User manual GIGABYTE GV-AP128DG-H

[. . . ] U AP128DG-H RADEONTM 8500 Graphics Accelerator USER'S MANUAL ¤¤¤å¨Ï¥Î¤â¥U p REV. 1. 02 12MD-AP1 28G-102 AP128DG-H 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 GB T. Trademarks Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners. Notice Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet. The author assumes no responsibility for any er rors or omissions which may appear in this document nor does it make a commitment to update the information contained herein. [. . . ] You may click the "Display Properties" item, and then click Settings. Click "Advanced" after clickng Settings. "icon for adapter and setting. You can click the item t o change the color depth. Options Properties n Enable ATI taskbar icon application enables or disables the ATI taskbar icon. However, this feature must be enabled for ATI hotkey support. n Show ATI icon on taskbar adds or removes the ATI icon f rom the taskbar. 22 SoftwareInstallation OpenGL Properties: The OpenGL properties page gives you complete cont rol of t he OpenGL settings. n Optimization Preference l Quality allows you to optimize your OpenGL settings for quality. l Performance allows you t o optimize your O penGL settings for performance n OpenGL Settings l Convert 32 bit textures to 16 bit allows you to increase video perf ormance for games that make heavy use of textures. However this could also reduce image quality. l Enable KTX buffer region extension enables rapid updates of those portions of your screen that have been moved. l Enable page flipping allows you to enable hardware acceleration of page flipping to swap full screen buffers. l Force 16-bit Z-buffering allows you to disable all other formats of Z-buffer and utilizes 16-bit Z-buffering. l Disable di thering when alpha blending may remove artifacts left on the screen when both dithering and alpha blending are enabled. l Wait for vertical sync lowers the frames per second rate in full screen games However this can reduce the image tearing that can occur with higher frame rates. l Enabl e texture compression enables and disables texture compression. l Full Screen anti-ali asing allows you to set the level of full-screen anti-aliasing. This will result in an overall higher quality image with a slight reduction inerformance. 23 AP128DG-H Graphics Accelerator n Anisotropic texture fi lteri ng allows you to set a level of anisotropic text ure filtering. This will result in much higher quality textures wit h a negligible reduct ion in performance. n Level of Detai l allows you t o set the level of mipmapped detail. The Sharp set ting is recommended f or larger, more detailed, mipmapping scenes. The Fuzzy set ting is recommended f or smaller, less detailed, mipmapping scenes. Direct 3D Display Properties The Direct 3D properties page allows you t o adjust the Direct 3D sett ings. D3D Settings n Wai t for vertical sync allows you to lower the frame rate of full screen games. This will reduce image tearing that can occur with higher frame rates. n W-buffer support allows you to enable or disable W-buffer support. [. . . ] Click on "Install Display Drivers(Radeon 8500 Series)" to begin the Installation Wizard. Click "Yes" to the license agreement. Follow the Wizard's on- screen instructions to complete the installation. 3. 4. BIOS FLASH UTILITY AP128DG-H BIOS update procedure: MNote: Please download the newest BIOS from our website (www. gigabyte. com. tw) . or contact your local dealer for the file. [. . . ]