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UNPACKING 5 2.2. HARDWARE INSTALLATION 7 3.SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 3.1Win98/98SE , WinME ,WinXP Driver And Utilities Installation ......... 9 3.1.1 Operating system requirement 9 3.1.2 DirectX installation 10 3.1.3 Driver installation 12 3.1.4 Utilities on driver CD 15 3.1.5 Taskbar Icon 15 3.1.6 Property pages 19 3.2.WINDOWS NT 4.0 DRIVER INSTALLATION 25 3.3.WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER INSTALLATION 26 3.4 BIOS FLASH UTILITY 26 4.Troubleshooting Tips 27 5.Appendix 28 5.1.How to refash the...
UNPACKING 5 2.2. HARDWARE INSTALLATION 7 3.SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 3.1Win98/98SE , WinME ,WinXP Driver And Utilities Installation ......... 9 3.1.1 Operating system requirement 9 3.1.2 DirectX installation 10 3.1.3 Driver installation 12 3.1.4 Utilities on driver CD 15 3.1.5 Taskbar Icon 15 3.1.6 Property pages 19 3.2.WINDOWS NT 4.0 DRIVER INSTALLATION 25 3.3.WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER INSTALLATION 26 3.4 BIOS FLASH UTILITY 26 4.Troubleshooting Tips 27 5.Appendix 28 5.1.How to refash the...
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...as the power supply case. 3. Inspect the card carton for driver with the components whenever the components are no shipping and handling damages on the graphics card. 5 UNPACKING The AR64S-H package contains the following: l The AR64S-H graphics accelerator l This USER'S MANUAL l DVD Player software... included l Full Version game CD x4 (CD x 4), Lite version game x2 (CD x1) l CD for obvious damage. Turn off your graphics card working correctly, please use official Gigabyte ...
...as the power supply case. 3. Inspect the card carton for driver with the components whenever the components are no shipping and handling damages on the graphics card. 5 UNPACKING The AR64S-H package contains the following: l The AR64S-H graphics accelerator l This USER'S MANUAL l DVD Player software... included l Full Version game CD x4 (CD x 4), Lite version game x2 (CD x1) l CD for obvious damage. Turn off your graphics card working correctly, please use official Gigabyte ...
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... 5.Replace the screw to proceed with the installation of the Graphics card driver. then turn on the computer and monitor. then align your Graphics card came with the AGP slot, and press it in place, and replace the computer cover. AR64S-H Graphics card 6.Plug the display cable into your operating system from... To Fla t Panel Di splay To VGA MON ITOR You are now ready to fasten the card in firmly until the card is fully eated. AR64S-H Graphics Accelerator 4.Locate the AGP slot.
... 5.Replace the screw to proceed with the installation of the Graphics card driver. then turn on the computer and monitor. then align your Graphics card came with the AGP slot, and press it in place, and replace the computer cover. AR64S-H Graphics card 6.Plug the display cable into your operating system from... To Fla t Panel Di splay To VGA MON ITOR You are now ready to fasten the card in firmly until the card is fully eated. AR64S-H Graphics Accelerator 4.Locate the AGP slot.
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... motherboard nearest dealer for the mainboard, which consist of Windows 98/98SE or Windows ME or Windows XP drivers is Microsoft Windows, when loading the AR64S-H drivers for the system, please make sure your system ( Windows 98/98SE or Windows ME)has installed DirectX8.1... later. Software Installation 3.SOFTWARE INSTALLATION In this manual, we assume that mainboard. l If you install the AR64S-H drivers for M/B Diver. 9 When you insert the driver CD into your AR64S-H driver (Please follow the subsection 3.1.3 "Step By Step Installation" to be Drive D: 3.1. Then you can follow...
... motherboard nearest dealer for the mainboard, which consist of Windows 98/98SE or Windows ME or Windows XP drivers is Microsoft Windows, when loading the AR64S-H drivers for the system, please make sure your system ( Windows 98/98SE or Windows ME)has installed DirectX8.1... later. Software Installation 3.SOFTWARE INSTALLATION In this manual, we assume that mainboard. l If you install the AR64S-H drivers for M/B Diver. 9 When you insert the driver CD into your AR64S-H driver (Please follow the subsection 3.1.3 "Step By Step Installation" to be Drive D: 3.1. Then you can follow...
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Installation DirectX Driver Click "Install DirectX 8.1"Item. 2.Click "Yes" icon. 3.Click "Yes"icon. 10 Note: For software MPEG support in Win98/98SE or WinME, you must DirectX first install. MMust be install DirectX 8.1 (or later) 1. AR64S-H Graphics Accelerator 3.1.2.DirectX Installation Install Microsoft DirectX 8.1 to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Win98/ 98SE/ ME to achieve better 3D performence.
Installation DirectX Driver Click "Install DirectX 8.1"Item. 2.Click "Yes" icon. 3.Click "Yes"icon. 10 Note: For software MPEG support in Win98/98SE or WinME, you must DirectX first install. MMust be install DirectX 8.1 (or later) 1. AR64S-H Graphics Accelerator 3.1.2.DirectX Installation Install Microsoft DirectX 8.1 to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Win98/ 98SE/ ME to achieve better 3D performence.
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... in the system and pop out a "New Hardware Found" message. Step 1: New Hardware Found After AR64S-H is the step-by-step installation guide. If you don't have the CD, you press it. Step 2: Update Device Driver Wizard: Standard PCI Graphics Adapter(VGA) 1.Click "Next"icon. Step 4: System Setting Change 2..Click "...ask for your computer at the first time, the windows will hang if you can press C:\Windows\System directory. Please select "Do not install a driver" and press OK. MDon't click "Cancel", because the system will automatically detect a new hardware in order to complete the VGA...
... in the system and pop out a "New Hardware Found" message. Step 1: New Hardware Found After AR64S-H is the step-by-step installation guide. If you don't have the CD, you press it. Step 2: Update Device Driver Wizard: Standard PCI Graphics Adapter(VGA) 1.Click "Next"icon. Step 4: System Setting Change 2..Click "...ask for your computer at the first time, the windows will hang if you can press C:\Windows\System directory. Please select "Do not install a driver" and press OK. MDon't click "Cancel", because the system will automatically detect a new hardware in order to complete the VGA...
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If it does not show up, please run "D:\setup.exe". Step 5: Driver Setup 2. After the system has finished loading, insert the AR64S-H driver CD disk into your CDROM, and then you can see the AUTORUN window. Click "Install Display Driver(Radeon 7500 Series). 3.Click "Next"icon. 13 Software Installation 3..Click "NO"icon.
If it does not show up, please run "D:\setup.exe". Step 5: Driver Setup 2. After the system has finished loading, insert the AR64S-H driver CD disk into your CDROM, and then you can see the AUTORUN window. Click "Install Display Driver(Radeon 7500 Series). 3.Click "Next"icon. 13 Software Installation 3..Click "NO"icon.
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...after clickng Settings. You may click the "Display Properties"item, and then click Settings. Please browse the driver CD for updated information about the graphics borad, latest drivers, and other functions. Right-clicking this icon opens the GBT control panel, showing a menu composed of ...shortcute of the display drivers, you will find an GBT icon on driver CD The utilities include Display Driver and V-Tuner utilities. Software ...
...after clickng Settings. You may click the "Display Properties"item, and then click Settings. Please browse the driver CD for updated information about the graphics borad, latest drivers, and other functions. Right-clicking this icon opens the GBT control panel, showing a menu composed of ...shortcute of the display drivers, you will find an GBT icon on driver CD The utilities include Display Driver and V-Tuner utilities. Software ...
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Clicking this icon open the ATi control panel. 1.Using Single Display 2.Quick Setting. 18 AR64S-H Graphics Accelerator After installation of the display drivers, you will find an ATI icon on the taskbar's status area.
Clicking this icon open the ATi control panel. 1.Using Single Display 2.Quick Setting. 18 AR64S-H Graphics Accelerator After installation of the display drivers, you will find an ATI icon on the taskbar's status area.
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... for stencil and 24 bits for games that do not support this feature. This will resu lt in performance. Disabling compressed texture format the video driver ceases to su pport this setting should be used if you to enable support for larger, more detailed, mipmapping scenes. n Compressed texture format allows you...
... for stencil and 24 bits for games that do not support this feature. This will resu lt in performance. Disabling compressed texture format the video driver ceases to su pport this setting should be used if you to enable support for larger, more detailed, mipmapping scenes. n Compressed texture format allows you...
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... a slight reduction in performance. SetDesktop and Video Overlay brightness (gamma) levels can change red, green, and blue display colors. AR64S-H Graphics Accelerator n Anti-aliasing provides you desktop. When "Application Preference"mode is used to their default values. n Defaults restores...increases or decreases the color brightness of your video overlay window. Color Properties The Color Properties is selected, the video driver will remove certain onscreen artifacts that are sometimes produced when both dithering and alpha blending are enabled. n Color Curve adjusts...
... a slight reduction in performance. SetDesktop and Video Overlay brightness (gamma) levels can change red, green, and blue display colors. AR64S-H Graphics Accelerator n Anti-aliasing provides you desktop. When "Application Preference"mode is used to their default values. n Defaults restores...increases or decreases the color brightness of your video overlay window. Color Properties The Color Properties is selected, the video driver will remove certain onscreen artifacts that are sometimes produced when both dithering and alpha blending are enabled. n Color Curve adjusts...
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... device (e.q. Select Display Type Enable /Disable"Extend my windows desktop onto this monitor Connecting your graphics card to your computer and installing the enhanced graphics driver, see the user's manual. Looking at the back of the cable to your graphics card and the other to a TV or VCR Turn off your...
... device (e.q. Select Display Type Enable /Disable"Extend my windows desktop onto this monitor Connecting your graphics card to your computer and installing the enhanced graphics driver, see the user's manual. Looking at the back of the cable to your graphics card and the other to a TV or VCR Turn off your...
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... CD into your CD-ROM drive, substitute D with the correct drive letter.) 5. Click "Next". 8. Follow the Wizard's on "Install Display Drivers(Radeon 7500 Series)"to begin the Installation Wizard. 7. If Windows ® runs the CD automatically. 2. Select Run. 4. Click "Yes"to complete... the installation. 25 Type the following: D:\SETUP (If D is not your CD-ROM drive. To install the AR64S-H driver for Windows NT 1. 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 (or later) before installing the...
... CD into your CD-ROM drive, substitute D with the correct drive letter.) 5. Click "Next". 8. Follow the Wizard's on "Install Display Drivers(Radeon 7500 Series)"to begin the Installation Wizard. 7. If Windows ® runs the CD automatically. 2. Select Run. 4. Click "Yes"to complete... the installation. 25 Type the following: D:\SETUP (If D is not your CD-ROM drive. To install the AR64S-H driver for Windows NT 1. 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 (or later) before installing the...
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...please refer to take advantage of the higher performance, resolutions, and special graphic features of the Graphics card. To install the AR64S-H driver for the file. Click "Yes"to begin the Installation Wizard. 7. or contact your CD-ROM drive. Click on -screen... download the newest BIOS from our website (www.gigabyte.com.tw) . Click Start. 3. Select Run. 4. Follow the Wizard's on "Install Display Drivers(Radeon 7500 Serie)"to the license agreement. 9. AR64S-H Graphics Accelerator 3.3.WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER INSTALLATION Please make sure the Windows 2000 have installed...
...please refer to take advantage of the higher performance, resolutions, and special graphic features of the Graphics card. To install the AR64S-H driver for the file. Click "Yes"to begin the Installation Wizard. 7. or contact your CD-ROM drive. Click on -screen... download the newest BIOS from our website (www.gigabyte.com.tw) . Click Start. 3. Select Run. 4. Follow the Wizard's on "Install Display Drivers(Radeon 7500 Serie)"to the license agreement. 9. AR64S-H Graphics Accelerator 3.3.WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER INSTALLATION Please make sure the Windows 2000 have installed...
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... card is securely fastened to become the secondary display.) n Make sure you selected the appropriate display device and graphics card when you installed the graphics driver. n If you have problems during bootup, start your computer in graphics capabilities on the screen. n For more troubleshooting tips, right-click the ATI icon in...
... card is securely fastened to become the secondary display.) n Make sure you selected the appropriate display device and graphics card when you installed the graphics driver. n If you have problems during bootup, start your computer in graphics capabilities on the screen. n For more troubleshooting tips, right-click the ATI icon in...