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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 30 3.3. BIOS FLASH UTILITY...
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2. HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2.1. UNPACKING
The GV-R98P256D package contains the following: z The GV-R98P256D graphics accelerator z This USER'S MANUAL z The GV-R98P256D 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 ...
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... computer cover.
AGP Slot
After installation, please connect the power cable to your GV-R98P256D 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 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-R98P256D driver (Please follow the subsection 3.1.3 "Step By Step Installation" to install the driver for your GV-R98P256D graphics accelerator.
3.1.1. Operating system requirement
z If your OS is Microsoft Windows, when loading the GV-R98P256D drivers for the...
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... 98 / 98SE / Windows® 2000 / Windows® ME or Windows® XP to achieve better 3D performence. 0 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.
GV-R98P256D Graphics...
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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.
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 GV-R98P256D 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 9800 Pro)" 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. z 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.
GV-R98P256D Graphics Accelerator...
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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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HYDRAVISION™ is primarily software designed for multiple monitor settings. GVR98P256D graphic cards that have more than one display output can benefit fully from this software. GV-R98P256D 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...
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... „ Reduce DVI frequency on high-resolution displays Resolves display corruption or no im-
age at high resolutions (for example 1280x1024 @75Hz) using a digital DVI display. (This setting has no effect when using a DVI-to-VGA adapter.) „ Alternate DVI operational mode Use this option if you are experiencing display corruption on your DVI flat panel.
GV-R98P256D 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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..., to in-
crease or decrease the color gamma/brightness/contrast of Direct 3D and OpenGL games played in fullscreen mode. (NOTE: Game Gamma is NOT supported in Windows NT4.0) „ Default resets the desktop brightness and color settings to the default values.
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... 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-R98P256D graphics card to a TV (or...
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... Mode checkbox allows you to display video playback in full screen on a secondary
monitor, if available and enabled.
SMARTGART(tm) Properties: The SMARTGART™ Properties ensures system stability by automatically performing a variety of bus tests that determine your optimal graphics accelerator settings. Changing these settings might result in system instability.
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...the correct drive letter.) 5. Click "OK". 6. Click on "Install Display Drivers(Radeon 9800 Pro)" 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-R98P256D BIOS update procedure: 0Note: Please download the newest BIOS from our website (www.gigabyte.com.tw...
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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...