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What are the available configurations
for Radeon 7000™ graphics boards?
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| Q2: |
Do the Radeon™ graphics
boards support AGP4X?
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| Q3: |
What is the DAC speed?
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| Q4: |
Is there a PCI version of
Radeon 7000™?
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| Q5: |
Can the on-board-memory
be upgraded?
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| Q6: |
What operating systems do
Radeon 7000™ graphics cards support?
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| Q7: |
Does ATI develop drivers
for alternate operating systems such as LINUX?
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| Q8: |
Can my new motherboard work
with Radeon 7000™?
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| Q9: |
Can the Radeon™ 7000 graphic
card support more than one display at the same time?
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| Q10: |
Which displays does the
Radeon™ 7000 graphic board support?
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| Q11: |
What connectors are available
on the Radeon™ 7000?
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| Q12: |
What is HyperZ™?
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| Q13: |
How do I enable 1024x768
TV Output?
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| Q14: |
Is component output enabled
with the Radeon 7000™? How do I get component output?
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| Q15: |
Will the Radeon™ 7000 boards
be available through the Trade-up? If so when and what
will the trade-up cost be?
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| Q16: |
What are the system requirement
for the Radeon™ 7000?
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| Q17: |
Does the Radeon™ 7000 support
monitors with a 16:9 aspect ratio?
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| Q1: |
What are the available
configurations for Radeon 7000™ graphics boards?
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| A1: |
There are four different configurations
offered:
| Configurations |
Available in |
| Radeon™ 7000 with 64MB of DDR memory- AGP 4X/2X
with Video Out |
Retail |
| Radeon™ 7000 with 64MB of DDR memory-PCI |
Retail |
| Radeon™ 7000 with 32MB of DDR memory-AGP 4X/2X |
Retail |
| Radeon™ 7000 with 32MB of DDR memory-PCI |
Retail |
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| Q2: |
Do the Radeon™ graphics
boards support AGP4X? |
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| A2: |
Yes. Radeon™ 7000 offers full AGP 4X (1.5 volt) implementation
for 1GB/sec data transfer rate, sideband addressing, pipelining
and AGP texturing support. AGP 2X (3.3 volt) operation
is also supported for systems / motherboards which do
not offer 4X compatibility. |
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| Q3: |
What is the DAC speed?
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| A3: |
The DAC frequency is 300MHz. |
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| Q4: |
Is there a PCI version
of Radeon 7000™? |
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| A4: |
Yes. PCI version of Radeon 7000 is offered
in both 32M and 64M DDR memory configurations. |
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| Q5: |
Can the on-board-memory
be upgraded? |
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| A5: |
No. Radeon 7000™ graphics cards are
not memory upgradeable.
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| Q6: |
What operating systems
do Radeon 7000™ graphics cards support? |
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| A6: |
Radeon 7000™ graphics cards currently
support Windows® 98/98SE, Windows® Me, Windows® 2000 and
Windows® XP.
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| Q7: |
Does ATI develop
drivers for alternate operating systems such as LINUX?
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| A7: |
Although ATI does not develop drivers
for alternate operating systems in-house, drivers are
available from 3rd party developers for the majority of
ATI products. ATI actively supports these developers.
For more information on ATI's support of alternate operating
systems, please see the 'Alternate OS Development Resources'
section at http://www.ati.com/developer/index.html.
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| Q8: |
Can my new motherboard
work with Radeon 7000™? |
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| A8: |
Radeon 7000™ AGP complies with AGP 2.0
specifications and should therefore work with most motherboards
that also comply to these specs. Many modern motherboards
require AGP drivers to be installed in order for AGP to
be supported. These drivers are generally shipped with
the motherboard. Contact your motherboard supplier for
updates.
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| Q9: |
Can the Radeon™ 7000
graphic card support more than one display at the same
time? |
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| A9: |
| Display Configuration |
Connector(s) Used |
| CRT monitor |
• 15-pin VGA connector |
| TV |
• s-video connector |
| CRT monitor + TV |
• 15-pin VGA connector + s-video connector |
Legend:CRT - (cathode ray tube) analog
monitor supporting the standard 15-pin VGA connector
The s-video connector on the board can support a composite
connector via s-video-to-composite dongle. However the
dongle is not included in the retail boxes. Customers
who wish to use use the composite connector can purchase
the s-video-to-composite dongle shortly from ATI customer
service. Once available, the dongle can be ordered at
http://www.ati.com/online/orderform
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| Q10: |
Which displays does
the Radeon™ 7000 graphic board support? |
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| A10: |
Radeon™ 7000 graphic boards provide
support for DDC1/DDC2B+ compliant Plug and Play monitors.
As well, some configurations supports TV out put through
you s-Video connector and therefore let you use your television
as a secondary display.
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Software and Hardware Support Questions
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| Q11: |
What connectors
are available on the Radeon™ 7000? |
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| A11: |
The Radeon™ 7000 graphic cards support
the following 2 connectors:
1.) VGA - for driving a standard CRT (Analog) monitor
2.) TV-Out - an s-video connector which can be connected
to a television or VCR. This connector is available in
64MB AGP and the European version of 32MB AGP configurations.
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| Q12: |
What is HyperZ™?
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| A12: |
Z-buffer data is a primary consumer
of graphics memory bandwidth, which is the performance
bottleneck of most graphics applications. Hence, any reduction
in Z-buffer memory bandwidth consumption will result in
performance dividends. HyperZ ™ is a technology that makes
Z-buffer bandwidth consumption more efficient by implementing
the following memory architecture features:1) Fast Z Clear2)
Z Compression3) Hierarchical Z
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| Q13: |
How do I enable
1024x768 TV Output? |
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| A13: |
First, ensure that your television is
connected to the output connection on Radeon™ 7000 either
through the s-video connector. Access your display settings
either from the control panel or by right-clicking anywhere
on your desktop and selecting Properties'. Under 'Settings'
click 'Advanced'. Under 'ATI Display', click the enable
TV button, press 'Apply'.
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| Q14: |
Is component output enabled with
the Radeon 7000™? How do I get component output?
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| A14: |
No, component output is not available
with the current configurations of Radeon 7000™.
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| Q15: |
Will the Radeon™
7000 boards be available through the Trade-up? If so when
and what will the trade-up cost be? |
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| A15: |
ATI has not announced plans to include
the Radeon™ 7000 in the ATI Trade-Up Program at this time.
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| Q16: |
What are the system
requirement for the Radeon™ 7000? |
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| A16: |
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- AGP versions require Intel® Pentium® 4/III/II/Celeron™,
AMD® K6/Athlon™/Duron™/Athlon™ XP or compatible
with AGP 2.0 Compliant - AGP 2X (3.3V), AGP 4X
(1.5V), or AGP2X/4X universal slot
- PCI versions require Intel® Pentium® 4/III/II/Celeron™,
AMD® K6/Athlon™/Duron™/Athlon™ XP or compatible
with PCI universal slot
- 128MB of system memory recommended
- Installation software requires CD_ROM drive
- DVD playback requires DVD drive
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| Q17: |
Does the Radeon™
7000 support monitors with a 16:9 aspect ratio? |
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| A17: |
Yes, including 1920 x 1080 and 848 x
480 on Windows® 98/98SE, Windows® Me, Windows® 2000 and
Windows® XP. The complete list of resolutions depends
on the driver version and operating system. Please note
that resolutions are limited by the performance of the
attached monitor.
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