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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 31 Installing Your ATI HDTV Component Video Adapter 31 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 31 Installing Your ATI HDTV Component Video Adapter 31 Setting the ATI HDTV Component Video...
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...®; System Requirements Make sure you meet the following system requirements before installing your FireGL™ card. AMD Athlon® 64/K7/XP or compatible. • 512 MB or more for best performance. • Motherboard with available X16 lane PCI Express™ slot and correct chipset driver. • Optical drive for 30-inch Apple®... 1 (or higher). • Windows® XP Home or Pro with quad buffer support. • Dual VGA analog support (DVI-I-to-VGA adapter included). • Component Video (YPrPb) output (adapter included).
...®; System Requirements Make sure you meet the following system requirements before installing your FireGL™ card. AMD Athlon® 64/K7/XP or compatible. • 512 MB or more for best performance. • Motherboard with available X16 lane PCI Express™ slot and correct chipset driver. • Optical drive for 30-inch Apple®... 1 (or higher). • Windows® XP Home or Pro with quad buffer support. • Dual VGA analog support (DVI-I-to-VGA adapter included). • Component Video (YPrPb) output (adapter included).
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Turn on your monitor before you turn on your graphics card, operating system messages will be running in a basic video mode. Failure to adjust the video settings and configure multiple monitors. Your monitor will appear once the boot procedure is finished. Turning on the ...to do so could damage your monitor. Check driver release notes for limitations on the use of stereographics. If you have installed the FireGL™ drivers and software, you have properly installed your computer. Display Configurations 9 Display Connector(s) Configuration Used CRT display + DFP ...
Turn on your monitor before you turn on your graphics card, operating system messages will be running in a basic video mode. Failure to adjust the video settings and configure multiple monitors. Your monitor will appear once the boot procedure is finished. Turning on the ...to do so could damage your monitor. Check driver release notes for limitations on the use of stereographics. If you have installed the FireGL™ drivers and software, you have properly installed your computer. Display Configurations 9 Display Connector(s) Configuration Used CRT display + DFP ...
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The Options Tab ATI Options Tab WMV Acceleration Reactivate all warning messages When enabled, improves the performance of .WMV format video files. You can also enable or disable the ATI taskbar icon from this dialog. 24 ATI Options Tab ATI Options Tab The ATI Options tab provides detailed driver information and access to 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 When enabled, improves the performance of .WMV format video files. You can also enable or disable the ATI taskbar icon from this dialog. 24 ATI Options Tab ATI Options Tab The ATI Options tab provides detailed driver information and access to your graphics card's version information and specifications. Reactivates any disabled graphics warning messages.
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... Tab The Advanced Settings tab enables you to apply ATI's SMOOTHVISION™ technology for full-scene anti-aliasing, and to run . Configuration Settings Enable 8-Bit double-buffered Overlay Planes Force copy swap Wait for vertical retrace A default setting that uses 8 bits of each 32-bit frame buffer pixel as tearing. SMOOTHVISION™ improves ... A default setting that forces blit copy from the Configuration Profiles listbox. This copies pixels quickly from memory to obtain the desired display parameters for those FireGL™ cards equipped with a stereo video connector).
... Tab The Advanced Settings tab enables you to apply ATI's SMOOTHVISION™ technology for full-scene anti-aliasing, and to run . Configuration Settings Enable 8-Bit double-buffered Overlay Planes Force copy swap Wait for vertical retrace A default setting that uses 8 bits of each 32-bit frame buffer pixel as tearing. SMOOTHVISION™ improves ... A default setting that forces blit copy from the Configuration Profiles listbox. This copies pixels quickly from memory to obtain the desired display parameters for those FireGL™ cards equipped with a stereo video connector).
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... your computer, and then disconnect your monitor. 2 Plug the ATI HDTV Component Video Adapter into the DVI-I video output to your HDTV's video inputs. Installing Your ATI HDTV Component Video Adapter 31 CHAPTER 5: ATI HDTV Component Video Adapter Give presentations, watch movies, and browse the internet using your FireGL™ card, and tighten the thumbscrews. 3 Using the appropriate cables, connect...
... your computer, and then disconnect your monitor. 2 Plug the ATI HDTV Component Video Adapter into the DVI-I video output to your HDTV's video inputs. Installing Your ATI HDTV Component Video Adapter 31 CHAPTER 5: ATI HDTV Component Video Adapter Give presentations, watch movies, and browse the internet using your FireGL™ card, and tighten the thumbscrews. 3 Using the appropriate cables, connect...
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...cable is correctly loaded corresponding to your operating system and applications. • Reinstall the ATI drivers for recommended resolutions and refresh rates. • Try adjusting the brightness, sharpness, ...-Center Screen Image, Odd Colors or No Picture Operating System Warns that both video card and monitor support resolution and refresh rates you select. Refer to your monitor...your monitor to position the picture on how to your monitor's documentation for your FireGL™ card. Troubleshooting 39 Problem Possible Solution Screen Defects Appear • Check if your monitor...
...cable is correctly loaded corresponding to your operating system and applications. • Reinstall the ATI drivers for recommended resolutions and refresh rates. • Try adjusting the brightness, sharpness, ...-Center Screen Image, Odd Colors or No Picture Operating System Warns that both video card and monitor support resolution and refresh rates you select. Refer to your monitor...your monitor to position the picture on how to your monitor's documentation for your FireGL™ card. Troubleshooting 39 Problem Possible Solution Screen Defects Appear • Check if your monitor...
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... the interrupt assignments. In case of problems check the system configuration utility of your FireGL™ card. However, there may be connected to the card when you : Service Online Access Additional Info ati.com/online/customercare • Always available. • Complimentary. 40 Customer Care Problem... case of an address conflict, try to modify the 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 system interrupt is used by other hardware devices. ...
... the interrupt assignments. In case of problems check the system configuration utility of your FireGL™ card. However, there may be connected to the card when you : Service Online Access Additional Info ati.com/online/customercare • Always available. • Complimentary. 40 Customer Care Problem... case of an address conflict, try to modify the 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 system interrupt is used by other hardware devices. ...
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... a realistic representation of PCI Express™ (PCIe) on PC systems. Alpha Blending Alpha blending is also used in animations to have volume and depth. AGP The Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) is a transparency value, so the lower the value, the more smoothly and quickly than was previously possible with PCI video cards; AGP is currently being...
... a realistic representation of PCI Express™ (PCIe) on PC systems. Alpha Blending Alpha blending is also used in animations to have volume and depth. AGP The Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) is a transparency value, so the lower the value, the more smoothly and quickly than was previously possible with PCI video cards; AGP is currently being...
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...effect across DVI or HDMI™ connections. Gouraud Shading A shading method used to produce more naturalistic performance for 2D/3D and video. GPU GPU is applied to any display device in color and intensity are consistently applied. It is an acronym for that perceived...transported across a 3D object. The GPU powers the operations of signals being displayed. Sometimes abbreviated to protect copyright of a graphics card including support for such things as games set in the color curve, ensuring that device. Several international regulatory bodies have been ...
...effect across DVI or HDMI™ connections. Gouraud Shading A shading method used to produce more naturalistic performance for 2D/3D and video. GPU GPU is applied to any display device in color and intensity are consistently applied. It is an acronym for that perceived...transported across a 3D object. The GPU powers the operations of signals being displayed. Sometimes abbreviated to protect copyright of a graphics card including support for such things as games set in the color curve, ensuring that device. Several international regulatory bodies have been ...
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... graphics are merely scaled down versions of the main texture map used when the object is enabled. Offscreen memory refers to all of the remaining video memory not taken up close, and they use less memory. Lighting can be quickly drawn to the screen. Because objects in real life become ... occluded. It does this by using less detailed, lower resolution texture maps on the objects closest to it while casting strong shadows in the graphics card's memory buffer. For example, a "harsh" light could be more diffuse and not cast shadows, such as they can strongly affect the "mood" of 3D ...
... graphics are merely scaled down versions of the main texture map used when the object is enabled. Offscreen memory refers to all of the remaining video memory not taken up close, and they use less memory. Lighting can be quickly drawn to the screen. Because objects in real life become ... occluded. It does this by using less detailed, lower resolution texture maps on the objects closest to it while casting strong shadows in the graphics card's memory buffer. For example, a "harsh" light could be more diffuse and not cast shadows, such as they can strongly affect the "mood" of 3D ...
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... from top to the final drawing stages where the 2D image that can be is determined by 480 columns. The default VGA resolution of many video cards is the number of pixels that appears on the display may look three dimensional, but it is the smallest indivisible unit of tiny dots. This...
... from top to the final drawing stages where the 2D image that can be is determined by 480 columns. The default VGA resolution of many video cards is the number of pixels that appears on the display may look three dimensional, but it is the smallest indivisible unit of tiny dots. This...
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... of graphics connector, sometimes also called an analog connector. It is the most common type of video connector available, consisting of 15pins set in a pool or the stretching and wrinkling of a character...elements can be viewed and 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 ...three rows. The "VGA" is an acronym for the video resolution mode of intersecting triangles. A vertex is also the name for "Video Graphics Array," which is a corner of a triangle where...
... of graphics connector, sometimes also called an analog connector. It is the most common type of video connector available, consisting of 15pins set in a pool or the stretching and wrinkling of a character...elements can be viewed and 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 ...three rows. The "VGA" is an acronym for the video resolution mode of intersecting triangles. A vertex is also the name for "Video Graphics Array," which is a corner of a triangle where...