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Upgrade your Life GV-R96128D Radeon 9600 Series Graphics Accelerator USER'S MANUAL Rev. 101 12MD-R96128D-101 - Gigabyte GV-R96128D | Manual - Page 2
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 Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications GV-R96128D Graphics Accelerator - 2 - - Gigabyte GV-R96128D | Manual - Page 3
CD 15 3.1.5. Taskbar Icon ...18 3.1.6. Display Properties pages 21 3.2. WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER INSTALLATION 29 3.3. BIOS FLASH UTILITY 29 4. Troubleshooting Tips 30 5. Appendix 31 5.1. How to reflash the BIOS 31 5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows® XP 32 - 3 - Table of Content - Gigabyte GV-R96128D | Manual - Page 4
Fully support DirectX® 9.0 n Supports the new AGP 8X standard n 4-pixel pipeline architecture n All new 64-bit memory interface n 128MB DDR memory accelerates the latest 3D games n First to use pixel shaders to accelerate video n DVI-I and TV-Out connector supported GV-R96128D Graphics Accelerator - Gigabyte GV-R96128D | Manual - Page 5
2.1. UNPACKING The GV-R96128D package contains the following: l The GV-R96128D graphics accelerator l This USER'S MANUAL l The GV-R96128D Driver CD x 1 l Power DVD CD x 1 l Game CD x 1 l One cable supports S-video and AV-Output; DVI-I to D-Sub connector WARNING! Expansion cards contain very - Gigabyte GV-R96128D | Manual - Page 6
DVI-I to D-sub Connector OR DVI Output Digital LCD Monitor NTSC / PAL TV AV Output Projector S-VideoOutput OR VGA Output Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor GV-R96128D Graphics Accelerator - 6 - DVI Connector TV-out VGA Monitor Connector (15pin) - Gigabyte GV-R96128D | Manual - Page 7
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 capability, you may need to disable - Gigabyte GV-R96128D | Manual - Page 8
card with the AGP slot, and press it in firmly until the card is fully eated. GV-R96128D Graphics card AGP Slot 5. Replace the screw to fasten the card Graphics card driver. For detailed instructions, select your operating system from the list below. GV-R96128D Graphics Accelerator - 8 - - Gigabyte GV-R96128D | Manual - Page 9
/98SE / WINDOWS® 2000 / Win® ME / 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 guides to setup your GV-R96128D driver (Please follow the subsection 3.1.3 "Step By - Gigabyte GV-R96128D | Manual - Page 10
. Note: For software MPEG support in Windows® 98/ 98SE/ Windows® 2000/ Windows® ME or Windows® XP, you must install DirectX 9(or later version) first. 1. Install DirectX Driver: Click "Install DirectX 9" Item. 2.Click "Next" icon. 3.Click "Next" icon. GV-R96128D Graphics Accelerator - 10 - - Gigabyte GV-R96128D | Manual - Page 11
English 4.Click "Finish" item. Then the DirectX 9 installation is completed. - 11 - Software Installation - Gigabyte GV-R96128D | Manual - Page 12
the step-by-step installation guide. Step 1: New Hardware Found After GV-R96128D 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. Please select "Do not install a driver" and press OK. Step - Gigabyte GV-R96128D | Manual - Page 13
system has finished loading, insert the GV-R96128D 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: Driver Setup (Pictures below are shown in Windows XP) 1. Click "Install Display Drivers (Radeon 9600 Series)" item - Gigabyte GV-R96128D | Manual - Page 14
English 3.Click "Yes". 4. Click "Express" or "Custom" icon. GV-R96128D Graphics Accelerator 5. Click "Finish" to restart computer. - 14 - - Gigabyte GV-R96128D | Manual - Page 15
English 3.1.4. Utilities on driver CD The utilities include Display Driver and V-Tuner utilities. Please follow the steps. l Install V-Tuner : 1. Click "V-Tuner" item. 2.Click "Next". 3. Enter your name and company. 4. Click "Finish" to restart computer. - 15 - Software Installation - Gigabyte GV-R96128D | Manual - Page 16
English l Install Hydravision : 1. Click "Hydravision Install" item. 2.Click "Next". 3.Click "Yes". 4.Click "Next". GV-R96128D Graphics Accelerator - 16 - - Gigabyte GV-R96128D | Manual - Page 17
English 5.Click "Next". 6. Click "Finish" to restart computer. - 17 - Software Installation - Gigabyte GV-R96128D | Manual - Page 18
. Click the appropriate tab to change your display settings. Right click the icon. You can link to GBT website for updated information about the graphics card, latest drivers, and other information. GV-R96128D Graphics Accelerator - 18 - - Gigabyte GV-R96128D | 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-R96128D | Manual - Page 20
English After installation of the display drivers, you will find an ATi icon on the taskbar's status area. designed for multiple monitor settings. GV-R96128D graphic cards that have more than one display output can benefit fully from this software. A GV-R96128D with only one display output can - Gigabyte GV-R96128D | Manual - Page 21
lists the card's hardware details and driver information. n Re-activate all warning messages allows you to reactivate any disabled graphics warning messages. n Enable ATI taskbar icon application enables or disables the ATI taskbar icon. However, this feature must be enabled for ATI hotkey support - Gigabyte GV-R96128D | Manual - Page 22
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 GV-R96128D Graphics Accelerator - 22 - - Gigabyte GV-R96128D | Manual - Page 23
access advanced settings that can solve compatibility issues for a few specific OpenGL applications. l Force Z-buffer depth allows you to explicitly . Most applications will work best when Disabled is selected. l Support KTX buffer region extension Enabling this feature allows rapid updates of those - Gigabyte GV-R96128D | Manual - Page 24
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 GV-R96128D Graphics Accelerator - 24 - - Gigabyte GV-R96128D | Manual - Page 25
that can solve compatibility issues for a few specific Direct 3D applications. l Support DTX texture formats allows applications to use this kind driver will not support DTX texture formats, thus reducing the number of texture formats supported. l Alternate pixel center This may eliminate problems - Gigabyte GV-R96128D | Manual - Page 26
change red, green, and blue display colors. Set Desktop and Video Overlay brightness (gamma) levels can also be changed. n Desktop increases Gamma is NOT supported in Windows NT4.0) n Default resets the desktop brightness and color settings to the default values. GV-R96128D Graphics Accelerator - - Gigabyte GV-R96128D | Manual - Page 27
(or VCR). 2. Ensure your graphics card was installed correctly. (For information about placing the card in your computer and installing the enhanced graphics driver, see the user's manual.) 3. Determine if your television (or VCR) has an S-Video or Composite video connection. 4. Looking at the back - Gigabyte GV-R96128D | Manual - Page 28
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 settings might result in system instability. GV-R96128D Graphics Accelerator - 28 - - Gigabyte GV-R96128D | Manual - Page 29
® 2000 Service Pack version 2 (or later) before installing the graphics accelerator driver. With Windows® 2000 running on your computer, you need to install the GV-R96128D driver to take advantage of the higher performance, resolutions, and special graphic features of the Graphics card. To ensure - Gigabyte GV-R96128D | Manual - Page 30
card. n For more assistance, use the 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.) GV-R96128D - Gigabyte GV-R96128D | Manual - Page 31
We 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 drive C: or A: 2. Restart your PC in MS-DOS mode (This function only for Windows 98/98SE, If your OS is Windows 2000 / Windows Me / Windows XP. please - Gigabyte GV-R96128D | Manual - Page 32
Windows® XP) Display Screen Resolution 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 GV-R96128D 2D Single ) P P P P P P P P P P P 32bpp(16.7M) True mode P P P P P P P P P P (interlaced) P P P P P P P P P P P P (interlaced) P P P P P P P P P P P To be continued... GV-R96128D Graphics Accelerator - 32 - - Gigabyte GV-R96128D | Manual - Page 33
English Display Screen Resolution 1152 x 864 1280 x 768 1280 x 960 1280 x 1024 1600 x 1200 Refresh Rate (Hz) 43 47 60 70 75 85 100 56 60 75 85 60 70 72 75 85 100 120 160 43 47 60 70 75 85 90 100 120 60 70 75 85 100 Color Depth (bpp) 8bpp(256 color) Standard mode P (interlaced) P (interlaced) P P - Gigabyte GV-R96128D | Manual - Page 34
mode P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 16bpp(65K color) High mode P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 32bpp(16.7M) True mode P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P * Lower maximum refresh rates at some resolutions when using lower bandwidth memory configuration. GV-R96128D Graphics Accelerator - 34 -
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GV-R96128D
Radeon 9600 Series Graphics Accelerator
Rev. 101
12MD-R96128D-101
USER'S MANUAL
Upgrade your Life
R96128D_101.p65
2003/7/24,
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