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- Gigabyte GV-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 1
VGA Card GV-RX80L512DE Nov. 23, 2005 - Gigabyte GV-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 2
VGA Card GV-RX80L512DE Nov. 23, 2005 - Gigabyte GV-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 3
GV-RX80L512DE Radeon X800 XL Graphics Accelerator User's Manual Rev. 101 12MD-RX80L5E-101R * The WEEE marking on Union's member states. Copyright © 2005 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-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 4
3.2. Windows® 2000 Driver Installation 31 4. Troubleshooting Tips 32 5. Appendix 33 5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS 33 5.1.1. Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS mode 33 5.1.2. Reflash BIOS in Windows mode 33 5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows® XP 34 GV-RX80L512DE Graphics Accelerator - 2 - - Gigabyte GV-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 5
AV / S-Video input • Supports D-Sub (by adapter) and DVI-I connector 1.2. Minimum System Requirement • IBM® or 100% PC compatible with Pentium® III 650MHz or AMD Athlon 650MHz class processor or higher • One PCI Express x 16 slot • Operating Systems Win® 2000 / Win® XP • 64MB system memory • 50MB - Gigabyte GV-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 6
HDTV NTSC / PAL TV Projector Y Pr Pb/AV Output S-Video Output Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output Analog LCD Monitor VGA Output DVI-I to D-Sub Adapter GV-RX80L512DE Graphics Accelerator - 4 - VGA Monitor Connector (15-pin) TV-Out DVI-I Connector - Gigabyte GV-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 7
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-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 8
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 it on the motherboard. For more information, see your computer documentation. GV-RX80L512DE Graphics - Gigabyte GV-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 9
and monitor. 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-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 10
manual, we assume that your CD-ROM Drive letter to be Drive D: The installation of Windows® 2000 / Windows® 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 the guides - Gigabyte GV-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 11
Microsoft DirectX to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP to achieve better 3D performence. 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 - Gigabyte GV-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 12
install the driver from AUTORUN window. Step 2: Found new hardware wizard: Searching and installing The wizard will search for the driver and install it automatically. Step 3: Found new hardware wizard: Finish Click the "Finish" button to finish the installation. GV-RX80L512DE Graphics Accelerator - Gigabyte GV-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 13
does not show up, please run "D:\setup.exe". Step 1. When autorun window show up, click the Install Display Drivers (Radeon X800 Series) item. Click the Install Display Drivers (Radeon X800 Series) item. Step 2. Click "Next" button. Step 3. Click "Yes" button. Setp 4. Click "Express" or "Custom - Gigabyte GV-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 14
"D:\setup.exe". z Install GIGABYTE Utility (V-Tuner2): Click the GIGABYTE Utility item. Step 2. Click the Next button. Step 3. Enter your name and company. Step 4. Click the Finish button to restart computer. Then the V-Tuner2 installation is completed. GV-RX80L512DE Graphics Accelerator - 12 - - Gigabyte GV-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 15
English z Install Hydravision : Click the Hydravision Install item. Step 2. Click "Next" button. Step 3. Click "Yes" button. Step 4. Click "Next" button. Windows installings the components. Step 5. Click "Next" button. Step 6. Click "Finish" button to restart computer. Then the Hydravision - Gigabyte GV-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 16
Clock and Memory Clock). Displays core clock status Displays memory clock status Adjust Core speed Adjust Memory speed Open Help page Select choice of skin GV-RX80L512DE Graphics Accelerator - 14 - - Gigabyte GV-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 17
English 3.1.5. Taskbar Icon After installation of the display drivers, you will find a GIGABYTE icon on the taskbar's status area. Right-clicking this icon opens the GIGABYTE control panel, showing a menu composed of shortcut of the graphics card's enhanced and other functions. You may click the " - Gigabyte GV-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 18
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. GV-RX80L512DE Graphics Accelerator - 16 - - Gigabyte GV-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 19
English ATI CATALYSTTM Control Center: After installation of the display drivers, you will find an ATI CATALYSTTM Control Center icon on the taskbar's status area. The ATI CATALYSTTM Control Center is used to configure all your - Gigabyte GV-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 20
3.1.6. Display Properties pages To access Display Properties pages, right-click the GIGABYTE icon on the taskbar and select Display Properties or right-click on Matrix Model CRT+TV CRT+DVI DVI+TV DVI+TV+CRT GV-RX80L512DE Yes Yes Yes Yes To access more advanced options, click the "Advanced" button - Gigabyte GV-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 21
Custom view is recommended for experienced users who want to expose only the features they adjust most often or that their 3D application supports. Hotkeys Properties: The Hotkeys Manager allows you to create shortcut key combinations to quickly perform tasks such as changing a graphics setting or - Gigabyte GV-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 22
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 Tray menu „ Select a Language ... „ Select a Skin ... „ Restore Facotry Defaults ... GV-RX80L512DE Graphics Accelerator - 20 - - Gigabyte GV-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 23
help, register your product, or generate a problem report should you require technical support. The CATALYST Control Center Help feature offers Graphics Software tab includes information such as installed 2D and 3D driver versions and OpenGL version. „ The Graphics Hardware tab includes information - Gigabyte GV-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 24
, and arrange your displays. Display Options: „ Use Display Options to configure a number of features, including 3D Refresh Rate Override, Display Detection, and Force TV detection. GV-RX80L512DE Graphics Accelerator - 22 - - Gigabyte GV-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 25
desktop on your monitor's display screen. You can also adjust the horizontal and vertical sync or enable composite sync. „ MonitorTroubleshoot The Monitor Troubleshoot helps to add HDTV modes in the Display Manager. Note: 720p or 1080i are disabled in certain situations, such as display rotation - Gigabyte GV-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 26
for any type of 3D application. The slider enables you to adjust for overall system performance, overall 3D image quality, or a balance between the two. GV-RX80L512DE Graphics Accelerator - 24 - - Gigabyte GV-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 27
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-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 28
CATALYSTTMA.I. Use this feature to enable or disable application specific optimization of the video driver. You can set the level of optimization by moving the slider from low to , especially if the animated object rotates or moves into the background. GV-RX80L512DE Graphics Accelerator - 26 - - Gigabyte GV-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 29
major advances in the area of Pixel Shaders, which are small programs that execute on every pixel rendered to the display device. With support for up to six textures in a single rendering pass, the memory bandwidth constraints associated with multi-pass rendering can be greatly reduced, which - Gigabyte GV-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 30
you want to select a particular APIspecific feature. If you are not sure which API your 3D application uses, consult the documention of your 3D application. GV-RX80L512DE Graphics Accelerator - 28 - - Gigabyte GV-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 31
are comprised of Home, Work, Theater, and Custom. Select a preset from the Video Presets drop dpwn menu. „ Overlay/VIDEOVISION Use this page to manually set Gamma, Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, and Hue. „ Theater Mode Use Theater Mode to change the way you view streaming video. - 29 - Software - Gigabyte GV-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 32
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 report that you can send to ATI via e-mail. GV-RX80L512DE Graphics Accelerator - 30 - - Gigabyte GV-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 33
OK. 5. Click on Install Display Drivers to begin the Installation Wizard. 6. Click Next. 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 - Gigabyte GV-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 34
, 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-RX80L512DE Graphics Accelerator - Gigabyte GV-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 35
downloaded Zip file to your hard disk or floppy disk. This procedure assumes drive A. 2. Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode. (For Windows 2000/XP After installing the display drivers, you will find a GIGABYTE icon in the lower a. Download the BIOS ZIP file for your card from GIGABYTE website and - Gigabyte GV-RX80L512DE | Manual - Page 36
English 5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows® XP) Display Screen Resolution 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1152 x 864 1280 x 768 x 1080 30 * The table is for reference only. The actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor you use. GV-RX80L512DE Graphics Accelerator - 34 -
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Nov. 23, 2005
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