GIGABYTE GV-RX155128D-RH Owner's Manual

VGA Card

GV-RX155128D-RH

May 16, 2007

VGA Card

GV-RX155128D-RH

May 16, 2007

VGA Card

GV-RX155256DE-RH

Aug. 3, 2007

VGA Card

GV-RX155256DE-RH

Aug. 3, 2007

GV-RX155128D-RH/ GV-RX155256DE-RH

RadeonTM X1550 Graphics Accelerator

User's Manual

Rev. 102 12MD-RX1551DR-102R

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Table of Contents

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1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 3

2. Hardware Installation ........................................................................... 4

3. Software Installation .......................................................................... 11

4. Troubleshooting Tips ........................................................................38

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 ................................................11

3.1.1. Operating System Requirement .................................................................................. 11

3.1.2. DirectX Installation ........................................................................................................ 12

3.1.3. Driver Installation .......................................................................................................... 13

3.1.4. Utilities on Driver CD ................................................................................................... 15

3.1.5. Taskbar Icon ................................................................................................................. 17

3.1.6. Display Properties pages ............................................................................................ 20

3.2. Windows® 2000 Driver Installation ............................................................. 37

5. Appendix .......................................................................................... 39

5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS ........................................................................... 39

5.1.1. Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS mode ................................................................................. 39

5.1.2. Reflash BIOS in Windows mode ................................................................................ 39

5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows® XP) ............................... 40

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1. Introduction

1.1. Features

• Powered by ATi RadeonTM X1550 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

• Supports PCI Express x16

• Integrated with 128 MB GDDR2 memory (For GV-RX155128D-RH only)

• Integrated with 256 MB GDDR2 memory (For GV-RX155256DE-RH only)

• Supports DirectX 9.0c

• Supports software CrossFire

• Supports AV / S-Video / TV-Out and HDTV output

• Supports 1 Dual-Link DVI-I connector

• Supports 1 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

- Windows® Vista

• CrossFireTM Configuration

If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of a CrossFireTM system, the

following is required:

- A CrossFireTM certified motherboard with two PCI Express x16 slots and correct PCIe chipset driver

- Two X1550 cards

- A power supply with 400-watt or above

- Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition

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2.1. Board Layout

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2. Hardware Installation

D-Sub Connector

(15-pin)

TV-Out

DVI-I Connector

Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor

HDTV

NTSC / PAL TV Projector

Digital LCD Monitor

Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor

VGA Output

DVI Output

Pb/AV Output

S-Video Output

D-Sub

Output

D-Sub

Connector

(15-pin)

TV-Out

DVI-I

Connector

DVI-I to D-Sub

Adapter

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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.

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To install your new graphics card:

1. Locate a PCI Express x16 slot. If necessary,

remove the metal cover from the 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 connectors 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 card; then

turn on the computer and monitor. If your

graphics card came with a DVI-I connector,

you can connect a flat panel display to the

appropriate connector, as shown below.

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To D-Sub 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

GIGABYTE Component Video Adapter for ATI Graphics Cards

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AV Out

S-Video Out

Connect to the TVOut port on the graphics card.

HDTV Component (Y+Pr+Pb)

(1) Connecting HDTV

Connect your HDTV cables to the component video

adapter according to the corresponding color. (Y= Green,

Pr= Red, Pb= Blue)

(2) Connecting S-Video

If your TV has a S-Video connection, connect the S-

Video cable from your TV to the S-Video Out port on the

adapter.

(3) Connecting AV Output

If your TV has Composite video connection, you can

connect the RCA cable from your TV to the AV Out port

on the adapter.

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GIGABYTE Thermal Solution Guidelines:

1. GIGABYTE established the use of silent pipes on graphics card's thermal solution, and has been the leading company for silent thermal solution. GIGABYTE's passive thermal solution allows system to work perfectly in chassis with 40~50 degrees Celsius through the air flow of the system. Please beware of the other excess component or insufficient system thermal design that may cause high system temperature. Excess high temperature will affect the passive thermal design and thus compromising system stability.

2. GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY's passive thermal design effectively implemented heat exchange, radiation and convection to improve stability of the system. Please maintain passive thermal sink at a normal and clean environment. Extra dust on heatsink may decrease the effectiveness of the thermal design.

Silent Thermal Technology Passive Thermal Design

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Hardware Installation

How to enable the ATI CrossFire

After installing two CrossFire graphics cards of the same chipset (example: GV-RX15 series/

GV-RX16 series) (Figure 1) on a CrossFire-supported motherboard, users can enable the

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CrossFire technology simply through the graphics card driver .

Step 1: After installing graphics card driver in operating system, access the ATI CATALYST

Control Center (please refer to Page 19). From the ATI CATALYST Control Center, enter the

CrossFire menu and assure to select the Enable CrossFire checkbox (Figure 2).

Step 2: When the next confirmation dialog box appears (Figure 3), click Yes to complete the

CrossFire configurations.

technology:

Figure 1

Figure 3

Figure 2

(Note): The CrossFireTM technology can operate in Windows® XP operating system only.

Please do not enable CrossFire in Windows® 2000.

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