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AP64D/AP64D-H
RADEONTM 8500 Series Graphics Accelerator
USER'S MANUAL
REV. 1.04 12MD-AP64DH-104
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AP64D /AP64D-H Graphics Accelerator
Chapter 1 User's Manual
Copyright Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT") No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in ...errors or omissions which may appear in this document nor does it make a commitment to update the information contained herein. Please do not remove any labels on VGA card , this may void the warranty of this VGA card...
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...HARDWARE INSTALLATION 7
3.SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 3.1 Win98 /98SE or WinME / Win XP Driver And Utilities Installation .. 9 3.1.1 Operating system requirement 9 3.1.2 DirectX installation 10 3.1.3 Driver installation 12 3.1.4 Utilities on driver CD 15 3.1.5 Taskbar Icon 15 3.1.6 Property pages 19 3.2.WINDOWS NT 4.0 DRIVER INSTALLATION 25 3.3.WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER INSTALLATION 26 3.4 BIOS FLASH...
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Hardware Installation
2.HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2.1. UNPACKING
The AP64D series package contains the following: l The AP64D(-H) graphics accelerator l This USER'S MANUAL l Power DVD XP CDx1 l Full Version game CD x4 (CD x 4), Lite version game x2 (CDx1) l Driver CDwith V-Tuner utilities l One cable support S-video and AV output ; DVI-I to D-Sub connector
WARNING!
Expansion cards contain very ...
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... display cable into your card; then turn on the computer and monitor. If your Graphics card came with a DVI connector, you can connect a flat panel display to the appropriate connector, as shown below...
To TV or VCR To Fla t Panel Di splay To VGA MON ITOR
You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the Graphics card driver. For detailed instructions...
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... 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 AP64D(-H) driver (Please follow the subsection 3.1.3 "Step By Step Installation" to install the driver for your AP64D/AP64D-H graphics accelerator. 3.1.1.Operating systemrequirement l If your OS is Microsoft Windows, when loading the AP64D(-H) drivers for the...
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AP64D /AP64D-H Graphics Accelerator
3.1.2.DirectX Installation
Install Microsoft DirectX 8.1 to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Win98/ 98SE or WinME to achieve better 3D performence. Note: For software MPEG support in Win98/98SE or WinME, you must DirectX first install. MMust be install DirectX 8.1 (or later)
1. Installation DirectX Driver Click "Install DirectX 8.1"Item.
2.Click "Yes"...
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Software Installation 4.Click "OK" item.
Then the DirectX 8.1 installation is completed.
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... is the step-by-step installation guide. Step 1: New Hardware Found After AP64D/AP64D-H 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 2: Update Device Driver Wizard: Standard PCI Graphics Adapter(VGA)
1.Click "Next"icon.
MDon...
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Software Installation 3..Click "NO"icon.
After the system has finished loading, insert the AP64D Series 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". Step 5: Driver Setup
1. Click "Install Display Driver(Radeon 8500 Series).
2.Click "Next"icon.
3.Click "Yes"icon. 13
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Software Installation
3.1.4.Utilities on driver CD The utilities include Display Driver and V-Tuner utilities. Please browse the driver CD for detail. 3.1.5 Taskbar Icon After installation of the display drivers, you will find an GBT icon on the taskbar's status area. Right-clicking this icon opens the GBT control panel, showing a menu composed of shortcute of the graphics board's enhanced and ...
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VGA Info VGA Info lists the relevant information about your card.
Software Installation
Color Adjust
Color Adjust allows you to make color adjustments, such as brightness, contrast, and gamma values for each or all of RGB colors.
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After installation of the display drivers, you will find an ATI icon on the taskbar's status area. Clicking this icon open the ATi control panel.
1.Using Single Display
2.Quick Setting.
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Software Installation
3.1.6.Display Property pages The screen shows the information of display adapter, color, the range of display area and the refresh rate.
Setting (Resolutions and Color depth for windows) The Setting properties page allows you to adjust the Direct 3D settings
You can move the slider to the change resolution.
Click"Advanced.."icon for adapter and setting.
You can click the ...
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... support for DirectX compressed texture formats. Some applications cannot handle too many textu re formats. Disabling compressed texture format the video driver ceases to su pport this feature. n Alternate pixel center may eliminate problems with some 3D games that displays vertical and horizontal lines around textures or text that appears incorrect. However, this setting...
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... also allows gamma control for video playing of the Video Overlay. The color settings affect all display devices mapped to the view.You can change red, green, and blue display colors. SetDesktop and Video Overlay brightness (gamma) levels can also be changed.
n Desktop brightness increases or decreases the color brightness of you desktop. The higher the gamma...
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... or copying your desktop on the second device.
Select Display Type Enable /Disable"Extend my windows desktop onto this monitor"
Connecting your graphics card to a TV or VCR Turn off your computer and your television (or VCR). Ensure your graphics card is installed correctly. For information about placing the card in your computer and installing the enhanced graphics driver, see the user's manual...
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Software Installation
3.2. WINDOWS NT 4.0 DRIVER INSTALLATION
Please make sure the Windows NT 4.0 have installed Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack version 6.0 (or later) before installing the graphics accelerator driver. To install the AP64D series driver for Windows NT 1. Insert the INSTALLATION CD into your CD-ROM drive. If Windows ® runs the CD
automatically. 2. Click Start. 3. Select Run. 4. ...
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...SETUP (If D is not your CD-ROM drive, substitute D with the correct drive letter.) 5. Click "OK". 6. Click on "Install Display Drivers(Radeon 8500 Series)"to begin the Installation Wizard. 7. Click "Next". 8. Click "Yes"to the license agreement. 9. Follow the Wizard's on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
3.4.BIOS FLASH UTILITY
AP64D(-H) BIOS update procedure: MNote: Please download...
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... receiving power. n If necessary, disable any built-in graphics capabilities on your motherboard. For
more information, consult your computer's manual or manufacturer. (NOTE: Some manufacturers do not allow the built-in graphics to be disabled or to become the secondary display.) n Make sure you selected the appropriate display device and graphics card when you installed the graphics driver. n For...