User manual GIGABYTE GV-R80P256D

[. . . ] Upgrade your Life GV-R80P256D/GV-R80P256V Radeon X800 Pro Graphics Accelerator USER'S MANUAL Rev. 102 12M D-R80P256V-102 English Chapter 1 User's Manual Copyright Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO. , LTD. ("GBT") No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any from without the expressed, written permission of GBT. Trademarks Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners. Notice Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet. The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions which may appear in this document nor does it make a commitment to update the information contained herein. [. . . ] (This setting has no effect when using a DVI-to-VGA adapter. ) n Alternate DVI operational mode Use this option if you are experiencing display corruption on your DVI flat panel. GV-R80P256D(V) Graphics Accelerator - 22 - Direct 3D Properties: The Direct 3D properties page allows you to adjust the Direct 3D settings. n 3D Settings for radio buttons Selects either Direct 3D® or OpenGL® as the format to be altered in the workspace. Performance/Quality silder Controls the overall performance/image quality of your graphic application. Moving the slider to the left will maxi mize application performance, while moving the slider to the right will maximize image quality. English n l Use Custom Settings checkbox When Custom Settings is checked, the Main Settings slider is disabled, allowing you to move each individual slider in the Custom Settings section below. Setting the individual sliders gives you complete control over your application experience. n Current Settings Shows the current settings for either Direct 3D® or OpenGL® , whichever is selected. n Profiles for Allows you to save a unique profile of the custom settings you have selected. Once you have completed making your custom settings, click OK in the Custom Properties dialog. Saved profiles are selected from the Current Profile drop-down window. To delete a profile, select it from the Current Profile drop-down window and press the Delete button. n Compatibility settings button Accesses advanced settings that may solve compatibility issues for a few specific Direct 3D® or OpenGL® applications, whichever is selected. s - 23 - Software Installation English OpenGL Properties: The OpenGL properties page gives you complete control of the OpenGL settings. n SMOOTHVISION 2. 1 Anti-Aliasing slider SMOOTHVISION. (Anti-Aliasing) improves image quality by removing jagged edges from 3D images, resulting in smoother, more natural-looking objects. Anti-Aliasing can be applied using different sample patterns and sample points such as 2X or 4X. Moving this slider to the right increases sampling to provide the most realistic 3D image. Select the Application Preference checkbox for high-quality images, with a negligible reduction in the application' s performance. Deselectthe Application Preferencecheckbox to customize the anti-aliasing. n SMOOTHVISION 2. 1 l Anisotropic Filtering checkbox uses a texture filtering technique that blends multiple texture samples together. Selecting Application Preference will result in high quality textures, with a negligible reduction in the application's performance. l Anisotropic Filtering slider By moving this slider to the right, as the number of samples taken increases, the quality of the final image increases significantly. 16X provides extremely detailed, crisp-looking images as a result of the largest number of texture samples possible. n Texture Preference slider Selecting this decides whether your application should use high quality or high performance textures. Moving the slider to the right delivers the highest quality experience. Moving the slider to the left emphasizes a high performance solution while still providing good visuals. n Mipmap Detail Level slider This will allow you to choose the texture quality of the mipmaps the application will use. [. . . ] Click on "Install Display Drivers" to begin the Installation Wizard. Follow the Wizard's on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Please make sure the Windows® 2000 have installed Windows® 2000 Service Pack (or later) before installing the graphics accelerator driver. 3. 3. BIOS FLASH UTILITY BIOS update procedure: MNote: Please download the newest BIOS from our website (www. gigabyte. com. tw) or contact your local dealer for the file. [. . . ]