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AV64S-T Graphics Accelerator Chapter 1 User's Manual Copyright Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT") No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any from without the expressed, written permission of certain U.S. This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by Macrovision Corporation, and is prohibited. Use of this VGA card. Please do not remove any errors or omissions which may void the warranty...
AV64S-T Graphics Accelerator Chapter 1 User's Manual Copyright Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT") No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any from without the expressed, written permission of certain U.S. This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by Macrovision Corporation, and is prohibited. Use of this VGA card. Please do not remove any errors or omissions which may void the warranty...
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HARDWARE INSTALLATION 7 3.SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 3.1Win98 /98SEor WinME/Win XPDriver 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 18 3.2.WINDOWS NT 4.0 DRIVER INSTALLATION 23 3.3.WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER INSTALLATION 24 3.4 BIOS FLASH UTILITY 24 4.TroubleshootingTips 25 5.Appendix 5.1.How to refash the BIOS 26 5.2.Resolutions and Color Depth Table 28 3 Overview 4 2.HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1. UNPACKING 5 2.2. PREFACE...
HARDWARE INSTALLATION 7 3.SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 3.1Win98 /98SEor WinME/Win XPDriver 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 18 3.2.WINDOWS NT 4.0 DRIVER INSTALLATION 23 3.3.WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER INSTALLATION 24 3.4 BIOS FLASH UTILITY 24 4.TroubleshootingTips 25 5.Appendix 5.1.How to refash the BIOS 26 5.2.Resolutions and Color Depth Table 28 3 Overview 4 2.HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1. UNPACKING 5 2.2. PREFACE...
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1 Chapter User's Manual AV64S-T Graphics Accelerator 1.INTRODUCTION 1.1. Maya AV Series features HYPER Z™ technology to 2048x1536 n AGPuniversal bus (for AGP 2X/4X systems) n Support TV-OUT 4 KEY FEATURES n Powered by the ATi RADEON™ 7000E graphics processor and 32 / 64 MB SDR memory; Powered by the RADEON™ 7000E graphics processor n ATIHYPER Z™ technology reduces memory bandwidth consumption resulting in improved 3Dperformance n Incredible 3D graphics performance with ATI PIXEL TAPESTRY™...
1 Chapter User's Manual AV64S-T Graphics Accelerator 1.INTRODUCTION 1.1. Maya AV Series features HYPER Z™ technology to 2048x1536 n AGPuniversal bus (for AGP 2X/4X systems) n Support TV-OUT 4 KEY FEATURES n Powered by the ATi RADEON™ 7000E graphics processor and 32 / 64 MB SDR memory; Powered by the RADEON™ 7000E graphics processor n ATIHYPER Z™ technology reduces memory bandwidth consumption resulting in improved 3Dperformance n Incredible 3D graphics performance with ATI PIXEL TAPESTRY™...
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... be leftin its original packing untilit is installed. MIn order to your computer. 1.Turn offyour computer and unplug powersupply. 2.Use a grounded wriststrap before proceeding. UNPACKING The AV64S-T package contains the following: l TheAV64S-Tgraphicsaccelerator l This USER'S MANUAL l DVD Player software included l Full version Game x1 (CD x 1) l Lite version Game x2 (CD x 1) l CD for driver & Utilities 5 Expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit(IC) chips...
... be leftin its original packing untilit is installed. MIn order to your computer. 1.Turn offyour computer and unplug powersupply. 2.Use a grounded wriststrap before proceeding. UNPACKING The AV64S-T package contains the following: l TheAV64S-Tgraphicsaccelerator l This USER'S MANUAL l DVD Player software included l Full version Game x1 (CD x 1) l Lite version Game x2 (CD x 1) l CD for driver & Utilities 5 Expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit(IC) chips...
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AV64S-T Graphics Accelerator 2.2. BOARD LAYOUT AV64S-T (8Mx16 64MB SDRAM) 8Mx16 Frame Buffer SDRAM Composite RCA C onnector (TV-OU T) S-Video (TV-Out) VGA Monitor C onnector (15pin) BIOS ATi RADEON 7000E Composite RC A Output S -V ideo O utput VG A O utput Composite RCA C onnector (TV-OU T) S-Video (TV-Out) VGA Monitor C onnector (15pin) 6
AV64S-T Graphics Accelerator 2.2. BOARD LAYOUT AV64S-T (8Mx16 64MB SDRAM) 8Mx16 Frame Buffer SDRAM Composite RCA C onnector (TV-OU T) S-Video (TV-Out) VGA Monitor C onnector (15pin) BIOS ATi RADEON 7000E Composite RC A Output S -V ideo O utput VG A O utput Composite RCA C onnector (TV-OU T) S-Video (TV-Out) VGA Monitor C onnector (15pin) 6
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... graphics accelerator card 1. on -board graphics capability, you may need to install your computer, you have prepared your graphics accelerator card. Power off the computer and monitor , then disconnect the display cable fromthe backofyour computer. 2. Remove the computer cover. Now that you are ready to disable it ... Remove any on the motherboard. HARDWARE INSTALLATION Installing Your Graphics card.. If necessary, consult your computer has any existing graphics card fromyour computer. Or, if your computer's manual...
... graphics accelerator card 1. on -board graphics capability, you may need to install your computer, you have prepared your graphics accelerator card. Power off the computer and monitor , then disconnect the display cable fromthe backofyour computer. 2. Remove the computer cover. Now that you are ready to disable it ... Remove any on the motherboard. HARDWARE INSTALLATION Installing Your Graphics card.. If necessary, consult your computer has any existing graphics card fromyour computer. Or, if your computer's manual...
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... fromthis slot; AV 64S-T G raphics card 6. For detailed instructions, selectyour operating systemfromthelist below: 8 Composite RCA C onnector (TV-OU T) S-Video (TV-Out) To VGA MON ITOR You are now ready to fasten the card in firmly until the card is fully eated. AV 64S-T G raphics card AGP Slot 5. Plug the display cable into your Graphics card with the installation of the Graphics card driver. Replace the screw to proceed with...
... fromthis slot; AV 64S-T G raphics card 6. For detailed instructions, selectyour operating systemfromthelist below: 8 Composite RCA C onnector (TV-OU T) S-Video (TV-Out) To VGA MON ITOR You are now ready to fasten the card in firmly until the card is fully eated. AV 64S-T G raphics card AGP Slot 5. Plug the display cable into your Graphics card with the installation of the Graphics card driver. Replace the screw to proceed with...
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... guides to setup your AV64S-T driver (Please follow the subsection 3.1.3 "Step By Step Installation" to be Drive D: 3.1. Or please contact your CD-ROM Drive letter to install the driver for your graphics accelerator. 3.1.1.Operating systemrequirement l If your system ( Windows 98/98SEor Windows ME)has installed DirectX8.1 or later. WINDOWS®98 /98SE or WINDOWS ME /WINDOWS XP DRIVER AND UTILITIES INSTALLATION The installation of SIS, ALI or VIAchipsets, please install the appropriate Driver...
... guides to setup your AV64S-T driver (Please follow the subsection 3.1.3 "Step By Step Installation" to be Drive D: 3.1. Or please contact your CD-ROM Drive letter to install the driver for your graphics accelerator. 3.1.1.Operating systemrequirement l If your system ( Windows 98/98SEor Windows ME)has installed DirectX8.1 or later. WINDOWS®98 /98SE or WINDOWS ME /WINDOWS XP DRIVER AND UTILITIES INSTALLATION The installation of SIS, ALI or VIAchipsets, please install the appropriate Driver...
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AV64S-T Graphics Accelerator 3.1.2.DirectX Installation Install Microsoft DirectX 8.1 to enable 3Dhardware acceleration support for Win98/98SE or WinMEto achieve better 3Dperformence. Note: For software MPEGsupport in Win98/98SE or WinME, you must DirectXfirst install. 1. Installation DirectX Driver Click "Display Driver Setup Utility"Item. 2.Click "Yes" icon. 3.Click "Yes"icon. 10
AV64S-T Graphics Accelerator 3.1.2.DirectX Installation Install Microsoft DirectX 8.1 to enable 3Dhardware acceleration support for Win98/98SE or WinMEto achieve better 3Dperformence. Note: For software MPEGsupport in Win98/98SE or WinME, you must DirectXfirst install. 1. Installation DirectX Driver Click "Display Driver Setup Utility"Item. 2.Click "Yes" icon. 3.Click "Yes"icon. 10
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... 2: Update Device Driver Wizard: Standard PCI Graphics Adapter(VGA) 1.Click "Next"icon. MDon't click "Ca ncel", be cause the system will automatically detect a new hardware in order to complete the VGA driver installation. AV64S-T Graphics Accelerator 3.1.3.Driver Installation The following is inserted into your Windows CD in the system and pop out a "New Hardware Found" message. If you don't have the CD, you can press C:\Windows\System directory. Step 3: Update Device Driver...
... 2: Update Device Driver Wizard: Standard PCI Graphics Adapter(VGA) 1.Click "Next"icon. MDon't click "Ca ncel", be cause the system will automatically detect a new hardware in order to complete the VGA driver installation. AV64S-T Graphics Accelerator 3.1.3.Driver Installation The following is inserted into your Windows CD in the system and pop out a "New Hardware Found" message. If you don't have the CD, you can press C:\Windows\System directory. Step 3: Update Device Driver...
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After the system has finished loading, insert the AV64S-T driver CD disk into your CDROM, and then you can see the AUTORUNwindow. If it does not show up, please run "D:\setup.exe". Click "Install Display Driver(Radeon VE Series) 13 Step 5: Driver Setup 1. Software Installation 3..Click "NO"icon.
After the system has finished loading, insert the AV64S-T driver CD disk into your CDROM, and then you can see the AUTORUNwindow. If it does not show up, please run "D:\setup.exe". Click "Install Display Driver(Radeon VE Series) 13 Step 5: Driver Setup 1. Software Installation 3..Click "NO"icon.
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... click the "Display Properties"item, and then click Settings. You can link to change your display settings. Click the appropriate tab to GBT web site forupdated informationabout the graphics borad, latest drivers, and other functions. Click "Advanced"after clickng Settings. Please browse the driver CD for detail. 3.1.5 Taskbar Icon After installation of the graphics board's enhanced and other information. 15 Software Installation 3.1.4.Utilities on the taskbar...
... click the "Display Properties"item, and then click Settings. You can link to change your display settings. Click the appropriate tab to GBT web site forupdated informationabout the graphics borad, latest drivers, and other functions. Click "Advanced"after clickng Settings. Please browse the driver CD for detail. 3.1.5 Taskbar Icon After installation of the graphics board's enhanced and other information. 15 Software Installation 3.1.4.Utilities on the taskbar...
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... can click the item to the changeresolution. n Show ATI icon on taskbar adds or removes the ATI icon from the taskbar. 18 and the refresh rate. However, this feature mustbe enabled forATIhotkeysupport. Options Properties n Enable ATI taskbar icon application enables or disables the ATItaskbar icon. You can move the slider to change the color depth. Setting (Resolutions and Color depth for adapter and setting.
... can click the item to the changeresolution. n Show ATI icon on taskbar adds or removes the ATI icon from the taskbar. 18 and the refresh rate. However, this feature mustbe enabled forATIhotkeysupport. Options Properties n Enable ATI taskbar icon application enables or disables the ATItaskbar icon. You can move the slider to change the color depth. Setting (Resolutions and Color depth for adapter and setting.
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... image with higher frame rates. l Disable dithering when alpha blending mayremove artifacts lefton the screen when bothdithering andalpha blending are enabled. l Full Screen anti-aliasing allows you to disable allother formats ofZ-bufferand utilizes 16-bitZ-buffering. Software Installation OpenGL Properties: The OpenGL properties page gives you to enable hardware acceleration ofpage flipping to optimize your OpenGL settings for quality. l Force 16-bit Z-buffering allows you to...
... image with higher frame rates. l Disable dithering when alpha blending mayremove artifacts lefton the screen when bothdithering andalpha blending are enabled. l Full Screen anti-aliasing allows you to disable allother formats ofZ-bufferand utilizes 16-bitZ-buffering. Software Installation OpenGL Properties: The OpenGL properties page gives you to enable hardware acceleration ofpage flipping to optimize your OpenGL settings for quality. l Force 16-bit Z-buffering allows you to...
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... formatthe video driverceases to lower the frame rate of Detail allows you to set the level ofmipmapped detail. n Alternate pixel center mayeliminate problems with some 3D games that can occur with 8 bits forstencil and 24 bits for larger, more detailed, mipmapping scenes. The Sharp setting is recommended for the Z-buffer. 20 n W-buffer support allows you to enable or disable W-buffer support. l Level...
... formatthe video driverceases to lower the frame rate of Detail allows you to set the level ofmipmapped detail. n Alternate pixel center mayeliminate problems with some 3D games that can occur with 8 bits forstencil and 24 bits for larger, more detailed, mipmapping scenes. The Sharp setting is recommended for the Z-buffer. 20 n W-buffer support allows you to enable or disable W-buffer support. l Level...
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... or decreases the color brightness of your display. n Default restores the color settings to their defaultvalues. You can change red,green, and blue display colors. The higher the gamma value,the higherthe brightness and contrast of your display. n Desktop brightness increasesordecreasesthe colorbrightness ofyou desktop. The higher the gamma value, the higher the brightness and contrast of your video overlay window. This also requires more video memory.
... or decreases the color brightness of your display. n Default restores the color settings to their defaultvalues. You can change red,green, and blue display colors. The higher the gamma value,the higherthe brightness and contrast of your display. n Desktop brightness increasesordecreasesthe colorbrightness ofyou desktop. The higher the gamma value, the higher the brightness and contrast of your video overlay window. This also requires more video memory.
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... aboutplacingthe card in your graphics card. AV64S-T Graphics Accelerator Display Properties: Ifyou VGAcard is installed correctly. Looking at the back of your computer, locate your computerand installingthe enhanced graphics driver, see theuser's manual. Using an S-Video cable or the supplied adaptercable,attach one end ofthe cable to yourgraphics card and the other to a TV or VCR Turn off your computer and your graphics card is equipped with a S-Video connector , you can use a second...
... aboutplacingthe card in your graphics card. AV64S-T Graphics Accelerator Display Properties: Ifyou VGAcard is installed correctly. Looking at the back of your computer, locate your computerand installingthe enhanced graphics driver, see theuser's manual. Using an S-Video cable or the supplied adaptercable,attach one end ofthe cable to yourgraphics card and the other to a TV or VCR Turn off your computer and your graphics card is equipped with a S-Video connector , you can use a second...
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... Windows ® runs the CD automatically. 2. SelectRun. 4. WINDOWS NT 4.0 DRIVER INSTALLATION Please make sure the Windows NT4 have installed Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack version 6.0 (or later) before installing the graphics accelerator driver. Click "OK". 6. Click on -screeninstructions to complete the installation. 23 Click "Next". 8. Follow the Wizard's on "Install Display Drivers(Radeon VE Series)"to the license agreement. 9. Software Installation 3.2. Click Start. 3. Typethe following: D:\SETUP (If D is not your CD-ROM drive. To install the AV64S-T driver...
... Windows ® runs the CD automatically. 2. SelectRun. 4. WINDOWS NT 4.0 DRIVER INSTALLATION Please make sure the Windows NT4 have installed Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack version 6.0 (or later) before installing the graphics accelerator driver. Click "OK". 6. Click on -screeninstructions to complete the installation. 23 Click "Next". 8. Follow the Wizard's on "Install Display Drivers(Radeon VE Series)"to the license agreement. 9. Software Installation 3.2. Click Start. 3. Typethe following: D:\SETUP (If D is not your CD-ROM drive. To install the AV64S-T driver...
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..., resolutions, and special graphic features of the Graphics card. Typethe following: D:\SETUP (If D is not your CD-ROM drive, substitute D with your Graphics card. Click "Yes"to begin the Installation Wizard. 7. With Windows ® 2000 running on your computer, you want to realize the BIOSflash information, please refer to complete the installation. 3.4.BIOS FLASH UTILITY AV64S-T BIOSupdate procedure: MNote: Please download the newest BIOS fromour website (www.gigabyte.com...
..., resolutions, and special graphic features of the Graphics card. Typethe following: D:\SETUP (If D is not your CD-ROM drive, substitute D with your Graphics card. Click "Yes"to begin the Installation Wizard. 7. With Windows ® 2000 running on your computer, you want to realize the BIOSflash information, please refer to complete the installation. 3.4.BIOS FLASH UTILITY AV64S-T BIOSupdate procedure: MNote: Please download the newest BIOS fromour website (www.gigabyte.com...
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... card's display connector. Then select the number for Safe Mode, and press Enter. (You can also use the Troubleshooting Guide located in the AGP slot. Troubleshooting Tips 4.Troubleshooting Tips The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems. Contact your dealer or GBT for duplicate display adapter and monitor entries if you are plugged in and receiving power. n Check that the monitor and computer are only using one graphics card...
... card's display connector. Then select the number for Safe Mode, and press Enter. (You can also use the Troubleshooting Guide located in the AGP slot. Troubleshooting Tips 4.Troubleshooting Tips The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems. Contact your dealer or GBT for duplicate display adapter and monitor entries if you are plugged in and receiving power. n Check that the monitor and computer are only using one graphics card...