User manual GIGABYTE GV-RX345256H

[. . . ] GV-RX345256H RadeonTM HD 3450 Graphics Accelerator User's Manual Rev. 101 12MD-RX3452H-101R Copyright © 2008 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. [. . . ] You may click the Display Properties item, and then click Settings. Right-click the icon to enter the Catalyst® Control Center. The Catalyst® Control Center is used to configure all your graphics card settings. Right-click the ATI icon to enter the Catalyst ® Control Center. Or you can right-click on the desktop and select ATI CATALYST(R) Control Center. GV-RX345256H Graphics Accelerator - 18 - Configuring Audio Output Configure the default audio output device based upon your needs. Step 1: Go to Start > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices. Step 2: In the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties dialog box, click the Audio tab. Using the picture to the left as the example, to set HDMI audio to be the default Sound Playback device, in the Default device box, select ATI HD Audio rear output. Otherwise, select Realtek HD Audio output, which is the onboard audio controller. - 19 - Software Installation 3. 1. 6. Display Properties Pages To access Display Properties pages, right-click on desktop and then select Properties. The Display Properties dialog box shows the information of display adapter, color, the range of display area, and the refresh rate. Settings (Resolutions and Color Quality for Windows) You may adjust the screen resolution and color quality settings in this dialog box. You can move the slider to change the resolution. You can click the item to change the color quality. Click the Advanced button for advanced settings. Display Matrix Model CRT+TV (Note) CRT+DVI DVI+TV DVI+TV+CRT HDMI+TV HDMI+CRT GV-RX345256H Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes (Note) The CRT+TV configuration requires that you connect your CRT display to the DVI-I connector on the card using the DVI-I to D-Sub adapter to ensure normal operation. This configuration is not supported if the CRT monitor is directly attached to the D-Sub port on the card. GV-RX345256H Graphics Accelerator - 20 - ATI Catalyst® Control Center Basic View : The Basic View is the default view when ATI Catalyst Control Center is launched for the first time. This interface provides access to the basic settings and advanced features of your ATI graphics products. You can switch between Basic View and Advanced View at any time. To access more settings in Basic View, click Basic, and then click Next. Easy Setup Wizards: Choose a wizard from the central list and click Go for step-by-step assistance. Avivo Video Converter This wizard assists you to convert videos from one file format to another. Step 1: Select Avivo Video Converter, then click Go. Step 2: Select the video file to be converted. Step 3: In the Output Folder area, select the destination folder where the new file will be located. Click Next. - 21 - Software Installation Step 4: In the Output Video Format list, select a file format for the new file. 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. GV-RX345256H Graphics Accelerator - 22 - 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. - 23 - 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: Basic View/ Advanced View/ Custom View. Basic View The Basic view is the default view when CATALYST Control Center is launched for the first time. Refer to the previous pages for details. Advanced View The Advanced view provides access to the advanced features on each page. The left navigation pane displays a tree view that lists all the advanced features. The Advanced view is recommended for experienced users. Custom View The Custom view allows you to display only the features you choose in the left navigation pane. The Custom view is recommended for experienced users who want to expose only the features they adjust most often or that their 3D application supports. 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-RX345256H Graphics Accelerator - 24 - Profiles Properties: You can use profiles to create customized environments for your desktop, video, and 3D applications. [. . . ] (NOTE: Some manufacturers do not allow the built-in graphics to be disabled or to become the secondary display. ) Make sure you selected the appropriate display device and graphics card when you install the graphics driver. Press <F8> on your keyboard after system starts up. 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. [. . . ]