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declare that the product ( description of the apparatus, system, installation to which it refers)
VGA Card GV-R9000...Cabled distribution systems; Equipment for receiving and/or distribution from sound and television...Safety requirements for uninterruptible power systems(UPS)
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Upgrade your Life
GV-R9000
Radeon 9000 Graphics Accelerator
USER'S MANUAL
Rev. 102 12MD-R9064-102
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... GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT") No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any from without the expressed, written... 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.
Sep. 17, 2002 Taipei, Taiwan
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... UNPACKING 5 2.2. BOARD LAYOUT 6 2.3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION 7
3. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 9
3.1. WINDOWS® 98 /98SE / WINDOWS® ME / WINDOWS® 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. DISPLAY PROPERTIES PAGES 16
3.2. WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER INSTALLATION 22 3.3. BIOS FLASH UTILITY...
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n Powered by ATi Radeon 9000 GPU with 64MB DDR SDRAM n 250MHz engine and 200MHz memory clock speeds n SMARTSHADER™ technology fully supports DirectX® 8.1 n Sharper-looking 3D graphics with ATI SMOOTHVISION™ technology n Dual display support with HYDRAVISION™ n Featuring ATI CATLYST™ - Industry-leading software suite n TV-Out supported
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2. HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2.1. UNPACKING
The GV-R9000 package contains the following: l The GV-R9000 Graphics Accelerator l This USER'S MANUAL l The GV-R9000 Driver CD x 1 l Power DVD XP CDx1 l Game CD x 2 l One cable support S-video and AV-Output
WARNING!
Expansion card s co ntain ve ry d elicate Inte grated Circu it (IC) chip s. To protect th em a gain st damage from static electricity, ...
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... until the card is fully eated.
GV-R9000 G raphics card
AGP Slot
5. Replace the screw to fasten the card in place, and replace the computer cover.
6. Plug the display cable into your card; then turn on the computer and monitor.
To VGA MON ITOR
To TV or VCR
You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the Graphics card driver. For detailed instructions, select...
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... 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 GVR9000 driver (Please follow the subsection 3.1.3 "Step By Step Installation" to install the driver for your GV-R9000 graphics accelerator.
3.1.1. OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIREMENT
l If your OS is Microsoft Windows, when loading the GV-R9000 drivers...
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...98/98SE/ Windows® 2000 / or Windows® ME to achieve better 3D performence. M Note: For software MPEG support in Windows® 98/ 98SE/ Windows® 2000 or
Windows® ME, you must install DirectX8.1(or later) first. (If your OS is Windows® XP, please skip this section.)
1. Install DirectX Driver: Click "Install DirectX 8.1" Item.
2.Click "Yes" icon.
3.Click "Yes" icon.
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4.Click "OK" item. Then the DirectX 8.1 installation is completed.
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Software Installation
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... Device Driver Wizard: Standard PCI Graphics Adapter(VGA)
1.Click "Next" icon.
MDon't click "Cancel", because the system will hang if you press it.
Step 3: Update Device Driver Wizard: Finish At this time, system will ask for your Windows CD in order to complete the VGA driver installation. If you don't have the CD, you can press C:\Windows\System directory.
Step 4: System Setting Change
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3..Click "No" icon.
After the system has finished loading, insert the GV-R9000 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 (Pictures below are shown in Windows XP)
1. Click "Windows XP Drivers (Radeon 9000 Series)" item.
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Software Installation
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... settings. RADEON 9000 graphic cards that have more than one display output can benefit fully from this software. A RADEON 9000 with only one display output can still take advantage of the many features of HYDRAVISION™ . HYDRAVISION™ installation enables the Desktop Manager and creates a Windows® program group for HYDRAVISION™ display management software.
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... for windows) The Setting properties page allows you to adjust the Direct 3D settings.
You can move the slider to the change resolution.
You can click the item to change the color depth.
Click "Advanced" icon for adapter and setting.
Click "Advanced", into details settings: Options Properties
n Version Information provides the Catalyst version number, 2D version number and the driver build...
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OpenGL Properties: The OpenGL properties page gives you complete control of the OpenGL settings.
n Optimization Preference l Quality allows you to optimize your OpenGL settings for quality. l Performance allows you to optimize your OpenGL settings for performance.
n OpenGL Settings l Con vert 32 bit textures to 16 b it allows you to in crease video performance for games...
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... Properties is used to adjust the color settings. It 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. Set Desktop and Video Overlay brightness (gamma) levels can also be changed.
n Desktop brightness increases or decreases the color...
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... to se cond device or copying your desktop on the second device.
Select Display Type
Enable / Disable "Extend my windows desktop onto this monitor" The Display tab provides the multi monitor features. Here you can enable/disable display devices and swap the assignmentof Primary and Secondary displays.
Connecting your graphics card to a TV or VCR
Turn off your computer and your television (or VCR...
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Overlay Properties The Overlay Properties is used to adjustthe Brightness / Contrast/ Saturation / Hue / Gamma setting s.
n Overlay Adjustments l Brightness allows you to adjust the brightness of the video image. l Contrast allows you...adjust the overall intensity of the video image.
n Difaults button allows you to reset the Overlay settings to default values.
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...the correct drive letter.) 5. Click "OK". 6. Click on "Install Display Drivers(Radeon 9000 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.
3.3. BIOS FLASH UTILITY
GV-R9000 BIOS update procedure: MNote: Please download the newest BIOS from our website (www.gigabyte.com.tw...
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... 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 If you have problems during bootup, start your computer in Safe Mode. In Windows...