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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 22
3.2. WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER INSTALLATION 31 3.3. BIOS FLASH UTILITY...
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2.HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2.1. UNPACKING
The GV-R9700 package contains the following: l The GV-R9700 graphics accelerator l This USER'S MANUAL l The GV-R9700 Driver CD x 1 l Power DVD XP CD x 1 l Game CD x 5 l 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 from ...
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...GV-R9700 Graphics card
AGP Slot
After installation, please connect the power cable to your GV-R9700 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 Flat Panel Display
To TV or VCR To VGA...
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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 GV-R9700 driver (Please follow the subsection 3.1.3 "Step By Step Installation" to install the driver for your GV-R9700 graphics accelerator.
3.1.1. Operating system requirement
l If your OS is Microsoft Windows, when loading the GV-R9700 drivers...
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...M Note: For software MPEG support in Windows® 98/ 98SE/ Windows® 2000 or
Windows® ME, you must install DirectX8.1(or later version) first. (If your OS is Windows® XP, please skip this section.) Here we use DirectX 8.1 as installation example:
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.
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
2.Click "Finish" icon.
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3..Click "No" icon.
After the system has finished loading, insert the GV-R9700 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 "Install Display Drivers (Radeon 9500 Pro/9700 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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V-Tuner (Overclock Utility)
V-Tuner lets you adjust the working frequency of the graphic engine and video memory (Core Clock and Memory Clock)
Display & Adjust
Min V-Tuner
Core Clock
Display Core Clock
Close V-Tuner Display Memory Clock
Link to the Websit of Gigabyte
Display & Adjust Memory Clock
Help Description Close V-Tuner To system Tray
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...™ is primarily software designed for multiple 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™ . H Y D R A V I S I O N ™ installation enables the Desktop Manager and creates a Windows® program...
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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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...Settings sliders found below. l 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. l 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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... 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 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 GV-R9700 graphics card to a TV (or...
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...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... image.
n Defaults 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-R9700 BIOS update procedure: MNote: Please download the newest BIOS from our website (www.gigabyte.com.tw...
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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 If...