User manual GIGABYTE GV-R545SC-1GI

[. . . ] GV-R545SC-1GI/ GV-R545OC-512I ATI RadeonTM HD 5450 Graphics Accelerator User's Manual Rev. 101 12MM-R545S-101R Copyright © 2010 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO. , LTD Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO. , LTD. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the expressed, written permission of GBT. Trademarks Third-party brands and names are the properties of their respective owners. [. . . ] Taskbar Icon After installation of the display driver, you will find an ATI icon in the notification area. The ATI Catalyst Control Center is used to configure all your graphics card settings. Right-click the ATI icon to enter the ATI Catalyst Control Center. Or you can right-click on the desktop and select Catalyst(TM) Control Center. - 11 - Software Installation Configuring Audio Output Configure the default audio output device based upon your needs. Step 1: Go to Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Manage audio devices. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Step 2: In the Manage audio devices dialog box, click the Playback tab. Using the picture to the left as the example, to set HDMI audio to be the default Sound Playback device, select Digital Output Device (HDMI). Otherwise, select Digital Output Device (SPDIF), which is the onboard audio controller. GV-R545 Series Graphics Accelerator - 12 - 3. 3. Display Properties Pages Display Settings (Resolutions and Color Quality for Windows) To access Display Settings page, right-click on desktop and select Personalize, then the Personalization windows will show up. Select Display Settings to adjust the screen resolution and color quality settings. You can move the slider to change the resolution. Click the Advanced button for advanced settings. Display Model Matrix CRT+DVI CRT+CRT (Note 1) DVI +DVI (Note 2) HDMI+DVI HDMI+CRT GV-R545SC-1GI Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes GV-R545OC-512I Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes (Note 1) By a DVI-to-D-Sub adapter. (optional) (Note 2) By a HDMI to DVI adapter. (optional) - 13 Software Installation ATI Catalyst® Control Center Basic View : The Basic View is the default view when ATI Catalyst Control Center is launched for the first time. This interface provides access to the basic settings and advanced features of your ATI graphics products. To access more settings in Basic View, click Basic, and then click Next. Easy Setup Wizards: Choose a wizard from the central list and click Go for step-by-step assistance. Avivo Video Converter This wizard assists you to convert videos from one file format to another. Step 1: Select Avivo Video Converter, then click Go. Step 2: Select the video file to be converted. Step 3: In the Output Folder area, select the destination folder where the new file will be located. Click Next. GV-R545 Series Graphics Accelerator - 14 - Step 4: In the Output Video Format list, select a file format for the new file. If you wish to change the name of the new file, enter the new name in the Output File area. The Catalyst Control Center Preferences page contains the following options: Always on Top Hide Tooltips Hide Splash Screen Enable System Tray Menu Select a Language . . . Restore Factory Defaults . . . GV-R545 Series Graphics Accelerator - 18 - Help Properties: The Catalyst Control Center Help feature allows you to access the comprehensive online help, register your product, or generate a problem report should you require technical support. The Catalyst Control Center Help feature offers the following options: Help for this Page Help Contents . . . Go to ATI. com About Catalyst Control Center . . . - 19 - Software Installation Desktop Properties: Use Desktop Properties to change your desktop setup. Mode Use Mode to set up desktop area, color quality, Refresh rate and Rotation. Color 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 Options: Choose one of the Display Detection Option to prevent screen flicker when detecting a display. GV-R545 Series Graphics Accelerator - 20 - 3D: 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. This page is useful when you are not aware of which type of 3D settings your application uses, or when you want to use an overall adjustment control that rapidly configures your application. Anti-Aliasing Anti-Aliasing (AA) is a rendering technique designed to remove jagged edges, shimmering, and pixelation problems that are common in rendered 3D images. Rather than determining the color to display for each pixel by sampling a single location at the pixel's center, anti-aliasing samples multiple locations within each pixel and blends the results together to produce the final color. Anti-Aliasing can be set to favor either system processing performance or image quality, or the application can decide: · Setting for performance is best used when the 3D image is animated and smooth motion is the most important consideration. · Setting for quality is best used when highly detailed and realistic 3D objects is the most important consideration. [. . . ] When the Windows Advanced Options Menu appears, select Safe Mode and press <Enter>. After getting into Safe Mode, in Device Manager check whether the driver for the graphics card is correct. For more assistance, use the Troubleshooting Guide located in the Windows Help or contact your computer manufacturer. If you are not able to find the desired monitor color/resolution settings: The color and screen resolution options available for selection depend on the graphics card being installed. [. . . ]