ATI RADEON X1900 User Manual

Radeon® X1900

Series

User’s Guide

P/N 137-40973-10

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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 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.

• Antenna Installation - When installing an outside antenna system, extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits, as contact with them may be fatal.

- All card securement pins shall be completely

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Table of Contents

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

Radeon® X1900 Series Features 1

Graphic Features 1 System Requirements 4 External Connectors 4

Before You Begin 5

Record Your Serial and Part Numbers 5 Uninstall Previous Graphics Card Drivers 5

Installing Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Graphics Card Bus Types 7 Basic Graphics Card Installation 7 Advanced Installation: AGP 9 Advanced Installation: PCIe™ 11 Connecting Devices 13

Using Multiple Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Connecting Your Monitors 15

Display Configurations 17

Installing Software and Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Installing Drivers and Software in Windows® 19

Software Installation Prerequisites 19 Monitor Configuration 20 Reinstalling Drivers 21 Installing the Catalyst™ Software Suite 22

Catalyst™ Control Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Launching Catalyst™ Control Center 25

Launching Catalyst™ Control Center Using the Start Menu 25

Other Quick Launch Access Points 26 Catalyst™ Control Center Dashboard 28 Create a Custom View 29 Hotkeys Manager 29 Profiles Manager 31 Preferences 33 Help 35 Information Center 36 Displays Manager 38 Displays Manager Advanced View 39 Display Options 43 Monitor Properties 46 Monitor Attributes 47 Digital Panel Properties 48 Attributes 49 Avivo™ Color 51 HDTV Support 52 3D 55 Standard Settings 56 Anti-aliasing 57 Set the Anti-Aliasing preference manually 58 Adaptive Anti-aliasing 59 Anisotropic Filtering 60 Catalyst™ A.I. 62 Mipmap Detail Level 63 All Settings 65 Set the Anti-Aliasing preference manually 66 API Specific 68 Color 70 Color Desktop 71 Color - FullScreen 3D 74 Avivo™ Video for Radeon® Series starting from 9500 75 Standard Settings 76

Adjustments 77

Video Overlay Theater Mode 79

Deinterlacing 80 VPU Recover 85 CrossFire™ 87

Using TV Display and Capture Features . . . . . . . 95

Using TV Out 95

Viewing Your PC’s Display on a TV 95

Connecting to a TV 95

Using a Monitor vs. Using TV Display 96

Viewing Text on a TV 97 Using a TV as the Only Display 97 Using Games and Applications 97

Connecting to HDTV 97

Using Your ATI HDTV Video Cable 99

CrossFire™ FAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Using the Radeon® X1900 Series with CrossFire™ 105

CrossFire™ Overview 105

Allowable CrossFire™ System Components 105

CrossFire™ Rendering Modes 105

SuperTiling 106 Scissor Mode 107 Alternate Frame Rendering (AFR) Mode 108 Super Anti-aliasing Mode 109

Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Troubleshooting 113 Product Registration 117 Customer Care 117 Getting Additional Accessories 119 Compliance Information 119

FCC Compliance Information 119 Industry Canada Compliance Statement 120 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive Compliance 120

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Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

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Radeon® X1900 Series Features 1

CHAPTER 1:

Introduction

Congratulations on the purchase of your ATI Radeon® X1900 Series graphics card. We hope that you will enjoy countless hours of trouble-free computing.

Radeon® X1900 Series Features

Graphic Features

• Native PCI Express® X16 bus support.

• 256MB or 512 MB GDDR3 on-board memory.

• Full support for Microsoft® DirectX® Shader Model 3.x.

• High performance Ultra-Threaded shader engine.

• Eight vertex shader processors.

• Forty-eight pixel shader processors.

• 512-bit internal ring-bus memory controller.

• 256-bit 8-channel memory interface.

• Native PCI Express® x16 bus interface.

SmoothVision™

• Full-scene anti-aliasing method that smooths uneven edges and improves blurred images.

• 2x/4x/6x Anti-aliasing modes with a loss-less compression up to a ratio of 6:1 at all resolutions.

• 2x/4x//8x/16x Anisotropic Filtering modes with up to 128-tap texture filtering.

HyperZ™

• Ensures optimal hardware performance by discarding irrelevant object data that is not visible to the user.

• Conserves video memory bandwidth.

• Loss-less Z-buffer compression

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• Z Cache optimized for real-time shadow rendering.

VideoShader™

• Seamlessly integrates pixel shaders with video in real time.

• All format DTV/HDTV decoding.

• Adaptive Per-Pixel- De-interlacing and Frame Rate Conversion.

512-bit Ring Bus Memory Controller

• Programmable intelligent arbitration logic.

• New fully associative texture, color, and Z/stencil cache designs.

• Hierarchal Z-buffer with Early Z test.

• Lossless Z Compression (up to 48.1)

• Fast Z-Buffer Clear.

• Z Cache optimized for real-time shadow rendering.

• Optimized for performance at high display resolutions, including widescreen HDTV resolutions.

Ultra-Threaded Shader Engine

• Support for Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 programmable vertex and pixel shaders in hardware.

• Full speed 128-bit floating point processing.

• Up to 512 simultaneous pixel threads.

• Dedicated branch execution units for high performance dynamic branching and flow control.

• Dedicated texture address units for improved efficiency.

• High resolution texture support (up to 4k x 4k).

• Up to 1,536 instructions per rendering pass.

• 3Dc+ texture compression

• High quality 4:1 compression for normal maps and luminance

maps.

• Works with any single-channel or two-channel data format.

• Multiple Render Target (MRT) support.

• Render-to-vertex buffer support.

• Complete feature set also supported in OpenGL® 2.0

Radeon® X1900 Series Features 3

High Dynamic Range (HDR) Rendering

• 64-bit floating point HDR supported throughout the pipeline

• Includes support for blending and multi-sample anti-aliasing.

• High precision 10:10:10:2 integer format support.

• Includes support for blending and multi-sample anti-aliasing.

• 2x/4x/6x Anti-Aliasing modes

• Sparse multi-sample algorithm with gamma correction, programmable sample patterns, and centroid sampling.

• New Adaptive Anti-Aliasing modes.

• Temporal Anti-Aliasing mode.

• Lossless Color Compression (up to 6:1) at all resolutions, including widescreen HDTV resolutions.

• 2x/4x/8x/16x Anisotropic Filtering modes

• Up to 128-tap texture filtering.

• Adaptive algorithm with performance and quality options.

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System Requirements

Hardware • Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon®.

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

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

• Specialized PCI Express® 450 watt or greater power supply recommended. Consult your computer system manual to ensure the power supply is designed to accommodate a high-end graphics card with a peak dissipation above 75 watts.

Operating System

Monitor • High-resolution MultiSync or multi-frequency monitors

CrossFire™ Compatibility

• Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2).

• Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition.

• Windows® 2000.

•Windows® Vista.

or any other type of VGA monitor.

• Digital flat-panel (DFP) displays or digital CRT display.

If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of a CrossFire™ system, the following is required:

• A CrossFire™ certified motherboard with two (2) PCI Express® X16 slots and correct PCIe™ chipset driver.

(See

ati.com/crossfire for a list of CrossFire™

certified motherboards.)

• a CrossFire™ Edition graphics card from the same product series that works as the Master graphics card.

More information on the requirements for each of these components can be found within the CrossFire™ FAQ.

External Connectors

• Dual DVI-I output.

• S-Video output or Video In/Video Out (VIVO) connection.

Before You Begin 5

Before You Begin

Before you begin installing your new graphics card, please do the following.

Record Your Serial and Part Numbers

The serial number and 102 part number printed on the graphics card are required for registration. They are located on a sticker on the back of the card.

Write the numbers, shown in bold above, down before installing your new ATI product.

Serial number (S/N)

102 part number (P/N)

Uninstall Previous Graphics Card Drivers

To ensure the successful installation of your new Radeon® X1900 Series card, you must uninstall the drivers for the existing graphics card before removing it from your computer.

To uninstall previous drivers

With your current graphics card still in your computer:

1 Close all applications that are currently running. 2 Navigate to the Control Panel and select Add/Remove Programs. 3 Select your current graphics card drivers and select Add/Remove.

The wizard will help you remove your current display drivers. Note: If the previously installed graphics card has any additional

software installed, it should also be removed at this point.

6 Before You Begin

4 Restart your system after the drivers have been removed.

Graphics Card Bus Types 7

CHAPTER 2:

Installing Hardware

This chapter will guide you through the physical installation of your new Radeon® graphics card.

Graphics Card Bus Types

There are three possible card bus types. See the illustration below to determine if you have an AGP, PCI, or PCI Express® (PCIe™) graphics card.

AGP, PCI, and PCIe™ Graphics Cards

Bus Types

AGP card and AGP expansion slot

PCI card and PCI expansion slot

PCIe™ card and PCIe™ expansion slot

Basic Graphics Card Installation

There are two types of installation. If your Radeon® graphics card does not require a separate connection to the computer’s power supply, foll ow th e Basic Install instructions below. If your graphics card requires a separate connection to the computer’s power supply, follow the Advanced Install instructions for either AGP or PCIe, as appropriate.

8 Basic Graphics Card Installation

Radeon® graphics cards that require a connection to the computer’s power supply will have a power cable connected to them.

Installing the Radeon® graphics card

1 Turn off the computer, monitor, and other peripheral devices. 2 Unplug the computer’s power cord and disconnect all cables from the

back of your computer.

WARNING - Wait approximately 20 seconds after unplugging the

power cord before disconnecting a peripheral or removing a component from the motherboard to avoid possible damage to the motherboard.

3 Remove the computer cover.

If necessary, consult your computer’s manual for help in removing the cover.

WARNING - Remember to discharge your body’s static electricity by

touching the power supply or the metal surface of the computer chassis.

4 Unscrew or unfasten and remove any existing graphics card from

your computer. Note: If your computer has an on-board graphics capability, you may

need to disable it on the motherboard. For more information, see your computer documentation.

5 Locate the appropriate slot and, if necessary, remove the metal back-

plate cover.

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

the card is fully seated.

7 Screw in or fasten the graphics card securely and replace the

computer cover.

8 Reconnect any cables you have disconnected and plug in the

computer’s power cord.

9 Turn on the monitor and then your computer.

Advanced Installation: AGP 9

Advanced Installation: AGP

There are two types of installation. If your graphics card does not require a separate connection to the computer’s power supply, follo w th e

Install

instructions. If your graphics card require a separate connection to

the computer’s power supply, follow the

Advanced Install instructions

for either AGP or PCIe™, as appropriate. Graphics cards that require connection to the computer’s power supply will

have a power cable connected in the upper-right corner of the card.

Consult your system builder or OEM to ensure that your system has an

adequate power supply. Generally, ATI recommends a 300 watt power supply or greater to ensure normal system operation where a number of other internal devices are installed.

Basic

Graphic Card Installation

Radeon® Graphics Card

Power Supply

Hard Drive

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Power Cable Connector

4-Pin Power Connection

Power Extension Cable: Power Connector to Graphics Card

Power Extension Cable: Power Connector to Hard Drive

Power Extension Cable: Power Connector to Power Supply

Hard Drive

Power Connector to Hard Drive

Installing the Radeon® graphics card

1 Turn off the computer, monitor, and other peripheral devices. 2 Unplug the computer’s power cord and disconnect all cables from the

back of your computer.

WARNING - Wait approximately 20 seconds after unplugging the

power cord before disconnecting a peripheral or removing a component from the motherboard to avoid possible damage to the motherboard.

3 Remove the computer cover.

If necessary, consult your computer’s manual for help in removing the cover.

WARNING - Remember to discharge your body’s static electricity by

touching the power supply or the metal surface of the computer chassis.

4 Unscrew or unfasten and remove any existing graphics card from

your computer. Note: If your computer has an on-board graphics capability, you may

need to disable it on the motherboard. For more information, see your computer documentation.

5 Locate the appropriate slot and, if necessary, remove the metal back-

plate cover.

Advanced Installation: PCIe™ 11

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

the card is fully seated.

7 Remove the power cable from the hard drive power connector. 8 Connect the power extension cable to the 4-pin power connection on

the graphics card.

9 Connect the power extension cable to the power supply. 10 Connect the power extension cable to the hard drive. 11 Screw in or fasten the graphics card securely. Make sure the cables

are not interfering with anything inside the computer (for example, a cooling fan) and replace the computer cover.

12 Reconnect any cables you have disconnected and plug in the

computer’s power cord.

13 Turn on the monitor, and then your computer.

Your computer will beep, possibly show a warning message on your

display, and the boot process will stop if the graphics card is not correctly connected to the power supply.

Advanced Installation: PCIe™

There are two types of installation. If your Radeon® graphics card does not require a separate connection to the computer’s power supply, foll ow th e

asic Install instructions. If your graphics card require a separate

connection to the computer’s power supply, follow the instructions for either AGP or PCIe™, as appropriate.

Radeon® graphics cards that require connection to the computer’s power supply will have a power cable connected to them.

Consult your system builder or OEM to ensure that your system has an

adequate power supply. A PCI Express® compatible system has a specialized 12V graphics card power connector. A 450 watt or greater power supply is recommended. Consult your computer system manual to ensure the power supply is designed to accommodate a high-end graphics card with a peak dissipation above 75 watts.

Advanced Install

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Graphics Card Installation

Radeon® Graphics Card

Power Supply

6-pin Power Cable Connector

6-pin Power Connection

Power connector to Graphics Card

Power connector to Power Supply

Installing the Radeon® graphics card

1 Turn off the computer, monitor, and other peripheral devices. 2 Unplug the computer’s power cord and disconnect all cables from the

back of your computer.

WARNING - Wait approximately 20 seconds after unplugging the

power cord before disconnecting a peripheral or removing a component from the motherboard to avoid possible damage to the motherboard.

Connecting Devices 13

3 Remove the computer cover.

If necessary, consult your computer’s manual for help in removing the cover.

WARNING - Remember to discharge your body’s static electricity by

touching the power supply or the metal surface of the computer chassis.

4 Unscrew or unfasten and remove any existing graphics card from

your computer. Note: If your computer has an on-board graphics capability, you may

need to disable it on the motherboard. For more information, see your computer documentation.

5 Locate the appropriate slot and, if necessary, remove the metal back-

plate cover.

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

the card is fully seated.

7 Screw in or fasten the graphics card securely. Make sure the cables

are not interfering with anything inside the computer (for example, a cooling fan) and replace the computer cover.

8 Reconnect any cables you have disconnected and plug in the

computer’s power cord.

9 Turn on the monitor, and then your computer.

Your computer will beep, possibly show a warning message on your

display, and the boot process will stop if the graphics card is not correctly connected to the power supply.

Connecting Devices

The following illustration shows typical connections found on ATI graphics cards:

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Connector Types

VGA Supports an analog CRT monitor. DVI-I Supports a digital monitor. VGA-DVI-I Adapter Supports an analog monitor on a DVI-I connection. S-Video In/Out Supports a TV, VCR, or Camcorder. CATV Supports a TV antenna or cable service. Composite Supports a TV, VCR, or Camcorder.

For more information about connecting to your All-in-Wonder® graphics card, see the AIW All-in-Wonder® Quick-Start Guide and the All-in-Wonder® User’s Guide located on the CD that came with your new All-in-Wonder® graphics card.

CHAPTER 3:

Using Multiple Displays

Connecting Your Monitors

Your Radeon® X1900 Series graphics card provides hardware support for two DVI-I monitors a DVI-I monitor and a VGA monitor using the supplied DVI-I-to-VGA adapter. It also provides TV output via an S-Video Out connector.

Connections and Adapters for the Radeon® X1900 Series Card 1 Standard VGA Monitor Connector. To connect a VGA monitor

2 DVI-I-to-VGA Adapter. 3 DVI-I Connection. To connect a digital display.

to the DVI-I connector, plug the supplied DVI-I-to-VGA adapter into the DVI-I connector, then plug your monitor cable into the adapter.

Note: If you use multiple monitors, the Radeon® X1900 Series card must be the primary graphics card. Normally, the system BIOS determines which graphics card will be the primary.

To connect your monitors

1 Power off your computer and monitors. 2 Plug the monitor cables into their appropriate connectors. 3 Power on your monitors first, and then restart your comp uter so that

Windows® can detect the new hardware settings.

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

prompt insert the ATI Installation CD to load the drivers for your

Radeon® X1900 Series card.

To set up a multi-monitor display

1 From the Start button click Control Panel, then Display. Click the

Settings tab to access the basic multi-monitor configuration settings. Note: ATI provides Catalyst™ Control Center software that

provides many additional configuration features. It can be accessed by clicking the Advanced button from the Display Properties > Settings tab.

2 Select the Monitor icon identified by the number 2. 3 Click Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor. 4 Set the Screen Resolution and Color Quality as appropriate for the

second monitor. Click Apply or OK to apply these new values.

• Refer to your Windows® online help and documentation for

further information on using the Settings tab.

Note: When you use multiple monitors with your card, one monitor will always be Primary. Any additional monitors will be designated as Secondary.

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Display Configurations

Your Radeon® X1900 Series graphics card provides dual display functionality. The following table lists the different ways you can connect displays to your card.

Display Configuration

Single DFP display

DFP Display* + DFP Display

DFP Display + HDTV

Single CRT display

CRT display + HDTV

DFP display + HDTV

CRT display + DFP display

Connector(s)

Comments

Used

DVI-I connector DFP - digital flat panel display.

DVI-I connectors

DVI-I connector + S-Video-toComponent adapter

DVI-I connector with DVI-I-to-VGA adapter

DVI-I-to-VGA adapter + Componet Adapter to HDTV (YPbPr) cable

DVI-I connector + HDTV cable (YPbPr)

DVI-I-to-VGA adapter + DVI-I connector

Using supplied S-Video to Component adapter.

CRT - cathode ray tube analog display.

HDTV (YPrPb) adpater

CRT display + CRT display

DVI-I-to-VGA adapter + DVI-I-toVGA adapter

The DVI-I connector can support a CRT display using the DVI-I-to-VGA adapter

Note: * Both DVI ports support dual-link DVI output compatible with single-link DVI flat panel displays as well as ultra-high resolution dual-link DVI flat panel displays.

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Installing Drivers and Software in Windows® 19

CHAPTER 4:

Installing Sof tware and Drivers

This chapter will guide you through the installation of the drivers and software associated with your Radeon® X1900 Series graphics card.

Installing Drivers and Software in Windows®

You will need to install the Radeon® X1900 Series drivers and software in the following cases:

• After you have installed the card in your system.

• After you have reinstalled or upgraded your operating system.

This procedure applies to Windows® XP.

Software Installation Prerequisites

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

Your operating system must be installed and running before you can install the Radeon® X1900 Series drivers. Also, make sure that you have installed Service Pack 2 for Windows® XP.

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

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

To install ATI drivers and software

Note: Optical drive refers to CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.

1 Start your system. When the Found New Hardware Wizard

appears, click Cancel. When the System Settings Change window asks you to restart your computer, click No.

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2 Run the ATISETUP utility. The ATISETUP utility will start

automatically when you insert the ATI Installation CD-ROM into your optical drive after the operating system has started. If your CDROM auto-run is not enabled or the ATISETUP utility does not start automatically:

a) Click the Start button in the task bar. b) Click Run. c) Select ATISETUP.EXE from the root directory of the ATI

Installation CD-ROM.

d) Click OK.

3 Click Install under Software Install. 4 Click Next. 5 Click Yes to the license agreement. ATI Easy Install will start the

Installation Wizard.

6 Follow the wizard’s on-screen instructions to complete the

installation.

The Express installation option is recommended. By selecting this option, the HydraVision™ multi-monitor and desktop management software will automatically be installed, along with the ATI driver. Not all software components are installed using the Express installation. Custom installation allows you to select individual software components for installation.

7 When the Setup Complete message appears, select Yes, I want to

restart my computer now and click Finish.

8 After the system reboots, the Found New Hardware message

displays Digital Signature Not Found. Click Yes or Continue to complete the driver installation.

Monitor Configuration

Once the drivers and software have been installed, you can configure your monitor..

Warning - Choosing a refresh rate unsupported by your monitor may

damage your monitor. Consult your monitor’s documentation if necessary.

Reinstalling Drivers 21

To configure your primary 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 monitor’s performance.

3 Click Advanced and select the Monitor tab. 4 Choose a refresh rate from the drop-down list. 5 Click OK to return to the desktop.

To set up a multi-monitor display

1 From the Start menu click Control Panel, then Display. Click the

Settings tab to access the basic multi-monitor configuration settings.

2 Select the Monitor icon identified by the number 2. 3 Click Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor. 4 Set the Screen Resolution and Color Quality as appropriate for the

second monitor. Click Apply or OK to apply these new values.

• Refer to your Windows® online help and documentation for

further information on using the Settings tab.

Note: When you use multiple monitors with your Radeon® X1900 Series card, one monitor will always be Primary. Any additional monitors will be designated as Secondary.

Note: You can also enable multiple monitors using ATI’s Catalyst™ Control Center.

Reinstalling Drivers

You can install new drivers or reinstall existing drivers if there was a Windows® conflict.

Reinstall the drivers at any time using the ATISETUP utility located on the ATI Installation CD-ROM. The ATISETUP utility will start automatically if you insert the ATI Installation CD-ROM into your optical drive after the operating system has started.

To manually reinstall drivers

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If your CD-ROM auto-run is not enabled and the ATISETUP utility does not start automatically, follow these steps.

1 In the Windows® task bar, click Start. 2 From the Start menu, select Run. 3 Browse to ATISETUP.EXE on the root directory of the ATI

Installation CD-ROM.

4 Click OK.

Installing the Catalyst™ Software Suite

ATI’s Catalyst™ Software Suite provides software required to enjoy all the features of your ATI graphics card. The Catalyst™ Software Suite has several distinct software elements, including:

• Driver

• Catalyst™ Control Center

• HydraVision™ (not included in the Express Install)

• Remote Wonder™ Software

• SurroundView™

To install the Catalyst™ software suite

Note: Optical drive refers to any drive capable of reading CD-ROM media.

1 Insert the ATI Installation CD-ROM into your optical drive.

If Windows® runs the CD-ROM automatically, proceed to step 5.

2 Click Start > Run. 3 Type the following: D:\ATISETUP

D is not your optical drive, substitute the correct drive letter.)

(If

4 Click OK. 5 Click Install under Software Install. 6 Click Next and click Yes to the license agreement. 7 Click ATI Easy Install to begin the Installation Wizard. 8 Follow the Wizard’s on-screen instructions, then choose either

Express or Custom Install.

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