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... ...18 3.1.6. Display Properties pages 21 3.2. Troubleshooting Tips 36 5. English Table of Contents 1. Introduction 3 1.1. Appendix 37 5.1. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows® XP 38 GV-RX16P256D(DE)-RH Graphics Accelerator - 2 - Windows® XP Driver and Utilities Installation 11 3.1.1. Operating System Requirement 11 3.1.2. How to Reflash the BIOS 37 5.1.1. Hardware Installation 4 2.1. DirectX Installation ...12...
... ...18 3.1.6. Display Properties pages 21 3.2. Troubleshooting Tips 36 5. English Table of Contents 1. Introduction 3 1.1. Appendix 37 5.1. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows® XP 38 GV-RX16P256D(DE)-RH Graphics Accelerator - 2 - Windows® XP Driver and Utilities Installation 11 3.1.1. Operating System Requirement 11 3.1.2. How to Reflash the BIOS 37 5.1.1. Hardware Installation 4 2.1. DirectX Installation ...12...
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... System Requirement • Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® class processor or higher • One PCI Express x 16 slot • Operating Systems Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP • 512MB system memory • 100MB of available disk space for full installation • CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive • Specialized...
... System Requirement • Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® class processor or higher • One PCI Express x 16 slot • Operating Systems Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP • 512MB system memory • 100MB of available disk space for full installation • CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive • Specialized...
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Then you can see the AUTORUN window (if it does not show up, run "D:\setup.exe"). Software Installation English 3. Software Installation In this manual, we assume that your CD-ROM drive, you ... 3.1.3 "Driver installation" to be Drive D: The installation of SIS, or VIA chipsets, please install the appropriate driver program for the motherboard, which consist of Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP drivers is very simple. Operating System Requirement • When loading the graphics card drivers for the system, please make sure your graphics...
Then you can see the AUTORUN window (if it does not show up, run "D:\setup.exe"). Software Installation English 3. Software Installation In this manual, we assume that your CD-ROM drive, you ... 3.1.3 "Driver installation" to be Drive D: The installation of SIS, or VIA chipsets, please install the appropriate driver program for the motherboard, which consist of Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP drivers is very simple. Operating System Requirement • When loading the graphics card drivers for the system, please make sure your graphics...
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... components. Click Finish to achieve better 3D performance. Click the Next button. GV-RX16P256D(DE)-RH Graphics Accelerator - 12 - DirectX Installation Install Microsoft DirectX to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP to restart computer. Step 3. When autorun window show up, click the Install DirectX 9 item. Users who run...
... components. Click Finish to achieve better 3D performance. Click the Next button. GV-RX16P256D(DE)-RH Graphics Accelerator - 12 - DirectX Installation Install Microsoft DirectX to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP to restart computer. Step 3. When autorun window show up, click the Install DirectX 9 item. Users who run...
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...Click the Next button to install the driver. (There is a driver CD disk that came with your computer at the first time, the windows will search for the driver and install it now.) Or click the Cancel button to finish the installation. - 13 - Software Installation Driver ...is the step-by-step installation guide. Step 3: Found new hardware wizard: Finish Click the Finish button to install the driver from AUTORUN window. The following is inserted into your graphics accelerator, please insert it automatically. English 3.1.3. Step 2: Found new hardware wizard: Searching and ...
...Click the Next button to install the driver. (There is a driver CD disk that came with your computer at the first time, the windows will search for the driver and install it now.) Or click the Cancel button to finish the installation. - 13 - Software Installation Driver ...is the step-by-step installation guide. Step 3: Found new hardware wizard: Finish Click the Finish button to install the driver from AUTORUN window. The following is inserted into your graphics accelerator, please insert it automatically. English 3.1.3. Step 2: Found new hardware wizard: Searching and ...
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... Click Next button. Step 5. Windows installings the components. Click the Finish button to restart computer. If it does not show up , please run "D:\setup.exe". Click Yes button. Then the driver installation is completed. Driver installation (Autorun Window) Insert the driver CD disk ...into your CD-ROM, and then you can see the AUTORUN window. Click the Install Display Drivers (Radeon X1600 Series) item. GV-RX16P256D(DE)-RH Graphics Accelerator - 14 - Step 3. Setp 4. When autorun window show up , click the Install Display Drivers (Radeon X1600 Series) item....
... Click Next button. Step 5. Windows installings the components. Click the Finish button to restart computer. If it does not show up , please run "D:\setup.exe". Click Yes button. Then the driver installation is completed. Driver installation (Autorun Window) Insert the driver CD disk ...into your CD-ROM, and then you can see the AUTORUN window. Click the Install Display Drivers (Radeon X1600 Series) item. GV-RX16P256D(DE)-RH Graphics Accelerator - 14 - Step 3. Setp 4. When autorun window show up , click the Install Display Drivers (Radeon X1600 Series) item....
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Step 3. Then the V-Tuner2 installation is completed. - 15 - If it does not show up, please run "D:\setup.exe". English 3.1.4. Utilities on Driver CD Insert the driver CD disk into your name and company. Click the Next button. Software Installation Install GIGABYTE Utility (V-Tuner2): Click the GIGABYTE Utility item. Step 4. Step 2. Enter your CD-ROM, and then you can see the AUTORUN window. Click the Finish button to restart computer.
Step 3. Then the V-Tuner2 installation is completed. - 15 - If it does not show up, please run "D:\setup.exe". English 3.1.4. Utilities on Driver CD Insert the driver CD disk into your name and company. Click the Next button. Software Installation Install GIGABYTE Utility (V-Tuner2): Click the GIGABYTE Utility item. Step 4. Step 2. Enter your CD-ROM, and then you can see the AUTORUN window. Click the Finish button to restart computer.
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GV-RX16P256D(DE)-RH Graphics Accelerator - 16 - English Install Hydravision : Click the Hydravision Install item. Click the Next button. Windows installings the components. Step 4. Click the Finish button to restart computer. Click the Yes button. Then the Hydravision Install is completed. Click the Next button. Step 5. Step 6. Step 2. Click the Next button. Step 3.
GV-RX16P256D(DE)-RH Graphics Accelerator - 16 - English Install Hydravision : Click the Hydravision Install item. Click the Next button. Windows installings the components. Step 4. Click the Finish button to restart computer. Click the Yes button. Then the Hydravision Install is completed. Click the Next button. Step 5. Step 6. Step 2. Click the Next button. Step 3.
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... an ATI CATALYSTTM Control Center icon on ATI CATALYSTTM Control Center icon to select HYDRAVISIONTM> HYDRAVISIONTM Properties to set the HYDRAVISION (refer to windows and menus. Fig. 3 GV-RX16P256D(DE)-RH Graphics Accelerator - 20 - You can right-click on the taskbar's status area. English ATI CATALYSTTM Control Center: After installation of information across...
... an ATI CATALYSTTM Control Center icon on ATI CATALYSTTM Control Center icon to select HYDRAVISIONTM> HYDRAVISIONTM Properties to set the HYDRAVISION (refer to windows and menus. Fig. 3 GV-RX16P256D(DE)-RH Graphics Accelerator - 20 - You can right-click on the taskbar's status area. English ATI CATALYSTTM Control Center: After installation of information across...
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... Matrix Model CRT+TV(Note) CRT+DVI DVI+TV DVI+TV+CRT GV-RX16P256D(DE)-RH Yes Yes Yes No (Note) The CRT+TV configuration requires that you... rate. You can click the item to change the color quality. English 3.1.6. Click the Advanced button for Windows) You may adjust the screen resolution and color quality settings in this dialog box. Display Properties pages To ...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....
... Matrix Model CRT+TV(Note) CRT+DVI DVI+TV DVI+TV+CRT GV-RX16P256D(DE)-RH Yes Yes Yes No (Note) The CRT+TV configuration requires that you... rate. You can click the item to change the color quality. English 3.1.6. Click the Advanced button for Windows) You may adjust the screen resolution and color quality settings in this dialog box. Display Properties pages To ...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....
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... features as you normally would on every pixel rendered to the display device. GV-RX16P256D(DE)-RH Graphics Accelerator - 30 - All Settings The All Settings page combines all of the principal 3D features onto a single page, without any preview window, allowing for up to six textures in the area of materials and surfaces...
... features as you normally would on every pixel rendered to the display device. GV-RX16P256D(DE)-RH Graphics Accelerator - 30 - All Settings The All Settings page combines all of the principal 3D features onto a single page, without any preview window, allowing for up to six textures in the area of materials and surfaces...
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... be unable to recover from a crash, VPU Recover will switch the computer to software rendering mode, allowing you can send to save any preview window, allowing quick access and adjustment. This page is useful when it is activated, to generate an error report that you to ATI via e-mail.... Enable VPU Recover Prepare an error report if VPU Recover is already known or understood. GV-RX16P256D(DE)-RH Graphics Accelerator - 34 - Should the computer be able to ATI Technologies. Allows the VPU Recover, once it is not necessary to preview ...
... be unable to recover from a crash, VPU Recover will switch the computer to software rendering mode, allowing you can send to save any preview window, allowing quick access and adjustment. This page is useful when it is activated, to generate an error report that you to ATI via e-mail.... Enable VPU Recover Prepare an error report if VPU Recover is already known or understood. GV-RX16P256D(DE)-RH Graphics Accelerator - 34 - Should the computer be able to ATI Technologies. Allows the VPU Recover, once it is not necessary to preview ...
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... the control bar. 2. Click on your graphics card. To install the graphics card driver for Windows® 2000, please insert the Installation CD. Please make sure the Windows® 2000 have installed Windows® 2000 Service Pack (or later) before installing the graphics accelerator driver. - 35 - ... Install Display Drivers to take advantage of the higher performance, resolutions, and special graphics features of the graphics card. Then the AUTORUN window will show the CD automatically, please run following : D:\SETUP.exe (If D is not your CD-ROM drive, substitute D with...
... the control bar. 2. Click on your graphics card. To install the graphics card driver for Windows® 2000, please insert the Installation CD. Please make sure the Windows® 2000 have installed Windows® 2000 Service Pack (or later) before installing the graphics accelerator driver. - 35 - ... Install Display Drivers to take advantage of the higher performance, resolutions, and special graphics features of the graphics card. Then the AUTORUN window will show the CD automatically, please run following : D:\SETUP.exe (If D is not your CD-ROM drive, substitute D with...
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... consult your computer manufacturer. Make sure that the card is securely fastened to the monitor's manual.) GV-RX16P256D(DE)-RH Graphics Accelerator - 36 - When the Windows Advanced Options Menu appears, select Safe Mode and press Enter. For more advanced troubleshooting information. Check ...secondary display.) Make sure you selected the appropriate display device and graphics card when you experience problems. Contact your dealer or Gigabyte for the graphics card is correct. Restart your keyboard after system starts up. If necessary, adjust your motherboard. English 4....
... consult your computer manufacturer. Make sure that the card is securely fastened to the monitor's manual.) GV-RX16P256D(DE)-RH Graphics Accelerator - 36 - When the Windows Advanced Options Menu appears, select Safe Mode and press Enter. For more advanced troubleshooting information. Check ...secondary display.) Make sure you selected the appropriate display device and graphics card when you experience problems. Contact your dealer or Gigabyte for the graphics card is correct. Restart your keyboard after system starts up. If necessary, adjust your motherboard. English 4....
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... 1. Update BIOS through the Internet a. Update BIOS NOT through the Internet a. d. Appendix 5.1. Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode. (For Windows 2000/XP, you need a startup disk to select the @VGA utility. Right-click to restart the computer in the lower-right corner of ...(or floppy disk). After installing the display drivers, you . (@VGA will find a GIGABYTE the Taskbar. c. English 5. Select the BIOS file from GIGABYTE @VGA server and do the update for your card from GIGABYTE website and extract it detects the current BIOS on -screen instructions. - 37 - Change...
... 1. Update BIOS through the Internet a. Update BIOS NOT through the Internet a. d. Appendix 5.1. Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode. (For Windows 2000/XP, you need a startup disk to select the @VGA utility. Right-click to restart the computer in the lower-right corner of ...(or floppy disk). After installing the display drivers, you . (@VGA will find a GIGABYTE the Taskbar. c. English 5. Select the BIOS file from GIGABYTE @VGA server and do the update for your card from GIGABYTE website and extract it detects the current BIOS on -screen instructions. - 37 - Change...
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Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows® XP) Display Screen Resolution 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1152 x 864 1280 x 768 1280 x 960 1280 x 1024 1600 x 1200 1792 x 1344 1800 x 1440 ... 60 704 x 480 60 720 x 480 60 856 x 480 60 960 x 720 60 1280 x 720 60 1920 x 1080 30 * The table is for reference only. GV-RX16P256D(DE)-RH Graphics Accelerator - 38 - English 5.2. The actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor you use.
Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows® XP) Display Screen Resolution 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1152 x 864 1280 x 768 1280 x 960 1280 x 1024 1600 x 1200 1792 x 1344 1800 x 1440 ... 60 704 x 480 60 720 x 480 60 856 x 480 60 960 x 720 60 1280 x 720 60 1920 x 1080 30 * The table is for reference only. GV-RX16P256D(DE)-RH Graphics Accelerator - 38 - English 5.2. The actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor you use.