AMD ATI RADEON HD 2600 User Manual

ATI Radeon™ HD

2600 Series

User’s Guide

P/N 137-41353-10

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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.

• Compatibility—This option card is for use only with IBM AT or compatible UL Listed personal computers that have Installation Instructions detailing user installation of card cage accessories.

• Grounding—For continued protection against risk of electric shock and fire, this accessory should be installed only in products equipped with a three-wire grounding plug, a plug having a third (grounding) pin. This plug will only fit into a grounding-type power outlet. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, contact your electrician to replace the obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding-type plug.

• Secure Attachment—All card securement pins shall be completely tightened as to provide continuous bonding between the option card and the PC chassis.

• Lightning—For added protection for this product during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet, and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent damage to the product due to lightning and power-line surges.

• Power Lines—An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits.

Note: This graphics card is for use only with compatible UL Listed personal computers that have installation instructions detailing user installation of card cage accessories.

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

System Requirements 1

Installing the Graphics Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Before You Begin 3 Record the Serial and Part Numbers 3 Uninstall Old Graphics Drivers 4 Install the Graphics Card 5

Installing and Configuring Displays . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Connections 7 Adapters 7 Supported Display Connections 8 Connecting and Configuring Displays 9

Installing Software and Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

ATI Catalyst™ Control Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Help 14

Using TV Display and Capture Features. . . . . . . 15

Viewing the PC’s Display on TV or HDTV 15 Connecting to a TV, VCR, or HDTV 16 Capturing Video 28 Avivo™ Video Converter 31

CrossFire™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Basic Requirements 35 Installing CrossFire™ Graphics Cards 35 Enabling CrossFire™ 39

Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Troubleshooting 41 Determine the System Card Bus Type 44 Updating your AGP Motherboard/Chipset Drivers 45 Reinstalling Drivers 47 Product Registration 48 Customer Care 48 Additional Accessories 49 Compliance Information 50

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Introduction

This guide will help you get your hardware and software installed. Use the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center to access the comprehensive help system, generate a problem report, and get the software version information.

System Requirements

Hardware • AMD Athlon® or Intel® Pentium® 4

• 512MB of system memory; 1GB or more for best performance.

• Optical drive for installation software (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive).

• A 550 Watt or better power supply. For a list of certified power supplies, see ati.amd.com/certifiedpsu

ATI CrossFire™ Requirements

To implement an ATI CrossFire™ configuration using the ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 Series, requires:

• A ATI CrossFire™ certified motherboard with two (2) PCI Express® x16 slots and correct PCIe™ chipset driver.

• A second ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 Series graphics card.

• Two ATI CrossFire™ internal bridge interconnects.

• A specialized PCI Express® 550 watt or greater power supply. Consult your computer system manual to ensure the power supply is designed to accommodate a high-end graphics card with a peak dissipation above 150 watts.

For an up-to-date listing of ATI CrossFire™ certified motherboards, see

• ati.amd.com/products/certification

For an up-to-date listing of certified power supplies, see:

• ati.amd.com/certifiedpsu

Installing the Graphics Card

This topic guides you through the installation of the graphics card.

Before You Begin

Before you begin installing the graphics card, do the following.

• Record the Serial and Part Numbers on page 3.

• Uninstall Old Graphics Drivers on page 4.

When you have completed the above procedures, do the following:

Install the Graphics Card on page 5.

Record the Serial and Part Numbers

To register the graphics card, you need the serial number and part number printed on the graphics card.

1 Look for the serial number and part number on the graphics card.

Note: They are usually located on a sticker on the back of the card, and are shown in boldface and underlined in the illustration that follows.

Sample serial number and part number arrangement

2 Write down these numbers before installing the graphics card.

Uninstall Old Graphics Drivers

To ensure successful installation of the graphics card driver, uninstall the graphic drivers for the existing graphics card before removing the graphics card from the computer.

Depending on the operating system, choose either the Windows® XP or Windows Vista™ uninstall procedure:

• Uninstall old graphics drivers (Windows® XP) on page 4.

• Uninstall old graphics drivers (Windows Vista™) on page 4.

Uninstall old graphics drivers (Windows® XP)

1 With the current graphics card still in the computer, close all open

applications.

2 From the Control Panel, select Add/Remove Programs. 3 Select the current graphics card drivers, and then click Add/Remove.

The Wizard helps remove the current display drivers. Note: If the previously installed graphics card has any additional

software installed, it may also be removed at this point. For example, DVD player or multimedia applications.

4 Turn off the system after removing the drivers.

Uninstall old graphics drivers (Windows Vista™)

1 With the current graphics card still in the computer, close all open

applications.

2 From Control Panel, double-click Programs and Features, and

then select the graphics card driver from the list of software programs.

3 Click Uninstall. 4 If the Programs and Features uninstall confirmation dialog

appears, click Note: If the previously installed graphics card has any additional

software installed, it may also be removed at this point. For example, DVD player or multimedia applications.

Yes.

5 Turn off the system after removing the drivers.

Install the Graphics Card

1 Make sure the computer, monitor, and other peripheral devices are

off.

2 Unplug the computer power cord and disconnect cables from the back

of the computer. Caution! To avoid possible damage to the motherboard, wait

approximately 20 seconds after unplugging the power cord before disconnecting a peripheral or removing a component from the motherboard.

3 Remove the computer cover.

If necessary, consult the computer manual for help removing the cover.

Caution! To avoid possible damage to the computer components, discharge your body’s static electricity by touching the power supply case or the metal surface of the computer chassis.

4 Remove any existing graphics cards from the computer.

Warning! Some graphics cards can get hot while operating. Wait about five minutes after turning off the computer before touching the card.

5 Locate the appropriate slot for the graphics card and, if necessary,

remove the metal back-plate cover. Note: High-performance graphics cards require good airflow to

prevent overheating. Ensure adequate airflow around the card.

6 Align the graphics card with the slot and press it in firmly until the

card is fully seated.

7 Fasten the graphics card securely. 8 Make sure the cables are not interfering with anything inside the

computer (for example, a cooling fan) and then replace the computer cover.

9 Reconnect any cables you have disconnected, connect the monitors,

and then plug in the computer and monitor power cords.

10 Turn on the monitor and then the computer.

Note: For troubleshooting information, see

Reference on page 41.

Note: For information on connecting monitors, see Installing and

Configuring Displays on page 7.

Note: If you are installing a CrossFire™ configuration, see

CrossFire™ on page 35.

Installing and Configuring Displays

Connections

The following illustrate the typical connections on the ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 Series graphics card. The connections available may vary between models of this series graphics card.

ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 Series Connections

Legend 1 DVI-I Dual Link connection (Provides audio and video digital

signals. It provides HDMI™ output that is compatible with most HDMI™ devices.)

2 S-Video connection (Video In/Video Out) 3 SVGA connection

Adapters

The following illustrates the adapters you can use to connect the graphics card to other display devices.

ATI DVI-to-VGA Adapter

ATI DVI to HDMI™ Adapter The HDMI™ adapter is a proprietary adapter

manufactured and sold by AMD approved manufacturers (like Wieson Technologies Co., Ltd.) that has a specific detection mechanism to allow properly configured graphics cards to pass HDMI™ signals through a DVI connection to an HDMI™ compliant device.

ATI DVI-to-HDTV Adapter

ATI 9-Pin Cable for Video Input/Video Output

ATI 9-pin HDTV Output Cable

Supported Display Connections

To ensure the highest possible performance, only one display device is supported when ATI CrossFire™ is active. When ATI CrossFire™ is active other display devices connected to the other connections on both graphics cards are rendered inactive.

If additional displays are required when ATI CrossFire™ is active, use either SurroundView™ (included on the installation CD, custom software install) or an additional graphics card.

The graphics card provides hardware support for DVI-I and VGA monitors, and HDMI™ HDTVs (using a DVI-to-HDMI™ adapter). It also provides TV output via the S-Video (VIVO) connection in composite, S-Video, and component TV formats.

The following table shows display configurations available when ATI CrossFire™ is not enabled.

Display Connections

Cathode ray tube analog display

LCD display • DVI-I connection and DVI cable

TV • DVI cable and DVI-to-HDTV adapter and RCA cables

HDTV display • DVI connection and DVI cable

HDMI™ HDTV • DVI connection and DVI-to-HDMI™ adapter and HDMI™

• SVGA connection and VGA cable

• DVI-I connection and DVI-I-to-VGA adapter

• S-Video connection and S-Video cable

• S-Video connection and ATI 9-Pin HDTV Output Cable and RCA cablest

• DVI cable and DVI-to-HDTV adapter and RCA cables

• S-Video connection and ATI 9-Pin HDTV Output Cable and RCA cables

• S-Video connection and S-Video cable

cable

Connecting and Configuring Displays

Connect the monitor

1 Make sure the computer and monitor are off. 2 Plug the monitor cables into their appropriate connectors. 3 Power on the monitors first and then restart that computer so that

Windows® can detect the new hardware settings.

4 When the New Hardware Found Wizard appears, at the appropriate

prompt insert the installation CD to load the drivers for the graphics card.

Once the drivers and software have been installed, configure the display.

Configure the display

1 Navigate to the Control Panel and choose Display, or right-click on

the desktop and choose

Properties.

2 Choose the Settings tab and select the screen resolution and color

depth that best suit your requirements and your display’s performance.

3 Click Advanced and then select the Monitor tab. 4 Choose a refresh rate from the drop-down list.

Caution! Choosing a refresh rate unsupported by your display may damage your display. Consult your display’s documentation if necessary.

5 Click OK to return to the desktop.

Once you have configured the main display you can configure any other displays that are connected.

6 To configure another display, do the following:

a) From the

Display.

b) To access the basic multi-monitor configuration settings, click

the c) Select the d) Click e) Set the

for the second monitor. Click

values.

Note: When using multiple monitors with the graphics card, one monitor will always be the will be designated as

Note: You can also enable and configure multiple monitors using the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center.

Start menu click Control Panel, and then click

Settings tab .

Monitor icon identified by the number 2.

Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor.

Screen Resolution and Color Quality as appropriate

Apply or OK to apply these new

Primary display. Any additional monitors

Secondary.

Installing Sof tware and Drivers

Software is provided to take advantage of all the features of your ATI graphics card, including:

• Graphics card driver

• ATI Catalyst™ Control Center

• HydraVision™ software (included in the Custom install)

• SurroundView™ software (included in the Custom install)

• Avivo™ video converter software (included in the Custom install)

Install the software

To install or remove the drivers, you must have administrator rights or be logged on as a user with administrator rights.

Make sure your monitor cable is properly connected before you begin.

Note: The installation dialog displays in English if your operating system’s language is not supported.

1 Insert the ATI installation CD into the computer.

If Windows® runs the CD automatically, proceed to step 3.

2 Double-click the CD, double-click ATISETUP, and then click OK. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions, and then select either Express or

Custom Install.

Note: Not all software components are installed using the Express installation. Custom installation allows you to select individual software components for installation.

Tip! If the installer fails to install the driver or you have a software conflict, you can download the latest software from then install it.

ati.amd.com and

A TI Cat alyst™ Control Center

The ATI Catalyst™ Control Center is software that provides access to the display features of the graphics card. Use the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center to fine-tune your graphics settings, enable or disable connected display devices, and change the orientation of the desktop. Many features display previews of the changes before they are applied.

The ATI Catalyst™ Control Center offers two views:

• Basic View is a simplified view that includes wizards to get the inexperienced user up and running.

• Advanced View allows the experienced user to configure the complete feature set of the software.

You can customize the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center for easy access to the features you use most.

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