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- Page 1 RADEON™ X800 Series User’s Guide P/N 137-40621-10...
- Page 2 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 3 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.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Introduction ....... 1 System Requirements External Connectors Using Multiple Displays ..... 3 Connecting Your Monitors Display Configurations ATI’s CATALYST™... - Page 6 Using TV Display Alone Using Games and Applications NTSC/PAL Support for RADEON™ X800 Introduction Using Your ATI HDTV Video Cable Capturing Video Connecting your media device for video capture Setting the Windows® Volume Control Troubleshooting ......47 Uninstalling Old Graphics Card Software Windows®...
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Page 7: Introduction
CHAPTER 1: Introduction System Requirements Hardware • Intel® Pentium® 4; AMD Athlon® or compatible. • 128 MB of system memory; 256 MB or more for best performance. • Motherboard with free PCI Express slot and correct PCIe chipset-driver. • CD-ROM drive (for installation software). •... -
Page 9: Using Multiple Displays
CHAPTER 2: Using Multiple Displays Connecting Your Monitors Your RADEON™ X800 provides hardware support for one DVI-I monitor or two VGA monitors using the supplied DVI-I-to-VGA adapter. A TV can also be used to expand your desktop by using the S-Video out. Connections and Adapters for the RADEON™... - Page 10 Connections and Adapters for the RADEON™ X800 Card DVI-I Backplate Connection. To connect a flat panel, plug the monitors DVI-I connector into the DVI-I connection. Note: If you use multiple monitors, the RADEON™ X800 card must be the primary graphics card. Normally, the system BIOS determines which graphics card will be the primary.
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Page 11: Display Configurations
Display Configurations 5 Display Configurations Your RADEON™ X800 graphics accelerator card provides dual display functionality and TV Out. The following table lists the different ways you can connect displays to your card. Display Connector(s) Comments Configuration Used Single CRT VGA connector OR CRT- cathode ray tube analog display. - Page 12 6 Display Configurations...
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Page 13: Ati's Catalyst™ Software Suite
Introduction 7 CHAPTER 3: ATI’s CATALYST™ Software Suite Introduction This chapter describes using the advanced multiple-monitor and 3D graphics features in ATI’s CATALYST™ Software Suite. Features Multiple Displays and 3D Gaming ATI’s CATALYST™ Software Suite provides multiple-display functionality, and its advanced graphic features, such as SMARTSHADER™... -
Page 14: Ati Displays Tab
8 ATI Displays Tab To access the Display Properties dialog, right-click on the desktop or navigate through Windows® Control Panel , which is located in the Start menu. 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 15 ATI Displays Tab 9 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.
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Page 16: Dynamic Display Reassignment
10 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 17: Ati Color Tab
ATI Displays Tab 11 • 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 18 12 ATI Displays Tab ATI Color Tab: Desktop Settings...
- Page 19 ATI Displays Tab 13 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 20 14 ATI Displays 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.
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Page 21: Hotkeys
ATI Displays Tab 15 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 22: Color Hotkeys Settings
16 ATI Displays 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 23 ATI Displays Tab 17 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.
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Page 24: Ati Options Tab
18 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 25: Ati Rotation Tab
ATI Rotation Tab 19 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 26 20 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.
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Page 27: Rotation Hotkeys
ATI Rotation Tab 21 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 28: Ati Overlay Tab
22 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 29: Clone Mode Settings
ATI Overlay Tab 23 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 30 24 ATI Overlay Tab Note: These settings apply to video content viewed when you are in dual-controller Clone mode, and not single-display or extended desktop configurations. 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.
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Page 31: Ati Smartgart™ Tab
ATI Overlay Tab 25 Clone Mode Options Same as source The aspect ratio of the source video is maintained for full video screen display. Note: that this option may result in black bars on either the horizontal or vertical sides of the video display. - Page 32 26 ATI Overlay Tab SMARTGART™ Tab SMARTGART™ Tab Set AGP Speed Sets the AGP bus speed. Your computer must be slider rebooted for changes to take effect. The speed available on the slider are dependent on your motherboard’s chipset and design. Current AGP Indicates the current AGP speed.
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Page 33: Ati 3D Tab
ATI 3D Tab 27 SMARTGART™ Tab Retest All button Retests all graphics bus capabilities. All tests and diagnostics are initiated immediately following a system restart. Any settings that have previously been set to Off will be turned on, providing the test passes. When using the Retest All button, problems can arise if the user enables a secondary graphics card (in a multiple monitor environment) after the operating system has loaded. - Page 34 28 ATI 3D Tab 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 ATI 3D Tab Current Settings Shows the current settings for either Direct 3D® or OpenGL®, whichever is selected. Profiles for Allows you to save a unique profile of the custom settings you have selected. Once you have completed making your custom settings, click OK in the Custom Properties dialog.
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Page 36: Custom Properties Dialog
30 ATI 3D Tab Custom Properties Dialog Custom Properties Dialog Custom Properties Dialog: OpenGL® or Direct 3D® SMOOTHVISION™ SMOOTHVISION™ (Anti-Aliasing) improves image 2.1 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 37 ATI 3D Tab 31 Custom Properties Dialog: OpenGL® or Direct 3D® SMOOTHVISION™ Anisotropic filtering uses a texture filtering technique 2.1 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 38 32 ATI 3D Tab 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.
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Page 39: Direct 3D® Compatibility Settings
ATI 3D Tab 33 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 40: Opengl® Compatibility Settings
34 ATI 3D Tab 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 41: Ati Vpu Recover Tab
ATI 3D Tab 35 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 42 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.
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Page 55: Using Tv Display And Capture Features
Using TV Out 37 CHAPTER 4: Using TV Display and Capture Features Using TV Out Viewing Your PC’s Display on a TV Your RADEON™ X800 has TV Out capability. You can attach your graphics card to a TV and monitor at the same time. You can also connect it to your VCR and record your monitor’s display. - Page 56 38 Using TV Out 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). Refer to the illustration.
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Page 57: Starting Windows® With Tv Display Enabled
Using TV Out 39 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. During start up, your RADEON™ X800 will go through a sequence of mode settings, during which your TV display will remain blank. -
Page 58: Adjusting Monitor Display
40 Using TV Out Adjusting Monitor Display The size of the display on your monitor may become smaller and not perfectly centered when you have TV display enabled. These effects are caused by the changes required to provide a proper display on the TV. Use the controls available on the Adjustments tab on the Monitor Properties page (accessible by clicking on the Monitor button on the ATI... -
Page 59: Using Tv Display Alone
Using TV Out 41 In the Screen Size section, click on the plus (+) button beside the horizontal arrowheads to increase the horizontal size of the TV display. Click OK or Apply to save the changes you have made. You can also reduce edge distortion by increasing the TV’s contrast. Increasing the contrast of a TV display Access the Display Properties dialog by right-clicking on the desktop or navigating through Windows®... -
Page 60: Introduction
42 Introduction Introduction View computer output directly on your High Definition Television (HDTV) or other component input device. Provide a big-screen experience for your computer that is ideal for playing games, giving presentations, watching movies, and browsing the Internet. HDTV uses YPbPr connectors to receive input. YPbPr stands for the following: •... -
Page 61: Using Your Ati Hdtv Video Cable
Introduction 43 ATI HDTV 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). Installing your ATI HDTV video cable Turn on your component input device, and set it to YPbPr input. -
Page 62: Capturing Video
44 Capturing Video system will reduce the resolution to the closest supported timing. Click the Advanced button, then click the Displays tab. Click the YPbPr tab. Click OK . Click the Advanced button. Click the Adapter tab, then click the List All Modes button. Click 640 x 480 . -
Page 63: Connecting Your Media Device For Video Capture
Capturing Video 45 Connecting Your Video Device to Your RADEON™ X800 Card Composite In and Out Connectors. Recommended connector for best picture quality. S-Video In and Out Connectors. ATI Graphics Card Video In/Video Out Cable Typical Video In of TV, VCR, or Camcorder connections Typical Video Out of TV, VCR, or Camcorder connections Connecting your media device for video capture Use the Video In/Video Out Cable to connect to a TV, VCR, or Camcorder. -
Page 64: Setting The Windows® Volume Control
Note: S-Video and Composite extension cables are available from a consumer electronics dealer Start your video capture software in record mode. For more information see the documentation that came with your video capture software. Power on your TV or hit Play on your TV or VCR. Note: To capture sound, you must connect the Line Out of your media device to the Line In of your sound card. -
Page 65: Uninstalling Old Graphics Card Software
Uninstalling Old Graphics Card Software 47 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 66: Installing The Catalyst™ Software Suite
48 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 67: Solution Selector
Solution Selector 49 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 68 50 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 69 Solution Selector 51 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.
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Page 71: Fcc Compliance Information
Compliance Information FCC Compliance Information This RADEON product complies with FCC Rules art 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 72: 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 75: Index
Index Numerics custom settings performance profiles quality 3D applications settings adjusting overlays AGP bus speed setting application profiles creating ATI Overlay tab ATI taskbar applications disabling enabling brightness color settings video overlay capture video card specification information Catalyst version number CATALYST Software installing Clone Mode... - Page 76 color preview color settings color profile, profile color color settings brightness color preview contrast desktop gamma Hotkeys profiles Compliance information Low Voltage Directive for TV-tuner-equipped products contrast color settings TV display video overlay Copy-protection DVDs, DVDs Copy-protection custom settings desktop color settings display corruption high resolution...
- Page 77 games TV display gaming performance, performance gaming gamma color settings video overlay gamma correction graphics card resetting through VPU Recover 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...
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Page 78: Video Overlay
primary display clone mode profiles color color settings 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 SMARTGART Fast Write... - Page 79 horizontal size TV Out uninstall old graphics drivers Uninstalling old graphics card software video capture Video overlay definition video overlay brightness contrast gamma saturation Volume control VPU Recover Windows volume control YPbPr YPbPr connector Z-Buffer depth explicitly setting...