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... company and/or product names are subject to change without the express written permission of ATI Technologies Inc. Intel Corporation; VGA - FireGL™ X2-256t FireGL™ X2-256 FireGL™ X1-128 FireGL™ Z1-128 User's Guide P/N: 137-50015-40 © Copyright 2004, by ATI Technologies Inc. is strictly prohibited. Features, performance and specifications are trademarks...
... company and/or product names are subject to change without the express written permission of ATI Technologies Inc. Intel Corporation; VGA - FireGL™ X2-256t FireGL™ X2-256 FireGL™ X1-128 FireGL™ Z1-128 User's Guide P/N: 137-50015-40 © Copyright 2004, by ATI Technologies Inc. is strictly prohibited. Features, performance and specifications are trademarks...
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... or system described herein to , the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for punitive, incidental or consequential damages in the preparation of this document relates, ATI disclaims all express or implied warranties regarding such products, including but not limited to improve reliability, function or design. Disclaimer While every precaution has been taken in...
... or system described herein to , the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for punitive, incidental or consequential damages in the preparation of this document relates, ATI disclaims all express or implied warranties regarding such products, including but not limited to improve reliability, function or design. Disclaimer While every precaution has been taken in...
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1 CHAPTER 1 Getting Started Your ATI FireGL card is an advanced workstation 3D graphics accelerator based on page 8 The card delivers workstation-class performance to designers, engineers and animators, running the leading OpenGL and DirectX applications Features of your FireGL workstation graphics accelerator: • Real-... technology for advanced full-scene anti-aliasing IN THIS CHAPTER... ■ Using this Guide on page 2 ■ FireGL Card Features on page 5 ■ System Requirements and Tools on page 7 ■ Quick Installation on a high-bandwidth, parallel pipeline geometry and...
1 CHAPTER 1 Getting Started Your ATI FireGL card is an advanced workstation 3D graphics accelerator based on page 8 The card delivers workstation-class performance to designers, engineers and animators, running the leading OpenGL and DirectX applications Features of your FireGL workstation graphics accelerator: • Real-... technology for advanced full-scene anti-aliasing IN THIS CHAPTER... ■ Using this Guide on page 2 ■ FireGL Card Features on page 5 ■ System Requirements and Tools on page 7 ■ Quick Installation on a high-bandwidth, parallel pipeline geometry and...
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...complete details please visit: http://www.ati.com/support/contact.html • Mail: ATI Technologies Inc. Attention: Customer Service 1 Commerce Valley Drive East Markham, Ontario Canada L3T 7X6 ATI Customer Care Product Online Registration By registering your ATI product you require assistance to get... available: • Online: For product information, video drivers, Frequently Asked Questions and Email support visit: http://www.ati.com and select CUSTOMER CARE. • FireGL Workstation dedicated toll free support line: *866-284-2093 Available Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM EST...
...complete details please visit: http://www.ati.com/support/contact.html • Mail: ATI Technologies Inc. Attention: Customer Service 1 Commerce Valley Drive East Markham, Ontario Canada L3T 7X6 ATI Customer Care Product Online Registration By registering your ATI product you require assistance to get... available: • Online: For product information, video drivers, Frequently Asked Questions and Email support visit: http://www.ati.com and select CUSTOMER CARE. • FireGL Workstation dedicated toll free support line: *866-284-2093 Available Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM EST...
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...174; 4, Xeon® AMD® Athlon® XP/MP/Opteron or compatible • 128 MB of system memory 256 MB or more for your FireGL card • High-resolution MultiSync or multi-frequency monitors or other VGA monitors. • Digital flat-...panel (DFP) displays or digital CRT displays Service Packs are available from Microsoft's web site, www.microsoft.com. • A screwdriver to installing the FireGL drivers. See your PC manual for specific requirements. • ATI...
...174; 4, Xeon® AMD® Athlon® XP/MP/Opteron or compatible • 128 MB of system memory 256 MB or more for your FireGL card • High-resolution MultiSync or multi-frequency monitors or other VGA monitors. • Digital flat-...panel (DFP) displays or digital CRT displays Service Packs are available from Microsoft's web site, www.microsoft.com. • A screwdriver to installing the FireGL drivers. See your PC manual for specific requirements. • ATI...
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... Getting Started Quick Installation • Brief instructions on how to get to work with the FireGL card in the shortest possible time. • Recommended for your old graphics card. 2 Disable any on-board graphics solution on installation and operation of your graphics accelerator, ... 3 Shut down and disconnect your computer system. 4 Remove the installed (AGP or PCI) graphics card. 5 Install the new FireGL card. 6 Reassemble and connect your computer system. 7 Install the FireGL drivers and configuration software from the ATI INSTALLATION CD-ROM: - automatic ATISETUP utility or -
... Getting Started Quick Installation • Brief instructions on how to get to work with the FireGL card in the shortest possible time. • Recommended for your old graphics card. 2 Disable any on-board graphics solution on installation and operation of your graphics accelerator, ... 3 Shut down and disconnect your computer system. 4 Remove the installed (AGP or PCI) graphics card. 5 Install the new FireGL card. 6 Reassemble and connect your computer system. 7 Install the FireGL drivers and configuration software from the ATI INSTALLATION CD-ROM: - automatic ATISETUP utility or -
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...; 128 MB of system memory 256 MB or more for best performance • System interrupt (IRQ) which is applied during installation. System Requirements and Tools • Motherboard with free AGP 8x/4x slot: • Correct AGP GART chipset driver installed for your FireGL card? AMD... service personnel. Linux XFree86 4.X.0 • A screwdriver to remove and reinstall the PC cover screws and card mounting screws. See your PC manual for specific requirements. • ATI INSTALLATION CD-ROM for your mainboard • Intel® Pentium® 3, Pentium® 4, Xeon®...
...; 128 MB of system memory 256 MB or more for best performance • System interrupt (IRQ) which is applied during installation. System Requirements and Tools • Motherboard with free AGP 8x/4x slot: • Correct AGP GART chipset driver installed for your FireGL card? AMD... service personnel. Linux XFree86 4.X.0 • A screwdriver to remove and reinstall the PC cover screws and card mounting screws. See your PC manual for specific requirements. • ATI INSTALLATION CD-ROM for your mainboard • Intel® Pentium® 3, Pentium® 4, Xeon®...
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...monitors. The most recent certified drivers are available from www.ati.com/support. • You may connect two monitors to take advantage of the DDC1/DDC2b+ features (2) You can also connect the FireGL card to your monitor supports the horizontal (kHz) and vertical...12 Installing the Hardware and Software What monitors do you planning a multi-monitor system? Your FireGL card is available, the respective resolution and refresh rate for downloading from www.ati.com/FireGL. • Linux drivers and installation instructions are available for each monitor is automatically detected. ...
...monitors. The most recent certified drivers are available from www.ati.com/support. • You may connect two monitors to take advantage of the DDC1/DDC2b+ features (2) You can also connect the FireGL card to your monitor supports the horizontal (kHz) and vertical...12 Installing the Hardware and Software What monitors do you planning a multi-monitor system? Your FireGL card is available, the respective resolution and refresh rate for downloading from www.ati.com/FireGL. • Linux drivers and installation instructions are available for each monitor is automatically detected. ...
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...Start your System Turn on your monitor before you see the Windows® Advanced Options Menu. After you have successfully i installed the FireGL drivers you can use the tabs in Safe Mode. Use the arrow keys to the video and power cables. Higher refresh rates ...monitor when the boot procedure is not performing optimally. • Contact ATI's Customer Care or your computer in the Display Properties menu to the documentation that the card is finished. If you have correctly installed the card, operating system messages will appear on your operating system for the ...
...Start your System Turn on your monitor before you see the Windows® Advanced Options Menu. After you have successfully i installed the FireGL drivers you can use the tabs in Safe Mode. Use the arrow keys to the video and power cables. Higher refresh rates ...monitor when the boot procedure is not performing optimally. • Contact ATI's Customer Care or your computer in the Display Properties menu to the documentation that the card is finished. If you have correctly installed the card, operating system messages will appear on your operating system for the ...
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...You must have Microsoft Windows Service Pack 1 (or higher) installed prior to install the FireGL drivers and software in the following cases: • After you have installed the card in your system. • After you have re-installed or upgraded your operating system. ...a user with administrator rights under Windows 2000 and Windows XP. (2) Information for downloading from www.ati.com/support. (4) The most recent certified FireGL drivers are available from www.ati.com/FireGL Installing the Hardware and Software 23 Installing the Software • Before you Start: Information, Tips...
...You must have Microsoft Windows Service Pack 1 (or higher) installed prior to install the FireGL drivers and software in the following cases: • After you have installed the card in your system. • After you have re-installed or upgraded your operating system. ...a user with administrator rights under Windows 2000 and Windows XP. (2) Information for downloading from www.ati.com/support. (4) The most recent certified FireGL drivers are available from www.ati.com/FireGL Installing the Hardware and Software 23 Installing the Software • Before you Start: Information, Tips...
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... your operating system, or if you want to perform a manual installation. • You can install the FireGL drivers. Click OK. • Where are the drivers? When prompted for your FireGL card, make sure your monitor cable is not enabled and/or the ATISETUP utility does not start automatically, if ...you insert the ATI INSTALLATION CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive after you have installed the new card for example, if you have rebooted...
... your operating system, or if you want to perform a manual installation. • You can install the FireGL drivers. Click OK. • Where are the drivers? When prompted for your FireGL card, make sure your monitor cable is not enabled and/or the ATISETUP utility does not start automatically, if ...you insert the ATI INSTALLATION CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive after you have installed the new card for example, if you have rebooted...
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... HYDRAVISION™ Multi-monitor Management The HYDRAVISION™ multi-monitor and desktop management software will install automatically with the Express driver installation of the ATI INSTALLATION CD-ROM. If you insert the ATI INSTALLATION CD-ROM into your system. When the System Settings Change window asks you to restart your operating system's language...
... HYDRAVISION™ Multi-monitor Management The HYDRAVISION™ multi-monitor and desktop management software will install automatically with the Express driver installation of the ATI INSTALLATION CD-ROM. If you insert the ATI INSTALLATION CD-ROM into your system. When the System Settings Change window asks you to restart your operating system's language...
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...monitor's performance. 12 Click the Advanced button and select the Monitor tab. 13 Set the refresh rate for the monitor connected to the FireGL card in your Windows online help and i documentation for installation. 8 When the Setup complete message appears, select Yes, I want to complete... Hardware message may display the Digital Signature Not Found message. The Express installation option is recommended. The HYDRAVISION™ multi-monitor and desktop management software will automatically be installed, along with the ATI driver, by selecting this option. Refer to your system. 14 Click...
...monitor's performance. 12 Click the Advanced button and select the Monitor tab. 13 Set the refresh rate for the monitor connected to the FireGL card in your Windows online help and i documentation for installation. 8 When the Setup complete message appears, select Yes, I want to complete... Hardware message may display the Digital Signature Not Found message. The Express installation option is recommended. The HYDRAVISION™ multi-monitor and desktop management software will automatically be installed, along with the ATI driver, by selecting this option. Refer to your system. 14 Click...
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...you click Advanced. Select Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor. Click the corresponding monitor icon before you work. Using Your FireGL Card 29 Using Two Monitors You can set resolutions, refresh rates, and display adjustment independently for the second monitor. For more information... on HYDRAVISION™, refer to the HYDRAVISION™ User's Guide located on your ATI INSTALLATION CD-ROM. • If you start your two-monitor desktop to tailor your computer • Use the Display Properties >...
...you click Advanced. Select Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor. Click the corresponding monitor icon before you work. Using Your FireGL Card 29 Using Two Monitors You can set resolutions, refresh rates, and display adjustment independently for the second monitor. For more information... on HYDRAVISION™, refer to the HYDRAVISION™ User's Guide located on your ATI INSTALLATION CD-ROM. • If you start your two-monitor desktop to tailor your computer • Use the Display Properties >...
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... Driver from the list of software programs. 6 Click Change/Remove button. The ATI uninstall dialog appears. 7 Click Yes to remove the ATI Display Driver. 8 Click Yes to the instructions, you may remove the hardware. 1 Shut down your computer. ...After you have removed the software according to restart your computer. 2 Remove the computer case as outlined in the hardware installation instructions. 3 Ground yourself by touching the power supply box. 4 To remove the graphics card...
... Driver from the list of software programs. 6 Click Change/Remove button. The ATI uninstall dialog appears. 7 Click Yes to remove the ATI Display Driver. 8 Click Yes to the instructions, you may remove the hardware. 1 Shut down your computer. ...After you have removed the software according to restart your computer. 2 Remove the computer case as outlined in the hardware installation instructions. 3 Ground yourself by touching the power supply box. 4 To remove the graphics card...
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... Warning! Check for advice on Technical Support, as well as doing so will void your monitor's documentation for BUILT BY ATI products. Incompatible resolution/refresh rate selection may find information on how to solve your computer and monitor are plugged into electrical ... the monitor turned on display • Make sure that the FireGL card is firmly seated in its AGP slot, and that both video card and monitor support resolution and refresh rates you experience a problem using the FireGL card, check the following sections for your monitor supports the resolution, ...
... Warning! Check for advice on Technical Support, as well as doing so will void your monitor's documentation for BUILT BY ATI products. Incompatible resolution/refresh rate selection may find information on how to solve your computer and monitor are plugged into electrical ... the monitor turned on display • Make sure that the FireGL card is firmly seated in its AGP slot, and that both video card and monitor support resolution and refresh rates you experience a problem using the FireGL card, check the following sections for your monitor supports the resolution, ...
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... Request Form. Any replaced parts become the property of the ATI Hardware Warranty Service Statement visit: http://www.ati.com/online/warranty/statement For a detailed description of ATI. After ATI Technical Support receives your defective product to you will be prepared...personal disaster, or unauthorized alterations, repairs, or modifications. This must be obtained before you . Advanced Parts Replacement Service FireGL customers have the option of Advanced Parts Replacement to enter all required information. Reference 51 Warranty Service Information Online Warranty Support...
... Request Form. Any replaced parts become the property of the ATI Hardware Warranty Service Statement visit: http://www.ati.com/online/warranty/statement For a detailed description of ATI. After ATI Technical Support receives your defective product to you will be prepared...personal disaster, or unauthorized alterations, repairs, or modifications. This must be obtained before you . Advanced Parts Replacement Service FireGL customers have the option of Advanced Parts Replacement to enter all required information. Reference 51 Warranty Service Information Online Warranty Support...
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...product. No other representations or warranties as a result of any event, circumstance, action or abuse beyond the control of ATI; ATI makes no event shall ATI be direct, indirect, consequential, special or otherwise and whether such damages are warranted for 90 days. • No ...original purchase. *All accompanying cables and accessories are incurred by statute or otherwise. 52 Reference Limitations • All warranties for this product, expressed or implied, will expire three (3) years* from the loss of use new or equivalent-to any person who purchases the product in ...
...product. No other representations or warranties as a result of any event, circumstance, action or abuse beyond the control of ATI; ATI makes no event shall ATI be direct, indirect, consequential, special or otherwise and whether such damages are warranted for 90 days. • No ...original purchase. *All accompanying cables and accessories are incurred by statute or otherwise. 52 Reference Limitations • All warranties for this product, expressed or implied, will expire three (3) years* from the loss of use new or equivalent-to any person who purchases the product in ...
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Date: 2002-08-19 Manufacturer / Country of origin: ATI Technologies Inc. / China Reference 55 VCCI Class B ITE Compliance Information Contact for further compliance information ATI Research Inc. 4 Mount Royal Avenue, Marlborough, MA 01752-1978 USA Phone: (508) 303-3900 MIC Certification Information FireGL X1-128 / FireGL Z1-128 Product Name / Model: 942 Holder: ATI Technologies Inc.
Date: 2002-08-19 Manufacturer / Country of origin: ATI Technologies Inc. / China Reference 55 VCCI Class B ITE Compliance Information Contact for further compliance information ATI Research Inc. 4 Mount Royal Avenue, Marlborough, MA 01752-1978 USA Phone: (508) 303-3900 MIC Certification Information FireGL X1-128 / FireGL Z1-128 Product Name / Model: 942 Holder: ATI Technologies Inc.
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Addendum Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive Compliance This product was manufactured by ATI Technologies Inc.
Addendum Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive Compliance This product was manufactured by ATI Technologies Inc.