User manual GIGABYTE GV-GF1280

[. . . ] Please do not remove any labels on VGA card , this may void the warranty of this VGA card. This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U. S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited. M arch 17, 2003 Taipei, Taiw an 2 Table of Content Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION 1. 1. [. . . ] BOARD LAYOUT AG32S (4Mx16 32MB SDRAM) 4Mx16 Frame Buffer SDRAM BIOS ImpacTV2 (Optional) ATi RAGE 128 Pro VGA Monitor C onnector (15pin) VGA Output VGA Monitor C onnector (15pin) 6 Hardware Installation 2. 3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION Installing Your Graphics card. . Now that you have prepared your computer, you are ready to install your graphics accelerator card. To install your graphics accelerator card 1. Power off the computer and monitor , then disconnect the display cable from the backof your computer. 2. If necessary, consult your computer's manual for help in removing the cover. 3. Remove any existing graphics card from your computer. Or, if your computer has any on-board graphics capability, you may need to disable it on the motherboard. For more information, see your computer documentation. 7 AG32S Graphics Accelerator 4. If necessary, remove the metal cover from this slot; then align your Graphics card with the AGP slot, and press it in firmly until the card is fully eated. AG 32S Graphics card AGP Slot 5. Replace the screw to fasten the card in place, and replace the computer cover. AG 32S Graphics card 6. Setting (Resolutions and Color depth for windows) The Setting properties page allows you to adjust the Direct 3D settings You can move the slider to the change resolution. Click"Advanced. . " for adapter icon and setting. You can click the item to 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 from the taskbar. 18 Software Installation OpenGL Properties: The OpenGL properties page gives you complete control of the OpenGL settings. n Optimization Preference l Quality allows you to optimize your OpenGL settings for quality. l Performance allows you to optimize your OpenGL settings for performance n OpenGL Settings l Convert 32 bit textures to 16 bit allows you to increase video performance 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 dithering 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. [. . . ] The higher the gamma value, the higher the brightness and contrast of your display. n Overlay brightness increases or decreases the color brightness of your video overlay window. The higher the gamma value, the higher the brightness and contrast of your display. Click "Yes"to the license agreement. [. . . ]