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...Contents Getting Started 1 System Requirements 1 Before You Begin 2 Record Your Serial and Part Numbers 2 Uninstall Previous Graphics Card Drivers 3 Installing Hardware 5 Quick Installation 5 Detailed Installation 5 Turn off the computer, monitor, and other peripheral devices...Installation Prerequisites 11 Monitor Configuration 13 Reinstalling Drivers 14 Display Properties 15 ATI Displays Tab 15 Dynamic Display Reassignment 17 ATI Color Tab 17 Hotkeys 20 ATI Options Tab 22 ATI Configuration Tab 23 ATI Advanced Settings Tab 25 Reference 29 Troubleshooting...
...Contents Getting Started 1 System Requirements 1 Before You Begin 2 Record Your Serial and Part Numbers 2 Uninstall Previous Graphics Card Drivers 3 Installing Hardware 5 Quick Installation 5 Detailed Installation 5 Turn off the computer, monitor, and other peripheral devices...Installation Prerequisites 11 Monitor Configuration 13 Reinstalling Drivers 14 Display Properties 15 ATI Displays Tab 15 Dynamic Display Reassignment 17 ATI Color Tab 17 Hotkeys 20 ATI Options Tab 22 ATI Configuration Tab 23 ATI Advanced Settings Tab 25 Reference 29 Troubleshooting...
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... System Requirements Make sure you meet the following system requirements before installing your FireGL™ workstation graphics card include: • Real-time photo-realistic rendering and animation. • ...FireGL™ card. System Requirements 1 CHAPTER 1: Getting Started Your ATI FireGL™ card is an advanced workstation 3D graphics card based on a high-bandwidth, parallel pipeline geometry and rendering architecture. Features of system memory; 256 MB or more for best performance. • Motherboard with available X16 lane PCI Express slot and correct chipset driver...
... System Requirements Make sure you meet the following system requirements before installing your FireGL™ workstation graphics card include: • Real-time photo-realistic rendering and animation. • ...FireGL™ card. System Requirements 1 CHAPTER 1: Getting Started Your ATI FireGL™ card is an advanced workstation 3D graphics card based on a high-bandwidth, parallel pipeline geometry and rendering architecture. Features of system memory; 256 MB or more for best performance. • Motherboard with available X16 lane PCI Express slot and correct chipset driver...
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... 3 Uninstall Previous Graphics Card Drivers To ensure the successful installation of your new FireGL™ card, you remove your computer. The wizard will help you must uninstall the drivers for the existing graphics card before removing it should also be removed at this point. 4 Restart your current graphics card drivers and select Add/Remove. Note: If the previously installed graphics card has any...
... 3 Uninstall Previous Graphics Card Drivers To ensure the successful installation of your new FireGL™ card, you remove your computer. The wizard will help you must uninstall the drivers for the existing graphics card before removing it should also be removed at this point. 4 Restart your current graphics card drivers and select Add/Remove. Note: If the previously installed graphics card has any...
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... your old graphics card if you step by doing one of the following instructions will guide you through the physical installation of your CD-ROM drive). Quick Installation Experienced users and system administrators can follow these brief instructions for your computer system. 6 Install the FireGL™ drivers and configuration software from the ATI Installation CD...
... your old graphics card if you step by doing one of the following instructions will guide you through the physical installation of your CD-ROM drive). Quick Installation Experienced users and system administrators can follow these brief instructions for your computer system. 6 Install the FireGL™ drivers and configuration software from the ATI Installation CD...
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... rates are not available at this stage of the installation. The following table lists the different ways you have installed the FireGL™ drivers and software, you turn on the System L WARNING - If you can use the Display Properties control panel to -DVI...with VGA-to do so could damage your graphics card, operating system messages will be running in a basic video mode. Failure to -DVI-I adapter. Once you have properly installed your monitor. Display Configurations: V3100 The FireGL™ V3100 graphics card provides dual display functionality. 10 Turn off ...
... rates are not available at this stage of the installation. The following table lists the different ways you have installed the FireGL™ drivers and software, you turn on the System L WARNING - If you can use the Display Properties control panel to -DVI...with VGA-to do so could damage your graphics card, operating system messages will be running in a basic video mode. Failure to -DVI-I adapter. Once you have properly installed your monitor. Display Configurations: V3100 The FireGL™ V3100 graphics card provides dual display functionality. 10 Turn off ...
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... software will guide you must have reinstalled or upgraded your FireGL™ card. L Linux drivers and installation instructions are available from ati.com/support Software Installation Prerequisites To install or remove the drivers, you through the installation of the ATISETUP utility. For... will install automatically with the Express driver installation of the drivers and software associated with administrator rights. Installing Drivers and Software in your system. • After you have administrator rights or be logged on the ATI Installation CD-ROM. This procedure...
... software will guide you must have reinstalled or upgraded your FireGL™ card. L Linux drivers and installation instructions are available from ati.com/support Software Installation Prerequisites To install or remove the drivers, you through the installation of the ATISETUP utility. For... will install automatically with the Express driver installation of the drivers and software associated with administrator rights. Installing Drivers and Software in your system. • After you have administrator rights or be logged on the ATI Installation CD-ROM. This procedure...
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... restart my computer now and click Finish. Note: The Express installation option is not supported. Note: The installation dialog will start automatically: a) Click the Start button in the task bar. When the System Settings Change window asks you can install the FireGL™ drivers. ATI Easy Install will display in Windows® Your operating...
... restart my computer now and click Finish. Note: The Express installation option is not supported. Note: The installation dialog will start automatically: a) Click the Start button in the task bar. When the System Settings Change window asks you can install the FireGL™ drivers. ATI Easy Install will display in Windows® Your operating...
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...To configure your primary display 1 Navigate to the Control Panel and choose Display or right-click on using the Settings tab. Note: ATI software provides many additional configuration features that best suit your requirements and your monitor's performance. 3 Click the Advanced button and select .... L WARNING - Click Apply or OK to apply these new values. • Refer to the desktop. Monitor Configuration Once the drivers and software have been installed, you return to your Windows online help and documentation for further information on the desktop and choose Properties....
...To configure your primary display 1 Navigate to the Control Panel and choose Display or right-click on using the Settings tab. Note: ATI software provides many additional configuration features that best suit your requirements and your monitor's performance. 3 Click the Advanced button and select .... L WARNING - Click Apply or OK to apply these new values. • Refer to the desktop. Monitor Configuration Once the drivers and software have been installed, you return to your Windows online help and documentation for further information on the desktop and choose Properties....
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... a new card for your graphics card after the operating system has started. To manually reinstall drivers To manually reinstall drivers, when prompted for a driver installation CD, insert the ATI Installation CD-ROM and browse to ATISETUP.EXE on the ATI Installation CD-ROM. Reinstalling Drivers The software ... actions: 1 Click the Start button in the task bar. 2 Select Run. 3 Browse to the drivers subdirectory. 14 Reinstalling Drivers Note: When you use multiple monitors with your FireGL™ card, one monitor will always be designated as if you have rebooted your computer.
... a new card for your graphics card after the operating system has started. To manually reinstall drivers To manually reinstall drivers, when prompted for a driver installation CD, insert the ATI Installation CD-ROM and browse to ATISETUP.EXE on the ATI Installation CD-ROM. Reinstalling Drivers The software ... actions: 1 Click the Start button in the task bar. 2 Select Run. 3 Browse to the drivers subdirectory. 14 Reinstalling Drivers Note: When you use multiple monitors with your FireGL™ card, one monitor will always be designated as if you have rebooted your computer.
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The Options Tab ATI Options Tab Version Information Details button Reactivate all warning messages Shows the driver build version. Reactivates any disabled graphics warning messages. Gives access to your graphics card's versioning and specifications. 22 ATI Options Tab ATI Options Tab The ATI Options tab provides detailed driver information and access to the Details tab, which lists the card's hardware details and driver information. You can also enable or disable the ATI taskbar icon from this dialog.
The Options Tab ATI Options Tab Version Information Details button Reactivate all warning messages Shows the driver build version. Reactivates any disabled graphics warning messages. Gives access to your graphics card's versioning and specifications. 22 ATI Options Tab ATI Options Tab The ATI Options tab provides detailed driver information and access to the Details tab, which lists the card's hardware details and driver information. You can also enable or disable the ATI taskbar icon from this dialog.
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... have problems during start-up, restart your monitor's documentation for the interrupt assignments. • Contact ATI's Customer Care or your local technical support. • Check that the card is seated properly in its expansion slot. • Ensure that the monitor cable is securely fastened .... Ensure that you selected the appropriate monitor when you installed your enhanced driver. • Check if your monitor supports the resolution, horizontal (kHz) and vertical (Hz) refresh rates as required by the graphics card. • Check your current resolution, refresh rate, and color depth ...
... have problems during start-up, restart your monitor's documentation for the interrupt assignments. • Contact ATI's Customer Care or your local technical support. • Check that the card is seated properly in its expansion slot. • Ensure that the monitor cable is securely fastened .... Ensure that you selected the appropriate monitor when you installed your enhanced driver. • Check if your monitor supports the resolution, horizontal (kHz) and vertical (Hz) refresh rates as required by the graphics card. • Check your current resolution, refresh rate, and color depth ...
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...suitable data cable plug. • Check the driver installation and make sure that the DVI plug of your monitor data cable is correctly loaded corresponding to your operating system and applications. • Reinstall the ATI drivers for your FireGL™ card. • Your stereo glasses must be connected... to the card when you start your computer. • Select a refresh rate of 120 Hz in the ...
...suitable data cable plug. • Check the driver installation and make sure that the DVI plug of your monitor data cable is correctly loaded corresponding to your operating system and applications. • Reinstall the ATI drivers for your FireGL™ card. • Your stereo glasses must be connected... to the card when you start your computer. • Select a refresh rate of 120 Hz in the ...
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40 display configurations V3100 10 V3200 8 display corruption DVI 23 high resolution 23 displays Hotkey 16 primary 15 scheme 16 secondary 15 Displays Tab 15 driver information 22 drivers installing 12 reinstalling 14 uninstalling 3 DVI operational mode 23 F full-screen 3D 17 G gamma 19, 20 color settings 17 gamma correction 19 H Hotkeys color settings 20 HYDRAVISION™ 11, 12 L Linux installation 11 O OpenGL ® 26 Options Tab 22 P primary display 15 primary monitor assigning 17 profiles color 18 R registration 2 S safety instructions iii secondary display 15
40 display configurations V3100 10 V3200 8 display corruption DVI 23 high resolution 23 displays Hotkey 16 primary 15 scheme 16 secondary 15 Displays Tab 15 driver information 22 drivers installing 12 reinstalling 14 uninstalling 3 DVI operational mode 23 F full-screen 3D 17 G gamma 19, 20 color settings 17 gamma correction 19 H Hotkeys color settings 20 HYDRAVISION™ 11, 12 L Linux installation 11 O OpenGL ® 26 Options Tab 22 P primary display 15 primary monitor assigning 17 profiles color 18 R registration 2 S safety instructions iii secondary display 15