User manual GIGABYTE GV-R92128TE

[. . . ] Upgrade your Life GV-R92128TE Radeon 9200 Graphics Accelerator USER'S MANUAL Rev. 101 12MD-R92128TE-101 R92128TE_101. p65 1 2003/6/30, ¤U¤È 04:10 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 Notice Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet.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. Please do not remove any labels on VGA card, this may void the warranty of this VGA card. This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U. S. [. . . ] 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 SMOOTHVISION l Improves image quality by removing jagged edges from 3D images, resulting in smoother, more natural looking objects. l SMOOTHVISION slider can be applied using different sample patterns and sample points such as 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X or 6X. Moving this slider to the right increases sampling to provide the most realistic 3D image. 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. Mipmaps are a collection of different sized textures of the same image. As the user moves closer to a 3D object the image quality should increase, requiring a higher quality texture of the same image. The base mipmap is the highest quality texture, and all subsequent mipmaps are smaller sized textures English - 23 - Software Installation R92128TE_101. p65 23 2003/6/30, ¤U¤È 04:12 n n n l of the same image. Moving the slider to the right selects a higher quality base mipmap, delivering the highest quality application experience. Moving the slider to the left selects a lower quality mipmap, delivering the highest application performance. Wait for Vertical Sync This will lower the frame rate of full screen games but reduce the image tearing that can occur with the higher frame rate. Selecting Application Preference allows the application to decide whether or not it should display its frames at the refresh rate of the monitor. Selecting Always Off allows the application to run at its highest possible frame rate, regardless of the monitor' refresh rate which is s typically less than the frame rate at which the application will run. TRUFORM makes the curved surfaces of 3D objects look smoother and more lifelike. Compatibility Settings button This button allows you to access advanced settings that can solve compatibility issues for a few specific OpenGL applications. l Alpha dithering method when alpha blending will remove certain onscreen artifacts that are sometimes produced when both dithering and alpha blending are enabled. l Support KTX buffer region extension Enabling this feature allows rapid updates of those portions of your screen that have changed. [. . . ] With Windows® 2000 running on your computer, you need to install the GV-R92128TE driver to take advantage of the higher performance, resolutions, and special graphic features of the Graphics card. To ensure you install the latest driver, use the Installation CD that shipped with your GV-R92128TE Graphics card. Type the following: D:\SETUP (If D is not your CD-ROM drive, substitute D with the correct drive letter. ) 5. Click on "Windows XP Drivers (Radeon 9200 Series)" to begin the Installation Wizard. [. . . ]