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Gigabyte GV-R9000 PRO II User Manual

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  • Page 1 GV-R9000 PRO II Radeon 9000 PRO Graphics Accelerator USER'S MANUAL ¤¤¤å¨Ï¥Î¤â¥U REV. 102 12MD-R90P128-102...
  • Page 2 Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineer- ing or disassembly is prohibited. March 17, 2003 Taipei, Taiwan GV-R9000 PRO II Graphics Accelerator - 2 -...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Content 1. INTRODUCTION ................4 1.1. PREFACE ....................4 1.2. KEY FEATURES ..................4 2. HARDWARE INSTALLATION ............5 2.1. UNPACKING ................... 5 2.2. BOARD LAYOUT ..................6 2.3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION ..............7 3. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............9 3.1. WINDOWS 98 /98SE / WINDOWS ME / WINDOWS XP DRIVER...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    1.1. PREFACE GV-R9000 PRO II provides high-end performance to the mainstream graphics market at a competitive price point. GV-R9000 PRO II features four parallel, highly optimized rendering pipelines usually available only for the high-end gaming cards that significantly enhance performance and game-play responsiveness by doubling the pixel fill rate compared to the standard 2-pipeline architectures found in most mid-range products.

  • Page 5: Hardware Installation

    M DO NOT APPLY POWER TO YOUR SYSTEM IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED ON THE CARD. M 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.

  • Page 6: Board Layout

    2.2. BOARD LAYOUT GV-R9000 PRO II (128MB DDR) VG A Monitor C onnector (15pin) TV-O ut DV I Connector VG A Output A nalog Monitor A nalog LCD M onitor VG A Monitor C onnector (15pin) AV Output NTSC / PAL TV...

  • Page 7: Hardware Installation

    2.3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION Installing Your Graphics card. Now that you have prepared your computer, you are ready to install your graphics accelerator card. To install your graphics accelerator card: 1. Power off the computer and monitor, then disconnect the display cable from the back of your computer.
  • Page 8 To Flat Pan el D ispl ay To VGA Mon itor You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the Graphics card driver. For detailed instructions, select your operating system from the list below. GV-R9000 PRO II Graphics Accelerator - 8 -...

  • Page 9: Software Installation

    GV-R9000 PRO II graphics accelerator. 3.1.1. OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIREMENT l If your OS is Microsoft Windows, when loading the GV-R9000 PRO II drivers for the system, please make sure your system (Windows 98/98SE, Windows2000 or Windows ME) has installed DirectX8.1 or later.

  • Page 10: Directx Installation

    ME, you must install DirectX8.1(or later) first. (If your OS is Windows ® ® please skip this section.) 1. Install DirectX Driver: Click "Install DirectX 8.1" Item. 2.Click "Yes" icon. 3.Click "Yes" icon. GV-R9000 PRO II Graphics Accelerator - 10 -...
  • Page 11 4.Click "OK" item. Then the DirectX 8.1 installation is completed. - 11 - Software Installation...

  • Page 12: Driver Installation

    The following is the step-by-step installation guide. Step 1: New Hardware Found After GV-R9000 PRO II is inserted into your computer at the first time, the windows will automatically detect a new hardware in the system and pop out a "New Hardware Found"...
  • Page 13 3..Click "No" icon. After the system has finished loading, insert the GV-R9000 PRO II 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". Step 5: Driver Setup (Pictures below are shown in Windows XP) 1.
  • Page 14 3.Click "Yes". 4. Click "Express" or "Custom" icon. 5. Click "Finish" to restart computer. GV-R9000 PRO II Graphics Accelerator - 14 -...

  • Page 15: Utilities On Driver Cd

    3.1.4. UTILITIES ON DRIVER CD The utilities include Display Driver and V-Tuner utilities. Please follow the steps. l Install ATI WDM Driver : 1. Click "WDM Driver (VIVO)" item. 2.Click "Next". 3. Click "Finish" to restart computer. - 15 - Software Installation...
  • Page 16 Install V-Tuner : 1. Click "V-Tuner" item. 2.Click "Next". 3. Enter your name and company. 4. Click "Finish" to restart computer. GV-R9000 PRO II Graphics Accelerator - 16 -...

  • Page 17: Taskbar Icon

    3.1.5. TASKBAR ICON After installation of the display drivers, you will find an GBT icon on the taskbar's status area. Right-clicking this icon opens the GBT control panel, showing a menu composed of shortcute of the graphics card' s enhanced and other functions. You may click the "Display Properties"...
  • Page 18 Min V-Tuner Display & Adjust Close V-Tuner Core Clock Display Memory Display Core Clock Clock Display & Adjust Memory Clock Link to the Websit of Gigabyte This Page Close V-Tuner To system Tray GV-R9000 PRO II Graphics Accelerator - 18 -...
  • Page 19 VGA Information VGA Info lists the relevant information about your card. Color Adjust Color Adjust allows you to make color adjustments, such as brightness, contrast and gamma values for each or all of RGB colors. - 19 - Software Installation...
  • Page 20 7500 with only one display output can still take advantage of the many features of HYDRAVISION ™ HYDRAVISION installation enables the Desktop Manager and creates a Windows ™ ® program group for HYDRAVISION display management software. ™ GV-R9000 PRO II Graphics Accelerator - 20 -...
  • Page 21 Desktop Management Controls : The Desktop Management dialog lets you configure the behavior of windows and dialog boxes in a multiple monitor environment. Dialog Control Enable dialog repositioning - Toggles dialog control on and off. When this box is checked, you can choose to have dialog boxes appear on the parent application's monitor.

  • Page 22: Hot Keys Controls

    SnapApp to Monitor allows you to move or "snap" active windows or dialogs from monitor to monitor for quick placement and viewing of desktop contents. HydraVision Popup Menu opens the HydraVision Desktop Management dialog. Run Application lets you start any application with a hot key. GV-R9000 PRO II Graphics Accelerator - 22 -...
  • Page 23 Gather All Windows to Monitor 1 allows you to find applications that are hidden or are open and lost on disabled monitors. Find Cursor locates the cursor on a busy or crowded desktop. Switch to desktop scheme (X) switches from one desktop scheme to another. Next Desktop allows you to move up to the next active desktop.

  • Page 24: Display Properties

    Disable quick resolution feature is accessible by left-clicking the ATI icon in the taskbar. n Reduce DVI frequency on high-resolution displays enables or disables to reduce the DVI frequency when using high-resolution. GV-R9000 PRO II Graphics Accelerator - 24 -...
  • Page 25 OpenGL Properties: The OpenGL properties page gives you complete control of the OpenGL settings. n Main Settings slider Moving the slider to the left will maximize application performance, while moving the slider to the right will provide excellent 3D image quality. Moving this slider from one posi- tion to the next changes the individual Custom Settings sliders found below.
  • Page 26 Defaults button allows you to reset the OpenGL Compatibil- ity Settings to default values. n Defaults button This button allows you to reset the OpenGL Settings to default values. GV-R9000 PRO II Graphics Accelerator - 26 -...
  • Page 27 DIRECT 3D PROPERTIES: The Direct 3D properties page allows you to adjust the Direct 3D settings. n Main Settings slider Moving the slider to the left will maximize application performance, while moving the slider to the right will provide excellent 3D image quality. Moving this slider from one position to the next changes the individual Custom Settings sliders found below.
  • Page 28 Defaults button allows you to reset the Direct 3D Compatibility Settings to default values. n Defaults button This button allows you to reset the Direct 3D Settings to default values. GV-R9000 PRO II Graphics Accelerator - 28 -...
  • Page 29 COLOR PROPERTIES: The Color Properties is used to adjust the color settings. It also allows gamma control for video playing of the Video Overlay. The color settings affect all display devices mapped to the view.You can change red, green, and blue display colors. Set Desktop and Video Overlay brightness (gamma) levels can also be changed.

  • Page 30: Display Properties

    (or VCR). See “ Connecting your graphics card to a TV (or VCR)” on the following page. GV-R9000 PRO II Graphics Accelerator - 30 -...
  • Page 31 Overlay Properties The Overlay Properties is used to adjust the Brightness / Contrast / Saturation / Hue / Gamma settings. Overlay properties allows for the viewing of full-motion video on your PC. However, there is only one video overlay, which is only available on the Primary display. The video overlay controls are automatically activated during playback of any video file type that supports overlay adjustments.

  • Page 32: Windows 2000 Driver Installation

    ® 2 (or later) before installing the graphics accelerator driver. With Windows 2000 running on your computer, you need to install the GV-R9000 PRO II ® driver to take advantage of the higher performance, resolutions, and special graphic features of the Graphics card. To ensure you install the latest driver, use the Installation CD that shipped with your GV-R9000 PRO II Graphics card.

  • Page 33: Troubleshooting Tips

    4. Troubleshooting Tips The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems. Contact your dealer or GBT for more advanced troubleshooting information. n Check that the card is seated properly in the AGP slot. n Ensure that the display cable is securely fastened to the card's display connector. n Make sure that the monitor and computer are plugged in and receiving power.

  • Page 34: Appendix

    2. Restart your PC in MS-DOS mode (This function only for Windows 95 or Windows 98 AIf your OS is Windows 2000 / ® ® Windows Me / Windows XP. Aplease use the bootable disk to MS-DOS mode) GV-R9000 PRO II Graphics Accelerator - 34 -...
  • Page 35 3. Change the command path to the file location C:\> or A:\> 4. Reflash BIOS command as below : C:\> atiflash -p 0 <filename> 5. Reboot your PC when it' s done. - 35 - Appendix...

  • Page 36: Resolutions And Color Depth Table

    8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M) Resolution (Hz) Standard mode High mode True mode 640x480 800x600 1024x768 To be continued... * Lower maximum refresh rates at some resolutions when using lower bandwidth memory configuration. GV-R9000 PRO II Graphics Accelerator - 36 -...
  • Page 37 Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp) Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M) Resolution (Hz) Standard mode High mode True mode 1152x864 1280x1024 1600x1200 To be continued.. - 37 - Appendix...
  • Page 38 Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp) Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M) Resolution (Hz) Standard mode High mode True mode 1920x1200 2048x1536 GV-R9000 PRO II Graphics Accelerator - 38 -...
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