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Gigabyte GV-RX29T512VH-B Manual

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  • Page 1 VGA Card GV-RX29T512VH-B May 14, 2007...
  • Page 2 VGA Card GV-RX29T512VH-B May 14, 2007...
  • Page 3 * 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 4: Table Of Contents

    3.1.6. Display Properties pages ................19 3.2. Windows 2000 Driver Installation ............. 36 ® 4. Troubleshooting Tips ................ 37 5. Appendix ..................38 Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows XP) ........38 ® GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator - 2 -...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    1. Introduction 1.1. Features • Powered by ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Supports PCI Express x16 • Integrated with 512 MB GDDR3 memory • Supports DirectX 9.0c/10 • • Supports native CrossFire Supports AV / S-Video and HDTV output •...

  • Page 6: Hardware Installation

    (For the list of certified power supplies, go to ati.amd.com/certifiedpsu.) - Two CrossFire bridge interconnect cables 2. Hardware Installation 2.1. Board Layout CrossFire Connector DVI-I Connector 1 VIVO DVI-I Connector 2 GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator - 4 -...
  • Page 7 HDTV DVI-I Connector 1 Pb/AV Output NTSC / PAL TV Projector VIVO (Note) S-Video Output NTSC / PAL TV Projector DVI-I Connector 2 DVI Output Digital LCD Monitor DVI-I to D-Sub Adapter D-Sub Analog LCD Monitor Output DVI-I to HDMI Adapter HDMI TV (Note) Please refer to page 15 about Video In introduction.
  • Page 8 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. GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator...

  • Page 9: 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 10 * Please make sure that the gold edge connector of the graphics card is securely inserted. After installing the GV-RX29T512VH-B to your computer, please remember to connect at lease one power cable on the graphics card to the power supply connector.
  • Page 11 3. This graphics card provides two DVI-I digital connectors. You can connect a monitor that supports DVI-I function or use the DVI-I-to- D-sub adapter to connect a 15-pin D-Sub monitor. Or use the DVI-I-to-HDMI adapter to connect an HDMI monitor. Connect a flat panel 9-Pin for VIVO To Flat Panel Display...
  • Page 12 When the next confirmation dialog box appears (Figure 3), click Yes to complete the CrossFire configurations. Figure 3 Figure 2 (Note) Only Windows XP operating system supports CrossFire mode. Please do not enable ® CrossFire in Windows 2000. ® GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator - 10 -...

  • Page 13: 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 14: Directx Installation

    Step 2. Choose I accept the agreement Step 3. Click the Next button. and click the Next button. Installing the components. Step 4. Click Finish to restart computer. Then the DirectX 9 installation is completed. GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator - 12 -...

  • Page 15: 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"...
  • Page 16 Step 2. Click Next button. Step 3. Click Yes button. Setp 4. Click Express or Custom icon. Windows installings the components. Step 5. Click the Finish button to restart computer. Then the driver installation is completed. GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator - 14 -...

  • Page 17: Video In Introduction

    3.1.4. Video In Introduction A. Cyberlink Power Director 3.X Installation (Note) Please install the Cyberlink Power Director 3.X (or above) version with your graphics card. Press the "Capture" button, PowerDirector enter Capture mode, in which you can capture media from a variety of device. (Figure 1) Red record button Video button...
  • Page 18 Figure 3 When you got the media you need, click the red REC button again to stop capturing. And then the media clips will be loaded into Capture clips area automatically. (Figure 4) Figure 4 GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator - 16 -...
  • Page 19 Once you click the "Edit" button to return Edit mode, the media clips will be loaded into Library immediately. (Figure 5) At this moment in time, you can expand a series of outstanding editing experience to fill you life with boundless possibility.

  • Page 20: Taskbar Icon

    • add special effects to windows and menus. You can right-click on ATI CATALYST Control Center icon to select HYDRAVISION > ® HYDRAVISION Properties to set the HYDRAVISION (refer to Fig. 3). Fig. 3 GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator - 18 -...

  • Page 21: 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 22 Avivo Video Converter This wizard assists you to convert videos from one file format to another. Step 1: Select Avivo Video Converter, Step 2: Select the video file to be converted. then click Go. GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator - 20 -...
  • Page 23 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 24: Information Center

    Graphics Software Provides software information including driver version, CATALYST version, Direct 3D ver- sion and so on. Graphics Hardware Provides hardware information incluing graph- ics chipset, BIOS version, memory size, core clock and so on. GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator - 22 -...
  • Page 25 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 26 Center. The CATALYST Control Center Preferences page contains the following options: Always on Top Hide Tooltips Hide Toolbar Text Hide Splash Screen Enable System Tray menu Select a Language ... Select a Skin ... Restore Factory Defaults ... GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator - 24 -...
  • Page 27 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 28: Display Options

    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. GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator - 26 -...
  • Page 29 Adjustments Use Adjustments to resize and reposi- tion the computer desktop on your monitor's display screen. You can also adjust the hori- zontal and vertical sync or enable composite sync. 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...
  • Page 30 This page is useful when you are not aware of which type of 3D settings your application uses, or when you want to use an overall adjustment control that rapidly configures your application. GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator - 28 -...
  • Page 31 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 32 ® analyzer technology to optimize performance in 3D applications while maintaining or even improving image quality. It analyzes individual textures as they are loaded to determine the best and fastest way to display them. GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator - 30 -...
  • Page 33 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 34 3D application. Color : Adjust the overall richness of color by using the Gamma control. To adjust the overall brightness use the Brightness control, and the overall contrast use the Contrast control. GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator - 32 -...
  • Page 35 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 36 Video features onto a single page, without any preview window, allowing quick access and adjustment. This page is useful when it is not necessary to preview the adjusted settings because the effect is already known or understood. GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator - 34 -...
  • Page 37 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 38: Windows ® 2000 Driver Installation

    7. Click Yes to the license agreement. 8. Follow the Wizard's on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Please make sure the Windows 2000 have installed Windows 2000 Service ® ® Pack (or later) before installing the graphics accelerator driver. GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator - 36 -...

  • Page 39: 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 40: Appendix

    704 x 480 720 x 480 856 x 480 720p 960 x 720 1280 x 720 1080i 1920 x 1080 The table is for reference only. The actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor you use. GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator - 38 -...
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