Radeon® X1300 Series User’s Guide P/N 137-40891-20
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iii L IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • • • • • • • • • Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. Heed Warnings - All warnings on the product and the operating instructions should be adhered to.
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v Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Radeon® X1300 Series Features Graphic Features CrossFire™ Ready System Requirements External Connections Before You Begin Record Your Serial and Part Numbers Uninstall Previous Graphics Card Drivers 1 1 3 4 4 4 4 5 Installing Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
vi Custom View Hotkeys Manager Profiles Manager Preferences Help Information Center Displays Manager Advanced View Display Options Monitor Properties Monitor Attributes Digital Panel Properties Attributes Avivo™ Color HDTV Support 3D Standard Settings Anti-aliasing Set the Anti-Aliasing preference manually Anisotropic Filtering Catalyst® A.I.
vii Using Games and Applications Connecting to HDTV Using Your ATI HDTV Video Cable 91 91 93 CrossFire™ FAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Radeon® X1300 Series Features 1 CHAPTER 1: Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your ATI Radeon® X1300 Series graphics card. We hope that you will enjoy countless hours of trouble-free computing. Radeon® X1300 Series Features Graphic Features • Native PCI Express® X16 bus support. • Four parallel rendering pipelines. • 32/MB/64MB/128MB/256MB/512MB GDDR3 on-board memory. • Full support for Microsoft® DirectX® Shader Model 3.x. • High performance Ultra-Threaded shader engine.
2 Radeon® X1300 Series Features • Loss-less Z-buffer compression • Z Cache optimized for real-time shadow rendering. VideoShader™ • Seamlessly integrates pixel shaders with video in real time. • All format DTV/HDTV decoding. • Adaptive Per-Pixel- De-interlacing and Frame Rate Conversion. 512-bit Ring Bus Memory Controller • Programmable intelligent arbitration logic. • New fully associative texture, color, and Z/stencil cache designs. • Hierarchal Z-buffer with Early Z test.
Radeon® X1300 Series Features 3 High Dynamic Range (HDR) Rendering • 64-bit floating point HDR supported throughout the pipeline • Includes support for blending and multi-sample anti-aliasing. • High precision 10:10:10:2 integer format support. • Includes support for blending and multi-sample anti-aliasing. • 2x/4x/6x Anti-Aliasing modes • Sparse multi-sample algorithm with gamma correction, programmable sample patterns, and centroid sampling. • New Adaptive Anti-Aliasing modes.
4 System Requirements System Requirements Hardware • • • • Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon®. 512MB of system memory; 1GB or more for best performance. Optical drive for installation software (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive). Specialized PCI Express® 350 watt or greater power supply recommended. Consult your computer system manual to ensure the power supply is designed to accommodate a high-end graphics card with a peak dissipation above 75 watts. Operating System • • Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2).
Before You Begin 5 Y 102 part number (P/N) Write the numbers, shown in bold above, down before installing your new ATI product. Uninstall Previous Graphics Card Drivers To ensure the successful installation of your new Radeon® X1300 Series card, you must uninstall the drivers for the existing graphics card before removing it from your computer. To uninstall previous drivers With your current graphics card still in your computer: 1 Close all applications that are currently running.
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Graphics Card Bus Types 7 CHAPTER 2: Installing Hardware This chapter will guide you through the physical installation of your new Radeon® graphics card. Graphics Card Bus Types There are three possible card bus types. See the illustration below to determine if you have an AGP, PCI, or PCI Express® (PCIe™) graphics card.
8 Basic Graphics Card Installation Radeon® graphics cards that require a connection to the computer’s power supply will have a power cable connected to them. Installing the graphics card 1 Turn off the computer, monitor, and other peripheral devices. 2 Unplug the computer’s power cord and disconnect all cables from the back of your computer.
Advanced Installation: AGP 9 Advanced Installation: AGP There are two types of installation. If your graphics card does not require a separate connection to the computer’s power supply, follow the Basic Install instructions. If your graphics card require a separate connection to the computer’s power supply, follow the Advanced Install instructions for either AGP or PCIe™, as appropriate.
10 Advanced Installation: AGP 4 Power Cable Connector 5 4-Pin Power Connection 6 Power Extension Cable: Power Connector to Graphics Card 7 Power Extension Cable: Power Connector to Hard Drive 8 Power Extension Cable: Power Connector to Power Supply 9 Hard Drive 10 Power Connector to Hard Drive Installing the graphics card 1 Turn off the computer, monitor, and other peripheral devices. 2 Unplug the computer’s power cord and disconnect all cables from the back of your computer.
Advanced Installation: PCIe™ 11 6 Align your ATI graphics card with the slot and press it in firmly until the card is fully seated. 7 Remove the power cable from the hard drive power connector. 8 Connect the power extension cable to the 4-pin power connection on the graphics card. 9 Connect the power extension cable to the power supply. 10 Connect the power extension cable to the hard drive. 11 Screw in or fasten the graphics card securely.
12 Advanced Installation: PCIe™ Graphics Card Installation 1 Graphics Card 2 Power Supply 3 6-pin Power Cable Connector 4 6-pin Power Connection 5 Power connector to Graphics Card 6 Power connector to Power Supply Installing the Radeon® graphics card 1 Turn off the computer, monitor, and other peripheral devices. 2 Unplug the computer’s power cord and disconnect all cables from the back of your computer.
Advanced Installation: PCIe™ 13 3 Remove the computer cover. If necessary, consult your computer’s manual for help in removing the cover. L 4 WARNING - Remember to discharge your body’s static electricity by touching the power supply or the metal surface of the computer chassis. Unscrew or unfasten and remove any existing graphics card from your computer. Note: If your computer has an on-board graphics capability, you may need to disable it on the motherboard.
14 Connecting Devices Connecting Devices The following illustration shows typical connections found on ATI graphics cards: Connector Types VGA Supports an analog CRT monitor. DVI-I Supports a digital monitor. VGA-DVI-I Adapter Supports an analog monitor on a DVI-I connection. S-Video In/Out Supports a TV, VCR, or Camcorder. CATV Supports a TV antenna or cable service. Composite Supports a TV, VCR, or Camcorder.
15 CHAPTER 3: Using Multiple Displays Connecting Your Monitors Your Radeon® X1300 Series graphics card provides hardware support for the following display configurations: • Single VGA. • Single DVI. • Dual VGA (DVI-I-to-VGA adapter use required). The TV Out connection supports the following TV formats (cables not provided): • Composite. • S-video. • Component. The TV Out connection can be combined with DVI or VGA (DVI-I-toVGA adapter use required) for clone or extended display support.
16 Connections and Adapters for the Radeon® X1300 Series Card 1 Standard VGA Monitor Connector. To connect a VGA monitor to the DVI-I connector, plug the supplied DVI-I-to-VGA adapter into the DVI-I connector, then plug your monitor cable into the adapter. 2 DVI-I-to-VGA Adapter (optional, not included). 3 DVI-I Connection. To connect a digital display. Note: If you use multiple monitors, the Radeon® X1300 Series card must be the primary graphics card.
Display Configurations 17 3 Power on your monitors first, and then restart your computer so that Windows® can detect the new hardware settings. 4 When the New Hardware Found Wizard appears, at the appropriate prompt insert the ATI Installation CD to load the drivers for your Radeon® X1300 Series card. To set up a multi-monitor display 1 From the Start button click Control Panel, then Display. Click the Settings tab to access the basic multi-monitor configuration settings.
18 Display Configurations Display Configuration Connector(s) Used Comments Single TV S-Video Out The S-Video out can also support a composite connection via the SVideo-to-Composite adapter. Single HDTV display S-Video Out to HDTV (YPrPb) cable HDTV - High Definition Television CRT display + TV VGA connector + S-Video Out UNSUPPORTED CONFIGURATION if the CRT display is attached to the DVI-I connector via the DVI-I-to-VGA adapter.
Display Configurations 19 Display Configuration Connector(s) Used Comments CRT display + CRT display + HDTV VGA connector + DVI-I connector with DVI-I-to-VGA adapter + S-Video Out to HDTV (YPrPb) cable UNSUPPORTED CONFIGURATION
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Installing Drivers and Software in Windows® 21 CHAPTER 4: Installing Software and Drivers This chapter will guide you through the installation of the drivers and software associated with your Radeon® X1300 Series graphics card. Installing Drivers and Software in Windows® You will need to install the Radeon® X1300 Series drivers and software in the following cases: • After you have installed the card in your system. • After you have reinstalled or upgraded your operating system.
22 Monitor Configuration 2 Run the ATISETUP utility. The ATISETUP utility will start automatically when you insert the ATI Installation CD-ROM into your optical drive after the operating system has started. If your CDROM auto-run is not enabled or the ATISETUP utility does not start automatically: a) Click the Start button in the task bar. b) Click Run. c) Select ATISETUP.EXE from the root directory of the ATI Installation CD-ROM. d) Click OK. 3 Click Install under Software Install. 4 Click Next.
To set up a multi-monitor display 23 To configure your primary display 1 Navigate to the Control Panel and choose Display, or right-click on the desktop and choose Properties. 2 Choose the Settings tab and select the screen resolution and color depth that best suit your requirements and your monitor’s performance. 3 Click Advanced and select the Monitor tab. 4 Choose a refresh rate from the drop-down list. 5 Click OK to return to the desktop.
24 Installing the Catalyst® Software Suite If your CD-ROM auto-run is not enabled and the ATISETUP utility does not start automatically, follow these steps. 1 In the Windows® task bar, click Start. 2 From the Start menu, select Run. 3 Browse to SETUP.EXE on the root directory of the ATI Installation CD-ROM. 4 Click OK. Installing the Catalyst® Software Suite ATI’s Catalyst® Software Suite provides software required to enjoy all the features of your ATI graphics card.
25 Not all software components are installed using the Express installation. Custom installation allows you to select individual software components for installation.
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Catalyst® Control Center 27 CHAPTER 5: Catalyst® Control Center The Catalyst® Control Center is a graphical user application providing access to the display features contained within the installed ATI hardware and software. Use the Catalyst® Control Center to fine-tune your graphics settings, enable or disable connected display devices, and change the orientation of your desktop. Many of the features show you a preview of the changes before they are applied.
28 Launching Catalyst® Control Center Other Quick Launch Access Points Launching Catalyst® Control Center Using the System Tray 1 Right-click the ATI icon in the Windows® System Tray. 2 Select Catalyst® Control Center from the popup menu. Launching Catalyst® Control Center Using the Desktop Shortcut When you first installed Catalyst® Control Center the setup wizard provided you with the option of placing a shortcut on the desktop. • Double-click the Catalyst® Control Center desktop shortcut.
Launching Catalyst® Control Center 29 Catalyst® Control Center: Standard View
30 Launching Catalyst® Control Center Catalyst® Control Center: Advanced View
Catalyst® Control Center Views 31 Catalyst® Control Center Dashboard The Catalyst® Control Center Dashboard is a graphical representation of the display features of the installed ATI hardware and software. Use the Dashboard to fine-tune your graphic settings, enable or disable connected display devices, and change the orientation of your desktop. Many features present you with a preview of your changes before they are applied. The Dashboard is only available in Advanced View and Custom View, if selected.
32 Hotkeys Manager Custom View Custom View allows you to choose the features that appear in the left navigation pane. Custom View is recommended for experienced users who want to access only the features they adjust most often or that their 3D applications support. Switch Views When in Advanced view, click View button and select either Basic, or Custom View. When in Basic view, select Advanced in the Basic View Welcome page or click the Advanced button in any other page.
Hotkeys Manager 33 Enable Hotkeys feature 1 Open Hotkeys Manager. 2 Select the Enable Hotkeys feature check box. Edit an existing hot key 1 Open Hotkeys Manager. 2 Select an option from the List Hotkeys for drop-down menu. • Optionally, select an aspect from the According to list. 3 Click a hot key to edit. 4 Click Edit button. 5 Choose a modifier. 6 Enter any letter of the alphabet. 7 Click the OK button to save your changes.
34 Profiles Manager • Click Hotkeys Actions button to sort by action. • Click Hotkeys button to sort by key combination. 2 Clicking the respective button toggles ascending/descending sort order. Apply a hot key • Press and hold down the modifier(s) keys, then press the assigned keyboard key. For example: press and hold down the Ctrl and Alt keys, then press the C key. Profiles Manager Use profiles to create customized environments for your desktop, video, and 3D applications.
Profiles Manager 35 Set the composition of the profile 1 Open the Profiles Manager. 2 Click the Composition tab. • all Catalyst® Control Center settings applies the available settings for all graphics adapters. • the following settings applies only the settings selected in the treeview. Activate a profile 1 Open the Profiles Manager. 2 Select a profile from Create or Edit a Profile drop-down menu. 3 Click the Activation tab.
36 Preferences • Optionally, click the Activate button to apply the saved profile but leave the Profiles Manager open. • Optionally, click the Close button to close the Profiles Manager without applying the saved Profile. Delete a profile 1 Open the Profile Manager. 2 Select a profile from the Create or Edit a Profile drop-down menu. 3 Click Delete. 4 Click OK to confirm. Preferences Use the Preferences page to restore factory defaults, change skins, or enable/disable the System Tray icon.
Preferences 37 2 Click Hide Tooltips in the drop-down menu. Note: When a check mark appears next to Hide Tooltips, all Tooltips are disabled. Show or hide text that appears on the toolbar buttons 1 Click Preferences button in the Advanced View of the Dashboard. 2 Click Hide Toolbar Text in the drop-down menu. Note: When a check mark appears next to Hide Toolbar Text the toolbar buttons have button icons only.
38 Help 2 Click Select a skin in the drop-down menu. 3 Choose a skin from the Skin drop-down menu. 4 Click OK. Restore Catalyst® Control Center to the factory default settings 1 Click Preferences in the Advanced View of the Dashboard. 2 Select Restore factory defaults in the drop-down menu. 3 Click Yes. Help Use the Catalyst® Control Center Help feature to access the comprehensive online help system, generate a Problem Report, and get the installed version information.
Information Center 39 Create a Problem Report Create a problem report should you experience a problem with your ATI product. This report can be used by an ATI Customer Care agent to help diagnose and resolve the problem. 1 Click the Help button in the Advanced View of the Dashboard. 2 Click Problem Report Wizard. 3 Follow the Wizard’s instructions. Display the version of the installed Catalyst® Control Center 1 Click the Help button in the Dashboard. 2 Click About Catalyst® Control Center.
40 Catalyst® Control Center: Information Center - Graphics Software (Sample) To access the Information Center • Expand Information Center in the treeview of Advanced View and select either Graphic Software or Graphic Hardware. To access system information • Click the System Information button to open the Windows® System Information. Displays Manager The Displays Manager aspect is the central location for configuring your display devices and arranging your desktop.
Displays Manager Advanced View 41 aspect to quickly change your display setup, arrange your desktop in a multi-monitor environment, and enable TV Out. Those new to the Catalyst® Control Center may use the Basic View wizard to help you configure your display preferences. Experienced users who prefer to manually configure their desktop setting should use the Advanced View. Note: The Catalyst® Control Center will open to the Basic View the very first time it is accessed.
42 Displays Manager Advanced View To change your display configuration requires dragging and/or clicking or right-clicking a display icon Access Displays Manager • From the Tree Menu, click Displays Manager. Enable a secondary display device 1 From the Tree View pane, click Displays Manager. 2 Click the number 2 display icon in the right-hand box. 3 Click Yes to the Enable this display dialog. • Optionally, right-click the number 2 icon in the right-hand box and click Enable in the pop-up menu.
Displays Manager Advanced View 43 1 From the Tree View pane, click Displays Manager. 2 Click and drag the display device icon in Attached displays currently disabled to the empty box to the right of the Main box. 3 Click Clone Main with [display device] in the pop-up menu. If the secondary display is enabled: 1 Right click the display device icon in Desktop 2 when in Extended mode, Rightmost when in Stretch Horizontal mode, or Lower in Stretch Vertical mode.
44 Displays Manager Advanced View 3 Click Stretch horizontally onto [display device]. If the secondary display is enabled: 1 Right click the display device icon in Desktop 2 when in Extended mode, or Lower in Stretch Vertical mode, or Clone in Clone Mode. 2 Click Stretch horizontally onto [display device] in the pop-up menu. 3 Click Yes to the Displays Manager Notification dialog. Note: Display device can be CRT, DFP, TV, or HDTV depending on the device connection.
Displays Manager Advanced View 45 2 Select the desired color setting from the Color Quality drop-down menu. Change display refresh rate 1 From the Tree View pane, click Displays Manager. 2 Choose a refresh rate from the Refresh Rate drop-down menu. Note: See your monitor manual for supported refresh rates. Setting a refresh rate higher than recommended by the monitor manufacturer could damage the monitor. Rotate the desktop 1 From the Tree View pane, click Displays Manager.
46 Display Options 2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst® Control Center. Discard your settings • Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst® Control Center was opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the Catalyst® Control Center. Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just the feature in the current view.
47 Catalyst® Control Center: Display Options Select a refresh rate override Some applications may have a default refresh rate lower than the optimal setting for your monitor. 3D Refresh Rate Override enables you to set the refresh rate for full-screen applications or games utilizing Microsoft® DirectX® or OpenGL®. You can either set an explicit refresh rate, or make the refresh rate the same as the desktop, or disable this feature allowing the application to set the refresh rate.
48 Determine how display devices are detected Use this feature to determine how the Catalyst® Control Center detects display devices connected to your computer. You can set the Catalyst® Control Center to automatically detect all connected display devices when it is opened or you can manually detect connected devices when they are required. 1 From the Tree View pane, click Display Options. 2 Click either • Detect whenever Catalyst® Control Center is opened.
Monitor Properties 49 Apply your settings 1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst® Control Center open. 2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst® Control Center. Discard your settings • Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst® Control Center was opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the Catalyst® Control Center.
50 Catalyst® Control Center: Monitor Properties (Sample) Monitor Attributes Monitor Attributes provides information about the attached monitor. You can also enable Extended Display Identification Data. Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) uses the information provided by the attached monitor to determine the limits for the resolution and refresh rate. Enable Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) 1 From the Tree View pane, expand Monitor Properties. 2 Click Attributes.
Digital Panel Properties 51 Apply your settings 1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst® Control Center open. 2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst® Control Center. Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window. 2 Click Defaults. Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you click OK.
52 Catalyst® Control Center: Digital Panel Properties (Sample) Attributes Digital Panel Attributes provides information about the connected digital display. Use DVI Settings and Image Scaling to configure your digital display. Set Image Scaling 1 From the Tree View pane, expand Digital Panel Properties. 2 Click Attributes. 3 Under Image Scaling, click to enable the desired setting. Note: Enable Scale image to full panel size to fill the digital display.
53 Note: Use centered timings will not resize the desktop to fit the screen, and may result in a centered image with a black border around it. Adjust the DVI Settings 1 From the Tree View pane, expand Digital Panel Properties. 2 Click Attributes. 3 Under DVI Settings, click to enable the desired setting. Note: Reducing DVI frequency on high-resolution displays can resolve either display corruption or the complete absence of any image when a display is set to a high resolution.
54 Avivo™ Color Avivo™ Color Use Avivo™ Color with ATI graphics cards that supports per-display color settings. Independently set the hue and saturation for each attached and enabled display. Set Hue Refers to a specific color within the visible spectrum of light, defined by its dominant wavelength. 1 From the Tree View pane, expand Digital Panel Properties. 2 Click Avivo™ Color. 3 Adjust the Hue control slider to the desired position.
HDTV Support 55 Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you click OK. Discard your settings • Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst® Control Center was opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the Catalyst® Control Center. Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just the feature in the current view.
56 HDTV Support L WARNING!: This option is only intended for displays that report incomplete or incorrect EDID information. Adding this setting could damage your digital flat panel display. USE WITH CAUTION! Add 1080i mode to the Displays Manager Force button If the Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats list box is empty you can add a format. 1 From the Tree View pane, expand Digital Panel Properties. 2 Click HDTV Support. 3 Click Add 1080i standard format to the Displays Manager.
HDTV Support 57 Add an HDTV format The Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats list box should list any standard and optimized HDTV formats supported by the digital panel’s EDID. If the list is empty, then no HDTV formats are natively supported. 1 From the Tree View pane, expand Digital Panel Properties. 2 Click HDTV Support. 3 Select either 720p or 1080i in HDTV modes supported by this display. 4 Click Apply formats. 5 Click Add.
58 3D 3 Click to highlight the desired an HDTV format in the Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats list box. 4 Click Apply Format. Apply your settings 1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst® Control Center open. 2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst® Control Center. Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window. 2 Click Defaults. Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view only.
59 • API-Specific Catalyst® Control Center: Standard Settings Standard Settings 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.
60 Standard Settings 1 From the Tree View, click 3D. 2 Click Standard Settings. 3 If necessary, remove the check mark from Use custom settings. 4 Click and drag the Control slider to the left to select High or Optimal Performance, or to the right to select High or Optimal Quality. Preview your changes • The preview image automatically displays your adjustments. Optionally, double-click 3D Preview for a full-screen view of the adjustments you have made.
Anti-aliasing 61 Anti-aliasing Anti-aliasing is a technique used to smooth out the jagged edges of threedimensional curved objects or objects with diagonal edges. Anti-aliasing can be set to favor either an increase in system processing performance or improved image quality: • Setting for performance is best used when the 3D image is animated and smoothness of motion is the most important consideration.
62 Set the Anti-Aliasing preference manually Set the Transparent Anti-Aliasing 1 Expand 3D in Advanced View. 2 Click Transparent Anti-Aliasing. 3 Ensure the application override is enabled. To do so, make sure the Let the Application Decide check box is not selected. 4 Click and drag the slider to the desired setting. Note: The slider control becomes unavailable when Let the Application Decide is enabled. Preview your changes • The preview image automatically displays your adjustments.
Adaptive Anti-aliasing 63 Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you click OK. Adaptive Anti-aliasing Adaptive anti-aliasing is a technique that applies a combination of multisampling (MSAA) and super-sampling (SSAA) on 3D objects to improve edge smoothness and fine detail.
64 Anisotropic Filtering 3 Ensure the application override is disabled. To do so, make sure the Let the Application Decide check box is cleared. The slider control will become available. 4 Click the Control slider and move the selector to your preferred setting: • To increase processing performance, move the slider to the left. • To increase image quality, move the slider to the right. Set the Anisotropic Filtering to automated preference 1 From the Tree View pane, expand 3D.
Catalyst® A.I. 65 Discard your settings • Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst® Control Center was opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the Catalyst® Control Center. Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just the feature in the current view. Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window. 2 Click Defaults.
66 Catalyst® A.I. 2 Click Catalyst® A.I. 3 If necessary, clear the check mark from Disable Catalyst® A.I. 4 Click and drag to slider to the desired setting. Note: Change to Catalyst® A.I. settings is not shown in the 3D Preview. Preview your changes • The preview image automatically displays your adjustments. Optionally, double-click 3D Preview for a full-screen view of the adjustments you have made. To exit full-screen Preview, press the Esc key.
Mipmap Detail Level 67 Mipmap Detail Level Mipmapping is a texturing technique that preserves the detail on a 3D object’s surface as it moves into the background. A series of high- and lowresolution texture maps are stored in memory and selectively used to create the object’s surface, depending on what level of detail is needed.
68 All Settings Discard your settings • Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst® Control Center was opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the Catalyst® Control Center. Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just the feature in the current view. Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window. 2 Click Defaults.
All Settings 69 3 Ensure the application override is disabled. To do so, make sure the Let the Application Decide check box is cleared. The slider control will become available. 4 Click the Control slider and move the selector to your preferred setting: • To increase processing performance, move the slider to the left. • To increase image quality, move the slider to the right. Set the Transparent Anti-Aliasing 1 Expand 3D in Advanced View. 2 Click All Settings.
70 All Settings Set the Catalyst® A.I. setting 1 From the Tree View pane, expand 3D. 2 Click All Settings. 3 Scroll to Catalyst® A.I. 4 Click the Control slider and move the selector to the left to increase processing performance, or to the right to increase image quality. Set the Mipmap detail level 1 From the Tree View pane, expand 3D. 2 Click All Settings. 3 Scroll to Mipmap Detail Level.
API Specific 71 Discard your settings • Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst® Control Center was opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the Catalyst® Control Center. Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just the feature in the current view. Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window. 2 Click Defaults.
72 API Specific Set Support DXT texture formats for Direct 3D® This option enables support for DirectX® compressed texture formats. DXT requires half the amount of memory to draw the same amount of textures. This frees up memory while achieving high quality graphics. 1 From the Tree View pane, expand 3D. 2 Click API Specific. 3 Select Support DXT texture formats to place a check mark in the check box.
Color 73 3 Select Force 24-bit Z-buffer depth to place a check mark in the check box. Apply your settings 1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst® Control Center open. 2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst® Control Center. Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window. 2 Click Defaults. Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view only.
74 Color Desktop Catalyst® Control Center: Color Color Desktop 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. Display Color page to configure Desktop 1 From the Tree View pane, click Color. 2 Select Desktop from the Set color correction for drop-down menu. Set Gamma, Brightness, and Contrast simultaneously 1 From the Tree View pane, click Color.
Color Desktop 75 4 Click and drag either the Gamma, Brightness, or Contrast to adjust all these settings simultaneously. Revert to last known All Channel settings 1 From the Tree View pane, click Color. 2 Select Desktop in Set color correction for. 3 Select All Channels. Reactivate your color settings Your desktop may retain the color settings when exiting an application or game. Should this be the case the gamma, brightness, and contrast sliders are disabled.
76 Color Desktop Note: The preview image automatically displays the adjustment you have made. Set Color Contrast 1 From the Tree View pane, click Color. 2 Click and drag the Control slider to your preferred setting: • To increase the Contrast, move the slider to the right. • To decrease the Contrast, move the slider to the left. • Optionally, click the up and down arrow buttons in the adjustment box. Click the Reset button to restore the previous settings.
Color - FullScreen 3D 77 Color - FullScreen 3D Adjusting the Gamma control alters the overall richness of color. Adjusting the Brightness control alters the overall brightness. Adjusting the Contrast control alters the overall contrast. • Adjusting the Gamma can be useful for CAD applications that rely heavily on color coding or applications that require realistic color. • Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast can be useful for 3D games that display dimly lit scenes.
78 Avivo™ Video for Radeon® X1000 Series Apply your settings 1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst® Control Center open. 2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst® Control Center. Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window. 2 Click Defaults. Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you click OK.
Standard Settings 79 Catalyst® Control Center: Avivo Video Standard Settings To quickly adjust your video settings choose one of the video presets or use the Video Wizard to configure your display devices. Start the Video Wizard 1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video. 2 Click Standard Settings. 3 Click the Wizard button. Select a Video Preset 1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video. 2 Click Standard Settings.
80 Standard Settings 3 Select a preset from the Video Presets menu. Apply your settings 1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst® Control Center open. 2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst® Control Center. Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window. 2 Click Defaults. Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you click OK.
Standard Settings 81 3 Click and drag the Gamma control slider to the desired position. Set Contrast Contrast is the difference between the brightest and darkest parts of an image. 1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video. 2 Click Adjustments. 3 Click and drag the Contrast control slider to the desired position. Set Brightness Brightness is the overall intensity, or luminosity of an image. 1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video. 2 Click Adjustments.
82 Standard Settings Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window. 2 Click Defaults. Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you click OK. Discard your settings • Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst® Control Center was opened or the last time Apply was used.
Standard Settings 83 • Optionally, select in Theater Mode (full-screen) if you want the video content to be displayed on both displays. The Secondary display displays the same content as the primary. Set video aspect ratio 1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video. 2 Click Theater Mode. 3 Select Match the source video to maintain the aspect ratio of original video. • Optionally, select Scale to full-screen to have the source video fill the display area.
84 Standard Settings • Auto Detect lets the multimedia driver to select the best deinterlacing scheme for different video sources and sizes. • Bob deinterlacing, when selected, removes every other line of the video image and is recommended for motion video. • Adaptive deinterlacing, when selected, reacts to the amount of motion in the video and apply a media filter on a motion block and apply weave on the remaining blocks.
Standard Settings 85 All Settings The All Settings page combines all of the principal 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. Let the application control video adjustments Enable this feature the to let the application determine the Video Adjustments settings. 1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video.
86 Standard Settings 2 Click All Settings. 3 Scroll to Video Adjustments. 4 Adjust the Contrast control slider to the desired position. Adjust Saturation Saturation is the measure of amount of color in an image. 1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video. 2 Click All Settings. 3 Scroll to Video Adjustments. 4 Adjust the Saturation control slider to the desired position. Adjust Hue Hue defines the tint of the red, green, and blue components of an image. 1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video.
Standard Settings 87 3 Scroll to Overlay Display Mode. 4 Under Extended desktop shows overlay: select in Standard Mode if you want the video content to be displayed on the primary display only. • Optionally, select in Theater Mode (full-screen) if you want the video content to be displayed on both displays. The Secondary display displays the same content as the primary. Set video aspect ratio 1 From the Tree View pane, expand Video. 2 Click All Settings. 3 Scroll to Theater Mode Settings.
88 VPU Recover Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window. 2 Click Defaults. Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you click OK. Discard your settings • Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst® Control Center was opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the Catalyst® Control Center.
89 Catalyst® Control Center: VPU Recover Enable VPU Recover 1 From the Tree View pane, click VPU Recover. 2 Click Enable VPU Recover. Prepare an error report You can chose to send an error report to ATI if VPU Recover is activated. This report assists ATI in determining the cause of the problem. This information is then used to develop more stable graphic drivers. 1 From the Tree View pane, click VPU Recover.
90 An email is created containing the error report for submission to ATI Technologies. Note: No personal information is included in the error report. Apply your settings 1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst® Control Center open. 2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst® Control Center. Restore default settings 1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window. 2 Click Defaults.
91 2 Click Catalyst® A.I. 3 If necessary, clear the check mark from Disable Catalyst® A.I. 4 Click and drag to slider to the desired setting. Note: Change to Catalyst® A.I. settings is not shown in the 3D Preview. Apply your settings 1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst® Control Center open. 2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst® Control Center.
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Using TV Out 93 CHAPTER 6: Using TV Display and Capture Features This chapter describes how to use the TV display and video capture features of your Radeon® X1300 Series card. Using TV Out Your Radeon® X1300 Series has TV Out capability. Viewing Your PC’s Display on a TV You can attach your Radeon® X1300 Series to a TV and a monitor at the same time. L IMPORTANT INFORMATION for European Customers Some PC monitors in Europe cannot be used simultaneously with TV display.
94 Using TV Out 3 Looking at the back of your PC, locate your S-Video Out. Using an SVideo cable, attach one end of the cable to your graphics card and the other to your TV. Refer to the illustration. 4 Power on your TV first, then your computer. Connecting Your S-Video Out to a TV or VCR 1 S-Video Connection on graphics card 2 TV 3 S-Video Cable 4 Computer Using a Monitor vs.
Connecting to HDTV 95 Some single-frequency monitors may not work with TV display enabled. If you experience problems when TV display is enabled, disable TV display to restore your monitor’s display. Viewing Text on a TV A TV is designed primarily to show moving images. The large dot pitch of a TV will yield poor quality static images. The small text sizes commonly used for PC desktops can appear blurred or unclear on a TV. You can compensate for this degradation by using larger fonts.
96 Connecting to HDTV The HDTV Component Video Adapter can be used in place of the standard A/V Output cable to connect to an HDTV or other component input device, using component video cables. L You must have a monitor attached to your computer before installing the ATI HDTV. For proper operation of your ATI Component Video Adapter, ATI display drivers must be correctly installed.
Connecting to HDTV 97 2 Turn on your computer. Note: Your TV will not display anything until Windows starts. This can take several minutes. Using Your ATI HDTV Video Cable Use the HDTV Video Cable to watch DVD movies and play video games on your High Definition Television. L Copy-protected DVDs restrict playback to 480i and 480p modes.
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99 CHAPTER 7: CrossFire™ FAQ The following are frequently-asked questions about CrossFire™. For the latest information, please consult the CrossFire™ Web site at: ati.com/crossfire 1 What combination of products are required to build a working CrossFire™ system? Two components are required: • Two CrossFire™ Edition graphics cards from the same brandfamily. • A CrossFire™ Ready motherboard with two PCIe™ X16 slots.
100 To access and enable CrossFire™ in Catalyst™ Control Center, do the following: • In Advanced View, click CrossFire™ and check the Enable CrossFire™ box. When CrossFire™ is successfully enabled, all display devices except the one used by CrossFire™ will be disabled. Multiple monitors/ displays that are disabled when CrossFire™ is enabled reappear after CrossFire™ is disabled.
101 In this scenario both graphics cards will operate as 12-pipeline graphics cards while in CrossFire™ mode. 9 What happens if two CrossFire™ graphics cards have different clock speeds? Both cards will continue to operate at their individual clock speeds; neither card is “stepped down”. The compositing engine on the CrossFire™ card merges the resulting images independent of the clock speed on either graphics card.
102 12 What type of performance improvement is expected? Performance enhancements experienced on a CrossFire™ system depend on the application or game being used. Performance improvements can be increased up to 100%, and the latest graphicsintensive programs will generally see over 80% performance improvement at high resolutions and image-quality modes.
Troubleshooting 103 CHAPTER 8: Reference This chapter provides information on troubleshooting, where to get additional accessories, how to register your product, plus warranty and compliance information. Troubleshooting The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems. ATI’s documentation contains helpful installation/configuration tips and other valuable feature information. Please contact your dealer for more advanced troubleshooting information.
104 Troubleshooting General Troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution No Display • • • • • Screen Defects Appear • • Check that the card is seated properly in its expansion slot. Ensure that the monitor cable is securely fastened to the card. Make sure that the monitor and computer are plugged in and receiving power. If necessary, disable any built-in graphics capabilities on your mother board. For more information, consult your computer’s manual or manufacturer.
Product Registration 105 HDTV/HDTV Adapter Troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution The colors on my TV display are incorrect • Ensure that the connections between the Component Video Adapter and your HDTV are correct (Y=Green, Pb=Blue, Pr=Red). There is no display on my TV • Your TV will not display anything until Windows starts; this may take several minutes. Set your TV to YPbPr input. Ensure that the HDTV Component Video Adapter is properly connected, then restart your computer.
106 Customer Care If you require further assistance with your product, the following Customer Care options are available: Service Availability Language Access Online 24/7 English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German ati.com English 1-877-284-1566 (toll-free) or Mail Telephone US & Canada 9:00AM 7:00PM EST. Monday to Friday. or ATI TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Additional Accessories 107 • ATI Customer Care is unable to assist with refunds, returns, or exchange specific inquiries. If resolving the problem being experienced is critical to your decision to keep the product, it is your responsibility to ensure that you know and are within the period of time your reseller will allow for refunds, returns or exchange. • ATI is not responsible for any expense incurred accessing Customer Care.
108 Compliance Information • Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to ensure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
Compliance Information 109 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive Compliance This product was manufactured by ATI Technologies Inc.
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111 CHAPTER 9: Glossary 2D Acronym for “two dimensional,” a term applied to computer graphics that are “flat.” Typical desktop applications such as word processors, spreadsheet programs, or other programs that manipulate print or simple graphics (such as pictures or line art) are generally considered to be operating within a 2D environment, even when they include simple three dimensional elements, such as buttons.
112 surfaces, allowing game programmers to include more texture and lighting details without affecting performance. Adaptive Anti-aliasing Adaptive anti-aliasing is a technique that applies a combination of multisampling (MSAA) and super-sampling (SSAA) on 3D objects to improve edge smoothness and fine detail. Multi-sampling works best on smoothing the edges of solid polygons, but cannot effectively smooth edges within polygons which are partially transparent.
113 a scene, delivering a noticeable increase in 3D detail. This type of graphical operation is only available in Radeon® CrossFire™ graphics cards running Microsoft® Direct 3D® and OpenGL® games or applications. Anisotropic Filtering A technique that preserves the surface details of an object as it recedes into the distance by utilizing and blending together the object’s texture maps.
114 single display within its existing ambient lighting environment, or to better color match two or more adjacent monitors. Back Buffer A type of offscreen memory used to provide smooth video and 2D graphics acceleration. This technique uses two frame buffers, so the process is often referred to as “double-buffering.” While the contents of one buffer are displayed, a second buffer, called the “back” buffer, holds the frame being worked on.
115 Brightness The amount of white or black that is applied to all colors onscreen. By making the screen “brighter” you are adding more white to it. This should not be confused with luminosity, which measures the actual light level emitted from the computer display. Buffer A name referring to portions of on-board video memory. One large buffer is always used to display images to the screen; this is the “display buffer.
116 Component Video Typically used on DVD players and HDTV systems, component video is a standard Red/Green/Blue (RGB) color signal for televisions. The signal is split and compressed into separate luminance and color values—luminance (“Y”), red minus luminance (R-Y), and blue minus luminance (B-Y). The value for green is not transmitted. The display device automatically “fills in” the color values that are not red or blue.
117 through a shadow mask and onto the back of the glass screen. The electron beams activate separate red, green, and blue values in various strengths in order to produce a colored image. Dashboard The dashboard is the part of the Catalyst® Control Center used to display a graphical representation of the features available in installed ATI hardware and software. The dashboard can be used to access all of the aspects (sets of related graphical features) available on a graphics card.
118 equal the dot pitch. If the monitor is set to lower resolutions, the pixels will be comprised of multiple dots. DVI Acronym for “Digital Video Interface,” a standard video connection used on many current computer displays. There are three types of DVI connections: DVI-A (analog), DVI-D (digital), and DVI-I (integrated, capable of either analog or digital). It supports high-bandwidth video signals over 160 Hz, so it is most often used for high-resolution displays.
119 Frames Per Second In terms of 3D graphics, refers to the rate at which the graphic processor can render new screens per second. Higher rates equals better, more naturalistic performance for such things as games set in a 3D environment. Sometimes abbreviated to “fps.” Gamma Sometimes confused with brightness, gamma actually refers to the correction that is applied to any display device in order to produce more gradual increases or decreases in the perceived brightness for that device.
120 HDTV Acronym for “High Definition Television,” a format that produces much greater picture quality than a standard television, and in a wide-screen format that matches that of a movie theater screen. The two most popular formats are 1080i and 720p, where the number represents how many horizontal scan lines they have, and the following letter represents whether the picture is interlaced, or the product of progressive scanning technology.
121 Keyframe Interpolation This feature is also known as “morphing.” In an animation, a start and end point are picked as the key frames. In a 3D rendering, the start point could have a character with a neutral expression, and the end point could have that same character smiling. Additional frames are interpolated (inserted) between the two keyframes in order that “morphs” (transforms) the image so that there is a smooth transition between the key frames.
122 flicker-free. The acronym refers to the National Television Systems Committee, which devised this color video standard in 1953. Offscreen Memory An area of memory used to preload images so that they can be quickly drawn to the screen. Offscreen memory refers to all of the remaining video memory not taken up by the front buffer, which holds the contents of the display screen currently visible.
123 card. PCI replaced the older ISA and VESA bus standards, and was itself superseded by the AGP standard for the main graphics card bus. PCI Express® (PCIe™) The successor standard to the PCI and AGP bus standards, with a significantly faster serial communications system, further opening up bandwidth for more communications between such peripherals as graphics cards and the computer’s CPU.
124 the display may look three dimensional, but it is really just a 2D grid of pixels designed to appear that way. Resolution The resolution of any display is the number of pixels that can be depicted on screen as specified by the number of horizontal rows against the number of vertical columns. The default VGA resolution of many video cards is capable of displaying 640 rows of pixels by 480 columns.
125 SDTV SDTV is an acronym for “Standard Definition Television” that identifies lower resolution systems when compared to High Definition Television (HDTV) systems. SDTV systems use the same 4:3 aspect ratio and 480 scan lines to produce a picture as regular analog television sets, but digital decoding enhanced of the signal, displaying a sharper and crisper picture. SDTV broadcasts are either interlaced (480i) or use progressive scan (480p), the latter method providing the best overall image quality.
126 image quality. Anti-aliasing performance is improved, providing better overall detail and image quality. The enhanced anisotropic filtering ensures sharper and clearer pictures at higher frame rates, and the new 3Dc™ compression technology makes it possible to display higher polygon counts for 3D rendered objects. Specular Highlight The bright, usually small, intense light reflected from a 3D surface with a high refraction value.
127 contain 4-pins within a single connection housing and are commonly found on consumer DVD players, VCRs, game consoles, and related devices. Texel Short for “texture element,” the 3D equivalent of a pixel, describing the base unit of the surface of a 3D object, such as a sphere; for a 2D object, such as a circle, the base unit is a pixel. Texture Mapping In computer graphics, two-dimensional textured surfaces are referred to as texture maps.
128 Trilinear Filtering A sampling method used to produce realistic-looking 3D objects. Trilinear filtering averages one of the bilinear filter mipmap levels along with the standard mipmap samples. Vector Adaptive Deinterlacing A technique that provides smoother, less jagged edges for interlaced video playback. Interlaced video consists of alternating odd and even numbered scan lines, which are then mapped to an equivalent pixel-by-pixel display on a CRT or Flat Panel Display.
129 within the graphical processor, the more complex polygons that can be generated per clock cycle, and hence finer, more naturalistic detail and movement is possible. VGA Connector A type of graphics connector, sometimes also called an analog connector. It is the most common type of video connector available, consisting of 15pins set in three rows.
130 while “Pb” and “Pr” represent the blue and red channels respectively, both of which have the luminance value subtracted from them. It is an equivalent color space to the chrominance-based YCbCr, which is used for digital video. Z-buffer The portion of video memory that keeps track of which onscreen elements can be viewed and which are hidden behind other objects.
131 Index Numerics 102 part number 4 1080i 52, 53, 54, 114, 123 1080i mode 53 1080p 53 16:9 (aspect ratio) 107, 114 2D 36, 105, 108, 109, 111, 117, 118, 121, 122 3:2 pulldown 122 3D 29, 31, 36, 43, 44, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 68, 69, 70, 74, 87, 97, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 124 3D Settings 55 3Dc 105, 119, 120 4:3 (aspect ratio) 107, 114, 119 480i 101, 114, 119, 123 480p 101, 119, 123 5:4 (aspect ratio) 107 720p 52, 53, 54, 10
132 Application Programmable Interface (API) 55, 68 Apply a Hotkey 31 Aspect 107 Aspect Ratio 54, 75, 80, 84, 107, 114, 119 ATI Overdrive 116 ATISETUP utility 20, 21, 22 Avivo Color 51 Avivo Video 76, 77, 78 B Back Buffer 108 back buffer 109 Basic View 38 Bilinear Filtering 108 BIOS 37 Bit depth 108 Bitmap 108 Brightness 78, 82 brightness 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 77, 78, 82, 100, 107, 109, 110, 113, 114, 118 Buffer 69, 108, 109, 112, 114, 115, 116, 124 bus type 37 C Catalyst 22 Catalyst ™ A.I. 66 Catalyst A.I.
133 Color quality 41 Color Temperature 107 Compliance Information 103 compliance information 99 component video 110 Composite Video 110, 120, 123 Compositing Engine 97, 98, 110, composition of the profile 32 configuration 120 multiple monitors 21 primary monitor 21 configuration tips 99 Connecting Devices 14 Contrast 71, 78 contrast 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, Control Panel 5, 21, 109 Control point 110 Copy-protection DVDs 77, 78, 82, 83, 100, 107, 114 101 CPU 117 Crazy Taxi 3 62 Create a list of active Hotk
134 Determine how display devices are detected 45 device ID 37 Digital 100 Digital Flat Panel (DFP) 40, 41, 42, 52, 53, 100 Digital flat-panel (DFP) display 4 Digital Panel properties 48 Direct 3D 43, 67, 68, 69, 107, 111, 118, 120 Disable Catalyst A.I.
135 F FCC Compliance 103 Flat Shading 112 Fog 112, 122 Force 24-bit Z-buffer depth 69 Force button 42 Force changes to a specific display setting 42 Force TV detection 45 Frame Buffer 69, 112 frame rate 69, 105 Frames per second (fps) 113 G games TV display 91 Gamma 77, 82 gamma 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 77, 78, 82, 107, 113, geometry instancing 68 Getting Additional Accessories 103 Gouraud Shading 112, 113 GPU 110 Graphical Processor Unit (GPU) 68, 116, 119 graphics chipset 37 Graphics Software 36 H Half Life
136 I Image Scaling 49 Industry Canada Compliance 104 Information Center 36 installation tips 99 Installing drivers 19 interlaced 80, 116, 122 K Keyframe interpolation 115 KTX Buffer Region Extension 115 L Lighting 105, 106, 108, 109, 112, 113, 115, 122 Linux 116 luminance 110, 120, 123, 124 M Mac OS X 116 Master graphics card 95, 96, 97, 110, 120 Match the source video 80, 84 memory size 37 Microsoft DirectX 44, 68, 111 mipmap 107 Mipmap detail level 64, 66 Mipmapping 60, 63, 115 Monitor Attributes 47 mot
137 pixel shaders 119 power supply 4 Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats 52, 53 Preferences 29, 33 Preview your changes 57, 59, 61, 62, 64 primary slot 96 Prince of Persia 62 Product Registration 101 Profile Manager 33 Profiles 29 profiles 31 Profiles Manager 31, 32, 33 R Race Driver 62 Radeon 118, 120 RCA connection 110 Reactivate your color settings 72 Red Green Blue (RGB) 100, 110, 114, 118, 121, 123 Refresh Rate 20, 21, 38, 42, 43, 44, 47, 69, 100, 115, 116, 117, 119 Refresh Rate Override 43 refresh rat
138 SECAM 119 secondary display device 39 See a list of active Hotkeys 31 Select a de-interlacing mode 81 Select a deinterlacing mode 84 Select a skin 35 Select a SmartShader effect 67 Select Language 35 Separate Video 120 serial number 4 Set a higher quality Anisotropic Filtering 61 Set the Anisotropic Filtering preference manually 60 Set the Anisotropic Filtering to automated preference Set the Anti-Aliasing preference manually 58, 70 Set the Anti-Aliasing to automated preference 58 shader 106, 119 shade
139 System Tray Icon 35 T Temperature 51 Temporal anti-aliasing 58 temporal filtering 123 Texel 121 texture buffer 109 Texture mapping 121 Texture Preference 121 the same on all 79 Theater Mode 75, 79, 80, 83, 84 Theater Mode Settings 84 ToolTips 34 Transition Minimized Differential Signaling (TMDS) 121 Transparent Anti-Aliasing 65 Trilinear filtering 122 Triple buffering 69 Troubleshooting 99, 101 HDTV adapter 101 troubleshooting 99 TV 38, 40, 41, 42, TV display 89, 91 games 43, 45, 90, 91, 101, 123 9
140 VPU Recover 85, 86, 123 W Wait for vertical refresh setting 67 Warranty 102 warranty 99 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Compliance Windows 19, 21, 22, 84, 101, 111, 116 Windows Advanced Options Menu 99 Windows Control Panel 109 Windows Media Settings 84 Windows Media Video Acceleration.
