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RADEON™ 9000 PRO MAC EDITION User's Guide P/N: 137-40360-00 Copyright © 2002, ATI Technologies Inc. All other company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ATI Technologies Inc. is strictly prohibited. ATI and all ATI product and product feature names are subject to change without the express written permission of ATI Technologies Inc. Features, performance and specifications are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of...
RADEON™ 9000 PRO MAC EDITION User's Guide P/N: 137-40360-00 Copyright © 2002, ATI Technologies Inc. All other company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ATI Technologies Inc. is strictly prohibited. ATI and all ATI product and product feature names are subject to change without the express written permission of ATI Technologies Inc. Features, performance and specifications are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of...
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..., performance, or use of ATI hardware, software or other products and documentation provided herein. With respect to ATI products which this documentation, for any act or omission of ATI concerning such products or this document relates, ATI disclaims all express or implied warranties regarding such products, including but not limited to improve reliability, function or design. ATI Technologies Inc. reserves the right to make changes without further notice...
..., performance, or use of ATI hardware, software or other products and documentation provided herein. With respect to ATI products which this documentation, for any act or omission of ATI concerning such products or this document relates, ATI disclaims all express or implied warranties regarding such products, including but not limited to improve reliability, function or design. ATI Technologies Inc. reserves the right to make changes without further notice...
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Table of Contents Introduction 1 What You'll Need 2 Related Documentation 3 Multimedia Features 4 Viewing 3D Graphics 5 ATI Displays Control Panel 7 3D Memory Monitor 9 Using the 3D Memory Monitor 9 Display 10 Textures 10 Buffers 10 DVD...10 ATI Displays Preferences 11 ATI HELP 11 Using QuickTime Playback 12 Using Digital Flat Panel (DVI-I 13 Video Mode Table 15 Supported 2D Modes 15 Digital Flat Panel 16 Specifications 17 System Requirements 17 Operating System 17 Glossary 19 Index 22 iii
Table of Contents Introduction 1 What You'll Need 2 Related Documentation 3 Multimedia Features 4 Viewing 3D Graphics 5 ATI Displays Control Panel 7 3D Memory Monitor 9 Using the 3D Memory Monitor 9 Display 10 Textures 10 Buffers 10 DVD...10 ATI Displays Preferences 11 ATI HELP 11 Using QuickTime Playback 12 Using Digital Flat Panel (DVI-I 13 Video Mode Table 15 Supported 2D Modes 15 Digital Flat Panel 16 Specifications 17 System Requirements 17 Operating System 17 Glossary 19 Index 22 iii
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... CRT and Digital Flat Panel monitors. Your new graphics accelerator provides: • Flexible dual-display support enabling many combinations utilizing the ADC (Apple Display Connector), VGA (using a third party adapter), and DVI-I connectors. • OpenGL® and QuickDraw 3D accelerator providing superior 3D rendering performance and advanced imaging and filtering techniques. • QuickTime playback accelerator for your Power Macintosh computer. Introduction The RADEON 9000 PRO MAC EDITION represents the next generation in 3D and video acceleration...
... CRT and Digital Flat Panel monitors. Your new graphics accelerator provides: • Flexible dual-display support enabling many combinations utilizing the ADC (Apple Display Connector), VGA (using a third party adapter), and DVI-I connectors. • OpenGL® and QuickDraw 3D accelerator providing superior 3D rendering performance and advanced imaging and filtering techniques. • QuickTime playback accelerator for your Power Macintosh computer. Introduction The RADEON 9000 PRO MAC EDITION represents the next generation in 3D and video acceleration...
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... Need The RADEON 9000 PRO MAC EDITION runs with the following minimum system requirements: • Any Power Macintosh computer with an AGP expansion slot. • Mac OS 9.2.1 or higher or Mac OS X version 10.1.3 or higher. • OpenGL 1.2.2 (required for some 3D graphics). • Apple multi-frequency monitor, VGA-style monitor (see note below), DVI-I -to-VGA adapter (included) to connect to be generic and inclusive of their respective versions of system memory required for Mac...
... Need The RADEON 9000 PRO MAC EDITION runs with the following minimum system requirements: • Any Power Macintosh computer with an AGP expansion slot. • Mac OS 9.2.1 or higher or Mac OS X version 10.1.3 or higher. • OpenGL 1.2.2 (required for some 3D graphics). • Apple multi-frequency monitor, VGA-style monitor (see note below), DVI-I -to-VGA adapter (included) to connect to be generic and inclusive of their respective versions of system memory required for Mac...
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You can browse through the Apple Help Center. Help is available in both Mac OS X and OS 9 by simply clicking on the installation disk to open this file. Related Documentation The README file summarizes the latest product revisions. Click the README icon on the button in the ATI Displays control panel or through the Help or search for a specific topic. 3
You can browse through the Apple Help Center. Help is available in both Mac OS X and OS 9 by simply clicking on the installation disk to open this file. Related Documentation The README file summarizes the latest product revisions. Click the README icon on the button in the ATI Displays control panel or through the Help or search for a specific topic. 3
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... a new technology which revolutionizes the graphics pipeline by making both the geometry processing and pixel processing stages more programmable than ever before they are displayed. SMARTSHADER™ (supported in Mac OS X only) is an anti-aliasing solution that raises the bar for image quality using programmable multi-sampling methods to post-process graphics before . Viewing 3D Graphics RADEON 9000 PRO MAC EDITION's 3D Acceleration features supports...
... a new technology which revolutionizes the graphics pipeline by making both the geometry processing and pixel processing stages more programmable than ever before they are displayed. SMARTSHADER™ (supported in Mac OS X only) is an anti-aliasing solution that raises the bar for image quality using programmable multi-sampling methods to post-process graphics before . Viewing 3D Graphics RADEON 9000 PRO MAC EDITION's 3D Acceleration features supports...
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... graphics. This allows you use the 3D Memory Monitor in the ATI Displays control panel, in thousands and millions of information sent to optimize 3D performance. 6 PIXEL TAPESTRY™ II uses six independent texture units per rendering pipeline giving highly realistic and detailed 3D graphics. RADEON 9000 PRO MAC EDITION only displays 3D graphics in Mac OS 9 only, to display complex 3D textures, so 3D acceleration is not supported. VIDEO...
... graphics. This allows you use the 3D Memory Monitor in the ATI Displays control panel, in thousands and millions of information sent to optimize 3D performance. 6 PIXEL TAPESTRY™ II uses six independent texture units per rendering pipeline giving highly realistic and detailed 3D graphics. RADEON 9000 PRO MAC EDITION only displays 3D graphics in Mac OS 9 only, to display complex 3D textures, so 3D acceleration is not supported. VIDEO...
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... ATI Displays. ATI Displays for Mac OS 9 7 ATI Displays Control Panel The ATI Displays control panel provides access to the advanced features that RADEON 9000 PRO MAC EDITION has to ATI Help, which can be accessed through the ATI Displays control panel. For detailed instructions on how to set up and use these features, please refer to offer. or 1 Click ATI Config Menu in the menu bar. 2 Click ATI Displays. To open the ATI Displays control panel using Mac OS X: 1 Click the Hard Disk...
... ATI Displays. ATI Displays for Mac OS 9 7 ATI Displays Control Panel The ATI Displays control panel provides access to the advanced features that RADEON 9000 PRO MAC EDITION has to ATI Help, which can be accessed through the ATI Displays control panel. For detailed instructions on how to set up and use these features, please refer to offer. or 1 Click ATI Config Menu in the menu bar. 2 Click ATI Displays. To open the ATI Displays control panel using Mac OS X: 1 Click the Hard Disk...
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The Display Info dialog presents the current settings of your computer. The Profile dialog presents information on the specific RADEON graphics card and video driver installed in your computer. A warning dialog will still provide display configuration, driver version and other related information. Even if the ATI Displays cannot identify your ATI product it will display if no ATI product is installed in your monitor. The Support dialog provides an internet link to the ATI Technologies' website. 8
The Display Info dialog presents the current settings of your computer. The Profile dialog presents information on the specific RADEON graphics card and video driver installed in your computer. A warning dialog will still provide display configuration, driver version and other related information. Even if the ATI Displays cannot identify your ATI product it will display if no ATI product is installed in your monitor. The Support dialog provides an internet link to the ATI Technologies' website. 8
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Using the 3D Memory Monitor When you how the video memory on your Mac OS computer, run the 3D Memory Monitor to step 3. 2 Select ATI Displays. 3 Click 3D Memory icon. The 3D Memory Monitor shows you open the 3D Memory Monitor 1 Choose Control Panels from the Apple Menu, or choose ATI Displays from the ATI Config Menu and skip to see how your RADEON 9000 PRO MAC EDITION is allocated when displaying 3D graphics. 3D Memory Monitor The 3D...
Using the 3D Memory Monitor When you how the video memory on your Mac OS computer, run the 3D Memory Monitor to step 3. 2 Select ATI Displays. 3 Click 3D Memory icon. The 3D Memory Monitor shows you open the 3D Memory Monitor 1 Choose Control Panels from the Apple Menu, or choose ATI Displays from the ATI Config Menu and skip to see how your RADEON 9000 PRO MAC EDITION is allocated when displaying 3D graphics. 3D Memory Monitor The 3D...
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ATI HELP ATI HELP is an additional source of information when you can set the Preferences for a specific task. 11 Select a topic from the main ATI HELP window to get detailed instructions for the ATI Displays control panel. ATI Displays Preferences From the ATI Displays drop down menu in Mac OS X only, you can configure how the ATI Displays control panel starts and exits. To access the ATI HELP, click on the icon on the ATI Displays control panel. Here you are using the ATI Displays control panel.
ATI HELP ATI HELP is an additional source of information when you can set the Preferences for a specific task. 11 Select a topic from the main ATI HELP window to get detailed instructions for the ATI Displays control panel. ATI Displays Preferences From the ATI Displays drop down menu in Mac OS X only, you can configure how the ATI Displays control panel starts and exits. To access the ATI HELP, click on the icon on the ATI Displays control panel. Here you are using the ATI Displays control panel.
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... screen. When the monitor is set to display in thousands or millions of colors, the ATI card utilizes the 3D engine's capabilities to full screen size without compromising frame rate or image quality. To use RADEON 9000 PRO MAC EDITION's playback acceleration, you to stretch even the smallest movies to scale and accelerate playback. When scaling video, the RADEON 9000 PRO MAC EDITION uses special hardware techniques (bilinear filtering) to color. RADEON 9000 PRO MAC EDITION's hardware...
... screen. When the monitor is set to display in thousands or millions of colors, the ATI card utilizes the 3D engine's capabilities to full screen size without compromising frame rate or image quality. To use RADEON 9000 PRO MAC EDITION's playback acceleration, you to stretch even the smallest movies to scale and accelerate playback. When scaling video, the RADEON 9000 PRO MAC EDITION uses special hardware techniques (bilinear filtering) to color. RADEON 9000 PRO MAC EDITION's hardware...
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... of your DVI-I cable to the DVI-I connector on your RADEON 9000 PRO MAC EDITION and the other end to the DVI-I connector on your DVI-I digital flat panel, providing you to output your computer's display to a digital flat panel display. Using RADEON 9000 PRO MAC EDITION DVI-I Connector Your RADEON 9000 PRO MAC EDITION includes support for DVI-I. Using Digital Flat Panel (DVI-I) RADEON 9000 PRO MAC EDITION's DVI-I support feature allows you with: • Crisper, clearer images. • A true flat screen. • Virtually...
... of your DVI-I cable to the DVI-I connector on your RADEON 9000 PRO MAC EDITION and the other end to the DVI-I connector on your DVI-I digital flat panel, providing you to output your computer's display to a digital flat panel display. Using RADEON 9000 PRO MAC EDITION DVI-I Connector Your RADEON 9000 PRO MAC EDITION includes support for DVI-I. Using Digital Flat Panel (DVI-I) RADEON 9000 PRO MAC EDITION's DVI-I support feature allows you with: • Crisper, clearer images. • A true flat screen. • Virtually...
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... 200 200 75 200 200 75 200 150 150 150 120 75 75 120 100 90 100 100 85 The minimum refresh rate for the supported resolutions on your display. Specifications Video Mode Table The video mode table below lists the color depth capabilities for the above modes is 60Hz. 15 Please consult your monitor's specifications to determine which resolutions are available with your RADEON 9000 PRO MAC EDITION.
... 200 200 75 200 200 75 200 150 150 150 120 75 75 120 100 90 100 100 85 The minimum refresh rate for the supported resolutions on your display. Specifications Video Mode Table The video mode table below lists the color depth capabilities for the above modes is 60Hz. 15 Please consult your monitor's specifications to determine which resolutions are available with your RADEON 9000 PRO MAC EDITION.
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The RADEON 9000 PRO MAC EDITION has been used successfully, without modification, set as high as 3840 x 2400 resolution at 15Hz on Digital Flat Panels that support this resolution. 16 With some TMDS receivers the frequency can be lower than the maximum 165MHz capability. For more information please refer to the specifications of the receiver type in the attached flat panel display. NOTE...
The RADEON 9000 PRO MAC EDITION has been used successfully, without modification, set as high as 3840 x 2400 resolution at 15Hz on Digital Flat Panels that support this resolution. 16 With some TMDS receivers the frequency can be lower than the maximum 165MHz capability. For more information please refer to the specifications of the receiver type in the attached flat panel display. NOTE...
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Graphics Controller • ATI RADEON 9000 PRO - Video Display Buffer • 64MB memory. • 256-bit memory interface. Specifications System Requirements • Power Macintosh computer with an AGP expansion slot. graphics and multimedia accelerator chip. interrupt is auto-configured by system. 17 ADC Connector. Sync Signals • Separate horizontal and vertical sync at TTL levels. • Composite sync at TTL levels. VGA Monitors are supported using a DVI-I connector. Video Memory Address • Supports 64MB relocatable memory aperture. Operating System ...
Graphics Controller • ATI RADEON 9000 PRO - Video Display Buffer • 64MB memory. • 256-bit memory interface. Specifications System Requirements • Power Macintosh computer with an AGP expansion slot. graphics and multimedia accelerator chip. interrupt is auto-configured by system. 17 ADC Connector. Sync Signals • Separate horizontal and vertical sync at TTL levels. • Composite sync at TTL levels. VGA Monitors are supported using a DVI-I connector. Video Memory Address • Supports 64MB relocatable memory aperture. Operating System ...
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... colors modes. Offscreen memory refers to all the memory on your color depth using the ATI Popup Menu, Apple's Control Strip, or the Monitors control panel. this memory used to display the screen you see ; Higher bit-depths require more sophisticated shading methods used as temporary storage on your card. Memory buffer used by applications as objects or pixels increase distance away from the viewer. The rest of the more display buffer memory. A memory...
... colors modes. Offscreen memory refers to all the memory on your color depth using the ATI Popup Menu, Apple's Control Strip, or the Monitors control panel. this memory used to display the screen you see ; Higher bit-depths require more sophisticated shading methods used as temporary storage on your card. Memory buffer used by applications as objects or pixels increase distance away from the viewer. The rest of the more display buffer memory. A memory...
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...-bit color at which a monitor or television can redraw the screen from a 3-D surface with the standard MIP Map samples. Enables integration of DVD, video playback, and advanced de-interlacing algorithms. A z-buffer is in smooth images. The depth data helps the ATI accelerator card decide what 3D objects are placed on computer displays are square; Pixels on 3D models to as "vertical refresh rate...
...-bit color at which a monitor or television can redraw the screen from a 3-D surface with the standard MIP Map samples. Enables integration of DVD, video playback, and advanced de-interlacing algorithms. A z-buffer is in smooth images. The depth data helps the ATI accelerator card decide what 3D objects are placed on computer displays are square; Pixels on 3D models to as "vertical refresh rate...
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Index Numerics 3D Graphics memory usage 9 supported features 5 3D Memory Monitor description 9 A Apple Displays using DVI adapter 17 using VGA adapter 2, 17 ATI Guide accessing 3, 7, 11 description 11 D DVI-to-VGA adapter 17 G Graphic Card features 4 requirements 2, 17 specifications 17 M Monitor Resolution 2D video mode table 15 Q QuickDraw 3D supported features 5 QuickTime requirements 2, 17 S Software 3D Memory Monitor 9 ATI Guide 11 requirements 2, 17 V Video Card features 4 requirements 2, 17 specifications 17 Page 22
Index Numerics 3D Graphics memory usage 9 supported features 5 3D Memory Monitor description 9 A Apple Displays using DVI adapter 17 using VGA adapter 2, 17 ATI Guide accessing 3, 7, 11 description 11 D DVI-to-VGA adapter 17 G Graphic Card features 4 requirements 2, 17 specifications 17 M Monitor Resolution 2D video mode table 15 Q QuickDraw 3D supported features 5 QuickTime requirements 2, 17 S Software 3D Memory Monitor 9 ATI Guide 11 requirements 2, 17 V Video Card features 4 requirements 2, 17 specifications 17 Page 22