ATI Technologies RADEON X1950 XTX Guide de l'utilisateur

ATIRadeon® X1950 XTXUser’s GuideP/N 137-41074-10

4 Before You BeginSystem RequirementsBefore You BeginBefore you begin installing your new graphics card, please do the following.Hardware • Intel® Pe

Before You Begin 5Record Your Serial and Part NumbersThe serial number and 102 part number printed on the graphics card are required for registration.

6 Before You Begin

7CHAPTER 2: Installing HardwareThis chapter will guide you through the physical installation of your new Radeon graphics card.LConsult your system bu

8 Installing the graphics card1 Turn off the computer, monitor, and other peripheral devices.2 Unplug the computer’s power cord and disconnect all ca

Connecting Devices 97 Connect the power cable to the 6-pin power connection on the graphics card.8 Screw in or fasten the graphics card securely. Make

10 Connecting DevicesDVI-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

Connecting Your Monitors 11CHAPTER 3: Using Multiple DisplaysConnecting Your MonitorsYour Radeon® X1950 XTX graphics card provides hardware support fo

12 Connecting Your MonitorsNote: If you use multiple monitors, the Radeon® X1950 XTX card must be the primary graphics card. Normally, the system BIO

Display Configurations 13Display ConfigurationsYour Radeon® X1950 XTX graphics card provides dual display functionality. The following table lists the

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14 Display Configurations

Installing Drivers and Software in Windows® 15CHAPTER 4: Installing Software and DriversThis chapter will guide you through the installation of the dr

16 Monitor Configuration2 Run the ATISETUP utility. The ATISETUP utility will start automatically when you insert the ATI Installation CD-ROM into yo

To set up a multi-monitor display 17To configure your primary display1 Navigate to the Control Panel and choose Display, or right-click on the desktop

18 Installing the Catalyst™ Software SuiteTo manually reinstall driversIf your CD-ROM auto-run is not enabled and the ATISETUP utility does not start

Installing the Catalyst™ Software Suite 19Not all software components are installed using the Express installation. Custom installation allows you to

20 Installing the Catalyst™ Software Suite

Help 21CHAPTER 5: Catalyst™ Control Center The Catalyst™ Control Center is a graphical user application providing access to the display features conta

22 VideoAdvanced View by selecting Advanced and clicking on the Next button.VideoUse the Video aspect to use preconfigured profiles that best match y

Color 23Use 3D Refresh Rate Override to set a refresh rate of your choice when a full-screen application or game has a default refresh rate that is lo

iiiNote: This graphics card is for use only with compatible UL Listed personal computers that have Installation Instructions detailing user installat

24 Component Video Properties•A CrossFire™ Ready motherboard with two PCI Express® X16 slots.•A CrossFire™ Edition Series graphics card.• An intercon

Hotkeys Manager 25Hotkeys ManagerThe Hotkeys Manager allows you to create shortcut key combinations to quickly perform tasks such as changing a graphi

26 CrossFire™To access Preferences•Click Preferences in Advanced View of the Catalyst™ Control Center.CrossFire™Access CrossFire™• Select CrossFire™

Profiles Manager 27Profiles ManagerUse profiles to create customized environments for your desktop, video, and 3D applications. Define and save into a

28 Profiles Manager•

Using TV Out 29CHAPTER 6: Using TV Display and Capture FeaturesThis chapter describes how to use the TV display and video capture features of your Rad

30 Using TV Out2 Power off your computer and your TV.3 Looking at the back of your PC, locate your DVI connection. Using a DVI cable,attach one end o

Connecting to HDTV 31Some single-frequency monitors may not work with TV display enabled. If you experience problems when TV display is enabled, disab

32 Connecting to HDTVThe HDTV Component Video Adapter can be used in place of the standard A/V Output cable to connect to an HDTV or other component

Connecting to HDTV 332 Turn on your computer.Note: Your TV will not display anything until Windows starts. This can take several minutes.Using Your AT

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34 Connecting to HDTV

CrossFire™ Overview 35CHAPTER 7: Using the Radeon® X1950 XTX with CrossFire™The Radeon® X1950 XTX can be used as a Slave graphics card in a CrossFire™

36 CrossFire™ Rendering ModesThe first three are performance-oriented modes, while Super Anti-aliasing is a quality-oriented mode. Each mode uses a d

CrossFire™ Rendering Modes 37SuperTiling has the advantage of being able to work with practically any 3D application. However, there are a small numbe

38 CrossFire™ Rendering ModesAlthough Scissor Mode is generally a less efficient means of splitting the workload than using SuperTiling, there are a

Super Anti-aliasing Mode 39The main limitation of this mode is that it cannot be used in applications where the appearance of the current frame is dep

40 Super Anti-aliasing ModeSome types of textures, especially those with transparent portions, can exhibit aliasing that is not removed by MSAA techn

Super Anti-aliasing Mode 41pattern that does a better job of anti-aliasing near-horizontal and near-vertical edges, resulting in better overall image

42 Super Anti-aliasing Mode

43CHAPTER 8: CrossFire™ FAQThe following are frequently-asked questions about CrossFire™.For the latest information, please consult the CrossFire™ We

vTable of ContentsIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Radeon® X1950 XTX Features 1Before You Begin 4Installin

44 5 Which slot does the CrossFire™ Master card go into on the motherboard?The CrossFire™ Master card must go into the primary PCI Express® slot (slo

45To access and enable CrossFire™ in Catalyst™ Control Center, do the following:•Click CrossFire™ in Advanced View. Then, select Enable CrossFire™.Wh

46 graphics card. The result is a complete frame rendered at up to twice the performance of a single graphics card. 8 How are the graphics cards conn

4715 How many independent displays can be connected to a CrossFire™ system?While CrossFire™ is designed for optimal use on a single display, it is po

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Troubleshooting 49CHAPTER 9: ReferenceThis chapter provides information on troubleshooting, where to get additional accessories, how to register your

50 TroubleshootingNo Display • Check that the card is seated properly in its expansion slot.• Ensure that the monitor cable is securely fastened to t

Troubleshooting 51CrossFire™-Specific TroubleshootingProblem Possible SolutionCrossFire™ is Not FunctioningIn order for CrossFire™ to function the int

52 Troubleshooting“CrossFire™ Is Currently Unavailable.”This error is occurred because CrossFire™ did not correctly detect your graphics hardware or

Product Registration 53Product RegistrationTo activate Customer Care you must register your product with ATI at:ati.com/online/registrationCustomer Ca

vi Using TV Display and Capture Features . . . . . . . 29Using TV Out 29Connecting to HDTV 31Using the Radeon® X1950 XTX with CrossFire™. . . . . . .

54 Customer CareIf you require further assistance with your product, the following Customer Care options are available:ATI Customer Care will work to

Additional Accessories 55• ATI Customer Care is unable to assist with refunds, returns, or exchange specific inquiries. If resolving the problem being

56 Compliance Information• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.• Consult the deale

Compliance Information 57Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive ComplianceThis product was manufactured by ATI Technologies Inc.

58 Compliance Information

59CHAPTER 10: Glossary2DAcronym for “two dimensional,” a term applied to computer graphics that are “flat.” Typical desktop applications such as word

60 surfaces, allowing game programmers to include more texture and lighting details without affecting performance.Adaptive Anti-aliasingAdaptive anti

61operation is only available in Radeon® CrossFire™ graphics cards running Microsoft® Direct 3D® and OpenGL® games or applications. Anisotropic Filte

62 single display within its existing ambient lighting environment, or to better color match two or more adjacent monitors.Back BufferA type of offsc

63BrightnessThe amount of white or black that is applied to all colors onscreen. By making the screen “brighter” you are adding more white to it. Thi

Radeon® X1950 XTX Features 1CHAPTER 1: IntroductionCongratulations on the purchase of your ATI Radeon® X1950 XTX graphics card. We hope that you will

64 Component VideoTypically used on DVD players and HDTV systems, component video is a standard Red/Green/Blue (RGB) color signal for televisions. Th

65beams activate separate red, green, and blue values in various strengths in order to produce a colored image. DashboardThe dashboard is the part of

66 DVIAcronym for “Digital Video Interface,” a standard video connection used on many current computer displays. There are three types of DVI connect

67Frames Per SecondIn terms of 3D graphics, refers to the rate at which the graphic processor can render new screens per second. Higher rates equals

68 HDTVAcronym for “High Definition Television,” a format that produces much greater picture quality than a standard television, and in a wide-screen

69Keyframe InterpolationThis feature is also known as “morphing.” In an animation, a start and end point are picked as the key frames. In a 3D render

70 flicker-free. The acronym refers to the National Television Systems Committee, which devised this color video standard in 1953.Offscreen MemoryAn

71PCI Express® (PCIe™)The successor standard to the PCI and AGP bus standards, with a significantly faster serial communications system, further open

72 ResolutionThe resolution of any display is the number of pixels that can be depicted on screen as specified by the number of horizontal rows again

73(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 d

2 Radeon® X1950 XTX Features• Conserves video memory bandwidth.• Loss-less Z-buffer compression• Z Cache optimized for real-time shadow rendering.Vid

74 Super Anti-aliasingA feature that improves image quality by combining the results of full-screen anti-aliasing across two graphics cards in a Cros

75textured surface that looks like cloth and wrap it around a 3D sphere, the sphere will now appear to have a cloth-like surface. Texture PreferenceT

76 VersaVision™An ATI technology enabling accelerated display rotation and scaling. Any desktop can now be rotated 90 degrees left or right, or even

77capability. It also supports component output support for EDTV displays at 480i (interlaced scanning), 480p (progressive scanning), and for HDTV di

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79IndexNumerics102 part number 51080i 68, 7716:9 (aspect ratio) 61, 682D 593D 23, 36, 37, 39, 46, 51, 52, 59, 68, 743Dc 59, 734:3 (aspect ratio) 61,

80 Bitmap 62brightness 23, 50, 61, 63, 67, 68Buffer 63, 66CCatalyst 18, 36Catalyst A.I. 24, 46Catalyst Control Center 17, 18, 21, 23, 24, 36, 44, 45,

81DDashboard 21, 65de-interlacing 76Depth Buffer 68Digital 50Digital Flat Panel (DFP) 13, 50Digital flat-panel (DFP) display 4Digital Panel propertie

82 Frame Buffer 66frame rate 59Frames per second (fps) 67Fullscreen 22Fullscreen modes 22GgamesTV display 31gamma 23, 39, 61, 67Gouraud Shading 66, 6

83Master graphics card 4, 40, 43, 44, 45, 46, 51, 64, 74Microsoft DirectX 65mipmap 61Mipmapping 69motherboard 4, 24, 35, 44, 51, 60MPEG-2 77multi-mon

Radeon® X1950 XTX Features 3• Render-to-vertex buffer support.• Complete feature set also supported in OpenGL® 2.0High Dynamic Range (HDR) Rendering•

84 Resolution 4, 17, 31, 40, 50, 72RGB 64rotation 52, 76SSafe Mode 49safety instructions iiiSaturation 61, 68, 72scaling 76SCART 72Scissor Mode 35, 3

85Troubleshooting 49, 53CrossFire-specific 51HDTV adapter 53troubleshooting 49TV 21, 23, 30, 31, 53TV display 29, 31games 31TV Out 29UUXGA 72VVCR 64,

86 YY/C 74Y/C video 74YCbCr 77YPbPr 13, 53, 64, 77YPbPr connector 31ZZ-buffer 68, 77z-buffer 63