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- Page 1 AT008/AT008V GRAPHIC CARD USER MANUAL DOC No. : M01904 Rev. : A0 Date : 11, 2001 Part No. : 25-12094-00...
- Page 2 Notice Handling Precautions Warning 1. Static electricity may cause damage to the integrated circuits on the card. Before handling any card outside of its protective packaging, ensure that there is no static electric charge in your body. 2. There is a danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or an equivalent type recommended by |||||the manufacturer.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview I. AT008 Card ....................II. AT008V Card ..................1.1 Performance................1.2 Software Compatibility............1.3 Monitor Compatibility............. Chapter 2 Installation 2.1 Performance................2.2 Installing the Card..............2.3 Card Layout................Chapter 3 Software Utility 3.1 Installing on Windows 95/98/ME.......... - Page 4 FIC Graphic Card User Manual Appendix A Specifications A.1 Hardware Specificatoins ............A.2 Programming Information............A.3 Resolution Table................
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Page 6: Chapter 1 Overview
Chapter 1 Overview AT008 Card RADEON™ 8500 is a powerful and versatile graphic solution. 64MB of powerful DDR memory along with the RADEON™ 8500 GPU provides high performance acceleration of today’s demanding 3D graphic applications. Industry leading DVD playback, support for dual independent displays. - Page 7 FIC Graphic Card User Manual • PIXEL TAPESTRY™ II, the RADEON 8500™ 3D rendering engine, power an incredible 2.4 Gigatexels per second for the highest fill rates in 32-bit at high resolutions • VIDEO IMMERSION™ II technology enables integration of...
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Page 8: At008V Card
AT008V Card RADEON™ 7500 is a powerful and versatile graphic solution. 64MB of powerful DDR or SDR memory along with the RADEON™ 7500 GPU provides high performance acceleration of today’s demanding 3D graphic applications. Industry leading DVD playback, support for dual independent displays. -
Page 9: Performance
The card is also fully compatible with AGP BIOS extensions for resolutions higher than 640 by 480. When the card is used in VGA, backward compatibility, 16-color AGP modes, or the graphics engine of the ATI RADEON 7500/8500 card is... -
Page 10: Monitor Compatibility
Overview not used. The speed in these modes will be comparable to the fastest type of standard VGA card. 1.3 Monitor Compatibility The card will work with any VGA, Super VGA or Multisync monitor. Super VGA monitors can support IBM standard VGA plus the 800x600 extended mode used by most VGA cards, and the 1024x768 interlaced mode used by most VGA cards and the IBM 8514A. - Page 11 FIC Graphic Card User Manual This Page Left Blank for Note...
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Page 12: Chapter 2 Installation
Chapter 2 Installation 2.1 What’s Included in the Package The VGA card package includes the following: VGA card accelerator card Software diskettes which contain the necessary files This manual 2.2 Installing the Card 1. Unplug the computer and remove the cover. Shut down the computer and turn off any attached equipment (such as a monitor or printer). - Page 13 FIC Graphic Card User Manual motherboard, refer to the manual for the system or motherboard for information on how to disable it. 3. Insert the Graphics Accelerator card. Locate the empty AGP socket on the motherboard and use the following instructions to insert the Graphics Accelerator reference card into that socket:...
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Page 15: Card Layout
Before you turn on your system, you have to be sure the VGA card is setup already and all the cables are connected. DO NOT connect / disconnect TV-out cable when your TV or PC is Power On. 2.3 Card Layout 2.3.1 AT008 Card Layout... - Page 16 Installation Caution! Before you turn on your system, you have to be sure the VGA card is setup already and all the cables are connected. DO NOT connect / disconnect TV-out cable when your TV or PC is Power On. 2.3.2 AT008V Card Layout * DVI Connector is optional...
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Page 20: Software Utility
Chapter 3 Software Utility The card is 100% VGA compatible and as such needs no special display drivers to run application software correctly at standard VGA resolutions and color depths. However, enhanced display drivers are supplied with the VGA card because they provide accelerated performance, higher color depths and higher resolutions for software applications. -
Page 21: Installing On Windows 95/98/Me
Insert the CD installation disc into your CD-ROM drive. The CD should autorun and the following screen will appear. Note: if the CD does not autorun click on “Start”, then “Run”, then type in “D:\ATISETUP.EXE” (for AT008) or “D:\MSSETUP.EXE” (for AT008V) and click “OK”. - Page 22 Software Utility...
- Page 23 FIC Graphic Card User Manual When the Welcome box appears. Click on the "Next" button to go to the next step. The License Agreement dialog box appears. Click on “ ” button.
- Page 24 Software Utility 7. When the Windows SETUP has completed copying the files to the computer. Windows will prompt you to restart Windows with the “Yes” option. Then click on “Finish” button. When the Windows SETUP has completed copying the files to the computer.
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Page 25: Installing On Windows 2000
The CD should autorun and the following screen will appear. Note: if the CD does not autorun click on “Start”, then “Run”, then type in “D:\ATISETUP.EXE” (for AT008) or “D:\MSSETUP.EXE” (for AT008V) and click “OK”. (If D is not your CD-ROM drive, substitute D with the correct drive letter.) - Page 26 Software Utility When the Welcome box appears. Click on the "Next" button to go to the next step. The License Agreement dialog box appears. Click on “ ” button.
- Page 27 FIC Graphic Card User Manual The “Digital Signature Not Found” dialog box appears. Click on “ ” button. When the Windows SETUP has completed copying the files to the computer. Windows will prompt you to restart Windows with the “Yes” option. Then Click “Finish” button.
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Page 28: To Enable/Disable A Display Device
Software Utility WARNING: Some games written for older DirectX versions may not work properly under DirectX7. Make sure that your applications or games support DirectX7 before installing the DirectX7 runtime libraries. To enable/disable a display device To make sure if your installation is successful, you can Right-click the Windows desktop and click Properties. -
Page 29: To Adjust Your Monitor Screen Size
FIC Graphic Card User Manual Note: • At least one of your display devices must be enabled. • At least one of your display devices must be set to the primary displays mode. 3.3.1 To adjust your monitor screen size Click the “Monitor”... -
Page 30: To Adjust Your Monitor Synchronization
Software Utility 3.3.2 To adjust your monitor synchronization Click here to view Display Properties at the Settings tab. Click the “Advanced” button. Click the “Displays” tab. If you are running an extended desktop, you must first select the video adapter whose display properties you want to change. Click the “Monitor”... -
Page 31: Dual Display Device Options
3.4 Dual Display Device Options The following are sample display combinations for the card: • • One RGB monitor and one One RGB monitor and one TV DVI (optional for AT008) (S-Video) • One RGB monitor and one TV (Composite) 3-12... -
Page 32: Using The Crt/Tv Features
Software Utility 3.5 Using the CRT/TV Features (TV-out function optional) 3.5.1 How to use TV-out cables correctly Caution! Before you turn on your system, you have to be sure the VGA card is setup already and all the cables are connected. DO NOT connect / disconnect TV-out cable when your TV or PC is Power On. - Page 33 FIC Graphic Card User Manual • Low resolution modes but they are hidden and used by application programs and cannot be select end user. 1. Click here to view Display Properties at the Settings tab. 2. Click the Advanced button. 3.
- Page 34 Software Utility 6. In the S-Video Sharpness box, select a value from the list. 7. Click OK or Apply to save the changes you have made. 3-15...
- Page 35 FIC Graphic Card User Manual To select your TV broadcast format by country 1. Click here to view Display Properties at the Settings tab. 2. Click the Advanced button. 3. Click the Displays tab. If you are running an extended desktop, you must first select the video adapter whose display properties you want to change.
- Page 36 Software Utility To add/remove color correction control points Click here to view Display Properties at the “Settings” tab. Click the “Advanced” button. Click the “Color” tab. In the Color Curve area, click the radio button corresponding to the desired color component (Red, Green or Blue) To add a control point, hold the “SHIFT”...
- Page 37 FIC Graphic Card User Manual Verifying Driver Installation From the Windows 9x desktop, click on "My Computer", then "Control Panel", and then, finally, "System". You should be in the "System Properties" window. Click on the "Device Manager" tab. From here, go down to "Display Adapter"...
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Page 38: Installing On Windows Nt4.0
Windows. Insert the CD installation disc into your CD-ROM drive. The way of installing it is to run “ATISETUP.EXE” (for AT008) or “MSSETUP.EXE” (for AT008V) in CD-ROM disk from Start menu. Follow the on screen instruction to complete installation. - Page 39 Chapter 4 Using HydraVision (only available with AT008) Using HydraVision for Windows 2000/Windows NT4.0 HydraVision software is specifically designed for use with Windows ® NT4.0 AND Windows 2000. HydraVision installation enables the ® Desktop Manager and creates a Windows program group for ®...
- Page 40 FIC Graphic Card User Manual Help connects to local or online HTM-based help. You can also get context-sensitive on-screen help by moving your mouse over the relevant text for each control. Desktop Management Controls The Desktop Management dialog lets you to determine the behavior of pop-up windows and dialog boxes in a multiple monitor environment.
- Page 41 Using HydraVision Max to full desktop causes windows to maximize to the entire monitor array. Max to current monitor causes windows to maximize to the current monitor. Max child windows - Keeps windows generated by parent applications from splitting across monitors (A child window is a window residing within a parent application windows.) The ability to keep child windows on a single monitor when maximized is extremely useful for editing multiple documents side by side in parent application.
- Page 42 FIC Graphic Card User Manual MultiDesk Settings- This button gives access to all the MultDesk Properties. Here you enable, disable and name active desktops. Load/Unload Desktop Manager- This button restores or removes the HydraVision Desktop Manger tracking program. You should only select this option if you do not want to use any multiple monitor dialog box controls and window controls or hot keys.
- Page 43 Using HydraVision Note: Hot Keys only work if HydraVision is installed and loaded. Create/Remove Hot Keys To create custom hot key sequences, select a Modifier key (shift, Alt, etc.), a Hot key, and the hot key function you want this key combination to perform.
- Page 44 FIC Graphic Card User Manual Menu controls Run Application Lets you start any application with a hot key Gather All Windows to Allows you to find applications that are hidden or are Monitor 1 open and lost on disabled monitors Find Cursor Locates the cursor on a busy or crowded desktop Next Desktop...
- Page 45 Using HydraVision To switch to another defined desktop, select the appropriate desktop number from the pop-up menu. To enable, disable and name active desktops, select MultiDesk Properties from the pop-up menu. The MultiDesk functionality can HydraVision be removed by selecting Unload MultiDesk from the pop-up menu.
- Page 46 CRT Monitor: 15-pin VGA connector S-video and composite connector LCD standard 24-pin DVI (Digital Video Interface) Graphics Accelerator AT008 for ATI RADEON™ 8500 AT008V for ATI RADEON™ 7500 Display Memory AT008 use 64MB DDR DRAM AT008V use 64MB SDR/DDR DRAM (Optional) Monitor Compatibility All VGA, Super VGA and Multisync.
- Page 47 FIC Graphic Card User Manual A.2 Programming Information The AT008/AT008V supports all VGA modes. This is the default configuration of the VGA BIOS. The extended VGA graphics mode is invoked by the normal INT 10 mode call. All the VGA extended modes can be invoked with the VESA defined select extended mode BIOS call.
- Page 48 Appendix The following table shows the resolutions for TV-Out: GRAPHICS COLOR FRAME RESOLUTION DEPTH BUFFER SIZE 640x480 8bpp 16bpp 32bpp 32MB 64MB 800x600 8bpp 16bpp 32bpp 32MB 64MB LCD resolutions and color depth table for RV2A. GRAPHICS COLOR FRAME RESOLUTION DEPTH BUFFER SIZE 640x480...
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