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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction.......................................................................................................................................1
Overview..........................................................................................................................................1
Item Checklist..................................................................................................................................1
Specifications...................................................................................................................................2
Tachyon G9000 series................................................................................................................2
Tachyon G9700 series................................................................................................................2
Tachyon G9500 series................................................................................................................3
Tachyon G9200 series................................................................................................................3
System Requirement.......................................................................................................................4
Features............................................................................................................................................4
Tachyon G9000 / G9200 series..................................................................................................4
Tachyon G9700 / G9500 series..................................................................................................5
CATALYST™ Software Suite....................................................................................................... 6
Multiple Displays and 3D Gaming Experience.......................................................................... 6
Direct 3D
®
and OpenGL
®
..........................................................................................................6
HYDRAVISION™.....................................................................................................................6
Chapter 2 Installing the Hardware and Software.............................................................................................7
Uninstalling your current video card and driver.........................................................................8
Installing Your Tachyon Graphics Card......................................................................................9
To install your card.....................................................................................................................9
Windows
®
“New Hardware Found”............................................................................................13
To identify new hardware in Windows
®
98, Windows
®
Me, Windows
®
2000 or
Windows
®
XP............................................................................................................................13
Installing the ATI Driver for Windows
®
98 /Windows
®
Me/Windows
®
2000/ Windows
®
XP 13
Chapter 3 Multiple Displays(optional) ............................................................................................................15
Connecting Your Monitor(s)........................................................................................................15
Display Configurations.................................................................................................................15
Chapter 4 CATALYST™ Software Suite....................................................................................................... 17
ATI Displays Tab.......................................................................................................................... 17
Enabling/Disabling Secondary Displays (optional) ................................................................. 17
Enabling Extended Desktop Mode (optional)..........................................................................18
Dynamic Display Reassignment (optional)..............................................................................18
Virtually Repositioning Your Displays (optional)....................................................................19
ATI Color Tab...............................................................................................................................20
ATI Options Tab...........................................................................................................................22
ATI Overlay Tab...........................................................................................................................23
Video Overlay ..........................................................................................................................23
Clone Mode Settings................................................................................................................25
Chapter 5 Direct 3D
®
Control Panel............................................................................................................... 27
Main and Custom Settings...........................................................................................................27
Direct 3D
®
Compatibility Settings................................................................................................30
Chapter 6 OpenGL
®
Control Panel................................................................................................................31