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ATI™ FireMV™ 2260

User Guide

Part Number: 137-50110-10

Summary of Contents for ATI FireMV 2260

Page 1: ...ATI FireMV 2260 User Guide Part Number 137 50110 10...

Page 2: ...port Technology Consortium Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Other product names used in this publication are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their...

Page 3: ...the computer chassis 6 For cards with TV tuners a Ground outdoor antenna appropriately Caution Since an outdoor antenna or cable system may be connected to the product be sure that the antenna or cab...

Page 4: ...to CATV system installer This reminder is provided to call the CATV systems installer s attention to Section 820 40 of the NEC which provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular specifi...

Page 5: ...rs 7 Drivers and Software Installation 9 ATI Drivers and Software 9 Linux Drivers 9 Installing ATI Drivers and Software in Windows XP 9 Installing ATI Drivers and Software in Windows Vista 10 HydraVis...

Page 6: ...ion 24 Industry Canada Compliance Statement 24 CE Compliance Information 24 Electrical Safety 25 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive Compliance 25 VCCI Class B ITE Compliance Info...

Page 7: ...or installation software 450 watt or greater power supply recommended Operating System 32 or 64 bit Windows Vista 32 or 64 bit Windows XP Pro with Service Pack 1 or higher 32 or 64 bit Linux Xfree86 4...

Page 8: ...lation CD ROM Before You Begin Before you begin installing your new ATI FireMV 2260 graphics card please perform the following tasks Graphics Card Bus Types Your graphics card connects to the motherbo...

Page 9: ...own in boldface and underlined in the illustration below Record these numbers in the space provided below and retain for future use 1 Remove the graphics card from packing 2 Locate the white label on...

Page 10: ...in Windows Vista Follow these steps to uninstall the existing graphics card driver in Windows Vista in preparation for installation of a new card 1 With the current graphics card still in the computer...

Page 11: ...can seriously damage computer components Discharge your body s static electricity by touching the power supply or the metal surface of the computer chassis before you touch any components inside your...

Page 12: ...raphics card ATI FireMV 2260 Baseplate Connections The following figure shows the display connections available on your graphics card Note Baseplate may not appear exactly as depicted Figure 2 1 ATI F...

Page 13: ...ackage Note The ATI FireMV 2260 graphics card does not support VGA displays Using Adapters Your ATI FireMV graphics card includes adapters to enable you to attach display types other than those includ...

Page 14: ...8 Hardware Installation ATI FireMV 2260 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc...

Page 15: ...available from the ATI Web site at http ati amd com support Installing ATI Drivers and Software in Windows XP In order to install the drivers and software necessary for your ATI FireMV 2260 graphics...

Page 16: ...o complete the driver installation Proceed to configure your video settings and connect additional monitors if necessary Installing ATI Drivers and Software in Windows Vista In order to install the dr...

Page 17: ...choose individual software components for installation Note The Custom installation option is recommended for advanced users only 6 Click Yes to the license agreement 7 When installation is complete...

Page 18: ...12 Drivers and Software Installation ATI FireMV 2260 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc...

Page 19: ...onnected but disabled right click the numbered monitor icon you wish and choose Enable 5 To configure the display properties of a monitor left click the numbered monitor icon you wish to configure if...

Page 20: ...14 Basic Display Configuration ATI FireMV 2260 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc...

Page 21: ...previews of the changes before they are applied Basic View A simplified view of the features that includes wizards to quickly make changes Advanced View A powerful interface that enables complete conf...

Page 22: ...ine your own hot key sequence by using the ATI Catalyst Control Center Hotkey Manager Accessing ATI Catalyst Control Center Help ATI Catalyst Control Center Help provides information on the features a...

Page 23: ...stomer care warranty and standards compliance information Workstation Card Troubleshooting The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems More troubleshooting information can b...

Page 24: ...ilt in graphics capabilities on your motherboard For more information consult your computer s manual or manufacturer Note some manufacturers do not allow the built in graphics to be disabled or to bec...

Page 25: ...nstall the drivers for your graphics card Stereo glasses are not working properly Make sure your stereo glasses are connected to the graphics card when you start your computer Make sure you select a r...

Page 26: ...ountry Telephone Number Language Times Notes US Canada East Coast 1 866 284 2093 English 9 00AM 5 30PM EST Mon Thu 9 00AM 3 00PM EST Fri Complimentary for registered users Toll free US Canada West Coa...

Page 27: ...ree Brazil 0800 891 9068 Portuguese Spanish 7 00AM 3 30PM EST Mon Fri English 7 00AM 7 00PM Mon Fri Complimentary for registered users Toll free Mexico 001800 514 3276 Portuguese Spanish 7 00AM 3 30PM...

Page 28: ...sociated with the available support options and will choose the method that best meets their needs and budget AMD Customer Care reserves the right to limit support options for products that are not re...

Page 29: ...therwise In no event shall AMD be responsible or liable for any damages including but not limited to the loss of revenue or profit arising From the use of the product as a result of any event circumst...

Page 30: ...aration between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technici...

Page 31: ...SA C22 2 No 60950 1 03 1st edition 2006 07 Information Technology Equipment Safety Part 1 General Requirements To meet UL safety requirements the computer s maximum room temperature should not exceed...

Page 32: ...se info telecommunications equipment As this equipment has undergone EMC registration for household purpose this product can be used in any area including residential area BSMI Certification Informati...

Page 33: ...n the graphics processor and the computer can take place concurrently AGP is currently being phased out in favor of PCI Express PCIe Alpha Blending Alpha blending is used in 3D graphics to create tran...

Page 34: ...only show two colors the black and white of a monochrome display Four bit color depth is capable of displaying 16 colors because there are only 16 different combinations of 4 bits 0000 0001 0010 to 11...

Page 35: ...uch as games DisplayPort DisplayPort is a digital display standard that became a VESA approved standard in May 2006 HDMI is aimed primarily at the consumer electronic market but DisplayPort was design...

Page 36: ...second Higher rates equals better more naturalistic performance for such things as games set in a 3D environment Sometimes abbreviated to fps Gamma Sometimes confused with brightness gamma actually re...

Page 37: ...e memory bandwidth consumed by the Z Buffer thereby increasing performance while also making the 3D environment more realistic Keyframe Interpolation This feature is also known as morphing In an anima...

Page 38: ...ress PCIe The successor standard to the PCI and AGP bus standards with a significantly faster serial communications system further opening up bandwidth for more communications between such peripherals...

Page 39: ...ance between these holes is called the dot pitch SmartShader HD SmartShader HD contains advanced vertex and pixel shading capabilities A shader is a small program that runs on the GPU and describes ho...

Page 40: ...iangle where it connects to another triangle and each vertex carries a considerable amount of information describing its coordinates in 3D space as well as its weight color texture coordinates fog and...

Page 41: ...Documentation ATI FireMV 2260 ATI FireMV 2200 2250 ATI FireMV 2400 HydraVision...

Page 42: ...Technologies Inc All other company and or product names are trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective owners Features performance and specifications are subject to change without not...

Page 43: ...profits or for punitive incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of the ATI hardware software or other products and documentation provided herein ATI Te...

Page 44: ...13 Create Remove Hot Keys 14 Using Hot Keys 15 HydraFX 16 Transparency Control 16 3D Controls 17 Always On Top 17 Always Transparent 18 Move to monitor 19 Restore to monitor 19 Internet Explorer Feat...

Page 45: ...Move to Monitor 34 Restore to Monitor 34 Internet Explorer Feature 34 MultiDesk 35 Accessing MultiDesk Properties 35 MultiDesk Properties 36 MagnifyFX 40 Magnification 40 Tracking 40 Define Area 41 C...

Page 46: ...p workspace with MultiDesk Flexible and easy to use Within minutes HydraVision gives you the power to manage independent monitor display features and Determine the behavior of pop up windows and dialo...

Page 47: ...teps 1 Insert the ATI Installation CD into your CD ROM drive If Windows runs the CD automatically proceed to step 6 2 Click Start 3 Select Run 4 Type the following D ATISETUP If D is not your CD ROM d...

Page 48: ...ish to install The Select Components list may vary 9 Reboot your system when prompted You are now ready to use the ATI Graphics Accelerator and HydraVision The first time HydraVision is loaded a Wizar...

Page 49: ...4 However the HydraVision Wizard may be re run at any time by doing the following 1 Click Start 2 Click Programs 3 Click ATI HydraVision 4 Click HydraVision Wizard...

Page 50: ...u options to the ATI Icon Click on the ATI icon to access the application s features and help or to unload the HydraVision Desktop Manager Accessing HYDRAVISION Desktop Manager The HydraVision Desktop...

Page 51: ...ision Dialog and closes the Desktop Manager Apply implements your changes without closing the Desktop Manager Help opens HydraVision s online help You can also get context sensitive on screen help by...

Page 52: ...sized no larger than a single monitor Windows that are placed on monitor splits are automatically relocated to the monitor on which most of the window appears HydraVision Max Restore button Allows yo...

Page 53: ...is box to remember the size and location of application windows when they are closed and reapply those settings when the application is reopened Boot to single monitor Windows 2000 only Check this box...

Page 54: ...reload Desktop Manager from the Desktop Management dialog box Load Unload MultiDesk This button starts or stops multiple desktop functionality MultiDesk will not reload automatically when Windows res...

Page 55: ...e Individual settings enabled Dialog 4 With the application highlighted click Enable individual application settings The name of the application will appear in the top of the HydraVision Individual Ap...

Page 56: ...bar button 1 Open the Individual Application Settings Dialog by clicking the Individual application Settings button Individual Application Settings Dialog Text in green reflects Desktop Management set...

Page 57: ...Click Add button 5 Browse to the application 6 Click Open button The application will appear in the Excluded applications Dialog 7 Click OK to apply the change To exclude HYDRAVISION when a specific a...

Page 58: ...N will not automatically restart when the application closes You will need to manually restart HYDRAVISION Hot Keys Controls HYDRAVISION allows you to specify hot key shortcuts for common operations s...

Page 59: ...ate the assigned hot keys ATI recommends that a modifier key be used with any function key F1 F2 etc assigned as a hot key This will prevent interference with the function of these keys in individual...

Page 60: ...p Zoom Display In Out Causes the desktop resolution to increase or decrease Zoom In Out on Monitor Causes the resolution of the active monitor to increase or decrease Switch to Desktop scheme Switches...

Page 61: ...ansparency Control Enable Transparency while dragging windows Check this box to enable the Visibility slider Use the slider to set the degree of Visibility a window has when being dragged across the d...

Page 62: ...pecific application on top of other open applications even if another application is opened or moved on your desktop To enable Always on Top right click the titlebar of the required application and cl...

Page 63: ...FX Dialog However you can change the degree of transparency in the HydraFX Dialog Right click the titlebar of the application you wish to apply this setting and click Always Transparent in the pop up...

Page 64: ...k a minimized application 2 Select the preferred monitor from the pop up menu Internet Explorer Feature In a multi monitor environment HYDRAVISION extends the capabilities of Internet Explorer By righ...

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Page 66: ...ON display management software HYDRAVISION and the Desktop Manager are activated whenever Windows starts Installing HYDRAVISION adds menu options to the ATI Icon Click on the ATI icon to access the ap...

Page 67: ...he changes you ve made in the HYDRAVISION Dialog and exits the Desktop Manager Changes take effect immediately unless you see a message prompting you to restart your computer Cancel discards all chang...

Page 68: ...g Toggles dialog control on and off When it is checked you can choose to have dialogs appear on the parent application s monitor The parent application is the application that generated the dialog If...

Page 69: ...dow corners causes windows to maximize to the monitor s that contain the window s upper left and lower right corners Max to full desktop causes windows to maximize to the entire monitor array Max chil...

Page 70: ...DRAVISION titlebar buttons This box removes or restores the buttons placed on the titlebar in installed applications Remove MultiDesk system tray icon This box removes or restores the MultiDesk system...

Page 71: ...on gives access to all the MultiDesk Properties Here you can enable disable and name active desktops Individual Application Settings This button allows you to specify enable and disable desktop manage...

Page 72: ...e Individual settings enabled Dialog 4 With the application highlighted click Enable individual application settings The name of the application will appear in the top of the HYDRAVISION Individual Ap...

Page 73: ...ebar button 1 Open the Individual Application Settings Dialog by clicking the Individual application Setting button Individual Application Settings Dialog Text in green reflects Desktop Management set...

Page 74: ...Click Add button 5 Browse to the application 6 Click Open button The application will appear in the Excluded applications Dialog 7 Click OK to apply the change To exclude HYDRAVISION when a specific a...

Page 75: ...N will not automatically restart when the application closes You will need to manually restart HYDRAVISION Hot Keys Controls HYDRAVISION allows you to specify hot key shortcuts for common operations s...

Page 76: ...ivate assigned hot keys ATI recommends that a modifier key be used with any function key F1 F2 etc assigned as a hot key This will prevent interference with the function of these keys in individual ap...

Page 77: ...Zoom Display In Out Causes the desktop resolution to increase or decrease Zoom In Out on Monitor Causes the resolution of the active monitor to increase or decrease Switch to desktop scheme Switches f...

Page 78: ...even when it is closed The next time the application is started it will appear on top of all open applications To disable Always on Top right click the application s titlebar and click Always on Top I...

Page 79: ...a minimized application 2 Select the preferred monitor from the pop up menu Internet Explorer Feature In a multi monitor environment HYDRAVISION extends the capabilities of Internet Explorer By right...

Page 80: ...ccessing MultiDesk Properties MultiDesk can be accessed in several ways Click on the MultiDesk Properties button in the Desktop Management tab or right click the MultiDesk Icon MultiDesk System Tray I...

Page 81: ...grey and a blinking cursor will appear Simply type in the new name When you have renamed the desktop click on the tab to save the change Switching from one desktop to another can be achieved simply b...

Page 82: ...Active Applications window and check Keep on all desktops Save Restore and Remove Desktop Profiles allows you to save a specific or all desktops which can then be restored at any time Any open applic...

Page 83: ...desktop 3 Click a specific desktop or All Desktops to remove all saved Desktop Profiles Apply actions to all Desktops When selected all desktops can be saved restored or removed with a single click of...

Page 84: ...round 1 Open MultiDesk Properties 2 Click Set Background or 1 Right click the MultiDesk icon in the Windows taskbar 2 Click Set Background Number of Desktops to use allows you to restrict the maximum...

Page 85: ...gnification The degree of magnification can be adjusted up to 32 times the original size of an image To increase magnification Move the Magnification slider to the right Tracking Tracking allows you t...

Page 86: ...he MagnifyFX window the area within the transparent box is magnified to fill the entire MagnifyFX window This feature requires that Show window contents while dragging is enabled in the Display Proper...

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