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apparatus, system, installation to which it refers) VGA Card GV-R9700 PRO is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformityis 55104 o EN50091-2 lmmunity requirements for household appliances tools and similar apparatus EMC requirements for uninterruptible powersystems( - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 2
of Industry, CA 91 748 Phone/Fax No:(818) 854-9338/ (818) 854-9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name: VGA Card Model Number:GV-R97 00 PRO Conforms to the follo wing specifications: FCC Part 15, Sub part B, Sectio n 15.107(a) an d Section 15.109 (a),Class B Digital De vice Supplementary - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 3
Upgrade your Life R9700 PRO Radeon 9700 PRO Graphics Accelerator USER'S MANUAL Rev. 112 12MD-R9700P-112 - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 4
Copyright 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 card , this may void the warranty of this VGA card. Dec, 20, 2002 Taipei, Taiwan R9700 PRO Graphics Accelerator - 2 - - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 5
...12 3.1.4. Display Properties pages 16 3.2. WINDOWS NT 4.0 DRIVER INSTALLATION 24 3.3. WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER INSTALLATION 25 3.4. BIOS FLASH UTILITY 25 4.Troubleshooting Tips 26 5.Appendix 27 5.1. How to reflash the BIOS 27 5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table 29 - 3 - Table of Content - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 6
DirectX® 9.0 and the latest OpenGL® functionality to give developers the freedom to create more complicated and realistic visual effects than ever before. R9700 PRO supports the new AGP 8X standard, which allows large volumes of texture and vertex data to be transferred faster from system memory to - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 7
R9700 PRO package contains the following: z The R9700 PRO graphics accelerator z This USER'S MANUAL z The R9700 PRO Driver CD x 1 z Power DVD XP CD x 1 z Game CD x 5 z One cable support Gigabyte BIOS only. Use none official gigabyte BIOS might cause problem on the graphics card. - 5 - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 8
VGA Output Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor NTSC / PAL TV Projector AV Output S-VideoOutput DVI Output Digital LCD Monitor OR VGA Output Analog LCD Monitor R9700 PRO Graphics Accelerator - 6 - VGA Monitor Connector (15pin) TV-out DVI Connector DVI-I to D-sub Connector - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 9
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. 3. Remove any existing graphics card from your computer. Or, if your computer has any on-board graphics - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 10
Monitor To Flat Panel Display To TV or VCR You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the Graphics card driver. For detailed instructions, select your operating system from the list below. R9700 PRO Graphics Accelerator - 8 - - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 11
English 3.SOFTWARE INSTALLATION In this manual, we assume that your CD-ROM Drive letter to be Drive Then you can follow guides to setup your R9700 PRO driver (Please follow the subsection 3.1.3 "Step By Step Installation" to install the driver for your R9700 PRO graphics accelerator. 3.1.1. - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 12
MPEG support in Windows® 98/ 98SE/ Windows® 2000 or Windows® ME, you must install DirectX8.1(or later) first. (If your OS is Windows® XP, please skip this section.) 1. Install DirectX Driver: Click "Install DirectX 8.1" Item. 2.Click "Yes" icon. 3.Click "Yes" icon. R9700 PRO Graphics Accelerator - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 13
English 4.Click "OK" item. Then the DirectX 8.1 installation is completed. - 11 - Software Installation - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 14
English 3.1.3. Driver Installation The following is the step-by-step installation guide. Step 1: New Hardware Found After R9700 PRO 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" - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 15
English 3..Click "No" icon. After the system has finished loading, insert the R9700 PRO driver CD disk into your CDROM, and then you can see the AUTORUN window. If it does not show up, please run "D:\setup.exe". Step 5: - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 16
English 3.Click "Yes". 4. Click "Express" or "Custom" icon. R9700 PRO Graphics Accelerator 5. Click "Finish" to restart computer. - 14 - - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 17
HYDRAVISION™ is primarily software designed for multiple monitor settings. RADEON 9700 PRO graphic cards that have more than one display output can benefit fully from this software. A RADEON 9700 PRO with only one display output can still take advantage of the many - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 18
enables or disables the ATI taskbar icon. However, this feature must be enabled for ATI hotkey support. „ Show ATI icon on taskbar adds or removes the ATI icon from the taskbar. „ Disable or disables to reduce the DVI frequency when using high-resolution. R9700 PRO Graphics Accelerator - 16 - - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 19
English OpenGL Properties: The OpenGL properties page gives you complete control of the OpenGL settings. „ Main Settings slider Moving the slider to the left will maximize application performance, while moving the slider to the right will provide excellent 3D image quality. Moving this slider from - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 20
set the Z-Buffer depth. Most applications will work best when Disabled is selected. z Support KTX buffer region extension Enabling this feature allows rapid updates of those portions of your screen allows you to reset the OpenGL Settings to default values. R9700 PRO Graphics Accelerator - 18 - - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 21
English Direct 3D Properties: The Direct 3D properties page allows you to adjust the Direct 3D settings. „ Main Settings slider Moving the slider to the left will maximize application performance, while moving the slider to the right will provide excellent 3D image quality. Moving this slider from - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 22
Direct 3D applications. z Support DTX texture formats allows applications problems with other games. z Defaults button allows you to reset the Direct 3D Compatibility Settings to default values. „ Defaults button This button allows you to reset the Direct 3D Settings to default values. R9700 PRO - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 23
controls allow you to increase or decrease the color brightness of Direct 3D and OpenGL games played in fullscreen mode. (NOTE: Game Gamma is NOT supported in Windows NT4.0) „ RGB Lock adjust the RGB sliders individually or adjust all three sliders at the same time. „ Default resets the Game Gamma - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 24
and Secondary displays. Connecting your graphics card to a TV or VCR To connect your R9700 PRO graphics card to a TV (or VCR), use an S-Video cable. However, your computer and installing the enhanced graphics driver, see the user's manual.) 3. Determine if your television (or VCR) has an S-Video - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 25
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. „ Overlay Adjustments z Brightness allows you to adjust the brightness of the video image. z Contrast allows you to adjust the - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 26
installed Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack version 6.0 (or later) before installing the R9700 PRO graphics accelerator driver. To install the R9700 PRO driver for Windows NT agreement. 9. Follow the Wizard's on-screen instructions to complete the installation. R9700 PRO Graphics Accelerator - 24 - - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 27
Click "Yes" to the license agreement. 9. Follow the Wizard's on-screen instructions to complete the installation. 3.4. BIOS FLASH UTILITY R9700 PRO BIOS update procedure: 0Note: Please download the newest BIOS from our website (www.gigabyte.com.tw) or contact your local dealer for the file. 0If you - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 28
If you have problems during bootup, Troubleshooting Guide located in the Windows® Help or contact your computer manufacturer. 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.) R9700 PRO - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 29
English 5. Appendix 5.1. How to reflash the BIOS 0We use GV-AR64SH VGA card and Atiflash BIOS flash utility as example. How to reflash the BIOS for your graphics card? 1. Extract the Zip file to the - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 30
English 3. Change the command path to the file location C:\> or A:\> 4. Reflash BIOS command as below : C:\> atiflash -p 0 5. Reboot your PC when it's done. R9700 PRO Graphics Accelerator - 28 - - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 31
English 5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows® XP) Display Screen Resolution 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 Radeon 9700 PRO 2D Single Display Modes Refresh Rate (Hz) 60 72 75 85 90 100 120 160 200 47 56 60 70 72 75 85 90 100 - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 32
interlaced) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 (interlaced) 3 (interlaced) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 32bpp(16.7M) True mode 3 (interlaced) 3 (interlaced) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 (interlaced) 3 (interlaced) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 To be continued... R9700 PRO Graphics Accelerator - 30 - - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 33
English Display Screen Resolution 1792 x 1344 1800 x 1440 1856 x 1392 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1200 1920 x 1440 2048 x 1536 Refresh Rate (Hz) 60 75 85 60 70 60 72 75 60 75 60 75 85 60 75 60 66 Color Depth (bpp) 8bpp(256 color) Standard mode 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 16bpp(65K color) High mode - Gigabyte GV-R9700 PRO | Manual - Page 34
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Declaration of Conformity
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G.B.T. Technology Träding GMbH
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VGA Card
GV-R9700 PRO
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Limits and methods of measurement
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