Ati-technologies Radeon X1600 User Manual

Radeon® X1600SeriesUser’s GuideP/N 137-40890-20

2 Radeon® X1600 Series Features• Dedicated branch execution units for high performance dynamic branching and flow control.• Dedicated texture address

92 CrossFire™CrossFire™ graphics card connectionsIn order for CrossFire™ to function the interconnect cable must be correctly connected to both the M

CrossFire™ 93slot. Although CrossFire™ can be enabled, performance may be improved by reversing the graphics card in the computer.See you motherboard’

94 CrossFire™1 Make customized changes by adjusting the various sliders and buttons for the aspects to be included in your profile.2 Open the Profile

Using TV Out 95CHAPTER 6: Using TV Display and Capture FeaturesThis chapter describes how to use the TV display and video capture features of your Rad

96 Using TV Out3 Looking at the back of your PC, locate your S-Video Out. Using an S-Video cable, attach one end of the cable to your graphics card a

Connecting to HDTV 97Some single-frequency monitors may not work with TV display enabled. If you experience problems when TV display is enabled, disab

98 Connecting to HDTVThe HDTV Component Video Adapter can be used in place of the standard A/V Output cable to connect to an HDTV or other component

Connecting to HDTV 992 Turn on your computer.Note: Your TV will not display anything until Windows starts. This can take several minutes.Using Your AT

100 Connecting to HDTV

101CHAPTER 7: CrossFire™ FAQThe following are frequently-asked questions about CrossFire™.For the latest information, please consult the CrossFire™ W

Radeon® X1600 Series Features 3• Motion compensation, IDCT, DCT and color space conversion.• Vector adaptive per-pixel de-interlacing.• 3:2 pulldown (

102 To access and enable CrossFire™ in Catalyst™ Control Center, do the following:•Click CrossFire™ in Advanced View. Then, select Enable CrossFire™.

103In this scenario both graphics cards will operate as 12-pipeline graphics cards while in CrossFire™ mode.9 What happens if two CrossFire™ graphics

104 12 What type of performance improvement is expected?Performance enhancements experienced on a CrossFire™ system depend on the application or game

Troubleshooting 105CHAPTER 8: ReferenceThis chapter provides information on troubleshooting, where to get additional accessories, how to register your

106 TroubleshootingNo Display • Check that the card is seated properly in its expansion slot.• Ensure that the monitor cable is securely fastened to

Troubleshooting 107CrossFire™-Specific TroubleshootingProblem Possible SolutionCrossFire™ is Not FunctioningIn order for CrossFire™ to function the in

108 Troubleshooting“CrossFire™ Is Currently Unavailable.”This error is occurred because CrossFire™ did not correctly detect your graphics hardware or

Product Registration 109Product RegistrationTo activate Customer Care you must register your product with ATI at: ati.com/online/registrationCustomer

110 Customer CareIf you require further assistance with your product, the following Customer Care options are available:ATI Customer Care will work t

Getting Additional Accessories 111• ATI Customer Care is unable to assist with refunds, returns, or exchange specific inquiries. If resolving the prob

4 System Requirements*with optional HDTV adapter available from ATI Online Store.System RequirementsExternal Connections• 15-pin D-shell (female) VGA

112 Compliance Information• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.• Consult the deal

Compliance Information 113Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive ComplianceThis product was manufactured by ATI Technologies Inc.

114 Compliance Information

115CHAPTER 9: RADEON® X1600 SERIESGlossary2DAcronym for “two dimensional,” a term applied to computer graphics that are “flat.” Typical desktop appli

116 surfaces, allowing game programmers to include more texture and lighting details without affecting performance.Adaptive Anti-aliasingAdaptive ant

117a scene, delivering a noticeable increase in 3D detail. This type of graphical operation is only available in Radeon® CrossFire™ graphics cards ru

118 single display within its existing ambient lighting environment, or to better color match two or more adjacent monitors.Back BufferA type of offs

119BrightnessThe amount of white or black that is applied to all colors onscreen. By making the screen “brighter” you are adding more white to it. Th

120 Component VideoTypically used on DVD players and HDTV systems, component video is a standard Red/Green/Blue (RGB) color signal for televisions. T

121beams activate separate red, green, and blue values in various strengths in order to produce a colored image. DashboardThe dashboard is the part o

Before You Begin 5Before You BeginBefore you begin installing your new graphics card, please do the following.Record Your Serial and Part NumbersThe s

122 DVIAcronym for “Digital Video Interface,” a standard video connection used on many current computer displays. There are three types of DVI connec

123Frames Per SecondIn terms of 3D graphics, refers to the rate at which the graphic processor can render new screens per second. Higher rates equals

124 HDTVAcronym for “High Definition Television,” a format that produces much greater picture quality than a standard television, and in a wide-scree

125Keyframe InterpolationThis feature is also known as “morphing.” In an animation, a start and end point are picked as the key frames. In a 3D rende

126 flicker-free. The acronym refers to the National Television Systems Committee, which devised this color video standard in 1953.Offscreen MemoryAn

127card. PCI replaced the older ISA and VESA bus standards, and was itself superseded by the AGP standard for the main graphics card bus.PCI Express®

128 the display may look three dimensional, but it is really just a 2D grid of pixels designed to appear that way.ResolutionThe resolution of any dis

129SDTVSDTV is an acronym for “Standard Definition Television” that identifies lower resolution systems when compared to High Definition Television (

130 image quality. Anti-aliasing performance is improved, providing better overall detail and image quality. The enhanced anisotropic filtering ensur

131contain 4-pins within a single connection housing and are commonly found on consumer DVD players, VCRs, game consoles, and related devices.TexelSh

6 Before You Begin4 Turn off your system and remove the old graphics card.

132 Trilinear FilteringA sampling method used to produce realistic-looking 3D objects. Trilinear filtering averages one of the bilinear filter mipmap

133within the graphical processor, the more complex polygons that can be generated per clock cycle, and hence finer, more naturalistic detail and mov

134 while “Pb” and “Pr” represent the blue and red channels respectively, both of which have the luminance value subtracted from them. It is an equiv

1IndexSymbols“CrossFire Is Currently Unavailable” 108Numerics102 part number 51080i 53, 124, 13316:9 (aspect ratio) 117, 1242D 1153:2 pulldown 1323D

2 Anisotropic Filtering 56, 60, 66, 117Anisotropic filtering 117, 129Anisotropic Filtering preference 67Anti-aliasing 55, 58, 60, 66, 103, 116, 117,

3Color Brightness 73Color component 119Color Contrast 74, 75Color correction 119Color Depth 119Color Gamma 73, 75Color quality 42color temperature 52

4 de-interlacing 81, 82, 85, 133adaptive 82bob 82motion adaptive 82Delete a Profile 34Depth Buffer 124Desktop Area 42desktop size 42Detect a newly co

5DXT 70DXT texture formats 70EEdit an existing Hotkey 30Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) 131Enable CrossFire ™ 90Enable High Quality AF 61Enable Ho

6 Hardwareinstalling 7HDTV 97, 99HDTV Adapter Troubleshooting 109HDTV Component Video Adapter 98HDTV Support 53Help 5, 21, 25, 29, 36, 110Hide Splash

7Mipmap detail level 64, 66, 68Mipmapping 60, 64, 125Monitor Attributes 48motherboard 4, 107, 116motherboard BIOS settings 91MPEG-2 133multimedia 82,

Installing Hardware 7CHAPTER 2: Installing Your ATI Graphics CardInstalling HardwareThis chapter will guide you through the physical installation of y

8 Refresh Rate Override 44refresh rate override 45registration 5Remote Wonder 22Remove an HDTV Format 54Rendering 127rendering modes 86, 103Resolutio

9SmartShader HD 129SmoothVision HD 129Softwareinstalling 19Sort Hotkeys 31Specular highlight 130Splash Screen 35Splinter Cell 62Standard Definition T

10 Troubleshooting 105, 109CrossFire-specific 107HDTV adapter 109troubleshooting 105TV 38, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 96, 97, 109TV display 95, 97games 97TV

11Windows System Information 38Windows System Tray 35Windows XP 4, 19, 105Windows XP Professional x64 Edition 108Wizard 37, 76, 77XXGA 128YY/C 130Y/C

8 Basic Graphics Card Installationconnection to the computer’s power supply, follow the Advanced Install instructions for either AGP or PCIe, as appr

Advanced Installation: AGP 9Advanced Installation: AGPThere are two types of installation. If your graphics card does not require a separate connectio

10 Advanced Installation: AGPInstalling the Radeon® graphics card1 Turn off the computer, monitor, and other peripheral devices.2 Unplug the computer

Advanced Installation: PCIe™ 116 Align your ATI graphics card with the slot and press it in firmly until the card is fully seated.7 Remove the power c

ii Copyright © 2005, ATI Technologies Inc. All rights reserved.ATI, the ATI logo, and ATI product and product-feature names are trademarks and/or reg

12 Advanced Installation: PCIe™Installing the Radeon® graphics card1 Turn off the computer, monitor, and other peripheral devices.2 Unplug the comput

Connecting Devices 133 Remove the computer cover. If necessary, consult your computer’s manual for help in removing the cover.4 Unscrew or unfasten an

14 Connecting DevicesConnector TypesVGA Supports an analog CRT monitor.DVI-I Supports a digital monitor.VGA-DVI-I Adapter Supports an analog monitor

15CHAPTER 3: Using Multiple DisplaysConnecting Your MonitorsYour Radeon® X1600 Series graphics card provides hardware support for two DVI-I monitors

16 Note: If you use multiple monitors, the Radeon® X1600 Series card must be the primary graphics card. Normally, the system BIOS determines which gr

Display Configurations 17Display ConfigurationsYour Radeon® X1600 Series graphics card provides dual display functionality. The following table lists

18 Display Configurations

Installing Drivers and Software in Windows® 19CHAPTER 4: Installing Software and DriversThis chapter will guide you through the installation of the dr

20 Monitor Configuration2 Run the ATISETUP utility. The ATISETUP utility will start automatically when you insert the ATI Installation CD-ROM into yo

Reinstalling Drivers 21To configure your primary display1 Navigate to the Control Panel and choose Display, or right-click on the desktop and choose P

iiiNote: This graphics card is for use only with compatible UL Listed personal computers that have Installation Instructions detailing user installat

22 Installing the Catalyst™ Software SuiteIf your CD-ROM auto-run is not enabled and the ATISETUP utility does not start automatically, follow these

Installing the Catalyst™ Software Suite 23Not all software components are installed using the Express installation. Custom installation allows you to

24 Installing the Catalyst™ Software Suite

Launching Catalyst™ Control Center 25CHAPTER 5: Catalyst™ Control Center The Catalyst™ Control Center is a graphical user application providing access

26 Launching Catalyst™ Control CenterOther Quick Launch Access PointsLaunching Catalyst™ Control Center Using the System Tray1 Right-click the ATI ic

Launching Catalyst™ Control Center 27Catalyst™ Control Center Dialog

28 Catalyst™ Control Center DashboardCatalyst™ Control Center DashboardThe Catalyst™ Control Center Dashboard is a graphical representation of the di

Catalyst™ Control Center Views 29• Profiles• Preferences•HelpCatalyst™ Control Center ViewsThe Catalyst™ Control Center Dashboard supports three types

30 Hotkeys ManagerCreate a Custom View1 In Advanced View, click View and select Define Custom View.2 In the Define a Custom View dialog, click the pl

Hotkeys Manager 315 Choose a modifier.6 Enter any letter of the alphabet.7 Click the OK button to save your changes.Note: A hot key character is restr

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32 Profiles ManagerProfiles ManagerUse profiles to create customized environments for your desktop, video, and 3D applications. Define and save into

Profiles Manager 33• the following settings applies only the settings selected in the treeview.Activate a profile1 Open the Profiles Manager.2 Select

34 PreferencesDelete a profile1 Open the Profile Manager.2 Select a profile from the Create or Edit a Profile drop-down menu.3 Click Delete.4 Click O

Preferences 35Note: When a check mark appears next to Hide Tooltips, all Tooltips are disabled.Show or hide text that appears on the toolbar buttons1

36 Help3 Choose a skin from the Skin drop-down menu.4 Click OK.Restore Catalyst™ Control Center to the factory default settings1 Click Preferences in

Information Center 374 Click Go.Create a Problem ReportCreate a problem report should you experience a problem with your ATI product. This report can

38 Displays ManagerTo access the Information Center• Expand Information Center in the treeview of Advanced View and select either Graphic Software or

Displays Manager 39Those new to the Catalyst™ Control Center may use the Basic View wizard to help you configure your display preferences. Experienced

40 Displays ManagerAccess Displays Manager • From the Tree Menu, click Displays Manager.Enable a secondary display device1 From the Tree View pane, c

Displays Manager 412 Click and drag the display device icon in Attached displays currently disabled to the empty box to the right of the Main box.3 Cl

vTable of ContentsIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Radeon® X1600 Series Features 1Features 1System Require

42 Displays ManagerIf the secondary display is enabled:1 Right click the display device icon in Desktop 2 when in Extended mode, or Lower in Stretch

Displays Manager 432 Select the desired color setting from the Color Quality drop-down menu.Change display refresh rate1 From the Tree View pane, clic

44 Display Options2 Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst™ Control Center.Discard your settings•Click Discard to ignore any unsaved cha

Display Options 45Select a refresh rate overrideSome applications may have a default refresh rate lower than the optimal setting for your monitor. 3D

46 Display OptionsDetermine how display devices are detectedUse this feature to determine how the Catalyst™ Control Center detects display devices co

Monitor Properties 47Apply your settings1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Control Center open.2 Click OK to save your changes

48 Monitor AttributesMonitor AttributesMonitor Attributes provides information about the attached monitor. You can also enable Extended Display Ident

Digital Panel Properties 49Apply your settings1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Control Center open.2 Click OK to save your c

50 AttributesAttributesDigital Panel Attributes provides information about the connected digital display. Use DVI Settings and Image Scaling to confi

Attributes 51Note: Use centered timings optimizes the display timing standards used on a high-end digital panel. Enable this feature to stop display f

vi Custom View 29Hotkeys Manager 30Profiles Manager 32Preferences 34Help 36Information Center 37Displays Manager 38Displays Manager 39Display Options

52 Avivo™ ColorAvivo™ ColorUse Avivo™ Color with ATI graphics cards that supports per-display color settings. Independently set the hue, saturation,

HDTV Support 53Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once y

54 HDTV SupportAdd an HDTV formatThe Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats list box should list any standard and optimized HDTV formats supported by the

3D 55Apply an HDTV Format1 From the Tree View pane, expand Digital Panel Properties.2 Click HDTV Support.3 Click to highlight the desired an HDTV form

56 Standard Settings• Anisotropic Filtering• Catalyst™ A.I.• Mipmap Detail Level•API-SpecificStandard SettingsThe Standard settings page provides acc

Standard Settings 57Adjust your Standard settingsThe default selection is Balanced.1 From the Tree View, click 3D.2 Click Standard Settings.3 If neces

58 Anti-aliasingAnti-aliasingAnti-aliasing is a technique used to smooth out the jagged edges of three- dimensional curved objects or objects with di

Anti-aliasing 592 Click Transparent Anti-Aliasing.3 Ensure the application override is enabled. To do so, make sure the Let the Application Decide che

60 Adaptive Anti-aliasingAdaptive Anti-aliasingAdaptive anti-aliasing is a technique that applies a combination of multi-sampling (MSAA) and super-sa

Anisotropic Filtering 614 Click the Control slider and move the selector to your preferred setting:• To increase processing performance, move the slid

viiUsing a TV as the Only Display 97Using Games and Applications 97Connecting to HDTV 97Using Your ATI HDTV Video Cable 99CrossFire™ FAQ . . . . . .

62 Catalyst™ A.I.Discard your settings•Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst™ Control C

Catalyst™ A.I. 632 Click Catalyst™ A.I.3 If necessary, clear the check mark from Disable Catalyst™ A.I.4 Click and drag to slider to the desired setti

64 Mipmap Detail LevelMipmap Detail LevelMipmapping is a texturing technique that preserves the detail on a 3D object’s surface as it moves into the

SmartShader™ 65Discard your settings•Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst™ Control Cent

66 All SettingsThe Preview can be disabled by clicking the “X” button in the Preview pane. It can also be paused by clicking the “||” button in the P

Set the Anti-Aliasing preference manually 67This page is useful when it is not necessary to preview the adjusted settings because the effect is alread

68 Set the Anti-Aliasing preference manually2 Click All Settings.3 Ensure the application override is enabled. To do so, make sure the Let the Applic

API Specific 69Apply your settings1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Control Center open.2 Click OK to save your changes and e

70 API Specific1 From the Tree View pane, expand 3D. 2 Click API Specific.3 Select Enable geometry instancing to place a check mark in the check box.

Color 71Set Force 24-bit Z-buffer depth for OpenGL®Enables you to explicitly set the Z-buffer depth. Most applications will work best with the Disable

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72 Color DesktopColor DesktopAdjust the overall richness of color by using the Gamma control. To adjust the overall brightness use the Brightness con

Color Desktop 734 Click and drag either the Gamma, Brightness, or Contrast to adjust all these settings simultaneously.Revert to last known All Channe

74 Color DesktopNote: The preview image automatically displays the adjustment you have made.Set Color Contrast1 From the Tree View pane, click Color.

Color - FullScreen 3D 75Color - FullScreen 3DAdjusting the Gamma control alters the overall richness of color. Adjusting the Brightness control alters

76 Avivo™ Video for Radeon® Series starting from 9500Apply your settings1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Control Center ope

Standard Settings 77Standard SettingsTo quickly adjust your video settings choose one of the video presets or use the Video Wizard to configure your d

78 Standard Settings3 Select a preset from the Video Presets menu.Apply your settings1 Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst™ Contr

Standard Settings 793 Click and drag the Gamma control slider to the desired position.Set ContrastContrast is the difference between the brightest and

80 Standard SettingsRestore default settings1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window.2 Click Defaults.Note: Clicking Defaults w

Deinterlacing 81• Optionally, select in Theater Mode (full-screen) if you want the video content to be displayed on both displays. The Secondary displ

Radeon® X1600 Series Features 1CHAPTER 1: IntroductionCongratulations on the purchase of your ATI Radeon® X1600 Series graphics card. We hope that you

82 Deinterlacing• Auto Detect lets the multimedia driver to select the best deinterlacing scheme for different video sources and sizes.• Bob deinterl

All Settings 83All SettingsThe All Settings page combines all of the principal Video features onto a single page, without any preview window, allowing

84 All Settings2 Click All Settings.3 Scroll to Video Adjustments.4 Adjust the Contrast control slider to the desired position.Adjust SaturationSatur

All Settings 853 Scroll to Overlay Display Mode.4 Under Extended desktop shows overlay: select in Standard Mode if you want the video content to be di

86 VPU RecoverRestore default settings1 Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window.2 Click Defaults.Note: Clicking Defaults will re

VPU Recover 87Enable VPU Recover1 From the Tree View pane, click VPU Recover.2 Click Enable VPU Recover.Prepare an error reportYou can chose to send a

88 CrossFire™An email is created containing the error report for submission to ATI Technologies.Note: No personal information is included in the erro

CrossFire™ 89When CrossFire™ is enabled, any one of the four following display modes are available:• SuperTiling - A graphical load-balancing scheme w

90 CrossFire™Enable CrossFire™1 From the Tree View pane, click CrossFire™ in Advanced View.2 Click Enable CrossFire™.When CrossFire™ is successfully

CrossFire™ 913 Ensure the application override is enabled. To do so, make sure the Let the Application Decide check box is not selected.4 Click and dr