User manual GIGABYTE GV-R577SO-1GD

[. . . ] GV-R577SO-1GD ATI RadeonTM HD 5770 Graphics Accelerator User's Manual Rev. 101 12MM-R577SGD-101R Copyright © 2010 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO. , LTD Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO. , LTD. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the expressed, written permission of GBT. Trademarks Third-party brands and names are the properties of their respective owners. [. . . ] Setp 4: Click the Express or Custom icon and then click Next. The system is installing the components. Step 6: Click the Finish button to restart the computer. Then the driver installation is completed. -9- Software Installation GIGABYTE OC Guru The GIGABYTE OC Guru Utility provides 3 default profiles: Gaming Mode, standard Mode, Power Saving Mode, and two user profiles that configure basic clock, voltage, current, fan speed and gamer OSD settings. Gaming Mode: Extreme 3D gaming performance for enthusiastic users Default Mode: Original setting Power Saving Mode: The best 2D and 3D power saving setting to reduce unnecessary power consumption User Defined Mode: Manually adjusting to meet users' demand Information:The information panel allows users to monitor their graphics cards. Such as: GPU Temperature, GPU usage, Power phase, current and power saving. Calculate power savings based on time) GIGABYTE own design board with Ultra Durable VGA materials. Reference board Product information Current GPU Power Consumption VGA Power Phase Status GPU current GPU current Usage GIGABYTE recommends Gaming Setting Default Setting GIGABYTE recommends Power Saving Setting User allows configuring the settings Move the sliders to adjust Move the sliders to adjust Move the sliders to adjust GPU/Memory voltage Move the sliders to adjust Fan Speed Fan Speed AUTO Mode: Default settings Move the sliders to adjust gamma value Move the sliders to adjust contrast value Move the sliders to adjust bright value Click to Select Screen Shot File Path Click to key in the hot key setting Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in damage to your system and reduce the useful life of the system components. GV-R577 Series Graphics Accelerator - 10 - 1 1 3 4 5 2 13 6 8 7 9 14 10 11 12 15 NO. Button 1 Alarm 2 Reset 3 Mode Function Temperature warning alarm On/Off Switch (Default On) Meter/Timer Reset Switch Meter mode:GIGABYTE UDV Utility shows how much power they have savedin a set period of time. Total mode: In Total Mode, users are able to see how much total power savings they have accumulated in a set period of time since activating UDV Utility for the first time. 4 Adjustment Click the arrow Adjustment to adjust the default setting 5 2D / 3D 2D / 3D Switch 6 Manual Move the sliders to adjust GPU / Memory voltage 7 AUTO Default GPU / Memory voltage Settings 8 Green mode Power Saving mode 9 OC mode Overclocking mode 10 Default Click to back the default settings 11 Apply Click to apply settings 12 Save Click to save settings 13 Gamer OSD Click the arrow Gamer OSD to adjust OSD Settings 14 Default Click to back the default settings 15 Apply Click to apply settings - 11 - Software Installation 3. 2. Taskbar Icon After installation of the display driver, you will find an ATI icon in the notification area. Right-click the icon to enter the ATI Catalyst Control Center. The ATI Catalyst Control Center is used to configure all your graphics card settings. Right-click the ATI icon to enter the ATI Catalyst Control Center. Or you can right-click on the desktop and select Catalyst(TM) Control Center. GV-R577 Series Graphics Accelerator - 12 - Configuring Audio Output Configure the default audio output device based upon your needs. If you wish to change the name of the new file, enter the new name in the Output File area. Finally, click Next to start file conversion. The video file has been successfully converted. Setup my display configuration This wizard allows you to configure display setting for desktop viewing. HydraVision Configuration Settings This wizard will take you to set up the HydraVision Configuration based on your own preference. GV-R577 Series Graphics Accelerator - 16 - Quick Settings: The Quick Settings page provides access to three main settings. 3D Quality 3D Performance and Quality Settings allows your 3D games and applications to get faster performance and better quality with a more balanced setting. Video Playback Use this option to optimize video playback in different room environment or to select how video playback appears on the second display. Display Setup This option allows you to configure your desktop, including changing desktop resolution and desktop mode, setting up extended desktop (requires more than one display), and rotating desktop image to match new display orientation. 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, core clock and so on. - 17 - Software Installation ATI Catalyst Control Center Advanced View The Advanced page allows you to configure all of the many available settings of your ATI graphics card. View Properties: The CATALYST Control Center dashboard supports three types of views. Hotkeys Properties: The Hotkeys Manager allows you to create shortcut key combinations to quickly perform tasks such as changing a graphics setting or opening an application. A Hotkey is a combination of a modifier key or keys, such as Ctrl, Alt, or Shift, and any letter from the alphabet. GV-R577 Series Graphics Accelerator - 18 - Profiles Properties: You can use profiles to create customized environments for your desktop, video, and 3D applications. Define and save your own personal video settings that can be quickly activated manually, through a Hotkey, or by file association. Note: A profile applies to a specific graphics card. If there is more than one graphics card installed in your computer, you need to select the appropriate card before creating, loading, or activating a Profile. Preferences Properties: The Preferences page helps to restore defaults, change skins, and update the Catalyst Control Center. The Catalyst Control Center Preferences page contains the following options: Always on Top Hide Tooltips Hide Splash Screen Enable System Tray Menu Select a Language . . . Restore Factory Defaults . . . - 19 - Software Installation Help Properties: The Catalyst Control Center Help feature allows you to access the comprehensive online help, register your product, or generate a problem report should you require technical support. The Catalyst Control Center Help feature offers the following options: Help for this Page Help Contents . . . Go to ATI. com About Catalyst Control Center . . . GV-R577 Series Graphics Accelerator - 20 - Desktop Properties: Use Desktop Properties to change your desktop setup. Mode Use Mode to set up desktop area, color quality, Refresh rate and Rotation. Color Adjust the overall richness of color by using the Gamma control. To adjust the overall brightness use the Brightness control, and the overall contrast use the Contrast control. Display Options: Choose one of the Display Detection Option to prevent screen flicker when detecting a display. - 21 - Software Installation 3D: Standard Settings The Standard Settings page provides access to a universal slider control where you can simultaneously adjust all of the standard 3D settings for any type of 3D application. [. . . ] When the Windows Advanced Options Menu appears, select Safe Mode and press <Enter>. After getting into Safe Mode, in Device Manager check whether the driver for the graphics card is correct. For more assistance, use the Troubleshooting Guide located in the Windows Help or contact your computer manufacturer. If you are not able to find the desired monitor color/resolution settings: The color and screen resolution options available for selection depend on the graphics card being installed. [. . . ]