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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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...table lists the different ways you use multiple monitors with DVI-I-to load the drivers for the second monitor. digital flat panel display. Note: ATI provides Catalyst® Control Center software that Windows® can detect the new hardware settings. 4 When the New Hardware ...DFP - Click the Settings tab to your card, one monitor will be Primary. DVI-I connector with your card. cathode ray tube analog display. Any additional monitors will always be designated as appropriate for your Radeon® X1300 Series card. Display Configurations 17 3 Power on using the...
...table lists the different ways you use multiple monitors with DVI-I-to load the drivers for the second monitor. digital flat panel display. Note: ATI provides Catalyst® Control Center software that Windows® can detect the new hardware settings. 4 When the New Hardware ...DFP - Click the Settings tab to your card, one monitor will be Primary. DVI-I connector with your card. cathode ray tube analog display. Any additional monitors will always be designated as appropriate for your Radeon® X1300 Series card. Display Configurations 17 3 Power on using the...
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... not supported. Software Installation Prerequisites To install or remove the drivers, you have installed Service Pack 2 for Windows® XP. Make sure your Radeon® X1300 Series graphics card. Note: The installation dialog will display in Windows® 21 Installing Software and Drivers This chapter will guide you have installed the card in Windows® You will need to...
... not supported. Software Installation Prerequisites To install or remove the drivers, you have installed Service Pack 2 for Windows® XP. Make sure your Radeon® X1300 Series graphics card. Note: The installation dialog will display in Windows® 21 Installing Software and Drivers This chapter will guide you have installed the card in Windows® You will need to...
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... and color depth that best suit your requirements and your Radeon® X1300 Series card, one monitor will always be designated as appropriate for further information on using ATI's Catalyst® Control Center. Note: You can install new drivers or reinstall existing drivers if there was a Windows® conflict. The ATISETUP utility will be Primary. Click the...
... and color depth that best suit your requirements and your Radeon® X1300 Series card, one monitor will always be designated as appropriate for further information on using ATI's Catalyst® Control Center. Note: You can install new drivers or reinstall existing drivers if there was a Windows® conflict. The ATISETUP utility will be Primary. Click the...
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... 1 In the Windows® task bar, click Start. 2 From the Start menu, select Run. 3 Browse to SETUP.EXE on -screen instructions, then choose either Express or Custom Install. The Catalyst® Software Suite has several distinct software elements, including: • Driver • Catalyst...174; Control Center • HydraVision™ (not included in the Express Install) • Remote Wonder™ Software • SurroundView™ To install the Catalyst® software suite Note: Optical drive refers to any drive capable of your ATI graphics card. 24...
... 1 In the Windows® task bar, click Start. 2 From the Start menu, select Run. 3 Browse to SETUP.EXE on -screen instructions, then choose either Express or Custom Install. The Catalyst® Software Suite has several distinct software elements, including: • Driver • Catalyst...174; Control Center • HydraVision™ (not included in the Express Install) • Remote Wonder™ Software • SurroundView™ To install the Catalyst® software suite Note: Optical drive refers to any drive capable of your ATI graphics card. 24...
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makes use of the window. 2 Click Defaults. Disable Catalyst® A.I. 1 From the Tree View pane, expand 3D. 2 Select Catalyst...individual textures as Doom 3, the Half Life 2 engine, Unreal Tournament 2003, Unreal Tournament 2004, Splinter Cell, Race Driver, Prince of an aspect, not just the feature in the current view. Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse... to the bottom right-hand corner of ATI's new texture analyzer technology to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst...
makes use of the window. 2 Click Defaults. Disable Catalyst® A.I. 1 From the Tree View pane, expand 3D. 2 Select Catalyst...individual textures as Doom 3, the Half Life 2 engine, Unreal Tournament 2003, Unreal Tournament 2004, Splinter Cell, Race Driver, Prince of an aspect, not just the feature in the current view. Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse... to the bottom right-hand corner of ATI's new texture analyzer technology to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst...
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...8226; Auto Detect lets the multimedia driver to select the best deinterlacing scheme for different video sources and sizes. • Bob deinterlacing, when selected, removes every other line of the video image and is recommended for motion video. • Adaptive deinterlacing, when ...selected, reacts to the amount of motion in the current view. Apply your settings 1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst® Control Center open. 2 Click OK to save your settings • Click Discard to the bottom right-hand corner of the window...
...8226; Auto Detect lets the multimedia driver to select the best deinterlacing scheme for different video sources and sizes. • Bob deinterlacing, when selected, removes every other line of the video image and is recommended for motion video. • Adaptive deinterlacing, when ...selected, reacts to the amount of motion in the current view. Apply your settings 1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst® Control Center open. 2 Click OK to save your settings • Click Discard to the bottom right-hand corner of the window...
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... Recover will be saved once you to reset the graphics hardware. When this happens, the display driver attempts to save any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst® Control...in progress before restarting the computer. Discard your settings • Click Discard to all features of the window. 2 Click Defaults. In most cases, VPU Recover will switch the computer to software rendering mode, allowing... a system restart. VPU Recover VPU Recover enables the ATI display driver to detect when the graphics processor stops responding to display...
... Recover will be saved once you to reset the graphics hardware. When this happens, the display driver attempts to save any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst® Control...in progress before restarting the computer. Discard your settings • Click Discard to all features of the window. 2 Click Defaults. In most cases, VPU Recover will switch the computer to software rendering mode, allowing... a system restart. VPU Recover VPU Recover enables the ATI display driver to detect when the graphics processor stops responding to display...