Gigabyte GV-AG32S Manuale utente

AG32S

RAGETM128 ProGraphics Accelerator

REV.1.22

12MD-AG32S-122

USER'SMANUAL

中文使用手冊

Upgrade your Life

AG32SGraphics Accelerator

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herein.

Pleasedo notremoveanylabelson VGAcard,thismayvoidthe warrantyofthisVGA

card.

March 17,2003Taipei, Taiwan

Chapter1User’sManual

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TableofContent

TableofContents

1.INTRODUCTION

1.1.PREFACE...................................................................................4

1.2.Overview.....................................................................................4

2.HARDWAREINSTALLATION

2.1.UNPACKING...............................................................................5

2.2.BOARD LAYOUT........................................................................6

2.3.HARDWAREINSTALLATION......................................................7

3.SOFTWAREINSTALLATION

3.1Win98/98/SE orWinME/WinXP DriverAnd UtilitiesInstallation .....9

3.1.1Operating systemrequirement ................................................9

3.1.2DirectXinstallation ................................................................ 10

3.1.3Driverinstallation .................................................................. 12

3.1.4Utilitieson driverCD ............................................................. 15

3.1.5TaskbarIcon ......................................................................... 15

3.1.6Propertypages..................................................................... 18

3.2.WINDOWSNT4.0DRIVERINSTALLATION............................. 22

3.3.WINDOWS2000 DRIVERINSTALLATION................................. 23

3.4BIOSFLASHUTILITY................................................................ 23

4.TroubleshootingTips................................................................................. 24

5.Appendix

5.1.Howtorefashthe BIOS.............................................................. 25

5.2.Resolutionsand ColorDepthTable............................................. 27

AG32SGraphics Accelerator

1.INTRODUCTION

1.1.PREFACE

Atthe centerofthe AGseriesperformanceisaunique 128-bit, SuperScalarRender-

ing architecturedesigned tooperateatdramaticallyelevated memoryandengine speeds.

Single-Pass MultiTexturing (SMT)enablesadvanced 3Deffectsliketexturing,lighting

and shading atfull performance.Additionalgainsareobtained withATI'sunique Twin-

Cache Architecture(TCA)whichincorporatestextureand pixelcache toincreasethe ef-

fectivememorybandwidthforextraperformance..

1.2.KEY FEATURES

nFeatures32MBofmemoryand ATIRAGE128 PRO™graphics technology

nFull 3Dacceleration inall modesand colordepthsinresolutionsup to

1920x1200 @32bpp

nDirectX®,Direct3D,DirectDraw

nTriangleSetup Engine

nTextureCache

nBilinear/TrilinearFiltering

nLine &Edge Anti-Aliasing

nZ-buffering andDouble-buffering

Chapter 1 User's Manual

HardwareInstallation

2.HARDWAREINSTALLATION

WARNING!

Expansion cardscontainverydelicateIntegrated Circuit(IC)chips.Toprotectthemagainst

damage fromstaticelectricity,you shouldfollowsomeprecautionswheneveryou workon your

computer.

1.Turnoff yourcomputerand unplug powersupply.

2.Useagrounded wriststrap beforehandling computercomponents.If you do nothaveone,

touchbothofyourhandstoasafelygrounded objectortoametalobject, suchasthe power

supplycase.

3.Placecomponentson agrounded antistaticpad oron the bag thatcamewiththe

componentswheneverthe componentsareseparated fromthe system.

The cardcontainssensitiveelectriccomponents,whichcan be easilydamaged bystatic

electricity,sothe cardshouldbe left initsoriginalpacking until itisinstalled.

Unpacking and installation shouldbe done on agrounded anti-staticmat. The operatorshould

be wearing an anti-staticwristband,grounded atthe samepointasthe anti-staticmat.

Inspectthe cardcarton forobviousdamage.Shipping and handling maycausedamage toyour

card.Besurethereareno shipping and handling damageson the cardbeforeproceeding.

MDONOTAPPLYPOWERTOYOUR SYSTEMIFITHASBEENDAMAGEDONTHE

CARD.

MInordertoensureyourgraphics cardworking correctly,please use officialGigabyte

BIOSonlyUse noneofficialgigabyteBIOSmightcause problemon thegraphics card.

2.1.UNPACKING

The AG32Spackage containsthe following:

lThe AG32Sgraphics accelerator

lThisUSER'SMANUAL

l DVDPlayersoftwareincluded

lLiteversion 3DGamex2(CD x1)

lCD fordriver&Utilities

AG32SGraphics Accelerator

2.2.BOARD LAYOUT

AG32S(4Mx16 32MBSDRAM)

4Mx16 FrameBufferSDRAM

BIOS

ATi

RAGE128 Pro

VGAMonitor

Connector

(15pin)

VGAOutput

VGAMonitor

Connector

(15pin)

ImpacTV2

(Optional)

HardwareInstallation

2.3.HARDWAREINSTALLATION

Installing YourGraphics card..

Nowthatyou haveprepared yourcomputer,you arereadytoinstall yourgraphics

acceleratorcard.

Toinstall yourgraphics acceleratorcard

1.Poweroff the computerand monitor,then disconnectthe displaycablefromthe

backofyourcomputer.

2.Removethe computercover.If necessary,consultyourcomputer'smanualforhelp

inremoving the cover.

3.Removeanyexisting graphics cardfromyourcomputer.

Or,ifyourcomputerhasanyon-boardgraphics capability,you mayneed todisableit

on the motherboard.Formoreinformation,see yourcomputerdocumentation.

AG32SGraphics Accelerator

4.Locatethe AGPslot. If necessary,removethe metalcoverfromthisslot; then align

yourGraphics cardwiththe AGPslot, and press itinfirmlyuntil the cardisfully

eated.

5.Replacethe screwtofasten the cardinplace,and replacethe computercover.

6.Plug the displaycableintoyourcard;then turnon the computerand monitor.

You arenowreadytoproceed withthe installation ofthe Graphics carddriver.For

detailed instructions,selectyouroperating systemfromthe listbelow:

AG32SGraphics card

AGPSlot

AG32SGraphics card

ToVGAMONITOR

SoftwareInstallation

3.SOFTWAREINSTALLATION

Inthismanual, weassumethatyourCD-ROMDrive lettertobeDrive D:

3.1.WINDOWS®98 /98SE orWINDOWSME/WINDOWSXP DRIVER

AND UTILITIES INSTALLATION

The installation ofWin98/98SE /WinME/WinXP driversisverysimple.

When you insertthe driverCD intoyourCD-ROMdrive,you can see the AUTORUN

window(ifitdoesnotshowup,run "D:\setup.exe").Then you can followguidesto

setup yourAG32Sdriver(Pleasefollowthe subsection 3.1.3"Step ByStep Installation"

toinstall the driverforyourgraphics accelerator.

3.1.1.Operatingsystemrequirement

lIf yourOSisMicrosoft Windows,when loading the AG32Sdriversforthe

system,pleasemakesureyoursystem(Windows98/98SE orWindowsME)has

installed DirectX8.1orlater.

lIf you install the AG32Sdriversforthe mainboard,which

consistofSIS,ALIorVIAchipsets,pleaseinstall the appropriateDriverprogramfor

thatmainboard.OrpleasecontactyourmotherboardnearestdealerforM/BDiver.

AG32SGraphics Accelerator

3.1.2.DirectXInstallation

Install Microsoft DirectX8.1toenable3Dhardwareacceleration supportforWin98/

98SE orWinMEtoachievebetter3Dperformence.

Note:ForsoftwareMPEGsupportinWin98/98SE orWinME,you mustDirectXfirst

install.

1.Installation DirectXDriver

Click "Install DirectX8.1”Item.

2.Click "Yes"icon.

3.Click "Yes“icon.

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