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USER'S MANUAL

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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.

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Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet. The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions which may appear in this document nor does it make a commitment to update the information contained herein. Please do not remove any labels on VGA card , this may void the warranty of this VGA card.

Chapter 1 User’s Manual

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Table of Contents

1.INTRODUCTION

1.1. PREFACE ...................................................................................4

1.2. Overview ..................................................................................... 4

2.HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1. UNPACKING ...............................................................................5

2.2. BOARD LAYOUT ......................................................................... 6

2.3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION .......................................................7

3.SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

3.1Win98/98SE , WinME ,WinXP Driver And Utilities Installation ..........9

3.1.1 Operating system requirement ................................................9

3.1.2 DirectX installation ................................................................10

3.1.3 Driver installation ..................................................................12

3.1.4 Utilities on driver CD ............................................................. 15

3.1.5 Taskbar Icon ......................................................................... 16

3.1.6 Property pages ..................................................................... 23

3.2.WINDOWS NT 4.0 DRIVER INSTALLATION ..............................31

3.3.WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER INSTALLATION .................................. 32

3.4 BIOS FLASH UTILITY ................................................................ 32

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4.Troubleshooting Tips ................................................................................. 33

5.Appendix

5.1.How to refash the BIOS .............................................................. 34

5.2.Resolutions and Color Depth Table ............................................. 36

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1.1. PREFACE

along with the RADEON™ 7500 GPU provides high performance acceleration of today’s demand-

ing 3D graphic applications. Industry leading DVD playback,

1.2. KEY FEATURES

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1.INTRODUCTION

Gigabyte 7500 Series is a powerful and versatile graphic solution. 64MB of powerful DDR memory

User's Manual

n Powered by the RADEON™ 7500 GPU and 64MB DDR memory for

advanced 3D graphics

n Unique Hyper ZTM technology, enhence display memory bandwidth with 32

bit true color, and resolution up to 2048x1536. best for all 3D games

n Support of DirectX 8 ® and OpenGL® applications

n CHARISMA ENGINE™ supports full Transformation, Clipping and Lighting

(T&L) at 45 million triangles/second peak processing capability

n PIXEL TAPESTRY™ , the RADEON™ 7500 rendering engine, powers an

incredible 1.74 gigatexels/second for the highest fill rates in 32-bit at high

resolutions

n Supported V-Tuner for performance tweaker.

n Supported CRT, TV-out and S Video-out

n DVD playback with integrated motion compensation and iDCT

n Leading-edge HYDRA VISION technology supports traditional CRT monitors,

flat panel displays and TVs.

n VIDEO IMMERSION technology enables integration of industry-leading

digital video features, including advanced de-interlacing algorithms for

unprecedented video quality.

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2.HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1. UNPACKING

The GV-R7500L package contains the following:

l The GV-R7500L graphics accelerator

l This USER'S MANUAL l DVD Player software included l Game CD x1 l Driver CD with V-Tuner utilities l S-Video cable l AV cable , S to AV adapter

WARNING!

Expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To protect them against

damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your

computer.

1. Turn off your computer and unplug power supply.

2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have one,

touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the power

supply case.

3. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the

components whenever the components are separated from the system.

The card contains sensitive electric components, which can be easily damaged by static

electricity, so the card should be left in its original packing until it is installed.

Unpacking and installation should be done on a grounded anti-static mat. The operator should

be wearing an anti-static wristband, grounded at the same point as the anti-static mat.

Inspect the card carton for obvious damage. Shipping and handling may cause damage to your

card. Be sure there are no shipping and handling damages on the card before proceeding.

MDO NOT APPLY POWER TO YOUR SYSTEM IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED ON THE

CARD.

MIn 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.

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2.2. BOARD LAYOUT

GV-R7500L (8Mx16 64MB DDRAM)

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TV-Ou t

VGA M onitor

C onnec tor

(15 pin )

NTSC / PAL TV

Proj ector

NTSC / PAL TV

Proj ector

Analo g LC D M onitor

Analo g M onitor

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4Pin

AV Outp ut

S-Vi deoO utput

VGA Output

7Pin

4Pin

7Pin

TV-o ut

VGA M onitor

C onnec tor

(15 pin )

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2.3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION

Installing Your Graphics card..

Now that you have prepared your computer, you are ready to install your graphics accelerator

card.

To install your graphics accelerator card:

1. Power off the computer and monitor, then

disconnect the display cable from the back of

your computer.

2. Remove the computer cover. If necessary,

consult your computer's manual for help in

removing the cover.

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3. Remove any existing graphics card from your

computer.

Or, if your computer has any on-board

graphics capability, you may need to disable it

on the motherboard. For more information,

see you computer documentation.

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4. Locate the AGP slot. If necessary,

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5. Replace the screw to fasten the card in place,

6. Plug the display cable into your card; then turn

remove the metal cover from this slot;

then align your Graphics card with the

AGP slot, and press it in firmly until the

card is fully eated.

GV-R750 0L Gra phics card

AGP Slot

and replace the computer cover.

GV-R7500L G raphics card

on the computer and monitor.

To TV or VCR

To VGA MONIT OR

You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the Graphics card driver. For detailed

instructions, select your operating system from the list below:

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3.SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

In this manual, we assume that your CD-ROM Drive letter to be Drive D:

3.1. WINDOWS®98 /98SE , WINDOWS ME and Windows XP DRIVER

AND UTILITIES INSTALLATION

The installation of Windows 98/98SE or Windows ME or 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"). Then you can follow guides to setup your GV-R7500L

driver (Please follow the subsection 3.1.3 "Step By Step Installation" to install the driver for your

graphics accelerator.

3.1.1.Operating system requirement

l If your OS is Microsoft Windows, when loading the GV-R7500L drivers for the

system, please make sure your system ( Windows 98/98SE or Windows ME)has

installed DirectX8.1 or later.

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l If you install the GV-R7500L drivers for the mainboard, which

consist of SIS, ALI or VIA chipsets, please install the appropriate Driver program for

that mainboard. Or please contact your motherboard nearest dealer for M/B Diver.

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3.1.2.DirectX Installation

Install Microsoft DirectX 8.1 to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Win98/98SE/ME to

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achieve better 3D performence.

Note: For software MPEG support in Win98/98SE or WinME, you must DirectX first install. MMust be install DirectX 8.1 (or later)

1. Installation DirectX Driver

Click "Install DirectX 8.1” Item.

2.Click "Yes" icon.

3.Click "Yes“ icon.

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4.Click "OK" item.

Then the DirectX 8.1 installation is completed.

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3.1.3.Driver Installation

The following is the step-by-step installation guide.

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Step 1: New Hardware Found

After GV-R7500L 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. Please

select "Do not install a driver" and press OK.

Step 2: Update Device Driver Wizard: Standard PCI Graphics Adapter(VGA)

Step 3: Update Device Driver Wizard: Finish

At this time, system will ask for your Windows CD in order to complete the VGA driver

installation.

If you don't have the CD, you can press C:\Windows\System directory.

Step 4: System Setting Change

1.Click "Next“ icon.

MDon’t click “Cancel”, because

the system will hang if you press it.

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2.Click "Finish“ icon.

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3.Click "NO“ icon.

After the system has finished loading, insert the GV-R7500L 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 5: Driver Setup

1. Click "Install Display Driver(Radeon

7500 Series).

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2.Click "Next".

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3.Click "Yes".

4. Click "Finish" to restart computer.

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3.1.4.Utilities on driver CD

The utilities include Display Driver and V-Tuner utilities. Please browse the driver CD for detail.

Other Utility (V-Tuner and Hydravision)

Follow the setup that showing on the screen to install the Utility.

A.Installing V-Tuner Utility

Click "V-Tuner” Item.

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B.Installing Hydravision Utility

Click "Hydravision Install” Item.

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3.1.5 Taskbar Icon

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After installation of the display drivers, you will find an GBT icon on the taskbar's status area.

Right-clicking this icon opens the GBT control panel, showing a menu composed of shortcute of the

graphics card's enhanced and other functions.

You may click the "Display Properties" item, and then click Settings. Click "Advanced" after clickng

Settings. Click the appropriate tab to change your display settings.

Right click the icon.

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You can link to GBT website for

updated information about the

graphics card, latest drivers,

and other information.

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V-Tuner (Overclock Utility)

V-Tuner lets you adjust the working frequency of the graphic engine and video memory (Core Clock

and Memory Clock)

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Display & Adjust

Core Clock

Display Core Clock

Link to the Websit of Gigabyte

Min V-Tuner

Help description

Close V-Tuner

Display Memory Clock

Display & Adjust

Memory Clock

Close V-Tuner To

system Tray

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VGA Info

VGA Info lists the relevant information about your card.

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Color Adjust

Color Adjust allows you to make color adjustments, such as brightness, contrast, and gamma

values for each or all of RGB colors.

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After installation of the display drivers, you will find an ATI icon on the taskbar's status area.

Clicking this icon open the ATi control panel.

1.Rotate Screen

2.Using Single Display

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HYDRAVISION

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HYDRAVISION™ and the Desktop Manager are activated whenever Windows® starts. Installing

HYDRAVISION™ adds menu options to the ATI Icon.

Click on the ATI icon to access the application's features and help, or to unload the HYDRAVISION

Desktop Manager.

3.Hydravision

HYDRAVISION™ is primarily software designed for multiple monitor settings. RADEON 7500 graphic

cards that have more than one display output can benefit fully from this software. A RADEON 7500

with only one display output can still take advantage of the many features of HYDRAVISION™.

HYDRAVISION™ installation enables the Desktop Manager and creates a Windows

program group for HYDRAVISION™ display management software.

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Desktop Management Controls :

The Desktop Management dialog lets you configure the behavior of windows and dialog boxes in

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a multiple monitor environment.

Window Control Single monitor windows - When his box is checked, windows are sized no larger than a single monitor. Windows that are placed on monitor splits are automatically relocated to the monitor on which most of the window appears. HydraVision Max button management - Allows you to control the behavior of the Windows Maximize button. When HydraVision is running, a HydraVision Max/Restore button appears in the upper-right corner of an application title bar. Clicking this button makes the active window maximize in one of two ways: Max to window corners causes windows to maximize to the monitor(s) that contain the window's upper-left and lower-right corners. Max to full desktop causes windows to maximize to the entire monitor array. Max child windows - Keeps windows generated by parent applications from splitting across monitors. The ability to keep child windows on a single monitor when maximized is extremely useful for editing multiple documents side-by-side in a parent application. The HydraVision application title bar button changes from a single square to two smaller squares when a window is in a HydraVision maximized state. Clicking the button again restores the active window to its default state as a single square. General Application position memory - Check this box to "remember" the size and location of application windows when they are closed and re-apply those settings when the application is re-opened. Automatically align monitors - You can manually define monitor placement from the Settings dialog in the Display Properties dialog box. When this box is checked, HydraVision will override user-defined monitor placement if the monitors are not evenly aligned. This control will work only if all monitors are running at the same resolution and your desktop is configured as a rectangle. Remove HydraVision title bar buttons - This box removes or restores the ATI title bar buttons from all applications. Remove MultiDesk system tray icon - This box removes or restores the MultiDesk system tray icon. ATI Logo - Click here to access the About dialog which provides software version information and a link to the ATI Technologies website.

Dialog Control Enable dialog repositioning - Toggles dialog control on and off. When this box is checked, you can choose to have dialog boxes appear on the parent application's monitor. If the parent application or associated monitor cannot be located, the dialog box defaults to monitor 1. Show on app's monitor - This forces all open dialog boxes to the monitor that originated the applications. Show at cursor - You can choose to have dialog boxes appear on the monitor in which the cursor is located. Show on monitor - You can choose to have dialog boxes always appear on a specific monitor in the array

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Load/Unload Desktop Manager - This button restores or removes the HydraVision Desktop Manager tracking program. Unloading the Desktop Manager returns display settings to Windows defaults. You should only select this option if you do not want to use any multiple monitor dialog box controls and window controls or hot keys. Desktop Manager will not reload automatically when Windows restarts. You will need to reload Desktop Manager from the Desktop Management dialog box. Load/Unload MultiDesk - This button restores or removes multiple desktop functionality. Individual Application Settings - This button allows you to specify, enable and disable desktop management settings for individual applications. To enable Individual Application Settings: Individual Application Settings override the global settings defined in the Desktop Management dialog box. MultiDesk Properties - This button gives access to all the MultiDesk Properties. Here you can enable, disable, and name active desktops. MultiDesk will not reload automatically when Windows restarts. You will need to reload MultiDesk

from the Desktop Management dialog box .

Hot Keys Controls

HydraVision allows you to specify hot key shortcuts for common operations such as starting applications and snapping applications to designated monitors. You can also disable all hot keys by checking the Disable hot keys box near the bottom of the Hot Keys dialog. Hot Keys only work if HydraVision is installed and loaded.

Create/Remove Hot Keys To create custom hot key sequences: Select a Modifier key (Shift, Alt, etc.). Select a Hot key, and the Hot key function you want this key combination to perform. Click Add to enter your new combination in the Assigned hot keys list box. Click Apply to activate assigned hot keys. ATI recommends that a modifier key be used with any function key (F1, F2, etc.) assigned as a hot key. This will prevent interference with the function of these keys in individual applications. To delete a hot key from the Assigned hot keys list box: Highlight the hot key you want removed. Click Remove. Click Apply.

Available Hot Keys You can use any assigned hot key at any time, from within any application, to change your display. SnapApp to Monitor allows you to move or "snap" active windows or dialogs from monitor to monitor for quick placement and viewing of desktop contents. HydraVision Popup Menu opens the HydraVision Desktop Management dialog. Run Application lets you start any application with a hot key. Gather All Windows to Monitor 1 allows you to find applications that are hidden or are open and

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lost on disabled monitors. Find Cursor locates the cursor on a busy or crowded desktop. Switch to desktop scheme (X) switches from one desktop scheme to another. Next Desktop allows you to move up to the next active desktop.

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Previous Desktop allows you to move down to the next active desktop. Jump to Desktop allows you to configure a specific desktop to jump to. Move Application to Desktop allows you to move an active application to a predetermined desktop. Restore and Tile Windows tiles all open applications on one display. Minimize all apps on current monitor minimizes all open applications on the current monitor. Maximize app to Monitor maximizes minimized applications to a predetermined monitor.

HydraFX

HydraFX is only available in Windows 2000 and Windows XP. HydraVision HydraFX adds visual effects to your desktop. Configure the visibility of dialogs and drop down menus. Configure dialogs for fade in when opened. Add a shadow effect to dialogs. Visibility of windows and application menus can be independently configured. A window can be given added depth by enabling Shadow support. Transparency Control:

3D Controls: Transparency Control Enable Transparency while dragging windows - Check this box to enable the Visibility slider. Use the slider to set the degree of visibility a window has when being dragged across the display. Enable Transparent menus - Check this box to enable the Visibility slider. Use the slider to set the degree of visibility application drop-down menus have. Enable Window fade-in - Check this box to cause an application window to slowly open or 'fade-in' to your desktop. 3D Controls Enable Shadow support - Check this box to enable the Shadow support sliders. The Visibility slider sets the degree of visibility of the shadow. The Shadow slider sets how big a shadow is added to an application window or dialog.

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3.1.6.Display Property pages

The screen shows the information of display adapter, color, the range of

display area and the refresh rate.

Setting(Resolutions and Color depth for windows)

The Setting properties page allows you to adjust the Direct 3D settings

You can move the slider to the

change resolution.

You can click the item to change

the color depth.

Click "Advanced" icon for adapter

and setting.

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Options Properties

n Version Information provides the Catalyst version

number, 2D version number and the driver build

information.

n Details button access to the Details tab which lists the

card's hardware details and driver information.

n Show D3D warning messages allows you to reactivate

any disabled graphics warning messages.

n Enable ATI taskbar icon application enables or dis-

ables the ATI taskbar icon. However, this feature must

be enabled for ATI hotkey support.

n Show ATI icon on taskbar adds or removes the ATI icon from the taskbar. n Disable quick resolution feature is accessible by left-clicking the ATI icon in the taskbar. n Reduce DVI frequency on high-resolution displays enables or disables to reduce the DVI

frequency when using high-resolution.

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OpenGL Properties:

The OpenGL properties page gives you complete control of the OpenGL settings.

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n SMOOTH THVISION II

n Texture Preference slider

n Mipmap Detail Level slider

n Main Settings slider

Moving the slider to the left will maximize application

performance, while moving the slider to the right will pro-

vide excellent 3D image quality. Moving this slider from one

position to the next changes the individual Custom Set-

tings sliders found below.

l Custom Settings checkbox

When Custom Settings is checked, the Main Settings

slider is disabled, allowing you to move each individual

slider in the Custom Settings section below. Setting the

individual sliders gives you complete control over your application experience. Using Custom

Settings is recommended for advanced users only.

l Anti-Aliasing checkbox improves image quality by removing jagged edges from 3D images,

resulting in smoother, more natural looking objects.

l Anti-Aliasing slider can be applied using different sample patterns and sample points such

as 2X, 4X, or 6X. Moving this slider to the right increases sampling to provide the most

realistic 3D image.

l Anisotropic Filtering checkbox uses a texture filtering technique that blends multiple tex-

ture samples together. Selecting Application Preference will result in high quality textures,

with a negligible reduction in the application's performance.

l Anisotropic Filtering slider By moving this slider to the right, as the number of samples

taken increases, the quality of the final image increases significantly. 16X provides extremely

detailed,crisp-looking images as a result of the largest number of texture samples possible.

Selecting this decides whether your application should use high quality or high performance

textures. Moving the slider to the right delivers the highest quality experience. Moving the slider

to the left emphasizes a high performance solution while still providing good visuals.

This will allow you to choose the texture quality of the mipmaps the application will use. Mipmaps

are a collection of different sized textures of the same image. As the user moves closer to a 3D

object the image quality should increase, requiring a higher quality texture of the same image.

The base mipmap is the highest quality texture, and all subsequent mipmaps are smaller sized

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textures of the same image. Moving the slider to the right selects a higher quality base mipmap,

delivering the highest quality application experience. Moving the slider to the left selects a lower

quality mipmap, delivering the highest application performance.

n Wait for Vertical Sync

This will lower the frame rate of full screen games but reduce the image tearing that can occur

with the higher frame rate. Selecting Application Preference allows the application to decide

whether or not it should display its frames at the refresh rate of the monitor. Selecting Always

Off allows the application to run at its highest possible frame rate, regardless of the monitor’s

refresh rate which is typically less than the frame rate at which the application will run.

n Compatibility Settings button

This button allows you to access advanced settings that can solve compatibility issues for a few

specific OpenGL applications.

l Force Z-buffer depth allows you to explicitly set the Z-Buffer

depth. Most applications will work best when Disabled is

selected.

l Alpha dithering method l Support KTX buffer region extension Enabling this fea-

ture allows rapid updates of those portions of your screen

that have changed. Note that most applications will not be

affected by activating this feature.

l Defaults button allows you to reset the OpenGL Compat-

ibility Settings to default values.

n Defaults button

This button allows you to reset the OpenGL Settings to default values.

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Direct 3D Properties:

The Direct 3D properties page allows you to adjust the Direct 3D settings.

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n Anisotropic Filtering

n Texture Preference slider

n Mipmap Detail Level slider

n Main Settings slider

Moving the slider to the left will maximize application

performance, while moving the slider to the right will provide

excellent 3D image quality. Moving this slider from one posi-

tion to the next changes the individual Custom Settings slid-

ers found below.

l Custom Settings checkbox

When Custom Settings is checked, the Main Settings

slider is disabled, allowing you to move each individual

slider in the Custom Settings section below. Setting the individual sliders gives you complete control over your application experience. Using Custom

Settings is recommended for advanced users only.

l Anti-Aliasing checkbox improves image quality by removing jagged edges from 3D images,

resulting in smoother, more naturallooking objects. Selecting Application Preference will

result in high quality images, with negligible reduction in the application's performance.