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Page 1: ...FireGL TM V7300 FireGL TM V7350 User s Guide...

Page 2: ...ATI concerning such products or this documentation for any interruption of service loss or interruption of business loss of anticipatory profits or for punitive incidental or consequential damages in...

Page 3: ...having a third grounding pin This plug will only fit into a grounding type power outlet This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet contact your electrician to replac...

Page 4: ...iv User s Guide...

Page 5: ...11 HydraVision Multi monitor Management 11 Installing Drivers and Software in Windows 11 Software Installation Prerequisites 12 Monitor Configuration 13 Clone Display Mode 14 Span Display Mode 14 Rein...

Page 6: ...Service 43 Limitations 43 Additional Accessories 44 Compliance Information 44 FCC Compliance Information 44 Industry Canada Compliance Statement 45 CE Compliance Information 45 Informations de conform...

Page 7: ...threaded architecture with fast dynamic branching and high performance parallel processing Native high bandwidth PCI Express X16 lane support 128 bit full floating point precession ATI Avivo Workstat...

Page 8: ...n 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 installation software CD ROM o...

Page 9: ...own before installing your new ATI product Uninstall Previous Graphics Card Drivers To ensure the successful installation of your new FireGL card you must uninstall the drivers for the existing graphi...

Page 10: ...on instructions are given in the next two sections To perform a quick installation 1 Uninstall the drivers and software for your old graphics card if you have not already done so Note If you are using...

Page 11: ...puter cover If necessary consult your computer s manual for help in removing the cover 4 Unscrew or unfasten and remove any existing graphics card from your computer Note If your computer has an on bo...

Page 12: ...oling fan and replace the computer cover 9 Reconnect any cables you have disconnected and plug in the computer s power cord 10 Turn on the monitor and then your computer Connecting Display Devices The...

Page 13: ...a VGA to DVI I Adaptor X VGA Monitor Connector Y VGA to DVI I Adaptor Z DVI I Connection Display Configuration Connector s Used Comments Single DFP display DVI I connector DFP digital flat panel displ...

Page 14: ...display HDTV display DVI I connector HDTV cable YPbPr with HDTV Component Adapter HDTV adapter should be attached to DVI I that is farthest from the motherboard CRT display DFP display VGA connector w...

Page 15: ...igure multiple monitors CRT display DFP display Quad buffered stereographics device VGA connector with VGA to DVI I adapter DVI I connector Quad buffered stereographics Check driver release notes for...

Page 16: ...10 Display Configurations...

Page 17: ...information consult the HydraVision user s guide included on the ATI Installation CD ROM Installing Drivers and Software in Windows You will need to install the FireGL drivers and software in the foll...

Page 18: ...The ATISETUP utility will start automatically if you insert the ATI Installation CD ROM into your CD ROM drive after the operating system has started If your CD ROM auto run is not enabled or the ATIS...

Page 19: ...lti monitor display 1 From the Start menu click Control Panel then Display Click the Settings tab to access the basic multi monitor configuration settings Note ATI software provides many additional co...

Page 20: ...it cannot be enabled through this same dialog To clone your Primary monitor 1 Click the buttons on the ATI Displays tab to clone the Primary Monitor The ATI Displays tab shows you that only one displ...

Page 21: ...there was a Windows conflict Reinstall the drivers at any time using the ATISETUP utility located on the ATI Installation CD ROM The ATISETUP utility will start automatically if you insert the ATI Ins...

Page 22: ...16 Reinstalling Drivers...

Page 23: ...ed display multiple monitor and 3D graphics features in ATI s Display Properties options ATI Displays Tab The ATI Displays tab provides control over multiple monitor features Here you can enable disab...

Page 24: ...e display device configurations that have previously been created New configurations can be entered here and then saved using the Save button Hotkey Associates a hotkey with a scheme To input the hotk...

Page 25: ...ows Display Property dialog under Settings For more information consult your Windows documentation To assign your Primary monitor 1 Click the buttons to assign the Primary monitor Clicking the button...

Page 26: ...settings will only be apparent within a full screen 3D application environment Profiles for Indicates whether the profiles in the drop down list are for your Desktop or a full screen 3D environment P...

Page 27: ...ve Brightness slider Increases or decreases the color brightness of your Desktop or full screen 3D application Changing the brightness adjusts the vertical position of the color curve Contrast slide I...

Page 28: ...button 2 Select the profile name from the drop down list box 3 Click Apply or OK To apply the settings for a Full Screen 3D profile 1 Choose the Full Screen 3D radio button 2 Select the profile name...

Page 29: ...Current Profile action through the Hotkeys dialog make sure that the profile you prefer is selected from the drop down list box and click OK Once inside the 3D application use the hotkeys to trigger t...

Page 30: ...hics card s version information and specifications You can also enable or disable the ATI taskbar icon from this dialog The Options Tab ATI Options Tab WMV Acceleration When enabled improves the perfo...

Page 31: ...I taskbar applications and removes the ATI icon from your system tray Show ATI icon on taskbar Removes replaces the ATI icon from the system tray without disabling the ATI icon applications Disable qu...

Page 32: ...add the information to the necessary Windows registry settings If prompted restart Windows If you subsequently experience problems with your application or if you want to try to optimize the performan...

Page 33: ...tereo display only available for those FireGL cards equipped with a stereo video connector SMOOTHVISION improves image quality by removing jagged edges anti aliasing from 3D images resulting in smooth...

Page 34: ...is option results in high quality images at the price of a negligible reduction in the application s performance When Always on is enabled you can apply anti aliasing using different sample patterns a...

Page 35: ...th Your FireGL Card The Enable Quad Buffer Stereo option works in conjunction with the stereographics connection on your FireGL card Enabling this feature while using compatible stereo glasses and app...

Page 36: ...30 ATI Advanced Settings Tab...

Page 37: ...deo suitable for use with most HDTVs Installing Your ATI HDTV Component Video Adapter 1 Shut down your computer and then disconnect your monitor 2 Plug the ATI HDTV Component Video Adapter into the DV...

Page 38: ...ke several minutes 6 To return to your CRT monitor display shut down your computer re connect the CRT monitor and then restart your computer Setting the ATI HDTV Component Video Adapter DIP Switches C...

Page 39: ...ON for all modes that your HDTV or component input device supports Aspect Ratio If your display supports 16 9 aspect ratio set DIP switch 6 16 9 ON This switch toggles between 4 3 and 16 9 OFF is 4 3...

Page 40: ...t Settings and then click Control Panel 2 Double click the Displays icon click the Settings tab and use the Screen resolution slider to select the desired resolution Note If the selected resolution is...

Page 41: ...he Adapter tab then click the List All Modes button 8 Select a desired resolution 9 Select a desired mode 60Hz Progressive 30Hz Interlaced Note YPbPr is only available with the 30Hz or 60HZ settings L...

Page 42: ...36 Using Your ATI HDTV Component Video Adapter...

Page 43: ...e following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems ATI s documentation contains helpful installation configuration tips and other valuable feature information Please contact your dea...

Page 44: ...ignments Make sure that the auxilary power cable is attached to the graphics card Contact ATI s Customer Care or your local technical support No Display Check that the card is seated properly in its e...

Page 45: ...and positioning controls of your monitor to position the picture on the screen Note The Screen Position settings in Display Properties Advanced Displays Adjustments tune the position of the picture o...

Page 46: ...ur 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 FireGL card I...

Page 47: ...Argentina 0800 333 5277 Portuguese Spanish 7 00AM 3 30PM EST English 7 00AM 7 00PM Monday to Friday Toll free Telephone Brazil 0800 891 9068 Portuguese Spanish 7 00AM 3 30PM EST English 7 00AM 7 00PM...

Page 48: ...limit support options for products that are not registered or are at End of Life Warranty Information Hardware Warranty Service Statement ATI Technologies Inc warrants to the original purchaser of the...

Page 49: ...ears from date of original purchase All accompanying cables and accessories are warranted for 90 days No warranties for this product expressed or implied shall extend to any person who purchases the p...

Page 50: ...allation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the int...

Page 51: ...61000 4 4 EN 61000 4 5 EN 61000 4 6 Informations de conformit de la CE Directive EMC 89 336 CEE et amendements 92 31 CEE et 93 68 CEE pour dispositif num rique de Classe B EN 55022 2003 CISPR 22 1997...

Page 52: ...n VCCI Class B ITE Compliance Information MIC Certification Information BSMI Certification Information Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive Compliance This product was manufactured...

Page 53: ...quired in order to produce a realistic representation of a three dimensional object on a two dimensional display AGP The Accelerated Graphics Port AGP is a slot on the computer motherboard designed sp...

Page 54: ...Aspect Ratio The proportions of a display are expressed as a ratio of its width and height Common ratios include 4 3 for TVs and CRTs 5 4 for LCDs and 16 9 for widescreen displays Back Buffer A type...

Page 55: ...ter representation composed of individual pixels arranged horizontally in rows A monochrome bitmap uses one bit per pixel bpp Color bitmaps may use up to 32bpp depending on the color depth selected Br...

Page 56: ...the complete absence of that particular color while a value of 255 in the upper right corner represents the full strength for that color Control Point A control point is a user created point on the c...

Page 57: ...h If the monitor is set to lower resolutions the pixels will be comprised of multiple dots DVI Acronym for Digital Video Interface a standard video connection used on many current computer displays Th...

Page 58: ...ual increases or decreases in the perceived brightness for that device A change in gamma produces a non linear change in the color curve ensuring that perceived changes in color and intensity are cons...

Page 59: ...dwidth efficiency particularly with respect to Z buffer operations The Z Buffer sometimes also called the Depth Buffer stores information used to determine the placement of objects in a 3D environment...

Page 60: ...rong shadows in the background A softer light would be more diffuse and not cast shadows such as you would get outdoors on a typical overcast day Mipmapping The most memory intensive aspect of 3D grap...

Page 61: ...ard slot such as a separate graphics card PCI replaced the older ISA and VESA bus standards and was itself superseded by the AGP standard for the main graphics card bus PCI Express PCIe The successor...

Page 62: ...60 Hz whereas computer displays typically have refresh rates of 75 Hz or more At refresh rates of 70 Hz and lower screen flicker is often noticeable Rendering Rendering refers to the final drawing sta...

Page 63: ...martShader HD contains advanced vertex and pixel shading capabilities A shader is a small program that runs on the GPU and describes how an image should be rendered Vertex shaders manipulate the indiv...

Page 64: ...pping is the process by which a two dimensional surface gets wrapped around a three dimensional object so that the 3D object takes on the same texture qualities For example if you take a 2D textured s...

Page 65: ...e surface deformations such as waves rippling in a pool or the stretching and wrinkling of a character s clothes as he or she moves VGA Connector A type of graphics connector sometimes also called an...

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Page 67: ...47 Anisotropic filtering 48 57 Anti aliasing 48 57 Aspect Ratio 48 ATI taskbar applications disabling 24 25 enabling 24 25 ATISETUP utility 15 B Back Buffer 48 back buffer 49 Bilinear Filtering 48 Bi...

Page 68: ...monitor 13 Configuration Tab 25 contrast 21 22 color settings 19 Control Panel 3 13 Control point 50 CPU 55 CRT 50 51 57 D Depth Buffer 53 desktop color settings 20 Digital Video Interface 51 Direct...

Page 69: ...ical Processor Unit GPU 57 H HDTV 34 Help 4 High Definition Television HDTV 52 High Bandwidth Digital Copy Protection HDCP 52 Hotkeys color settings 22 Hue 53 57 HydraVision 53 HydraVision 12 HYDRAVIS...

Page 70: ...rs 57 Pixel shading 57 primary display 17 primary monitor assigning 19 profiles color 20 R Red Green Blue RGB 53 57 Refresh Rate 13 56 registration 3 Rendering 56 Resolution 13 56 S safety instruction...

Page 71: ...pping 58 Texture Preference 58 Trilinear filtering 58 U UXGA 56 V Vertex shader 59 vertex shaders 57 vertical refresh rate 56 VGA 56 59 VGA connector 59 Video Graphics Array 59 video memory 49 W Waste...

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