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v Table of Contents Introduction 1 Radeon® X1300 Series Features 1 Graphic Features 1 CrossFire™ Ready 3 System Requirements 4 External Connections 4 Before You Begin 4 Record Your Serial and Part Numbers 4 Uninstall Previous Graphics Card Drivers 5 Installing Hardware 7 Graphics Card Bus Types 7 Basic Graphics Card Installation 7 Advanced Installation: AGP 9 Advanced Installation: PCIe™ 11 Connecting Devices 14 Using Multiple Displays 15...
v Table of Contents Introduction 1 Radeon® X1300 Series Features 1 Graphic Features 1 CrossFire™ Ready 3 System Requirements 4 External Connections 4 Before You Begin 4 Record Your Serial and Part Numbers 4 Uninstall Previous Graphics Card Drivers 5 Installing Hardware 7 Graphics Card Bus Types 7 Basic Graphics Card Installation 7 Advanced Installation: AGP 9 Advanced Installation: PCIe™ 11 Connecting Devices 14 Using Multiple Displays 15...
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... the Anti-Aliasing preference manually 65 API Specific 68 Color 70 Color Desktop 71 Color - FullScreen 3D 74 Avivo™ Video for Radeon® X1000 Series 75 Standard Settings 76 Adjustments 77 Video Overlay Theater Mode 79 Deinterlacing 80 All Settings 82 VPU Recover 85 Using TV Display and Capture Features 89 Using TV...
... the Anti-Aliasing preference manually 65 API Specific 68 Color 70 Color Desktop 71 Color - FullScreen 3D 74 Avivo™ Video for Radeon® X1000 Series 75 Standard Settings 76 Adjustments 77 Video Overlay Theater Mode 79 Deinterlacing 80 All Settings 82 VPU Recover 85 Using TV Display and Capture Features 89 Using TV...
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...your ATI Radeon® X1300 Series graphics card. Radeon® X1300 Series Features Graphic Features • Native PCI Express® X16 bus support. • Four parallel rendering pipelines. • 32/MB/...64MB/128MB/256MB/512MB GDDR3 on the purchase of 6:1 at all resolutions. • 2x/4x//8x/16x Anisotropic Filtering modes with a loss-less compression up to the user. • Conserves video...
...your ATI Radeon® X1300 Series graphics card. Radeon® X1300 Series Features Graphic Features • Native PCI Express® X16 bus support. • Four parallel rendering pipelines. • 32/MB/...64MB/128MB/256MB/512MB GDDR3 on the purchase of 6:1 at all resolutions. • 2x/4x//8x/16x Anisotropic Filtering modes with a loss-less compression up to the user. • Conserves video...
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...8226; Programmable intelligent arbitration logic. • New fully associative texture, color, and Z/stencil cache designs. • Hierarchal Z-buffer with video in OpenGL® 2.0. VideoShader™ • Seamlessly integrates pixel shaders with Early Z test. • Lossless Z Compression (up to...Z Cache optimized for real-time shadow rendering. • Optimized for real-time shadow rendering. 2 Radeon® X1300 Series Features • Loss-less Z-buffer compression • Z Cache optimized for performance at high display resolutions, including widescreen HDTV resolutions.
...8226; Programmable intelligent arbitration logic. • New fully associative texture, color, and Z/stencil cache designs. • Hierarchal Z-buffer with video in OpenGL® 2.0. VideoShader™ • Seamlessly integrates pixel shaders with Early Z test. • Lossless Z Compression (up to...Z Cache optimized for real-time shadow rendering. • Optimized for real-time shadow rendering. 2 Radeon® X1300 Series Features • Loss-less Z-buffer compression • Z Cache optimized for performance at high display resolutions, including widescreen HDTV resolutions.
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...using multiple graphics processors in conjunction with performance and quality options. CrossFire™ Ready Your Radeon® X1300 Series is CrossFire™ Ready and can be used in a single system. For more information see ati.com/crossfire Radeon® X1300 Series Features 3 High Dynamic Range (HDR) Rendering • 64-bit floating point HDR ... resolutions. • 2x/4x/8x/16x Anisotropic Filtering modes • Up to 128-tap texture filtering. • Adaptive algorithm with a graphics cards of the same brand-family to 6:1) at all Radeon® X1300 Series graphics cards.
...using multiple graphics processors in conjunction with performance and quality options. CrossFire™ Ready Your Radeon® X1300 Series is CrossFire™ Ready and can be used in a single system. For more information see ati.com/crossfire Radeon® X1300 Series Features 3 High Dynamic Range (HDR) Rendering • 64-bit floating point HDR ... resolutions. • 2x/4x/8x/16x Anisotropic Filtering modes • Up to 128-tap texture filtering. • Adaptive algorithm with a graphics cards of the same brand-family to 6:1) at all Radeon® X1300 Series graphics cards.
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.... 3 Select your new ATI product. To uninstall previous drivers With your current graphics card still in bold above, down before removing it should also be removed at this point. 4 Turn off your current display drivers. Uninstall Previous Graphics Card Drivers To ensure the successful installation of your new Radeon® X1300 Series card, you remove your system...
.... 3 Select your new ATI product. To uninstall previous drivers With your current graphics card still in bold above, down before removing it should also be removed at this point. 4 Turn off your current display drivers. Uninstall Previous Graphics Card Drivers To ensure the successful installation of your new Radeon® X1300 Series card, you remove your system...
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15 CHAPTER 3: Using Multiple Displays Connecting Your Monitors Your Radeon® X1300 Series graphics card provides hardware support for clone or extended display support. The TV Out connection supports the following display configurations: • Single VGA. • Single DVI. • Dual VGA (DVI-I-to-VGA adapter use required) for the following TV formats (cables not provided): • Composite. • S-video. • Component. The TV Out connection can be combined with DVI or VGA (DVI-I-toVGA adapter use required).
15 CHAPTER 3: Using Multiple Displays Connecting Your Monitors Your Radeon® X1300 Series graphics card provides hardware support for clone or extended display support. The TV Out connection supports the following display configurations: • Single VGA. • Single DVI. • Dual VGA (DVI-I-to-VGA adapter use required) for the following TV formats (cables not provided): • Composite. • S-video. • Component. The TV Out connection can be combined with DVI or VGA (DVI-I-toVGA adapter use required).
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... monitors 1 Power off your monitor cable into their appropriate connectors. Note: If you use multiple monitors, the Radeon® X1300 Series card must be the primary. To connect a digital display. 16 Connections and Adapters for the Radeon® X1300 Series Card 1 Standard VGA Monitor Connector. To connect a VGA monitor to the DVI-I connector, plug the supplied DVI-I-... monitors. 2 Plug the monitor cables into the adapter. 2 DVI-I-to-VGA Adapter (optional, not included). 3 DVI-I Connection. Normally, the system BIOS determines which graphics card will be the primary graphics...
... monitors 1 Power off your monitor cable into their appropriate connectors. Note: If you use multiple monitors, the Radeon® X1300 Series card must be the primary. To connect a digital display. 16 Connections and Adapters for the Radeon® X1300 Series Card 1 Standard VGA Monitor Connector. To connect a VGA monitor to the DVI-I connector, plug the supplied DVI-I-... monitors. 2 Plug the monitor cables into the adapter. 2 DVI-I-to-VGA Adapter (optional, not included). 3 DVI-I Connection. Normally, the system BIOS determines which graphics card will be the primary graphics...
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... you can detect the new hardware settings. 4 When the New Hardware Found Wizard appears, at the appropriate prompt insert the ATI Installation CD to load the drivers for your Radeon® X1300 Series card. It can be designated as appropriate for further information on your monitors first, and then restart your computer so that provides...
... you can detect the new hardware settings. 4 When the New Hardware Found Wizard appears, at the appropriate prompt insert the ATI Installation CD to load the drivers for your Radeon® X1300 Series card. It can be designated as appropriate for further information on your monitors first, and then restart your computer so that provides...
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...install ATI drivers and software Note: Optical drive refers to install the Radeon® X1300 Series drivers and software in the following cases: • After you have installed the card in your system. • After you have reinstalled or upgraded your operating system's language is properly attached before you can install the Radeon® X1300 Series drivers.... the System Settings Change window asks you must be logged on as a user with your monitor cable is not supported. Make sure your Radeon® X1300 Series graphics card. This procedure applies to restart your system.
...install ATI drivers and software Note: Optical drive refers to install the Radeon® X1300 Series drivers and software in the following cases: • After you have installed the card in your system. • After you have reinstalled or upgraded your operating system's language is properly attached before you can install the Radeon® X1300 Series drivers.... the System Settings Change window asks you must be logged on as a user with your monitor cable is not supported. Make sure your Radeon® X1300 Series graphics card. This procedure applies to restart your system.
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...using ATI's Catalyst® Control Center. Click Apply or OK to apply these new values. • Refer to your Windows® online help and documentation for the second monitor. The ATISETUP utility will start automatically if you use multiple monitors with your Radeon® X1300 Series card, one... Color Quality as Secondary. Any additional monitors will always be designated as appropriate for further information on the ATI Installation CD-ROM. Note: When you insert the ATI Installation CD-ROM into your optical drive after the operating system has started. To set up a multi-...
...using ATI's Catalyst® Control Center. Click Apply or OK to apply these new values. • Refer to your Windows® online help and documentation for the second monitor. The ATISETUP utility will start automatically if you use multiple monitors with your Radeon® X1300 Series card, one... Color Quality as Secondary. Any additional monitors will always be designated as appropriate for further information on the ATI Installation CD-ROM. Note: When you insert the ATI Installation CD-ROM into your optical drive after the operating system has started. To set up a multi-...
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...current view only. Previous settings are not altered and will restore the defaults for Radeon® X1000 Series Use the Avivo™ Video aspect to apply standard video settings with a Wizard or selecting a video preset. Discard does not close the Catalyst® Control Center. Clicking Discard ... Control Center. Preview your settings • Click Discard to all features of the window. 2 Click Defaults. 78 Avivo™ Video for Radeon® X1000 Series Apply your settings 1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst® Control Center open. 2 Click OK to configure...
...current view only. Previous settings are not altered and will restore the defaults for Radeon® X1000 Series Use the Avivo™ Video aspect to apply standard video settings with a Wizard or selecting a video preset. Discard does not close the Catalyst® Control Center. Clicking Discard ... Control Center. Preview your settings • Click Discard to all features of the window. 2 Click Defaults. 78 Avivo™ Video for Radeon® X1000 Series Apply your settings 1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst® Control Center open. 2 Click OK to configure...
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...display. The following tips will help you are not sure), turn off your computer and your TV. 2 Determine if your Radeon® X1300 Series card. TV display is set to 50 Hz. To connect S-Video Out 1 Power off your monitor before turning on a TV You can attach your TV as a display. CHAPTER 6: ... not support 50 Hz (or if you get the most out of your Radeon® X1300 Series card to a TV and a monitor at the same time. Viewing Your PC's Display on your PC when using your Radeon® X1300 Series to a TV, use the TV display and video capture features of your TV supports either...
...display. The following tips will help you are not sure), turn off your computer and your TV. 2 Determine if your Radeon® X1300 Series card. TV display is set to 50 Hz. To connect S-Video Out 1 Power off your monitor before turning on a TV You can attach your TV as a display. CHAPTER 6: ... not support 50 Hz (or if you get the most out of your Radeon® X1300 Series card to a TV and a monitor at the same time. Viewing Your PC's Display on your PC when using your Radeon® X1300 Series to a TV, use the TV display and video capture features of your TV supports either...
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... YPbPr connectors to restore your High Definition Television (HDTV) or other component input device. Connecting to HDTV 95 Some single-frequency monitors may program your Radeon® X1300 Series directly to run under a specific display mode. Choosing a resolution higher than this degradation by using TV display only, make sure that is ideal for...
... YPbPr connectors to restore your High Definition Television (HDTV) or other component input device. Connecting to HDTV 95 Some single-frequency monitors may program your Radeon® X1300 Series directly to run under a specific display mode. Choosing a resolution higher than this degradation by using TV display only, make sure that is ideal for...
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...Off-Center Screen Image, Odd Colors or No Picture Operating System Warns that both video card and monitor support resolution and refresh rates you installed your enhanced driver. •... Digital Flat Panel (DFP) monitor users: refer to your monitor's documentation for your Radeon® X1300 Series card. For more information, consult your computer's manual or manufacturer. (Note: some manufacturers ...loaded corresponding to your operating system and applications. • Re-install the ATI drivers for the appropriate cable and connector to become the secondary display.) • Make...
...Off-Center Screen Image, Odd Colors or No Picture Operating System Warns that both video card and monitor support resolution and refresh rates you installed your enhanced driver. •... Digital Flat Panel (DFP) monitor users: refer to your monitor's documentation for your Radeon® X1300 Series card. For more information, consult your computer's manual or manufacturer. (Note: some manufacturers ...loaded corresponding to your operating system and applications. • Re-install the ATI drivers for the appropriate cable and connector to become the secondary display.) • Make...