User manual ATI FIRE GL1

[. . . ] User's Guide DISCLAIMER The manufacturer (MFR) reserves the right to make changes to this document and the products which it describes without notice. The MFR shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions made herein; not for incidental or consequential damages resulting from the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. The MFR makes no representation that the interconnection of products in the manner described herein will not infringe on existing or future patent rights, nor do the descriptions contained herein imply the granting of license to make, use or sell equipment constructed in accordance with this description. The PCI accelerators have been designed to support the PCI local bus standards. [. . . ] 8-Bit single-buffered Use 8 bits of each 32-bit frame buffer pixel as single-buffered overlay planes. Wait for vertical retrace Buffer swap 'synched' to vertical retrace. If you disable `Wait for vertical retrace' you may experience visual artifacts such as tearing. Click the Apply or OK button to enable your Configuration settings. Fire GL1 Software Utilities 35 5 REMOVING THE FIRE GL1 DRIVERS This section describes how to properly remove your graphics card software from your system should you need to do so. To install or uninstall the Fire GL1 drivers, you need administrator rights or you must be logged on as a user with administrator rights under Windows NT. Before removing the Diamond Fire GL1 video driver, please close all open application programs and disable any anti-virus software that is running on your computer until the driver is removed!From the Start menu, click Start > Programs> Diamond, then click DIAMOND Install/Uninstall. Note: Make sure that only those components are selected that you want to remove now. (Click Back and Add/Remove components to select specific software components for removal. ) Then click Next. After you have removed the software according to the instructions, you may remove the hardware: 1. Remove the computer case as outlined in the hardware installation instructions. To remove the hardware, simply reverse the hardware installation procedures. 36 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Your board is a complex electronic device and can only be repaired by authorized technical personnel with special equipment. Doing so will render your warranty invalid. COMMON PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS If you experience a problem using the Fire GL1, check the following sections for advice on how to solve your problem. FAQs Frequently Asked Questions and their answers may be found at the web sites of ATI Inc. Go to www. ati. com and select Support. No image appears on monitor when computer system is turned on Make sure that the Fire GL1 is firmly seated and lined up properly in its AGP or PCI slot, and that the monitor cable is firmly and correctly connected to the card. Make sure that your computer and monitor are plugged into electrical outlets and receiving power. Is the monitor turned on and receiving power? Troubleshooting 37 Screen image defects appear Check if your monitor supports the resolution, horizontal (kHz) and vertical (Hz) refresh rates as required by the graphics card. Check for your current resolution, refresh rate, and color depth settings in the Settings and Monitor dialogs of the Display Properties. Warning!Be sure that both video card and monitor support resolution and refresh rates you select. Incompatible resolution/refresh rate selection may result in monitor damage. Refer to your monitor's documentation for recommended resolutions and refresh rates. Screen image is off-center, color balance is wrong, or there is no picture Try adjusting the brightness, sharpness, contrast, and color balance controls of your monitor. Try adjusting the centering and positioning controls of your monitor to position the picture on the screen. [. . . ] It is believed that the human eye can discern no more than 16. 7 million colors. See 'palette'. Glossary 55 V-Sync Length of the vertical synchronization pulse for a monitor, given in microseconds. Variable Frequency Display (VFD) Monitor that is capable of displaying a wide range of resolutions through its ability to sync to a wide range of horizontal and vertical scan frequencies. VESA Video Electronics Standard Association - consortium for the standardization of computer graphics. [. . . ]