Rosewill G03-ATI9000 User Manual

RADEON

User’s Manual

SERIES

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G03-ATI9000

Rev: 2.0

of ATI Technologies Inc. All other company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Features, performance and specifications are subject to change without notice. Product may not be exactly as shown in the diagrams.

Reproduction of this manual, or parts thereof, in any form, without the express written permission of ATI Technologies Inc. is strictly prohibited.

Table of contents

Introduction.............................................................................................................1

Features AT A Glance...............................................................................................1

ATI’s CATALYST Software Suite........................................................................... 1

Multiple Displays and 3D Gaming Experience ....................................................1

Direct 3D and OpenGL......................................................................................... 1

HydraVision.......................................................................................................... 2

Installing Your RADEON...................................................................................3

Connecting Your monitor(s) ..................................................................................5

Display Configuration...........................................................................................6

Installing Your RADEON Soft Driver............................................................... 7

Windows “New Hardware Found” .......................................................................8

Installing the ATI Driver for Windows 98, Windows ME ...................................8

Installing the ATI Driver for Windows 2000/XP/NT4.0......................................8

Multiple Display Support : Windows 98, Windows ME...................................... 9

Catalyst Software Suit ............................................................................................11

ATI Display Tab.................................................................................................... 11

ATI Color Tab....................................................................................................... 13

ATI Options Tab ...................................................................................................14

ATI Overlay Tab................................................................................................... 1

Direct 3D Control Panel .........................................................................................17

Main and Custom Setting...................................................................................... 17

Direct 3D Compatibility Setting ...........................................................................18

OpenGL Control Panel........................................................................................... 19

Main and Custom Setting...................................................................................... 20

OpenGL Compatibility Setting .............................................................................20

SMARTGART......................................................................................................... 21

Using TV Out........................................................................................................... 22

View your PC’s display on a TV ..........................................................................22

Connecting to a TV or VCR..................................................................................22

How to Enabled/Disabled The TV Display...........................................................23

Using and Adjusting TV Out ................................................................................23

How TV Display Connect Be Used ......................................................................23

Reducing Edge Distortion..................................................................................... 24

Using HydraVision for Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/NT4.0 .............................. 25

Desktop Management Controls............................................................................. 26

Hot Keys Controls................................................................................................. 28

MultiDesk..............................................................................................................29

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

Introduction

The RADEON Series graphic accelerators delivers ground breaking 3D graphics performance.

Designed and built by ATI Technologies Inc.

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Awesome 3D gaming performance.

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Support for OpenGL

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Support for Direct 3D

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High resolution in 3D up to 2048x1536.

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Best performance for today’s and tomorrow’s applications.

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Supports TV-out to connect your PC to your TV or VCR.

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Features At A Glance

The RADEON Series provides high performance acceleration for today's demanding 3D graphic applications. Its main features are:

VIDEO IMMERSION™ II which provides industry-leading DVD playback and digital

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TV decode capability CHARISMA ENGINE™ II which is the main GPU, providing the necessary power to

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accelerate today’s 3D games and applications SMARTSHADER™ technology which can realistically create the visual properties of any

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material, like glass, metal, wood, and produce 3D depth by rendering the object’s shadows SMOOTHVISION™ which provides users with various degrees of jagged edge removal

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from 3D images, allowing users to configure their own high quality or high performance gaming experience PIXEL TAPESTRY™ II which provides even greater 3D rendering power

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TV output support

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ATI’s Catalyst™ Software Suite

Multiple Displays and 3D Gaming Experience

ATI’s Catalyst Software Suite provides multiple display functionality, and the advanced graphic features, such as SMARTSHADER, for the ultimate 3D gaming experience. For help on installing the Catalyst Software Suite, refer to the The Catalyst Software Suite installs the ATI display tabs. These tabs are accessed through the Windows

Settings

Suite

Direct 3D

The Catalyst Software Suite also supports the latest versions of Direct 3D® and OpenGL®. Many new 3D game titles, and the latest versions of older titles, will virtually come to life as they utilize their advanced Direct 3D these settings for the ultimate experience in 3D image quality or 3D gaming performance. ATI’s Direct 3D Control Panel, through the For a detailed explanation of the Direct 3D

Control Panel on page 17

Display

tab. For a detailed explanation of each ATI tab, refer to

and OpenGL

applications.

Getting Started Guide

Control Panel, through the

Advanced...

button located on the

Catalyst™ Software

or OpenGL® features. Gamers can finetune

and OpenGL® tabs are available through the Windows

Advanced...

, and

OpenGL® Control Panel on page 19

button located on the

and OpenGL® tabs, refer to

Settings

tab.

® Display

Direct 3D®

HydraVision™

In addition to the multiple display functionality available with ATI’s Catalyst Software Suite, you can also use HydraVision for advanced multi-monitor management. For more information on HydraVision, please refer to the page 25.

Preparing Your Computer

READ ME FIRST !

Turn off the power to your system and discharge your body’s static electric charge by touching a grounded surface—for example, the metal surface of the power supply—before performing any hardware procedure.

The manufacturer assumes no liability for any damage, caused directly or indirectly, by improper installation of any components by unauthorized service personnel. If you do not feel comfortable performing the installation, consult a qualified computer technician.

Damage to system components, the accelerator card, and injury to yourself may result if power is applied during installation.

NOTE:

Before installing your RADEON™ we recommend that you first uninstall the driver for your current video card and reconfigure your operating system to use the standard display driver (VGA) supplied with your operating system. For more information about changing to the VGA driver, see your operating system documentation.

Installing Your RADEON™

Now that you have prepared your computer, you are ready to install your RADEON™ graphics accelerator card.

To install your graphics accelerator card

Power off the computer and monitor

, then

disconnect the display cable

the back of your computer.

Remove the computer cove

r. If necessary, consult your computer’s manual for

help in removing the cover.

Remember to discharge your body’s static electricity by touching the metal surface of the computer chassis.

If you intend to run multiple displays with Windows 98 or Windows Me (see

page 9), then proceed to step 4.

from your computer.

If the old graphics card sticks, rock it gently from end to end. Remember to save the screw.

if your computer has any

Or,

on-board graphics capabilit

Otherwise, remove any existing graphics card

y, you may need to

disable it

from

the motherboard. For more information, see your computer documentation.

Locate the AGP slot. If necessary, remove the metal cover from this slot; then

align your RADEON™ with the AGP slot, and press it in firmly until the card is fully seated.

Grasp the RADEON™ by the top edge and carefully seat it into the AGP slot. Ensure that the metal contacts are

Completely

pushed into the slot.

Replace the screw to fasten the card in place,

RADEON CARD

and replace the computer cover.

RADEON CARD

Plug the display cable into your card

; then turn on the computer and monitor. If your RADEON™ came with a DVI connector, you can connect a flat panel display to the appropriate connector, as shown below.

Make sure all cables are securely connected.

You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the ATI driver. For detailed instructions, select your operating system from the list on page 7 to 9.

Connecting your monitor(s)

The RADEON Series, depending on the graphic card configuration, provides hardware support for one VGA monitor and one flat panel monitor, or two VGA monitors using a DVII-to-VGA adapter*, or only one VGA monitor. It also provides TV Output via a S-Video out connector.

Plug the monitor cable into your card (

cables to the appropriate connectors), To connect a flat panel monitor to the DVI-I connector, plug a DVI-I-to-VGA adapter* into the DVI-I connector, then plug your monitor cable into the adapter*, as shown below.

directly

to your card, use the DVI-I connector. To connect a VGA

if you are running multiple monitors, connect their

then turn on the PC and monitor(s)

When you use multiple monitors with your card, one monitor will always be additional monitor(s) will be designated as

Secondary

Primary

. Any

Display Configurations

The following table lists the different ways you can connect displays to your RADEON Series with multi-monitor configuration The following table lists the different ways you can connect displays to your RADEON Series with

Display Configuration Connector(s) Used Comments

One CRT display VGA connector OR DVI-I

Connector with DIV-I-to-VGA

adapter One DFP display DVI-I connector DFP–digital flat panel display One TV TV Output Cards with S-Video out also

CRT display + TV VGA connector + TV Output Unsupported configuration if

DFP display + TV DVI-I connector + TV Output CRT display + DFP display CRT display + CRT display

CRT display + DFP display + TV CRT display + CRT+ TV

VGA connector + DVI-I

connector

VGA connector + DVI-I

connector with DVI-I-to-VGA

adapter

VGA connector + DVI-I

connector + S-Video out

UNSUPPORT

CONFIGURATION

CRT-cathode ray tube analog Display

support Composite out via a S-Video-to-Composite adapter. Cards with Composite out DO NOT support connection to TVs with S-Video input

the CRT display is attached to the DVI-I connector via a DVI-I-to-VGA adapter

The DVI-I connector can support a CRT display using the DVI-to-VGA adapter The TV display will “clone” the image of one of the other two displays

Installing Your RADEON Soft Driver

New hardware will be detected after you restart your computer. To finish below steps click

Insert your CD,

when prompted to restart.

Yes

3D Graphics Series Driver CD

, into CD-ROM drive.

2. It auto run menu,

3D GRAPHICS ACCELERATOR

, as below picture:

Click

VGA DRIVER

If you can’t success install it automatically , please conduct page 8 to 9.

, and ATi Driver are shown and it will auto installation.

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