User manual GIGABYTE GV-R955256D

[. . . ] Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2. Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] GV-R955128T TV-Out VGA Monitor Connector (15-pin) AV Output NTSC / PAL TV TV-Out (S-Video) VGA Monitor Connector Projector (15-pin) OR VGA Output Analog Monitor Analog LCD Monitor -2- 2. GV-R955256DP English DVI-I Connector TV-Out VGA Monitor Connector (15-pin) DVI Output Digital LCD Monitor DVI-I to D-Sub Connector Analog LCD Monitor VGA Output AV Output NTSC / PAL TV DVI-I Connector TV-Out (S-Video) VGA Monitor Connector Projector (15-pin) OR Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor VGA Output -3- English 3. GV-R955128D/GV-R955256D DVI-I Connector TV-Out VGA Monitor Connector (15-pin) DVI Output Digital LCD Monitor DVI-I to D-Sub Connector Analog LCD Monitor VGA Output AV Output NTSC / PAL TV DVI-I Connector TV-Out (S-Video) VGA Monitor Connector Projector (15-pin) OR Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor VGA Output -4- 4. GV-R955128DE English TV-Out DVI-I Connector NTSC / PAL TV AV Output TV-Out (S-Video) Projector DVI-I Connector DVI Output Digital LCD Monitor DVI-I to D-Sub Connector Analog LCD Monitor VGA Output 2. Hardware Installation Installing your graphics card. Now that you have prepared your computer, you are ready to install your graphics card. If screw to fasten necessary, rethe card in place, move the metal and replace the cover from this computer cover. slot; then align yo ur gra phi cs card with the AGP slot, and press it in firmly until it is fully seated. Plug the display cable into your card; then turn on the computer and monitor. -5- English 3. DirectX Installation Install Microsoft DirectX to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Windows® 2000/ Windows® XP to achieve better 3D performance. Note: For software MPEG support in Windows® 2000/ Windows® XP, you must install DirectX first. Users who run Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or above do not need to install DirectX separately. When the Autorun window appears, click Install DirectX 9. 3. 2. Driver Installation (Windows® XP/2000) Insert the driver CD disk into your CD-ROM drive, and then the Autorun window appears. If it does not appear, please run SETUP. exe in the root directory of the driver CD disk (ex:D:\SETUP. exe). Click Install Display Drivers (Radeon 9550 Series). -6- 3. 3. V-Tuner 2 Installation V-Tuner 2 monitors the working frequency of the graphics engine and video memory (Core Clock and Memory Clock). English Click GIGABYTE Utility. Displays core clock Displays memory clock Open Help pages Select choice of skin 3. 4. HYDRAVISIONTM Installation HYDRAVISIONTM and the Desktop Manager are activated whenever Windows® starts. [. . . ] To back up the current BIOS, at the A:\> prompt, type[BIOS flash utility name] s [BIOS file name](example: gvf13 -s r955128d. f1) and press Enter. To flash BIOS, at the A:\> prompt, type [BIOS flash utility name] -p [BIOS file name](example: gvf13 -p r955128d. f2) and press Enter. Wait until it's done, then restart your computer. 4. 3. [. . . ]