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declare that the product ( description of the apparatus, system, installation to which it refers)
VGA Card GV-R9700 PRO...Cabled distribution systems; Equipment for receiving and/or distribution from sound and television... requirements for uninterruptible power systems(UPS)
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R9700 PRO
Radeon 9700 PRO Graphics Accelerator
USER'S MANUAL
Rev. 112 12MD-R9700P-112
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... 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 NT 4.0 DRIVER INSTALLATION 24 3.3. WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER INSTALLATION 25 3.4. BIOS FLASH...
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2.HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2.1. UNPACKING
The R9700 PRO package contains the following: z The R9700 PRO graphics accelerator z This USER'S MANUAL z The R9700 PRO Driver CD x 1 z Power DVD XP CD x 1 z Game CD x 5 z One cable support 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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... the computer cover.
R9700 PRO Graphics card AGP Slot
After installation, please connect the power cable to your R9700 PRO graphics card, or system will not boot.
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 VGA Monitor...
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... 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 R9700 PRO driver (Please follow the subsection 3.1.3 "Step By Step Installation" to install the driver for your R9700 PRO graphics accelerator.
3.1.1. Operating system requirement
z If your OS is Microsoft Windows, when loading the R9700 PRO drivers for the...
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... 2000 / or Windows® ME to achieve better 3D performence. 0 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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... PCI Graphics Adapter(VGA)
1.Click "Next" icon.
0Don'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 R9700 PRO 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 9700 Series)" item.
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...monitor settings. RADEON 9700 PRO graphic cards that have more than one display output can benefit fully from this software. A RADEON 9700 PRO 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 ATI hotkey support.
„ Show ATI icon on taskbar adds or removes the ATI icon from the taskbar. „ Disable quick resolution feature is accessible by left-clicking the ATI icon in the taskbar. „ Reduce DVI frequency on high-resolution displays enables or disables to reduce the DVI
frequency when using high-resolution.
R9700 PRO Graphics Accelerator...
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...Settings sliders found below. z Custom Settings checkbox When Custom Settings is checked, the Main Settings slider is disabled, allowing you to move each individual slider in the Custom Settings section below. Setting the
individual sliders gives you complete control over your application experience. Using Custom Settings..., and all subsequent mipmaps are smaller sized
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...Settings sliders found below. z Custom Settings checkbox When Custom Settings is checked, the Main Settings slider is disabled, allowing you to move each individual slider in the Custom Settings section below. Setting the
individual sliders gives you complete control over your application experience. Using Custom Settings... a higher quality texture of the same image.
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... 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.
„ Desktop brightness increases or decreases the color...
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... to second 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 assignment of Primary and Secondary displays.
Connecting your graphics card to a TV or VCR
To connect your R9700 PRO graphics card to a TV (or...
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... / Contrast / Saturation / Hue / Gamma settings. Overlay properties allows for the viewing of full-motion video on your PC. However, there is only one video overlay, which is only available on the Primary display. The video overlay controls are automatically activated during playback of any video file type that supports overlay adjustments.
„ Overlay Adjustments...
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... installing the R9700 PRO graphics accelerator driver.
To install the R9700 PRO 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. Type the 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...
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...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 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.
3.4. BIOS FLASH UTILITY
R9700 PRO BIOS update procedure: 0Note...
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... power. „ 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.) „ Make sure you selected the appropriate display device and graphics card when you installed the graphics driver...