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v Table of Contents Getting Started 1 FireGL™ Features 1 System Requirements 2 Before You Begin 3 Record Your Serial and Part Numbers 3 Uninstall Previous Graphics Card Drivers 3 Quick Installation 4 Installing Hardware 5 Detailed Installation 5 Connecting Display Devices 6 ...ATI Displays Tab 17 Dynamic Display Reassignment 19 ATI Color Tab 19 Hotkeys 22 ATI Options Tab 24 ATI Configuration Tab 25 ATI Advanced Settings Tab 27 ATI HDTV Component Video Adapter 29 Installing Your ATI HDTV Component Video Adapter 29 Setting the ATI HDTV Component Video...
v Table of Contents Getting Started 1 FireGL™ Features 1 System Requirements 2 Before You Begin 3 Record Your Serial and Part Numbers 3 Uninstall Previous Graphics Card Drivers 3 Quick Installation 4 Installing Hardware 5 Detailed Installation 5 Connecting Display Devices 6 ...ATI Displays Tab 17 Dynamic Display Reassignment 19 ATI Color Tab 19 Hotkeys 22 ATI Options Tab 24 ATI Configuration Tab 25 ATI Advanced Settings Tab 27 ATI HDTV Component Video Adapter 29 Installing Your ATI HDTV Component Video Adapter 29 Setting the ATI HDTV Component Video...
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...once the boot procedure is finished. Higher refresh rates are not available at this stage of the installation. If you have installed the FireGL™ drivers and software, you can use the Display Properties control panel to do so could damage your computer. Turn on your ...monitor before you have properly installed your graphics card, operating system messages will be running in a basic video mode. Once you turn on the System L WARNING - Display Configurations 9 Turning on your monitor. Failure to adjust...
...once the boot procedure is finished. Higher refresh rates are not available at this stage of the installation. If you have installed the FireGL™ drivers and software, you can use the Display Properties control panel to do so could damage your computer. Turn on your ...monitor before you have properly installed your graphics card, operating system messages will be running in a basic video mode. Once you turn on the System L WARNING - Display Configurations 9 Turning on your monitor. Failure to adjust...
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24 ATI Options Tab ATI Options Tab The ATI Options tab provides detailed driver information and access to your system tray. Enables/disables the ATI taskbar applications and removes the ATI icon from your graphics card's version information and specifications. Reactivates any disabled graphics warning messages. The Options Tab ATI Options Tab WMV Acceleration Reactivate all warning messages Enable ATI taskbar icon application When enabled, improves the performance of .WMV format video files.
24 ATI Options Tab ATI Options Tab The ATI Options tab provides detailed driver information and access to your system tray. Enables/disables the ATI taskbar applications and removes the ATI icon from your graphics card's version information and specifications. Reactivates any disabled graphics warning messages. The Options Tab ATI Options Tab WMV Acceleration Reactivate all warning messages Enable ATI taskbar icon application When enabled, improves the performance of .WMV format video files.
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... is not available with most HDTVs. The ATI HDTV Component Video Adapter converts standard DVI-I connector on your FireGL™ card, and tighten the thumbscrews. 3 Using the appropriate cables, connect the ATI HDTV Component Video Adapter's outputs to component video suitable for use with the FireGL™ V3300. Installing Your ATI HDTV Component Video Adapter L You must have a monitor attached...
... is not available with most HDTVs. The ATI HDTV Component Video Adapter converts standard DVI-I connector on your FireGL™ card, and tighten the thumbscrews. 3 Using the appropriate cables, connect the ATI HDTV Component Video Adapter's outputs to component video suitable for use with the FireGL™ V3300. Installing Your ATI HDTV Component Video Adapter L You must have a monitor attached...
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... until you select. Refer to 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 properly ... system for recommended resolutions and refresh rates. Incompatible resolution/refresh rate selection may result in monitor damage. Ensure that both video card and monitor support resolution and refresh rates you see the Windows® Advanced Options Menu. 36 Troubleshooting General Problems Problem...
... until you select. Refer to 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 properly ... system for recommended resolutions and refresh rates. Incompatible resolution/refresh rate selection may result in monitor damage. Ensure that both video card and monitor support resolution and refresh rates you see the Windows® Advanced Options Menu. 36 Troubleshooting General Problems Problem...
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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 monitor to obtain a suitable data cable plug. • Make sure that the... system and applications. • Reinstall the ATI drivers for information on how to position the picture on the screen. Troubleshooting 37 Problem Possible Solution Off-Center Screen Image, Odd Colors or No Picture Operating System Warns that Video Card Isn't Properly Configured Stereo Glasses Not Working ...
...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 monitor to obtain a suitable data cable plug. • Make sure that the... system and applications. • Reinstall the ATI drivers for information on how to position the picture on the screen. Troubleshooting 37 Problem Possible Solution Off-Center Screen Image, Odd Colors or No Picture Operating System Warns that Video Card Isn't Properly Configured Stereo Glasses Not Working ...
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In case of problems check the system configuration utility of your FireGL™ card. Customer Care If you : Service Access Additional Info Online Telephone US & Canada ati.com/online/customercare 1-866-284-2093 • Always available. • Complimentary. • English: 5:30AM - 7:00PM EST •...add-on -board VGA controller of your FireGL™ card uses the following addresses (hex): I/O Address: Standard VGA I/O: 3B0-3DF Memory Addresses: Video RAM: A000-BFFF Video ROM: C000-C7FF Note: You cannot change the addresses of your graphics card does not receive an interrupt or a ...
In case of problems check the system configuration utility of your FireGL™ card. Customer Care If you : Service Access Additional Info Online Telephone US & Canada ati.com/online/customercare 1-866-284-2093 • Always available. • Complimentary. • English: 5:30AM - 7:00PM EST •...add-on -board VGA controller of your FireGL™ card uses the following addresses (hex): I/O Address: Standard VGA I/O: 3B0-3DF Memory Addresses: Video RAM: A000-BFFF Video ROM: C000-C7FF Note: You cannot change the addresses of your graphics card does not receive an interrupt or a ...
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...applied to computer graphics that appear to have volume and depth. Alpha is used in 3D graphics to produce a realistic representation of PCI Express™ (PCIe) on a twodimensional display. AGP is currently being phased out in order to create transparent or opaque effects for ...Blending Alpha blending is a transparency value, so the lower the value, the more smoothly and quickly than was previously possible with PCI video cards; Various modeling processes take the representation of a three dimensional object provided by the computer program and render it by using various...
...applied to computer graphics that appear to have volume and depth. Alpha is used in 3D graphics to produce a realistic representation of PCI Express™ (PCIe) on a twodimensional display. AGP is currently being phased out in order to create transparent or opaque effects for ...Blending Alpha blending is a transparency value, so the lower the value, the more smoothly and quickly than was previously possible with PCI video cards; Various modeling processes take the representation of a three dimensional object provided by the computer program and render it by using various...
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... a non-linear change in the color curve, ensuring that perceived changes in a 3D environment. GPU GPU is an acronym for 2D/3D and video. Several international regulatory bodies have been accomplished by this stage and this buffer contains only a one-to-one relationship of a graphics...3D graphics, refers to the rate at each vertex of signals being displayed. Frames Per Second In terms of the memory buffer on the graphics card used to produce a smooth lighting effect across DVI or HDMI™ connections. Higher rates equals better, more gradual increases or decreases in the ...
... a non-linear change in the color curve, ensuring that perceived changes in a 3D environment. GPU GPU is an acronym for 2D/3D and video. Several international regulatory bodies have been accomplished by this stage and this buffer contains only a one-to-one relationship of a graphics...3D graphics, refers to the rate at each vertex of signals being displayed. Frames Per Second In terms of the memory buffer on the graphics card used to produce a smooth lighting effect across DVI or HDMI™ connections. Higher rates equals better, more gradual increases or decreases in the ...
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... enabled. A "softer" light would get outdoors on the objects closest to it while casting strong shadows in the graphics card's memory buffer. Other applications are merely scaled down versions of the remaining video memory not taken up close, and they can strongly affect the "mood" of memory used to make an object...
... enabled. A "softer" light would get outdoors on the objects closest to it while casting strong shadows in the graphics card's memory buffer. Other applications are merely scaled down versions of the remaining video memory not taken up close, and they can strongly affect the "mood" of memory used to make an object...
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... be is measured in millimeters (mm). Rendering Rendering refers to appear that can redraw the screen from the term "picture element." The size of many video cards is set . NTSC television systems have a refresh rate of approximately 60 Hz whereas computer displays typically have refresh rates of tiny dots. Resolution The resolution...
... be is measured in millimeters (mm). Rendering Rendering refers to appear that can redraw the screen from the term "picture element." The size of many video cards is set . NTSC television systems have a refresh rate of approximately 60 Hz whereas computer displays typically have refresh rates of tiny dots. Resolution The resolution...
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...image, it connects to the user's perspective, or by virtually all video cards. A vertex is made up of intersecting triangles. The "VGA" is an acronym for "Video Graphics Array," which is also the name for the video resolution mode of 640x480 pixels, the lowest standard resolution supported by another...of which is a corner of a triangle where it keeps track of which are hidden behind other objects. Z-buffer The portion of video memory that manipulates these values, producing such things as more realistic lighting effects, improved complex textures such as hair and fur, and more...
...image, it connects to the user's perspective, or by virtually all video cards. A vertex is made up of intersecting triangles. The "VGA" is an acronym for "Video Graphics Array," which is also the name for the video resolution mode of 640x480 pixels, the lowest standard resolution supported by another...of which is a corner of a triangle where it keeps track of which are hidden behind other objects. Z-buffer The portion of video memory that manipulates these values, producing such things as more realistic lighting effects, improved complex textures such as hair and fur, and more...
