3.1.5. Taskbar Icons. Gigabyte GV-RX365512H

3.1.5. Taskbar Icons

GIGABYTE Control Panel

After installation of the display drivers, you will find a GIGABYTE icon on the taskbar's status area.

Right-clicking this icon opens the GIGABYTE control panel, showing a menu composed of shortcut of the graphics card's enhanced and other functions.

You may click the Display Properties item, and then click Settings. Click Advanced after clicking

Settings. Click the appropriate tab to change your display settings.

Right-click the GIGABYTE icon.

Select the items in the menu to enter the relative settings.

Select About GIGABYTE to link to the GIGABYTE website for updated information about the graphics accelerator, latest drivers, and other information.

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V-Tuner 3

V-Tuner 3 lets you adjust the working frequency of the graphic engine and video memory (Core Clock and Memory Clock).

Displays 2D/3D core clock status Displays memory clock status

Adjust 2D core clock

Auto-Optimized core / memory clock

Adjust 3D core clock

Fixed Clock Adjust memory clock Hardware Monitor

Button

DEFAULT

SAVE

LOAD

Auto-Optimized

Fixed Clock

Hardware Monitor

HELP

Function

You may click this button to restore to the default setting.

You may click this button to save the frequency you wanted.

After saving the specific value, you may click this button to load the frequency you saved last time.

The V-Tuner3 clock configuration utility will determine the recommended

GPU and memory clock setting your system. If the utility should hang, restart your system and then enter "Auto-Optimized" mode.

The V-Tuner3 clock configuration utility will lock the GPU and memory clock you choose, whether you restart your system or not. To rechange clock, uncheck the "Fixed Clock" mode and then adjust.

If your card have Hardware Monitor function, you will see the extend window. The window will display the GPU temperature and show the thermal curve. Besides, you can move the slider to adjust the frequency-time temperature of GPU, and you will see the change of thermal curve from now on.

Opens Help page.

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Color Adjust

Color Adjust allows you to make color adjustments, such as brightness, contrast and gamma values for each or all of RGB colors.

VGA Info

VGA Info lists the relevant information about your card.

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ATI Control Panel

After installation of the display driver, you will find an ATI icon in your system tray. Right-click the icon to enter the Catalyst ® Control Center.

The Catalyst ® Control Center is used to configure all your graphics card settings.

Right-click the ATI icon to enter the Catalyst ® Control Center.

Or you can right-click on the desktop and select ATI CATALYST(R) Control Center.

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Configuring Audio Output

Configure the default audio output device based upon your needs.

Step 1:

Go to Start > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices.

Step 2:

In the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties dialog box, click the Audio tab.

Using the picture to the left as the example, to set HDMI audio to be the default Sound Playback device, in the Default device box, select ATI HD Audio rear output . Otherwise, select Realtek HD

Audio output , which is the onboard audio controller.

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