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Per FCC Part 2 Section 2.1077(a)
Responsible Party Name:G.B.T. INC. (U.S.A.)
Address: 17358 Railroad Street
City of Industry, CA 91748
Phone/FaxNo: (818) 854-9338/ (818) 854-9339
hereby declares that the product
Product Name: VGA Card
Model Number:GV-R9000 PRO
Conforms to the following specifications:
FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Section 15.107(a) and Section 15.109 (a),Class B Digital Device
Supplementary Information:
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful and (2) this device must accept any inference received, including that may cause undesired operation.
Representative Person’s Name: ERIC LU
Signature: Eric Lu
Date: July 26, 2002
GV-R9000 PRO
Radeon 9000 PRO Graphics Accelerator
USER'S MANUAL
your Upgrade
Life
REV. 102
12MD-R90P64-102
English
Chapter 1 User's Manual
Copyright
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.
Trademarks
Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners.
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Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet.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.
Sep. 3, 2002 Taipei, Taiwan
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Table of Content |
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1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. |
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1.1. PREFACE ............................................................................................... |
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1.2. KEY FEATURES ..................................................................................... |
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2. HARDWARE INSTALLATION ........................................................... |
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2.1. UNPACKING ........................................................................................... |
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2.2. BOARD LAYOUT .................................................................................... |
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2.3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION ................................................................... |
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3. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ........................................................... |
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3.1. WINDOWS® 98 /98SE / WINDOWS® ME / WINDOWS® XP DRIVER |
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AND UTILITIES INSTALLATION .............................................................. |
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3.1.1. OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIREMENT .......................................................... |
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3.1.2. DIRECTX INSTALLATION ................................................................................. |
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3.1.3. DRIVER INSTALLATION ................................................................................... |
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3.1.4. UTILITIES ON DRIVER CD .............................................................................. |
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3.1.5. TASKBAR ICON ................................................................................................. |
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3.1.6. DISPLAY PROPERTIES PAGES ...................................................................... |
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3.2. WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER INSTALLATION ............................................. |
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3.3. BIOS FLASH UTILITY ........................................................................... |
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4. Troubleshooting Tips ...................................................................... |
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5. Appendix ....................................................................................... |
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5.1. How to reflash the BIOS ........................................................................ |
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5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table ........................................................ |
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. PREFACE
GV-R9000 PRO provides high-end performance to the mainstream graphics market at 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 standard 2-pipeline architectures found in most mid-range products.
1.2. KEY FEATURES
nPowered by ATi Radeon 9000 PRO GPU with 64MB DDR SDRAM
n275MHz engine and memory clock speeds
nSMARTSHADER™ technology fully supports DirectX® 8.1
nSharper-looking 3D graphics with ATI SMOOTHVISION™ technology
nDual display support with HYDRAVISION™
nFeaturing ATI CATLYST™ - Industry-leading software suite
nDVI-I and TV-Out supported
nSupports Gigabyte V-Tuner for Tweaker Utility
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2. HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2.1. UNPACKING
The GV-R9000 PRO package contains the following:
•The GV-R9000 PRO Graphics Accelerator
•This USER'S MANUAL
•The GV-R9000 PRO Driver CD x 1
•Power DVD XP CD x 1
•Game CD x 2
•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 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 APPLYPOWER TO YOUR SYSTEM IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED ON THE CARD.
MIn order to ensure your graphics card working correctly, please use official Gigabyte BIOSonly. Use none official gigabyte BIOSmight cause problem on the graphics card.
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2.2. BOARD LAYOUT
GV-R9000 PRO (64MB DDR)
VG A Monitor
Connector (15pin)
TV-O ut
DV I Connector
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VG A Output
A nalog LCD M onitor A nalog Monitor
AV Output
NTSC / PAL TV
S -V ideoOutput
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Digital LC D M onitor |
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VG A Monitor C onnector (15pin)
TV-out
DV I Connector
DV I-I to D-sub
C onnector
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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.
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 i n f o r ma t i o n , s e e y o u c o mp u t e r documentation.
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4.Locate the AGP slot. If necessary, 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.
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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 TV o r VCR
To Flat Pan el D ispl ay |
To VGA Mon itor |
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 CDinto your CD-ROM drive, you can see theAUTORUN 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
•If your OS is Microsoft Windows, when loading the GV-R9000 PRO drivers for the system, please make sure your system (Windows 98/98SE, Windows2000 or Windows ME) has installed DirectX8.1 or later.
•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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