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...ATI FireGL™ card is an advanced workstation 3D graphics card based on a high-bandwidth, parallel pipeline geometry and rendering architecture. AMD Athlon® 64/K7/XP or compatible. • 128 MB of your FireGL™ V7100 card. Hardware • Intel® Pentium® 4/Xeon®; The card...available X16 lane PCI Express slot and correct chipset driver. • CD-ROM drive (required for efficient Z-buffer bandwidth consumption. System Requirements Make sure you meet the following system requirements before installing your FireGL™ workstation graphics card ...
...ATI FireGL™ card is an advanced workstation 3D graphics card based on a high-bandwidth, parallel pipeline geometry and rendering architecture. AMD Athlon® 64/K7/XP or compatible. • 128 MB of your FireGL™ V7100 card. Hardware • Intel® Pentium® 4/Xeon®; The card...available X16 lane PCI Express slot and correct chipset driver. • CD-ROM drive (required for efficient Z-buffer bandwidth consumption. System Requirements Make sure you meet the following system requirements before installing your FireGL™ workstation graphics card ...
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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 or Pro ...DFP) displays or digital CRT displays. Before You Begin Before you begin installing your new ATI product. They are located on a sticker on the graphics card are required for registration. Write these numbers down before installing your FireGL™ V7100 product, please do the following. Serial and Part Numbers X Serial number (S/N) Y 102...
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 or Pro ...DFP) displays or digital CRT displays. Before You Begin Before you begin installing your new ATI product. They are located on a sticker on the graphics card are required for registration. Write these numbers down before installing your FireGL™ V7100 product, please do the following. Serial and Part Numbers X Serial number (S/N) Y 102...
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...Hardware This chapter will take you step by doing one of your new FireGL™ V7100 graphics card. or • Start > Run > X:\ATISETUP.EXE (where X is the drive letter of your old graphics card if you have not already done so. Quick Installation Experienced users and ...Remove any previously installed card. 4 Install your new FireGL™ V7100 card. 5 Reassemble and connect your CD-ROM drive). Note: If you through the physical installation of your computer system. 6 Install the FireGL™ V7100 drivers and configuration software from the ATI Installation CD-ROM by ...
...Hardware This chapter will take you step by doing one of your new FireGL™ V7100 graphics card. or • Start > Run > X:\ATISETUP.EXE (where X is the drive letter of your old graphics card if you have not already done so. Quick Installation Experienced users and ...Remove any previously installed card. 4 Install your new FireGL™ V7100 card. 5 Reassemble and connect your CD-ROM drive). Note: If you through the physical installation of your computer system. 6 Install the FireGL™ V7100 drivers and configuration software from the ATI Installation CD-ROM by ...
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...; , consult the user's guide included on as a user with the Express driver installation of the drivers and software associated with your operating system. This...8482; check box. L Linux drivers and installation instructions are available from ati.com/support Software Installation Prerequisites To install or remove the drivers, you must have administrator rights or ...will need to install the FireGL™ V7100 drivers and software in the following cases: • After you have reinstalled or upgraded your FireGL™ V7100 card. If you have installed the card in Windows® You will...
...; , consult the user's guide included on as a user with the Express driver installation of the drivers and software associated with your operating system. This...8482; check box. L Linux drivers and installation instructions are available from ati.com/support Software Installation Prerequisites To install or remove the drivers, you must have administrator rights or ...will need to install the FireGL™ V7100 drivers and software in the following cases: • After you have reinstalled or upgraded your FireGL™ V7100 card. If you have installed the card in Windows® You will...
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...Click Install under Software Install. 4 Click Next. 5 Click Yes to complete the installation. Not all software components are installed using the Express installation. Note: The installation dialog will start automatically: a) Click the Start button in the task bar. When the System Settings Change... your computer, click No. 2 Run the ATISETUP utility. Custom installation allows you can install the FireGL™ V7100 drivers. You must be installed, along with the ATI driver, by selecting this option. 14 Installing Drivers and Software in Windows® Your operating system must...
...Click Install under Software Install. 4 Click Next. 5 Click Yes to complete the installation. Not all software components are installed using the Express installation. Note: The installation dialog will start automatically: a) Click the Start button in the task bar. When the System Settings Change... your computer, click No. 2 Run the ATISETUP utility. Custom installation allows you can install the FireGL™ V7100 drivers. You must be installed, along with the ATI driver, by selecting this option. 14 Installing Drivers and Software in Windows® Your operating system must...
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... reinstall drivers, when prompted for your graphics card after you insert the ATI Installation CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive after the operating system has started. If you are installing the graphics card drivers in a special working scenario, such as if you use multiple monitors with your FireGL™ V7100 card, one monitor will always be designated...
... reinstall drivers, when prompted for your graphics card after you insert the ATI Installation CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive after the operating system has started. If you are installing the graphics card drivers in a special working scenario, such as if you use multiple monitors with your FireGL™ V7100 card, one monitor will always be designated...
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...Extended Desktop mode is enabled through the Windows® Display Property dialog, under Settings. If you can plug it in to your FireGL™ V7100 graphics card in order to view or extend your Primary monitor 1 Click the buttons to that allow you can also save settings to adjust Gamma...change the assignment of the Primary display, at least one display device available and have the proper adapters or connectors, you have active. ATI Color Tab The ATI Color tab allows you 2 Type a name into the Scheme drop-down list field. 3 Click Save to configure Gamma, Brightness, and...
...Extended Desktop mode is enabled through the Windows® Display Property dialog, under Settings. If you can plug it in to your FireGL™ V7100 graphics card in order to view or extend your Primary monitor 1 Click the buttons to that allow you can also save settings to adjust Gamma...change the assignment of the Primary display, at least one display device available and have the proper adapters or connectors, you have active. ATI Color Tab The ATI Color tab allows you 2 Type a name into the Scheme drop-down list field. 3 Click Save to configure Gamma, Brightness, and...
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Configuration Settings Enable 8-Bit double-buffered Overlay Planes Force copy swap Wait for those FireGL™ V7100 cards equipped with a stereo video connector). Click the Apply or OK button to enable your application to -front buffer instead of the ...regardless of the monitor's refresh rate, which the application will lower the frame rate but reduce visual artifacts such as double-buffered overlay planes. ATI Advanced Settings Tab 27 Modifying the configuration parameters To change the configuration settings of a specific application, select the name of the monitor. Note:...
Configuration Settings Enable 8-Bit double-buffered Overlay Planes Force copy swap Wait for those FireGL™ V7100 cards equipped with a stereo video connector). Click the Apply or OK button to enable your application to -front buffer instead of the ...regardless of the monitor's refresh rate, which the application will lower the frame rate but reduce visual artifacts such as double-buffered overlay planes. ATI Advanced Settings Tab 27 Modifying the configuration parameters To change the configuration settings of a specific application, select the name of the monitor. Note:...
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Enabling this feature while using compatible stereo glasses and applicable software provides an immersive 3D-stereo display. ATI Advanced Settings Tab 29 How to Use Stereo Glasses with Your FireGL™ V7100 Card The Enable Quad Buffer Stereo option works in conjunction with the stereographics connection on your FireGL™ V7100 card.
Enabling this feature while using compatible stereo glasses and applicable software provides an immersive 3D-stereo display. ATI Advanced Settings Tab 29 How to Use Stereo Glasses with Your FireGL™ V7100 Card The Enable Quad Buffer Stereo option works in conjunction with the stereographics connection on your FireGL™ V7100 card.
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... the screen. Troubleshooting 33 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 • Try adjusting the brightness, sharpness, contrast, and color balance controls of your...all software is correctly loaded corresponding to your operating system and applications. • Reinstall the ATI drivers for your FireGL™ V7100 card. • Your stereo glasses must be connected to the card when you start your monitor data cable is digital-only (DVI-D) - but not integrated...
... the screen. Troubleshooting 33 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 • Try adjusting the brightness, sharpness, contrast, and color balance controls of your...all software is correctly loaded corresponding to your operating system and applications. • Reinstall the ATI drivers for your FireGL™ V7100 card. • Your stereo glasses must be connected to the card when you start your monitor data cable is digital-only (DVI-D) - but not integrated...
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...• The integrated on the FireGL™ card, the system BIOS should automatically assign a system interrupt to ensure that causes the conflict. • To support the special graphics processor on -board VGA controller of your FireGL™ card. Please visit ati.com and select Customer Care. ...Customer Care To receive Customer Care, you require further assistance with ATI. In case of problems check the system configuration utility of the add-on card that the I /O address of your graphics card does not ...
...• The integrated on the FireGL™ card, the system BIOS should automatically assign a system interrupt to ensure that causes the conflict. • To support the special graphics processor on -board VGA controller of your FireGL™ card. Please visit ati.com and select Customer Care. ...Customer Care To receive Customer Care, you require further assistance with ATI. In case of problems check the system configuration utility of the add-on card that the I /O address of your graphics card does not ...
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...damages are incurred by the person to whom this product. Operation is encouraged to try to correct the interference by non-ATI service presonnel. Compliance Information This section details the compliance information for any damages, including but not limited to the loss ... harmful interference, and • This device must accept any event, circumstance, action or abuse beyond the control of ATI; FCC Compliance Information This FireGL™ product complies with manufacturer's instructions, may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply...
...damages are incurred by the person to whom this product. Operation is encouraged to try to correct the interference by non-ATI service presonnel. Compliance Information This section details the compliance information for any damages, including but not limited to the loss ... harmful interference, and • This device must accept any event, circumstance, action or abuse beyond the control of ATI; FCC Compliance Information This FireGL™ product complies with manufacturer's instructions, may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply...