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GV-RX155256D-RH RadeonTM X1550 Graphics Accelerator User's Manual Rev. 201 12MD-RX1552DR-201R * The WEEE marking Union's member states. Copyright © 2007 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT"). No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 2
Windows® 2000 Driver Installation 38 4. Troubleshooting Tips 39 5. Appendix 40 5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS 40 5.1.1. Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS mode 40 5.1.2. Reflash BIOS in Windows mode 40 5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows® XP 41 GV-RX155256D-RH Graphics Accelerator - 2 - - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 3
• Supports DirectX 9.0c • Supports software CrossFireTM • Supports AV / S-Video / TV-Out and HDTV output • Supports 1 Dual-Link DVI-I connector • Supports 1 slots and correct PCIe chipset driver - Two X1550 cards - A power supply with 450-watt or above - Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 4
TV Projector OR NTSC / PAL TV Projector Y Pr Pb/AV Output S-Video Output Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output Or Analog LCD Monitor Analog CRT Monitor GV-RX155256D-RH Graphics Accelerator DVI-I to D-Sub Adapter VGA Output - 4 - VGA Monitor Connector (15-pin) TV-Out DVI-I Connector - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 5
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. - 5 - Hardware Installation - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 6
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. GV-RX155256D-RH Graphics - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 7
shown below. 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. - 7 - Hardware Installation - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 8
English GIGABYTE Component Video Adapter for ATI Graphics Cards AV Out S-Video Out Connect to the TVOut port on the graphics card. HDTV Component Composite video connection, you can connect the RCA cable from your TV to the AV Out port on the adapter. GV-RX155256D-RH Graphics Accelerator - 8 - - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 9
established the use of silent pipes on graphics card's thermal solution, and has been the leading company for silent thermal solution. GIGABYTE's passive thermal solution allows system to work perfectly in chassis with 40~50 degrees Celsius through the air flow of the system. Please beware of - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 10
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 system only. Please do not enable CrossFire in Windows 2000. GV-RX155256D-RH Graphics Accelerator - 10 - - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 11
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 - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 12
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 to restart computer. Then the DirectX 9 installation is completed. GV-RX155256D-RH Graphics Accelerator - 12 - - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 13
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 the Next button to install the driver. (There is a driver CD disk that came with your graphics accelerator, please insert it now.) Or - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 14
Display Drivers (Radeon X1550 Series) item. Step 2. Click Next button. Step 3. Click Yes button. Setp 4. Click Express or Custom icon. Windows installings the components. Step 5. Click the Finish button to restart computer. Then the driver installation is completed. GV-RX155256D-RH Graphics - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 15
English 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". z Install GIGABYTE Utility (V-Tuner 3): Click the GIGABYTE Utility item. Step 2. Click the Next button. Step 3. Enter your - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 16
Next button. Windows installings the components. Step 5. Click the Next button. Step 6. Click the Finish button to restart computer. Then the Hydravision Install is completed. GV-RX155256D-RH Graphics Accelerator - 16 - - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 17
English V-Tuner 3 V-Tuner 3 lets you adjust the working frequency of the graphic engine and video memory (Core Clock and Memory Clock). Displays 2D/3D core clock status Displays memory clock status Adjust 2D/3D core clock Auto-Optimized core / memory clock Adjust memory clock Fixed Clock - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 18
your display settings. Right-click the icon. Click the 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. GV-RX155256D-RH Graphics Accelerator - 18 - - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 19
English 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. - 19 - Software Installation - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 20
English ATI CATALYSTTM Control Center: After installation of the display drivers, you will find an ATI CATALYSTTM Control Center icon on the taskbar's to select HYDRAVISIONTM> HYDRAVISIONTM Properties to set the HYDRAVISION (refer to Fig. 3). GV-RX155256D-RH Graphics Accelerator - 20 - Fig. 3 - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 21
Properties pages, right-click the GIGABYTE icon on the taskbar and GV-RX155256D-RH Yes Yes Yes No (Note) The CRT+TV configuration requires that you connect your CRT display to the DVI connector on the card using the DVI-I to VGA adapter to ensure normal operation. This configuration is not supported - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 22
viewing. „ Avivo Video Converter This wizard assists you to convert videos from one file format to another. Step 1: Select Avivo Video Converter, then click Go. GV-RX155256D-RH Graphics Accelerator Step 2: Select the video file to be converted. - 22 - - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 23
English Step 3: In the Output Folder area, select the Step 4: In the Output Video Format list, select a destination folder where the new file will be located. file format for the new file. If you wish to change the Click Next. name of the new file, enter the new name in the Output File area. - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 24
card. „ Graphics Software Provides software information including driver version, CATALYST version, Direct 3D version and so on. „ Graphics Hardware Provides hardware information incluing graphics chipset, BIOS version, memory size, core clock and so on. GV-RX155256D-RH Graphics Accelerator - 24 - - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 25
page allows you to configure all of the many available settings of your ATI graphics card. View Properties: The CATALYST Control Center dashboard supports three types of views: Basic View/ Advanced View/ Custom View. „ Basic View The Basic view is the default view when CATALYST Control Center - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 26
applications. Define and save your own personal video settings that can be quickly activated manually, through a Hotkey, or by file association. Note: A profile applies to Menu „ Select a Language ... „ Select a Skin ... „ Restore Factory Defaults ... GV-RX155256D-RH Graphics Accelerator - 26 - - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 27
Control Center Help feature allows you to access the comprehensive online help, register your product, or generate a problem report should you require technical support. The CATALYST Control Center Help feature offers the following options: „ Help for this Page ... „ Help Contents ... „ Search - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 28
detecting a display. If you are using an older TV or one that has nonstandard inputs that may not be automatically detected, use Force TV Detection. GV-RX155256D-RH Graphics Accelerator - 28 - - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 29
the attached monitor to determine the limits for the resolution and refresh rate. „ AvivoTM Color Use AvivoTMColor for ATI graphics cards that supports per-display color settings. Independently set the hue, saturation, and temperature for each attached and enabled display. „ Adjustments Use Monitor - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 30
CRT and DFP display devices and want both to support HDTV, you select both the Add 720p and Add 1080i check boxes in the corresponding HDTV Support pages. Note: Forcing a display mode that adjustment control that rapidly configures your application. GV-RX155256D-RH Graphics Accelerator - 30 - - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 31
English „ Anti-Aliasing Anti-Aliasing is a technique used to smooth out the jagged edges of three-dimensional curved objects or objects with diagonal edges. Anti-aliasing can be set to favor either an increase in system processing performance or improved image quality: Setting for performance is - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 32
while maintaining or even improving image quality. It analyzes individual textures as they are loaded to determine the best and fastest way to display them. GV-RX155256D-RH Graphics Accelerator - 32 - - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 33
English „ Mipmap Detail Level Mipmapping is a texturing technique that preserves the detail on a 3D object's surface as it moves into the background. A series of low- and high-resolution texture maps are stored in memory and selectively used to create the object's surface, depending on what level - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 34
richness of color by using the Gamma control. To adjust the overall brightness use the Brightness control, and the overall contrast use the Contrast control. GV-RX155256D-RH Graphics Accelerator - 34 - - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 35
or use the Video Wizard to configure your display devices. „ Adjustments Use Video Adjustments to manually set Gamma, Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, and Hue for video playback. Note: Certain video formats do not support these adjustments. „ Theater Mode Use Theater Mode to change the way you view - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 36
one of six options for deinterlacing video for better viewing. Auto Detect lets the multimedia driver to select the best deinterlacing scheme for different video sources and sizes. Bob deinterlacing, because the effect is already known or understood. GV-RX155256D-RH Graphics Accelerator - 36 - - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 37
English VPU Recover : VPU Recover enables the ATI display driver to detect when the graphics processor stops responding to display-driver instructions. When this happens, the display driver attempts to reset the graphics hardware. In most cases, VPU Recover will be able to reset the graphics - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 38
7. Click Yes to the license agreement. 8. Follow the Wizard's on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Please make sure the Windows® 2000 have installed Windows® 2000 Service Pack (or later) before installing the graphics accelerator driver. GV-RX155256D-RH Graphics Accelerator - 38 - - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 39
experience problems. Contact your dealer or Gigabyte for more advanced troubleshooting . For more information, consult your computer's manual or manufacturer. (NOTE: Some manufacturers do the driver for the graphics card is correct. „ For more assistance, use the Troubleshooting Guide located - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 40
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. GV-RX155256D-RH Graphics - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 41
60 720 x 480 60 856 x 480 60 960 x 720 60 1280 x 720 60 1920 x 1080 30 * The table is for reference only. The actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor you use. - 41 - Appendix - Gigabyte GV-RX155256D-RH | Manual - Page 42
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GV-RX155256D-RH
Radeon
TM
X1550 Graphics Accelerator
User's Manual
Rev. 201
12MD-RX1552DR-201R
*
The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste
and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment!!
*
The WEEE marking applies only in European Union's member states.
Copyright
© 2007 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
.
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