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Upgrade your Life
GV-R96128D
Radeon 9600 Series Graphics Accelerator
USER'S MANUAL
Rev. 101 12MD-R96128D-101
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...TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT") No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any from without the ...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....
Jule 21, 2003 Taipei, Taiwan
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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. Utilities on driver CD 15 3.1.5. Taskbar Icon ...18 3.1.6. Display Properties pages 21
3.2. WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER INSTALLATION 29 3.3. BIOS FLASH UTILITY...
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2. HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2.1. UNPACKING
The GV-R96128D package contains the following: l The GV-R96128D graphics accelerator l This USER'S MANUAL l The GV-R96128D Driver CD x 1 l Power DVD CD x 1 l Game CD x 1 l One cable supports S-video and AV-Output; DVI-I to D-Sub connector
WARNING!
Expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To protect them against damage ...
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... card is fully eated.
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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. If your Graphics card came with a DVI connector, you can connect a flat panel display to the appropriate connector, as shown below...
To Flat Panel Display
To TV...
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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 GV-R96128D driver (Please follow the subsection 3.1.3 "Step By Step Installation" to install the driver for your GV-R96128D graphics accelerator.
3.1.1. Operating system requirement
l If your OS is Microsoft Windows, when loading the GV-R96128D drivers for the...
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...; 98 / 98SE / Windows® 2000 / Windows® ME or Windows® XP to achieve better 3D performence.
Note: For software MPEG support in Windows® 98/ 98SE/ Windows® 2000/ Windows® ME or Windows® XP, you must install DirectX 9(or later version) first.
1. Install DirectX Driver: Click "Install DirectX 9" Item.
2.Click "Next" icon.
3.Click "Next" icon.
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4.Click "Finish" item.
Then the DirectX 9 installation is completed.
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... PCI Graphics Adapter(VGA)
1.Click "Next" icon.
Don'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
2.Click "Finish" icon.
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3.Click "No" icon.
After the system has finished loading, insert the GV-R96128D driver CD disk into your CDROM, 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 "Install Display Drivers (Radeon 9600 Series)" item.
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3.1.4. Utilities on driver CD The utilities include Display Driver and V-Tuner utilities. Please follow the steps. l Install V-Tuner :
1. Click "V-Tuner" item.
2.Click "Next".
3. Enter your name and company.
4. Click "Finish" to restart computer.
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... of the graphics card's enhanced and other functions. You may click the "Display Properties" item, and then click Settings. Click "Advanced" after clickng Settings. Click the appropriate tab to change your display settings.
Right click the icon.
You can link to GBT website for updated information about the graphics card, latest drivers, and other information.
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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.
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... monitor settings. GV-R96128D graphic cards that have more than one display output can benefit fully from this software. A GV-R96128D 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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... or not it should display its frames at the refresh...updates of those portions of your screen that have changed. Note that most applications will not be affected by activating this feature.
l Defaults button allows you to reset the OpenGL Compatibility Settings to default values.
n Defaults button This button allows you to reset the OpenGL Settings to default values.
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... texture formats. By selecting Disabled, the driver will not support DTX texture formats, thus reducing the number of texture formats supported.
l Alternate pixel center This may eliminate problems with some Direct 3D games which display vertical and horizontal lines around textures, or text that appears incorrect.
However, this setting should only be used if you...
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...an S-Video cable. However, most TVs (and VCRs) have a Composite video input, in which case you can use the supplied S-Video-to-Composite video adapter. 1. Turn off your computer and your television (or VCR). 2. Ensure your graphics card was installed correctly. (For information about placing the card in
your computer and installing the enhanced graphics driver, see the user's manual.) 3. Determine...
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..., resolutions, and special graphic features of the Graphics card. To ensure you install the latest driver, use the Installation CD that shipped with your GV-R96128D Graphics card.
To install the GV-R96128D driver for Windows® 2000 1. Insert the INSTALLATION CD into your CD-ROM drive. If Windows® runs the CD automatically. 2. Click Start. 3. Select Run. 4. Type the following: D:\SETUP...
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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...