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Appendix B. Notices

This information was developed for products and services offered in the U.S.A.

The manufacturer may not offer the products, services, or features discussed in this
document in other countries. Consult the manufacturer’s representative for information
on the products and services currently available in your area. Any reference to the
manufacturer’s product, program, or service is not intended to state or imply that only
that product, program, or service may be used. Any functionally equivalent product,
program, or service that does not infringe any intellectual property right of the
manufacturer may be used instead. However, it is the user’s responsibility to evaluate
and verify the operation of any product, program, or service.

The manufacturer may have patents or pending patent applications covering subject
matter described in this document. The furnishing of this document does not give you
any license to these patents. You can send license inquiries, in writing, to the
manufacturer.

The following paragraph does not apply to the United Kingdom or any country
where such provisions are inconsistent with local law: 
THIS MANUAL IS
PROVIDED

AS IS

WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR

IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE. Some states do not allow disclaimer of express or implied warranties in
certain transactions; therefore, this statement may not apply to you.

This information could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes
are periodically made to the information herein; these changes will be incorporated in
new editions of the publication. The manufacturer may make improvements and/or
changes in the product(s) and/or the program(s) described in this publication at any
time without notice.

Information concerning products made by other than the manufacturer was obtained
from the suppliers of those products, their published announcements, or other publicly
available sources. The manufacturer has not tested those products and cannot confirm
the accuracy of performance, compatibility or any other claims related to products made
by other than the manufacturer. Questions on the capabilities of products made by other
than the manufacturer should be addressed to the suppliers of those products.

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Summary of Contents for POWER GXT4000P

Page 1: ...POWER GXT4000P and POWER GXT6000P Graphics Adapter Installation and Using Guide SA23 1236 00...

Page 2: ...5 International Business Machines Corporation 2000 All rights reserved Note to U S Government Users Restricted Rights Use duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Cor...

Page 3: ...lay Information 13 Changing Resolution and Refresh Rates 13 Chapter 6 Software Application Considerations 15 Starting the Server in Overlay and Color Planes 15 Starting the X Server for the 3D APIs 15...

Page 4: ...CCI Statement 23 Radio Protection for Germany 23 Appendix B Notices 25 Reader s Comments We d Like to Hear From You 27 iv POWER GXT4000P and POWER GXT6000P Graphics Adapter Installation and Using Guid...

Page 5: ...it and all attached devices are unplugged When adding or removing any additional devices to or from the system ensure that the power cables for those devices are unplugged before the signal cables are...

Page 6: ...vi POWER GXT4000P and POWER GXT6000P Graphics Adapter Installation and Using Guide...

Page 7: ...e the device where others can handle and possibly damage the device v While the device is still in its anti static package touch it to an unpainted metal part of the system unit for at least two secon...

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Page 9: ...n This documentation is located on the AIX V4 3 documentation CD The documentation information is made accessible by loading the documentation CD onto the hard disk or by mounting the CD in the CD ROM...

Page 10: ...x POWER GXT4000P and POWER GXT6000P Graphics Adapter Installation and Using Guide...

Page 11: ...nt Reference for supported system units and supported slot locations Note Be sure to retain your proof of purchase as it might be required to receive warranty service The POWER GXT4000P Adapter suppor...

Page 12: ...supports the following v 24 bit double buffered up to 1920x1200 v 8 bit double buffered alpha v 4 8 bit overlay double buffered v 8 bits of window IDs v 24 bit Z buffer v 8 bit stencil clip planes v...

Page 13: ...s adapter is supported on that release of AIX prior to installation Contact your support representative for assistance OpenGL requires the OpenGL 1 2 for AIX Version 4 3 3 Licensed Program Product 569...

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Page 15: ...If AIX is operating on your system install your device driver software before you install your graphics adapter See Chapter 3 Installing Device Driver Software on page 7 Checking Prerequisites To inst...

Page 16: ...6 POWER GXT4000P and POWER GXT6000P Graphics Adapter Installation and Using Guide...

Page 17: ...evice 4 Type the following System Management Interface Tool SMIT fast path smitty devinst 5 Press Enter The Install Additional Device Software screen highlights the INPUT device directory for software...

Page 18: ...is in progress v When RUNNING changes to OK scroll down to the bottom of the page and locate the Installation Summary v After a successful installation SUCCESS will appear in the Result column of the...

Page 19: ...r during the power on sequence 2 Refer to the User s Guide that shipped with your system unit to perform the following v Shut down your system unit v Install the graphics adapter in your system unit R...

Page 20: ...ant to be your default display Note If you are planning to run applications such as OpenGL 1 2 GLX 1 3 graPHIGS or X 11R6 be sure to install the appropriate level of the licensed program after you ins...

Page 21: ...device driver for the POWER GXT4000P or POWER GXT6000P is installed as follows v Log in as root user v Type the following lslpp l all grep GXT4000P Press Enter 2 If the POWER GXT4000P device driver is...

Page 22: ...sage on your screen indicates your adapter is Defined instead of Available shut down your machine Check the POWER GXT4000P or POWER GXT6000P adapter to ensure that it is installed correctly 4 If the P...

Page 23: ...ata Display Channel DDC monitor default is your only SMIT screen option For DDC monitor users pressing PF4 here results in an information message that states the popup is not available for this entry...

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Page 25: ...ver in the color planes by selecting one of the three examples v xinit layer 0 other flags v xinit layer 1 other flags or v xinit other flags Starting the X Server for the 3D APIs Following are xinit...

Page 26: ...es do not cause expose events to each other forcing redraws If your application is not written to select a visual you must alter your application A sample program windsamp and a README file are availa...

Page 27: ...e top level window a Window Manager Install property must be added when creating the window This property allows a color map to be installed for the graPHIGS child window in the overlays and is create...

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Page 29: ...r is manufactured to work with the POWER GXT4000P or POWER GXT6000P graphics adapter Emitter models that have only a DB 9 connector cannot be used with the POWER GXT4000P or POWER GXT6000P 1 2 3 4 5 6...

Page 30: ...r to provide the best available support for stereo This can decrease other resources such as texture memory The actual amount of memory affected is device dependent and can be influenced by other fact...

Page 31: ...by one or more of the following measures v Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna v Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver v Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit d...

Page 32: ...afety Requirements This equipment is manufactured to the International Safety Standard EN60950 and as such is approved in the UK under the General Approval Number NS G 1234 J 100003 for indirect conne...

Page 33: ...ct is aimed to be used in a domestic environment When used near a radio or TV receiver it may become the cause of radio interference Read the instructions for correct handling Radio Protection for Ger...

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Page 35: ...untry where such provisions are inconsistent with local law THIS MANUAL IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES O...

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Page 37: ...u that the information in this book is Very Satisfied Satisfied Neutral Dissatisfied Very Dissatisfied Accurate h h h h h Complete h h h h h Easy to find h h h h h Easy to understand h h h h h Well or...

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