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VGA Card
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ERIC LU

Eric Lu

Date:

July 26, 2002

GV-R9000 PRO

Upgrade your Life

Radeon 9000 PRO Graphics Accelerator

USER'S MANUAL

中文使用手冊

REV. 102

12M D-R90P64-102

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Copyright

Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT") No part of this manual
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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Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before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.
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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

GV-R9000 PRO Graphics Accelerator

Sep. 3, 2002 Taipei, Taiwan

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Table of Content

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. WINDOWS® 98 /98SE / WINDOWS® ME / WINDOWS® 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 ................................................................................................. 17

3.1.6. DISPLAY PROPERTIES PAGES ...................................................................... 21

3.2. WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER INSTALLATION ............................................. 27

3.3. BIOS FLASH UTILITY ........................................................................... 27

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4. Troubleshooting Tips ...................................................................... 28

5. Appendix ....................................................................................... 29

5.1. How to reflash the BIOS ........................................................................ 29

5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table ........................................................ 31

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1. INTRODUCTION

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1.1. PREFACE

a competitive price point. GV-R9000 PRO features four parallel, highly optimized rendering

pipelines usually available only for the high-end gaming cards that significantly enhance

performance and game-play responsiveness by doubling the pixel fill rate co mpared to

the s tandard 2-pipel ine arc hitectu res foun d in mo st mid-r ange products.

1.2. KEY FEATURES

GV-R9000 PRO provides high-end performance to the mainstream graphics market at

n Powered by ATi Radeon 9000 PRO GPU with 64MB DDR SDRAM

n 275MHz engine and memory clock speeds

n SMARTSHADER™ technology fully supports DirectX® 8.1

n Sharper-looking 3D graphics with ATI SMOOTHVISION™ technology

n Dual display support with HYDRAVISION

™

n Featuring ATI CATLYST™ - Industry-leading software suite

n DVI-I and TV-Out supported

n Supports Gigabyte V-Tuner for Tweaker Utility

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2. HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1. UNPACKING

The GV-R9000 PRO package contains the following:

l The GV-R9000 PRO Graphics Accelerator
l This USER'S MANUAL
l The GV-R9000 PRO Driver CD x 1
l Power DVD XP CD x 1

l Game CD x 2
l One cable support S-video and AV-Output ; DVI-I to D-Sub connector

WARNING!

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

damage from static electricity, you should follow some preca utions 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 c ame with the

components whenever the components are separated from the system.

The card contains sensitive electric components, which can be easily da maged 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-R9000 PRO (64MB DDR)

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VGA M onitor

C onne ctor

(1 5pi n)

TV-Ou t

DVI Con nector

Analo g LCD M onitor

NTSC / PAL TV

Pro jec to r

OR

Analo g Moni to r

D igital LC D Mon itor

Analo g LCD M onitor

VGA Output

AV Ou tput

S-V ideo Outpu t

DVI Output

VGA Output

VGA M onitor

C onne ctor

(1 5pi n)

TV-o ut

DVI Con nector

OR

DVI- I to D -sub

C onne ctor

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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

in f or ma t i on , s e e y ou c o mp u te r

documentation.

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4. Locate the AGP slot. If necessary, remove

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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.

5. Replace the screw to fasten the card in

place, and replace the computer cover.

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 Flat Pan el Display

To VGA Monit or

To TV or V CR

GV-R9000 PRO Grap hics ca rd

AGP Slot

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 / WINDOWS® XP DRIVER

AND UTILITIES INSTALLATION

The installation of Win® 98/98SE /WINDOWS® 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 guides to setup

your GV-R9000 PRO driver (Please follow the subsection 3.1.3 "Step By Step Installation"

to install the driver for your GV-R9000 PRO graphics accelerator.

3.1.1. OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIREMENT

l If your OS is Microsoft Windows, when loading the GV-R9000 PRO drivers for the

system, please make sure your system (Window s 98/98SE, Windows2000 or

Windows ME) has installed DirectX8.1 or later.

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l If you install the GV-R9000 PRO drivers for the motherboard, which consist of SIS,

ALI or VIA chipsets, please install the appropriate Driver program for that

motherboard. Or please contact your motherboard nearest dealer for M/B Driver.

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3.1.2. DIRECTX INSTALLATION

Install Microsoft DirectX 8.1 to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Windows

98/ 98SE/ Windows® 2000/ ME to achieve better 3D performence.

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

®

Windows® ME, you must install DirectX8.1(or later) first. (If your OS is Windows® XP,

please skip this section.)

1. Install 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

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

Step 3: Update Device Driver Wizard: Finish

After GV-R9000 PRO 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.

1.Click "Next" icon.

MDon't click "Cancel", because the

system will hang if you press it.

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

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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-R9000 PRO 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

(Pictures below are shown in Windows XP)

1. Click "Windows XP Drivers (Radeon
9000 Series)" item.

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2.Click "Next".

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3.Click "Yes".

4. Click "Express" or "Custom" icon.

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5. 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 follow the steps.

l Install ATI WDM Driver :

1. Click "WDM Driver (VIVO)" item.

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2.Click "Next".

3. Click "Finish" to restart computer.

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l Install V-Tuner :

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1. Click "V-Tuner" item.

2.Click "Next".

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3. Enter your name and company.

4. Click "Finish" to restart computer.

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3.1.5. TASKBAR ICON

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

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(Core Clock and Memory Clock)

Display & Adjust

Core Clock

Display Core Clock

Link to the Websit of Gigabyte

Min V-Tuner

This Page

Close V-Tuner

Display Memory

Clock

Display & Adjust

Memory Clock

Close V-Tuner To

system Tray

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VGA Information

VGA Info lists the relevant information about your card.

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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HYDRAVISION

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.

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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.

™

1.Using Single Display

2.Hydravision

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

9000 PRO graphic cards that have more than one display output can benefit fully from

this software. A RADEON 9000 PRO 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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3.1.6. DISPLAY PROPERTIES PAGES

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

and the refresh rate.

Settings (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.

Click "Advanced", into details settings:

Options Properties

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n Version Informati on provides the Catalyst versio n

number, 2D ver sion 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 Re-activate all warning messages allows you to reacti-

vate any disabled graphics warning messages.

n Enable ATI taskbar icon application enables or d is-

ables the ATI taskbar icon. However, this feature mu st

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.

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OpenGL Properties:

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

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n Optimization Preference
l Quality allows you to optimize your OpenGL settings

for quality.

l Performance allows you to optimize your OpenGL

settings for performance.

n OpenGL Settings
l Convert 32 bit textures to 16 bit allows you to in

crease video performance for games that make heavy

use of textures. However this could also reduce image

quality.

l Enable KTX buffer region extension enables rapid updates of those portions of your

screen that have been moved.

l Enable page flipping allows you to enable hardware acceleration of page flipping to

swap full screen buffers.

l Force 16-bit Z-buffering allows you to disable all other formats of Z-buffer and uti-

lizes 16-bit Z-buffering.

l Disable dithering when alpha blending may remove artifacts left on the screen when

both dithering and alpha blending are enabled.

l Wait for vertical sync lowers the frames per second rate in full screen games How-

ever this can reduce the image tearing that can occur with higher frame rates.

l Enable texture compression enables and disables texture compression.

n Level of Detail allows you to set the level of mipmapped detail.

The Sharp setting is recommended for larger, more detailed, mipmapping scenes.

The Fuzzy setting is recommended for smaller, less detailed, mipmapping scenes.

n SMOOTHVISION(tm) button SmoothVision (Anti-Aliasing) improves image quality by re-

moving jagged edges from 3D images, resulting in smoother, more natural-looking objects.

Selecting Application Preference will result in high quality images, with a negligible reduc-

tion in the application's performance.

n Anisotropic filtering button allows you to set a level of anisotropic texture filtering.

This will result in much higher quality textures with a negligible reduction in performance.

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Direct 3D Display Properties

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

n D3D Settings

l Wait for vertical sync allows you to lower the frame rate of full screen games. This

will reduce image tearing that can occur with higher frame rates.

l W-buffer support allows you to enable or disable W-buffer support. It is recommend

that W-buffer support should be disabled for games that do not support this feature.

l Compressed texture format allows you to enable support for DirectX compressed

texture formats. Some applications cannot handle too many texture formats. Disabling

compressed texture format the video driver ceases to support this feature.

l Alternate pixel center may eliminate problems with s ome 3D games that displays

vertical and horizontal lines around textures or text that appears incorrect. However,

this setting should only be used if you are experien cing these symptoms, as it may

cause problems with other games.

n Z-buffer bit depths allows you to set the Z-buffer bit rate. By default 16:24 ( 16 and 24)

selected to achieve optimum performance.

8-bit stencil allows you to add 32-bit Z-buffer with 8 bits for stencil and 24 bits for the Z-

buffer.

n Anti-aliasing When applications use both dithering and alpha blending, visual artifacts can

occur. This option allows you to select how the application should handle both features at the

same time.

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Color Properties

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The Color Properties is used to adjust the color settings. It also allows gamma control

for video playing of the Video Overlay. The color settings affect all display devices

mapped to the view. You can change red, green, and blue display colors. Set Desktop

and Video Overlay brightness (gamma) levels can also be changed.

n Desktop brightness increases or decreases the color brightness of yo ur desktop. The

higher the gamma value, the higher the brightness and contrast of your display.

n Color Curve adjusts the selected color (red, green or blue) by moving the color curve with

your mouse.

n Game Gamma button accesses Game Gamma properties.
n Default resets the desktop brightness and color settings to the default values.

n Red / Green / Blue sliders These controls allow you to in crease or decrease the color

brightness of Direct 3D and OpenGL games played in fullscreen mode.

(NOTE: Game Gamma is NOT supported in Windows NT4.0)

n RGB Lock adjust the RGB sliders individually or adjust all three sliders at the same time.
n Default resets the Game Gamma settings to the default values.

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Display Properties:

If your VGA card is equipped with a S-Video connector, you can use a second output device (e.q. a

TV or a computer monitor) as part of your operating desktop extending your desktop to second

device or copying your desktop on the second device.

Select Display Type

Enable / Disable "Extend my windows

desktop onto this monitor"

The Display tab provides the multi monitor features. Here you

can enable/disable display devices and swap the assignment of

Primary and Secondary displays.

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Connecting your graphics card to a TV or VCR

Turn off your computer and your television (or VCR).

Ensure your graphics card is installed correctly.

For information about placing the card in your computer and in stalling the enhanced graphics

driver, see the user's manual.

Determine if your television (or VCR) has an S-Video or Composite video connection.

Looking at the back of your computer, locate your graphics card. 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

television (or VCR). See "Connecting your graphics card to a TV (or VCR)" on the following page.

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Overlay Properties

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The Overlay Properties is used to adjust the Brightness / Contrast / Saturation / Hue / Gamma

settings.

n Overlay Adjustments

l Brightness allows you to adjust the brightness of the video image.
l Contrast allows you to adjust the contrast in the video image.
l Saturation allows you to adjust the vividness of the color. Sliding it all the way to the left

removes all color and produces a black and white picture.

l Hue allows you to adjust the pureness or tint of the red, green and blue components of

the color.

l Gamma allows you to adjust the overall intensity of the video image.

n Difaults button allows you to reset the Overlay settings to default values.

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3.2. WINDOWS® 2000 DRIVER INSTALLATION

Please make sure the Windows® 2000 have installed Windows® 2000 Service Pack version

2 (or later) before installing the graphics accelerator driver.

With Windows® 2000 running on your computer, you need to install the GV-R9000 PRO

driver to take advantage of the higher performance, resolutions, and special graphic

features of the Graphics card. To ensure you install the latest driver, use the Installation

CD that shipped with your GV-R9000 PRO Graphics card.

To install the GV-R9000 PRO driver for Windows® 2000

1. Insert the INSTALLATION CD into your CD-ROM drive. If Windows® runs the CD

automatically.

2. Click Start.

3. Select Run.

4. Type the following:

D:\SETUP

(If D is not your CD-ROM drive, substitute D with the correct drive letter.)

5. Click "OK".

6. Click on "Install Display Drivers(Radeon 9000 Series)" to begin the Installation

Wizard.

7. Click "Next".

8. Click "Yes" to the license agreement.

9. Follow the Wizard's on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

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3.3. BIOS FLASH UTILITY

GV-R9000 PRO BIOS update procedure:

MNote: Please download the newest BIOS from our website (www.gigabyte.com.tw)

or contact your local dealer for the file.

MIf you want to realize the BIOS flash information, please refer to detail on P.29

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4. Troubleshooting Tips

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The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems. Contact

your dealer or GBT for more advanced troubleshooting information.

n Check that the card is seated properly in the AGP slot.

n Ensure that the display cable is securely fastened to the card's display connector.

n Make sure that the monitor and computer are plugged in and receiving power.

n If necessary, disable any built-in graphics capabilities on your motherboard. For

more information, consult your computer's manual or manufacturer.

(NOTE: Some manufacturers do not allow the built-in graphics to be disabled or to

become the secondary display.)

n Make sure you selected the appropriate display device and graphics card when

you installed the graphics driver.

n If you have problems during bootup, start your computer in Safe Mode. In Win-

dows® 98 SE and Windows® Me, press and hold the CTRL key until the Microsoft

Windows® Startup Menu appears on the screen. Then select the number for Safe

Mode, and press Enter. (You can also use F8 to bring up the Microsoft Windows

Startup Menu.) In Safe Mode, bring up the Device Manager and check for dupli-

cate display adapter and monitor entries if you are only using one graphics card.

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n For more assistance, use the Troubleshooting Guide located in the Windows® Help

or contact your computer manufacturer.

If necessary, adjust your monitor's setting by monitor's adjust panel to make the

screen looks focused, crisp, and sharp. (Please refer to the monitor’s manual.)

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5. Appendix

5.1. How to ref la s h the BIOS

How to reflash the BIOS for your graphics card?

1. Extract the Zip file to the drive C: or A:

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2. Restart your PC in MS-DOS mode

(This function only for Windows® 95 or Windows® 98 AIf your OS is Windows 2000 /

Windows Me / Windows XP. Aplease use the bootable disk to MS-DOS mode)

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3. Change the command path to the file location C:\> or A:\>

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4. Reflash BIOS command as below : C:\> atiflash -p 0 <filename>

5. Reboot your PC when it's done.

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5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table

Radeon 9000 PRO 2D Single Display Modes

Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp)

Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M)

Resolution (Hz) Standard m ode High m ode True mode

60 P P P
72 P P P
75 P P P

640x480 85 P P P

90 P P P
100 P P P
120 P P P
160 P P P
200 P P P
60 P P P
70 P P P
72 P P P

800x600 75 P P P

85 P P P
90 P P P
100 P P P
120 P P P
160 P P P
200 P P P
60 P P P
70 P P P
72 P P P

1024x768 75 P P P

85 P P P
90 P P P
100 P P P
120 P P P
160 P P P
200 P P P

To be continued...

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* Lower maxim um refresh rates at some resolutions when using lower bandwidth memory configuration.

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Appendix

Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp)

Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M)

Resolution (Hz) Standard m ode High m ode True mode

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1152x864 80 P P P

1280x1024 75 P P P

1600x1200 75 P P P

43 P P P
47 P P P
60 P P P
70 P P P
75 P P P

85 P P P
100 P P P
120 P P P
150 P P P
160 P P P
200 P P P
60 P P P
70 P P P
74 P P P

85 P P P
90 P P P
100 P P P
120 P P P
160 P P P
60 P P P

85 P P P
90 P P P
100 P P P
120 P P P

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Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp)

Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M)

Resolution (Hz) Standard m ode High m ode True mode
1920x1200 60 P P P

72 P P P
75 P P P
80 P P P
85 P P P
90 P P P

2048x1536 60 P P P

70 P P P
75 P P P
85 P P P

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Appendix

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