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GV-R465-1GI
ATI RadeonTM HD 4650 Graphics Accelerator
User's Manual
Rev. 101 12MM-R465GI-101R
Copyright © 2008 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT"). No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the expressed, written permission of GBT. Trademarks Third-party brands and names...
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... System Requirements 4
2. Hardware Installation 5 2.1. Board Layout ...5 2.2. Hardware Installation ...7
3. Software Installation ...9 3.1. Driver and Utility Installation 9
3.1.1. Driver Installation ...9 3.1.2. GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite on Driver Disk 11 3.2. Taskbar Icon ...13 3.3. Display Properties Pages 15
4. Troubleshooting Tips 30 5. Appendix ...31
5.1. Resolutions and Color Depth...
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... memory • Supports DirectX 10.1 • Supports CrossFireXTM • Supports 1 Dual-Link DVI-I connector • Supports 1 HDMI connector
1.2. Minimum System Requirements
• Hardware - Intel® Pentium® 4/CoreTM 2 or AMD AthlonTM /PhenomTM - 1 GB or more of system memory for best performance - Optical drive for software installation (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive) - A power supply...
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... display cable into your card; then turn on the computer and monitor. To connect a flat panel display to your graphics card, use the DVI-I connector. To connect an HDMI monitor to your graphics card, use the HDMI connector.
Connect an HDMI monitor
To HDMI Monitor
To Flat Panel Display
Connect a flat panel display
You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the graphics card driver...
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... same chipset on a CrossFireX-supported motherboard (Figure 1). Then users can enable the CrossFireX technology through the graphics card driver.
Two CrossFire graphics cards of the same type. (Example: GV-RX16P128P-RH)
Figure 1
Step 2: After installing graphics card driver in operating system, when an ATI CrossFireX configuration is detected for the first time by the ATI Catalyst display driver...
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... does not appear automatically, go to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the setup.exe program.)
Step 1: Click the Install Display Driver item.
Step 3: Click the Install button.
Step 2: Select the displayed language and then click Next.
For software MPEG support in Windows XP, you must install DirectX first. Users who run Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or above do not need...
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Setp 4: Click the Express or Custom icon and then click Next.
Step 5: Click the Accept button.
The system is installing the components.
Step 6: Click the Finish button to restart the computer. Then the driver installation is completed.
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... HUD Lite on Driver Disk
Step 1: Click the GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite item.
Step 2: Choose the language for the installation and click the OK button.
Step 3: Click the Next button.
Step 4: Click the Install button.
The system is installing the components.
Step 5: Click the Finish button. Then the installation of the GIGABYTE Gamer HUD Lite is completed.
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Software Installation
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... icon in the notification area. Right-click the icon to enter the ATI Catalyst Control Center. The ATI Catalyst Control Center is used to configure all your graphics card settings.
Right-click the ATI icon to enter the ATI Catalyst Control Center.
Or you can right-click on the desktop and select Catalyst(TM) Control Center.
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... Display Settings to adjust the screen resolution and color quality settings.
You can move the slider to change the resolution. You can click the item to change the color quality. Click the Advanced button for advanced settings.
Display Matrix
Model CRT+DVI CRT+CRT DVI +DVI HDMI+DVI HDMI+CRT (Note )
GV-R465-1GI No No No Yes Yes
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Software Installation
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... the Output File area. Finally, click Next to start file conversion.
The video file has been successfully converted.
Setup my display configuration This wizard allows you to configure display setting for desktop viewing.
HydraVision Configuration Settings This wizard will take you to set up the HydraVision Configuration based on your own preference.
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... and Advanced View provides hardware and software information about the installed graphics card.
Graphics Software Provides software information including driver version, CATALYST version, Direct 3D version and so on.
Graphics Hardware Provides hardware information including graphics chipset, BIOS version, memory size, core clock and so on.
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... 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 is launched for the first time. Refer to...
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... environments for your desktop, video, and 3D 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 a specific graphics card. If there is more than one graphics card installed in your computer, you need to select the appropriate card before creating, loading, or activating...
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... Catalyst 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 ... Go to ATI.com About Catalyst Control Center ...
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... Adjustments to resize and reposition the computer desktop on your monitor's display screen. You can also adjust the horizontal and vertical sync or enable composite sync.
AvivoTM Color Use AvivoTM Color for ATI graphics cards that support per-display color settings. Independently set the hue, saturation, and temperature for each attached and enabled display.
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... im-
proving image quality. It analyzes individual
textures as they are loaded to determine the
best and fastest way to display them.
Mipmap Detail Level
Mipmapping is a texturing technique that... and high-resolution texture maps are stored in memory and selectively used to create the object's surface, depending on
what level of detail is needed. Mipmap detail level can be set to favor ...
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... support.
Advanced Color Use the Advanced Color page to fine tune the color of standard definition video (720x480) to make the color more or less vibrant and to remove excess red from skin tones. You can preview your changes before applying them. Note: This page is only for Windows Vista.
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... restart after setting a higher clock speed, press and hold the key during system start-up until you hear three beeps. Once your computer has full booted, disable Preserve ATI Overdrive settings at logon.
CrossFireXTM:
CrossFireX delivers exceptional performance on a single display by combining the processing power of two or more Graphics Processing Units (GPUs).
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... in Device Manager check whether the driver for the graphics card is correct. For more assistance, use the Troubleshooting Guide located in the Windows Help or contact your computer manufacturer.
If necessary, adjust your monitor's setting using monitor's adjust panel to make the screen look focused, crisp, and sharp. (Please refer to the monitor's manual.)
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