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1. 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 ATi Catalyst Control Center al AM Always on Top Hotkeys 8 Profiles Sy Preferences O Help Always on Top Hide Tooltips Hide Tooltips ae ime ka Hide Toolbar Text E H d e To 0 b a r Te xt Displays Manager Hide Splash Screen KA Display Options Graphics Adapte ne Syao ray Mera En 2 H i d e S p a S h S c re e n Select a Language Select a Skin Product Feature Restore Factory Defaults E Enable System Tray Menu t Check for driver updates A Select a Language Contact CUSTOMER CARE Customer reviews a Select a Skin Send ATI your feedback soe 3 Visit ati com m Restore Factory Defaults CaTAlysy CONTROL CENTER ok 21 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 AT Catalyst Control Center ll Help for this Page YP Hotkeys X 8 Profiles Gh Preferences X Que Help for this Page Help Contents Welcome Search Help b Information Center Wel C i E Go to ATI com E Displays Manager Help2. 103 Monitor Properties 1 6 3D Color Avivo Video Presets Basic Color Theater Mode All Settings gt WPU Recover Defaults Graphics Adapter 7 ATI Radeon HD 2400XT GD 1904BP Y Video Preview Basic Quality JV Use automatic deinterlacing T Pulldown detection Defaults GV RX24T256H Graphics Accelerator Presets To quickly adjust your video settings choose one of the video presets Note These settings will only affect applica tions with video overlay support Basic Color Use the Avivo Color Basic option to manu ally set Gamma Brightness Contrast Saturation and Tint for video playback Note Certain video formats do not support these adjustments These settings will only affect applications with video overlay support Basic Quality You can control the deinterlacing settings by checking the Use automatic deinterlacing item The bar determines how the two inter laced video fields are converted into a non interlaced form Note These settings will only affect applica tions with video overlay support AT Catalyst Control Center mf View X YP Hotkeys X 8 Profiles Gh Preferences oa Que X Graphics Settings Welcome Information Center Displays Manager KA Display Options Monitor Properties 1 amp 30 Color E Avivo Video Presets Basic Color Basic Quality gt Theater Mode All Settings gt VPU Recover Theater Mode
3. ATI Radeon HD 2400XT GD 19048P y Direct3D Settings Vv V Support DXT texture formats I Altemate pixel center OpenGL Settings I Triple buffering I Force 24 bit Z butfer depth Color Defaults for the Direct 3D and OpenGL Application Pro grammable Interfaces API These settings are provided for resolving certain incompatibilities within 3D applications that use one of these APIs Use this dialog when you know which type of API Direct 3D or OpenGL your 3D application uses and you want to select a particular API specific feature If you are not sure which API your 3D application uses con sult the documentation of your 3D application Note The Alternate Pixel center Direct 3D setting is not supported on systems running Windows Vista This setting corrected a corruption problem that occurred with some older games that should not occur with modern games 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 Af Catalyst Control Center E View Graphics Settings Welcome Information Center Displays Manager KA Display Options Monitor Properties 1 amp 30 EN E Avivo Video L VPU Recover X YP Hotkeys X 8 Profiles db P eferences oa Que a 1 AT Radeon HD 2400 xT GD 1904BP z Ces Set color correction for Graphics Adapter Col
4. 4 Catalyst Control Center iff H DTV Su pport ae 6 amp Profes 7 Gh Preferences 3 Que E Use HDTV Support when your CRT DFP at i ae DTV display device supports one or more HDTV i A _ Displays Manager E Display Options GraphicsAdapter TATI Radeon HO 2400XT GD 18048P modes that are not initially listed in the Dis 88 Monitor Properties 1 Attributes Adjustments A These HDTV modes may be added to the Force button in plays Manager due to an incomplete EDID HDTWS t Displays Manager for displays that report incomplete EDID n ee information Note that forcing a display mode that exceeds its FE ia abs pte apenas Ses Extended Display Identification Data Select Color 2 piel poplar ae tel 080i are disabled in certain situations such n g 0 n e 0 r b oth of th e H D TV m od e S a d d S th e m O a to the Force button located in the Displays Man Ad 106030 in the Display Manage ager when the associated display is selected If you have both CRT and DFP or DTV display devices and want both to support HDTV select the Add 720 and Add 1080 check boxes ma in the HDTV Support pages for those devices The following formats are fully supported NTSC PAL SECAM Warning Forcing a display mode that exceeds its EDID limits may result in permanent damage to your display GV RX24T256H Graphics Accelerator 24 AT Catalyst Control Center mf View X YP Hotkeys X 8 Profiles Gh Prefer
5. A ee 6 3 OOMWAIE Install ars aia 10 3 1 Windows XP Driver Installation cc ccccessesccssesscssescscssessscssessessesevecseesvassuersesenenvenes 10 3 1 1 Operating System Requirement coococococococococococononocononoccococononononononononrnrnrnrnrnrnononononoss 10 3 1 2 DirectX Installation tono lcd clean ea canos caos 11 A e A a a 12 A heheh itean ala hamte agile a aM a ea st 14 3 15 Display Properties Pages o da aa tensed psa iE ates eles 16 A Troubleshooting ias 33 EOL esea a a 34 Resolutions and Color Depth Table In Windows XP o oo o o 0 00 0 34 Regulatory Statements mesitas riales 35 GV RX24T256H Graphics Accelerator 2 1 Introduction 1 1 Features e Powered by ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT Graphics Processing Unit GPU e Supports PCI Express x16 e Integrated with 256 MB GDDR2 memory e Supports DirectX 9 0c 10 e Supports AV S Video TV Out output e Supports 1 Dual Link DVI I connector e Supports 1 D Sub connector e Supports HDTV output by adapter optional e Supports HDMI connector by adapter optional 1 2 Minimum System Requirements e Hardware Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 512 MB of system memory 1 GB or more for best performance Optical drive for software installation CD ROM or DVD ROM drive e Operating System Windows Vista Windows XP with Service Pack 2 SP2 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition 3 Introduction Analog LCD Monitor Anal
6. 4 new video Me miiba created at the epecibed bookon br Select an Easy Setup Wizard or Quick Settings then click Go bps Fla Easy Setup Wizards Quick Settings Information Center T Eliana fhe Me nee ony For step by step assistance choose a Wizard then click Go wre Uy Pictures Np Record Decurarir E Derki 58 My Computer Advances to the first step of the selected Easy Setup Wizard Go gt Advanced lt Back Exit Step 1 Select Avivo Video Converter Step 2 Select the video file to be converted then click Go Af Catalyst Control Center Basic Avivo Video Converter Step 1 The file to convert will remain unaltered A new video file will be created at the specified location Input File C Documents and Settings Administrator My Document ts MOVGBT MPG I Show the file name only Clear Property Value File Name C Documents and Settings Administrator My Bitrate 0 36 mbps Frame Rate 25 00 frames sec Aspect Ratio 4 3 Resolution 40 x 480 6 4 2007 5 40 49 PM 612MB Step 3 In the Output Folder area select the destination folder where the new file will be located Click Next 17 Software Installation AT Catalyst Control Center Basic Avivo Video Converter Step 2 No Associated Player N Use this format to produce generic MPEG 1 video files Output Video Format Standard MPEG 1 and MPEG 2 formats achieve very high compression rates and are portab
7. Contents Search Help Go to ATl com About Catalyst Control Center KA Display Options Graphics Adapter 1 4T Radeon H About Catalyst Control Center Monitor Properties 1 D Check for driver updates Contact CUSTOMER CARE Customer reviews Send ATI your feedback Visit ati com CATALYST CONTROL CENTER OK GV RX24T256H Graphics Accelerator 22 Displays Manager Displays Manager is the central location for configuring your display devices and arranging your desktop Use Displays Manager to quickly change your display setup arrange your desktop in a multi monitor environment and enable TV Out center Note The stretch vertically and horizontally E View X YP Hotkeys 3 Profiles GB Preterences ba Que M Graptic Stings options are not supported on systems a toma cr Displays Manager running Windows Vista Displays M el en isplays Manager KA Display Options Graphics Adapter 1 ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT GD 1904BP Desktop and Display Setup ain hed displays currently KM Zz disabled le To make changes drag or right click the display icons Detect Displays Selected Display on ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT GD 1904BP Single Desktop area Color quality Refresh rate 1024x 768 y High 32 bit x 60Hz x Rotation Standard Landscape 0 x Force Display Options The Display
8. ESI 111363 2006RERMEHRRBRUE Indicates that this hazardous substance contained in all homogenous materials of this part is below the limit requirement SJ T 11363 2006 Xx RRRABSESMRE OER RAR S MMU SI 71 1363 2006 HR TAREA Indicates that this hazardous substance contained in at least one of the homogenous materials of this part is above the limit requirement in SJ T 11363 2006 HEZAKE AR FREAR HAE FHAA mA ESEE TR AEF AP WES th ERS SHA APE This table shows where these substances may be found in the supply chain of our electronic information products as of the date of the sale of the enclosed products Note that some of the component types listed above may or may not be a part of the enclosed product GV RX24T256H Graphics Accelerator 36
9. 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 A Catalyst Control Center 5 ya Hotkeys 88 Proies Profiles gt di ruterences Ore Help E Basic View The Basic view is the default view when CATALYST Control Center is launched for the Basic View v Advanced View Custom Yi Welcome Edit Custo meni Displa t Graphics Adapter 1 ATI Radeon HD 2400XT GD 1904BP Pe wie first time Refer to the previous pages for details Advanced View t Check for driver updates 5 Contact CUSTOMER CARE The Advanced view provides access to the Customer reviews gt Send ATI your DAAI advanced features on each page The left Visit ati com CaTalYyYsS Cavalysv all the advanced features The Advanced view navigation pane displays a tree view that lists is recommended for experienced users EH Custom View The Custom view allows you to display only ok 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 qu
10. display will automatically adjust to the application s requirements CATALYST A I Catalyst A I makes use of ATI s new texture analyzer technology to optimize performance in 3D applications while maintaining or even improving image quality It analyzes individual textures as they are loaded to determine the best and fastest way to display them Software Installation a Cetalyel Control Center Al Mipmap Detail Level E View X YP Hotkeys X 8 Profiles Gh Preferences M Que Md Gets Sens Mipmapping is a texturing technique that eames MiPmap Detail Level preserves the detail on a 3D object s surface S Displays Manager KA Display Options raphics Adapter ATI Radeon HD 2400XT GD 19048P y H i 1 T potem o OEE as it moves into the background A series of E ae sag i Y Y low and high resolution texture maps are stored ri EMMA in memory and selectively used to create the e EE object s surface depending on what level of AO AA detail is needed Mipmap detail level can be set to favor either oe J asv an increase in system processing performance High Quality or improved image quality Setting for performance is best used when the 3D image is animated and smoothness of mo tion is the most important consideration Setting for quality is best used when high sur face detail is required especially if the ani mated object rotates or moves into the Defaults background A Cataly
11. to configure anti aliasing use the Use application settings option Your display will automatically adjust to the application s requirements ATi Catalyst Control Center oll a Adaptive Anti Al lasi ng A Lore yiee Que Adaptive anti aliasing is a technique that ap a AE plies a combination of multi sampling MSAA S Displays Manager E Dil Opts ica arado HO OORT GD TGOEP and super sampling SSAA on 3D objects to 103 Monitor Properties 1 amp 3D 3D Preview y Sida St Y gt improve edge smoothness and fine detail This L 4 Adaptive Anti A pie VO dag pii feature renders 3D objects containing transpar 3 pet F Mipmap Detail L 4 q n a gh as More Seto M Snot Y encies more realistic providing exceptional Color i ming E Avivo Video O A levels of image quality while maintaining performance Adaptive Anti Aliasing I Enable Adaptive Anti Aliasing Defaults GV RX24T256H Graphics Accelerator 26 Av Catalyst Control Center if View oa YP Hotkeys X 8 Profiles Gi Preterences oa Que a Graphics Settings Welcome A Information Center S Displays Manager KA Display Options Monitor Properties 1 5 3D Standard Settir Anti Aliasing Adaptive Anti Al Arisotopt Fite Catalyst A l Mipmap Detail L All Settings More Settings Vo An SotropieFiltering Graphics Adapter 1 AT Radeon HD 2400 xT GD 1904BP x 3D Preview Color Aviv
12. to the DVI 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 RX24T256H Graphics Accelerator 16 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 Avi Catalyst Control Center Basic To access more settings in Basic View click Basic and then click Next Welcome to the ATi cata LYST ATI Catalyst8 Control Center CONTROL CENTER What would you like to use Basic Easy Setup Wizards and Quick Settings Provides both step by step assistance and Quick Settings for changing your display setup and other common tasks I Don t show this page again You can choose between Basic Easy and Quick or Advanced at any time Click Next to continue Exit Next gt Easy Setup Wizards Choose a wizard from the central list and click Go for step by step assistance E Avivo Video Converter This wizard assists you to convert videos from one file format to another A Catalyst Control Center Basic k Z Catay Control Contes Basic Avwe Video Toseta Step Y What Would You Like to Do N The Me do cores val ansi urabered
13. GV RX24T256H ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT Graphics Accelerator User s Manual Rev 101 12MD RX24T2HG 101R Copyright 2007 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD Copyright by GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD GBT No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any from without the expressed written permission of GBT Trademarks Third party brands and names are the property of their respective owners Notice Please do not remove any labels on VGA card this may void the warranty of this VGA card Due to rapid change in technology some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to update the information contained herein Macrovision corporation product notice This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U S patents and other intellectual property rights Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited Table of Contents T IATOdUCION arce ton cti 3 N Tef cic 8 ke eee ante O 3 1 2 Minimum System Requirements ccccccccssssseessscessessssssseeessecsserseeerseeees 3 2 Hardware Installation ia aa 4 Zo Ves Board Layou Enronin O 4 2 2
14. Graphics Seine Monitor Attributes provides information about Pals Monitor Properties Information Center fA iometon Cnt the attached monitor You can also enable EA Display Options Graphics Adapter ATI Radeon HD 2400XT GD 19048P y igi 7 a Extended Display Identification Data Extended Adjustments Monitor Information wi Cole Display Data Channel ODC Supported Display Identification Data EDID uses the in Y 3D Display Name GD 1904BP ee Maximum reported reson 1440900 formation provided by the attached monitor to gt YPU Recover Maximum reported refresh rate 75 Hz determine the limits for the resolution and Monitor Attributes Vv Use Extended Display Identification Data EDID re fre S h rate or driver defaults Maximum resolution Maximum refresh rate E Adjustments Graphic Stings Use Monitor Adjustments to resize and reposi pd Monitor Properties e Information Center 22 Displays Manager KA Display Options Graphics Adapter 1 ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT GD 1904BP ie ciegas display screen You can also adjust the hori Attributes Screen Position and Size Adjustments fea zontal and vertical sync or enable composite Y 3D Den Vio ll syn C L YPU Recover Ha Click the box and move it or use the arrows to adjust position or size tion the computer desktop on your monitor s Synchronization Horizontal Vertical I Composite sync Defaults
15. N Graphics Adapter 1 ATI Radeon HD 2400 xT GD 1904BP 5 Single Display Mode Theater Mode requires Dual Display Displays Manager To select another mode click o Main Display AT Catalyst Control Center Defaults E View X YP Hotkeys X 8 Profiles GB Picterences oa Que X Graphics Settings Welcome Information Center Displays Manager KA Display Options 8 Monitor Properties 1 6 3D Color Avivo Video Presets Basic Color Basic Quality Theater Mode gt VPU Recover Noe Zij IT LYST lt All Settings M 1 ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT GD 1904BP X A Graphics Adapter Basic Color Brightness Saturation j e J Contrast Tint fio y ke fico j bo lt Gamma J fio gt M Use application settings Defaults m Theater Mode Use Theater Mode to change the way you view streaming video Note These settings will only affect applica tions with video overlay support Extended Desktop Mode is not supported on systems running Windows Vista This item will be available when you connect two monitors E All Settings The All Settings page combines all of the princi pal Video features onto a single page without any preview window allowing quick access and adjustment This page is useful when it is not necessary to preview the adjusted settings because the effect is already known or understood Note Th
16. Options aspect gives you additional control to optimize performance of OpenGL and Direct 3D applications Use 3D Refresh Rate Override to set a refresh rate of your choice when a full screen application or game has a default refresh rate that is lower than optimal Choose one of the Display Detection Options to prevent screen flicker when detecting a display If you are using an older TV or one that has non standard inputs that may not be automatically detected use Force TV Detection Lotalysl Control Center sh Note On systems running Windows Vista the 3D Refresh Rate Override and the Display Detection Option to configure panning on displays with limited resolution capabilities Graphics Adapter 7 ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT GD 19048P 3D Refresh Rate Override read athe escpret de Ta restave Vis a peated are not supported since refresh rate is isable v a en better controlled by Windows Vista and Display Detection Option Dura smera cadre Coca Windows Vista does not support panning Use manual detection only I must click the Detect Displays button Display Management Options IF my TY is not detected I Force TV detection For displays of limited resolution capabilities Only allow panning on limited resolution displays v Defaults 23 Software Installation Monitor Properties1 AT Catalyst Control Center Le b E Attributes mf View X YP Hotkeys X 8 Profiles Gh Preferences Que
17. all package will search for updated DirectX Runtime Components MICROSOFT DirectX 9 0c A and update as necessary It may take a few minutes SUPPLEMENTAL END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR MICROSOFT SOFTWARE Supplemental EULA To start installation please click Next Esla READ aber ail These Microsol ft Cor Mi a Cancel E Cancel Step 2 Choose l accept the agreement and click the Next button Installing Microsoft R DirectX R Progress Please wait while Setup completes the following actions gt Installing Components e your work and then close all applications befor Searching for updated DirectX Runtime Components and updating as necessary This may take a few minutes Extracting files dxdiag exe Installing the components Step 4 Click Finish to restart computer Then the DirectX 9 installation is completed 11 Software Installation 3 1 3 Driver Installation A New hardware found After the graphics card is inserted into your computer at the first time the windows will automatically detect a new hardware in the system and pop out a New Hardware Found message The following is the step by step installation guide Step 1 Found new hardware wizard Video controller VGA Compatible Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New a Click the Next button to install the driver There Video Controller VGA Compatible is a driver CD disk that came with your graphics If your har
18. ation to install the driver for your graphics accelerator 3 1 Windows XP Driver Installation 3 1 1 Operating System Requirement e When loading the graphics card drivers for the system please make sure your system has installed DirectX 9 0c or later version e Ifyou install the graphics card drivers for the motherboard which consist of SIS or VIA chipsets please install the appropriate driver program for that motherboard Or please contact your motherboard nearest dealer for motherboard driver GV RX24T256H Graphics Accelerator 10 3 1 2 DirectX Installation Install Microsoft DirectX to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Windows XP to achieve better 3D performance 6 Note For software MPEG support in 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 GIGABYTE O eee gemma Click the Install DirectX 9 item Install Display Driver P Yahoo Companion Toolbar Browse this CD Readme Step 1 When autorun window show up click the Install DirectX 9 item Exit Installing Microsoft R DirectX R Installing Microsoft R DirectX R DirectX Setup Welcome to setup for DirectX Install Direct runtime components zard guides uho ugh in stallation of e Con ampon ents Plea ead the follow ng i cense a nk reement Press the PAGE DOWN key to s plat lg he agree nto DirectX 9 0 Runtime Install This inst
19. configure display setting for desktop viewing 18 Quick Settings The Quick Settings page provide access to three main settings E A a 3D Quality 3D Performance and Quality settings allows Select an Easy Setup Wizard or Quick Settings then click Go Easy Setup Wizards Quick Settings Information Center ee eee your 3D games and applications to get faster als SS performance and better quality with a more balanced setting D a ei omo ce Get m Video Playback lt Use this option to optimize video playback in different room environment or to select how video playback appears on the second display E Display Setup This option allows you to configure your desktop including changing desktop resolution and desktop mode setting up extended desk top requires more than one display and rotat ing desktop image to match new display orientation Advanced lt Back Exit Information Center The Information Center page in Basic and Advanced View provides hardware and software information about the installed graphics card ERE E m Graphics Software ee gt Provides software information including driver aaa Ses lea version CATALYST version Direct 3D ver a UTE sion and so on er hE mnaarenaneee m Graphics Hardware Che Grate nn SETI Provides hardware information incluing graph ics chipset BIOS version memory size core clock and so on Advanced lt Back Exit 19
20. dware came with an installation CD A or floppy disk insert it now accelerator please insert it now What do you want the wi O Install from a list o Click Next to continue Or click the Cancel button to install the driver from AUTORUN window Step 2 Found new hardware wizard Searching and installing The wizard will search for the driver and install it automatically Found New Hardware Wizard Found New Hardware Wizard Please wait while the wizard searches Please wait while the wizard installs the software oy Video Controller VGA Compatible a ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT Y ativvaxx dat To CXAWINDOWSisystem32 Step 3 Found new hardware wizard Finish Click the Finish button to finish the installation Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for a ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT Click Finish to close the wizard GV RX24T256H Graphics Accelerator 12 B Driver installation Autorun Window Insert the driver CD disk into your CD ROM and then you can see the AUTORUN window If it does not show up please run D setup exe GIGABYTE Install DirectX 9 Install Display Driver Yahoo Companion Toolba Browse this CD Readme Exit ATI Software D Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for ATI E Software The InstallShield Wizard will install ATI Software on your computer To continue click Next E Canc
21. efer to the monitor s manual 33 Troubleshooting Tips 9 Appendix Resolutions and Color Depth Table In Windows XP Radeon HD 2400 XT Series 2D Single Display Modes Display Maximum Color Depth bpp Screen Refresh Rate 8bpp 256 color 16bpp 65K color 32bpp 16 7M Resolution Hz Standard mode High mode True mode 640 x 480 200 Y Y Y 800 x 600 200 Y Y Y 1024 x 768 200 Y Y Y 1152 x 864 100 Y Y Y 1280 x 768 85 Y Y Y 1280 x 960 160 V Y Y 1280 x 1024 120 Y Y Y 1440 x 900 60 Y Y Y 1600 x 1200 100 Y Y Y 1680 x 1050 100 Y Y Y 1792 x 1344 85 Y Y Y 1800 x 1440 70 Y Y Y 1856 x 1392 75 Y Y Y 1920 x 1080 75 Y Y Y 1920 x 1200 85 Y Y Y 1920 x 1440 75 Y Y Y 2048 x 1536 66 Y Y Y Radeon HD 2400 XT Series HDTV Display Modes Display Maximum Screen Refresh Rate Resolution Hz 480i 640 x 480 30 704 x 480 30 720 x 480 30 480p 640 x 480 60 704 x 480 60 720 x 480 60 856 x 480 60 720p 960 x 720 60 1280 x 720 60 1080i 1920 x 1080 30 The table is for reference only The actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor you use GV RX24T256H Graphics Accelerator 34 Regulatory Statements Regulatory Notices This document must not be copied without our written permission and the contents there of must not be imparted to a third party nor be used for any unauthorized purpose Contravention will be prosecuted We b
22. el Step 2 Click Next button ATI Software Select Components Select the component you want to install Please select the component that you want to install a Express Recommended ET Custom For advanced users and system administrators lt Back oo Cancel Setp 4 Click Express or Custom icon Setup Complete Setup has finished copying files to pour computer Before you can use the program you must restart Windows or your computer Yes want to restart my computer now No will restart my computer later Click the Install Display Driver item Step 1 When autorun window show up click the Install Display Driver item ATI Software License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully Press the PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of the agreement End User License Agreement PLEASE READ THIS LICENSE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SOFTWARE BY THE SOFTWARE YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY ERMS OF THIS LICENSE IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE PROMPTLY RETURN THE SOFTWARE TO THE PLACE WHERE YOU OBTAINED IT AND YOUR MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED 1 License The software accompanying this License hereinafter Software regardless of the media on which it is distributed are licensed to you by ATI Technologies Inc for y Do you accept all the terms of the preceding License Agreement If you choose No the setup will close To install ATI Software you must accept
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24. ences ba Que a Graphics Settings Welcome Information Center Displays Manager KA Display Options Monitor Properties Attributes Adjustments 1 HDTY Support Y 3D Color Avivo Video G WPU Recover Monitor Properties Graphics Adapter 1 AT Radeon HD 2400 xT GD 1904BP Sa Avivo Color Correction Graphics Settings Welcome Information Center Displays Manager KA Display Options 8 Monitor Properties 1 3D gt Anti Aliasing Adaptive Anti Al Anisotropic Filte Catalyst A l Mipmap Detail L All Settings More Settings Color Avivo Video VPU Recover A Defaults Po Standard Settings Graphics Adapter 1 ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT GD 1904BP y 3D Preview Standard Settings I Use custom settings Performance Balanced Defaults E Avivo Color Use Avivo Color for ATI graphics cards that supports per display color settings Indepen dently set the hue saturation and tempera ture for each attached and enabled display E Standard Settings 295 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 The slider enables you to adjust for overall system performance overall 3D image quality or a balance between the two This page is useful when you are not aware of which
25. ese settings will only affect applica tions with video overlay support 31 Software Installation VPU Recover VPU Recover is a tool capable of detecting the rare situation when the graphics processor is no longer able to respond to display driver commands When this occurs VPU Recover attempts to reset the graphics processor so that you are able to continue using your computer without interruption or loss of data In most cases VPU Recover will be able to reset the graphics processor without requiring a system restart If the computer cannot recover from a crash VPU Recover will switch the computer to software rendering mode allowing you to save any work in progress before restarting the computer Catalyst Control Center Enable VPU Recover mf View X YP Hotkeys X 8 Profiles Gh Preferences oa Que oa Graphics Settings mM Prepare an error report if VPU Recover is VPU Recover X activated for submission to ATI Technologies COO MEE Allows the VPU Recover once it is activated to generate an error report that you can send to hics processor lay driver to re aoe ATI via e mail ecover allows the ATI display driver to reset th t the graphic event that it stops responding to commands from the displ d t cases be abl the display driver will in most c ics processor without requiring a system restart Note Because Windows Vista provides the same A functionality as this option VPU Recover is y Pg aa g
26. h your effort 35 Appendix Finally we suggest that you practice other environmentally friendly actions by understanding and using the energy saving features of this product where applicable recycling the inner and outer packaging including shipping containers this product was delivered in and by disposing of or recycling used batteries properly With your help we can reduce the amount of natural resources needed to produce electrical and electronic equipment minimize the use of landfills for the disposal of end of life products and generally improve our quality of life by ensuring that potentially hazardous substances are not released into the environment and are disposed of properly China Restriction of Hazardous Substances Table The following table is supplied in compliance with China s Restriction of Hazardous Substances China RoHS requirements 10 KFFRAPH HTERBFASREAERAZ HAA Management Methods on Control of Pollution from Electronic Information Products China RoHS Declaration Pith PRGA SMRAARNAZRRAR Hazardous papa Table BBM mac Hazardous Substances MAS Parts A Pb z He 43 Cd AH SRKE S52 EM Cr VI PBB PBDE O O O O O O O O Chip and other Active components ira raraee HS Connectors RAB Ree Passive Components RH Cables FRM Soldering metal ER MAR PER Ree Flux Solder Paste Label and other O O O O O O Consumable Materials O RTA BEFORE BZREMAMRAH SMS BY
27. ickly 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 8 Profies a Gap Preferences X Que gt Welcome e Information Center We come Displays Manager KA Display Options Graphics Adapter 7 AT Radeon HD 2400 XT GD 1904BP y 8 Monitor Properties Produ Hotkeys Manager Hotkeys Manager IV Enable Hotkeys feature I List active Hotkeys only List Hotkeys for Catalyst Control Center Ee Cancel Help GV RX24T256H Graphics Accelerator 20 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 gt Welcome Information Center a E Profiles Manage aaa installed in your computer you need to i ispi lays anager Cy Creste or Edi Poi select the appropriate card before creating Enter or select a profile name en loading or activating a Profile emacs Composition Activation Applications This profile includes C all Catalyst Control Center settings the following settings C ATI Radeon HD 2400 xT GD 1904BP
28. ion you can connect the RCA cable from your TV to the AV Out port on the adapter GV RX24T256H Graphics Accelerator 8 GIGABYTE Thermal Solution Guidelines 1 GIGABYTE established the use of silent pipes on graphics card s thermal solution and has been the leading company for silent thermal solution GIGABYTE s passive thermal solution allows system to work perfectly in chassis with 40 50 degrees Celsius through the air flow of the system Please beware of the other excess component or insufficient system thermal design that may cause high system temperature Excess high temperature will affect the passive thermal design and thus compromising system stability GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY s passive thermal design effectively implemented heat exchange radiation and convection to improve stability of the system Please maintain passive thermal sink at a normal and clean environment Extra dust on heatsink may decrease the effectiveness of the thermal design Silent Thermal Technology Passive Thermal Design Ox Hardware Installation 3 Software Installation In this manual we assume that your CD ROM Drive letter to be Drive D The installation of Windows XP drivers is very simple When you insert the driver CD into your CD ROM drive you can see the AUTORUN window if it does not show up run D setup exe Then you can follow the guides to setup your graphics card driver Please follow the subsection 3 1 3 Driver install
29. le to most MPEG 1 z computers iPod Video Windows Media Video MPEG 4 Divx Compatible Portable Media Center Sony portable gaming device MPEG 2 Video CD Output File Te Size ETZMB 5 857MB Bitrate 0 36 mbps 4 68 mbps Encoding Standard MPEG 1 MPEG 1 Output File MOVGBTO Start Over lt Back Next gt 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 AT Catalyst Control Center Basic What Would You Like to Do Select an Easy Setup Wizard or Quick Settings then click Go Easy Setup Wizards Quick Settings Information Center For step by step assistance choose a Wizard then click Go Avivo Video Converter Setup my display configuration 3 This Wizard will take you through all the steps to set up your display configuration to your own preferences Up to 5 steps may be involved Advanced GV RX24T256H Graphics Accelerator AT Catalyst Control Center Basic Avivo Video Converter Completed The video file has been successfully converted Created RNA Property Value File Size 3 707MB Bitrate 2 69 mbps Encoding Standard MPEG 4 Divx Compatible Open Folder Play File Start Over lt Back Finish The video file has been successfully converted E Setup my display configuration This wizard allows you to
30. o Video LH VPU Recover v gt SMOOTHVISION HD Anisotropic Filtering V Use application settings Defaults A Catalyst Control Center E View X PP Hotkeys X 8 Profiles GB Pieterences oa Que X Graphics Settings RAS Catalyst Al Graphics Adapter 7 AT Radeon HD 2400XT GD 19048P y Welcome Information Center Displays Manager KA Display Options Monitor Properties 1 6 3 3D Preview Standard Settir h Anti Aliasing Adaptive Anti Al Anisotropic Filte atalyst A Mipmap Detail L All Settings More Settings Color E Avivo Video VPU Recover Catalyst A I I Disable Catalyst A l a Standard Defaults 2 Anisotropic Filtering Anisotropic Filtering is a technique that pre serves detail on surfaces that have three di mensional perspective and fade away into the background It works best when used in con junction with Mipmapping Anisotropic Filtering can be set to favor either an increase in system processing performance or improved image quality Setting for performance is best used with applications that display objects with smooth simple surfaces like those seen in CAD applications Setting for quality is best used with applications that display highly detailed scenes backgrounds and textured objects like those seen in 3D games If you are unsure how to configure anisotropic filtering use the Use application settings option Your
31. og CRT Monitor HDTV NTSC PAL TV Projector 2 1 Board Layout 2 Hardware Installation D Sub Connector 15 pin TV Out i iN DVI I Connector D Sub Output Y marum Pr Pb AV Output hanm S Video Output En mn DVI Output DVI I to D Sub Adapter q a_ if HDMI Monitor GV RX24T256H Graphics Accelerator 4 D Sub Connector 15 pin TV Out DVI I Connector The entire Radeon HD 2000 series support HDMI output which can handle both audio and video signals However audio output from the onboard audio control ler or the external sound card will be disabled when HDMI output is activated If no need for HDMI output function set the onboard audio controller or the external sound card to be the default Sound Playback device to obtain audio output from your system For more details refer to page 15 A Expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit IC chips To arent protect them against damage from static electricity you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer 1 Turn off your computer and unplug power supply 2 Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components If you do not have one touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object such as the power supply case 3 Place components on a grounded antistatic
32. or Adjustments Color correction curve Click to change image Desktop v All Channels y Gamma Reset o5 35 fio Brightness 100 eco lt Contrast 0 JF ano fico Defaults 29 Software Installation Avivo Video AT Catalyst Control Center E View X YP Hotkeys X 8 Profiles GG Preferences Que Graphics Settings Welcome Information Center S Displays Manager KA Display Options um Monitor Properties 1 3D Color E Avivo Video gt Basic Color Basic Quality Theater Mode All Settings gt VPU Recover Presets Graphics Adapter 7 ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT GD 1904BP Video Preview Presets To quickly adjust your video setting choose one of the video presets Video Presets Custom y AT Catalyst Control Center Graphics Settings Welcome Information Center Displays Manager KA Display Options um Monitor Properties 1 6 3D Color E Avivo Video Presets Basic Quality Theater Mode All Settings gt WPU Recover Defaults 2 Xx Graphics Adapter 1 ATI Radeon HD 2400 xT GD 1904BP y Video Preview Basic Color Brightness Saturation le m3 m Contrast Tint J my papa Gamma M Use application settings 1 00 A Catalyst Control Center Graphics Settings Welcome Information Center S Displays Manager KA Display Options
33. ot VU Recover acted o not available on systems running Windows Vista Defaults GV RX24T256H Graphics Accelerator 32 4 Troubleshooting Tips The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems Contact your dealer or GIGABYTE for more advanced troubleshooting information E Check that the card is seated properly in the PCI Express x16 slot m Ensure that the display cable is securely fastened to the card s display connector Make sure that the monitor and computer are plugged in and receiving power E f necessary disable any built in graphics capabilities on your motherboard For more information consult your computer s manual or manufacturer NOTE Some manufacturers do not allow the built in graphics to be disabled or to become the secondary display m Make sure you selected the appropriate display device and graphics card when you installed the graphics driver EH Restart your computer Press the F8 key 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 For more assistance use the Troubleshooting Guide located in the Windows Help or contact your computer manufacturer If necessary adjust your monitor s setting by monitor s adjust panel to make the screen caution looks focused crisp and sharp Please r
34. our new graphics card 1 2 Replace the screw to fasten the card in place Plug the display cable into your card then Locate the PCI Express x16 slot If necessary remove the metal cover from this slot then align your graphics card with the PCI Express x16 slot and press it in firmly until the card is fully seated Please make sure that the gold edge connector of the graphics card is securely inserted and replace the computer cover turn on the computer and monitor If your graphics card came with a DVI I connector you can connect a flat panel display to the appropriate connector Or use the DVI I to HDMI adapter to connect an HDMI monitor To D Sub Monitor To TV VCR To Flat Panel Display Connect an HDMI monitor via DVI I to HDMI adapter You are now ready to proceed with the installation of the graphics card drivers Please refer to next chapter for detailed instructions e Hardware Installation GIGABYTE Video Adapter Optional for Nvidia Graphics Cards HDTV Component Y Pr Pb a S Video Out Connect to the TV Out port on the graphics card 1 Connecting HDTV Connect your HDTV cables to the video adapter according to the corresponding color Y Green Pr Red Pb Blue 2 Connecting S Video If your TV has a S Video connection connect the S Video cable from your TV to the S Video Out porton the adapter 3 Connecting AV Output If your TV has a Composite video connect
35. output Sanaa select Realtek HD Audio output which is the onboard Default device A Realtek HD Audio Input audio controller MIDI music playback la Default device paeng Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth v Use only default devices 15 Software Installation 3 1 5 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 depth for Windows You may adjust the screen resolution and color quality settings in this dialog box Display Properties _ Themes Desktop Screen Saver Appearance Settings Drag the monitor icons to match the physical arrangement of your monitors You can move the slider to change the resolution You can click the item to change the color quality Click the Advanced button for adapter and setting Display 1 Plug and Play Monitor on ATI Radeon HD pasar Screen resolution ess Color quality More Highest 32 bit y 1024 by 768 pixels Display Model GV RX24T256H Matrix CRT TV Note Yes CRT DVI Yes DVI TV Yes DVI TV CRT No HDMI TV Yes HDMI CRT Yes Note The CRT TV configuration requires that you connect your CRT display
36. pad or on the bag that came with the components whenever the components are separated from the system The card contains sensitive electric components which can be easily damaged by static electricity so the card should be left in its original packing until it is installed Unpacking and installation should be done on a grounded anti static mat The operator should be wearing an anti static wristband grounded at the same point as the anti static mat Inspect the card carton for obvious damage Shipping and handling may cause damage to your card Be sure there are no shipping and handling damages on the card before proceeding amp DO NOT APPLY POWER TO YOUR SYSTEM IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED ON THE CARD In order to ensure your graphics card working correctly please use official GIGABYTE BIOS only Use none official Gigabyte BIOS might cause problem on the graphics card 5 Hardware Installation 2 2 Hardware Installation Installing Your graphics card Now that you have prepared your computer you are ready to install your graphics accelerator card To remove the existing graphics card 1 Power off the computer and monitor then disconnect the display cable from the back of your computer 2 Remove the computer cover If necessary consult your computer s manual for help in removing the cover 3 Remove any existing graphics card from your computer GV RX24T256H Graphics Accelerator 6 To install y
37. reted from the 2002 96 EC WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive The WEEE Directive specifies the treatment collection recycling and disposal of electric and electronic devices and their components Under the Directive used equipment must be marked collected separately and disposed of properly WEEE Symbol Statement E The symbol shown below is on the product or on its packaging which indicates that this product must not be disposed of with other waste Instead the device should be taken to mua the waste collection centers for activation of the treatment collection recycling and disposal procedure The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling please contact your local government office your household waste disposal service or where you purchased the product for details of environmentally safe recycling When your electrical or electronic equipment is no longer useful to you take it back to your local or regional waste collection administration for recycling f you need further assistance in recycling reusing in your end of life product you may contact us at the Customer Care number listed in your product s user s manual and we will be glad to help you wit
38. st Control Center Sel All Settings sf View X YP Hotkeys X 8 Profiles dh Preferences Da Que a i a The All Settings page combines all of the prin 2 infomatencener Noe All Settings cipal 3D features onto a single page without Displays Manager KA Display Options Graphics Adapter 7 AT Radeon HD 2400 XT GD 1904BP y Monitor Properties 1 8 3D SMOOTHVISION HD Anti Aliasing A Standard Settir a an cen cess and adjustment This page is useful when japtive nti oo Anisotropic Filte A Catasto Al Fier Box Samples it is not necessary to preview the adjusted Mipmap Detail L Settings 5 enue SMOOTHVISION HD Anisotropic Filtering settings because the effect is already known or 7 wat i D Avivo Video V Use application settings H VPU Recover s w PE understood any preview window allowing for quick ac Catalyst A l Defaults GV RX24T256H Graphics Accelerator 28 Av Catalyst Control Center mf View hd YP Hotkeys 3 Profiles dh Peterences Da Que a Graphics Settings E More Settings Use the More Settings dialog to select settings a Information Center Displays Manager KA Display Options Monitor Properties 1 8 3D Standard Settir Anti Aliasing Adaptive Anti Al Anisotropic Filte Catalyst A I Mipmap Detail L All Settings o gt hiore Seina Color E Avivo Video LH VPU Recover v gt More Settings Ye Graphics Adapter
39. this agreement Step 3 Click Yes button ATI Control Panel Setup Setup Status ATI Control Panel Setup is performing the requested operations Windows installings the components Step 5 Click the Finish button to restart computer Then the driver installation is completed 13 Software Installation 3 1 4 Taskbar Icon ATI Catalyst Control Center After installation of the display driver you will find an ATI Catalyst Control Center icon Ew on the taskbar s status area The ATI Catalyst Control Center is used to configure all your graphics card settings Right click the icon to enter the ATI Catalyst Control Center refer to Figure 1 Or you can right click on the desktop and select ATI CATALYST R Control Center refer to Figure 2 L ATI Rajoon HD 2400 XT Start J Figure 1 e Figure 2 GV RX24T256H Graphics Accelerator 14 Configuring Audio Output Configure the default audio output device based upon your needs Step 1 Go to Start gt Control Panel gt Sounds and Audio Devices start Control Pane Fe Edt ver Fovortes Tods Hap Pose jo raves Tl tess F Cortral Parei Step 2 Spune and Audie Devices Properties 4 amp 3 Using the picture to the left as the example to set HDMI audio Volume Sounds Audio Voice Hardware e EE to be the default Sound Playback device in the Default device box select ATI HD Audio rear output Otherwise Realtek HD Audio
40. type of 3D settings your application uses or when you want to use an overall adjustment control that rapidly configures your application Software Installation ai Fatals Control Center m k Anti Al iasi ng E View X YP Hotkeys X 8 Profiles db Preferences 5 Que a p f f ea Anti Aliasing AA is a rendering technique de a C e AmtizAllasing signed to remove jagged edges shimmering KA Display Options raphics Adapter ATI Radeon HD 2400XT GD 19048P y i i 1 freee OEE and pixelation problems that are common in 8 3D 3D Preview Standard Settin om a rendered 3D images Rather than determining Adaptive Anti Al Anisotropic Filte CaO AI gt y a the color to display for each pixel by sampling Mipmap Detail L All Settings PU od i j a single location at the pixel s center anti aliasing 9 Avivo Video E Y 5 A o samples multiple locations within each pixel WM and blends the results together to produce the M Use application settings A final color Filter Box v Samples Defaults Anti Aliasing can be set to favor either system processing performance or image quality or the application can decide Setting for performance is best used when the 3D image is animated and smooth motion is the most important consideration Setting for quality is best used when highly detailed and realistic 3D objects is the most important consideration If you are unsure of how
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