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Upgrade your Life
AV64S-T
RADEONTM 7000E Graphics Accelerator USER'S MANUAL
REV. 1.32 12MD-AV64ST-132
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AV64S-T 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 any from... errors or omissions which may appear in this document nor does it make acommitment 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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... INSTALLATION 7
3.SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 3.1Win98 /98SEor WinME/Win XPDriver 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 18 3.2.WINDOWS NT 4.0 DRIVER INSTALLATION 23 3.3.WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER INSTALLATION 24 3.4 BIOS FLASH...
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... NOT APPLY POWER TO YOUR SYSTEM IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED ON THE CARD.
MIn order to ensure your graphics card working correctly, please use officialGigabyte BIOSonly Use none official gigabyte BIOS might cause problem on the graphics card.
2.1. UNPACKING
The AV64S-T package contains the following: l TheAV64S-Tgraphicsaccelerator l This USER'S MANUAL l DVD Player software included l Full version Game...
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... to install your graphics accelerator card. To install your graphics accelerator card 1. Power off the computer and monitor , then disconnect the display cable fromthe
backofyour 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 fromyour computer. Or, if your computer has any on-board graphics...
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... the screw to fasten the card in place, and replace the computer cover.
AV 64S-T G raphics card
6. Plug the display cable into your card; then turn on the computer and monitor.
Composite RCA C onnector (TV-OU T)
S-Video (TV-Out)
To VGA MON ITOR
You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the Graphics card driver. For detailed instructions, selectyour operating systemfromthelist below...
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...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 AV64S-T driver (Please follow the subsection 3.1.3 "Step By Step Installation" to install the driver for your graphics accelerator. 3.1.1.Operating systemrequirement l If your OS is Microsoft Windows, when loading the AV64S-T drivers for...
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AV64S-T Graphics Accelerator
3.1.2.DirectX Installation
Install Microsoft DirectX 8.1 to enable 3Dhardware acceleration support for Win98/98SE or WinMEto achieve better 3Dperformence. Note: For software MPEGsupport in Win98/98SE or WinME, you must DirectXfirst install.
1. Installation DirectX Driver Click "Display Driver Setup Utility"Item.
2.Click "Yes" icon.
3.Click "Yes"icon.
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Software Installation 4.Click "OK" item.
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...is the step-by-step installation guide. Step 1: New Hardware Found After AV64S-T 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't click...
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Software Installation 3..Click "NO"icon.
After the system has finished loading, insert the AV64S-T driver CD disk into your CDROM, and then you can see the AUTORUNwindow. If it does not show up, please run "D:\setup.exe". Step 5: Driver Setup
1. Click "Install Display Driver(Radeon VE Series)
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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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AV64S-T Graphics Accelerator
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 3Dsettings
You can move the slider to the changeresolution.
Click"Advanced.."icon for adapter and setting.
You can click...
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Software Installation
OpenGL Properties: The OpenGL properties page gives you complete control ofthe OpenGL settings.
n Optimization Preference l Quality allows you to optimize your OpenGL settings for quality. l Performance allows you to optimize yourOpenGL settings for performance
n OpenGLSettings l Convert 32 bit textures to 16 bit allows you to increase video performance forgames thatmake ...
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... is used to adjustthe color settings.It also allows gamma control for video
playing ofthe 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 Overlaybrightness (gamma) levels canalso be changed.
n Desktop brightness increasesordecreasesthe colorbrightness ofyou desktop. The higher the gamma value...
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... device or copying your desktop on the second device.
Select Display Type Enable /Disable"Extend my windows desktopontothismonitor
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 aboutplacingthe card in your computerand installingthe enhanced graphics driver, see theuser's manual...
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Software Installation
3.2. WINDOWS NT 4.0 DRIVER INSTALLATION
Please make sure the Windows NT4 have installed Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack version 6.0 (or later) before installing the graphics accelerator driver. To install the AV64S-T driver for Windows NT 1. Insert the INSTALLATION CD into your CD-ROM drive. If Windows ® runs the CD
automatically. 2. Click Start. 3. SelectRun. 4. Typethe ...
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... shipped with your Graphics card.
To install the AV64S-T driver for Windows ® 2000 1. Insert the INSTALLATION CD into your CD-ROM drive. If Windows® runs the CD
automatically. 2. Click Start. 3. SelectRun. 4. Typethe following:
D:\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 VE Series)"to...
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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...