ATI Technologies X1600

24 Installing the Catalyst™ Software Suite

Contents

Main ii iii L Page Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Installing Your ATI Graphics Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Using Multiple Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Installing Software and Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Using TV Display and Capture Features . . . . . . . 95 Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Page CHAPTER 1: Introduction Radeon X1600 Series Features Features Page Page 4 System Requirements *with optional HDTV adapter available from ATI Online Store System Requirements External Connections Before You Begin Record Your Serial and Part Numbers Uninstall Previous Graphics Card Drivers 1 2 3 X Y Page CHAPTER 2: Installing Your ATI Graphics Card Installing Hardware Graphics Card Bus Types Basic Graphics Card Installation L Advanced Installation: AGP L 1 2 3 4 L Advanced Installation: PCIe L Installing the Radeon graphics card 1 2 back of your computer. Connecting Devices L CHAPTER 3: Using Multiple Displays Connecting Your Monitors Page Display Configurations 17 Display Configurations Display Configuration Connector(s) Used Comments shopati.com Page CHAPTER 4: Installing Software and Drivers Installing Drivers and Software in Windows Software Installation Prerequisites 1 2 Monitor Configuration L Reinstalling Drivers Installing the Catalyst Software Suite Page Page CHAPTER 5: Catalyst Control Center Launching Catalyst Control Center Launching Catalyst Control Center Using the Start Menu Other Quick Launch Access Points 1 2 Page Catalyst Control Center Dashboard Catalyst Control Center Views Basic View Advanced View Custom View Hotkeys Manager Page Profiles Manager Page Preferences Page Help Information Center Page Displays Manager Page Page Page Page Display Options Page 2 Monitor Properties Monitor Attributes Digital Panel Properties Attributes 1 2 3 1 2 Avivo Color HDTV Support 1 2 3 L 3D Standard Settings Page Anti-aliasing 2 3 4 1 2 Adaptive Anti-aliasing 2 3 Anisotropic Filtering 2 3 Page Catalyst A.I. 2 3 2 3 4 1 2 Mipmap Detail Level 2 3 1 2 SmartShader 2 3 All Settings Set the Anti-Aliasing preference manually Page API Specific Page 1 2 3 1 2 Color Color Desktop Page Page Color - FullScreen 3D 2 Avivo Video for Radeon Series starting from 9500 Standard Settings Adjustments Page Video Overlay Theater Mode 1 2 3 1 2 Deinterlacing 1 2 3 1 2 All Settings Page Page VPU Recover Page CrossFire Page Page Page 1 2 3 Page Page CHAPTER 6: Using TV Display and Capture Features Using TV Out Viewing Your PCs Display on a TV Connecting to a TV 1 2 Using a Monitor vs. Using TV Display Viewing Text on a TV Using a TV as the Only Display Using Games and Applications Connecting to HDTV 1 L 2 L Using Your ATI HDTV Video Cable Page CHAPTER 7: CrossFire FAQ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 CHAPTER 8: Reference Troubleshooting 106 Troubleshooting General Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 107 CrossFire-Specific Troubleshooting 108 Troubleshooting CrossFire-Specific Troubleshooting Product Registration 109 Product Registration To activate Customer Care you must register your product with ATI at: ati.com/online/registration Customer Care HDTV/HDTV Adapter Troubleshooting 110 Customer Care ati.com Getting Additional Accessories Compliance Information FCC Compliance Information 112 Compliance Information Industry Canada Compliance Statement CE Compliance Information Informations de conformit de la CE Electrical Safety Page Page CHAPTER 9: RADEON X1600 SERIES Glossary Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Index