Gigabyte GV-R9000 PRO User Manual
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VGA Card
GV-R9000 PRO
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
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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
GV-R9000 PRO Graphics Accelerator
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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
GV-R9000 PRO Graphics Accelerator
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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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