Gigabyte AP64D-H Server User Manual
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1. d Ki PEEP PE TI P P TIME HI Hl H SET IDE EE EF oc LL I qari it IPi 2 L isa RI na Ce ee d Z mr xl add koc eu nn Lum ug 3 Click Yes icon a RP Li AP64D H Graphics Accelerator DET ALLTEL mi pam dins E TI hr or iil A i asa Aaa T 4 Click Finish icon to restart 4 computer 14 Software Installation 3 1 4 Utilities on driver CD The utilities include Display Driver and V Tuner utilities Please browse the driver CD for detail 3 1 5 Taskbar Icon After installation of the display drivers you will find an GBT icon on the taskbar s status area Right clicking this icon opens the GBT control panel showing a menu composed of shortcute of the graphics board s enhanced and other functions You may click the Display Properties item and then click Settings Click Advanced after clickng Settings Click the appropriate tab to change your display settings t m K F E E 5 i You can link to GBT web site for updated information about the graphics borad latest drivers and other information AP64D AP64D H Graphics Accelerator V Tuner Hardware monitor and overclock Utility V Tuner allows you to monitor the grp2. MG EF dis Loo rires F F 105 pn 12 yet TS F F RS mI br 2 onu ow ET ZT in Erste 7 Lai m u 2 3 bog x L asc manm ries isnt mida I uim O Fic s bi W L l m i a aero F d wA i Restart your PCin MS DOS mode This function only for Windows 95 or Windows 98jAlf your OS is Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows XP Aplease use the bootable disk to MS DOS mode By da poe warih corpuler ko de hereby m re sm Appendixt Change the command path to the file location C Y or A 9 Reboot your PC when its done 29 5 2 Resolutions and Color Depth Table Display Refresh Screen Rate Resolution Hz 60 72 75 640x480 85 90 100 120 160 200 60 70 72 800x600 75 85 90 100 120 160 200 60 70 72 1024x768 75 85 90 100 No Guarantee Radeon 8500 2D Single Display Modes Hor Scan KHz 31 5 37 9 37 5 43 3 45 4 50 9 61 8 84 3 108 0 37 9 43 7 48 1 46 9 53 7 56 8 63 6 77 1 105 4 135 0 48 4 56 5 57 6 60 0 68 7 72 8 81 4 Clock Mhz 25 2 31 5 31 5 36 0 37 8 43 1 524 72 8 95 0 39 9 45 5 50 0 49 5 56 3 60 0 68 1 83 9 116 4 149 0 65 0 75 0 78 4 78 8 94 5 100 1 113 3 Color Depth bpp 8bpp 256 color Standard
3. AP64D AP64D H RADEON 8500 Series Graphics Accelerator USER S MANUAL Ud BLU L REV 1 04 12MD AP64DH 104 AP64D AP64D H Graphics Accelerator Chapter 1 User s Manual Copyright 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 permis sion of GBT Trademarks Third party brands and names are the property of their respective owners Notice Due to rapid change in technology some of the specifications might be out of date before publication ofthis booklet The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions which may appear in this document nor does it make a commitment to update the information contained herein Please do notremove any labels card this may void the warranty of this card This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copy right protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited March 17 2003 Taipei Taiwan Table of Content Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ua u eves ada Go ered aa S
4. Setting 18 Software Installation 3 1 6 Display Property pages The screen shows the information of display adapter color the range of display area and the refresh rate Setting Resolutions and Color depth for windows The Setting properties page allows you to adjust the Direct 3D settings 3 imr Pia gt s gs r Sana o ple ee You can move the slider to the change resolution a a Click Advanced icon for adapter te as and setting You can click the item to change the color depth Options Properties m E EnableATItaskbaricon application enables or was i e rho Ene Emm Bl ras disables the ATI taskbar icon However this feature mustbe enabled for ATI hotkey support YE asum r aam rum T ESI np MEETS ShowATlicon on taskbar adds or removes the ATI icon from the taskbar AP64D AP64D H Graphics Accelerator OpenGL Properties The OpenGL properties page gives you complete control ofthe OpenGL settings ZLE wame psv em tr 1 gl I E nes we O mae m Werben blero pera B Optimization Preference Quality allows you to optimize your OpenGL settings for quality Performance allows you to optimize your OpenGL settings for performance B OpenGL Settings Convert 32 bit textures to 16 bit
5. VCR See Connecting your graphics card to a TV or VCR on the following page 23 AP64D AP64D H Graphics Accelerator Overlay Properties The Overlay Properties is used to adjustthe Brightness Contrast Saturation Hue Gamma settings Erk E c ai e ai a Er tus L Gl uae E Ca eet F FUE T Fide wi 24 Software Installation 3 2 WINDOWS NT 4 0 DRIVER INSTALLATION Please make sure the Windows NT 4 0 have installed Windows NT 4 0 Service Pack version 6 0 or later before installing the graphics accelerator driver To install the AP64D series driver for Windows 1 Insert the INSTALLATION CD into your CD ROM drive If Windows 6 runs the CD automatically 2 Click Start 3 Select Run 4 Typethe following D SETUP IfD is not your CD ROM drive substitute D with the correct drive letter 5 Click OK 6 Click on Install Display Drivers Radeon 8500 Series to begin the Installation Wizard 7 Click Next 8 Click Yes to the license agreement 9 Follow the Wizard s on screen instructions to complete the installation 25 AP64D H Graphics Accelerator 3 3 WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER INSTALLATION Please make sure the Windows NT 4 0 have installed Windows 92000 Service Pack version 2 or later before installing the graphics accelerator driver
6. With Windows 2000 running on your computer you need to install the AP64D series driver to take advantage of the higher performance resolutions and special graphic features ofthe Graphics card To ensure you install the latest driver use the Installation CD that shipped with your AP64D AP64D H Graphics card To install the AP64D series driver for Windows 2000 1 Insertthe INSTALLATION CD into your CD ROM drive If Windows runs the CD automatically 2 Click Start 3 Select Run 4 Typethe following DASETUP is not your CD ROM drive substitute D with the correct drive letter 5 Click OK 6 Click on Install Display Drivers Radeon 8500 Series to begin the Installation Wizard 7 Click Next 8 Click Yes to the license agreement 9 Follow the Wizard s on screen instructions to complete the installation 3 4 BIOS FLASH UTILITY AP64D H BIOS update procedure Note Please download the newest BIOS from our website www gigabyte com tw or contact your local dealer for the file f you want to realize the BIOS flash information please refer to detail on P 28 26 Troubleshooting Tips 4 Troubleshooting Tips Thefollowing troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems Contact your dealer or GBT for more advanced troubleshooting information Check that the card is seated properly in the AGP slot Ensure the display cable is securely fastened to the card s display connecto
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8. allows you to increase video performance for games that make heavy use of textures However this could also reduce image quality Enable KTX buffer region extension enables rapid updates of those portions of your screen that have been moved Enable page flipping allows you to enable hardware acceleration of page flipping to swap full screen buffers Force 16 bit Z buffering allows you to disable all other formats of Z buffer and utilizes 16 bit Z buffering Disable dithering when alpha blending may remove artifact left on the screen when both dithering and alpha blending are enabled Wait for vertical sync lowers the frames per second rate in full screen games However this can reduce the image tearing that can occur with higher frame rates Enable texture compression enables and disables texture compression FullScreen anti aliasing allows you to setthe level offull screen ant aliasing This will resultin an overall higher quality image with a slight reduction inerformance 20 Software Installation Anisotropic texture filtering allows you to seta level ofanisotropic texture filtering This will resultin much higher quality textures with a negligible reduction in performance B Level of Detail allows you to setthe level of mipmapped detail The Sharp setting is recommended for larger more detailed mipmapping scenes The Fuzzy setting is recommended for smaller less detailed mipmapping scenes Direct 3D Dis
9. eed with the installation of the Graphics card driver For detailed instructions select your operating system from the list below Software Installation 3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION In this manual we assume that your CD ROM Drive letter to be Drive D 3 1 WINDOWS 98 98SE WINDOWS ME WINDOWS XP DRIVER AND UTILITIES INSTALLATION The installation of Win 98 98SE Win ME Win XP drivers is very simple When you insertthe 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 guides to setup your AP64D H driver Please follow the subsection 3 1 3 Step By Step Installation to install the driver for your AP64D AP64D H graphics accelerator 3 1 1 Operating systemrequirement e OS is Microsoft Windows when loading the AP64D H drivers for the system please make sure your system Windows 98 98SE or Windows ME has installed DirectX8 1 or later e fyou install the AP64D H drivers for the mainboard which consist of SIS or VIA chipsets please install the appropriate Driver programfor that mainboard Or please contact your motherboard nearest dealer for M B Diver AP64D AP64D H Graphics Accelerator 3 1 2 DirectX Installation Install Microsoft DirectX 8 1 to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Win98 98SE or WinME to achieve better 3D performence Note For software MPEG support in Win98 98SE or WinME you must DirectX first instal
10. hic chip temperature fan speed and voltage status Itlets you adjust the working frequency of the graphic engine and video memory Core Clock and Memory Clock 1 TE ii X a c RI E in qi 2 ez 2 ou x i gt E T 22 in L 1 ED o E s T amp Aduat Lore Llock T un ub EX 1 gt Le x i L he a a6 E L Y i ud 7 0m m SLi xl 2 ce SE 2 Tr a ir oe gt gt re mod U odd ia m k W P m i n Ci aun E m 1 F m HE z C AUD j 16 Software Installation VGA Info VGA Info lists the relevant information about your card Etek e E c i TY EI E Pas HEP a pid on orl a a 7 WE S Tom Tis zl ET SERO 32 E Color Adjust Color Adjust allows you to make color adjustments such as brightness contrast and gamma values for each or all of RGB colors 640 640 Graphics Accelerator After installation ofthe display drivers you will find an ATI icon on the taskbar s status area Clicking this icon open the ATi control panel 1 Using Single Display 2 Quick
11. l Must be install DirectX 8 1 or later GIGABYTE RS use 1 lh e ope 1 Installation DirectX Driver meg ied Click Install DirectX 8 1 ETME Exi 2 Click Yes icon 1 oco mii Print oy um de iss di in ui Dm FL EUN rf Ed LX cr uq E b er oe n 4479 ve Software Installation mam c tM weed aaa ml sa FRIES Then the DirectX 8 1 installation is completed AP64D AP64D H Graphics Accelerator 3 1 3 Driver Installation Thefollowing is the step by step installation guide Step 1 New Hardware Found After AP64D AP64D H 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 Please select Do not install a driver and press OK Step 2 Update Device Driver Wizard Standard PCI Graphics Adapter VGA beree Deve ead Ths raga edi complete br necare Jardi Gracies be vola dires Fauni and intei lope cms kui fe rege aari dinem E you hae adik OAD deae corm mih d hic desea inse id mra 02 pana ek nid cerchi an 1 Click Next Icon updated ares dei Heat Don tclick Cancel because pes Cm the system wi
12. ll hang if you press it Step 3 Update Device Driver Wizard Finish Atthis time system will ask for your Windows CD in order to complete the driver installation If you don t have the CD you can press C Windows System directory Step 4 System Setting Change end pee tha ks enr unc cheer har a Standard PO hes F iic bn iiia kas rR ss olot Frish B rn rs Doa disi pou PABP ce secure lor a diis ent Boss Lrrmkmri ires 2 Click Finish icon Software Installation pp Ta kiih seing up you sou inet ie your yo seat to nectit sour Corp p noe 3 Click NO icon After the system has finished loading insert the AP64D Series 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 Step 5 Driver Setup GIGABYTE a nsa e ess aw install apta pipes Sene 1 Click Install Display Driver Radeon Brower 22 8500 Series Exil piron We 1 Sei d eed 1 i wisi ibh 7 cmm cii rur EN rk 1 2 2 Click Next icon 2 2 sn nt s PEHU I H SPU SEPP SER 1 1 Se HETR ETE
13. mode amp lt lt amp lt lt amp lt lt lt lt ND SL s EX s lt lt lt Appendixt 16bpp 65Kcolor 32bpp 16 7M Highmode amp lt lt amp lt n lt lt us So lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt Truemode dE wu S XP E lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt To be continued 30 Display Refresh Screen Rate Resolution Hz 120 140 150 1024x768 160 200 43 47 60 70 75 1152x864 80 85 100 120 150 160 60 70 74 1280x1024 75 85 90 100 120 160 52 58 1600x1200 60 66 75 76 85 No Guarantee Hor Scan KHz 98 7 116 6 125 7 134 8 172 8 38 0 41 7 53 7 63 0 67 5 72 4 77 0 91 5 111 1 141 4 151 6 64 0 74 6 79 0 80 0 91 1 97 0 108 5 131 6 179 8 64 2 71 9 75 0 82 2 93 8 95 2 106 3 Pixel Clock Mhz 139 0 164 2 176 9 192 0 246 1 56 0 62 1 81 6 96 7 108 0 112 3 119 6 143 4 176 0 226 3 242 6 108 0 128 9 138 5 135 0 157 5 169 2 190 9 233 7 322 3 137 7 155 4 162 0 178 9 202 5 208 7 229 5 Color Depth bpp 8bpp 256 color Standardmode lt s S s Appendixt 16bpp 65Kcolor 32bpp 16 7M Highmode True mode v 4 4 v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v 4 v v v v v 4 v v 4 4 v v v To be continued 31 Appendixt Displa
14. olor brightness of your video overlay window The higher the gamma value the higher the brightness and contrast of your display B Game gamma increases or decreases the color brightness of Direct 3D or OpenGL games played in fullscreen mode Color Curve adjusts the selected color red green or blue by moving the color curve with your mouse Default restores the color settings to the default values Software Installation Display Properties If you VGA card is equipped with a S Video connector you can use a second output device e q a TV or a computer monitor as part of your operating desktop extending your desktop to second device or copying your desktop on the second device 1 rah imr Pia rang Select Display Type Enable Disable Extend my windows desktop onto this monitor gt c x Connecting your graphics card to a TV or VOR Turn off your computer and your television or VCR Ensure your graphics card is installed correctly For information about placing the card in your computer and installing the enhanced graphics driver see the user s manual Determine if your television or VCR has an S Video or Composite video connection Looking atthe back of your computer locate your graphics card Using an S Video cable or the supplied adapter cable attach one end ofthe cable to your graphics card and the other to your television or
15. omising performance AP64D H s com prehensive support of DirectX 8 1 features highly optimized OpenGL support and flexible memory configurations allow implementations targeted at gaming enthusiast and workstation platforms 1 2 KEY FEATURES m Powered by the RADEON 8500 8500L E AP64D H AP64D GPU and 64MB DDR memory for advanced 3D graphics m HYPER Z technology integrate m SMOOTHVISION eliminates distracting visual artifacts for smoother looking im ages and without seriously compromising performance m Supports high speed double data rate DDR SDRAM memory at 275 250 AP64D H AP64D MHz m 165MHzintegrated TMDS transmitter supports panels up to 2048x1536 resolution Supported DVH and TV Out m Supported V Tuner for hardware monitor and performance tweaker m Bundle six of 3D Games 4 full version 2 lite version and CyberLink PowerDVD Hardware Installation 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 1 UNPACKING The AP64D series package contains the following The AP64D H graphics accelerator This USER S MANUAL Power DVD XP CDx1 Full Version game CD x4 CD x 4 Lite version game x2 CDx1 Driver CDwith V Tuner utilities One cable support S video and AV output DVH to D Sub connector WARNING Expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit IC chips To protect them against damage from static electricity you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer 1 Turn off your compute
16. onnector n an 15pin TL 11 MEZ DVI Output DVI Connector Ej k Hardware Installation 2 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Installing Your Graphics card Now that you have prepared your computer you are ready to install your graphics accelerator card To install your graphics accelerator card 1 Power off the computer and monitor then disconnect the display cable from the backof your computer HL 2 Remove the computer cover If necessary consult your computer s manual for help in removing the cover Sa 4 E 3 Remove any existing graphics card from your computer Or if your computer has any on board graphics capability you may need to disable it on motherboard For more information see your computer documentation AP64D AP64D H Graphics Accelerator 4 Locate the AGP slot If necessary remove the metal cover from this slot then align your Graphics card with the AGP slot and press it in firmly until the card is fully eated AP64D A P64D H Graphics card AGP Slot AP64D A P64D H Graphics card 6 Plug the display cable into your card then tum on the computer and monitor If your Graphics card came with a DVI connector you can connect a flat panel display to the appropriate connector as shown below ToFlatPanelDisplay 19 VGA MONITOR You are now ready to proc
17. play Properties The Direct 3D properties page allows you to adjust the Direct 3D settings bm pe was Eth T ure T E tem E run TT gt E zi Sume ED anra naa ini m D3D Settings B Wait for vertical sync allows you to lower the frame rate offull screen games This will reduce image tearing that can occur with higher frame rates B W buffer support allows you to enable or disable W buffer support Itis recommend that W buffer support should be disabled for games that do not support his feature B Compressed texture format allows you to enable support for DirectX compressed texture formats Some applications cannot handle too many texture formats Disabling compressed texture format the video driver ceases to support this feature Alternate pixel center may eliminate problems with some 3D games that displays vertical and horizontal lines around textures or text that appears incorrect However this setting should only be used if you are experiencing these symptoms as it may cause problems with other games Z buffer bit depths allows you to Z buffer bit rate By default 16 24 16 and 24 selected to achieve optimum performance 8 bit Stencil allows you to add 32 bit Z buffer with 8 bits for stencil and 24 bits for the Z buffe r 21 AP64D AP64D H Graphics Accelerator Anti aliasing provides you with an overall higher qualit
18. r Make sure thatthe monitor and computer are plugged in and receiving power If 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 Make sure you selected the appropriate display device and graphics card when you installed the graphics driver For more troubleshooting tips right click the in the taskbar and select Troubleshooting If you have problems during bootup start your computer in Safe Mode In Windows 98 SE and Windows Me press and hold the CTRL key until the Microsoft Windows Startup Menu appears on the screen Then select the number for Safe Mode and press Enter You can also use F8 to bring up the Microsoft Windows Startup Menu In Safe Mode bring up the Device Manager and check for duplicate display adapter and monitor entries if you are only usingone graphics card For more assistance use the Troubleshooting Guide located in the Windows Help or contact your computer manufacturer 27 AP64D AP64D H Graphics Accelerator 9 Appendix 5 1 How to reflash the BIOS How to reflash the BIOS for your graphics card 1 Extractthe Zip file to the drive C or A 28 laj Eh ks aa Har s FL Tur CAE nra uu med E ht ln ir nis ze T A i ae hot
19. r and unplug power supply 2 Use a grounded wriststrap before handling computer components f you do nothave one touch both of your hands to a safely grounded objector to a metal object such as the power supply case 3 Place components on a grounded antistaic 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 leftin its original packing until itis installed Unpacking and installation should be done on a grounded ant static mat The operator should be wearing an anti static wristband grounded at the same pointas the anti static mat Inspectthe 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 NOT APPLY POWER TO YOUR SYSTEM IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED ON THE CARD n order to ensure your graphics card working correctly please use official Gigabyte BIOS only Use none official gigabyte BIOS mightcause problem on the graphics card AP64D AP64D H Graphics Accelerator 2 2 BOARD LAYOUT AP64D AP64D H 4Mx16 64MB DDR S Video TV Out Monitor i Connector 1 15pin z Mail DVI Connector AV Output IC T s n Bj S Video S VideoO utput x Monitor VGA Output C
20. y Refesh Hor Pixel Color Depth bpp Screen Rate Scan Clock 8bpp 256 color 16bpp 65Kcolor 32bpp 16 7M Resolution Hz KHz Mhz Standardmode Highmode True mode 1600x1200 100 127 1 280 6 i 120 1543 3432 i 60 83 5 203 0 _ 1792 1344 75 105 2 2593 I 85 119 9 295 5 90 1274 315 8 3 1800x1440 60 89 4 219 5 v V V 70 104 9 249 9 v V V 90 136 4 339 5 I i 1856x1392 60 86 5 218 6 i i i 75 109 0 277 2 i 60 67 0 172 7 v v v 1920x1080 70 78 6 205 1 75 84 6 220 6 v v v 80 90 4 237 4 7 1920x1200 60 74 5 193 1 v v v 72 90 0 222 2 75 93 9 231 4 v v v 76 95 2 245 0 80 100 5 263 7 i 85 107 1 282 7 v v v 1920x1440 60 89 4 234 5 v v v 75 112 7 297 6 v v v 2048x1536 60 95 3 267 0 v v v 70 111 9 315 2 v v v 75 120 2 340 5 v v v No Guarantee 32
21. y video image with a slight reduction in performance When Application Preference mode is selected the video driver will useanti aliasing only when an application requests it When Always On mode 5 selected the video driver will force anti aliasing on all applications B 2 Samples provides a higher sample ratio which improves overall image quality even further with a slight reduction in performance This also requires more video memory 4 Sample provides a higher sample ratio which improves overall image quality even further with a slight reduction in performance This also requires more video memory Dithering method when alpha blending will remove certain onscreen artifacts that are sometimes produced when both dithering and alpha blending are enabled Defaults restores your Direct 3D setting to their default values Color Properties 22 The Color Properties is used to adjust the color settings Italso allows gamma control for video playing of the Video Overlay The color settings affect all display devices mapped to the view You can change red green and blue display colors SetDesktop and Video Overlay brightness gamma levels can also be changed B Desktop brightness increases or decreases the Bumi Ese color brightness of you desktop The higher the Tina TE WE Lk Ev gamma value the higher the brightness and contrast of your display Overlay brightness increases or decreases the c
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