5 3.1. DirectX Installation ............................................................................................................. 5 3.2. Driver Installation (Windows® XP/2000) ............................................................................ 5 3.3. V-Tuner 2 Installation ......................................................................................................... 6 3.4. HYDRAVISIONTM Installation ........................................................................................... 6 4. Appendix ................................................................................................................... 7 4.1. BIOS Flash Utility ............................................................................................................ 7 4.2. How to Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS mode ......................................................................... 7 4.3. Resolutions and Color Depth Table (In Windows® XP) ...................................................... 7 * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment!! * The WEEE marking applies only in European Union's member states. English 12MD-R9552P2-103R - 1 EnglishEnglish 1. Introduction 1.1. Features • Powered by ATI Radeon 9550 GPU • Supports AGP 8X • Supports Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 and OpenGL® 1.5 feature sets • Integrated with 256 MB GDDRII memory (For GV-R955256DP2 only) • Integrated with 128 MB GDDRII memory (For GV-R955128D2 only) • Supports TV-Out, D-Sub, and DVI connectors 1.2. Board Layout (1) GV-R955256DP2 DVI-I Connector (15-pin) TV-Out VGA Monitor Connector Analog LCD Monitor Digital LCD Monitor TV-Out (S-Video) VGA Monitor Connector (15-pin) DVI-I Connector NTSC / PAL TV Projector Analog Monitor OR VGA Output AV Output DVI Output Analog LCD Monitor DVI-I to D-Sub Adapter VGA Output - 2 TV-Out DVI-D Connector TV-Out DVI-D Connector (2) GV-R955128D2 VGA Monitor Connector (15-pin) Analog LCD Monitor TV-Out (S-Video) VGA Monitor Connector (15-pin) DVI-D Connector NTSC / PAL TV Projector Analog Monitor OR VGA Output AV Output Digital LCD Monitor DVI Output English - 3 EnglishEnglish 2. Hardware Installation Installing your graphics card. Now that you have prepared your computer, you are ready to install your graphics card. 1. Locate the AGP slot. If necessary, remove the metal cover from this slot; then align your graphics card with the AGP slot, and press it in firmly until it is fully seated. 2. Replace the screw to fasten the card in place, and replace the computer cover. 3. Plug the display cable into your card; then turn on the computer and monitor. - 4 3. Software Installation 3.1. 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. Driver Installation (Windows® XP/2000) Insert the driver CD disk into your CD-ROM drive, and then the Autorun window appears. If it does not appear, please run SETUP.exe in the root directory of the driver CD disk (ex:D:\SETUP.exe). Click Install Display Drivers (Radeon 9550 Series). English - 5 EnglishEnglish 3.3. V-Tuner 2 Installation V-Tuner 2 monitors the working frequency of the graphics engine and video memory (Core Clock and Memory Clock). Click GIGABYTE Utility. Select choice of skin Open Help pages Displays core clock Displays memory clock status status 3.4. HYDRAVISIONTM Installation HYDRAVISIONTM and the Desktop Manager are activated whenever Windows® starts. Installing HYDRAVISIONTM adds menu options to the ATI Icon. Click on the ATI icon to access the application's features and help, or to unload the HYDRAVISIONTM Desktop Manager. Click Hydravision Install. - 6 4. Appendix 4.1. BIOS Flash Utility 1. Please download the newest BIOS Zip file for your graphics card from GIGABYTE website. The file includes a MS-DOS-based BIOS flash utility. Or contact your local dealer for the file. 4.2. How to Reflash BIOS in MS-DOS mode 1. Extract the downloaded Zip file to your hard disk or floppy disk. This procedure assumes drive A. 2. Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode. (For Windows 2000/XP, you need a startup disk to restart the computer in MS-DOS mode.) 3. Change the command prompt to A:\>. 4. To back up the current BIOS, at the A:\> prompt, type[BIOS flash utility name] s [BIOS file name](example: gvf13 -s r955128d.f1) and press Enter. 5. To flash BIOS, at the A:\> prompt, type [BIOS flash utility name] -p [BIOS file name](example: gvf13 -p r955128d.f2) and press Enter. 6. Wait until it's done, then restart your computer. 4.3. Resoluti...