GIGABYTE GV-RX105512P8-RH Owner's Manual
VGA Card
GV-RX105512P8-RH
Feb. 9, 2007
VGA Card
GV-RX105512P8-RH
Feb. 9, 2007
GV-RX105512P8-RH
Radeon X1050 Graphics Accelerator
User's Manual
Rev. 101
12MD-RX1055P8-101R
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Table of Contents
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1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 3
2. Hardware Installation ........................................................................... 4
3. Software Installation ............................................................................ 8
4. Troubleshooting Tips ........................................................................ 36
1.1. Features ..................................................................................................... 3
1.2. Minimum System Requirements ................................................................... 3
2.1. Board Layout .............................................................................................. 4
2.2. Hardware Installation ................................................................................... 6
3.1. Windows® XP Driver and Utilities Installation ................................................. 8
3.1.1. Operating System Requirement ....................................................................... 8
3.1.2. DirectX Installation ........................................................................................... 9
3.1.3. Driver Installation ........................................................................................... 10
3.1.4. Utilities on Driver CD .................................................................................... 12
3.1.5. Taskbar Icon ................................................................................................. 15
3.1.6. Display Properties pages .............................................................................. 18
3.2. Windows® 2000 Driver Installation ............................................................. 35
5. Appendix .......................................................................................... 37
5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS ........................................................................... 37
5.1.1. Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS mode .................................................................. 37
5.1.2. Reflash BIOS in Windows mode .................................................................. 37
5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows® XP) ............................... 38
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1. Introduction
1.1. Features
• Powered by ATi Radeon X1050 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) with
Hyper Memory technology
• Supports PCI Express x16
• Supports 512 MB of Hyper Memory and 128 MB GDDR2 memory of Local Frame
Buffer
• Supports DirectX 9.0
• Supports AV / S-Video and HDTV output
• Supports TV-Out connector
• Supports D-sub connector
1.2. Minimum System Requirements
• Hardware
- Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon
- 512 MB of system memory ; 1 GB or more for best performance
- Optical drive for software installation (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive)
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• Operating System
- Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
- Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition
- Windows® 2000
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2.1. Board Layout
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2. Hardware Installation
VGA Monitor Connector
Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor
HDTV
NTSC / PAL TV Projector
NTSC / PAL TV Projector
(15-pin)
TV-Out
DVI-I Connector
OR
OR
OR
VGA Output
Pb/AV Output
S-Video Output
VGA Monitor
Y
Pr
Connector
(15-pin)
TV-Out
DVI-I
Connector
DVI Output
Digital LCD Monitor
OR
Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor
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VGA
Output
DVI-I to D-Sub
Adapter
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.
DO NOT APPLY POWER TO YOUR SYSTEM IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED ON
THE CARD.
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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Hardware Installation
2.2. Hardware Installation
Installing Your graphics card.
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Now that you have prepared your computer, you are ready to install your graphics accelerator
card.
To remove the existing graphics card:
1. Power off the computer and monitor, then
2. Remove the computer cover. If necessary,
disconnect the display cable from the back
of your computer.
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 information,
please see you computer documentation.
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To install your new graphics card:
1. Locate the PCI Express x16 slot. If
necessary, remove the metal cover from this
slot; then align your graphics card with the
PCI Express x16 slot, and press it in firmly
until the card is fully seated.
* Please make sure that the gold edge
connector of the graphics card is securely
inserted.
2. Replace the screw to fasten the card in place,
and replace the computer cover.
3. Plug the display cable into your graphics
card; then turn on the computer and monitor.
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To VGA Monitor To TV / VCR To Flat Panel Display
You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the graphics card driver. Please refer
to next chapter for detailed instructions.
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Hardware Installation
3. Software Installation
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In this manual, we assume that your CD-ROM Drive letter to be Drive D:
The installation of Windows® 2000 / 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 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. Windows® 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 9.0c 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 to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Windows® 2000 or
Windows® XP to achieve better 3D performance.
0 Note: For software MPEG support in Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP, you must install
DirectX first. Users who run Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or above do not need to
install DirectX separately.
Step 1. When autorun window show up, click the
Install DirectX 9 item.
Click the Install DirectX 9 item.
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Step 2. Choose I accept the agreement
and click the Next button.
Installing the components.
Step 3. Click the Next button.
Step 4. Click Finish to restart computer.
Then the DirectX 9 installation is completed.
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3.1.3. Driver Installation
A. New hardware found
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After the graphics card 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. The following is the step-by-step installation guide.
Step 1: Found new hardware wizard: Video controller (VGA Compatible)
Step 2: Found new hardware wizard: Searching and installing
The wizard will search for the driver and install it automatically.
Click the Next button to install the driver. (There is
a driver CD disk that came with your graphics
accelerator, please insert it now.)
Or click the Cancel button to install the driver from
AUTORUN window.
Step 3: Found new hardware wizard: Finish
Click the Finish button to finish the installation.
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