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1. 1 141 4 151 6 64 0 74 6 79 0 80 0 91 1 97 0 108 5 131 6 64 2 71 9 75 0 82 2 93 8 95 2 106 3 116 4 127 1 Pixel Clock Mhz 176 9 192 0 246 1 56 0 62 1 81 6 96 7 108 0 112 3 119 6 143 4 176 0 226 3 242 6 108 0 128 9 138 5 135 0 157 5 169 2 190 9 233 7 137 7 155 4 162 0 178 9 202 5 208 7 229 5 251 0 280 6 Color Depth bpp 8bpp 256 color Standard mode pO CELO ASS mm I T5 i oy Se SRS Appendix 16bpp 65K color 32bpp 16 7M High mode SO WD D a wc UE x xu NI NI NI NI NI NS NS 9 5 True mode SO NO XX X x uS XS xxu NI NI NI NI NN NN SN Sx XN To be continued 29 AV64S T Graphics Accelerator DDisplay Refresh Hor Pixel Color Depth bpp Screen Rate Scan Clock 8bpp 256 color 16bpp 65K color 32bpp 16 7M Resolution Hz KHz Mhz Standard mode High mode True mode 1792x1344 60 835 2030 viii OOOO 75 105 2 259 3 v v 85 119 9 4 295 5 v v v 1800x1440 60 89 4 219 5 v v v 1920x1080 60 67 0 172 7 Y Y Y 70 78 6 205 1 v v v 75 84 6 220 6 v v v 80 90 4 237 4 v v v 60 74 5 193 1 v Y v 72 90 0 222 2 v Y Y 1920x1200 75 93 9 231 4 v v v 80 100 5 263 7 v Y v 85 107 1 282 7 v v v 1920x1440 60 89 4 234 5 v Y 75 112 7 297 6 Y Y v 2048x1536 60 95 3 267 0 v v v 302. Typethefollowing DASETUP If Dis notyour CD ROM drive substitute D with the correct drive letter 5 Click OK 6 Click on Install Display Drivers Radeon VE Series to begin the Installation Wizard T Click Next 8 Click Yes to the license agreement 9 Followthe Wizard s on screeninstructions to complete the installation 3 4 BIOS FLASH UTILITY AV64S T BlOS update procedure Note Please download the newest BIOS fromour website www gigabyte com tw or contact your local dealer for the file If you want to realize the BIOSflash information please refer to detail on P 26 24 Troubleshooting Tips 4 Troubleshooting Tips Thefollowing troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems Contact your dealer or GBT for more advanced troubleshooting information Check thatthe card is seated properly in the ACP slot Ensure the display cable is securely fastened to the card s display connector Make sure that the monitor and computer are plugged in and receiving power Ifnecessary disable any built in graphics capabilities on your motherboard For more information consult your computer s manual or manufacturer NOTE Some manufacturers do notallow the built in graphics to be disabled orto become the secondary display Make sure you selected the appropriate display device and graphics card when you installed the graphics driver For more troubleshooting tips right click the ATI icon in the taskbar an
3. decreases he color brightness of your video overlay window The higher he gamma value the higherthe brightness and contrastof your display B Game gamma increases or decreasesthe color brightness ofDirect3D or OpenGL games played in fullscreen mode B Color Curve adjusts the selected color red green or blue by moving the color curve with yourmouse u Default restores the color settings to he default values 21 AV64S T Graphics Accelerator Display Properties fyou VGA card is equipped with a S Video connector you can use a second ouiputdevice e q a TV ora computer monitor as partofyouroperating deskbp extending your desktop to second device orcopying your desktop on the second device E ME TA A re Uca de mg SelectDisplay Type Enable Disable Extend my windows desktopontothismonitor Connecting your graphics card to a TV or VOR Turn off your computer and your television or VCR Ensure your graphics card is installed correctly For information aboutplacingthe card in your computerand installing the enhanced graphics driver see the user s manual Determine if your television or VCR has an S Video or Composite video connection Looking athe back of your computer locate your graphics card Using an S Video cable orthe supplied adapter cable attach one end ofthe cable b your graphics card and the other to your television or VCR See Connecting your graphics card b a TV or VCR on th
4. AV64S T RADEON 7000E Graphics Accelerator USER S MANUAL OUUU L REV 1 32 12MD AV64ST 132 AV64S T Graphics Accelerator Chapter 1 User s Manual Copyright Copyright by GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD GBT No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any from without the expressed written permission of GBT Trademarks Third party brands and names are the property of their respective owners Notice Due to rapid change in technology some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions which may appear in this documentnor does it make acommitmentto update the information contained herein Please do not remove any labels on VGA card this may void the warranty of this VGA card This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineer ing or disassembly is prohibited March 17 2003 Taipei Taiwan Table of Content Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION DS PEN n e uan nia 4 TOV ENVICW cu IE IE UM EE 4 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Z UNPACKIN
5. G unnta servet cutben da 5 Ze BOARD LAY OUT dieran 6 2 9 HARDWARE INSTALLATION nocc T 3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 3 1Win98 98SE or WinME Win XP Driver And Utilities Installation 9 3 1 1 Operating system requirement oooooicconoccccnoonononcnonoononononononos 9 9 2 DIFECEAAN SLA OE Sa siste ve beste bre ve castro cet bn abra eanan 10 9 1 9 DRIVE INStAlla NOM suteistsnt vei tend te bre ver cast hb cet bn abra cartia etae 12 314 ilties ODIO CD ai 15 E so E N A 15 Sala TOPE y pade S aian an A A CINN GCC ah N 18 3 2 WINDOWS NT 4 0 DRIVER INSTALLATION ooien 23 3 3 WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER INSTALLATION ooieoe 24 ou BIOS TEASE TIBEEY sa 24 A ToUDIeshoollDg MS iaa a ERE RU de dining nsi np dci ap Rd 20 9 Appendix O ROW felash Ne BOS mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmarmmaHaHH 26 5 2 Resolutions and Color Depth Table 20 AV64S T Graphics Accelerator 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 PREFACE AV Series delivers enhanced 3Dand 2D graphics perfomance for oday sdemanding applications Powered by the ATi RADEON 7000E graphics processor and 32 64 MB SDR memory Maya AV Series features HYPER Z technology to increase effective memory bandwidth and PIXEL TAPES TRY for fastimage rendering AV Series has industry leading builtin DVD playback capability 1 2 KEY FEATURES u Powered by the RADEON 7000E graphics processor B ATIHYPERZ technology reduces memory bandwidth consumption resulting in imp
6. Remove any existing graphics card from your computer Or ifyour computer has any on board graphics capability you may need to disable it on the motherboard For more information see your computer documentation AV64S T Graphics Accelerator 4 Locate the AGP slot lf necessary remove the metal cover fromthis slot then align your Graphics card with the AGP slot and press it in firmly until the card is fully eated I A a AV 64S T Graphics card AGP Slot AV 64S T Graphics card Composite RCA S Video Connector TV OU T TV Out To VGA MONITOR You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the Graphics card driver For detailed instructions selectyour operating system from thelist below Software Installation 3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION In this manual we assume that your CD ROM Drive letter to be Drive D 3 1 WINDOWS 98 98SE or WINDOWS ME WINDOWS XP DRIVER AND UTILITIES INSTALLATION The installation of Win 98 98 SE Win ME Win 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 guides to setup your AV64S T driver Please follow the subsection 3 1 3 Step By Step Installation to install the driverfor your graphics accelerator 3 1 1 Operating system requirement e lf yourOS is Microsoft Windows when loading the AV64S T drivers for the system please make sure your syste
7. before proceeding DO NOT APPLY POWER TO YOUR SYSTEM IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED ON THE CARD In order to ensure your graphics card working correctly please use official Gigabyte BlOSonly Use none official gigabyte BIOS might cause problem onthe graphics card 2 1 UNPACKING The AV64S T package contains the following TheAV64S T graphicsacceleratr This USER S MANUAL DVD Player sofware included Full version Game x1 CD x 1 Lite version Game x2 CD x 1 CD for driver amp Utilities AV64S T Graphics Accelerator 2 2 BOARD LAYOUT AV64S T 8Mx16 64MB SDRAM 8Mx16 Frame Buffer SDRAM Composite RCA Connector TV OU T S Video TV Ouf BIOS i ATi RADEON7000E VGA Monitor Connector 15pin mam Composite RCA Composite RCA Output Connector TV OUT Lem JE S Video Output A F Aa g IN E LEA J S Video TV Out VGA Monitor Connector 15pin Hardware Installation 2 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Installing Your Graphics card Now that you have prepared your computer you are ready to install your graphics acceleratorcard To install your graphics accelerator card 1 Power off the computer and monitor then disconnectthe display cable fromthe backofyour computer A o Er Ex 2 Remove the computer cover If necessary consult your computer s manual for help in removing the cover ECT Bh hais o ds SISE EUM I VEN Eo Repo oe NS 3
8. cies dote HGAI bp accion n volar bao dires P b and intoser lope cms lor he mod nerd dinem Fy has a de or OAD deae cure mil i hic daonna raski mra Kin enmaai iei paa kk Winde search kY an 1 Click Next Icon updated ares T do tho dei Heat bo cmi rue Don tclick Cancel because bos e cma 4 the system will hang if you press it Step 3 Update Device Driver Wizard Finish Atthis 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 Mind peer found tha ks enr unc cheer lar har a Standard PO Qum hes Adapter Pisa a bn iiia es rl umo olot Frish rad Doa disi rd pou end ce secure lor a diis ent Boss vilia cies D uta Local Leger c lre jo ires Locator 2 Click Finish icon Software Installation gy Ta hdi selling eo your nere hidra you ind peeled your T Compre Do yo meant ras your campul et nee 3 Click NO icon as After the system has finished loading insert the AV64S T driver CD disk into your CD ROM and then you can see the AUTORUN window If it does not show up please run DAsetup exe Step 5 Driver Setup GIGABYTE E cr aa AA nud Shaper zh J Tunner Browse tee ED 1 Click Install Display Driver Radeon ET VE Series El Drivers Y Far Display AV64S T Graphics Accelerato
9. d select Troubleshooting If you have problems during bootup start your computer in Safe Mode In Windows 98 SE and Windows Me press and hold the CTRL key until the Microsoft Windows 9 Startup Menu appears on the screen Then selectthe number for Safe Mode and press Enter You can also use F8to bring up the Microsoft Windows 9Startup Menu In Safe Mode bring up the Device Manager and check for duplicate display adapter and monitor entries if you are only using one graphics card For more assistance use the Troubleshooting Guide located in the Windows Help or contact your computer manufacturer 25 AV64S T Graphics Accelerator 9 Appendix 5 1 How to reflash the BIOS How to reflash the BIOS for your graphics card 1 Extractthe Zip file to the drive C or A A 26 al Eis Aka ie Har pie teu FL Yir dkbn Tina Ara bi pM FF E 1 ad HT EA T i lu hi A EF Ais xo mid TDI xir FT i i area Ls FF FE ml Exicrisd 3 fuer br Dota gt usc AS PIE Eara tel Ba Faw al LA EL in Erste F ee fl x S d gp qe 53 i Maz po gt L mm rims P Maer rd ea mum Ol Secret Pre Pa palas nO 1 amp Er enit B Lb aero hase beep ry dnm BA Restart your PC in MS DOS mode This function only for Windows 98 98SE If your OS is Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows XP please use the bootable disk to MS DOS mode By What da poe mari Bh corpuler bo de C Ghandbr C Shutdoun
10. e following page 22 Software Installation 3 2 WINDOWS NT 4 0 DRIVER INSTALLATION Please make sure the Windows NT4 have installed Windows NT 4 0 Service Pack version 6 0 or later before installing the graphics accelerator driver To install the AV64S T driver for Windows NT i Insertthe INSTALLATION CD into your CD ROM drive If Windows runs the CD automatically Click Start SelectRun Typethe following DASETUP If Dis notyour CD ROM drive substitute D with the correct drive letter Click OK Click on Install Display Drivers Radeon VE Series to begin the Installation Wizard Click Next Click Yes to the license agreement Follow the Wizard s on screeninstructions to complete the installation 23 AV64S T Graphics Accelerator 3 3 WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER INSTALLATION Please make sure the Windows NT 2000 have installed Windows 92000 Service Pack version 2 or later before installing the graphics accelerator driver With Windows 9 2000 running on your computer you need to install the AV64S T driver to take advantage of the higher performance resolutions and special graphic features ofthe Graphics card To ensure you install the latest driver use the Installation CDthat shipped with your Graphics card To install the AV64S T driver for Windows 2000 1 Insertthe INSTALLATION CD into your CD ROM drive If Windows runs the CD automatically 2 ClickStart 3 SelectRun 4
11. for the Z buffer Software Installation B Anti aliasing provides you with an overall higher quality video image with a slightreduction in perfomance When Application Preference mode is selected the video driver will use antraliasing only when an application requests it When Always On mode is selected the video driver will force anti aliasing on all applications B 2 Samples provides a higher sample ratio which improves overall image qualityeven further wih a slightreduction in performance This also requires more video memory 4 Sample provides a higher sample ratio which improves overall image quality even further wih a slight reduction in performance This also requires more video memory u Dithering method when alpha blending wil remove certain onscreen arifacts hatare sometimes produced when both dithering and alpha blending are enabled u Defaults restores your Direct3D setting to heir default values Color Properties The Color Properties is used to adjustthe color setings It also allows gamma control for video playing ofthe Video Overlay The color setings affect all display devices mapped to the view You can change red green and blue display colors SetDesktop and Video Overlaybrightness gamma levels canalso be changed B Desktop brightness increasesordecreasesthe color brightness ofyou desktop The higher he gamma value the higher the brightness and contrastof your display BI Overlay brightness increases or
12. his will resultin much higher quality textures with a negligible reduction in performance Level of Detail allows you b setthe level ofmipmapped detail The Sharp setting is recommended for larger more detailed mipmapping scenes The Fuzzy setting is recommended forsmaller less detailed mipmapping scenes Direct 3D Display Properties The Direct 3D properties page allows you to adjustthe Direct 3D settings D3DSettings 20 Wait for vertical sync allows you to lower the frame rate of full screen games This will reduce image tearing that can occur wif higher frame rates W buffer support allows you to enable or disable W buffer support Itis recommend thatW buffer supportshould be disabled forgames hatdo notsupporthis feature Compressed texture format allows you to enable supportfor DirectX compressed texture formats Some applications cannothandletoo many texture formats Disabling compressed texture formatthe video driver ceases to supportthis feature Alternate pixel center mayeliminate problems wih some 3D games hat displays vertical and horizontal lines around textures or textthatappears incorrect However this seting should only be used if you are experiencing hese sympbms as itmay cause problems wih other games Z buffer bit depths allows you to setthe Z buffer bitrate By default 16 24 16 and 24 is selectedto achieve optimum performance 8 bit Stencil allows you to add 32 bitZ buffer wih 8 bits for stencil and 24 bits
13. m Windows 98 98SE or Windows ME has installed DirectX8 1 orlater e f youinstall the AV64S T drivers forthe mainboard which consist of SIS ALI or VIA chipsets please install the appropriate Driver program for that mainboard Or please contact your motherboard nearest dealerfor M BDiver AV64S T Graphics Accelerator 3 1 2 DirectX Installation Install Microsoft DirectX 8 1 to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Win98 98SE or WinMEto achieve better 3D performence Note For software MPEG support in Win98 98SE or WinME you must DirectX first install GIGABYTE E neta 185 22 E AA neta ME YTumtr 1 Installation DirectX Driver muri Click Display Driver Setup Utility Item 5 m Sc O Beanna OS ii um die un on da nee num nba in ui Dm FL EUN rf Ed LX Ir rrtra d ar rur it E b er oe il arin ve RHIN Software Installation sale E Le arras AAA LAA AA AV64S T Graphics Accelerator 3 1 3 Driver Installation Thefollowing is the step by step installation guide Step 1 New Hardware Found After AV64S T 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 Please select Do not install a driver and press OK Step 2 Update Device Driver Wizard Standard PCI Graphics Adapter VGA Uile beree lbore ead Ths raga nd edi complete lhe creaban of Jardi PC Gra
14. m re ne Appendix 3 Change the command path to the file location C or A gt AFTER 4 Reflash BIOS command as below C atiflash p 0 filename 5 Reboot your PC when it s done 27 AV64S T Graphics Accelerator 5 2 Resolutions and Color Depth Table RADEON 7000E 2D Display Modes Display Refresh Hor Pixel Color Depth bpp Screen Rate Scan Clock 8bpp 256 color 16bpp 65K color 32bpp 16 7M 100 81 4 113 3 120 98 7 139 0 140 116 6 164 2 Resolution Hz KHz Mhz Standard mode High mode True mode CM 382 Y gt gt NT 72 37 9 31 5 v v v 75 S15 31 5 v v v 640x480 85 43 3 36 0 v v v 90 45 4 37 8 v v v 100 50 9 43 1 v v v 120 61 8 52 4 Y Y v 160 04 3 72 8 Y Y v 200 108 0 95 0 v Y v 60 37 9 39 9 v v v 70 43 7 45 5 Y Y 72 48 1 50 0 v v v 800x600 75 46 9 49 5 v Y 85 53 7 56 3 v v v 90 56 8 60 0 v v v 100 63 6 68 1 v v v 120 77 1 83 9 v v v 160 105 4 116 4 v Y 200 135 0 149 0 v v v 60 48 4 65 0 v v v 70 56 5 75 0 Y v v 72 57 6 78 4 Y Y v 1024x768 75 60 0 78 8 v v v 85 68 7 94 5 v v v 90 72 8 100 1 v Y v v v v v v Y Y Y Y To be continued 28 DDisplay Screen Resolution 1024x768 1152x864 1280x1024 1600x1200 Refresh Rate Hz 150 160 200 43 47 60 70 75 80 85 100 120 150 160 60 70 74 75 85 90 100 120 52 58 60 66 75 76 85 92 100 Hor Scan KHz 125 7 134 8 172 8 38 0 41 7 53 7 63 0 67 5 72 4 77 0 91 5 111
15. mory Clock ul a gt zl r i TE E Lr 3 E Tm md LI nr E a a E a Is os x nike Fa 2 un IE Li PE 5 Cx H il xm E Li ir th Li 1 E i l D FI 1 E E n1 s y i hlin Tura Thig 390 kick a LEFI Zz T a n E 5 a a E am s m mm Ta m ci 3 im mw a a E Lo l zm LI AUI E Aj E 16 Software Installation VGA Info VGA Info lists the relevant information about your card Al ac AL ea 22 ATL a A PEN Color Adjust Color Adjust allows you to make color adjustments such as brightness contrast and gamma values for each or all of RGB colors AV64S T Graphics Accelerator 3 1 6 Display Property pages The screen shows the information of display adapter color the range of display area andthe refresh rate Setting Resolutions and Color depth for windows The Setting properties page allows you to adjust the Direct 3D settings ig rah A are Pia 1 rang etfs m maa Eh Do peg ann 0 nares You can move the slider to the changeresolution AA Click Advanced icon for adapter e oam andsetting You can click the item to change the color depth Options Properties B Enable ATI taskbaricon application enables or RA disables the ATltaskbar icon However this feature mustbe enabled for ATI hotkey support B ShowATlicon on taskbar adds orremoves he ATI icon f
16. r lic i a cas P i dad Ea TY LM AAA LL dS our Do LL a LN RU 2 Click Next icon Dima rg LII feeb ee ed A ARA dd CAL LEE A AOE Pal o a Ao IE e LJ pur Jure L tt TEM i I H ahe OL fg PB bri a III I ELINA e a ub i Am ainn da gee Bueno ARD 31 28 Te AA AA EP xi h ag ha 5 3 A B in E mr LHA Was HOT iraid ea d lo ba rra e me in m ni ARA A A m 4 Click Finish icon to restart computer 14 Software Installation 3 1 4 Utilities on driver CD The utilities include Display Driverand V Tuner utilities Please browse the driver CD for detail 3 1 5 Taskbar Icon After installation ofthe display drivers you will find an GBT icon onthe taskbar s status area Right clicking this icon opens the GBT control panel showing a menu composed of shortcute ofthe graphics board s enhanced and otherfunctions You may clickthe Display Properties item and then click Settings Click Advanced after clickng Settings Click the appropriate tab to change your display settings HIY You can link to GBT web site T enirn forupdated information about D a LL ban S SZ MORE cd ER nd the graphics borad latest Was drivers and other information d a m al Er m ui E Ww E E E M T AV64S T Graphics Accelerator V Tuner Overclock Utility V Tuner lets you adjust the working frequency of the graphic engine and video memory Core Clock and Me
17. rom he taskbar Software Installation OpenGL Properties The OpenGL propertes page gives you complete control ofthe OpenGL setings B Optimization Preference Quality allows you to optimize your OpenGL settings for quality Performance allows you b op imize your OpenGL settings for performance B OpenGLSettings Convert 32 bit textures to 16 bit allows you to increase video performance brgames thatmake heavy use oftextures However this could also reduce image quality Enable KTXbuffer region extension enables rapid updates ofthose portions of your screen thathave been moved Enable page flipping allows you to enable hardware acceleration of page flipping to swap fullscreen buffers Force 16 bit Z buffering allows you b disable all other formats of Z buffer and utilizes 16 bitZ buffering Disable dithering when alpha blending mayremove artifacts lefton the screen when both dithering andalpha blending are enabled Wait for vertical sync lowersthe fames per second rate in fullscreen games However this can reduce the image tearing thatcan occur with higherframe rates Enable texturecompression enablesand disables texture compression Full Screen anti aliasing allows you to setthe level offull screen ant aliasing This will result in an overall higher quality image with a slightreduction in performance AV64S T Graphics Accelerator Anisotropic texture filtering allows you to seta level of anisotropic texture filiering T
18. roved 3D performance B Incredible 3D graphics performance with ATI PIXEL TAPESTRY 3D rendering engine Supports DirectX 7 0 DirectX 8 x and OpenGL DVD playback with integrated motion compensation and iDCT Supports 3D resolutions 32 bit color up to 2048x1536 AGPuniversal bus for AGP 2X 4X systems Support TV OUT Hardware Installation 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION A WARNING Expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit IC chips To protect them against damage from static electricity you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer 1 Turn offyour computer and unplug power supply 2 Use a grounded wriststrap before handling computer components Ifyou do nothave one touch boh ofyourhands to a safely grounded objector b a metal object such as the power supply case 3 Place components on a grounded antistatic pad oron the bag hatcame with the components whenever he components are separated from he system The card contains sensitive electric component which can be easilydamaged by staic electricity So the card should be leftin is original packing untlit is installed Unpacking and installation should be done ona grounded anti static mat The operator should be wearing an ant static wristband grounded atthe same pointas he anti staic mat Inspectthe card carton brobvious damage Shipping and handling may cause damage b your card Be surethere are no shippingand handling damages on thecard
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