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GV -RX29T512VH-B A TI Radeon TM HD 2900 XT Graphics Accelerator User's Manual Rev. 101 12MD-RX29T5VH-101R * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with use.
- 2 - English GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator T able of Contents 1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 3 1.1. Features ...........................................................
Introduction - 3 - English 1. Introduction 1.1. Features • Powered by A TI Radeon TM HD 2900 XT Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) • Supports PCI Express x16 • Integrated with 512 MB GDDR3 memory • Supports DirectX 9.
- 4 - English GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator • CrossFire TM Configuration If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of a CrossFire TM system, the following is required: - A Cross.
Hardware Installation - 5 - English (Note) Please refer to page 15 about Video In introduction. VIVO (Note) DVI-I Connector 2 Analog LCD Monitor Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output DVI-I Connector 1 DVI-I .
- 6 - English GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator Expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. T o protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer. 1. Turn off your computer and unplug power supply.
Hardware Installation - 7 - English 2.2. Hardware Installation Installing Y our graphics card. Now that you have prepared your computer, you are ready to install your graphics accelerator card. T o remove the existing graphics card: 1. Power off the computer and monitor, then disconnect the display cable from the back of your computer.
- 8 - English GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator 2. Replace the screw to fasten the card in place, and replace the computer cover. T o install your new graphics card: 1.
Hardware Installation - 9 - English Y ou are now ready to proceed with the installation of the graphics card drivers. Please refer to next chapter for detailed instructions. T o Flat Panel Display 3. This graphics card provides two DVI-I digital connectors.
- 10 - English GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator (Note) Only Windows ® XP operating system supports CrossFire TM mode. Please do not enable CrossFire TM in Windows ® 2000. How to enable the A TI CrossFire TM technology (Note 1) Two CrossFire TM graphics cards of the same type.
Software Installation - 11 - English 3. Software Installation In this manual, we assume that your CD-ROM Drive letter to be Drive D: The installation of Windows ® 2000 / Windows ® XP drivers is very simple. When you insert the driver CD into your CD-ROM drive, you can see the AUT ORUN window (if it does not show up, run "D:setup.
- 12 - English GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator 3.1.2. DirectX Installation Install Microsoft DirectX to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Windows ® 2000 or Windows ® XP to achieve better 3D performance. 0 Note: For software MPEG support in Windows ® 2000 or Windows ® XP, you must install DirectX first.
Software Installation - 13 - English 3.1.3. Driver Installation A. New hardware found After the graphics card is 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.
- 14 - English GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator B. Driver installation (Autorun Window) Insert the 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". Click the Install Display Driver item.
Software Installation - 15 - English Red record button Video button 3.1.4. Video In Introduction A. Cyberlink Power Director 3.X Installation (Note) Please install the Cyberlink Power Director 3.
- 16 - English GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator Figure 3 B. Introduction of the capture sources device Please check out your capture source. In general, the media sources comprise the following item: 1. Video T ape Recorder (VCR), V8 : Connect the A V connector or video cable of the VCR to the V ideo In of the video capture card.
Software Installation - 17 - English Once you click the "Edit" button to return Edit mode, the media clips will be loaded into Library immediately. (Figure 5) At this moment in time, you can expand a series of outstanding editing experience to fill you life with boundless possibility.
- 18 - English GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator A TI CA T AL YST ® Control Center: After installation of the display drivers, you will find an A TI CAT AL YST ® Control Center icon on the taskbar's status area. The A TI CA T AL YST ® Control Center is used to configure all your graphics card settings.
Software Installation - 19 - English 3.1.6. Display Properties pages T o access Display Properties pages, right-click the GIGABYTE icon on the taskbar and select Display Properties or right-click on Desktop and then select Properties .
- 20 - English GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator A TI CA T AL YST ® Control Center Basic V iew : The Basic View is the default view when CA T AL YST Control Center is launched for the first time. This interface provides access to the basic settings and advanced features of your A TI graphics products.
Software Installation - 21 - English Step 3: In the Output Folder area, select the destination folder where the new file will be located. Click Next . Step 4: In the Output Video Format list, select a file format for the new file. If you wish to change the name of the new file, enter the new name in the Output File area.
- 22 - English GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator 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, CA T AL YST version, Direct 3D ver- sion and so on.
Software Installation - 23 - English A TI CA T AL YST ® Control Center Advanced View The Advanced page allows you to configure all of the many available settings of your A TI graphics card. View Properties: The CA T AL YST Control Center dashboard supports three types of views: Basic View/ Advanced View/ Custom V iew.
- 24 - English GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator Profiles Properties: Y ou can use profiles to create customized environments for your desktop, video, and 3D applications. Define and save your own personal video settings that can be quickly activated manually, through a Hotkey, or by file association.
Software Installation - 25 - English Help Properties: The CA T AL YST Control Center Help feature allows you to access the comprehensive online help, register your product, or generate a problem report should you require technical support.
- 26 - English GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator The Display Options aspect gives you additional control to optimize performance of OpenGL ® and Direct 3D ® applications. Use 3D Refresh Rate Override to set a refresh rate of your choice when a full-screen application or game has a default refresh rate that is lower than optimal.
Software Installation - 27 - English Adjustments Use Adjustments to resize and reposi- tion the computer desktop on your monitor's display screen.
- 28 - English GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator 3D : Standard Settings The Standard settings page provides access to a universal slider control where you can simultaneously adjust all of the standard 3D settings for any type of 3D application.
Software Installation - 29 - English Anti-Aliasing Anti-Aliasing is a technique used to smooth out the jagged edges of three-dimensional curved objects or objects with diagonal edges.
- 30 - English GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator Catalyst ® A.I. Catalyst ® A.I. makes use of A TI's new texture analyzer technology to optimize performance in 3D applications while maintaining or even improving image quality. It analyzes individual textures as they are loaded to determine the best and fastest way to display them.
Software Installation - 31 - English Mipmap Detail Level Mipmapping is a texturing technique that preserves the detail on a 3D object's surface as it moves into the background.
- 32 - English GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator More Settings The 3D API-Specific dialog helps to select settings that are exclusively for the Direct3D ® and OpenGL ® Application Programmable Inter- faces (API). These settings are provided for resolving certain incompatibilities within 3D applications that use one of these APIs.
Software Installation - 33 - English Video : Use the Avivo TM V ideo aspect to apply standard video settings with a Wizard or selecting a video preset. Use Adjustments to configure gamma, brightness, and hue. Use Theater Mode to set aspect ratio and overlay display mode.
- 34 - English GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator Avivo TM Quality Deinterlacing creates a sharp image from the two video fields of interlaced video. Select one of six options for deinterlacing video for better viewing. Auto Detect lets the multimedia driver to se- lect the best deinterlacing scheme for different video sources and sizes.
Software Installation - 35 - English VPU Recover : VPU Recover enables the A TI display driver to detect when the graphics processor stops responding to display-driver instructions. When this happens, the display driver attempts to reset the graphics hardware.
- 36 - English GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator 3.2. Windows ® 2000 Driver Installation With Windows running on your computer, you need to install the graphics card driver to take advantage of the higher performance, resolutions, and special graphics features of the graphics card.
Troubleshooting Tips - 37 - English 4. T roubleshooting Tips The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems. Contact your dealer or GIGABYTE for more advanced troubleshooting information. Check that the card is seated properly in the PCI Express x16 slot.
- 38 - English GV-RX29T512VH-B Graphics Accelerator 5. Appendix Resolutions and Color Depth T able (In Windows ® XP) * The table is for reference only. The actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor you use. Display Maximum Color Depth (bpp) Screen Refresh Rate 8bpp(256 color) 16bpp(65K color) 32bpp(16.
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