
AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide
30579 Rev. 3.1
September 2003
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Operating System Configuration
3.
Click “
Unzip
” to specified location (for
example c:\dX9) and click “
Unzip
”.
4.
Install DirectX from “
c:\dX9\dxsetup.exe
”.
5.
Click “
Next
” to accept “
License Agreement
”.
6.
Click “
Next
” to install DirectX 9.0.
7.
Click “
Finish
” to restart computer.
Note
: DX9.0A must be installed before performing
the video card setup
ATI Video Card Setup
1.
Install file from download, “
wxp-w2k-
catalyst-7-91-030625a-010027c-efg.exe
”.
2.
Double click on the
.exe
file.
3.
Click “
Next
” to begin installation.
4.
Click “
Next
” to confirm location of the file.
5.
Click “
Yes to All
” to overwrite protection (if
DX9 was not setup before video).
6.
Click “
Next
” to install shield wizard.
7.
Click to “
Yes
” to agree to license.
8.
Click on “
Express
” Installation.
9.
Click “
Yes
” to restart computer.
10.
Right click on desktop and select “
Properties
”
sub-menu item.
11.
Choose “
Settings
” tab.
12.
Change “
Screen Resolution
” to “
1024 by
768 pixels
”.
13.
Click “
Apply
” to implement settings.
14.
Click “
Yes
” to save settings.
15.
Click “
Advanced
” button on settings tab.
16.
Choose “
Monitor
” tab and choose “
85 Hertz
”
for “
Set Screen Refresh
”.
17.
Choose “
Display
” tab.
18.
Set “
Maximum Resolution
” to “
1024 by
768
”.
19.
Set “
Maximum Refresh
” to
85 Hz.
20.
Click on “
Open GL
” tab.
21.
Change “
Wait for Vertical Sync
” to “
Always
Off
”.
22.
Click on “
Direct3D
” tab.
23.
Change “
Wait for Vertical Sy
nc” to “
Always
Off
”.
24.
Click “
Apply
” and “
Yes
” to save settings.
25.
Click “
Ok
” to close all dialog boxes.
NVIDIA Video Card Setup
Note
: The supplied driver for the NVIDIA card is
not publicly available. These steps assume
you wish to install a publicly-available
driver.
1.
Download the latest video card driver from
http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
2.
Double click the .
exe
file.
3.
Click “
Yes
” to continue when asked if antivirus
software has been installed.
4.
Select the radio button next to “
I accept the
terms in the license agreement
”.
5.
Click “
Next
” to accept the license agreement
terms.
6.
Allow the install to place files in the default
location, like “
C:\NVIDIA\WinXP-
2K\45.23
”
Note
: The install directory may be different if you
have a different version of the driver files.
7.
Click “
Next
” to install the shield wizard.
8.
Click “
Next
” to continue the setup.
9.
Click “
Yes
” to accept the license.
10.
Click “
Yes
” to restart the computer.
11.
Right-click on the desktop and select
“
Properties
” sub-menu item.
12.
Choose “
Settings
” tab.
13.
Change color depth to
32-bit
.
14.
Change “
Screen Resolution
” to “
1024 by
768 pixels
”.
15.
Click “
Apply
” to implement settings.
16.
Click “
Yes
” to save settings.
17.
Choose “
Monitor
” tab and choose “
85 Hz
” for
“
Set Screen Refresh
”.
18.
Choose “
GeForce FX 5900 Ultra
” tab. Select
“
OpenGL Settings
” under “
Performance
and Quality Settings
”.
19.
Next to “
Vertical Sync
”, click on the down
arrow, and select “
Always Off
”.
Do not change other OpenGL settings.
AMD SSE Setup for Windows Media
Encoder
1.
During boot up, hit “
F8
” to go into Safe Mode.
2.
Replace “
wmvdmoe.dll
” in
c:\WINDOWS\system32
.
3.
Click “
Yes
” to “replace existing file”.
Direct X Setup Using DXDIAG
1.
Run “
DXDIAG
” from the command line.
2.
Click “
Yes
” to run DirectX Diagnostic Tool.
3.
Select the “
More Help
” tab.
4.
Click “
Override
” and select “
Override Value
”
type “
85
”.
5.
Click “
Ok
”.
6.
Click “
Exit
” and restart computer.
7.
Deselect “
Show this screen next time you
start Windows
” when “
Desktop Help for
ATI
” window appears.