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RADEON™ X800 PCIe Series
User's Guide
P/N 137-40680-10
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  • Page 1 RADEON™ X800 PCIe Series User’s Guide P/N 137-40680-10...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2004, ATI Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. ATI and ATI product and product feature names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ATI Technologies Inc. All other company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Features, performance and specifications are subject to change without notice.
  • Page 3 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 4 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 Viewing Text on a TV Reducing Edge Distortion Using TV Display Alone Using Games and Applications Introduction Using Your ATI HDTV Video Cable Capturing Video Connecting your media device for video capture Setting the Windows® Volume Control NTSC/PAL Support for the RADEON™ X800 PCIe Series47 Troubleshooting .

  • Page 7: Introduction

    CHAPTER 1: Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your ATI RADEON™ X800 PCIe Series card. We hope that you will enjoy countless hours of trouble-free computing. System Requirements Hardware • Intel® Pentium® 4/III; Celeron II™. • 128 MB of system memory; 256 MB or more for best performance.

  • Page 9: Using Multiple Displays

    CHAPTER 2: Using Multiple Displays This chapter describes how to attach multiple monitors to your RADEON™ X800 PCIe Series card, as well as the allowable multi-display configurations. Connecting Your Monitors Your RADEON™ X800 PCIe Series provides hardware support for one DVI-I monitor or two VGA monitors using the supplied DVI-I-to-VGA adapter.
  • Page 10 Connections and Adapters for the RADEON™ X800 PCIe Series Card Standard VGA Monitor Connector. To connect a VGA monitor to the DVI-I connector, plug the supplied DVI-I-to-VGA adapter into the DVI-I connector, then plug your monitor cable into the adapter. DVI-I-to-VGA Adapter.

  • 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™ X800 PCIe Series 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 Single HDTV S-Video Out to HDTV - High Definition Television display HDTV (YPrPb) cable 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.
  • Page 13 Display Configurations 7 Display Connector(s) Comments Configuration Used CRT display + VGA connector + UNSUPPORTED CONFIGURATION CRT display + DVI-I connector HDTV with DVI-I-to-VGA adapter + S-Video Out to HDTV (YPrPb) cable...
  • Page 14 8 Display Configurations...

  • Page 15: Ati's Catalyst™ Software Suite

    CHAPTER 3: ATI’s CATALYST™ Software Suite This chapter describes how to use the advanced display, multiple-monitor, and 3D graphics features in ATI’s CATALYST™ Software Suite. Multiple Displays and 3D Gaming ATI’s CATALYST™ Software Suite provides multiple-display functionality, and its advanced graphic features, such as SMARTSHADER™...

  • Page 16: Ati Displays Tab

    10 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 17 ATI Displays Tab 11 ATI Displays Tab 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 18: Dynamic Display Reassignment

    12 ATI Displays Tab ATI Displays Tab Troubleshoot Opens a Troubleshoot dialog to assist with possible button display problems. 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.

  • Page 19: Ati Color Tab

    ATI Color Tab 13 For Windows® XP • 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 20 14 ATI Color Tab ATI Color Tab: Desktop Settings...
  • Page 21 ATI Color Tab 15 ATI Color Tab: Full Screen 3D Settings 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.
  • Page 22 16 ATI Color Tab ATI Color Tab Save button Saves your current color settings to a Desktop or Full Screen 3D profile, using the name you specified in the list box. To restore these settings later, simply select the Profile name from the list and click Apply or OK. Delete button Deletes the profile that is selected in the Profiles list box.

  • Page 23: Hotkeys

    ATI Color Tab 17 Adjust the Gamma , Brightness , and Contrast sliders to the desired settings, either individually or using the All Colors checkbox. Type a profile name in the Profile list box. Click Save . To apply the settings for a specific Desktop profile Choose the Desktop radio button.

  • Page 24: Color Hotkeys Settings

    18 ATI Color Tab Some 3D applications allow you to switch easily between full-screen mode and windowed mode, and do not load their own color settings. In windowed mode, you can make slider adjustments or select a different profile on the Color tab, then switch back to full-screen mode to see the effects immediately.
  • Page 25 ATI Color Tab 19 Color Hotkey Settings Hotkey In combination with the Modifier key, specifies the hotkey combination that triggers an action. Hotkey can be any key listed. To avoid conflicts, be aware of any hotkeys or keyboard controls that may already be assigned to your applications and 3D games.

  • Page 26: Ati Options Tab

    20 ATI Options Tab To disable hotkeys (so that you do not accidentally activate them, for example), click the Disable Hotkeys checkbox. If you plan to use hotkeys, make sure this box is unchecked. The easiest way to apply your own color settings from within a full screen 3D application is to create a Full Screen 3D profile and save it, assign hotkeys for the “Load Current Profile”...

  • Page 27: Ati Rotation Tab

    ATI Rotation Tab 21 ATI Options Tab Version Shows the Catalyst version number, 2D version number, Information and the driver build information. Details button Gives access to the Details tab, which lists the card’s hardware details and driver information. Reactivate all Reactivates any disabled graphics warning messages.

  • Page 28: 22 Ati Rotation Tab

    22 ATI Rotation Tab 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 29: Rotation Hotkeys

    ATI Rotation Tab 23 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 30: Ati Overlay Tab

    24 ATI Overlay Tab 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 31 ATI Overlay Tab 25 ATI Overlay Tab Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the video image. 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.

  • Page 32: Clone Mode Settings

    26 ATI Overlay Tab 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 33: Ati 3D Tab

    ATI 3D Tab 27 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 34 28 ATI 3D Tab 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 35 ATI 3D Tab 29 Custom Properties Dialog Custom Properties Dialog Custom Properties Dialog: OpenGL® or Direct 3D® SMOOTHVISION™ SMOOTHVISION™ (Anti-Aliasing) improves image HD Anti-Aliasing quality by removing jagged edges from 3D images, slider 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 36: Custom Properties Dialog

    30 ATI 3D Tab Custom Properties Dialog: OpenGL® or Direct 3D® SMOOTHVISION™ Anisotropic filtering uses a texture filtering technique HD 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 37 ATI 3D Tab 31 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 38 32 ATI 3D Tab 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 39: Direct 3D® Compatibility Settings

    ATI 3D Tab 33 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 40: Ati Vpu Recover Tab

    34 ATI VPU Recover Tab 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 41: Ati Vpu Recover Tab

    ATI VPU Recover Tab 35 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 42 36 ATI VPU Recover Tab...

  • Page 43: Using Tv Display And Capture Features

    Using TV Out 37 CHAPTER 4: Using TV Display and Capture Features This chapter describes how to use the TV display and video capture features of your RADEON™ X800 PCIe Series card. Using TV Out Your RADEON™ X800 PCIe Series 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.
  • Page 44 38 Using TV Out To connect S-Video Out Power off your computer and your TV (or VCR). Determine if your TV (or VCR) supports either a S-Video or Composite video connection. Looking at the back of your PC, locate your S-Video Out. Using an S- Video cable or the supplied adapter cable, attach one end of the cable to your graphics card and the other to your TV (or VCR).

  • Page 45: Starting Windows® With Tv Display Enabled

    Using TV Out 39 Connecting Your S-Video Out to a TV or VCR S-Video Cable (with or without S-Video-to-Composite Adapter) 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 46: Using A Monitor Vs. Using Tv Display

    40 Using TV Out Using a Monitor vs. Using TV Display Using your TV for your computer’s display can be useful, however, the display on your monitor may change or looked squashed. This distortion occurs because the display adjusts to fit the dimensions of your TV. To correct the monitor’s display, use the monitor’s control buttons to adjust its display size and position.

  • Page 47: Using Tv Display Alone

    Using TV Out 41 You can reduce edge distortion by increasing the TV display’s horizontal size or contrast. Increasing the horizontal size of a TV display Access the Display Properties dialog by right-clicking on the desktop or navigating through Windows® Control Panel . Click on the Settings tab and then the Advanced button.

  • Page 48: Using Games And Applications

    42 Introduction Using Games and Applications Some older games and applications may program your RADEON™ X800 PCIe Series directly to run under a specific display mode. This may cause your TV display to turn off automatically or become scrambled (the PC monitor will not be affected).
  • Page 49 Introduction 43 ATI HDTV Cable ATI HDTV Video Output Cable Backplate of the ATI Graphics Card Male RCA Patch Cables – available from consumer electronics dealer Typical HDTV Video Input Connections Note: Input and output cables lengths should not exceed 50 feet (15m).

  • Page 50: Using Your Ati Hdtv Video Cable

    44 Introduction Using Your ATI HDTV Video Cable Use the HDTV Video Cable to watch DVD movies and play video games on your High Definition Television. Copy-protected DVDs restrict playback to 480i and 480p modes. For maximum performance when you watch DVD movies or play computer games on your HDTV, you should find the mode and screen resolution that provide the best result on your TV, and use those settings exclusively.

  • Page 51: Capturing Video

    Capturing Video 45 Capturing Video The RADEON™ X800 PCIe Series has the ability to capture video from your camcorder, VCR, or TV. Use your favorite video editing application to add effects, make changes, or stream your video on the Internet. The audio and video output connectors on your TV, camcorder, or VCR will be similar those depicted in the illustration.

  • Page 52: Connecting Your Media Device For Video Capture

    46 Capturing Video Connecting your media device for video capture Use the Video In/Video Out Cable to connect to a TV, VCR, or Camcorder. Use the S-Video connectors. To capture video to your computer Connect the ATI Video In/Video Out cable to the Video In/Video Out connector on the ATI Graphics Adapter.

  • Page 53: Ntsc/Pal Support For The Radeon™ X800 Pcie Series47

    NTSC/PAL Support for the RADEON™ X800 PCIe Series 47 NTSC/PAL Support for the RADEON™ X800 PCIe Series The RADEON™ X800 PCIe Series provides both NTSC and PAL support. NTSC is the TV standard used in North America. PAL is the TV standard used for most of Europe.
  • Page 54 48 NTSC/PAL Support for the RADEON™ X800 PCIe Series...

  • Page 55: Troubleshooting

    Uninstalling Old Graphics Card Software 49 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 56: Installing The Catalyst™ Software Suite

    50 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 57: Solution Selector

    Solution Selector 51 Click ATI Easy Install to begin the Installation Wizard. 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 58 52 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 59 Solution Selector 53 HDTV/HDTV Adapter Troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution There is no • Your TV will not display anything until Windows starts; display on my TV this may take several minutes. • Set your TV to YPbPr input. • Ensure that the HDTV Component Video Adapter is properly connected, then restart your computer.
  • Page 60 54 Solution Selector...

  • Page 61: 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 62: 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 63: Index

    Index Numerics custom settings performance profiles quality 3D applications settings adjusting overlays application profiles creating ATI Overlay tab ATI taskbar applications 20, 21 disabling 20, 21 enabling 16, 17 brightness color settings video overlay 45, 46 capture video card specification information Catalyst version number CATALYST Software...
  • Page 64 color color settings brightness color preview contrast desktop gamma Hotkeys profiles Compliance information Low Voltage Directive for TV-tuner-equipped products 16, 17 contrast color settings TV display video overlay Copy-protection DVDs, DVDs Copy-protection 53 custom settings desktop color settings display corruption high resolution Displaying PC output on TV displays...
  • Page 65 16, 17 gamma color settings video overlay gamma correction graphics card resetting through VPU Recover 42, 44 HDTV troubleshooting HDTV adapter troubleshooting HDTV Component Video Adapter High Definition Television horizontal size TV display Hotkeys color settings video overlay Input and output adapters displaying PC output on TV and recording on videotape installing CATALYST Software...
  • Page 66 quality Recording PC output on videotape resetting graphics card rotate multiple displays single display Rotation HotKeys saturation video overlay secondary display secondary displays clone mode settings 3D applications Clone Mode single display rotate system requirements Overlay Theater Mode Triple Buffering troubleshooting general problems HDTV...
  • Page 67 Video overlay definition video overlay brightness contrast gamma saturation Volume control VPU Recover Windows volume control 44, 53 YPbPr YPbPr connector Z-Buffer depth explicitly setting...

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