Chapter 1. Before setting up
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Chapter 1. Before setting up
This guide contains information on how to set up and operate the IBM
TM
9503 T221 Flat-Panel Monitor, hereafter called the monitor.
This chapter describes the following:
Prerequisites
Unpacking
Checking parts
Prerequisites
You will need a personal computer or a workstation with the following:
A DVI-compliant video graphics card.
Note
: As of the publication date of this manual, only IBM IntelliStations
initially equipped with an ATI FireGL
TM
4, nVIDIA Quadro
®
4 900XGL,
nVIDIA Quadro
®
4 980XGL, nVIDIA Quadro
®
FX-1000, nVIDIA
Quadro
®
FX-2000 or nVIDIA Quadro
®
FX-3000 graphics card have
been certified to work with this monitor. If the user wishes to use
another DVI-compliant video graphics card, IBM is not responsible
for any problems arising from its use.
Unpacking
Attention:
The monitor is heavy. Be careful not to drop it. The LCD is
fragile and should not be bumped on an edge, or dropped.
Open the carton box and carefully remove the monitor. Hold the bottom of
the screen firmly with both hands, as shown.