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Gigabyte GV-RX155128D-RH Manual

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  • Page 1 VGA Card GV-RX155128D-RH May 16, 2007...
  • Page 2 VGA Card GV-RX155128D-RH May 16, 2007...
  • Page 3 VGA Card GV-RX155256DE-RH Aug. 3, 2007...
  • Page 4 VGA Card GV-RX155256DE-RH Aug. 3, 2007...
  • Page 5 * The WEEE marking applies only in European Union's member states. 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 from without the expressed, written permission of GBT.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Introduction ..................3 1.1. Features ..................... 3 1.2. Minimum System Requirements ..............3 2. Hardware Installation ................4 2.1. Board Layout ....................4 2.2. Hardware Installation ................... 6 3. Software Installation ................11 3.1. Windows XP Driver and Utilities Installation ..........11 ®...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    1.1. Features • Powered by ATi Radeon X1550 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) • Supports PCI Express x16 Integrated with 128 MB GDDR2 memory (For GV-RX155128D-RH only) • • Integrated with 256 MB GDDR2 memory (For GV-RX155256DE-RH only) Supports DirectX 9.0c •...

  • Page 8: Hardware Installation

    2. Hardware Installation 2.1. Board Layout D-Sub Connector (15-pin) TV-Out DVI-I Connector VGA Output Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor D-Sub Connector HDTV (15-pin) TV-Out Pb/AV Output NTSC / PAL TV Projector DVI-I S-Video Output Connector NTSC / PAL TV Projector DVI Output Digital LCD Monitor DVI-I to D-Sub...
  • Page 9 DO NOT APPLY POWER TO YOUR SYSTEM IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED ON THE CARD. 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. Hardware Installation...

  • Page 10: Hardware Installation

    2.2. Hardware installation Installing Your graphics card. Now that you have prepared your computer, you are ready to install your graphics accelerator card. To remove the existing graphics card: 1. Power off the computer and monitor, then disconnect the display cable from the back of your computer.
  • Page 11 To install your new graphics card: 1. Locate a PCI Express x16 slot. If necessary, remove the metal cover from the slot; then align your graphics card with the PCI Express x16 slot, and press it in firmly until the card is fully seated. * Please make sure that the gold edge connectors of the graphics card is securely inserted.
  • Page 12 GIGABYTE Component Video Adapter for ATI Graphics Cards 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 component video adapter according to the corresponding color. (Y= Green,...
  • Page 13 GIGABYTE Thermal Solution Guidelines: 1. GIGABYTE established the use of silent pipes on graphics card's thermal solution, and has been the leading company for silent thermal solution. GIGABYTE's passive thermal solution allows system to work perfectly in chassis with 40~50 degrees Celsius through the air flow of the system.
  • Page 14 How to enable the ATI CrossFire technology: After installing two CrossFire graphics cards of the same chipset (example: GV-RX15 series/ GV-RX16 series) (Figure 1) on a CrossFire-supported motherboard, users can enable the CrossFire technology simply through the graphics card driver . Figure 1 Step 1: After installing graphics card driver in operating system, access the ATI CATALYST Control Center (please refer to Page 19).

  • Page 15: Software Installation

    3. Software Installation In this manual, we assume that your CD-ROM Drive letter to be Drive D: The installation of Windows 2000 / Windows 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").

  • Page 16: Directx Installation

    3.1.2. DirectX Installation Install Microsoft DirectX to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Windows 2000 or ® Windows XP to achieve better 3D performance. ® Note: For software MPEG support in Windows 2000 or Windows XP, you must install ® ®...

  • Page 17: Driver Installation

    3.1.3. Driver Installation A. New hardware found After the graphics card 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" message. The following is the step-by-step installation guide. Step 1: Found new hardware wizard: Video controller (VGA Compatible) Click the Next button to install the driver.
  • Page 18 B. Driver installation (Autorun Window) Insert the 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 1. When autorun window show up, click the Install Display Drivers (Radeon X1550 Series) item.

  • Page 19: Utilities On Driver Cd

    Insert the 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". Install GIGABYTE Utility (V-Tuner 3): Click the GIGABYTE Utility item. Step 2. Click the Next button.
  • Page 20 V-Tuner 3 V-Tuner 3 lets you adjust the working frequency of the graphic engine and video memory (Core Clock and Memory Clock). Displays 2D/3D core clock status Displays memory clock status Adjust 2D/3D core clock Auto-Optimized core / memory clock Adjust memory clock Fixed Clock Button...

  • Page 21: Taskbar Icon

    After installation of the display drivers, you will find a GIGABYTE icon on the taskbar's status area. Right-clicking this icon opens the GIGABYTE control panel, showing a menu composed of shortcut of the graphics card's enhanced and other functions. You may click the "Display Properties" item, and then click Settings. Click "Advanced" after clicking Settings.
  • Page 22 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. GV-RX155128D(256DE)-RH Graphics Accelerator - 18 -...

  • Page 23: Ati Catalyst Control Center

    ATI CATALYST Control Center: After installation of the display drivers, you will find an ATI CATALYST Control Center icon the taskbar's status area. 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 24: Display Properties

    3.1.6. Display Properties pages To access Display Properties pages, right-click the GIGABYTE icon on the taskbar and select Display Properties or 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.
  • Page 25 ATI CATALYST Control Center Basic View : The Basic View is the default view when 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 26 Step 3: In the Output Folder area, select the Step 4: In the Output Video Format list, select a destination folder where the new file will be located. file format for the new file. If you wish to change the Click Next.

  • Page 27: Information Center

    Quick Settings: The Quick Settings page provide access to three main settings. Display Setup This option allows you to configure your desktop, including changing desktop resolution and desktop mode, setting up extended desk- top (requires more than one display), and rotat- ing desktop image to match new display orientation.
  • Page 28 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. Basic View The Basic view is the default view when CATALYST Control Center is launched for the...
  • Page 29 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.
  • Page 30 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 31: Display Options

    Displays Manager : Use Displays Manager to set your desktop resolution, the display refresh rate, and arrange your displays. Display Options : The Display Options aspect gives you additional control to optimize performance of OpenGL ® Direct 3D applications. ® Use 3D Refresh Rate Override to set a refresh rate of your choice when a full-screen application or game has a default refresh rate that is lower than...

  • Page 32: Monitor Properties

    Monitor Properties1 : 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.
  • Page 33 HDTV Support Use HDTV Support when your CRT or DFP display device supports one or more HDTV modes that are not initially listed in the Dis- plays Manager due to an incomplete EDID (Extended Display Identification Data). Select- ing one or both of the HDTV modes adds them to the Force button located in the Displays Man- ager when the associated display is selected.
  • Page 34 Anti-Aliasing Anti-Aliasing is a technique used to smooth out the jagged edges of three-dimensional curved objects or objects with diagonal edges. Anti-aliasing can be set to favor either an in- crease in system processing performance or improved image quality: Setting for performance is best used when the 3D image is animated and smoothness of mo- tion is the most important consideration.
  • Page 35 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...
  • Page 36 Mipmap Detail Level Mipmapping is a texturing technique that preserves 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 37 API-Specific The 3D API-Specific dialog helps to select settings that are exclusively for the Direct3D ® and OpenGL Application Programmable Inter- ® faces (API). These settings are provided for resolving certain incompatibilities within 3D applications that use one of these APIs. Use this dialog when you are know which type of API (Direct3D or OpenGL...
  • Page 38 Avivo Video : Use the Avivo Video aspect to apply standard video settings with a Wizard or selecting a video preset. Use Adjustments to configure gamma, brightness, and hue. Use Theater Mode to set aspect ratio and overlay display mode. Preview your changes before applying them.
  • Page 39 Deinterlacing Deinterlacing creates a sharp image from the two video fields of interlaced video. Select one of six options for deinterlacing video for better viewing. Auto Detect lets the multimedia driver to se- lect the best deinterlacing scheme for different video sources and sizes.
  • Page 40 VPU Recover : VPU Recover enables the ATI display driver to detect when the graphics processor stops responding to display-driver instructions. When this happens, the display driver attempts to reset the graphics hardware. In most cases, VPU Recover will be able to reset the graphics processor without requiring a system restart.

  • Page 41: Windows ® 2000 Driver Installation

    3.2. Windows 2000 Driver Installation ® With Windows running on your computer, you need to install the graphics card driver to take advantage of the higher performance, resolutions, and special graphics features of the graphics card. To ensure you install the latest driver, insert the Installation CD that shipped with your graphics card.

  • Page 42: 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 slot. PCI Express x16 Ensure that the display cable is securely fastened to the card's display connector.

  • Page 43: Appendix

    BIOS if it detects the current BIOS on your card is the latest one.) 3. Update BIOS NOT through the Internet a. Download the BIOS ZIP file for your card from GIGABYTE website and extract it to your hard disk (or floppy disk).

  • Page 44: Resolutions And Color Depth Table (In Windows ® Xp)

    5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows ® Radeon X1550 Series 2D Single Display Modes Display Maximum Color Depth (bpp) Screen Refresh 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...

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