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Gigabyte GV-RX365512H User Manual

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GV-RX365512H
Radeon
HD 3650 Graphics Accelerator
TM
User's Manual
Rev. 101
12MD-RX3655H-101R
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© 2008 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT"). No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted
in any form without the expressed, written permission of GBT.
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Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this this manual.
The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author
make a commitment to update the information contained herein.
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  • Page 1 User's Manual Rev. 101 12MD-RX3655H-101R Copyright © 2008 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT"). No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the expressed, written permission of GBT. Trademarks Third-party brands and names are the properties of their respective owners.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Introduction ........................ 4 1.1. Features ......................... 4 1.2. Minimum System Requirements ..................4 2. Hardware Installation ....................5 2.1. Board Layout ......................... 5 2.2. Hardware Installation ...................... 7 3. Software Installation ....................11 3.1. Windows XP Driver and Utilities Installation ..............11 ®...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    100-watt. The power supply should be with a known brand and certified to conform to safety regulations. (For the list of certified power supplies, go to http://ati.amd.com/certifiedpsu.) Two CrossFire bridge interconnect cables GV-RX365512H Graphics Accelerator - 4 -...

  • Page 5: Hardware Installation

    2. Hardware Installation 2.1. Board Layout CrossFire Connector TV-Out DVI-I Connector 1 DVI-I Connector 2 HDTV TV-Out Pb/AV Output NTSC / PAL TV Projector DVI-I S-Video Output Connector 1 NTSC / PAL TV Projector DVI-I DVI Output Connector 2 Digital LCD Monitor D-Sub DVI-I to D-Sub Output...
  • Page 6 DO NOT APPLY POWER TO YOUR SYSTEM IF THE GRAPHICS CARD IS DAMAGED. In order to ensure that your graphics card can work correctly, please use official GIGABYTE BIOS only. Using non-official GIGABYTE BIOS might cause problem(s) on the graphics card. GV-RX365512H Graphics Accelerator...

  • Page 7: Hardware Installation

    2.2. Hardware Installation Now that you have prepared your computer, you are ready to install your graphics card. To remove the existing graphics card: Step 1. Power off the computer and monitor, then disconnect the display cable from the back of your computer. Step 2.
  • Page 8 Connect a D-Sub monitor via DVI-I to D-Sub adapter Connect a HDMI monitor via DVI-I to HDMI adapter You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the graphics card driver. Please refer to next chapter for detailed instructions. GV-RX365512H Graphics Accelerator - 8 -...
  • Page 9 GIGABYTE Video Adapter 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 video adapter according to the corresponding color. (Y= Green, Pr= Red, Pb= Blue)

  • Page 10: Gv-Rx365512H Graphics Accelerator

    Page 19). From the Catalyst Control Center, enter the CrossFire menu and assure to select the Enable CrossFire check box (Figure 2). Step 3: When the next confirmation dialog box appears (Figure 3), click Yes to complete the CrossFire configurations. Figure 3 Figure 2 GV-RX365512H Graphics Accelerator - 10 -...

  • Page 11: Software Installation

    3. Software Installation In this manual, we assume that your CD-ROM drive letter to be Drive D: The installation of Windows Vista/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"). Then you can follow the instructions to setup your graphics card driver.

  • Page 12: Directx Installation

    Step 2. Choose I accept the agreement Step 3. Click the Next button. and click the Next button. The system is installing the components. Step 4. Click Finish to restart computer. Then the DirectX 9 installation is completed. GV-RX365512H Graphics Accelerator - 12 -...

  • Page 13: Driver Installation

    3.1.3. Driver Installation A. New Hardware Found When the graphics card is inserted into your computer for the first time, the operating system will detect the graphics card automatically and display a New Hardware Found message. The following are step- by-step installation instructions.
  • Page 14 Step 3. Click the Yes button. Setp 4. Click the Express or Custom icon. The system is installing the components. Step 5. Click the Finish button to restart the computer. Then the driver installation is completed. GV-RX365512H Graphics Accelerator - 14 -...

  • Page 15: Utilities Installation

    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 the autorun window shows up, click the GIGABYTE Utility item. Step 2. Click the Next button. Step 3. Click the Install button. The system is installing the components.

  • Page 16: Taskbar Icons

    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 17 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 core clock Auto-Optimized core / memory clock Adjust 3D core clock Fixed Clock Adjust memory clock...
  • Page 18 Color Adjust Color Adjust allows you to make color adjustments, such as brightness, contrast and gamma values for each or all of RGB colors. VGA Info VGA Info lists the relevant information about your card. GV-RX365512H Graphics Accelerator - 18 -...
  • Page 19 ATI Control Panel After installation of the display driver, you will find an ATI icon in your system tray. Right-click the icon to enter the Catalyst Control Center. The Catalyst Control Center is used to configure all ® ® your graphics card settings. Right-click the ATI icon to enter the Catalyst Control Center.
  • Page 20 Using the picture to the left as the example, to set HDMI audio to be the default Sound Playback device, in the Default device box, select ATI HD Audio rear output. Otherwise, select Realtek HD Audio output, which is the onboard audio controller. GV-RX365512H Graphics Accelerator - 20 -...

  • Page 21: Display Properties

    You may adjust the screen resolution and color quality settings in this dialog box. You can move the slider to change the resolution. You can click the item to change the color quality. Click the Advanced button for advanced settings. Display Model GV-RX365512H Matrix CRT+TV (Note 1) CRT+DVI CRT+CRT...

  • Page 22: Avivo Video Converter

    Select Avivo Video Converter, then click Go. Select the video file to be converted. Step 3: In the Output Folder area, select the destination folder where the new file will be located. Click Next. GV-RX365512H Graphics Accelerator - 22 -...
  • Page 23 Step 4: The video file has been successfully converted. In the Output Video Format list, select a file format for the new file. If you wish to change the name of the new file, enter the new name in the Output File area.

  • Page 24: Information Center

    Graphics Software Provides software information including driver version, CATALYST version, Direct 3D version and so on. Graphics Hardware Provides hardware information including graph- ics chipset, BIOS version, memory size, core clock and so on. GV-RX365512H Graphics Accelerator - 24 -...
  • 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.
  • Page 26 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-RX365512H Graphics Accelerator - 26 -...
  • 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: Displays Manager

    Rate Override and the Display Detection Option to configure panning on displays with limited resolution capabilities are not supported since refresh rate is better controlled by Windows Vista and Windows Vista does not support panning. GV-RX365512H Graphics Accelerator - 28 -...

  • Page 29: Monitor Properties

    Monitor Properties 1: 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. Adjustments Use Monitor Adjustments to resize and reposi- tion the computer desktop on your monitor's...
  • 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-RX365512H Graphics Accelerator - 30 -...
  • Page 31 Anti-Aliasing Anti-Aliasing (AA) is a rendering technique de- signed to remove jagged edges, shimmering, and pixelation problems that are common in rendered 3D images. Rather than determining the color to display for each pixel by sampling a single location at the pixel's center, anti-aliasing samples multiple locations within each pixel and blends the results together to produce the final color.
  • Page 32 3D applications while maintaining or even im- proving image quality. It analyzes individual textures as they are loaded to determine the best and fastest way to display them. GV-RX365512H Graphics Accelerator - 32 -...
  • Page 33 Mipmap Detail Level Mipmapping is a texturing technique that pre- serves 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 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-RX365512H Graphics Accelerator - 34 -...

  • Page 35: Avivo Video

    Avivo Video: Presets To quickly adjust your video settings choose one of the video presets. Note: These settings will only affect applications with video overlay support. Basic Color Use the Avivo Color: Basic option to manually set Gamma, Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, and Tint for video playback.
  • Page 36 This page is useful when it is not necessary to preview the adjusted settings because the effect is already known or understood. Note: These settings will only affect applications with video overlay support. GV-RX365512H Graphics Accelerator - 36 -...

  • Page 37: Vpu Recover

    VPU Recover: VPU Recover is a tool capable of detecting the rare situation when the graphics processor is no longer able to respond to display driver commands. When this occurs, VPU Recover attempts to reset the graphics processor so that you are able to continue using your computer without interruption or loss of data.
  • Page 38 CrossFire CrossFire delivers exceptional performance on a single display by combining the processing power of two or more Graphics Processing Units (GPUs). GV-RX365512H Graphics Accelerator - 38 -...

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

  • Page 40: Appendix

    720 x 480 856 x 480 720p 960 x 720 1280 x 720 1080i 1920 x 1080 * The tables are for reference only. The actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor you use. GV-RX365512H Graphics Accelerator - 40 -...

  • Page 41: Regulatory Statements

    "end of life" product. Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive Statement GIGABYTE products have not intended to add and safe from hazardous substances (Cd, Pb, Hg, Cr+6, PBDE and PBB). The parts and components have been carefully selected to meet RoHS requirement.
  • Page 42 China Restriction of Hazardous Substances Table The following table is supplied in compliance with China's Restriction of Hazardous Substances (China RoHS) requirements: GV-RX365512H Graphics Accelerator - 42 -...

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