Gigabyte GV-R80P256D, GV-R80P256V User Manual

GV-R80P256D/GV-R80P256V

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Radeon X800 Pro Graphics Accelerator

USER'S MANUAL

Rev. 102

12M D-R80P256V-102

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Notice

Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before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

May. 14, 2004 Taipei, Taiwan

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Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................... 4

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

1.2. KEY FEATURES .....................................................................................4

2. HARDWARE INSTALLATION ............................................................ 5

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

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

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

3. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............................................................ 9

3.1. WIN® XP 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......................................................................................................... 18

3.1.6. Display Properties pages .................................................................................... 22

3.2. WIN® 98/98SE / WIN® 2000 / WIN® ME DRIVER INSTALLATION .............31

3.3. BIOS FLASH UTILITY ........................................................................... 31

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4. Troubleshooting Tips ..................................................................... 32

5. Appendix ...................................................................................... 33

5.1. How to reflash the BIOS .......................................................................... 33

5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows® XP) .............................. 34

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1. INTRODUCTION

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1.1. PREFACE

GV-R80P256D/GV-R80P256V features world's first 12-pipeline architecture for twice the

rendering power, 256MB of memory to accelerate latest 3D games and new

SMARTSHADER™ 2.1 technology supporting DirectX® 9.0 and the latest OpenGL® functionality

to give developers the freedom to create more complicated and realistic visual effects than

ever before. GV-R80P256D/GV-R80P256V supports the new AGP 8X standard, which

allows large volumes of texture and vertex data to be transferred faster from system

memory to the chip.

1.2. KEY FEATURES

n Powered by RADEON™ X800 Pro Visual Processing Unit (VPU)

n First to fully support DirectX® 9.0

n Supports the new AGP 8X standard

n First 12-pixel pipeline architecture

n All new 256-bit memory interface

n 256MB DDR III memory accelerates the latest 3D games

n First to use pixel shaders to accelerate video

n DVI-I and TV-Out connector supported

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2. HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1. UNPACKING

The GV-R80P256D or GV-R80P256V package contains the following:

l The GV-R80P256D or GV-R80P256V graphics accelerator

l USER'S MANUAL

l Driver CD

l Power DVD CD

l Power Director (R80P256V only)

l Game CD

l DVI-I to D-Sub adapter

l TV Out cable

l Video in cable (R80P256V only)

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.

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

CARD.

M In 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-R80P256D / GV-R80P256V (256MB DDR III)

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VGA Mon itor Co nnector

Analog LCD Monitor Ana log Mon itor

NTSC / PAL TV

Proj ector

D igital LC D Monitor

(1 5p in )

TV-Ou t

DVI- I Co nnector

VGA Output

VGA M onitor

C onne cto r

(1 5pi n)

AV Output

TV-o ut

S-V ideo Outpu t

DVI- I Co nnector

DVI Outpu t

DVI- I to D-Su b C onne ctor

A nalog LC D M onitor

VGA Output

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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, remove

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

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.

and replace the computer cover.

After installation, please connect the power cable to your

GV-R80P256D / GV-R80P256V graphics card, or system

will not boot.

6. Plug the display cable into your card; then

turn on the computer and monitor. If your

graphics card came with a DVI connector,

you can connect a flat panel display to the

appropriate connector, as shown below...

To TV or VCR

To Flat Panel Display

To VG A M onitor

You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the graphics card drivers. Please refer

to next chapter for detailed instructions.

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3. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

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

The installation of Win® 98/98SE / Win® 2000 / Win® ME / Win® XP drivers is very simple.

When you insert the driver CD into your CD-ROM drive, you can see the AUTORUN

window (if it does not show up, run "D:\setup.exe"). Then you can follow the guides to setup

your graphics card driver. (Please follow the subsection 3.1.3 "Driver installation" to install

the driver for your graphics accelerator.)

3.1. WIN® XP DRIVER AND UTILITIES INSTALLATION

3.1.1. Operating system requirement

• When loading the graphics card drivers for the system, please make sure your system

has installed DirectX 9 or later version.

• If you install the graphics card drivers for the motherboard, which consist of SIS or VIA

chipsets, please install the appropriate driver program for that motherboard. Or please

contact your motherboard nearest dealer for motherboard driver.

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3.1.2. DirectX Installation

Install Microsoft DirectX 9(or later version) to enable 3D hardware acceleration support

for Windows® 98 / 98SE / Windows® 2000 / Windows® ME or Windows® XP to achieve better

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3D performence.

M Note: For software MPEG support in Windows® 98/ 98SE/ Windows® 2000 / Windows

ME or Windows® XP, you must install DirectX 9(or later version) first.

1. Install DirectX Driver:

Click "Install DirectX 9" Item.

2.Click "Next" icon.

3.Click "Next" icon.

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4.Click "Finish" item.

Then the DirectX 9 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-R80P256D/GV-R80P256V 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.

1.Click "Next" icon.

MDon't click "Cancel", because the

system will hang if you press it.

Step 4: System Setting Change

2.Click "Finish" icon.

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