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... in the preparation of merchantability, fitness for home and other products and documentation provided herein. With respect to ATI products which this document, ATI Technologies Inc. and 6,516,132 licensed for punitive, incidental or consequential damages in any form, without further... owners. Reverse engineering or disassembly is strictly prohibited. Patent Nos. 4,631,603; 4,819,098; 4,907,093; Use of ATI Technologies Inc. This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is intended for a particular purpose, and noninfringement. is prohibited. reserves the...
... in the preparation of merchantability, fitness for home and other products and documentation provided herein. With respect to ATI products which this document, ATI Technologies Inc. and 6,516,132 licensed for punitive, incidental or consequential damages in any form, without further... owners. Reverse engineering or disassembly is strictly prohibited. Patent Nos. 4,631,603; 4,819,098; 4,907,093; Use of ATI Technologies Inc. This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is intended for a particular purpose, and noninfringement. is prohibited. reserves the...
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...free computing. SmoothVision™ • Full-scene anti-aliasing method that is not visible to 128-tap texture filtering. CHAPTER 1: Radeon® X1950 XTX Features 1 Introduction Congratulations on -board memory. • Full support for Microsoft ® DirectX® Shader Model 3.0. •... Native PCI Express® x16 bus interface. Radeon® X1950 XTX Features Graphic Features • Native PCI Express® X16 bus support. • 256MB or 512 MB GDDR4\GDDR3 on the purchase of your ATI Radeon® X1950 XTX graphics card. HyperZ™ • Ensures optimal hardware ...
...free computing. SmoothVision™ • Full-scene anti-aliasing method that is not visible to 128-tap texture filtering. CHAPTER 1: Radeon® X1950 XTX Features 1 Introduction Congratulations on -board memory. • Full support for Microsoft ® DirectX® Shader Model 3.0. •... Native PCI Express® x16 bus interface. Radeon® X1950 XTX Features Graphic Features • Native PCI Express® X16 bus support. • 256MB or 512 MB GDDR4\GDDR3 on the purchase of your ATI Radeon® X1950 XTX graphics card. HyperZ™ • Ensures optimal hardware ...
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...; chipset driver. (See ati.com/crossfire for installation software (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive). • Specialized PCI Express® 550 watt or greater power supply recommended. More information on using this graphics card as the Master graphics card. 4 Before You Begin System... 1GB or more for best performance. • Optical drive for a list of CrossFire™ certified motherboards.) • a CrossFire™ Edition graphics card from the same product series that works as part of a CrossFire™ system, the following . If you begin installing your computer system manual to...
...; chipset driver. (See ati.com/crossfire for installation software (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive). • Specialized PCI Express® 550 watt or greater power supply recommended. More information on using this graphics card as the Master graphics card. 4 Before You Begin System... 1GB or more for best performance. • Optical drive for a list of CrossFire™ certified motherboards.) • a CrossFire™ Edition graphics card from the same product series that works as part of a CrossFire™ system, the following . If you begin installing your computer system manual to...
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...required for the existing graphics card before installing your new ATI product. Note: If the previously installed graphics card has any additional software installed, it from your computer. Uninstall Previous Graphics Card Drivers To ensure the successful installation of the card. To uninstall previous drivers ...remove the old graphics card. The wizard will help you must uninstall the drivers for registration. Before You Begin 5 Record Your Serial and Part Numbers The serial number and 102 part number printed on the back of your new Radeon® X1950 XTX card, you remove your...
...required for the existing graphics card before installing your new ATI product. Note: If the previously installed graphics card has any additional software installed, it from your computer. Uninstall Previous Graphics Card Drivers To ensure the successful installation of the card. To uninstall previous drivers ...remove the old graphics card. The wizard will help you must uninstall the drivers for registration. Before You Begin 5 Record Your Serial and Part Numbers The serial number and 102 part number printed on the back of your new Radeon® X1950 XTX card, you remove your...
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... in removing the cover. Remember to discharge your body's static electricity by touching the power supply or the metal surface of your ATI graphics card with the slot and press it on -board graphics capability, you may need to the motherboard. 3 Remove the computer cover. ...20 seconds after unplugging the power cord before disconnecting a peripheral or removing a component from your computer's manual for help in firmly until the card is fully seated. If necessary, consult your computer. For more information, see your computer has an on the motherboard. Note: If your...
... in removing the cover. Remember to discharge your body's static electricity by touching the power supply or the metal surface of your ATI graphics card with the slot and press it on -board graphics capability, you may need to the motherboard. 3 Remove the computer cover. ...20 seconds after unplugging the power cord before disconnecting a peripheral or removing a component from your computer's manual for help in firmly until the card is fully seated. If necessary, consult your computer. For more information, see your computer has an on the motherboard. Note: If your...
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... monitor, and then your display, and the boot process will stop if the graphics card is not correctly connected to the 6-pin power connection on the graphics card. 8 Screw in the computer's power cord. 10 Turn on ATI graphics cards: Connector Types VGA Supports an analog CRT monitor. Make sure the cables are not...
... monitor, and then your display, and the boot process will stop if the graphics card is not correctly connected to the 6-pin power connection on the graphics card. 8 Screw in the computer's power cord. 10 Turn on ATI graphics cards: Connector Types VGA Supports an analog CRT monitor. Make sure the cables are not...
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... Hardware Found Wizard appears, at the appropriate prompt insert the ATI Installation CD to access the basic multi-monitor configuration settings. Click the Settings tab to load the drivers for your Radeon® X1950 XTX card. Any additional monitors will be the primary. Normally, the ... their appropriate connectors. 3 Power on using the Settings tab. 12 Connecting Your Monitors Note: If you use multiple monitors, the Radeon® X1950 XTX card must be accessed by clicking the Advanced button from the Display Properties > Settings tab. 2 Select the Monitor icon identified by the...
... Hardware Found Wizard appears, at the appropriate prompt insert the ATI Installation CD to access the basic multi-monitor configuration settings. Click the Settings tab to load the drivers for your Radeon® X1950 XTX card. Any additional monitors will be the primary. Normally, the ... their appropriate connectors. 3 Power on using the Settings tab. 12 Connecting Your Monitors Note: If you use multiple monitors, the Radeon® X1950 XTX card must be accessed by clicking the Advanced button from the Display Properties > Settings tab. 2 Select the Monitor icon identified by the...
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...click No. Software Installation Prerequisites To install or remove the drivers, you must be logged on as a user with your Radeon® X1950 XTX graphics card. Your operating system must have administrator rights or be installed and running before you begin. Make sure your operating system's language...Software and Drivers This chapter will guide you through the installation of the drivers and software associated with administrator rights. To install ATI drivers and software Note: Optical drive refers to restart your system. Also, make sure that you have reinstalled or upgraded ...
...click No. Software Installation Prerequisites To install or remove the drivers, you must be logged on as a user with your Radeon® X1950 XTX graphics card. Your operating system must have administrator rights or be installed and running before you begin. Make sure your operating system's language...Software and Drivers This chapter will guide you through the installation of the drivers and software associated with administrator rights. To install ATI drivers and software Note: Optical drive refers to restart your system. Also, make sure that you have reinstalled or upgraded ...
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...Install. 4 Click Next. 5 Click Yes to complete the driver installation. The ATISETUP utility will start automatically when you insert the ATI Installation CD-ROM into your optical drive after the operating system has started. Monitor Configuration Once the drivers and software have been ... monitor may damage your monitor's documentation if necessary. 16 Monitor Configuration 2 Run the ATISETUP utility. If your monitor. b) Click Run. ATI Easy Install will start the Installation Wizard. 6 Follow the wizard's on-screen instructions to restart my computer now and click Finish. 8 ...
...Install. 4 Click Next. 5 Click Yes to complete the driver installation. The ATISETUP utility will start automatically when you insert the ATI Installation CD-ROM into your optical drive after the operating system has started. Monitor Configuration Once the drivers and software have been ... monitor may damage your monitor's documentation if necessary. 16 Monitor Configuration 2 Run the ATISETUP utility. If your monitor. b) Click Run. ATI Easy Install will start the Installation Wizard. 6 Follow the wizard's on-screen instructions to restart my computer now and click Finish. 8 ...
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... 4 Set the Screen Resolution and Color Quality as Secondary. Note: When you use multiple monitors with your Radeon® X1950 XTX card, one monitor will start automatically if you insert the ATI Installation CD-ROM into your monitor's performance. 3 Click Advanced and select the Monitor tab. 4 Choose a...desktop. Any additional monitors will be Primary. The ATISETUP utility will always be designated as appropriate for further information on the ATI Installation CD-ROM. Reinstalling Drivers You can also enable multiple monitors using the Settings tab. Note: You can install new ...
... 4 Set the Screen Resolution and Color Quality as Secondary. Note: When you use multiple monitors with your Radeon® X1950 XTX card, one monitor will start automatically if you insert the ATI Installation CD-ROM into your monitor's performance. 3 Click Advanced and select the Monitor tab. 4 Choose a...desktop. Any additional monitors will be Primary. The ATISETUP utility will always be designated as appropriate for further information on the ATI Installation CD-ROM. Reinstalling Drivers You can also enable multiple monitors using the Settings tab. Note: You can install new ...
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... Install to begin the Installation Wizard. 8 Follow the Wizard's on the root directory of reading CD-ROM media. 1 Insert the ATI Installation CD-ROM into your ATI graphics card. The Catalyst™ Software Suite has several distinct software elements, including: • Driver • Catalyst™ Control Center • HydraVision™ (not...Catalyst™ software suite Note: Optical drive refers to enjoy all the features of your optical drive. Installing the Catalyst™ Software Suite ATI's Catalyst™ Software Suite provides software required to any drive capable of the...
... Install to begin the Installation Wizard. 8 Follow the Wizard's on the root directory of reading CD-ROM media. 1 Insert the ATI Installation CD-ROM into your ATI graphics card. The Catalyst™ Software Suite has several distinct software elements, including: • Driver • Catalyst™ Control Center • HydraVision™ (not...Catalyst™ software suite Note: Optical drive refers to enjoy all the features of your optical drive. Installing the Catalyst™ Software Suite ATI's Catalyst™ Software Suite provides software required to any drive capable of the...
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... customized for configuring your display devices and arranging your display preferences. Use the Catalyst™ Control Center to the display features contained within the installed ATI hardware and software. Use the Displays Manager aspect to get the installed version information. The Catalyst™ Control Center offers you configure your desktop. CHAPTER... use the Basic View wizard to help system, or connect to the Catalyst™ Control Center may use the Advanced View. Those new to the ATI Web site.
... customized for configuring your display devices and arranging your display preferences. Use the Catalyst™ Control Center to the display features contained within the installed ATI hardware and software. Use the Displays Manager aspect to get the installed version information. The Catalyst™ Control Center offers you configure your desktop. CHAPTER... use the Basic View wizard to help system, or connect to the Catalyst™ Control Center may use the Advanced View. Those new to the ATI Web site.
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... of the Catalyst™ Control Center adds further support when using the ATI HDTV Component Video Adapter. Use HDTV Support to a single monitor. 24 Component Video Properties • A CrossFire™ Ready motherboard with two PCI Express® X16 slots. • A CrossFire™ Edition Series graphics card. • An interconnect cable, supplied with such devices as a CRT monitor...
... of the Catalyst™ Control Center adds further support when using the ATI HDTV Component Video Adapter. Use HDTV Support to a single monitor. 24 Component Video Properties • A CrossFire™ Ready motherboard with two PCI Express® X16 slots. • A CrossFire™ Edition Series graphics card. • An interconnect cable, supplied with such devices as a CRT monitor...
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available from consumer electronics dealer 4 Typical HDTV Video Input Connections Note: Input and output cables lengths should not exceed 50 feet (15m). Note: See your HDTV or component input device manual ...HDTV The HDTV Component Video Adapter can be correctly installed. Installing your ATI HDTV video cable 1 Turn on your device. ATI HDTV Cable 1 ATI HDTV Video Output Cable 2 Backplate of your ATI Component Video Adapter, ATI display drivers must have a monitor attached to your computer before installing the ATI HDTV. For proper operation of the ATI Graphics Card 3 Male RCA ...
available from consumer electronics dealer 4 Typical HDTV Video Input Connections Note: Input and output cables lengths should not exceed 50 feet (15m). Note: See your HDTV or component input device manual ...HDTV The HDTV Component Video Adapter can be correctly installed. Installing your ATI HDTV video cable 1 Turn on your device. ATI HDTV Cable 1 ATI HDTV Video Output Cable 2 Backplate of your ATI Component Video Adapter, ATI display drivers must have a monitor attached to your computer before installing the ATI HDTV. For proper operation of the ATI Graphics Card 3 Male RCA ...
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Using Your ATI HDTV Video Cable Use the HDTV Video Cable to watch DVD movies or play video games on your computer. For maximum performance when you watch DVD movies and play computer games on your HDTV, you should find the mode and screen resolution that provide the best result on your High Definition Television. Note: Your TV will not display anything until Windows starts. Connecting to 480i and 480p modes. L Copy-protected DVDs restrict playback to HDTV 33 2 Turn on your TV, and use those settings exclusively. This can take several minutes.
Using Your ATI HDTV Video Cable Use the HDTV Video Cable to watch DVD movies or play video games on your computer. For maximum performance when you watch DVD movies and play computer games on your HDTV, you should find the mode and screen resolution that provide the best result on your High Definition Television. Note: Your TV will not display anything until Windows starts. Connecting to 480i and 480p modes. L Copy-protected DVDs restrict playback to HDTV 33 2 Turn on your TV, and use those settings exclusively. This can take several minutes.
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... The basic requirements of a CrossFire™ system are a CrossFire™ certified motherboard with any Radeon® X1950 product. A CrossFire™ Edition graphics card works with CrossFire™ The Radeon® X1950 XTX can be used with two PCI Express® x16 slots, a CrossFire™ Edition graphics card, and a compatible CrossFire™ Compatible graphics card. CHAPTER 7: CrossFire™ Overview 35 Using the Radeon® X1950 XTX with all members of the...
... The basic requirements of a CrossFire™ system are a CrossFire™ certified motherboard with any Radeon® X1950 product. A CrossFire™ Edition graphics card works with CrossFire™ The Radeon® X1950 XTX can be used with two PCI Express® x16 slots, a CrossFire™ Edition graphics card, and a compatible CrossFire™ Compatible graphics card. CHAPTER 7: CrossFire™ Overview 35 Using the Radeon® X1950 XTX with all members of the...
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... in operation at any software overhead. 1 PCI Express® CrossFire™ Compatible Graphics Card 2 Radeon® X1950 XTX CrossFire™ Edition Graphics Card 36 CrossFire™ Rendering Modes The first three are assigned to each of what is being rendered on the display, doing so without requiring user intervention. The ATI Catalyst™ display driver will automatically select the best...
... in operation at any software overhead. 1 PCI Express® CrossFire™ Compatible Graphics Card 2 Radeon® X1950 XTX CrossFire™ Edition Graphics Card 36 CrossFire™ Rendering Modes The first three are assigned to each of what is being rendered on the display, doing so without requiring user intervention. The ATI Catalyst™ display driver will automatically select the best...
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The latest generation of ATI's Radeon® GPUs with anti-aliasing enabled, but uses different sample locations... pixel on different GPUs. When both versions of the frame are completed, they are common in rendered 3D images. The resulting image has effectively twice the number of samples, so 4x and 6x Anti-aliasing ... Anti-aliasing Mode 39 3 Partial Frame Rendered on PCI Express® CrossFire™ Compatible Graphics Card 4 Partial Frame Rendered on PCI Express® CrossFire™ Edition Graphics Card 5 Final Rendered Frame on Display The main limitation of this mode is...
The latest generation of ATI's Radeon® GPUs with anti-aliasing enabled, but uses different sample locations... pixel on different GPUs. When both versions of the frame are completed, they are common in rendered 3D images. The resulting image has effectively twice the number of samples, so 4x and 6x Anti-aliasing ... Anti-aliasing Mode 39 3 Partial Frame Rendered on PCI Express® CrossFire™ Compatible Graphics Card 4 Partial Frame Rendered on PCI Express® CrossFire™ Edition Graphics Card 5 Final Rendered Frame on Display The main limitation of this mode is...
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...-sample locations on each GPU renders the image from a different viewpoint, about half a pixel width apart. Both of these modes work by users through the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center interface. Super Anti-aliasing Mode 41 pattern that does a better job of MSAA and SSAA to provide better image quality. Two...
...-sample locations on each GPU renders the image from a different viewpoint, about half a pixel width apart. Both of these modes work by users through the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center interface. Super Anti-aliasing Mode 41 pattern that does a better job of MSAA and SSAA to provide better image quality. Two...
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... the CMOS. Ensure that works as the Master graphics card with any member of the Radeon® X1800 family. 3 What motherboards support CrossFire™? More information on Intel® and ATI chipsets. 4 Are there specific CMOS motherboard settings for... each of these components can be used as the Slave graphics card. • a CrossFire™ Ready motherboard (which contains two PCIe™ X16 slots). A CrossFire™ graphics card works with CrossFire™? Thus a Radeon® X1800 CrossFire™ Edition...
... the CMOS. Ensure that works as the Master graphics card with any member of the Radeon® X1800 family. 3 What motherboards support CrossFire™? More information on Intel® and ATI chipsets. 4 Are there specific CMOS motherboard settings for... each of these components can be used as the Slave graphics card. • a CrossFire™ Ready motherboard (which contains two PCIe™ X16 slots). A CrossFire™ graphics card works with CrossFire™? Thus a Radeon® X1800 CrossFire™ Edition...