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... right to make changes without further notice to a product or system described herein to change without the express written permission of ATI Technologies Inc. and 6,516,132. Licensed for any form, without notice. Disclaimer While every precaution has...ATI Technologies Inc. To maximize the value of their respective owners. ATI, the ATI logo, and ATI product and product-feature names are subject to improve reliability, function or design. Reverse engineering or disassembly is constantly improving its product and associated documentation. Features, performance and specifications...
... right to make changes without further notice to a product or system described herein to change without the express written permission of ATI Technologies Inc. and 6,516,132. Licensed for any form, without notice. Disclaimer While every precaution has...ATI Technologies Inc. To maximize the value of their respective owners. ATI, the ATI logo, and ATI product and product-feature names are subject to improve reliability, function or design. Reverse engineering or disassembly is constantly improving its product and associated documentation. Features, performance and specifications...
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..., giving presentations, watching movies, and browsing the Internet. Your TV display will cause the TV display to restore your Radeon® X1950 Pro directly to receive input. HDTV uses YPbPr connectors to run under a specific display mode. If you experience problems when TV display is 1024 x 768. Choosing a resolution higher than this degradation by...
..., giving presentations, watching movies, and browsing the Internet. Your TV display will cause the TV display to restore your Radeon® X1950 Pro directly to receive input. HDTV uses YPbPr connectors to run under a specific display mode. If you experience problems when TV display is 1024 x 768. Choosing a resolution higher than this degradation by...
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... input. L Copy-protected DVDs restrict playback to -composite video adapter cable if your European TV does not support S-video. Using SCART Connectors for configuration information specific to using standard audio cables. Using Your ATI HDTV Video Cable Use the HDTV Video Cable to watch DVD movies or play video games on your PC to a European TV using...
... input. L Copy-protected DVDs restrict playback to -composite video adapter cable if your European TV does not support S-video. Using SCART Connectors for configuration information specific to using standard audio cables. Using Your ATI HDTV Video Cable Use the HDTV Video Cable to watch DVD movies or play video games on your PC to a European TV using...
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To access Help • Click the Help button in the Catalyst® Control Center Dashboard. or • Press the F1 key at any time to access the comprehensive online help system, generate a Problem Report, and get specific help on the feature or aspect you are using. Help Help 21 Use the Catalyst® Control Center Help feature to get the installed Catalyst® Control Center version information.
To access Help • Click the Help button in the Catalyst® Control Center Dashboard. or • Press the F1 key at any time to access the comprehensive online help system, generate a Problem Report, and get specific help on the feature or aspect you are using. Help Help 21 Use the Catalyst® Control Center Help feature to get the installed Catalyst® Control Center version information.
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...; In Advanced View, click CrossFire™ and then check the Enable CrossFire™ box. 24 Are there specific CMOS motherboard settings for a Radeon® X1950 Pro CrossFire™ to work? When all display devices except the one used by two CrossFire™ bridge interconnects,... enable CrossFire™, the two Radeon® X1950 Pro cards must again enable CrossFire™ upon restart. On some motherboards, the CMOS may be connected together using two CrossFire™ bridge interconnects. Note: In order to support only a single PCI Express® x16 slot. When CrossFire...
...; In Advanced View, click CrossFire™ and then check the Enable CrossFire™ box. 24 Are there specific CMOS motherboard settings for a Radeon® X1950 Pro CrossFire™ to work? When all display devices except the one used by two CrossFire™ bridge interconnects,... enable CrossFire™, the two Radeon® X1950 Pro cards must again enable CrossFire™ upon restart. On some motherboards, the CMOS may be connected together using two CrossFire™ bridge interconnects. Note: In order to support only a single PCI Express® x16 slot. When CrossFire...
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...quality mode selectable using Catalyst® Control Center. each card processes the complex 3D objects in the squares that are their specific advantages? the two graphics cards are available: • SuperTiling - You can render, as each graphics card renders up to it. • Scissor Mode -...; bridge interconnects, see the Radeon® X1950 Pro CrossFire™ Getting Started Guide. Which games/applications work ? No. This configuration increases the detail of the 3D objects each card can instead enable Super Anti-aliasing, which is enabled by ATI's Catalyst® Control Center....
...quality mode selectable using Catalyst® Control Center. each card processes the complex 3D objects in the squares that are their specific advantages? the two graphics cards are available: • SuperTiling - You can render, as each graphics card renders up to it. • Scissor Mode -...; bridge interconnects, see the Radeon® X1950 Pro CrossFire™ Getting Started Guide. Which games/applications work ? No. This configuration increases the detail of the 3D objects each card can instead enable Super Anti-aliasing, which is enabled by ATI's Catalyst® Control Center....
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...is Not Displayed "CrossFire™ Is Currently Unavailable." For information on the primary CrossFire™ graphics card to your graphics card. Troubleshooting 37 CrossFire™-Specific Troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution CrossFire™ is Not Functioning "Before CrossFire™ can be enabled, you...;. CrossFire™ Aspect in the Catalyst® Control Center if a 3D application, game, or video playback, such as a DVD movie, is only available when the two Radeon® X1950 Pro graphics cards have been correctly attached. The CrossFire™ aspect is running.
...is Not Displayed "CrossFire™ Is Currently Unavailable." For information on the primary CrossFire™ graphics card to your graphics card. Troubleshooting 37 CrossFire™-Specific Troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution CrossFire™ is Not Functioning "Before CrossFire™ can be enabled, you...;. CrossFire™ Aspect in the Catalyst® Control Center if a 3D application, game, or video playback, such as a DVD movie, is only available when the two Radeon® X1950 Pro graphics cards have been correctly attached. The CrossFire™ aspect is running.
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... can 't see the entire display The display appears tilted My CRT display is green • Ensure that the HDTV Component Video Adapter is properly connected, then restart your computer. • Copy-protected DVDs restrict playback to 480i and 480p modes. &#...the first time after installing two Radeon® X1950 Pro graphics cards if neither card is installed in the primary PCI Express® slot. 38 Troubleshooting CrossFire™-Specific Troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution Screen Rotation Function Does Not Work or is Unavailable Video displays flicker during system startup ...
... can 't see the entire display The display appears tilted My CRT display is green • Ensure that the HDTV Component Video Adapter is properly connected, then restart your computer. • Copy-protected DVDs restrict playback to 480i and 480p modes. &#...the first time after installing two Radeon® X1950 Pro graphics cards if neither card is installed in the primary PCI Express® slot. 38 Troubleshooting CrossFire™-Specific Troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution Screen Rotation Function Does Not Work or is Unavailable Video displays flicker during system startup ...
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... your issue and help you to get your ATI product up and running. 40 Additional Accessories Service...are at : ati.com/online/accessories It is expected that best meets their needs and budget. • ATI Customer Care reserves...will allow for refunds, returns or exchange. • ATI is the result of Life. Additional Accessories Additional and...or local toll charges to Canada will apply) ATI Customer Care will determine whether the difficulty you know and are within...is not responsible for ATI products can be purchased from the online ATI store at End of the ATI product, whether your ...
... your issue and help you to get your ATI product up and running. 40 Additional Accessories Service...are at : ati.com/online/accessories It is expected that best meets their needs and budget. • ATI Customer Care reserves...will allow for refunds, returns or exchange. • ATI is the result of Life. Additional Accessories Additional and...or local toll charges to Canada will apply) ATI Customer Care will determine whether the difficulty you know and are within...is not responsible for ATI products can be purchased from the online ATI store at End of the ATI product, whether your ...
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...a three-dimensional object on a two-dimensional display. 3Dc™ An ATI hardware-based compression technology that reduces the size of normal maps containing information on the computer motherboard designed specifically for "two dimensional," a term applied to computer graphics that appear to ... lighting components, applying textures, and setting layers of PCI Express® (PCIe™). AGP runs 3D images much more finely-grained texture surfaces with PCI video cards; 45 Glossary 2D Acronym for 3D graphics cards. It significantly minimizes the memory footprint of 3D texture...
...a three-dimensional object on a two-dimensional display. 3Dc™ An ATI hardware-based compression technology that reduces the size of normal maps containing information on the computer motherboard designed specifically for "two dimensional," a term applied to computer graphics that appear to ... lighting components, applying textures, and setting layers of PCI Express® (PCIe™). AGP runs 3D images much more finely-grained texture surfaces with PCI video cards; 45 Glossary 2D Acronym for 3D graphics cards. It significantly minimizes the memory footprint of 3D texture...
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... lines at each vertex of multiple windows and applications across two or more square aspect ratio of the color as yellow. A specific color is ATI's multi-monitor management software, enabling users to a specific color within the range of 565-590 nm is interlaced, or the product of 16:9. 53 Gouraud Shading A shading method...
... lines at each vertex of multiple windows and applications across two or more square aspect ratio of the color as yellow. A specific color is ATI's multi-monitor management software, enabling users to a specific color within the range of 565-590 nm is interlaced, or the product of 16:9. 53 Gouraud Shading A shading method...
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...refers to the National Television Systems Committee, which devised this is the specification for a type of analog television signal used throughout the Americas (except Brazil) and in various programs, such as a separate graphics card. Offscreen memory refers to all of 60 Hz, making it relatively flicker... used for attaching computer peripherals to a computer's motherboard. It draws a total of 525 vertical interlaced frames of video at a refresh rate of the display screen currently visible. PCI Acronym for "Peripheral Component Interconnect", which holds the contents of 25 Hz.
...refers to the National Television Systems Committee, which devised this is the specification for a type of analog television signal used throughout the Americas (except Brazil) and in various programs, such as a separate graphics card. Offscreen memory refers to all of 60 Hz, making it relatively flicker... used for attaching computer peripherals to a computer's motherboard. It draws a total of 525 vertical interlaced frames of video at a refresh rate of the display screen currently visible. PCI Acronym for "Peripheral Component Interconnect", which holds the contents of 25 Hz.
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...Mode A graphical load-balancing scheme where two graphics cards are used mainly in Radeon® CrossFire™ graphics cards running Microsoft® Direct 3D® and OpenGL...specific hue (color). One graphics card renders the top half of pixels by the number of horizontal rows against the number of vertical columns. The default VGA resolution of many video cards...card renders the bottom half. Saturation Refers to as Péritel or the Euroconnector. 57 Resolution The resolution of any one time. In terms of the RGB color model, a fully saturated color exists when you have 100...
...Mode A graphical load-balancing scheme where two graphics cards are used mainly in Radeon® CrossFire™ graphics cards running Microsoft® Direct 3D® and OpenGL...specific hue (color). One graphics card renders the top half of pixels by the number of horizontal rows against the number of vertical columns. The default VGA resolution of many video cards...card renders the bottom half. Saturation Refers to as Péritel or the Euroconnector. 57 Resolution The resolution of any one time. In terms of the RGB color model, a fully saturated color exists when you have 100...
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... 48 Chrominance 60, 62 CMOS 24 Color 31, 36, 47 Color component 49 Color correction 49 Color curve 49 Compliance information 35, 41 Composite Video 50, 60, 62 Compositing Engine 30, 59 Configuration tips 35 Contrast 36, 47 Control Panel 48 Control point 50 Copy-protection for DVDs 38 ... 29, 31, 37, 59 CrossFire ™ Bridge Interconnect 37 CrossFire aspect 22 CrossFire Edition 1, 22, 23 CrossFire F.A.Q. 23 CrossFire Ready 22, 23, 27 CrossFire-Specific Troubleshooting 37 CRT 1, 38, 50, 51, 58 Customer Care 35, 39, 40 D Dashboard 19, 50 Digital 36 Digital Flat Panel (DFP) 36 Digital flat-panel...
... 48 Chrominance 60, 62 CMOS 24 Color 31, 36, 47 Color component 49 Color correction 49 Color curve 49 Compliance information 35, 41 Composite Video 50, 60, 62 Compositing Engine 30, 59 Configuration tips 35 Contrast 36, 47 Control Panel 48 Control point 50 Copy-protection for DVDs 38 ... 29, 31, 37, 59 CrossFire ™ Bridge Interconnect 37 CrossFire aspect 22 CrossFire Edition 1, 22, 23 CrossFire F.A.Q. 23 CrossFire Ready 22, 23, 27 CrossFire-Specific Troubleshooting 37 CRT 1, 38, 50, 51, 58 Customer Care 35, 39, 40 D Dashboard 19, 50 Digital 36 Digital Flat Panel (DFP) 36 Digital flat-panel...
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... 13, 57 Scissor Mode 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 57, 59 Screen rotation 38 SECAM 58 Separate Video 60 Shader 58 Shader effects 58 Shadow mask 58 SmartShader HD 58 SmoothVision HD 33, 59 Specular highlight 59 Standard Definition Television (SDTV) 51, 58 Super Anti-aliasing 22, 25, 26, 27...33 SuperTiling 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 59 SurroundView 3, 26 S-Video 11, 12, 13, 60 SXGA 57 System requirements 1 T Texel 60 Texture Buffer 48 Texture mapping 60 Texture Preference 60 Transition Minimized Differential Signaling (TMDS) 60 Trilinear filtering 61 Troubleshooting 35, 38 CrossFire-specific 37 HDTV adapter 38
... 13, 57 Scissor Mode 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 57, 59 Screen rotation 38 SECAM 58 Separate Video 60 Shader 58 Shader effects 58 Shadow mask 58 SmartShader HD 58 SmoothVision HD 33, 59 Specular highlight 59 Standard Definition Television (SDTV) 51, 58 Super Anti-aliasing 22, 25, 26, 27...33 SuperTiling 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 59 SurroundView 3, 26 S-Video 11, 12, 13, 60 SXGA 57 System requirements 1 T Texel 60 Texture Buffer 48 Texture mapping 60 Texture Preference 60 Transition Minimized Differential Signaling (TMDS) 60 Trilinear filtering 61 Troubleshooting 35, 38 CrossFire-specific 37 HDTV adapter 38