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...X16 lane PCI Express slot and correct chipset driver. • CD-ROM drive (required for efficient Z-buffer bandwidth consumption. Hardware • Intel® Pentium® 4/Xeon®; AMD Athlon® 64/K7/XP or compatible. • 128 MB of your FireGL™ card. The card... delivers workstation-class performance to for installation software). • 350 watt or greater power supply (recommended). System Requirements 1 CHAPTER 1: Getting Started Your ATI FireGL™ card is an advanced workstation 3D graphics card based on a high...
...X16 lane PCI Express slot and correct chipset driver. • CD-ROM drive (required for efficient Z-buffer bandwidth consumption. Hardware • Intel® Pentium® 4/Xeon®; AMD Athlon® 64/K7/XP or compatible. • 128 MB of your FireGL™ card. The card... delivers workstation-class performance to for installation software). • 350 watt or greater power supply (recommended). System Requirements 1 CHAPTER 1: Getting Started Your ATI FireGL™ card is an advanced workstation 3D graphics card based on a high...
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...Serial number (S/N) Y 102 part number (P/N) Record Your Serial and Part Numbers The serial number and 102 part number on the back of the card. 2 Before You Begin Operating System Monitor • Windows® 2000 with Service Pack 1 (or higher). • Windows® XP Home...; Digital flat-panel (DFP) displays or digital CRT displays. They are located on a sticker on the graphics card are required for registration. Before You Begin Before you begin installing your new ATI product. Write these numbers down before installing your FireGL™ product, please do the following.
...Serial number (S/N) Y 102 part number (P/N) Record Your Serial and Part Numbers The serial number and 102 part number on the back of the card. 2 Before You Begin Operating System Monitor • Windows® 2000 with Service Pack 1 (or higher). • Windows® XP Home...; Digital flat-panel (DFP) displays or digital CRT displays. They are located on a sticker on the graphics card are required for registration. Before You Begin Before you begin installing your new ATI product. Write these numbers down before installing your FireGL™ product, please do the following.
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... any additional software installed, it from your current display drivers. To uninstall previous drivers With your current graphics card still in your computer: 1 Close all applications that are currently running. 2 Navigate to the Control Panel and select ...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. Before You Begin 3 Uninstall Previous Graphics Card Drivers To ensure the successful installation of your new FireGL™ card, you remove your computer.
... any additional software installed, it from your current display drivers. To uninstall previous drivers With your current graphics card still in your computer: 1 Close all applications that are currently running. 2 Navigate to the Control Panel and select ...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. Before You Begin 3 Uninstall Previous Graphics Card Drivers To ensure the successful installation of your new FireGL™ card, you remove your computer.
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....EXE (where X is the drive letter of your computer system. 6 Install the FireGL™ drivers and configuration software from the ATI Installation CD-ROM by step through the installation of the following: • Run through...card. 4 Install your new FireGL™ card. 5 Reassemble and connect your FireGL™ card. To perform a quick installation 1 Uninstall the drivers and software for installing the FireGL™ card in the shortest possible time. Quick Installation Experienced users and system administrators can follow these brief instructions for your old graphics card...
....EXE (where X is the drive letter of your computer system. 6 Install the FireGL™ drivers and configuration software from the ATI Installation CD-ROM by step through the installation of the following: • Run through...card. 4 Install your new FireGL™ card. 5 Reassemble and connect your FireGL™ card. To perform a quick installation 1 Uninstall the drivers and software for installing the FireGL™ card in the shortest possible time. Quick Installation Experienced users and system administrators can follow these brief instructions for your old graphics card...
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Turn off the computer, monitor, and other peripheral devices. 7 FireGL™ V3200 Baseplate X DVI-I Connection Y Stereographics Connection Z DVI-I Connection FireGL™ V3100 Baseplate X DVI-I connections. The V3200 can connect one or two monitors, either DFP/digital CRT or analog VGA. You will need to use an adapter to connect analog VGA devices to the DVI-I Connection Y VGA Connection Your FireGL™ card can also connect a stereographics device.
Turn off the computer, monitor, and other peripheral devices. 7 FireGL™ V3200 Baseplate X DVI-I Connection Y Stereographics Connection Z DVI-I Connection FireGL™ V3100 Baseplate X DVI-I connections. The V3200 can connect one or two monitors, either DFP/digital CRT or analog VGA. You will need to use an adapter to connect analog VGA devices to the DVI-I Connection Y VGA Connection Your FireGL™ card can also connect a stereographics device.
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...-I connector VGA connector with VGA-to -DVI-I Adaptor Z DVI-I Connection Make sure all cables are securely connected before turning on your card. Using a VGA-to-DVI-I Adaptor X VGA Monitor Connector Y VGA-to -DVI-I adapter Stereographics Stereographics device DFP display + DVI-I...the different ways you can support a CRT display using the VGA-to your system. CRT- Display Configurations: V3200 The FireGL™ V3200 graphics card provides dual display functionality as well as stereographics. digital flat panel display. One monitor must be connected for stereographics to function...
...-I connector VGA connector with VGA-to -DVI-I Adaptor Z DVI-I Connection Make sure all cables are securely connected before turning on your card. Using a VGA-to-DVI-I Adaptor X VGA Monitor Connector Y VGA-to -DVI-I adapter Stereographics Stereographics device DFP display + DVI-I...the different ways you can support a CRT display using the VGA-to your system. CRT- Display Configurations: V3200 The FireGL™ V3200 graphics card provides dual display functionality as well as stereographics. digital flat panel display. One monitor must be connected for stereographics to function...
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...this stage of the installation. DFP - Your monitor will appear once the boot procedure is finished. Display Configurations: V3100 The FireGL™ V3100 graphics card provides dual display functionality. Turn on your monitor before you can use the Display Properties control panel to do so could ...damage your graphics card, operating system messages will be running in a basic video mode. If you have installed the FireGL™ drivers and software, you turn on the System L WARNING - Once you can...
...this stage of the installation. DFP - Your monitor will appear once the boot procedure is finished. Display Configurations: V3100 The FireGL™ V3100 graphics card provides dual display functionality. Turn on your monitor before you can use the Display Properties control panel to do so could ...damage your graphics card, operating system messages will be running in a basic video mode. If you have installed the FireGL™ drivers and software, you turn on the System L WARNING - Once you can...
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... the ATISETUP utility. If you must have reinstalled or upgraded your FireGL™ card. Installing Drivers and Software in your system. • After you have administrator rights or be logged on the ATI Installation CD-ROM. This procedure applies to install HYDRAVISION™ ,...monitor and desktop management software will need to install the FireGL™ drivers and software in the following cases: • After you have installed the card in Windows® You will install automatically with the Express driver installation of the drivers and software associated with ...
... the ATISETUP utility. If you must have reinstalled or upgraded your FireGL™ card. Installing Drivers and Software in your system. • After you have administrator rights or be logged on the ATI Installation CD-ROM. This procedure applies to install HYDRAVISION™ ,...monitor and desktop management software will need to install the FireGL™ drivers and software in the following cases: • After you have installed the card in Windows® You will install automatically with the Express driver installation of the drivers and software associated with ...
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... the Found New Hardware Wizard comes up, click Cancel. b) Click Run. Note: The Express installation option is properly attached before you begin. Custom installation allows you insert the ATI Installation CD-ROM into your CDROM auto-run is not enabled or the ATISETUP utility does not... components for Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP installed. The ATISETUP utility will automatically be installed and running before you can install the FireGL™ drivers. d) Click OK. 3 Click Install under Software Install. 4 Click Next. 5 Click Yes to restart my computer now and click...
... the Found New Hardware Wizard comes up, click Cancel. b) Click Run. Note: The Express installation option is properly attached before you begin. Custom installation allows you insert the ATI Installation CD-ROM into your CDROM auto-run is not enabled or the ATISETUP utility does not... components for Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP installed. The ATISETUP utility will automatically be installed and running before you can install the FireGL™ drivers. d) Click OK. 3 Click Install under Software Install. 4 Click Next. 5 Click Yes to restart my computer now and click...
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... utility You can always install the drivers using the ATISETUP utility on the root directory of the ATI Installation CD-ROM and click OK. If you are installing the graphics card drivers in a special working scenario, such as Secondary. The ATISETUP utility will start automatically, perform... utility does not start automatically if you have reinstalled your FireGL™ card, one monitor will be Primary. 14 Reinstalling Drivers Note: When you have installed a new card for a driver installation CD, insert the ATI Installation CD-ROM and browse to the drivers subdirectory. Reinstalling...
... utility You can always install the drivers using the ATISETUP utility on the root directory of the ATI Installation CD-ROM and click OK. If you are installing the graphics card drivers in a special working scenario, such as Secondary. The ATISETUP utility will start automatically, perform... utility does not start automatically if you have reinstalled your FireGL™ card, one monitor will be Primary. 14 Reinstalling Drivers Note: When you have installed a new card for a driver installation CD, insert the ATI Installation CD-ROM and browse to the drivers subdirectory. Reinstalling...
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...without rebooting. Note: Before you to a color profile for both your Windows® documentation. You can plug it in to your FireGL™ graphics card in order to view or extend your Primary monitor 1 Click the buttons to have more information, consult your desktop and full screen 3D...fullscreen 3D applications. To assign your desktop display to save settings to configure Gamma, Brightness, and Contrast color settings for easy recall. ATI Color Tab 17 1 Click the enable/disable button want to assign the Primary monitor: • Clicking the button will reassign the ...
...without rebooting. Note: Before you to a color profile for both your Windows® documentation. You can plug it in to your FireGL™ graphics card in order to view or extend your Primary monitor 1 Click the buttons to have more information, consult your desktop and full screen 3D...fullscreen 3D applications. To assign your desktop display to save settings to configure Gamma, Brightness, and Contrast color settings for easy recall. ATI Color Tab 17 1 Click the enable/disable button want to assign the Primary monitor: • Clicking the button will reassign the ...
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...display (only available for the selected application. Disabling allows your Configuration settings. This copies pixels quickly from the back-tofront buffer. ATI Advanced Settings Tab 25 Modifying the configuration parameters To change the configuration settings of a specific application, select the name of that...swap Wait for vertical retrace A default setting that forces blit copy from memory to obtain the desired display parameters for those FireGL™ cards equipped with a stereo video connector). Click the Modify button. Now select or clear the rest of the monitor. The ...
...display (only available for the selected application. Disabling allows your Configuration settings. This copies pixels quickly from the back-tofront buffer. ATI Advanced Settings Tab 25 Modifying the configuration parameters To change the configuration settings of a specific application, select the name of that...swap Wait for vertical retrace A default setting that forces blit copy from memory to obtain the desired display parameters for those FireGL™ cards equipped with a stereo video connector). Click the Modify button. Now select or clear the rest of the monitor. The ...
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Enabling this feature while using compatible stereo glasses and applicable software provides an immersive 3D-stereo display. L The Enable Quad Buffer Stereo option is only available for graphics cards that come with Your FireGL™ Card The Enable Quad Buffer Stereo option requires a stereographics connection on your FireGL™ card. ATI Advanced Settings Tab 27 How to Use Stereo Glasses with a stereographics connection.
Enabling this feature while using compatible stereo glasses and applicable software provides an immersive 3D-stereo display. L The Enable Quad Buffer Stereo option is only available for graphics cards that come with Your FireGL™ Card The Enable Quad Buffer Stereo option requires a stereographics connection on your FireGL™ card. ATI Advanced Settings Tab 27 How to Use Stereo Glasses with a stereographics connection.
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Refer to your monitor's documentation and contact your supplier or the manufacturer of the DFP monitor 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 Monitor tab available from Display ... that the DVI plug of your monitor data cable is correctly loaded corresponding to your operating system and applications. • Reinstall the ATI drivers for information on how to position the picture on the screen. but not integrated analog/digital (DVI-I). Note: The Screen Position...
Refer to your monitor's documentation and contact your supplier or the manufacturer of the DFP monitor 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 Monitor tab available from Display ... that the DVI plug of your monitor data cable is correctly loaded corresponding to your operating system and applications. • Reinstall the ATI drivers for information on how to position the picture on the screen. but not integrated analog/digital (DVI-I). Note: The Screen Position...
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... causes the conflict. • To support the special graphics processor on -board VGA controller of your graphics card does not receive an interrupt or a system interrupt is installed. However, there may be problems if your FireGL™ card. In case of problems check the system configuration utility of...Note: You cannot change the addresses of your FireGL™ card uses the following Customer Care options are available to the slot where the card is used for more than one device. Customer Care If you : Service Access Online ati.com/online/ customercare Telephone 1-866-284-2093...
... causes the conflict. • To support the special graphics processor on -board VGA controller of your graphics card does not receive an interrupt or a system interrupt is installed. However, there may be problems if your FireGL™ card. In case of problems check the system configuration utility of...Note: You cannot change the addresses of your FireGL™ card uses the following Customer Care options are available to the slot where the card is used for more than one device. Customer Care If you : Service Access Online ati.com/online/ customercare Telephone 1-866-284-2093...
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... are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause harmful interference to the graphics card is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for connection of the following two conditions ...the interference by one or more of the monitor to radio communications. For further compliance information: ATI Research Inc. 4 Mount Royal Ave. FCC Compliance Information This FireGL™ product complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B...
... are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause harmful interference to the graphics card is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for connection of the following two conditions ...the interference by one or more of the monitor to radio communications. For further compliance information: ATI Research Inc. 4 Mount Royal Ave. FCC Compliance Information This FireGL™ product complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B...