User manual GIGABYTE GV-R955256D

[. . . ] Minimum System Requirements · · · · · · IBM® or 100% PC compatible with Pentium® III 650MHz or AMD Athlon 650MHz class processor or higher One available AGP 3. 0 compliant slot or better Operating Systems Win® 2000 / Win® XP 64MB system memory 50MB of available disk space for full installation CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive English Table of Contents 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1. 2. [. . . ] How to Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4. 3. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows® XP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 12MD-R955128D-106 -1- English 1. Features · · · · · · Powered by ATI Radeon 9550 Visual Processing Unit (VPU) Supports AGP 8X Supports Microsoft® DirectX® 9. 0 and OpenGL® 1. 5 feature sets Integrated with 128 MB DDR memory (only for GV-R955128D/GV-R955128DE/GV-R955128T) Integrated with 256 MB DDR memory (only for GV-R955256D/GV-R955256DP) Supports TV-Out, D-Sub, and DVI-I (only for GV-R955128D/GV-R955256D/GV-R955256DP/ GV-R955128DE) connectors 1. 2. GV-R955128T TV-Out VGA Monitor Connector (15-pin) AV Output NTSC / PAL TV TV-Out (S-Video) VGA Monitor Connector Projector (15-pin) OR VGA Output Analog Monitor Analog LCD Monitor -2- 2. GV-R955256DP English DVI-I Connector TV-Out VGA Monitor Connector (15-pin) DVI Output Digital LCD Monitor DVI-I to D-Sub Connector Analog LCD Monitor VGA Output AV Output NTSC / PAL TV DVI-I Connector TV-Out (S-Video) VGA Monitor Connector Projector (15-pin) OR Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor VGA Output -3- English 3. GV-R955128D/GV-R955256D DVI-I Connector TV-Out VGA Monitor Connector (15-pin) DVI Output Digital LCD Monitor DVI-I to D-Sub Connector Analog LCD Monitor VGA Output AV Output NTSC / PAL TV DVI-I Connector TV-Out (S-Video) VGA Monitor Connector Projector (15-pin) OR Analog LCD Monitor Analog Monitor VGA Output -4- 4. GV-R955128DE English TV-Out DVI-I Connector NTSC / PAL TV AV Output TV-Out (S-Video) Projector DVI-I Connector DVI Output Digital LCD Monitor DVI-I to D-Sub Connector Analog LCD Monitor VGA Output 2. Now that you have prepared your computer, you are ready to install your graphics card. If screw to fasten necessary, rethe card in place, move the metal and replace the cover from this computer cover. slot; then align yo ur gra phi cs card with the AGP slot, and press it in firmly until it is fully seated. Plug the display cable into your card; then turn on the computer and monitor. -5- English 3. DirectX Installation Install Microsoft DirectX to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Windows® 2000/ Windows® XP to achieve better 3D performance. Note: For software MPEG support in Windows® 2000/ Windows® XP, you must install DirectX first. Users who run Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or above do not need to install DirectX separately. When the Autorun window appears, click Install DirectX 9. 3. 2. [. . . ] To flash BIOS, at the A:\> prompt, type [BIOS flash utility name] -p [BIOS file name](example: gvf13 -p r955128d. f2) and press Enter. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows® XP) Display Screen Resolution 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1152 x 864 1280 x 768 1280 x 960 1280 x 1024 1600 x 1200 1792 x 1344 1800 x 1440 1856 x 1392 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1200 1920 x 1440 2048 x 1536 Max. Refresh Color Depth Rate (Hz) 200 200 200 100 85 160 120 100 85 70 75 75 85 75 66 8bpp(256 color) Standard Mode P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 16bpp(65K color) High Mode P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 32bpp(16. 7M) True Mode P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P -8- [. . . ]