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Trademarks Third-party brands and names are the properties of this graphics card. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision. patents and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise ... is protected by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT"). No part of their respective owners. GV-R489OC-1GD/ GV-R489UD-1GD ATI RadeonTM HD 4890 Graphics Accelerator User's Manual Rev. 101 12MM-R4890S-101R Copyright © 2009 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Copyright by U.S. The author assumes no responsibility for home and other intellectual property...
Trademarks Third-party brands and names are the properties of this graphics card. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision. patents and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise ... is protected by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT"). No part of their respective owners. GV-R489OC-1GD/ GV-R489UD-1GD ATI RadeonTM HD 4890 Graphics Accelerator User's Manual Rev. 101 12MM-R4890S-101R Copyright © 2009 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Copyright by U.S. The author assumes no responsibility for home and other intellectual property...
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...; Vista - 1. Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition • CrossFireXTM Configuration If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of system memory for software installation (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive) - A power supply that ...System - Two GV-R489OC-1GD/GV-R489UD-1GD - Windows® 7 - Intel® Pentium® 4/CoreTM 2 or AMD AthlonTM /PhenomTM - 1 GB or more of a CrossFireX system, the following is required. Introduction 1.1. Optical drive for best performance - One or two CrossFire bridge interconnect cables GV-R489 Series Graphics Accelerator - ...
...; Vista - 1. Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition • CrossFireXTM Configuration If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of system memory for software installation (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive) - A power supply that ...System - Two GV-R489OC-1GD/GV-R489UD-1GD - Windows® 7 - Intel® Pentium® 4/CoreTM 2 or AMD AthlonTM /PhenomTM - 1 GB or more of a CrossFireX system, the following is required. Introduction 1.1. Optical drive for best performance - One or two CrossFire bridge interconnect cables GV-R489 Series Graphics Accelerator - ...
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...you should follow some precautions whenever you do not have one, touch both audio and video signals. Using non-official GIGABYTE BIOS might cause problem(s) on the card before handling computer components. Turn off your card. If you work correctly, please use ...default Sound Playback device to your computer and unplug power supply. 2. However, audio output from the system. GV-R489 Series Graphics Accelerator - 6 - If no shipping and handling damages on the graphics card. Use a grounded wrist strap before proceeding. DO NOT APPLY POWER TO YOUR SYSTEM IF THE...
...you should follow some precautions whenever you do not have one, touch both audio and video signals. Using non-official GIGABYTE BIOS might cause problem(s) on the card before handling computer components. Turn off your card. If you work correctly, please use ...default Sound Playback device to your computer and unplug power supply. 2. However, audio output from the system. GV-R489 Series Graphics Accelerator - 6 - If no shipping and handling damages on the graphics card. Use a grounded wrist strap before proceeding. DO NOT APPLY POWER TO YOUR SYSTEM IF THE...
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... HDMI Monitor To DisplayPort Monitor To Flat Panel Display Connect a flat panel display Connect a DisplayPort monitor You are ready to your graphics card. Locate the PCI Express x16 slot. Step 2. Please refer to fasten the card in firmly until the card is securely ...HDMI connector. To connect a flat panel display to your graphics card, use the DisplayPort connector. To connect a DisplayPort monitor to your graphics card, use the DVI-I connector. then align your graphics card with the installation of the graphics card is fully seated. then turn on the computer ...
... HDMI Monitor To DisplayPort Monitor To Flat Panel Display Connect a flat panel display Connect a DisplayPort monitor You are ready to your graphics card. Locate the PCI Express x16 slot. Step 2. Please refer to fasten the card in firmly until the card is securely ...HDMI connector. To connect a flat panel display to your graphics card, use the DisplayPort connector. To connect a DisplayPort monitor to your graphics card, use the DVI-I connector. then align your graphics card with the installation of the graphics card is fully seated. then turn on the computer ...
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How to select the Enable CrossFireXTM check box (Figure 2). Two CrossFire graphics cards of the same chipset on the hardware configuration. Figure 2 GV-R489 Series Graphics Accelerator - 8 - From the ATI Catalyst Control Center, enter the CrossFire menu and assure to ... technology? Then users can enable the CrossFireX technology through the graphics card driver. Step 1: Install two CrossFireX graphics cards of the same type. (Example: GV-RX195P256D-RH) Figure 1 Step 2: After installing graphics card driver in operating system, when an ATI CrossFireX configuration ...
How to select the Enable CrossFireXTM check box (Figure 2). Two CrossFire graphics cards of the same chipset on the hardware configuration. Figure 2 GV-R489 Series Graphics Accelerator - 8 - From the ATI Catalyst Control Center, enter the CrossFire menu and assure to ... technology? Then users can enable the CrossFireX technology through the graphics card driver. Step 1: Install two CrossFireX graphics cards of the same type. (Example: GV-RX195P256D-RH) Figure 1 Step 2: After installing graphics card driver in operating system, when an ATI CrossFireX configuration ...
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The system is completed. Setp 4: Click the Express or Custom icon and then click Next. GV-R489 Series Graphics Accelerator - 10 - Then the driver installation is installing the components. Step 6: Click the Finish button to restart the computer. Step 5: Click the Accept button.
The system is completed. Setp 4: Click the Express or Custom icon and then click Next. GV-R489 Series Graphics Accelerator - 10 - Then the driver installation is installing the components. Step 6: Click the Finish button to restart the computer. Step 5: Click the Accept button.
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Taskbar Icon After installation of the display driver, you can right-click on the desktop and select Catalyst(TM) Control Center. - 11 - Software Installation Right-click the icon to enter the ATI Catalyst Control Center. Right-click the ATI icon to enter the ATI Catalyst Control Center. Or you will find an ATI icon in the notification area. The ATI Catalyst Control Center is used to configure all your graphics card settings. 3.2.
Taskbar Icon After installation of the display driver, you can right-click on the desktop and select Catalyst(TM) Control Center. - 11 - Software Installation Right-click the icon to enter the ATI Catalyst Control Center. Right-click the ATI icon to enter the ATI Catalyst Control Center. Or you will find an ATI icon in the notification area. The ATI Catalyst Control Center is used to configure all your graphics card settings. 3.2.
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Otherwise, select Digital Output Device (SPDIF), which is the onboard audio controller. Configuring Audio Output Configure the default audio output device based upon your needs. Using the picture to the left as the example, to set HDMI audio to Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Manage audio devices. GV-R489 Series Graphics Accelerator - 12 - Step 1: Go to be the default Sound Playback device, select Digital Output Device (HDMI). Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Step 2: In the Manage audio devices dialog box, click the Playback tab.
Otherwise, select Digital Output Device (SPDIF), which is the onboard audio controller. Configuring Audio Output Configure the default audio output device based upon your needs. Using the picture to the left as the example, to set HDMI audio to Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Manage audio devices. GV-R489 Series Graphics Accelerator - 12 - Step 1: Go to be the default Sound Playback device, select Digital Output Device (HDMI). Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Step 2: In the Manage audio devices dialog box, click the Playback tab.
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... assists you to convert videos from one file format to another. To access more settings in Basic View, click Basic, and then click Next. GV-R489 Series Graphics Accelerator - 14 - You can switch between Basic View and Advanced View at any time. Click Next. Easy Setup Wizards: Choose a wizard from the central... the destination folder where the new file will be converted. Step 2: Select the video file to the basic settings and advanced features of your ATI graphics products.
... assists you to convert videos from one file format to another. To access more settings in Basic View, click Basic, and then click Next. GV-R489 Series Graphics Accelerator - 14 - You can switch between Basic View and Advanced View at any time. Click Next. Easy Setup Wizards: Choose a wizard from the central... the destination folder where the new file will be converted. Step 2: Select the video file to the basic settings and advanced features of your ATI graphics products.
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GV-R489 Series Graphics Accelerator - 16 - Information Center: The Information Center page in Basic and Advanced View provides hardware and software information about the installed graphics card. Graphics Software Provides software information including driver version, CATALYST version, Direct 3D version and so on. Graphics Hardware Provides hardware information including graphics chipset, BIOS version, memory size...
GV-R489 Series Graphics Accelerator - 16 - Information Center: The Information Center page in Basic and Advanced View provides hardware and software information about the installed graphics card. Graphics Software Provides software information including driver version, CATALYST version, Direct 3D version and so on. Graphics Hardware Provides hardware information including graphics chipset, BIOS version, memory size...
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...perform tasks such as Ctrl, Alt, or Shift, and any letter from the alphabet. - 17 - A Hotkey is a combination of your ATI graphics card. gation pane displays a tree view that their 3D application supports. ommended for experienced users who want to display only the features you to ... features they adjust most often or that lists all of the many available settings of a modifier key or keys, such as changing a graphics setting or opening an application. The Custom view is launched for details. Advanced View The Advanced view provides access to the advanced...
...perform tasks such as Ctrl, Alt, or Shift, and any letter from the alphabet. - 17 - A Hotkey is a combination of your ATI graphics card. gation pane displays a tree view that their 3D application supports. ommended for experienced users who want to display only the features you to ... features they adjust most often or that lists all of the many available settings of a modifier key or keys, such as changing a graphics setting or opening an application. The Custom view is launched for details. Advanced View The Advanced view provides access to the advanced...
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... file association. Preferences Properties: The Preferences page helps to select the appropriate card before creating, loading, or activating a Profile. GV-R489 Series Graphics Accelerator - 18 - The Catalyst Control Center Preferences page contains the following options: Always on Top Hide ...Menu Select a Language ... Select a Skin ... Restore Factory Defaults ... If there is more than one graphics card installed in your desktop, video, and 3D applications. Note: A profile applies to create customized environments for your computer, you need to...
... file association. Preferences Properties: The Preferences page helps to select the appropriate card before creating, loading, or activating a Profile. GV-R489 Series Graphics Accelerator - 18 - The Catalyst Control Center Preferences page contains the following options: Always on Top Hide ...Menu Select a Language ... Select a Skin ... Restore Factory Defaults ... If there is more than one graphics card installed in your desktop, video, and 3D applications. Note: A profile applies to create customized environments for your computer, you need to...
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... Manager is lower than optimal. Display Options: The Display Options aspect gives you additional control to change your display setup and arrange your desktop. GV-R489 Series Graphics Accelerator - 20 - Note: The stretch vertically and horizontally options are not supported on systems running Windows Vista. Use Displays Manager to optimize performance of...
... Manager is lower than optimal. Display Options: The Display Options aspect gives you additional control to change your display setup and arrange your desktop. GV-R489 Series Graphics Accelerator - 20 - Note: The stretch vertically and horizontally options are not supported on systems running Windows Vista. Use Displays Manager to optimize performance of...
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... Data (EDID). Software Installation You can also adjust the horizontal and vertical sync or enable composite sync. AvivoTM Color Use AvivoTM Color for ATI graphics cards that support per-display color settings. Monitor Properties 1: Attributes Monitor Attributes provides information about the attached monitor.
... Data (EDID). Software Installation You can also adjust the horizontal and vertical sync or enable composite sync. AvivoTM Color Use AvivoTM Color for ATI graphics cards that support per-display color settings. Monitor Properties 1: Attributes Monitor Attributes provides information about the attached monitor.
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... Anti-Aliasing (AA) is a rendering technique designed to remove jagged edges, shimmering, and pixelation problems that applies a combination of image quality while maintaining performance. GV-R489 Series Graphics Accelerator - 22 - This feature renders 3D objects containing transparencies more realistic, providing exceptional levels of multi-sampling (MSAA) and super-sampling (SSAA) on 3D...
... Anti-Aliasing (AA) is a rendering technique designed to remove jagged edges, shimmering, and pixelation problems that applies a combination of image quality while maintaining performance. GV-R489 Series Graphics Accelerator - 22 - This feature renders 3D objects containing transparencies more realistic, providing exceptional levels of multi-sampling (MSAA) and super-sampling (SSAA) on 3D...
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... page is useful when it is not necessary to preview the adjusted settings because the effect is not supported on systems running Windows Vista. GV-R489 Series Graphics Accelerator - 24 - Use this dialog when you want to select settings for resolving certain incompatibilities within 3D applications that should not occur with modern...
... page is useful when it is not necessary to preview the adjusted settings because the effect is not supported on systems running Windows Vista. GV-R489 Series Graphics Accelerator - 24 - Use this dialog when you want to select settings for resolving certain incompatibilities within 3D applications that should not occur with modern...
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... applications with video overlay support. Theater Mode Use Theater Mode to preview the adjusted settings because the effect is already known or understood. GV-R489 Series Graphics Accelerator - 26 - The bar determines how the two interlaced video fields are converted into a noninterlaced form. Basic Quality You can control the deinterlacing...
... applications with video overlay support. Theater Mode Use Theater Mode to preview the adjusted settings because the effect is already known or understood. GV-R489 Series Graphics Accelerator - 26 - The bar determines how the two interlaced video fields are converted into a noninterlaced form. Basic Quality You can control the deinterlacing...
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...memory clock. CrossFireXTM: CrossFireX delivers exceptional performance on a single display by combining the processing power of two or more Graphics Processing Units (GPUs). Configure When an ATI CrossFireX configuration is automatically enabled. Note: This page is only... for the first time by dynamically and safely overclocking the graphics processor and memory. ATI Overdrive: Use Overdrive to determine whether your ATI CrossFireX configurations are configured properly and functioning optimally. ...
...memory clock. CrossFireXTM: CrossFireX delivers exceptional performance on a single display by combining the processing power of two or more Graphics Processing Units (GPUs). Configure When an ATI CrossFireX configuration is automatically enabled. Note: This page is only... for the first time by dynamically and safely overclocking the graphics processor and memory. ATI Overdrive: Use Overdrive to determine whether your ATI CrossFireX configurations are configured properly and functioning optimally. ...
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... appropriate display device and graphics card when you install the graphics driver. For more assistance, use the Troubleshooting Guide located in the Windows Help or contact your computer manufacturer. If you experience problems. Contact your dealer or GIGABYTE for more advanced troubleshooting ...information. Check that the card is seated properly in the PCI Express x16 slot. Ensure that the monitor and computer are not able to the monitor's manual.) GV-R489 Series Graphics Accelerator - 28 - ...
... appropriate display device and graphics card when you install the graphics driver. For more assistance, use the Troubleshooting Guide located in the Windows Help or contact your computer manufacturer. If you experience problems. Contact your dealer or GIGABYTE for more advanced troubleshooting ...information. Check that the card is seated properly in the PCI Express x16 slot. Ensure that the monitor and computer are not able to the monitor's manual.) GV-R489 Series Graphics Accelerator - 28 - ...
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...chemicals. Instead, the device should not be marked, collected separately, and disposed of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive Statement GIGABYTE products have been carefully selected to develop products that protects human health and the environment. Our Commitment to Preserving the...Equipment) environmental directives, as well as interpreted from hazardous substances (Cd, Pb, Hg, Cr+6, PBDE and PBB). GV-R489 Series Graphics Accelerator - 30 - GIGABYTE cannot, however, assume any responsibility for any unauthorized purpose. WEEE Symbol Statement The symbol shown below is subject to...
...chemicals. Instead, the device should not be marked, collected separately, and disposed of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive Statement GIGABYTE products have been carefully selected to develop products that protects human health and the environment. Our Commitment to Preserving the...Equipment) environmental directives, as well as interpreted from hazardous substances (Cd, Pb, Hg, Cr+6, PBDE and PBB). GV-R489 Series Graphics Accelerator - 30 - GIGABYTE cannot, however, assume any responsibility for any unauthorized purpose. WEEE Symbol Statement The symbol shown below is subject to...