Gigabyte GV-RX60P128D User Manual

GV-RX60P128D(DE)

Radeon X600 Pro Graphics Accelerator

User's Manual

Rev. 103

12MD-RX60P128D-103

Copyright

© 2004 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD

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

Please do not remove any labels on VGA card, this may void the warranty of this VGA card

Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet.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 that may appear in this document nor does the author make

a commitment to update the information contained herein.

Table of Contents

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

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

3. Software Installation .............................................................................. 9

4. Troubleshooting Tips ........................................................................... 30

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

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

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

2.2. Hardware Installation ...............................................................................7

3.1. Win® XP Driver and Utilities Installation ....................................................9

3.1.1. Operating System Requirement ......................................................................... 9

3.1.2. DirectX Installation ............................................................................................. 10

3.1.3. Driver Installation ................................................................................................ 11

3.1.4. Utilities on Driver CD ......................................................................................... 13

3.1.5. Taskbar Icon ....................................................................................................... 15

3.1.6. Display Properties Pages ................................................................................. 19

3.2. Win® 2000 Driver Installation ..................................................................29

5. Appendix............................................................................................... 31

5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS ....................................................................... 31

5.1.1. Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS mode ................................................................................31

5.1.2. Reflash BIOS in Windows mode ............................................................................... 31

5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows® XP)............................. 32

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1. Introduction

1.1. Features

• Powered by ATI X600 Pro Visual Processing Unit (VPU)

• Supports the newest PCI Express x 16

• Integrated with 128MB DDR memory

• Supports DirectX 9.0

• Supports D-Sub, TV-Out and DVI connectors

1.2. Minimum System Requirement

• IBM® or 100% PC compatible with Pentium® III 650MHz or AMD Athlon 650MHz

class processor or higher

• One PCI Express x 16 slot

• Operating Systems Win® 2000 / Win® XP

• 64MB system memory

• 50MB of available disk space for full installation

• CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive

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2. Hardware Installation

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2.1. Board Layout

1) GV-RX60P128D

Digital LCD Monitor

Analog LCD Monitor

DVI-I Connector

VGA Monitor C onnect or

TV-Out

(15p in)

DVI Output

VGA Output

DVI-I to D-Sub Connector

DVI-I Connector

AV Output

NTSC / PAL TV

Projector

Analog LCD Monitor

OR

Analog Monitor

VGA Output

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TV-out (S-Video)

VGA Monitor

Connector

(15pin)

2) GV-RX60P128DE

DVI-I Connector

VGA Monitor C onnect or

Digital LCD Monitor

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TV-Out

(15p in)

DVI Output

DVI-I to D-Sub Connector

Analog LCD Monitor

NTSC / PAL TV

Projector

Analog LCD Monitor

OR

Analog Monitor

VGA Output

AV Output

DVI-I Connector

TV-out (S-Video)

VGA Monitor

Connector

(15pin)

VGA Output

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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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2.2. 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

information, see you computer

documentation.

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4. Locate the PCI Express x 16 slot. If

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5. Replace the screw to fasten the card in

6. Plug the display cable into your card; then

necessary, remove the metal cover from

this slot; then align your graphics card with

the PCI Express x 16 slot, and press it in

firmly until the card is fully seated.

place, and replace the computer cover.

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 or VCR

To Flat Panel Display

To VGA Monitor

You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the graphics card drivers. Please

refer to next chapter for detailed instructions.

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3. Software Installation

In this manual, we assume that your CD-ROM Drive letter to be Drive D:

The installation of Win® 2000 / 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 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. Win® 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 performence.

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M Note: For software MPEG support in Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP, you must

install DirectX first.

Step 1. When autorun window show up, click

Install DirectX 9 item.

Click "Install DirectX 9" item.

Step 2. Choose I accept the agreement and

Click "Next" button.

Installing the components.

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Step 3. Click "Next" button.

Step 4. Click "Finish" to restart computer.

Then the DirectX 9 installation is completed.

3.1.3. Driver Installation

A. New hardware found

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)

Click "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 2: Found new hardware wizard: Searching and installing

The wizard will search for the driver and install it automatically.

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Step 3: Found new hardware wizard: Finish

Click the "Finish" button to finish the installation.

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B. Driver installation (Autorun Window)

Insert the driver CD disk into your CD-ROM, and then you can see the AUTORUN window.

If it does not show up, please run "D:\setup.exe".

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Step 2. Click "Next" button. Step 3. Click "Yes" button.

Step 1. When autorun window show up, click

Install Display Drivers (Radeon X600 Series)

item.

Click "Install Display Driver" item.

Setp 4. Click "Express" or "Custom" icon.

Step 5. Click "Finish" button to restart computer.

Then the driver installation is completed.

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Windows installings the components.

3.1.4. Utilities on Driver CD

Insert the driver CD disk into your CD-ROM, and then you can see the AUTORUN window.

If it does not show up, please run "D:\setup.exe".

l Install GIGABYTE Utility:

Click "GIGABYTE Utility" item.

Step 2. Click "Next" button.

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Step 3. Enter your name and company.

Step 4. Click "Finish" button to restart computer.

Then the GIGABYTE Utility installation is

completed.

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l Install Hydravision :

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Click "Hydravision Install" item.

Step 2. Click "Next" button.

Step 4. Click "Next" button.

Step 5. Click "Next" button.

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Step 3. Click "Yes" button.

Windows installings the components.

Step 6. Click "Finish" button to restart computer.
Then the Hydravision Install is completed.

3.1.5. Taskbar Icon

After installation of the display drivers, you will find an GIGABYTE icon on the taskbar's

status area. Right-clicking this icon opens the GIGABYTE control panel, showing a menu

composed of shortcute of the graphics card's enhanced and other functions.

You may click the "Display Properties" item, and then click Settings. Click "Advanced"

after clicking Settings. Click the appropriate tab to change your display settings.

Right click the icon.

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Click "VGA Information" item

into the "VGA Info" and "Color

Adjust"tabs.

You can link to GIGABYTE website for updated information about

the graphics accelerator, latest drivers, and other information.

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V-Tuner 2 (Overclock Utility)

V-Tuner 2 lets you adjust the working frequency of the graphic engine and video memory

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(Core Clock and Memory Clock).

Displays core clock status Displays memory clock status

Core speed
adjustment

Core speed

adjust

Select choice of skinOpens Help page

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VGA Information

VGA Info lists the relevant information about your card.

Color Adjust

Color Adjust allows you to make color adjustments, such as brightness, contrast and

gamma values for each or all of RGB colors.

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After installation of the display drivers, you will find an ATI icon on the taskbar's

status area. Click this icon to open the ATi control panel.

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1.Using Single Display

HYDRAVISION

™

HYDRAVISION™ and the Desktop Manager are activated whenever Windows® starts.

Installing HYDRAVISION™ adds menu options to the ATI Icon.

Click on the ATI icon to access the application's features and help, or to unload the

HYDRAVISION™ Desktop Manager.

2.Hydravision

HYDRAVISION™ is primarily software designed for multiple monitor settings.

GV-RX60P128D(DE) graphic cards that have more than one display output can benefit

fully from this software. GV-RX60P128D(DE) with only one display output can still take

advantage of the many features of HYDRAVISION™.

HYDRAVISION™ installation enables the Desktop Manager and creates a Windows

program group for HYDRAVISION™ display management software.

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3.1.6. Display Properties pages

To access Display Properties pages, right-click the GIGABYTE icon on the taskbar and

select Display Properties or right-click on Desktop and then select Properties. The

Display Properties dialog box shows the information of display adapter, color, the range

of display area, and the refresh rate.

Settings (Resolutions and Color depth for Windows)

You may adjust the screen resolution and color quality settings in this dialog box.

You can move the slider to the

change resolution.

You can click the item to change the color quality.

Click "Advanced" icon for adapter and setting.

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Click "Advanced", into details settings:

Display Model GV-RX60P128D(DE)

Matrix CRT+TV Yes

CRT+DVI Yes

DVI+TV Yes

DVI+TV+CRT Yes

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Color Properties:

The Color Properties is used to adjust the color settings. It also allows gamma control

for video playing of the Video Overlay. The color settings affect all display devices mapped

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to the view.You can change red, green, and blue display colors. Set Desktop and Video

Overlay brightness (gamma) levels can also be changed.

n Default resets the desktop brightness and color settings to the default values.

n Desktop increases or decreases the color brightness of

your desktop. The higher the gamma value, the higher

the brightness and contrast of your display.

n All Colors checkbox adjust the RGB individually or ad-

just all three colors at the same time.

n Gamma/Brightness/Contrast adjust the color by mov-

ing the slider with your mouse, to increase or decrease

the color gamma/brightness/contrast of Direct 3D and

OpenGL games played in fullscreen mode. (NOTE: Game

Gamma is NOT supported in Windows NT4.0)

n Full Screen 3D radio button Select Full Screen 3D

to configure the color settings for your 3D application.

Note that the configured settings will only be appar

ent within a full screen 3D application environment.

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Options Properties:

n Version Information provides the Catalyst version

number, 2 D vers ion number and the driver build

information.

n Details button access to the Details tab which lists the

card's hardware details and driver information.

n Re-activate all warning messages allows you to reacti-

vate any disabled graphics warning messages.

n Enable ATI taskbar icon application enables or dis-

ables the ATI taskbar icon. However, this feature must

be enabled for ATI hotkey support.

n Show ATI icon on taskbar adds or removes the ATI icon from the taskbar.

n Disable quick resolution feature is accessible by left-clicking the ATI icon in the taskbar.

n Reduce DVI frequency on high-resolution displays Resolves display corruption or no im-

age at high resolutions (for example 1280x1024 @75Hz) using a digital DVI display. (This set-

ting has no effect when using a DVI-to-VGA adapter.)

n Alternate DVI operational mode Use this option if you are experiencing display corruption on

your DVI flat panel.

Rotation:

Use the Rotation tab to rotate the image on your display up to 180 degrees. This feature

is useful when using a flat panel display that can be physically rotated to different positions.

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n Standard Landscape (0 degree rotation)

n Rotate 90o Right (90 degrees clockwise rotation)

n Rotate 180o (180 degrees rotation)

n Rotate 90o Left (90 degrees counter-clockwise rotation)

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Overlay Properties:

The Overlay Properties is used to adjust the Brightness / Contrast / Saturation / Hue /

Gamma settings.

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Overlay properties allows for the viewing of full-motion video on your PC. However, there is only
one video overlay, which is only available on the Primary display. The video overlay controls are
automatically activated during playback of any video file type that supports overlay adjustments.

n Difaults button allows you to reset the Overlay settings to default values.

n Overlay Adjustments

l Brightness allows you to adjust the brightness of the

video image.

l Contrast allows you to adjust the contrast in the video

image.

l Saturation allows you to adjust the vividness of the

color. Sliding it all the way to the left removes all color

and produces a black and white picture.

l Hue allows you to adjust the pureness or tint of the

red, green and blue components of the color.

l Gamma allows you to adjust the overall intensity of the video image.

n Clone mode options button allows overlay settings are

only available in dual-controller Clone mode, and not

single-display or extended desktop configurations.

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3D Properties:

You can adjust Direct3D and OpenGL settings from 3D properties page.

Direct3D Settings:

n Use recommended settings for slider

Configurations the Direct3D settings of your graphics

processor. Maximize overall Direct3D performance by

moving the slider to the left. Enhance overall Direct3D

image quality by moving the slider to the right. When

you move the main settings slider, the individual custom

settings sliders change to reflect the main settings slider

position.

n Use custom settings checkbox

When Use sustom settings is checked, you can click

"Custom" button to access Custom Settings. Using Cus-

tom Settings is recommended for advanced users only.

n SMOOTHVISION 2.1

l Anti-Aliasing checkbox improves image quality by

removing jagged edges from 3D images, resulting in

smoother, more naturallooking objects. Selecting

Application Preference will result in high quality

images, with negligible reduction in the application's

performance.

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l Anti-Aliasing slider can be applied using different sample patterns and sample points

such as 2X, 4X, or 6X. Moving this slider to the right increases sampling to provide the

most realistic 3D image.

l Anisotropic Filtering checkbox uses a texture filtering technique that blends multiple

texture samples together. Selecting Application Preference will result in high quality

textures, with a negligible reduction in the application's performance.

l Anisotropic Filtering slider By moving this slider to the right, as the number of samples

taken increases, the quality of the final image increases significantly. 16X provides ex-

tremely detailed,crisp-looking images as a result of the largest number of texture samples

possible.

n Texture Preference slider

Selecting this decides whether your application should use high quality or high performance

textures. Moving the slider to the right delivers the highest quality experience. Moving the

slider to the left emphasizes a high performance solution while still providing good visuals.

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n Mipmap Detail Level slider

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n Wait for Vertical Sync

n TRUFORM makes the curved surfaces of 3D objects look smoother and more lifelike.

This will allow you to choose the texture quality of the mipmaps the application will use. Mipmaps

are a collection of different sized textures of the same image. As the user moves closer to a 3D

object the image quality should increase, requiring a higher quality texture of the same image.

The base mipmap is the highest quality texture, and all subsequent mipmaps are smaller sized

textures of the same image. Moving the slider to the right selects a higher quality base mipmap,

delivering the highest quality application experience. Moving the slider to the left selects a

lower quality mipmap, delivering the highest application performance.

This will lower the frame rate of full screen games but reduce the image tearing that can occur

with the higher frame rate. Selecting Application Preference allows the application to decide

whether or not it should display its frames at the refresh rate of the monitor. Selecting Always

Off allows the application to run at its highest possible frame rate, regardless of the monitor’s

refresh rate which is typically less than the frame rate at which the application will run.

n Compatibility Settings button

This button allows you to access advanced settings that

can solve compatibility issues for a few specific Direct 3D

applications.

l Support DTX texture formats allows applications to use

this kind of texture format. There are a few applications that

can only support a limited number of texture formats. By

selecting Disabled, the driver will not support DTX texture

formats, thus reducing the number of texture formats

supported.

l Alternate pixel center This may eliminate problems with some Direct3D games which

display vertical and horizontal lines around textures, or text that appears incorrect. However,

this setting should only be used if you are experiencing the symptoms mentioned, as it may

cause problems with other games.

l Defaults button allows you to reset the Direct3D Compatibility Settings to default values.

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OpenGL Settings:

n Use recommended settings for slider

Configurations the OpenGL settings of your graphics processor. Maximize overall OpenGL

performance by moving the slider to the left. Enhance overall OpenGL image quality by

moving the slider to the right. When you move the main settings slider, the individual custom

settings sliders change to reflect the main settings slider position.

n Use custom settings checkbox

When Use sustom settings is checked, you can click

"Custom" button to access Custom Settings. Using Cus-

tom Settings is recommended for advanced users only.

n SMOOTHVISION 2.1

l Anti-Aliasing checkbox improves image quality by

removing jagged edges from 3D images, resulting in

smoother, more naturallooking objects. Selecting

Application Preference will result in high quality

images, with negligible reduction in the application's

performance.

l Anti-Aliasing slider can be applied using different

sample patterns and sample points such as 2X, 4X,

or 6X. Moving this slider to the right increases sam-

pling to provide the most realistic 3D image.

l Anisotropic Filtering checkbox uses a texture fil-

tering technique that blends multiple texture samples

together. Selecting Application Preference will re-

sult in high quality textures, with a negligible reduc-

tion in the application's performance.

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l Anisotropic Filtering slider By moving this slider to the right, as the number of samples

taken increases, the quality of the final image increases significantly. 16X provides ex-

tremely detailed,crisp-looking images as a result of the largest number of texture samples

possible.

n Texture Preference slider

Selecting this decides whether your application should use high quality or high performance

textures. Moving the slider to the right delivers the highest quality experience. Moving the

slider to the left emphasizes a high performance solution while still providing good visuals.

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n Mipmap Detail Level slider

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n Wait for Vertical Sync

n TRUFORM makes the curved surfaces of 3D objects look smoother and more lifelike.

This will allow you to choose the texture quality of the mipmaps the application will use. Mipmaps

are a collection of different sized textures of the same image. As the user moves closer to a 3D

object the image quality should increase, requiring a higher quality texture of the same image.

The base mipmap is the highest quality texture, and all subsequent mipmaps are smaller sized

textures of the same image. Moving the slider to the right selects a higher quality base mipmap,

delivering the highest quality application experience. Moving the slider to the left selects a

lower quality mipmap, delivering the highest application performance.

This will lower the frame rate of full screen games but reduce the image tearing that can occur

with the higher frame rate. Selecting Application Preference allows the application to decide

whether or not it should display its frames at the refresh rate of the monitor. Selecting Always

Off allows the application to run at its highest possible frame rate, regardless of the monitor’s

refresh rate which is typically less than the frame rate at which the application will run.

n Compatibility Settings button

This button allows you to access advanced settings that

can solve compatibility issues for a few specific OpenGL

applications.

l Force Z-buffer depth allows you to explicitly set the Z-

Buffer depth. Most applications will work best when

Disabled is selected.

l Triple Buffering Enabling this feature allows rapid

updates of those portions of your screen that have
changed. Note that most applications will not be affected

by activating this feature.

l Defaults button allows you to reset the OpenGL Compatibility Settings to default values.

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VPU Recover Properties:

The VPU Recover Properties allows the ATI display driver to reset the graphics

accelerator when it stops responding to commands from the display driver. Using VPU

Recover the display driver will, in most cases, be able to reset the graphics accelerator

without requiring a system restart.

VPU Recover Settings:

n Enable VPU Recover to enable all VPU Recover feature.

n Prepare an error report if VPU Recover is activated,

for submission to ATI Technologies allows VPU

Recover, once it is actived, to genrate an error report that

you can send to ATI via email.

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Display Properties:

If your VGA card is equipped with a S-Video connector, you can use a second output

device (e.q. a TV or a computer monitor) as part of your operating desktop extending

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your desktop to second device or copying your desktop on the second device.

Select Display Type

Enable / Disable "Extend my windows

desktop onto this monitor"

The Display tab provides the multi monitor features.

Here you can enable/disable display devices and swap

the assignment of Primary and Secondary displays.

Connecting your graphics card to a TV or VCR

To connect your graphics card to a TV (or VCR), use an S-Video cable. However, most TVs (and

VCRs) have a Composite video input, in which case you can use the supplied S-Video-to-Com-

posite video adapter.

1. Turn off your computer and your television (or VCR).

2. Ensure your graphics card was installed correctly.

3. Determine if your television (or VCR) has an S-Video or Composite video connection.

4. Looking at the back of your computer, locate your S-Video Out. Using an S-Video cable or the

supplied adapter cable, attach one end of the cable to your graphics card and the other to your

television (or VCR).

5. Turn on your television (or VCR) then your computer.

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3.2. Win® 2000 Driver Installation

With Windows running on your computer, you need to install the graphics card driver to

take advantage of the higher performance, resolutions, and special graphics features of

the graphics card. To ensure you install the latest driver, insert the Installation CD that

shipped with your graphics card.

To install the graphics card driver for Win® 2000, please insert the Installation CD. Then

the AUTORUN window will show up. Click Install Display Driver item, and follow the

wizard to install the driver.

If Windows® does not show the CD automatically, please run following steps:

1. Click the Start button on the control bar.

2. Select Run.

3. Type the following: D:\SETUP.exe

(If D is not your CD-ROM drive, substitute D with the correct drive letter.)

4. Click "OK".

5. Click on "Install Display Drivers" to begin the Installation Wizard.

6. Click "Next".

7. Click "Yes" to the license agreement.

8. Follow the Wizard's on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

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Please make sure the Windows® 2000 have installed Windows

®

2000

Service Pack (or later) before installing the graphics accelerator driver.

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4. Troubleshooting Tips

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The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems. Contact your
dealer or GIGABYTE for more advanced troubleshooting information.

n Check that the card is seated properly in the PCI Express x 16 slot.

n Ensure that the display cable is securely fastened to the card's display connector.

n Make sure that the monitor and computer are plugged in and receiving power.

n If necessary, disable any built-in graphics capabilities on your motherboard. For

more information, consult your computer's manual or manufacturer.

(NOTE: Some manufacturers do not allow the built-in graphics to be disabled or

to become the secondary display.)

n Make sure you selected the appropriate display device and graphics card when

you installed the graphics driver.

n Restart your computer.

Press the F8 key on your keyboard after system starts up. When the Windows
Advanced Options Menu appears, select Safe Mode and press Enter.
After getting into Safe Mode, in Device Manager check whether the driver for the
graphics card is correct.

n For more assistance, use the Troubleshooting Guide located in the Windows

Help or contact your computer manufacturer.

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If necessary, adjust your monitor's setting by monitor's adjust panel to make the

screen looks focused, crisp, and sharp. (Please refer to the monitor's manual.)

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5. Appendix

5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS

5.1.1. Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS mode

1. Extract the downloaded Zip file to your hard disk or floppy disk. This procedure assumes

drive A.

2. Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode. (For Windows 2000/XP, you need a startup disk to

restart the computer in MS-DOS mode.)

3. Change the command prompt to A:\>.

4. At the A:\> prompt, type [BIOS flash utility name] -p 0 [BIOS file
name](example: atiflash -p 0 r955128d.f2) and press Enter.

5. Wait until it's done, then restart your computer.

5.1.2. Reflash BIOS in Windows mode

1. After installing the display drivers, you will find a GIGABYTE icon in the lower-right corner

of the Taskbar. Right-click to select the @VGA utility.

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@VGA flash BIOS utility.

2. Update BIOS through the Internet

a. Select the Live Update check box and click Flash. Then @VGA will automatically download

the BIOS for your card from GIGABYTE @VGA server and do the update for you.(@VGA

will not download/update the BIOS if it detects the current BIOS on your card is the latest

one.)

3. Update BIOS NOT through the Internet

a. Download the BIOS ZIP file for your card from GIGABYTE website and extract it to your

hard disk (or floppy disk).

b. Select the From Local File check box and then click Flash.

c. Select the BIOS file from your hard disk (or floppy disk).

d. Complete the update procedure following the on-screen instructions.

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

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Display Refresh Color Depth (bpp)

Screen Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.7M)

Resolution (Hz) Standard mode High mode True mode

640 x 480 200 P P P
800 x 600 200 P P P
1024 x 768 200 P P P
1152 x 864 100 P P P
1280 x 768 85 P P P
1280 x 960 160 P P P
1280 x 1024 120 P P P
1600 x 1200 100 P P P
1792 x 1344 85 P P P
1800 x 1440 70 P P P
1856 x 1392 75 P P P
1920 x 1080 75 P P P
1920 x 1200 85 P P P
1920 x 1440 75 P P P
2048 x 1536 66 P P P

GV-RX60P128D(DE) 2D Single Display Modes

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