATI Overlay Tab The ATI Overlay tab allows you to configure the brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, and gamma properties of your video overlay. Video Overlay Video overlay allows for the viewing of streaming video on your PC. However, there is only one video overlay, which is only available on the Primary display.

  • Page 28: Clone Mode Settings

    22 ATI Overlay Tab ATI Overlay Tab Contrast Adjusts the contrast in the video image. Saturation Adjusts the vividness of the color. Sliding it all the way to the left removes all color and produces a black and white picture. Adjusts the pureness or tint of the red, green, and blue components of the color.
  • Page 29 ATI Overlay Tab 23 Clone Mode Options tab Clone Mode Options Standard Video content is displayed on your Primary display only. Theater Mode Video content is displayed on your Primary and Secondary displays. Video content is displayed on your Secondary display(s) is always in full screen mode.

  • Page 30: Ati 3D Tab

    24 ATI 3D Tab Clone Mode Options Full Screen Video The source video is scaled so that your display is showing full screen. Note: if the source video contains horizontal black bars, as do some DVD movies, the full screen video will also contain black bars.
  • Page 31 ATI 3D Tab 25 ATI 3D Tab 3D Settings for Selects either Direct 3D® or OpenGL® as the radio buttons format to be altered in the workspace. Performance/Quality Controls the overall performance/image quality of slider your graphic application. Moving the slider to the left will maximize application performance, while moving the slider to the right will maximize image quality.

  • Page 32: Custom Properties Dialog

    26 ATI 3D Tab Custom Properties Dialog Custom Properties Dialog Custom Properties Dialog: OpenGL® or Direct 3D® SMOOTHVISION™ SMOOTHVISION™ (Anti-Aliasing) improves image Anti-Aliasing slider 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 33 ATI 3D Tab 27 Custom Properties Dialog: OpenGL® or Direct 3D® SMOOTHVISION™ Anisotropic filtering uses a texture filtering technique Anisotropic that blends multiple texture samples together. The Filtering slider number of samples taken when anisotropic filtering is performed can vary. By moving this slider to the right, as the number of samples taken increases, the quality of the final image increases significantly.
  • Page 34 28 ATI 3D Tab Custom Properties Dialog: SMARTSHADER™Effects SMARTSHADER™ SMARTSHADER™applies preset pixel effects on Effects drop-down OpenGL® or Direct 3D® applications. Choose the list desired effect and click OK. Defaults button Restores the default settings.

  • Page 35: Direct 3D® Compatibility Settings

    Direct 3D® Compatibility Settings 29 Direct 3D® Compatibility Settings Direct 3D® Compatibility Settings Dialog Direct 3D® Compatibility Settings Support DXT There are a few applications that can only support a texture formats limited number of texture formats. By selecting Disabled, the driver will not support DXT texture formats, thus reducing the number of texture formats supported.

  • Page 36: Opengl® Compatibility Settings

    30 Direct 3D® Compatibility Settings OpenGL® Compatibility Settings OpenGL® Compatibility Settings Dialog OpenGL® Compatibility Settings Force Z-buffer Explicitly set the Z-Buffer depth. Most applications will depth work best when Disabled is selected Triple Buffering Improves the frame rate of games when Wait for Vertical Sync is enabled in Custom Settings.

  • Page 37: Ati Vpu Recover Tab

    ATI VPU Recover Tab 31 ATI VPU Recover Tab Hardware crashes may occur when a hardware device and the corresponding software device driver are no longer able to communicate with each other. VPU Recover enables the ATI display driver to detect when the graphics card is no longer able to respond to display driver commands.
  • Page 38 32 ATI VPU Recover Tab ATI VPU Recover Tab Prepare an Error Report When VPU Recover is activated a dialog will checkbox prompt you to submit an automatically generated error report to ATI. This error report will help ATI to determine the cause of the problem and help create more stable drivers.

  • Page 39: Using Tv Display And Capture Features

    Using TV Out 33 CHAPTER 4: Using TV Display and Capture Features Using TV Out Your RADEON ™ X600 has TV Out capability. Viewing Your PC’s Display on a TV You can attach your graphics card to a TV and monitor at the same time. IMPORTANT INFORMATION for European Customers Some PC monitors in Europe cannot be used simultaneously with TV display.

  • Page 40: Starting Windows® With Tv Display Enabled

    34 Using TV Out Connecting Your S-Video Out to a TV or VCR S-Video Connection on graphics card S-Video Cable Computer Starting Windows® with TV Display Enabled The TV screen may become scrambled during the initial Windows® logo display. This distortion is only a temporary effect, and your screen will be restored within a few seconds.

  • Page 41: Using And Adjusting Tv Display Features

    Using TV Out 35 To enable or disable the TV display Access the Windows® Control Panel . Double-click Display . Click the Settings tab and then the Advanced button. Click the ATI Displays tab. Click the TV button. Click the enable button or disable button accordingly.

  • Page 42: Viewing Text On A Tv

    36 Using TV Out Use the controls available on the Adjustments tab on the Monitor Properties page (accessible by clicking on the Monitor button on the ATI Displays tab) to adjust the display on your monitor only. Click the TV button to adjust the TV display only.

  • Page 43: Using Tv Display Alone

    Using TV Out 37 Click OK or Apply to save the changes you have made. You can also reduce edge distortion by increasing the TV’s contrast. Increasing the contrast of a TV display Access the Display Properties dialog by right-clicking on the desktop or navigating through Windows®...
  • Page 44 38 Using TV Out...

  • Page 45: Troubleshooting

    Uninstalling Old Graphics Card Software 39 CHAPTER 5: Troubleshooting The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems. ATI’s documentation contains helpful installation/configuration tips and other valuable feature information. Please contact your dealer for more advanced troubleshooting information. More troubleshooting information can be found on the ATI Website at ati.com/support/.

  • Page 46: Installing The Catalyst™ Software Suite

    40 Installing the CATALYST™ Software Suite To install and detect your new hardware Click Next to allow Windows® to search for the Standard VGA or Standard PCI Graphics Adapter. If prompted for the Windows® CD-ROM, insert it into your CD- ROM drive.

  • Page 47: Solution Selector

    Solution Selector 41 Click Next . Click Yes to the license agreement. Click ATI Easy Install to begin the Installation Wizard. 10 Follow the Wizard’s on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Note: The Express installation option is recommended. If your ATI Graphics Accelerator card includes a multimedia component, the software for that component will automatically be installed, along with the ATI graphics driver.
  • Page 48 42 Solution Selector General Problems Problem Possible Solution Screen Defects • Check if your monitor supports the resolution, Appear horizontal (kHz) and vertical (Hz) refresh rates as required by the graphics card. • Check your current resolution, refresh rate, and color depth settings in the Settings and Monitor tabs in your Display Properties dialog.

  • Page 49: Compliance Information

    Compliance Information FCC Compliance Information This RADEON™ product complies with FCC Rules part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 50: Ce Compliance Information

    CE Compliance Information EMC Directive 89/336/EEC and Amendments 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC, for Class B Digital Device. EN 55022:1998/CISPR 22:1997, - Class B - Limits and Methods of Measurement of Radio Disturbance Characteristics of Information Technology Equipment. EN55024:1998/CISPR 22:1997, - Information Technology Equipment - Immunity Characteristics - Limits and Methods of Measurement.

  • Page 51: Index

    Index Numerics custom settings performance profiles quality 3D applications settings adjusting overlays application profiles creating ATI Overlay tab ATI taskbar applications 17, 18 disabling 17, 18 enabling 13, 14 brightness color settings video overlay card specification information Catalyst version number CATALYST Software installing Clone Mode...
  • Page 52 color settings brightness color preview contrast desktop gamma profiles Compliance information Low Voltage Directive for TV-tuner-equipped products 13, 14 contrast color settings TV display video overlay custom settings desktop color settings display corruption high resolution displays Hotkey primary scheme secondary dot pitch driver information DVI operational mode...
  • Page 53 horizontal size TV display video overlay installing CATALYST Software multiple displays rotate old graphics drivers uninstall Options tab overlay adjustments overlay settings Clone Mode performance primary display clone mode profiles color color settings quality resetting graphics card rotate multiple displays single display Rotation HotKeys safety instructions...
  • Page 54 single display rotate system requirements Overlay Theater Mode Triple Buffering troubleshooting general problems 33, 36, 37 TV display contrast games hardware restrictions horizontal size 33, 35 TV Out uninstall old graphics drivers Uninstalling old graphics card software Video overlay definition video overlay brightness contrast...

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