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1. dialog boxes appear on the parent application s monitor If sleme e e t the parent application or associated monitor cannot be y located the dialog box defaults to monitor 1 FREE EO Show on app s monitor This forces all open dialog boxes PETIT OT to the monitor that originated the applications ERE p Show at cursor You can choose to have dialog boxes appear on the monitor in which the cursor is located Show on monitor You can choose to have dialog boxes always appear on a specific monitor in the array Window C ontrol Single monitor windows When his box is checked w indows are sized no larger than a single monitor Windows that are placed on monitor splits are automatically relocated to the monitor on which most of the window appears HydraV ision Max button management Allows you to control the behavior of the Windows Maximize button When HydraVision is running a HydraVision Max Restore button appears in the upper right corner of an application title bar C licking this button makes the active window maximize in one of two ways Max to window corners causes windows to maximize to the monitor s that contain the window s upper left and low er right corners Max to full desktop causes windows to maximize to the entire monitor array Max child windows Keeps windows generated by parent applications from splitting across monitors The ability to keep child windows on a single moni2. Wait for Vertical Sync This will lower the frame rate of full screen games but reduce the image tearing that can occur with the higher frame rate Selecting Application Preference allows the application to decide whether or not it should display its frames atthe refresh rate of the monitor Selecting Always Off allows the application to run at its highest possible frame rate regardless of the monitor s refresh rate which is typically less than the frame rate at which the application will run B Compatibility Settings button This button allows you to access advanced settings that can solve compatibility issues for a few specific OpenGL applications Force Z buffer depth allows youto explicitly sethe Z Buffer depth Most applications will work best when Disabled is selected Alpha dithering method e Support KTX buffer region extension Enabling this fea ture allows rapid updates of those portions of your screen that have changed Note that most applications will not be affected by activating this feature Defaults button allows you to reset the OpenGL Compat ibility Settings to default values Defaults button This button allows you to reset the OpenGL Settings to default values 25 Softw are hstallation Direct 3D Properties The Direct 3D properties page allows you to adjust the Direct 3D settings CERLE EAI d IEH REEE E x Mu Wwe na 2 4 W Main Settings slider Moving the slider to the left will max
3. Select a H ot key and the Hot key function you wantthis key combination to perform Click Add to enter your new combination in the Assigned hot Far keys list box Click Apply to activate assigned hot keys ATI recommends that a modifier key be used with any function Ca was key F1 F2 etc assigned as a hot key This will prevent interference with the function of these key s in individual applications To delete a hot key from the Assigned hot keys list box Highlight the hot key y ou want remov ed Click Remove Click Apply Available Hot Keys You can use any assigned hot key atany time from within any application to change y our display SnapApp to Monitor allows you to move or snap active windows or dialogs from monitor to monitor for quick placement and v iewing of desktop contents HydraV ision Popup Menu opens the HydraVision Desktop Management dialog Run Application lets you start any application with a hot key Gather All Windows to Monitor 1 allows y ou fo find applications that are hidden or are open and 21 Softw are hstallation loston disabled monitors Find C ursor locates the cursor on a busy or crowded desktop Switch to desktop scheme X switches from one desktop scheme to another Next Desktop allows you to move up to the next active desktop Previous Desktop allows you to mov e down to the next active desktop Jump to Desktop allows you to configure a specific desktop to jump to Move App
4. or later before installing the GV R7500L graphics accelerator driv er To install the GV R7500L driver for Windows NT 1 Insert the INSTALLATION CD into your CD ROM drive If Windows runs the CD automatically 2 Click Start 3 Select Run 4 Type the following DASETUP If D is not your CD ROM drive substitute D with the correct drive letter 5 Click OK 6 Click on Install Display Drivers Radeon 7500 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 31 Softw are hstallation 3 3 WI NDOWS 2000 DRIVER INSTALLATION Please make sure the Windows 2000 have installed Windows 2000 Service Pack version 2 or later before installing the graphics accelerator driv er With Windows 2000 running on your computer y ou need to install the GV R7500L driver to take adv antage of the higher performance resolutions and special graphic features of the Graphics card To ensure you install the latest driv er use the Installation CD that shipped with your Graphics card To install the GV R7500L driver for Windows 2000 1 Insert the INSTALLATION CD into your CD ROM drive If Windows runs the CD automatically 2 Click Start 3 Select Run 4 Type the following DASETUP IFD is not your CD ROM drive substitute D with the correct drive letter 5 Click OK 6 Click on Inst
5. 141 4 22 3 v v v 160 151 0 242 6 v v v 60 60 0 108 0 v v v 70 69 8 120 6 v v v 12 72 0 124 5 v v v 1280x960 75 75 0 129 6 v vi v 85 85 9 148 5 v V V 100 101 6 178 9 v v v 120 123 8 217 8 v v v 160 168 9 300 0 v V v 43 46 2 77 6 v v v 4T 50 9 05 5 v V v 60 64 0 108 0 v v v 70 74 7 129 0 v v v 12 76 8 132 8 v V v 74 79 1 136 7 v v v 1280x1024 75 80 0 135 0 v V v 85 91 1 157 5 v v v 90 97 2 169 5 v v v 100 108 7 191 3 v v v To be continued 37 Appendix DDspay Refesh Hor Pixel Color Depth bpp Screen Rate Scan Clock 8bpp 256 color 16bpp 65Kcolor 32bpp 16 7M Resolution Hz KHz Mr Standard mode High mode Truemode 1280x1024 120 131 8 234 0 v v v 160 179 4 321 5 v v v 1360x768 62 49 4 88 6 v v v 1400x1050 60 64 0 108 0 v v v 60 53 8 109 3 v v v 85 76 9 160 7 v v v 1536x864 100 91 5 191 7 v v v 120 111 2 234 9 v v v 160 151 3 322 1 v v v 60 56 0 119 3 v v v 75 70 5 152 4 v v v 85 80 1 174 4 v v v 1600x900 100 95 5 209 3 v v v 120 115 6 255 3 v v v 60 62 1 133 2 v v v 75 78 1 168 8 v v v 85 89 3 194 4 v v v 1600x1000 100 105 9 232 2 v v v 120 128 4 283 5 v v v 1600x1024 76 81 4 178 2 v v v 52 64 2 138 4 v v v 50 71 9 155 3 v v v 60 75 0 162 0 v v v 65 81 3 175 5 v v v 66 02 2 178 9 v v v 1600x1200 70 87 5 189 0 v v v 12 90 0 195 8 v v v 75 93 8 202 5 v v v 76 95 5 209 3 v v v 85 106 3 220 5 v v v 92 116 2 256 5 v v v 100 127 2 280 8 v v v To be continued GV R7500LGraphics Accelerator 36
6. 98 98SE WINDOWS ME and Windows XP DRIVER AND UTILITIES INSTALLATION The installation of Windows 98 98SE or Windows ME or 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 guides to setup your GV R7 500L driver Please follow the subsection 3 1 3 Step By Step Installation to install the driver for y our graphics accelerator 3 1 1 Operating systemrequirement fyour OS is Microsoft Windows when loading the GV R7500L drivers for the Sy stem please make sure y our sy stem Windows 98 98SE or Windows M E has installed DirectX8 1 or later Ifyou install the GV R7500L driv ers for the mainboard hich consist of SIS ALI or VIA chipsets please install the appropriate Driver program for that mainboard Or please contact your motherboard nearest dealer for M B Diver 9 Softw are hstallation 3 1 2 DirectXInstallation Install Microsoft DirectX 8 1 to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Win98 98S E M E to achieve better 3D performence Note For software MPEG support in Win98 98SE or WinME you must DirectX first install Must be install DirectX 8 1 or later 1 Installation DirectX Driver Click Install DirectX 8 1 Item ki Ful rit F Lin GV R7500LGraphics Accelerator 10 Js n QFRS DTT vu adam ga 4 ma cv 4 Click OK item Then the Dire
7. as the number of samples taken increases the quality of the final image increases significantly 16X provides ex tremely detailed c risp looking images as a result of the largest number of tex ture samples possible B Texture Preference slider Selecting this decides whether your application should use high quality or high performance textures Moving the slider to the right delivers the highest quality experience Moving the slider to the left emphasizes a high performance solution while still providing good visuals B Mipmap Detail Level slider This will allow y ou to choose the texture quality of the mipmaps the application will use Mipmaps are a collection of different sized textures of the same image As the user moves closer to a 3D object the image quality should increase requiring a higher quality texture of the same image GV R7500LGraphics Accelerator 26 The base mipmap is the highest guality texture and all subseguent mipmaps are smaller sized textures of the same image Moving the slider to the right selects a higher quality base mipmap deliv ering the highest quality application ex perience Moving the slider to the left selects a lower quality mipmap delivering the highest application performance B Wait for Vertical Sync This will lower the frame rate of full screen games but reduce the image tearing that can occur with the higher frame rate Selecting Applicati on Preference allows the application to decide whether or notit
8. used to adjust the color settings It also allows gamma control for video playing of the Video Overlay The color setings 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 Cais PF ra CA K Pp HI fe W Desktop brightness increases or decreases the color brightness of your desktop The higher the gamma v alue the higher the brightness and contrast of your display W Color Curve adjusts the selected color red green or blue by mov ing the color curve with your mouse m Game Gamma button accesses Game Gamma properties B Default resets the desktop brightness and color settings to the default v alues W Red Green Blue sliders These controls allow you to increase or decrease the color bright ness of Direct 3D and OpenGL games play ed in fullscreen mode NOTE Game Gamma is NOT supported in Windows NT4 0 B RGB Lock adjust the RGB sliders individually or adjust all three sliders at the same time Default resets the Game Gamma Settings to the default v alues GV R7500LGraphics Accelerator 28 Display Properties If you VGA card is equipped with a S Video connector you can use a second output device e g a TV or a computer monitor as part of your operating desktop extending your desktop to second device or copying your desktop on the second device Select Display Type Enable Disable Extend
9. Accelerator 6 2 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Installing Your Graphics card Now that you have prepared your computer you are ready to install your graphics accelerator card To install your graphics accelerator card 1 Power off the computer and monitor then disconnect the display cable from the back of your computer 2 Remove the computer cover If necessary consult your computer s manual for help in remov ing the cover 3 Remove any existing graphics card from your com puter Or if your computer has any on board graphics capability you may need to disable it on the motherboard For more information see you computer documentation f Hardw are hstallation 4 Locate the AGP slot If necessary remove the metal cover from this slot then align y our Graphics card with the AGP slot and press it in firmly until the card is fully eated GV R7500L Gaphics card AGP Slot 5 Replace the screw to fasten the card in place and replace the computer cov er GV R7500L Gaphicscard 6 Plug the display cable into your card then turn on the computer and monitor e ToTV or VCR To VGAMONITOR You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the Graphics card driver For detailed instructions select your operating sy stem from the list below GV R7500LGraphics Accelerator 8 3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION In this manual we assume that your CD ROM Drive letter to be Drive D 3 1 WINDOWS
10. DDis play Screen Resolution 1600x1280 1792x1344 1800x1440 1856x1392 1920x1080 1920x1200 1920x1440 2048x1152 2048x1280 2048x1280 Refesh Rate Hz 06 52 60 75 85 60 70 90 60 12 75 90 60 70 75 85 60 12 75 76 80 85 60 60 75 85 100 60 70 75 85 90 60 66 70 75 GBT no guarantee Hor scan KHz 116 2 83 8 106 3 119 7 89 5 104 9 136 7 86 5 104 0 112 5 132 1 67 1 78 7 84 5 96 5 74 7 90 0 94 1 95 2 100 3 106 9 90 0 71 5 90 0 103 1 12 0 79 5 93 2 100 3 114 0 121 6 95 2 105 5 111 9 120 1 Pixel Clock Mhz 256 5 205 2 261 0 204 9 219 9 259 2 340 2 218 7 264 6 288 0 340 2 172 8 205 2 220 5 253 1 18 5 236 3 246 9 249 8 263 3 282 3 234 0 198 0 252 0 290 3 345 6 221 4 261 0 280 8 321 0 344 3 266 6 297 0 319 2 340 2 Color Depth bpp 8bpp 256 color Standard mode SLE Le SS Pe 0 16bpp 65K color 32bpp 16 7M Truemode High mode 2 RR 1 LC LESS EN EN TRAE NA A R LES LES LL SE x EN lt x Appendix GV R7500LGraphics Accelerator
11. GV R 500L RADEON 7500 Graphics Accelerator USER S MANUAL REV 101 12MD R7500L 101 Chapter 1 User s Manual Copyright Copyright by GIGA B YTE 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 specificatons 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 document nor does itmake a commitment to update the information contained herein Please do not remove any labels on VGA card this may void the warranty of this VGA card This productincorporates copyright protection technologythat is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned byMacrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use ofthis copy right protection technology mustbe authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses onlyunless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited Oct 31 2002 Taipei Taiwan GV R7500LGraphics Accelerator 2 Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 0 NO O LU ene NE 0 4 33 3333 11 11111 311 0 4 2 HA
12. Hydravision Install Item 15 Softw are hstallation 3 15 Taskbar Icon After installation of the display drivers you will find an GBT icon amp on the taskbar s status area Right clicking this icon opens the GBT control panel showing a menu compos ed of shortcute 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 C lick the appropriate tab to change your display settings Right click the icon You can linkto GBT website for updated information about the graphics card latest drivers and other information GV R7500LGraphics Accelerator 16 V Tuner Overclock Utility V Tuner lets you adjust the working frequency of the graphic engine and video memory Core Clock and Memory Clock l Min V Tuner Display amp Adjust Close V Tuner Core Clock Display Core Clock Display Memory Clock UIF ZEE GP JP Core Clock p GLE E Me ma rji a Em E Elock nesi E s SAME F Display amp Adjust Memory Clock Link to the Websit of Gigabyte REGE ENI Close V Tuner To system Tray Softw are hstallation VGAInfo VGA Info lists the relevant information about your card we ied 2n Th Le GELDI k us ler du dr mad cM AIC Tmt den Vt He UIDE IE oe Lb 5 IU UP E on Color Adjust Color Adjust allows you t
13. I icon in the taskbar B Reduce DVI frequency on high resolution displays enables or disables to reduce the DVI frequency when using high resolution 23 Softw are hstallation OpenGL Properties The OpenGL properties page gives you complete control of the OpenGL settings Wie Ee Hoa Eme B Main Settings slider paba on e Moving the slider to the left will maximize application RN OPE SET performance while moving the slider to the right will pro prune CENSUI vide excellent 3D image quality Moving this slider from one iri F positon to the next changes the individual Custom Set Get s 4 tings sliders found below Enn a A ati Custom Settings checkbox TEES Ee Yom se When Custom Settings is checked the Main Settings slider is disabled allow ing you to move each indiv idual slider in the Custom Settings section below Setting the individual sliders gives y ou complete control over your application experience Using Custom Settings is recommended for advanced users only B SMOOTHTHVISION II Anti Aliasing checkbox improves image quality by remov ing jagged edges from 3D images resulting in smoother more natural looking objects Anti Aliasing slider can be applied using different sample patterns and sample points such as 2X 4X or 6X Moving this slider to the right increases sampling to prov ide the most realistic 3D image Anisotropic Filtering checkbox uses a texture filtering technique that blends multi
14. In Windows 98 SE and Windows Me press and hold the CTRL key until the Microsoft Windows Startup Menu appears on the screen Then select the number for Safe Mode and press Enter You can also use F8 to 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 Wndows Help or contact your computer manufacturer 33 9 Appendix 5 1 How to reflash the BIOS We use GV AR64SH VGA card and Atiflash BIOS flash utility as example How to reflash the BIOS for your MAYA serial Chip by ATi graphics card 1 Extract the Zip file to the drive C orA i Gol FI jed FE ite hi T LEM MA mi ir EFA oT a al m De eerie Seley r e E leds B gih geo PU fe 0 1 J nu ku ku NL Doy aT F u abka mr 9 T a Cp uw T dj 2 Restart your PC in MS DOS mode This function only for Windows 95 or Windows 98 If y our OS is Window s 2000 Windows Me Windows XP please use the bootable disk to MS DOS mode By hg zz on sand Ene ape be ds CTS Scant by I n2 deem V Festal ins 215 meds r ko ze iz GV R7500LGraphics Accelerator 4 3 Change the command path to the file location C gt or A gt Tae na BLIE 4 Reflash BIOS command as below C gt atiflash p 0 filena
15. RDWARE INSTALLATION EUNPACKING 3 333 1 5 1 6 2 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION se T 3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 3 1 Win98 98SE WinME WinXP Driver And Utilities Installation 9 3 1 1 Operating system requirement eene 9 3 1 2 DirectX Ins IBIlatiOniz usos Snitch Sandi iate n 10 3 1 3 Driver installation Sa oi na a oe beste a Phat act Ub Durban 12 3 1 4 Ulliies OM AVE to 15 UU a aaa ija 16 Suonerie a rn ai ee S 23 3 2 WIND OWS NT 4 0 DRIVER INSTALLATION 31 3 3 WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER INSTALLATION eeeees 32 SA BIOS A Gs 32 4 Troubleshootng Tips a ea ai ea a a ed faoc rtm utrum 33 D Appendix 5 1 How to the BIOS ia vee o e etti 34 5 2 Resolutions and Color Depth Table 36 3 Table of Content 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 PREFACE Gigaby te Maya 7500 Series is a powerful and versatile graphic solution 64MB of powerful DDR memory along with the RADEON 7500 GPU provides high performance acceleration of today s demanding 3D graphic applications Industry leading DVD playback 1 2 KEY FEATURES Powered by the RADEON 7500 GPU and 64MB DDR memory for advanced 3D graphics Unique H yper Z technology enhence display memory bandwidth w
16. age E a Contrast allows you to adjust the contrast in the js m ju j video image P i ima Saturation allows you to adjust the vividness of ja m e zu the color Sliding it all the way to the left removes all gt color and produces a black and white picture FEES T Hue allows you to adjust the pureness or tint of the red green and blue components of the color Gamma allows y ou to adjust the overall intensity of the video image B Difaults button allows y ou to reset the Overlay settings to default values B Theater Mode checkbox allows you to display video playback in full screen on a secondary monitor if available and enabled Rotation Properties The Rotation Properties is usedto rotate thescreen If your monitor is capable of operating in either Landscape or Portrait mode you can adjustthe screen by this properties B Rotation Standard Landscape allows you to set the screen at standard landscape Rotate 90 Right allows you to rotate the screen clock wise 90 Rotate 180 allows you to rotate the screen 180 Rotate 90 Left allows you to rotate the screen coun terclockw ise 90 B Configure Hotkeys allows you to set the screen rotation by Hotkeys Defaults button allows you to reset the hotkey GV R7500LGraphics Accelerator 30 3 2 WINDOWS NT 4 0 DRIVER INSTALLATION Please make sure the Windows NT 4 0 have installed Windows NT 4 0 Service Pack version 6 0
17. all Display Drivers Radeon 7500 Serie to begin the Installation Wizard 7 Clck Next 8 Click Yes to the license agreement 9 Follow the Wizard s on screen instructions to complete the installation 3 4 BIOS FLASH UTILITY GV R7500L BIO S update procedure Note Please download the newest BIOS from our website www gigabyte com tw or contact your local dealer for the file If you want to realize the BIOS flash information please refer to detail on P 34 GV R7500LGraphics Accelerator 32 TroubleshootingT ips 4 Troubleshooting Tips The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems Contact your dealer or GBT for more advanced troubleshooting information Check that the card is seated properly in the AGP 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 If necessary disable any builtin graphics capabilites on your motherboard For more information consult your computer s manual or manufacturer NOTE Some manufacturers do notallow the builtin 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 For more troubleshooting tips right click the ATI icon in the taskbar and select Troubleshooting If you have problems during bootup start your computer in Safe Mode
18. before handling computer components If you do not have one touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object such as the power supply case 3 Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the components whenever the components are separated from the system The card contains sensitive electric components which can be easily damaged by static electricity so the card should be left in its original packing until it is installed Unpacking and installation should be done on a grounded anti static mat The operator should be wearing an anti static wristband grounded at the same point as the anti static mat Inspect the card carton for obv ious damage Shipping and handling may cause damage to your card Be sure there are no shipping and handling damages on the card before proceeding DO NOT APPLY POWER TO YOUR SYSTEMIF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED ON THE CARD n order to ensure your graphics card working correctly please use official Gigabyte BIOS only Use none official gigabyte BIOS might cause problem on the graphics card 5 Hardw are hstallation 2 2 BOARD LAYOUT GV R7500L 8Mx16 64MB DDRAM VGA Monitor i Connedor 15pin Sz zadi AV Output I NTSC PAL TV s a E gt TV out S VideoOutput i E VGA Monitor Projector g zez Connedor mE 15pin NENNEN m E Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor GV R7500LGraphics
19. ctX 8 1 installation is completed 11 Softw are hstallation 3 1 3 Driver Installation The following is the step by step installation guide Step 1 New Hardware Found After GV R7500L is inserted into y our computer at the first ime the windows will automatically detect a new hardware in the system and pop outa New Hardware Found message Please select Do not install a driver and press OK Step 2 Update Dev ice Driver Wizard Standard PCI Graphics Adapter VGA llefain Dare Dira Wiad hi ami hc ni ania 10071 Lehi nudas bey sar hg I TE bons ot ha Hoe ria omeri dra I anc CE PER UH Care Fr deve i rua vit It is rinariici thal vini eU noe seh T an 1 Click Next icon o rei Ts rk haa incr i Dont click Cancel because 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 Lida Ira Diaa Wiad nce Iran ia berg upeista the ic ba TEREA L ime jer dide EA li pmi md ii me Imamo 5 4E ake Pile eee ome es uu lu ali lu mi J
20. eo merik cce ili Loc skor ned nn Tir ii Hiti Ledini 2 Click Finish icon zx Rac GV R7500LGraphics Accelerator 12 SA Mili lili 2 Trinh radona z mir rss nc a pa rad una ka ror pisi Ca wr seni lu dal yous corgadsi nara 3 Click NO icon After the system has finished loading insert the GV R7500L driver CD disk into your CD ROM and then y ou can see the AUTORUN window If it does not show up please run D lsetup exe Step 5 Driver Setup GIGABYTE 1 Click Install Display Driver Radeon 7500 Series e ir j B imp pr qj th oiii is em in Ln ed Nu oe ep kse rol Wa 2 Click Next 13 Softw are hstallation A ee ee TT aa FBA 4 kb mA 30 i h nl i18 MNE 4 357 nir da Mislil MI el ak gri m anm 3 Click Yes 4 Click Finish to restart computer GV R7500LGraphics Accelerator 14 3 1 4 Utilities on driver CD The utilites include Display Driver and V Tuner utilities Please browse the driver C D for detail Other U tility V Tuner and Hydravision uus Follow the setup that showing on the screen to install the Utility A Installing V Tuner Utility GIGABYTE i BLU Click V Tuner Item B Installing Hydravision Utility GIGABY TE Click
21. imize application S Mi AMT 50 performance while moving the slider to the right will provide prir excellent 3D image quality Moving this slider from one posi tion to the next changes the individual Custom Settings slid ers found below mo nnl ides d Custom Settings checkbox ONA DOE ET When Custom Settings is checked the Main Settings cuenta z ze slider is disabled allow ing you to move each indiv idual Slider in the Custom Settings section below Setting the individual sliders gives y ou complete control over your application experience Using Custom Settings is recommended for advanced users only W Anisotropic Filtering e Anti Aliasing checkbox improves image quality by removing jagged edges from 3D images resulting in smoother more naturallooking objects Selecting Application Preference will result in high quality images with negligible reduction in the application s performance e Anti Aliasing slider can be applied using different sample patterns and sample points such as 2X 4X or 6X Moving this slider to the right increases sampling to provide the most realistic 3D image Anisotropic Filtering checkbox uses a texture filtering technique that blends multiple tex ture samples together Selecting Application Preference will result in high quality textures with a negligible reduction in the application s performance Anisotropic Filtering slider By moving this slider to the right
22. ith 32 bit true color and resolution up to 2048x1536 best for all 3D games Support of DirectX 8 and OpenGLE applications CHARISMA ENGINE supports full Transformation Clipping and Lighting T amp L at 45 million triangles second peak processing capability PIXEL TAPESTRY the RADEON 7500 rendering engine powers an incredible 1 74 gigatexels second for the highest fill rates in 32 bit at high resolutions Supported V Tuner for performance tweak er Supported CRT TV out and S V ideo out DVD play back with integrated motion compensation and iDCT Leading edge H YDRA VISION technology supports traditional C RT monitors flat panel displays and TVs VIDEO IMMERSION technology enables integration of industry leading digital video features including advanced de interlacing algorithms for unprecedented video quality GV R7500LGraphics Accelerator 4 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 1 UNPACKING The GV R7500L package contains the follow ing The GV R7500L graphics accelerator ThisU SER S MANUAL DVD Player software included Full Version game CD x1 Lite version game x1 CD x 1 CD for driver with V Tuner utilities S Video cable AN 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 com puter 1 Turn off y our computer and unplug pow er supply 2 Use a grounded wrist strap
23. lication to Desktop allows y ou to move an active application to a predetermined desktop Restore and Tile Windows tiles all open applications on one display Minimize all apps on current monitor minimizes all open applications on the current monitor Maximize app to Monitor maximizes minimized applications to a predetermined monitor HydraFX Ex id Cte FRE teat HydraFX is only avalable in Windows 2000 and mi Windows XP EdkTuruene li lache _ HydraVision HydraFX adds visual effects to y our IE desktop EV iss iie _ Configure the visibility of dialogs and drop down I Cale inc ld 1 sa MERUS Configure dialogs for fade in when opened 2 Add a shadow effect to dialogs Narr ier Visibility of windows and application menus can be a ROE independently configured A window can be given added depth by enabling Shadow support Transparency Control lad mui fm o 3D Controls Transparency Control Enable Transparency while dragging windows Check this box to enable the Visibility slider Use the slider to set the degree of visibility a window has when being dragged across the display Enable Transparent menus Check this box to enable the Visibility slider Use the slider to set the degree of visibility application drop down menus have Enable Window fade in Check this box to cause an application window to slo
24. me i i ti a M 5 Rebootyour PC when it s done 45 Appendix 5 2 Resolutions and Color Depth Table Radeon 7500 2D Single DisplayModes Display Refesh 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 Truemode 60 8315 252 v v WM 12 37 9 31 5 v V V 75 37 5 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 8 524 v v v 160 04 3 728 v v v 200 108 0 95 0 v V V 60 37 9 39 9 v v v 70 43 7 45 5 v v v 12 48 1 50 0 v V V 800x600 75 46 9 49 5 v V v 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 v v 200 135 0 149 0 v V v 60 48 4 65 0 v V V 70 56 5 75 0 v v v 12 57 6 784 v V v 1024x768 75 60 0 78 8 v V v 85 68 7 94 5 v v v 90 728 100 1 v v v v v v 100 81 4 113 3 To be continued GV R7500LGraphics Accelerator 36 DDspay Refesh 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 Truemode 1 987 1390 v MM 140 116 0 164 2 v v v 150 125 7 176 9 v v v 1024x768 160 134 8 192 0 v v v 200 172 8 246 1 v v v 43 38 0 56 0 v v v 4T 41 7 62 1 v v v 60 53 7 81 6 v v v 70 63 0 96 7 V v v 75 67 5 108 0 v v v 1152x864 80 724 112 3 v v v 85 77 0 119 6 v v v 100 91 5 143 4 v v v 120 111 1 176 0 v v v 150
25. my windows desktop onto this monitor The Display tab provides the multi monitor features Here you s can enable disable display devices and swap the assignment of ae mn 7020220 9 Primary and Secondary displays Connecting your graphics card to a TV or VCR Turn off your computer and your television or VCR Ensure your graphics card is installed correctly For information about placing the card in your computer and installing the enhanced graphics driver see the users manual Determine if your television or VCR has an S Video or Composite video connection Looking at the back of your computer locate your graphics card U sing an S Video cable or the supplied adapter cable attach one end of the cable to y our graphics card and the other to y our television or VCR See Connecting your graphics card to a TV or VCR on the following page 20 Softw are hstallation Overlay Properties The Overlay Properties is used to adjust the Brightness Contrast Saturation Hue Gamma settings Overlay properties allows for the view ing of full motion video on your PC However there is only one v ideo 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 overlay adjustments m Overlay Adjustments mee iva Ea e Brightness allows y ou to adjust the brightness of om the video im
26. o make color adjustments such as brightness contrast and gamma values for each or all of RGB colors GV R7500LGraphics Accelerator 18 After installation of the display drivers you will find an ATI icon Jon the taskbar s status area Clicking this icon open the ATi control panel 1 Rotate Screen 2 Using Single Display HYDRAVISION HYDRAVISION and the Desktop Manager are activated whenever Windows starts Installing HYDRAVISION adds menu options to the ATI Icon Click on the ATI icon to access the application s features and help or to unload the HYDRAVISION Desktop Manager 3 Hydravision HYDRAVISION is primarily software designed for multiple monitor settings RADEON 7500 graphic cards that have more than one display output can benefit fully from this software A RADEON 7500 with only one display output can still take advantage of the many features of HYDRAVISION HYDRAVISION installation enables the Desktop Manager and creates a Window s program group for HYDRAVISION display management software 19 Softw are hstallation Desktop Management Controls The Desktop Management dialog lets you configure the behavior of windows and dialog boxes in a multiple monitor environment Dialog Control Enable dialog repositioning Toggles dialog control on and Sa eee SY off When this box is checked you can choose to have E rris
27. ple tex ture samples together Selecting Application Preference will result in high quality textures with a negligible reduction in the application s performance Anisotropic Filtering slider By moving this slider to the right as the number of samples taken increases the quality of the final image increases significantly 1 6X provides ex tremely detailed c risp looking images as a result of the largest number of tex ture samples possible B Texture Preference sli der Selecting this decides whether your application should use high quality or high performance textures Moving the slider to the right delivers the highest quality experience Moving the slider to the left emphasizes a high performance solution while still providing good visuals B Mipmap Detail Level slider This will allow y ou to choose the texture quality of the mipmaps the application will use Mipmaps are a collection of different sized textures of the same image As the user moves closer to a 3D object the image quality should increase requiring a higher quality texture of the same image The base mipmap is the highest quality texture and all subsequent mi pmaps are smaller sized GV R7500LGraphics Accelerator A tex tures of the same image M oving the slider to the right selects a higher quality base mipmap deliv ering the highest quality application ex perience Moving the slider to the left selects a lower quality mipmap delivering the highest application performance
28. should display its frames atthe refresh rate of the monitor Selecting Always Off allows the application to run at its highest possible frame rate regardless of the monitor s refresh rate which is typically less than the frame rate at which the application will run B Compatibility Settings button This button allows y ou to access advanced settings that can solve compatibility issues for a few specific Direct 3D applications e Support W buffer e Support 32bit Z buffer dephth ues NEM Alphe dithering method Serena Support DT X texture formats allows applications to use 2 sb this kind oftexture format There are a few applications that SA can only support a limited number of texture formats By se zer lecting Disabled the driver will not support DTX tex ture CIT ii formats thus reducing the number of texture formats supported Alternate pixel center This may eliminate problems with some Direct 3D games which display vertical and horizontal lines around textures or text that appears incorrect However this setting should only be used if y ou are experiencing the symptoms mentioned as it may cause problems w ith other games Defaults button allows you to reset the Direct 3D Compatibility Settings to default values Defaults button This button allows you to reset the Direct 3D Settings to default values 27 Softw are hstallation Color Properties The Color Properties is
29. tor when maximized is extremely useful for editing multiple documents side by side in a parent application The HydraV ision application title bar button changes from a single square to two smaller squares when a window is in a HydraVision maximized state Clicking the button again restores the active window to its default state as a single square General Application position memory Check this box to remember the size and location of application windows when they are closed and re apply those settings when the application is re opened Automatically align monitors You can manually define monitor placement from the Settings dialog in the Display Properties dialog box When this box is checked H ydraVision will override user defined monitor placement if the monitors are not evenly aligned This control will work only if all monitors are running at the same resolution and your desktop is configured as a rectangle Remove HydraVision tile bar buttons This box removes or restores the ATI title bar buttons from all applications Remove MultiDesk sy stem tray icon This box removes or restores the MultiDesk sy stem tray icon ATI Logo Click here to access the About dialog which provides software version information and a link to the ATI Technologies website GV R7500LGraphics Accelerator 20 Load Unload Desktop Manager This button restores or removes the HydraVision Desktop Manager tracking program Unloading the Desktop Manager ret
30. urns display settings to Windows defaults You should only select this option if you do not want to use any multiple monitor dialog box controls and window controls or hot keys Desktop Manager will not reload automatically when Windows restarts You will need to reload Desktop Manager from the Desktop Management dialog box Load Unload MultiDesk This button restores or removes multiple desktop functionality Individual Application S 6 This button allow s you to specify enable and disable desktop management settings for individual applications To enable Individual Application S ettings Individual Application Settings override the global settings defined in the Desktop M anagement dialog box Multi Desk Properties This button gives access to all the MultDesk Properties Here you can enable disable and name activ e desktops Multi Desk will not reload automatically when Windows restarts You will need to reload MultiDesk from the Desktop Management dialog box Hot Keys Controls HydraVision allows you to specify hot key shortcuts for common operations such as starting applications and snapping applications to designated monitors You can also disable all hot keys by checking the Dis able hot key s box near the bottom of the Hot Keys dialog Hot Keys only work if Hy draVision is installed and loaded C reate Remov e Hot Keys Hr To create custom hot key sequences Select a Modifier key Shift Alt etc
31. wly open or fade in fo y our desk top 3D Controls Enable Shadow support Check this box to enable the Shadow support sliders The Visibility slider sets the degree of visibility of the shadow The S hadow slider sets how big a shadow is added to an application window or dialog GV R7500LGraphics Accelerator 22 3 1 6 Display Property pages The screen shows the information of display adapter color the range of display area and the refresh rate Setting Resolutions and Color depth for windows The Seting properties page allows y ou to adjust the Direct 3D settings You can mov e the slider to the change resolution ennt You can click the item to change LEE NE the color depth Click Adv anced icon for adapter and setting Options Properties Sr ee iu pela W Version Information provides the Catalyst ersion z ze number 2D version number and the driver build Irc information NT ENT tiie W Details button access to the Details tab which lists the card s hardware details and driver information B Show D3D warning messages allows y ou to reactivate any disabled graphics waming messages B Enable ATI taskbar icon application enables or dis ables the ATI taskbar icon Howev er this feature must Tw pn n be enabled for ATI hotkey support B Show ATl icon on taskbar adds or removes the ATI icon from the taskbar B Disable quick resolution feature is accessible by left clicking the AT
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