User manual GIGABYTE GV-R955256DP2

[. . . ] Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows® XP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment!!* The WEEE marking applies only in European Union's member states. 12MD-R9552P2-103R -1- English 1. Features · · · · · · Powered by ATI Radeon 9550 GPU Supports AGP 8X Supports Microsoft® DirectX® 9. 0 and OpenGL® 1. 5 feature sets Integrated with 256 MB GDDRII memory (For GV-R955256DP2 only) Integrated with 128 MB GDDRII memory (For GV-R955128D2 only) Supports TV-Out, D-Sub, and DVI connectors 1. 2. Board Layout (1) GV-R955256DP2 DVI-I Connector TV-Out VGA Monitor Connector (15-pin) DVI Output Digital LCD Monitor DVI-I to D-Sub Adapter Analog LCD Monitor VGA Output DVI-I Connector NTSC / PAL TV AV Output TV-Out (S-Video) Projector VGA Monitor Connector (15-pin) OR VGA Output Analog Monitor Analog LCD Monitor -2- English (2) GV-R955128D2 VGA Monitor Connector (15-pin) TV-Out DVI-D Connector OR Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor VGA Output VGA Monitor Connector (15-pin) NTSC / PAL TV AV Output TV-Out (S-Video) Projector DVI-D Connector DVI Output Digital LCD Monitor -3- English 2. Hardware Installation Installing your graphics card. Now that you have prepared your computer, you are ready to install your graphics card. If necessary, remove the metal cover from this slot; then align your graphics card with the AGP slot, and press it in firmly until it is fully seated. 2. Replace the screw to fasten the card in place, and replace the computer cover. 3. Plug the display cable into your card; then turn on the computer and monitor. -4- 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. English 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). -5- English 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). Click GIGABYTE Utility. Displays core clock status Displays memory clock status Select choice of skin Open Help pages 3. 4. [. . . ] 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. [. . . ]