GIGABYTE GV-RX16P128P-RH Owner's Manual

GV-RX16P128P-RH

Radeon X1600 Pro Graphics Accelerator

User's Manual

Rev. 101 12MD-RX16P1PR-101R

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Table of Contents

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

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

3. Software Installation .......................................................................... 10

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

1.1. Features ..................................................................................................... 3

1.2. Minimum System Requirement ..................................................................... 3

2.1. Board Layout .............................................................................................. 4

2.2. Hardware Installation ................................................................................... 6

3.1. Windows® XP Driver and Utilities Installation ............................................... 10

3.1.1. Operating System Requirement ................................................................................. 10

3.1.2. DirectX Installation ......................................................................................................... 11

3.1.3. Driver Installation .......................................................................................................... 12

3.1.4. Utilities on Driver CD ................................................................................................... 14

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 Radeon X1600 Pro Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

• Supports the newest PCI Express x16

• Integrated with 128MB GDDR3 memory

• Supports DirectX 9.0C

• Supports AV / S-Video and HDTV output

• Supports D-Sub connector (by adapter)

• Supports Dual Link DVI-I connector

1.2. Minimum System Requirements

• Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD AthlonTM or higher

• One PCI Express x16 slot

• Operating Systems Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP

• 512 MB of system memory

• 200 MB of available disk space for full installation

• CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive

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2.1. Board Layout

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VGA Monitor

Connector

(15-pin)

2. Hardware Installation

TV-Out

DVI-I Connector

Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor

HDTV

NTSC / PAL TV Projector

Digital LCD Monitor

Analog LCD Monitor

DVI Output

VGA Output

Pb/AV Output

S-Video Output

VGA Output

VGA Monitor

Connector

(15-pin)

TV-Out

DVI-I Connector

DVI-I to D-Sub

Connector

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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.

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 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 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

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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How to enable the ATI CrossFire

technology:

After installing two CrossFire graphics cards of the same chipset (example: GV-RX13 series/

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

CrossFire technology simply through the graphics card driver .

Figure 1

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.

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Figure 3

Figure 2

(Note): Only Windows XP operating system supports CrossFire mode. Please do not enable

CrossFire in Windows 2000.

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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 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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