Transcend TS128MVDR98P User Manual
RADEON™ 9800 series Graphics Card
Manual
1.1 ATI RADEON™ 9800 Series Graphics Processor
The ATI RADEON™ 9800 Series Visual Visual Unit (VPU) is the most visually
advanced 3D performer on the planet, delivering an immersive, cinematic experience
for the most demanding next-generation games with up to 256MB of DDR memory
and a 256-bit memory interface. It supports the latest SMOOTHVISION 2.1,
SMARTSHASER 2.1 and HyperZ III™+. Merging advanced stability with
revolutionary features, RADEON™ 9800 Series is the only Visual Processing family
in its second generation.
The RADEON™ 9800 series Graphic accelerators delivers ground-breaking 3D
graphics performance.
‧ Powered by the RADEON 9800 Series Visual Processing Unit (VPU).
‧ SMARTSHADER™ 2.1 technology supports Microsoft® DirectX® 9 feature sets,
enabling more complex and cinematic-quality lighting effects
‧ SMOOTHVISION™ 2.1 technology delivers the sharpest, clearest textures
without sacrificing frame rates
‧ Second generation to Support Microsoft® DirectxX® 9.0.
‧ 128-bit full floating point precision enables billions of color variations to render the
same lighting and effects as Hollywood studios
‧ Full AGP 8X support doubles available bandwidth for the most engaging game
play in its class
‧ Support Direct 3D® and OpenGL® applications.
‧ High resolution in 3D up to 2048x1536.
‧ Support TV-Out to connect your PC to your TV or CRT.
‧ Cinematic experience for 3D gaming.
‧ Digital flat panel support.
‧ Second generation 8-pixel pipieline architecture for Radeon 9800 Series
‧ 256-bit DDR memory interface for Radeon 9800 Series
‧ High resolution in 3D up to 2048x1536.
‧ Cinematic experience for 3D gaming.
‧ Digital flat panel support.
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1.2 Package Contents
Your graphics card package should contain the following items. Please check them
as soon as you unpack. If you find any damaged or missing items, please contact
your retailer.
· Radeon™ 9800 Series Graphics Card
· User’s Manual
· Driver CD
· DVI-I to VGA adapter
· TV-Out extension cable pack ( includes 1 S-Video cable , 1 Composite cable
and 1 S-Video to Composite adapter )
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1.3 Features
‧ CINEMATIC RENDERING：
With its highly programmable shader engines, the RADEON 9800 Series of visual
processors are designed to bring the most detailed worlds to life with cinemaquality lighting , textures , and effects.
‧ MAXIMUM 3D PERFORMACE：
Eight parallel rendering pipelines , 256-bit memory interface(only Radeon 9800
Series),blazing fast clock speeds ,and AGP 8X support come together to deliver
incredible performance at the highest resolutions and detail settings.
‧ PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF DIGITAL REALISM：
Experience the smoothest , sharpest, and clearest 3D image quality imaginable.
Combining SMOOTHVISION 2.1 and SMARTSHASER 2.1 the RADEON
9800/9600 Series enables hyper-realistic interactive imagery.
‧ QUALITY VIDEO PLAYBACK：
Revolutionary VIDEOSHADER and FULLSTREAM technologies provide the
cleanest video playback available on a PC.
‧ FLEXIBLE DISPLAY CONFIGURATIONS：
Enhance your worl environment with multiple displays , TV-output support , and
high resolutions.
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1.4 System Requirements
· Intel® Pentium® 4/III/II/Celeron™, AMD® Athlon XP®/Athlon®/Duron™/K6 or
compatible with AGP 4X，8X or universal AGP 3.0 bus configuration(4X/8X)t
· Installation software requires CD-ROM drive
· DVD playback requires DVD drive
1.5 Supported Operating Systems
· Windows® 98/98SE
· Windows® Me
· Windows® 2000
· Windows® XP
1.6 Monitors Supported
· CRT Monitor : 15-pin VGA connector
· TV and VCR : S-Video connector
· Flat Panel Display : DVI-I connector
1.7 Display Support
· VGA connector for analog CRT
· S-video (TV-Out) connector for TV/VCR
· DVI-I connector for digital flat panel
· Independent resolution and refresh rates for any two connected displays
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2.1 RADEON™ 9800 Series Graphics Card
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a. ATI RADEON™ 9800PRO 128MB (TS128MVDR98P)
DVI-I
Connector
S-Video
Connector
CRT
Connector
TI RADEON
9800PRO
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2.2 Hardware Installation
1. Turn off your computer’s power and disconnect the AC power supply.
NOTE: Be sure the system has been completely powered down and the
computer disconnected from the AC power supply.
2. Comply with electrostatic discharge prevention methods while installing your new
graphics card.
3. Open the chassis and locate the AGP slot on the motherboard. If you have an
existing graphics card in your system, carefully remove it.
4. Remove the plastic cover from your new graphics card.
5. Carefully align the new graphics card in the AGP slot and press the card firmly
into the slot. Confirm the metal contacts on the card are steady in the slot.
6. Use a retaining screw to secure the bracket of the graphics card to the chassis.
NOTE: Be sure the bracket has been secured with a screw.
7. To provide additional power to the RADEON™ 9800 series graphics card, you
must connect the provided power extension cable to your graphics card. Connect
the big, 4-pin connector on the cable to the graphics card. Plug the large, female
connector on the cable to either an available male power cable connector, or
remove a power connector from one of your IDE devices and use it. You can then
plug the other connector on the power extension cable into your IDE device.
8. Replace your computer chassis cover, connect your monitor 15-pin connector into
the RADEON™ 9800 series graphics card monitor connector, and reconnect the
AC power cord.
9. Turn on the power
10. Install the video drivers for the graphics card to your system now.
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3.1 Driver Installation within Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP
Please remove the old display card’s driver before installing the driver for your new
RADEON™ 9800 series Graphics Card.
1. Insert your Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. Auto-run should start and the
following screen appear:
2. Click on “Driver Install”.
3. Click on “RADEON™ 9800 series Driver Install”.
4. Click on “ATI Easy Install”
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5. Click on “Next” to continue with the ATI driver installation procedure.
6. Click on “Express”.
7. Click on “Finish” to restart the computer and complete installation.
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4.1 Multiple Monitors
Using DVI-I and S-Video connectors, your RADEON™ 9800 series Graphics Card
can provide dual display functionality and TV-Out from a single video card, allowing
you to use two video display devices at the same time. This new technology changes
the way you view your PC, TV, and video graphics.
The RADEON™ 9800 series uses HydraVision software to create seamless
multiple display desktops. Multiple monitor display works like one large work area. A
single application can span all monitors, or many applications can occupy their own
specific monitor. This feature will take your PC’s graphics and video capabilities to
the next level.
Display
Connector(s) Used Comment
Configuration
One CRT display VGA connector OR DVI-I connector
with DVI-I-to-VGA adapter
One DFP display DVI-I connector DFP - digital flat panel display
One TV DVI-I connector
CRT display + TV VGA connector + TV Output
DFP display + TV DVI-I connector + TV Output
CRT display + DFP
display
VGA connector + DVI-I connector
CRT-cathode ray tube analog display
Cards with S-Video out also support
Composite out via a S-Video-to Composite
adapter*. Cards with Composite out DO
NOT support connection to TVs with SVideo Input.
Unsupported configuration if the CRT
display is attached to the DVI-I connector
via a DVI-I- to-VGA adapter
CRT display + CRT
display
CRT display + DFP
display + TV
CRT display + CRT
display + TV
VGA connector + DVI-I connector
with DVI-I-to-VGA adapter
VGA connector + DVI-I connector +
TV Output
UNSUPPORTED
CONFIGURATION
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The DVI-I connector can support a CRT
display using a DVI-I-to-VGA adapter*
The TV display will “clone” the image of
one of the other two displays.
· Connecting Your RADEON™ 9800 series Graphics Card to Your
Video Display Devices
The RADEON 9800 Series Graphics Card has a 15-pin VGA port for a CRT, a DVI-I
connector for a flat panel display device, and an S-Video connector for TV-out. The
RADEON 9800 Series Graphics Card supports one DVI-I monitor or two VGA
monitors using an optional DVI-I-to-VGA adapter. Using the S-Video connector, you
can use a television with either a VGA monitor or a DVI monitor to expand your
desktop. To connect a flat panel video display device to the RADEON 9800 Series
use the DVI-I connector as shown on the following page. To connect a VGA monitor
to the DVI-I connector, plug an optional DVI-I-to-VGA adapter into the DVI-I
connector, and then plug your monitor cable into the adapter. When you use an
additional monitor with your RADEON 9800 Series Graphics Card, one monitor will
always be primary, with the additional monitor designated as secondary.
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4.2 Multiple Monitor Controls
The Multiple Monitor control is found on the Settings tab of the Display Properties
dialog box. This tab features a graphical representation of your currently connected
video display(s). You can enable and disable monitors by double-clicking on the
monitor number in the boxes. You can also enable or disable multiple displays and/or
change color depth and screen resolution from here.
To enable a secondary display (assuming a secondary display is attached to your
RADEON™ 9800 series Graphics Card):
1 Right-click on monitor labeled“2”.
2 Click “Enable” in the drop-down menu.
3 Click “OK”.
To change resolution or color depth:
1 Left-click the desired monitor to make it active.
2 Adjust the “Screen resolution “ slider or select a different color depth from the
“Color quality” drop-down box.
To reposition your display, click and drag the appropriate monitor to the desired
position. For example, the secondary display can be dragged to the left of the
Multi-Monitor Tab
primary display. In this way you can position your secondary display either to the
right or the left of the primary.
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NOTE:
The RADEON™ 9800 series Graphics Card offers Ratiometric expansion .
Ratiometric expansion (or digital panel scaling as it is commonly known)
expands a low-resolution image to fill a higher resolution panel. However,
Ratiometric expansion is only available on the primary display. Therefore, if
a digital flat panel display is set as secondary, the extended desktop is
disabled and the resolution is less than the digital flat panel display’s native
resolution. This also causes the digital flat panel display to default to center
mode.
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