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... Utilities Installation 9
3.1.1. Operating System Requirement 9 3.1.2. DirectX Installation ...10 3.1.3. Driver Installation ...11 3.1.4. Taskbar Icon ...13 3.1.5. Display Properties pages 15
4. Troubleshooting Tips 32
5. Appendix 33
5.1. How to Reflash the BIOS in MS-DOS mode 33 5.2. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows® XP 34
Regulatory Statements 35
GV-RX24P256HE Graphics...
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... Supports HDMI connector (by adapter, optional)
1.2. Minimum System Requirements
• Hardware - Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD AthlonTM - 512 MB of system memory; 1 GB or more for best performance - Optical drive for software installation (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive)
• Operating System - Windows® Vista - Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) - Windows® XP Professional x64...
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... computer cover.
3. Plug the display cable into your card; then turn on the computer and monitor. If your graphics card came with a DVI-I connector, you can connect a flat panel display to the appropriate connector, as shown below. Or use the DVI-I-to-HDMI adapter to connect an HDMI monitor.
To D-Sub Monitor To TV/VCR To Flat Panel Display
Connect an HDMI monitor via DVI-I to HDMI adapter...
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...3. Software Installation
In this manual, we assume that your CD-ROM Drive letter to be Drive D:
The installation of Windows® XP drivers is very simple. When you insert the 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 the guides to setup your graphics card driver. (Please follow the subsection 3.1.3 "Driver...
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...; XP to achieve better 3D performance.
0 Note: For software MPEG support in Windows® XP, you must install DirectX first. Users
who run Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or above do not need to install DirectX
separately.
Step 1. When autorun window show up, click the
Install DirectX 9 item.
Click the Install DirectX 9 item.
Step 2. Choose I accept the agreement and click...
Manual - Page 11
... inserted into your computer at the first time, the windows will automatically detect a new hardware in the system and pop out a "New Hardware Found" message. The following is the step-by-step installation guide.
Step 1: Found new hardware wizard: Video controller (VGA Compatible)
Click the Next button to install the driver. (There is a driver CD disk that came with your...
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... run "D:\setup.exe".
Step 1. When autorun window show up, click the Install Display Driver item.
Click the Install Display Driver item.
Step 2. Click Next button.
Step 3. Click Yes button.
Setp 4. Click Express or Custom icon.
Windows installings the components.
Step 5. Click the Finish button to restart computer. Then the driver installation is completed.
GV-RX24P256HE Graphics Accelerator...
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... ATI CATALYSTTM Control Center:
After installation of the display driver, you will find an ATI CATALYSTTM Control Center icon on the taskbar's status area. The ATI CATALYSTTM Control Center is used to configure all your graphics card settings. Right-click the icon to enter the CATALYSTTM Control Center (refer to Fig. 1). Or you can right-click on the desktop and...
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... setting.
Display Matrix
Model CRT+TV (Note) CRT+DVI DVI+TV DVI+TV+CRT HDMI+TV HDMI+CRT
GV-RX24P256HE Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
(Note) The CRT+TV configuration requires that you connect your CRT display to the DVI-I connector on the card using the DVI-I to D-Sub adapter to ensure normal operation. This configuration is not supported if the CRT monitor is directly attached to the D-Sub port...
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... to change the name of the new file, enter the new name in the Output File area. Finally, click Next to start file conversion.
„ Setup my display configuration This wizard allows you to configure display setting for desktop viewing.
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... desktop resolution and desktop mode, setting up extended desktop (requires more than one display), and rotating desktop image to match new display orientation.
Information Center: The Information Center page in Basic and Advanced View provides hardware and software information about the installed graphics card.
„ Graphics Software Provides software information including driver version...
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... allows you to configure all of the many available settings of your ATI graphics card.
View Properties:
The CATALYST Control Center dashboard supports three types of views: Basic View/
Advanced View/ Custom View.
„ Basic View
The Basic view is the default view when
CATALYST Control Center is launched for the
first time. Refer to...
Manual - Page 20
...settings that can be quickly activated manually, through a Hotkey, or by file association.
Note: A profile applies to a specific graphics card. If there is more than one graphics card installed in your computer, you need to select the appropriate card before creating, loading, or activating a Profile.
Preferences Properties: The Preferences page helps to restore defaults, change skins, and update...
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... feature allows you to access the comprehensive online help, register your product, or generate a problem report should you require technical support. The CATALYST Control Center Help feature offers the following options:
„ Help for this Page „ Help Contents ... „ Search Help ... „ Go to ATI.com „ About Catalyst Control Center ...
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...Adjustments to resize and reposition the computer desktop on your monitor's display screen. You can also adjust the horizontal and vertical sync or enable composite sync.
„ AvivoTM Color Use AvivoTM Color for ATI graphics cards that supports per-display color settings. Independently set the hue, saturation, and temperature for each attached and enabled display.
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...132; Adaptive Anti-Aliasing Adaptive anti-...Setting for quality is best used with applications that display highly detailed scenes, backgrounds, and textured objects, like those seen in 3D games. If you are unsure how to configure anisotropic filtering, use the Use application settings option. Your display will automatically adjust to the application's requirements.
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... you are not sure which API your 3D application uses, consult the documentation of your 3D application.
Note: The Alternate Pixel center Direct 3D® setting is not supported on systems running Windows VistaTM. This setting corrected a corruption problem that occurred with some older games that should not occur with modern games.
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... video formats do not support these adjustments. These settings will only affect applications with video overlay support.
„ Theater Mode Use Theater Mode to change the way you view streaming video. Note: These settings will only affect applications with video overlay support. Extended Desktop Mode is not supported on systems running Windows VistaTM.
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Manual - Page 31
... display driver commands. When this occurs, VPU Recover attempts to reset the graphics processor so that you are able to continue using your computer without interruption or loss of data. In most cases, VPU Recover will be able to reset the graphics processor without requiring a system restart. If the computer cannot recover from a crash, VPU Recover will switch the computer to software...
Manual - Page 32
... 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...