AMD 2600 manual Updating your AGP Motherboard/Chipset Drivers, Vgart

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AGP and PCIe™ graphics cards and system bus connectors

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1AGP card and AGP expansion slot

2PCIe™ card and PCIe™ expansion slot

3If you have AGP connectors and the graphics card is not working correctly, you may need to update the motherboard and chipset drivers for the computer.

Updating your AGP Motherboard/Chipset Drivers

Note: This section applies only if you are installing an AGP graphics card.

If your computer has an AGP bus, you may need to update the motherboard AGP drivers before installing a new graphics card.

The AGP drivers for your motherboard enable AGP functionality for the motherboard chipset. These drivers may be referred to using any of the following names:

•AGP Driver

•AGP Miniport

•AGP VXD Driver

•Chipset Driver

•GART Driver

•VGART

Often you will see the name of a motherboard chipset in connection with these terms. For example:

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Contents ATI Radeon HD 2600 Series Trademarks Important Safety Instructions Page Contents Index ReferenceATI CrossFire IntroductionSystem Requirements HardwarePage Installing the Graphics Card Before You BeginRecord the Serial and Part Numbers Uninstall Old Graphics Drivers Uninstall old graphics drivers Windows XPUninstall old graphics drivers Windows Vista Install the Graphics Card Turn on the monitor and then the computer Installing and Configuring Displays ConnectionsAdapters Supported Display Connections Connect the monitor Connecting and Configuring DisplaysDisplay Configure the displayInstall the software Installing Software and DriversPage ATI Catalyst Control Center Access help HelpStart ATI Catalyst Control Center Using TV Display and Capture Features Using a Monitor vs. Using TV DisplayViewing the PC’s Display on TV or Hdtv Viewing Text on a TV Connecting to a TV, VCR, or HdtvUsing a TV as the Only Display Using Games and ApplicationsConnect to an Hdmi Hdtv DVI-to-HDMI This topic includes the following proceduresHdmi Hdtv Connect to an Hdtv DVI-to-DVI DVI to component video connectors Display Mode Switch Settings Page Page Video connector to graphics card Page Video to Scart connectors Switch Positions for Ntsc and PAL Capturing Video Video capture connections Capture video to a computer Connecting a media device for video captureSetting the Windows Volume Control Display the Line Input settings WindowsAvivo Video Converter Display the Line Input settings Windows VistaOpen the ATI Avivo Video Converter Avivo Video Converter FormatsUpload video to a Windows Mobile-based Portable Media Center Upload video to a video iPodUpload video to a Sony PSP Installing CrossFire Graphics Cards CrossFireBasic Requirements Install CrossFire cards Proper handling of the CrossFire bridge interconnects CrossFire connections Enabling CrossFire Enable CrossFireDisplay Configurations Reference Troubleshooting Display Properties dialog Configured Screen defects AppearBefore Be enabled, youCrossFire is Not functioningDetermine the System Card Bus Type Vgart Updating your AGP Motherboard/Chipset DriversObtain AGP drivers for your motherboard/chipset Update AGP drivers for the motherboard/chipsetReinstalling Drivers Manually reinstall driversSample Motherboard/Chipset Manufacturers Customer Care Product RegistrationSouth America Additional AccessoriesLatin AmericaCompliance Information FCC Compliance InformationIndustry Canada Compliance Statement Electrical Safety CE Compliance InformationInformations de conformité de la CE Page 3D 35 480i 21 480p 21 IndexHdtv 17 Windows Vista 4 Windows XP 4 Windows volume control

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