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Chapter 2

To enable VGA mode

You must enable VGA on the Md4/PCI board if you are
using it to support VGA. To enable VGA, slide the DIP
switches on switch S1 into the positions shown in this table.

To disable VGA mode

You must disable VGA mode on the Md4/PCI board if you
are using it with another VGA board. You must also dis-
able VGA on additional Md4/PCI boards if you are install-
ing more than one.

To disable VGA, slide the DIP switches on switch S1 into
the positions shown in this table.

S1 DIP Switch

Positions to Enable VGA

DIP Switch

Position

1

ON

2

OFF

3

OFF

4

ON

S1 DIP Switch

Positions to Disable VGA

DIP Switch

Position

1

OFF

2

ON

3

OFF

4

ON

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Summary of Contents for Dome Md4/PCI

Page 1: ...Md4 PCI Display Controller Installation Guide DOME imaging systems inc ...

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Page 3: ...t on and off one or more of the following measures may reduce or eliminate the problem Move the equipment and the receiver to different branches of your AC electrical system Move the equipment away from the receiver with which it is interfering Reposition the equipment or receiver Reposition the receiver s antenna Be sure that the equipment is plugged into a grounded outlet and that the grounding ...

Page 4: ...which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced r...

Page 5: ...2 1993 Medical Electrical Equipment Part 1 General requirements for safety Section 1 2 collateral standard electromagnetic compatibility requirements EN 55011 Class B Limits and methods of measurements for Radio interference characteristics of industrial scientific and medical equipment IEC 801 2 Electrostatic discharge requirements for industrial process measurement and control equipment IEC 801 ...

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Page 7: ... the Md4 PCI Board in a PC 7 Installing the PCI Windows 95 Driver 8 To install the driver 8 To finish the installation 9 Configuring Display Settings in Windows 95 10 To set display properties 10 Changing display properties 11 Additional Configuration Options for Windows 95 16 Dynamic link library 16 Customizing item and font size 16 DOME DlgFix 18 Troubleshooting Tips for Windows 95 20 Hardware c...

Page 8: ...nd refresh rate 37 Using the DOME tab to change display properties 40 To change display properties 41 Setting driver options 43 Setting palette options 44 Additional Configuration Options for Windows NT 48 Dynamic link library 48 DOME large fonts 48 DOME DlgFix 52 DOME DPMS screen saver for Windows NT 53 To select the DOME DPMS screen saver 55 Installing the PCI Windows 2000 Driver 59 To support m...

Page 9: ...n 84 Chapter 3 Installing the Md4 PCI Board in a Sun PCI Workstation 85 Installing the Board in a Sun PCI Workstation 86 To unpack the board 86 Setting switch S1 to disable VGA mode 87 To install the board 88 To install multiple boards 90 Connecting the Monitors 91 To connect the monitors to the board 91 Installing the PCI Solaris Driver 93 Installing the Md4 PCI driver for Solaris 93 Configuring ...

Page 10: ...Booting problems with the new kernel 120 Uninstalling the kit 121 Installing the Board in a Digital UNIX Workstation 122 To unpack the board 122 Supported configurations 123 Preparing to install the board 123 To install the board 124 Supporting VGA with the Md4 PCI board 125 Using the DOME board with an existing VGA board 127 Enabling and disabling VGA mode 127 Connecting the Monitors 129 To conne...

Page 11: ...ns and Refresh Rates 135 Resolutions and Refresh Rates for PCs 136 Customizing sync parameters for Windows NT 136 Resolutions and Refresh Rates for Sun PCI Workstations 138 Resolutions and Refresh Rates for Digital UNIX Workstations 140 Index 143 ...

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Page 13: ...ation Digital UNIX workstation It also describes how to install and use the drivers for these operating systems Microsoft Windows 95 Windows NT and Windows 2000 Sun Solaris Digital UNIX Read this guide before unpacking the board Audience This guide is written for anyone who is installing the Md4 PCI board and driver in a computer You should be familiar with installing and configuring boards and so...

Page 14: ... code Italic type New or technical term book title or variable such as x Bold type File Open Menu selection Select Open from the File menu Key Key name such as Return Important information about a topic or procedure Information that can prevent potential damage to hardware or software Information that can prevent injury to a person such as electrical shock A helpful tip or an alternative method of...

Page 15: ...ndows NT or Windows 2000 driver in a PC Chapter 3 Installing the Board in a Sun PCI Workstation Instructions for installing and configuring the Md4 PCI board and its Solaris driver in a Sun PCI workstation Chapter 4 Installing the Board in a Digital UNIX Workstation Instructions for installing and configuring the Md4 PCI board and its Digital UNIX driver in a Digital UNIX workstation Appendix Md4 ...

Page 16: ... Related documentation Refer to these books for more information PCI Products Developer s Guide DIMPL Library Reference DimplX ActiveX Control Reference DimFileX ActiveX Control Reference Digital documentation Microsoft documentation Sun documentation ...

Page 17: ...Planning the Md4 PCI Board Installation 1 Chapter 1 Planning the Md4 PCI Board Installation In This Chapter About the Md4 PCI Board 2 Planning the Installation 4 ...

Page 18: ...of display resolutions Software programmable resolutions up to 1728 x 2304 pixels in both landscape and portrait modes Hardware copy accelerator On board copy speeds up to 150 MB sec Luminance calibration port Precise calibration and matching of display monitors for accurate grayscale imaging On board VGA support Booting in MS DOS and Windows 128 bit hardware GUI accelerator the I 128 chip Support...

Page 19: ...t Windows 95 Microsoft Windows NT Microsoft Windows 2000 Sun Solaris Digital UNIX Compatibility with the DOME Image Processing Library DIMPL and its ActiveX interface the DimplX control Image handling and processing including 16 bit window leveling fractional zooming image rotation and mirroring Md4 PCI Board Features and Benefits Cont This feature Provides this benefit ...

Page 20: ...make sure you have all the necessary items Cross platform requirements You can install the Md4 PCI board in a PC Sun PCI work station or Digital UNIX workstation All platforms require these items Md4 PCI board Compatible monitor that can support your desired display resolution Multiple monitors for PCs must have the same resolution ...

Page 21: ...M per screen Additional RAM 8 MB for Windows 95 16 MB for Windows NT and Windows 2000 Windows 95 Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 DOME Md4 PCI driver for Windows 95 Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 Sun PCI workstation PCI slot for each board 500 KB hard disk space for driver and DDX installation CD ROM drive Solaris 2 5 1 or later DOME Md4 PCI driver for Solaris Digital UNIX workstation 32 bit slot for each...

Page 22: ...d in a PC on page 22 Driver as described in Installing the PCI Windows NT 4 0 Driver on page 34 Windows 2000 Board as described in Installing the Board in a PC on page 22 Driver as described in Installing the PCI Windows 2000 Driver on page 59 Solaris 2 5 1 or later Board as described in Installing the Board in a Sun PCI Workstation on page 86 Driver as described in Installing the PCI Solaris Driv...

Page 23: ...hooting Tips for Windows 95 20 Installing the Board in a PC 22 Connecting the Monitors 31 Installing the PCI Windows NT 4 0 Driver 34 Configuring Display Settings in Windows NT 4 0 37 Additional Configuration Options for Windows NT 48 Installing the PCI Windows 2000 Driver 59 Configuring Display Settings in Windows 2000 66 Uninstalling DOME Devices 77 Additional Configuration Options for Windows 2...

Page 24: ...prepares the installation files and guides you through installation of the Md4 PCI setup configuration files 3 Follow the on screen instructions 4 When the automatic installation procedure is complete close the Floppy Drive A and My Computer folders 5 Select Start Shut Down The Shut Down Windows dialog box appears 6 Select Shut Down the Computer and click Yes The Shut Down message appears 7 Turn o...

Page 25: ...Found and System Settings Change dialog boxes appear 2 Click Yes to restart your computer and finish the Windows 95 Driver installation After installing the board you can set display properties See Configuring Display Settings in Windows 95 on page 10 for instructions If a hardware conflict occurs or the system detects the Md4 PCI board as a Number Nine Imagine 128 Cirrus Logic board after you res...

Page 26: ...he display properties To set display properties 1 Right click the desktop and select Properties DOME tab The DOME tab appears 2 Set the desired display properties and click Apply OK 3 Click Start Shut Down to restart your computer and effect the changes The Shut Down Windows dialog box appears 4 Select Restart the Computer and click Yes ...

Page 27: ... options at any time The DOME tab enables you to change the following Resolution and refresh rate Screen configuration Palette options To set resolution and refresh rate 1 Highlight the desired resolution and refresh rate in the Screen Resolution and Refresh Rate field 2 Click Apply OK The DOME Display Resolution dialog box appears with this message 3 Click OK ...

Page 28: ...Properties dialog box when you have selected the configuration settings you want to save 6 Restart your computer for these settings to take effect To select a different resolution repeat steps 1 through 4 of this procedure The Display Properties dialog box displays only current configuration information If your current resolution is VGA the driver version is unavailable because the DOME driver is ...

Page 29: ...Dynamic gray palette The dynamic gray palette reserves the first 10 and last 10 entries in the palette for the Windows NT operating sys tem but you can manipulate the middle 236 entries Your application can create a 256 entry gray ramp in any 8 bit driver with the SetSystemPaletteUse Windows API call but doing so causes all icons to be redrawn in black and white The Windows 95 driver version 4 01 ...

Page 30: ...later or Calibration TQA 2 0 or later software Sync on Green Click Sync on Green to set the Sync on Green option If your monitor is set for this option select Sync on Green Refer to your monitor manufacturer s recommendations for more information Disabling DirectDraw DirectDraw is an Application Program Interface API that allows direct manipulation of the video display You can disable DirectDraw b...

Page 31: ...f the video display DirectDraw applications expect the screen to be represented as a single element If you are using one Md4 PCI board with multiple screens or multiple Md4 PCI boards more than one screen can represent the desktop With multiple displays representing the desktop DirectDraw applications cannot access the entire desktop and may not work correctly ...

Page 32: ... the DIMPL library and Calibration TQA Customizing item and font size You can use the Display Properties dialog box to adjust your system level and application level font sizes to compensate for high resolution display You can also customize the appearance of fonts and the sizes of icons menus and title bars Configuration Options To configure this option See page Dynamic link library 16 Item and f...

Page 33: ...m size a Font size 10 or 12 a The Item size adjusts automatically if the font size changes Icon Icons on the desktopb b If the Item or Font size is too large the icon and text may be cropped If this occurs adjust Icon spacing by clicking the right mouse button on the desktop and choosing Line Up Icons or Arrange Icons You can also change icon spacing by choosing Icon Spacing Horizontal and Icon Sp...

Page 34: ...type this command at the DOS prompt C dome tools DlgFix The DOME DlgFix icon appears on your taskbar to indicate that DlgFix is running To add DlgFix to the startup menu DlgFix will not automatically restart each time you restart your computer To automatically run DlgFix at startup place DlgFix into your startup menu programs by typing this command at the DOS prompt C dome tools DlgSetup Limitatio...

Page 35: ...C 19 To uninstall DlgFix Your system will experience a slight performance degradation while running DlgFix If you find system performance unacceptable uninstall the software by typing this command at the DOS prompt C dome tools DlgUnins ...

Page 36: ...er for the first time after installing the Md4 PCI board click Cancel or No for all dialog box questions asked You must also remove all Display Adapter entries in the Device Manager To resolve hardware conflicts after restarting 1 Select Start Settings Control Panel System icon Device Manager tab The Device Manager tab appears 2 Double click the Display Adapters icon The Display Adapter entries ap...

Page 37: ... click the desktop and select Properties Settings tab The Settings tab appears 2 Click Advanced Properties On the Advanced Properties screen an Adapter Type group appears 3 Click Change in the Adapter Type group 4 Click Md4 PCI and then click OK within the Select Device screen The Change Display Type dialog box appears 5 Click Close The Settings dialog box appears 6 Click Close again The System Se...

Page 38: ...PCI board You can install drivers for other Win dows operating systems after you install the board If you do not properly install your Md4 PCI board and driver you may be unable to restart your computer Driver Installation To install a driver for this operating system See this section Windows 95 Installing the PCI Windows 95 Driver on page 8 Windows NT 4 0 Installing the PCI Windows NT 4 0 Driver ...

Page 39: ...tep Before you begin 1 Turn off the power to your computer Leave the computer plugged into a grounded power outlet so that the power cord can serve as a ground for the computer 2 Remove the lid from the computer according to the manufacturer s instructions 3 Determine which board you want to use to support VGA display The Md4 PCI board see page 24 Another VGA board see page 25 Static electricity c...

Page 40: ...om your computer 2 Enable VGA mode on the Md4 PCI board by following instructions in To enable VGA mode on page 26 3 Attach the VGA ribbon cable to the Md4 PCI board The connector is keyed to ensure it is plugged in correctly 4 Install the Md4 PCI board by following the instructions on page 27 ...

Page 41: ... mode as described in the following sections When you install the Md4 PCI board in a computer with an existing VGA board only one of the boards can run at a time which causes one board to run in high resolution and the other to run in VGA mode only This results from a limitation in the software operating system DIP Switch Settings for Switch S1 DIP Switch Closed On Open Off 1 VGA enabled VGA disab...

Page 42: ...t disable VGA mode on the Md4 PCI board if you are using it with another VGA board You must also dis able VGA on additional Md4 PCI boards if you are install ing more than one To disable VGA slide the DIP switches on switch S1 into the positions shown in this table S1 DIP Switch Positions to Enable VGA DIP Switch Position 1 ON 2 OFF 3 OFF 4 ON S1 DIP Switch Positions to Disable VGA DIP Switch Posi...

Page 43: ... the Md4 PCI Board in a PC 27 To install the board 1 Remove the blank bracket from the back of any available PCI slot 2 Insert the Md4 PCI board firmly into the slot Removing a bracket Installing an Md4 PCI board ...

Page 44: ... 5 Remove a blank bracket from the back of the slot you choose for the VGA output 6 Insert the VGA bracket and secure the mounting bracket with the bracket screw 7 Attach the VGA monitor to the 15 pin connector 8 Replace the system unit cover If you are not supporting VGA with the DOME board go to step 8 Installed Md4 PCI board ...

Page 45: ...t mix DOME board types in one system for example you cannot run one Md5 PCI and one Md4 PCI board You can mix single and dual headed boards Screen zero 0 is the upper leftmost screen The rest of the screens are counted down and then across For example with four screens in a 2 x 2 pattern the screens are numbered as follows The screens are assigned to the boards in the order in which the boards are...

Page 46: ...vers Number of Boards and Screens Supported by Drivers This DOME driver For this operating system Can support up to Version 1 5 Windows 95 Three boards six screens Version 4 01 4 3 3 Windows NT 4 0 Four boards eight screens Version 4 4 0 or later Windows NT 4 0 Eight boards 16 screens ...

Page 47: ...PCI board is installed in your system con nect the monitor s to the board with the cable provided To connect the monitor to the board 1 Attach the D shell connector to the Md4 PCI board securing the connection with the screws on the connector Connecting the monitors to the board ...

Page 48: ...re information The cable labeling in the illustrations above applies to the DOME Md4 PCI cable If you are using a cable from another source the cable labeling may differ 3 Repeat step 2 for each monitor that you want to connect to the Md4 PCI board Connecting the cable to a grayscale monitor Connecting the cable to a color monitor ...

Page 49: ...ation see the instructions for your operating system in this table For this operating system See this section Windows 95 To finish the installation on page 9 Windows NT 4 0 Installing the PCI Windows NT 4 0 Driver on page 34 Windows 2000 Installing the PCI Windows 2000 Driver on page 59 ...

Page 50: ...ersion 4 00 VGA 2 Log in as administrator You need administrator privileges to change the display settings 3 Select Start Settings Control Panel Display icon Settings tab The Settings tab appears 4 Click Display Type The Display Type dialog box appears 5 Click Change in the Adapter Type section of the dialog box The Change Display dialog box appears 6 Click Have Disk You must install the Md4 PCI b...

Page 51: ...represents the drive The Change Display dialog box appears with these choices DOME imaging systems Md2 PCI DOME imaging systems Md4 PCI DOME imaging systems Md5 PCI DOME imaging systems Md8 PCI 9 Select Md4 PCI and click OK The Third party Drivers dialog box appears prompting you Do you wish to proceed 10 Click Yes A progress bar appears followed by the Installing Driver dialog box with this messa...

Page 52: ...ge dialog box appears prompting you Do you want to restart your computer now 13 Click Yes 14 When the system restarts select Windows NT Workstation Version 4 00 VGA and then configure your display settings as described in the next section ...

Page 53: ...e board and driver in your system set the display resolution and refresh rate You can then update any other configuration options To set the display resolution and refresh rate 1 Log in as administrator The Invalid Display Setting dialog box appears 2 Click OK The Settings tab appears 3 Click List All Modes ...

Page 54: ...sting Mode dialog box appears prompting you Did you see the test bitmap properly 7 Click Yes if the test bitmap displayed correctly The dialog box on your screen displays the values that exist in your binary cfg file which may be different from the values displayed in this illustration For information on editing these values see Customizing sync parameters for Windows NT on page 136 Your monitor s...

Page 55: ...Do you want to restart your computer now 10 Click No You can now change your display properties using the DOME tab 11 Right click the desktop and select Properties DOME tab A dialog box prompts you to choose a configuration file because the system is currently in VGA mode 12 Click Open to use the default configuration file md4pci cfg on your system Selecting Large Fonts on the Settings tab does no...

Page 56: ... NT Workstation 4 00 Using the DOME tab to change display properties This table shows the settings you can change on the DOME tab You can make several changes to your display settings at one time See Using the DOME tab to change dis play properties on page 40 DOME Tab Settings To complete this task See page Changing the resolution and refresh rate 42 Setting the screen configuration 42 Selecting m...

Page 57: ...roperties DOME tab The DOME tab appears 2 Select your desired settings as described on the following pages 3 Click Apply OK when you finish setting these options You can make several changes to settings at one time When you have selected all the new settings and want them to take effect Restart your computer ...

Page 58: ... resolution and refresh rate Valid options for resolution and refresh rate are listed in the Resolution and Refresh rate section of the DOME tab Highlight the desired options To set the screen configuration Each Md4 PCI board can support either one or two screens Highlight the desired number and configuration To set monitor preferences In the Monitor Preferences section of the DOME tab you can sel...

Page 59: ... screens or multiple Md4 PCI boards more than one screen can represent the desktop DirectDraw limited screen size Under the Windows NT 4 0 operating system Build 1381 DirectDraw supports only screen sizes up to 2048 x 2048 pixels DirectDraw applications may not function properly with larger screen sizes Microsoft is aware of this problem and plans to correct it in a future release of Windows NT Al...

Page 60: ...channel grayscale option to eliminate this screen interference by disabling video output to the red and blue video channels DOME recommends that you set the Single channel Grayscale option if you are using a grayscale monitor Setting palette options You can set palette options through the DOME tab In the Windows NT 4 0 operating system the Md4 PCI board supports these palette options Color Dynamic...

Page 61: ...talling the Md4 PCI Board in a PC 45 This illustration shows features of the grayscale palette options Color palette The color palette is a 256 color palette This option is available in single screen mode ...

Page 62: ...rayscale ramp for appli cations by not reserving the first 10 and last 10 palette entries for icons and other standard Windows graphics The static gray palette does not provide gray mapped Windows colors for the first 10 and last 10 palette entries Because the framebuffer assumes the Windows palette is in use applications that draw directly to the framebuffer dis play incorrectly For example icons...

Page 63: ...olors display correctly on the screen Although the nonlinear static gray palette provides correct colors for applications using the Windows palette colors display incorrectly if the application assumes that a static palette is always ramped Calibration with nonlinear static gray palette To run the DOME Calibration System with the nonlinear static gray palette you need Calibration TQA 2 0 or later ...

Page 64: ...s The Windows NT 4 0 driver uses standard Windows fonts DOME supplements these fonts with a set of three large fonts that support high resolution display The fonts are stored in the C dome tools directory after you install the Windows NT 4 0 driver To install DOME large fonts 1 Double click My Computer C DOME Tools A list of files appears 2 Double click the desired font from the list of files DOME...

Page 65: ...nstalling the Md4 PCI Board in a PC 49 5 Right click the desktop and select Properties Appearance tab The Appearance tab displays 6 Click the Scheme pull down arrow and select the desired font 7 Click OK ...

Page 66: ...operties Appearance tab 7 Click the Scheme pull down arrow and select Windows Standard 8 Click OK To increase the cursor size 1 Select Start Settings Control Panel Mouse icon Pointers tab 2 Click the Scheme pull down arrow and select Windows Standard extra large 3 Click OK Close the Control Panel dialog box To return to the standard cursor size follow steps 1 2 of this procedure and select Windows...

Page 67: ...he Item size adjusts automatically if the font size changes Icon Icons on the desktopb b If the Item or Font size is too large the icon and text may be cropped Adjust Icon spacing by clicking the right mouse button on the desktop and choosing Line Up Icons or Arrange Icons You can also change icon spacing by choosing Icon Spacing Horizontal and Icon Spacing Vertical and adjusting the Size setting ...

Page 68: ...e automatically relocates all dialog boxes to the upper left screen preventing dialog boxes from splitting across screens Dialog box splits across screens when DlgFix is not running Dialog box displays in upper left screen when DlgFix is running ...

Page 69: ...C dome tools DlgSetup To uninstall DlgFix Your system will experience a slight performance degrada tion while running DlgFix If you find system perfor mance unacceptable uninstall the software by typing this at the DOS prompt C dome tools DlgUnins DOME DPMS screen saver for Windows NT The DOME DPMS screen saver for Windows NT offers a powerful and flexible way to increase your monitor s life and d...

Page 70: ... to shut off the video power to the display There are two delay periods before DPMS is invoked The first is the standard screen saver delay from the last user input until the screen saver launches The second delay is from the time the screen saver launches until DPMS shuts off the video power to the monitor After the second delay DPMS places the monitor in power off mode The DOME DPMS screen saver...

Page 71: ...PMS screen saver 1 Right click the desktop and select Properties Screen Saver tab The Screen Saver tab appears 2 Select DOME DPMS Screen Saver from the list of screen savers 3 Set the Wait field with the delay time until you want the first screen saver to appear ...

Page 72: ...ailable screen savers The screen saver you select appears on your monitor before DPMS power off mode is invoked You can select any of the other installed Windows screen savers to protect the monitor during that time The Settings and Preview buttons enable you to adjust the screen saver settings and see a sample of what each looks like ...

Page 73: ...d starts 4 Enter the number of minutes of additional inactivity after the first screen saver launches until the monitor is placed in power off mode in the Invoke DPMS after field 5 If desired select Wake at start of period to force the monitor to wake up if it is in power off mode at the start of the period 6 If desired select Never sleep during this period to prevent a switch to power off mode du...

Page 74: ... after a total of 45 minutes of user inactivity After the monitor has been in power off mode for a long time it can take as many as 30 minutes to reach optimal performance conditions when the video power is turned on again To ensure that the monitor is performing opti mally when you need it use the DOME DPMS screen saver to force the monitor to wake up before periods of heavy use begin Screen save...

Page 75: ... board See To enable the sister display on page 63 3 Extend the Windows 2000 desktop settings for the first DOME screen onto the sister display See To set the resolution and refresh rate for the sister display on page 65 Only system administrators should perform the driver installation procedures described in this section Install all DOME boards before you install the driver See Installing the Boa...

Page 76: ...t Windows 2000 Professional 2 Log in as administrator 3 Right click the desktop and select Properties Settings tab The Settings tab appears with display 1 one highlighted 4 Click the Display list and select Default Monitor on Number Nine Visual Technologies Imagine 128 Series 1 ...

Page 77: ... Select Display a list of the known drivers for this device and then click Next 8 Insert the DOME Windows 2000 Driver diskette into your computer s disk drive and click Have Disk at the Select a Device Driver dialog box The Install From Disk dialog box appears 9 Click OK if the diskette is in the A drive Click Browse if the diskette is in another drive and select mdxpci inf Open OK The Select a De...

Page 78: ...ts you to select an operating system 2 Select Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and log in 3 Right click the desktop and select Properties Settings tab 4 Click Display list and select Default Monitor on DOME Md2 PCI Md4 PCI Md5 PCI or Md8 PCI 5 Click Advanced Adapter tab List All Modes button highlight the desired resolution and refresh rate then click OK 6 Click Apply OK from the Default Monito...

Page 79: ...lay follow the instructions below to install the driver for the sister display To enable the sister display Reinstall the driver for each sister display that you want to enable 1 Double click the Add Remove Hardware icon in the Microsoft Control Panel The Add Remove Hardware Wizard appears 2 Click Next The Choose a Hardware Task appears 3 Select Add Troubleshoot a device and click Next The Choose ...

Page 80: ...ick Next The Start Hardware Installation dialog box appears 8 Click Next The Digital Signature Not Found dialog box appears 9 Click Yes to copy the display driver files 10 Insert the DOME Windows 2000 driver diskette into drive A and click OK The Completing the Add Remove Hardware Wizard dialog boxes appear 11 Click Finish to complete the installation 12 Return to the Display Properties dialog box...

Page 81: ... Default Monitor and Md2 PCI Md4 PCI Md5 PCI or Md8 PCI Properties dialog box 6 Select Extend my Windows desktop to this monitor and click Apply The Display Properties dialog box appears 7 Click Identify on the Settings tab to check whether the sister displays are enabled When you click Identify the screen numbers display on the enabled screens See the next section to configure the display setting...

Page 82: ...the default monitor and refresh rate for DOME tab Displays attached to the Windows 2000 desktop Properties Settings tab Displays not attached to the Windows 2000 desktop The Windows 2000 operating system renumbers and reassigns screens as they are added to the configuration Set resolutions or preferences only after all boards and screens are installed Then restart your system to make sure the scre...

Page 83: ...nd select Properties Settings tab The Settings tab appears 3 Select Default Monitor on DOME Md2 PCI Md4 PCI Md5 PCI or Md8 PCI from the Display box 4 Click Advanced DOME tab to select a resolution and refresh rate The DOME tab appears Changing Display Properties To complete this task See page Change the resolution and refresh rate 68 Select palette options 69 Set monitor preferences 69 Set driver ...

Page 84: ...al settings The resolution changes on both installed screens and a message appears prompting you to accept or cancel the new resolution 3 Click OK to set this resolution or Cancel to return to the DOME tab If you select OK this message appears 4 Click OK You can now use the display When you use the DOME tab to set the resolution and refresh rate for one of the displays of a dual headed DOME displa...

Page 85: ... To disable DirectDraw select Disable DirectDraw on the DOME tab Setting palette options DOME palette options must coordinate with the primary display All monitors must be set to either palette devices or non palette devices Palette Options Palette Device Non Palette Device Dynamic gray Static gray Color palettea a Color options available for flat panel displays Nonlinear static gray True colora ...

Page 86: ...d Palette options with multiple displays The Microsoft Developer s Network MSDN Select Palette and RealizePalette functions work across all monitors if the primary monitor is palettized The palettes of all palettized devices are synchronized If however the primary monitor is not palettized SelectPalette and RealizePalette select the palette into the background and palettized devices are not synchr...

Page 87: ...ple Displays Primary Display Secondary Display Combination OK Commodity board at 16 bits per pixel bpp Dynamic gray No Commodity board at 16 bpp Static gray Yes Commodity board at 16 bpp Nonlinear gray Yes Commodity board at 16 bpp True color Yes Dynamic gray Commodity board at 16 bpp Yes Dynamic Gray Dynamic gray Yes Dynamic gray Static gray No Dynamic gray Nonlinear static gray Yes Dynamic gray ...

Page 88: ...at 16 bpp Yes True color Dynamic gray No True color Static gray Yes True color Nonlinear static gray Yes True color True color Yes True color Pseudocolor Yes Pseudocolor Commodity board at 16 bpp Yes Pseudocolor Dynamic gray Yes Pseudocolor Static gray No Pseudocolor Nonlinear static gray Yes Pseudocolor True color Yes Pseudocolor Pseudocolor Yes Palette Options on Multiple Displays Cont Primary D...

Page 89: ...ab Custom Mode The Custom Mode dialog box appears The Custom Mode dialog box enables you to do the following Customize modes Create modes Remove modes Restore original modes configuration file The mode changes you make are stored in a dom file and the driver loads the dom file at boot time See Restoring the original modes on page 76 for more information ...

Page 90: ...o change 6 Edit the Mode Values section of the dialog box to create the mode you want 7 Click Test The Display Resolution dialog box appears The system is about to test the customized resolution 8 Click OK to test the mode or Cancel to abort testing The test pattern displays on the screen you selected in the Settings tab A message appears indicating that the new mode is about to be tested 9 Click ...

Page 91: ... Hz If you make changes that result in a new refresh rate of 69 4 Hz 1024 x 768 x 8 69 4 Hz replaces 1728 x 2304 x 8 69 04 Hz when you save the mode 11 Click OK to close the Display Properties dialog box and Restart your system To remove modes You can remove any mode except the current mode 1 Highlight the resolution for the mode you want to remove and click Remove Mode A dialog box asks whether y...

Page 92: ...named md4pci dom and md4pci cfg At boot time the driver uses the dom file if it exists otherwise it uses the cfg file If the dom file exists the driver does not read the cfg file To restore the original modes 1 Click Restore Original Mode List in the Custom Syncs dialog box The control panel restores the original cfg file by deleting the dom file A dialog box appears explain ing that the original ...

Page 93: ...ol panel Make sure you remove the sister device first You can uninstall both single and dual headed DOME display boards The device that you are uninstalling cannot have system resources if its sister display is installed The device that you are uninstalling must be attached to the Windows 2000 desktop You cannot uninstall the primary display To uninstall a single headed DOME device 1 Click Start S...

Page 94: ...ick OK in the Confirm Device Removal dialog box The Systems Settings Change dialog box appears 7 Click Yes to restart your computer The device is now removed from Windows 2000 8 After your computer restarts turn it off and remove the DOME board Refer to your Microsoft documentation for more information on removing devices through the control panel ...

Page 95: ...puter 3 Restart your computer 4 Click Start Settings Control Panel Administrative Tools icon 5 Click Computer Management The Systems Tools dialog box appears 6 Click Device Manager 7 Click Display Adapters The DOME control panel determines if you are uninstalling the devices in the proper order Uninstalling a Dual Headed DOME Device Step 1 Use the Uninstall DOME Device button on the DOME tab to be...

Page 96: ... play Warning icon Right click and choose Uninstall 9 Click OK in the Confirm Device Removal dialog box The device is now removed from Windows 2000 10 Restart your computer To finish uninstalling the initial device of the dual headed DOME display board follow the steps in To uninstall a single headed DOME device on page 77 ...

Page 97: ...ver DIMPL library The DOME Image Processing Library DIMPL provides a library of functions for image manipulation The DIMPL library uses the DirectDraw facilities in the Windows 2000 operating system and works cooperatively with the DOME driver DimplX control The DimplX control is the ActiveX interface to the DIMPL library It provides an easy to use interface to the powerful DIMPL functions It also...

Page 98: ...st have the same refresh rate to within 0 01 Hz All DOME screens must be in nonnegative space on the Windows desktop Refer to the PCI or PCX Products Developer s Guide for more information about the Windows NT 4 0 compatible modes You can run Calibration TQA 2 0 1 or later on a system that includes both DOME and non DOME boards Do not change Windows display settings while Calibration TQA is runnin...

Page 99: ...o uninstall the initial display this dialog box appears To uninstall a single headed DOME display board Use the Windows Control Panel s Administrative Tools to uninstall a single headed DOME display board If you try to uninstall a single headed board by clicking Uninstall DOME Device on the DOME tab this dialog box appears This message also appears if you try to uninstall the initial display of a ...

Page 100: ...DOME driver and other unsigned drivers If you select Ignore the installation program ignores the lack of a valid Catalog file with a digital signature If you select Warn the installation displays the message Digital Signature Not Found and prompts you to continue or cancel Impaired screen resolution If one screen of a dual headed board looks strange after you change another screen s resolution mak...

Page 101: ...n This Chapter Installing the Board in a Sun PCI Workstation 86 Connecting the Monitors 91 Installing the PCI Solaris Driver 93 Configuring Display Settings 95 Using the Default Monitor Mode 96 Overriding the Default Monitor Mode 98 Using Visual Classes 102 Configuring the Windowing Environment 106 Changing the Console 111 ...

Page 102: ...dis charge to the board Wear an antistatic wrist strap Always keep one hand touching a metal surface to provide grounding If you can t perform a step with one hand use both and return one occasionally to the bare metal surface If you do not properly install the board you may be unable to restart your computer Read and follow the procedures in this section carefully Static electricity can damage th...

Page 103: ...ble VGA mode The Md4 PCI board cannot operate as a VGA board in a Sun PCI workstation To disable VGA on the Md4 PCI board slide the DIP switches on switch S1 to the positions shown in this table DIP Switch Settings on Switch 1 to Disable VGA DIP Switch Position 1 OFF 2 OFF 3 OFF 4 ON ...

Page 104: ...ufacturer s instructions 3 Locate the slot you selected for the Md4 PCI board The slots are usually labeled on the motherboard but you may have to refer to your system documentation for a slot ID chart 4 Remove the backplate from a slot Refer to your Sun documentation for more information If you do not turn off the computer you could get an electric shock and cause damage to your computer s compon...

Page 105: ...puter 6 Make sure the board s connectors are aligned with the connectors on the motherboard 7 Press down until the board is firmly seated 8 Secure the board with the screw for the backplate 9 Replace the system unit cover 10 Turn on your workstation and boot up with the r option Installing an Md4 PCI board Installed Md4 PCI board ...

Page 106: ... You can install as many Md4 PCI boards as your sys tem s power supply and available PCI slots can support Each board requires less than 3 amps of 5V Tips Remember these tips when you are installing multiple boards You can install different DOME boards in the same system For example you can install one Md2 PCI and one Md4 PCI board in your Sun PCI system ...

Page 107: ...rs to the board 1 Attach the D shell connector to the Md4 PCI board securing the connection with the screws on the connector Refer to your monitor documentation for more information about connector assignments 2 Attach each output cable to the appropriate BNC terminal on your monitor The cable labeling in the illustrations above applies to the DOME Md4 PCI cable If you are using a cable from anoth...

Page 108: ...92 Chapter 3 3 Repeat step 2 for each monitor that you want to connect to the Md4 PCI board ...

Page 109: ...er modules 200 KB in usr lib The installation procedure for Solaris performs these tasks Adds the device driver Adds the OpenWindows loadable DDX driver Modifies the OWconfig file Installs the DOMEmdlib shared object library To install the driver 1 Log in as root 2 Insert the DOME Md4 PCI CD in the appropriate drive 3 Mount the CD device if your system does not automount it Then type cd cdrom dome...

Page 110: ...k ages default all q 5 Press Return to install all packages or the number 1 one to install the DOMEmd4p package only Messages appear followed by this prompt Do you want to continue with the installation of the package y n 6 Type y Messages describe the progress of the installation Then these messages appear Installation of DOMEmd4p was successful Installation of DOMEmdlib was successful You do not...

Page 111: ...onitor mode for your board DOME provides a default monitor mode that you can either use or override Read the following sections before you configure CDE or OpenWindows Using the Default Monitor Mode page 96 Overriding the Default Monitor Mode page 98 Using Visual Classes page 102 Then read the appropriate section for your windowing environment To run OpenWindows page 106 To configure CDE page 107 ...

Page 112: ...default monitor mode on the Md4 PCI board To check the default mode After you install the driver software package and reboot your computer if necessary you can use the video_mode program to check the default monitor mode To use this program change the directory to opt DOMEmd4pci util and type video_mode h This command displays a help file that describes the usage syntax for the video_mode program ...

Page 113: ... to program a new default monitor mode For example if you want to program mode E on the first board in the system type this command video_mode d dev md4pci0 0 m E Monitor Modes Mode Resolution width x height Refresh Rate Color Mode A 1728 x 2304 pixels 69 Hz Grayscale E 1200 x 1600 pixels 76 Hz Grayscale F 1200 x 1600 pixels 66 Hz Grayscale G 1600 x 1200 pixels 66 Hz Grayscale I 1280 x 1024 pixels...

Page 114: ... you must log in as root and create the missing directories with mkdir 2 Find these lines of the OWconfig file in usr openwin server etc and make a copy of them class name DOMEmd4pci0Config device dev md4pci0 0 res 1728x2304 69Hz monitor domegray vda board md4pci 2hd xqa class XSCREENCONFIG name DOMEmd4pci1Config device dev md4pci 1 res 1728x2304 69Hz monitor domegray vda board md4pci 2hd xqa clas...

Page 115: ...tions do not have the same name device dev md4pci0 0 This line indicates that the board is an Md4 PCI board that was assigned the instance of zero 0 by the system The second zero 0 indicates that you are using the first head of the board To modify this line for the device you are install ing replace the first zero 0 with the instance your board was assigned by the system If you are using the secon...

Page 116: ... using two heads 2hd of an Md4 PCI board md4pci and that the board configura tion is located in the board file md4pci 2hd xqa Board files are located in the opt DOMEmd4pci boards directory Do not modify these files See the second code sample on page 98 for configuration for the second head and the third code sample for configu ration for a one headed system driving a color monitor When modifying t...

Page 117: ...video pedestal To enable or disable video pedestal you need to edit the domegray vda file which is referenced by your OWconfig file To enable pedestal set the BlackLevel parameter in the domegray vda file to 0 054 To disable pedestal set the BlackLevel parameter to 0 0 ...

Page 118: ...r for applications by invoking the X Window System with PseudoColor as the default visual class To emulate a PseudoColor visual class To start the X server using PseudoColor as the default visual class add defclass PseudoColor to the openwin command and to the Xservers file For a one headed system using the Md4 PCI board type openwin dev dev md4pci0 0 defclass PseudoColor For a two headed system u...

Page 119: ...r size 256 bitmap unit bit order padding 32 MSBFirst 32 image byte order MSBFirst number of supported pixmap formats 2 supported pixmap formats depth 1 bits_per_pixel 1 scanline_pad 32 depth 8 bits_per_pixel 8 scanline_pad 32 keycode range minimum 8 maximum 132 focus window 0x280000d revert to PointerRoot number of extensions 12 SUN_ALLPLANES SHAPE MIT SHM Multi Buffering XInputExtension XInputDev...

Page 120: ...Mask PropertyChangeMask ColormapChangeMask number of visuals 6 Look default visual id 0x22 for visual these visual id 0x22 lines class PseudoColor depth 8 planes size of colormap 256 entries red green blue masks 0x0 0x0 0x0 significant bits in color specification 8 bits visual visual id 0x23 class DirectColor depth 8 planes size of colormap 8 entries red green blue masks 0x7 0x38 0xc0 significant ...

Page 121: ...nt bits in color specification 8 bits visual visual id 0x27 class StaticGray depth 8 planes size of colormap 256 entries red green blue masks 0x0 0x0 0x0 significant bits in color specification 8 bits number of mono multibuffer types 6 visual id max buffers depth 0x22 0 8 visual id max buffers depth 0x23 0 8 visual id max buffers depth 0x24 0 8 visual id max buffers depth 0x25 0 8 visual id max bu...

Page 122: ...For a two headed system type openwin dev dev md4pci0 0 dev dev md4pci0 1 Each screen has a name of the form dev md4pciy z where y board instance z head number 0 for first head 1 for second head For more information on openwin refer to the Sun OpenWindows documentation To support color with the Md4 PCI board you must use only one head per board If you are using two heads per board both heads must b...

Page 123: ...t line follows 0 Local local_uid console root usr openwin bin Xsun 0 nobanner To use one or more DOME devices To use one or more DOME devices replace the second 0 with the dev option flag and the appropriate device parameter For example to use both heads of an Md4 PCI board change the line to this 0 Local local_uid console root usr openwin bin Xsun dev dev md4pci0 0 dev dev md4pci0 1 nobanner If y...

Page 124: ...wer Management Sig naling DPMS screen saver DPMS provides a standard way to manage the power used by your display monitor DPMS shuts off the video signal to the monitor when it has not been used for a specified amount of time This feature allows you to reduce the amount of power your monitor uses and to extend the life of your monitor s CRT You can enable DPMS through the Style Manager just as you...

Page 125: ...Screen Saver field to turn on a screen saver 4 Select Blank Screen from the list of screen savers to set your system to send a DPMS 5 Use the slider in the Start Saver field to set the time from when the system last received input on the mouse or keyboard until it invokes the screen saver You can set this time from 1 one to 120 minutes ...

Page 126: ...e DPMS which means that you will not have to wait for the moni tor to stabilize when you begin to use it again Set the Screen Saver field to On when you will be away from the computer for several hours With the screen saver running your system will conserve energy and the monitor s CRT will last longer Screen saver tips Remember these tips when you set the screen saver ...

Page 127: ... halt the system to get to the ok prompt 2 Type setenv output device device node These examples describe how to change the console in Ultra 10 and Ultra 30 systems For more details refer to your Sun documentation 3 To make the Md4 PCI board the console in an Ultra 10 system type setenv output device pci DOME Md4PCI For an Ultra 30 system which has two PCI buses type setenv output device pci X DOME...

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Page 129: ...alling the Md4 PCI Board in a Digital UNIX Workstation In This Chapter Installing the PCI Digital UNIX Driver 114 Installing the Board in a Digital UNIX Workstation 122 Connecting the Monitors 129 Configuring the Display Monitor 131 Issues with Digital Personal Workstations 133 ...

Page 130: ...rt the kit diskette into the disk drive When you mount a file system you must have an empty directory to mount it on Many systems have a mnt directory as a temporary directory for mounting temporary file systems 2 If you do not have a mnt or similar directory create one with these commands cd mkdir mnt chmod 755 mnt To mount the diskette you need to know the device name of your diskette drive On m...

Page 131: ... with the name of the kit You can determine the kit name in these ways Check the diskette label for the name Perform a directory listing on the diskette To perform a directory listing To perform a directory listing you must have mounted the diskette on mnt as described in step 2 on page 114 To perform a directory listing type ls mnt The system responds with the mounted directory for example DOMMDP...

Page 132: ...u intend to connect to each DOME board When you enter the type of monitor you are using the setld program automatically configures your DOME display driver to support that monitor It records this information in your driver configuration file usr opt DOM103 sysconfigtab Using set_dome_monitor The set_dome_monitor script runs automatically from the setld program It prompts you for this information T...

Page 133: ...firm your answer or n to enter a different response 4 Select the number that corresponds to your monitor type from the list provided When you do be sure to select your specific monitor based on resolution refresh rate and whether it is monochrome or color 5 Type in the viewable width of the monitor indicating whether you are using inches or millimeters For exam ple type 290 mm The set_dome_monitor...

Page 134: ...tion for all the DOME boards in your system This message appears Would you like to edit the driver config file y n 9 Type n The installation rebuilds your kernel It also saves your old kernel to safeguard against potential problems If the new kernel does not boot see Booting problems with the new kernel on page 120 10 Unmount the diskette and remove it from the disk drive by typing unmount mnt 11 ...

Page 135: ...y boards 1 Insert or remove the boards If you are installing an Md4 PCI board follow the instructions in Installing the Board in a Digital UNIX Workstation on page 122 2 Turn on power to the workstation again 3 Boot the system by typing boot 4 If you have problems booting with the new kernel see Booting problems with the new kernel and Unin stalling the kit on page 121 ...

Page 136: ... you can boot the saved kernel at the boot SRM prompt replacing KITNAME with the name of the kit boot fl s fi vmunix pre KITNAME This boots single user mode using the previous kernel When the previous kernel comes up uninstall the kit The X Window System probably will not start with this kernel because the kit installation also modifies the X Server configuration file var X11 Xserver conf pre KITN...

Page 137: ... your system to its pre installation state run the setld program with the d option If you do not know your kit name see To determine the kit name on page 115 To uninstall the kit 1 Type the following replacing KITNAME with the name of the kit setld d KITNAME 2 Reboot your system after the kit has been uninstalled by typing reboot ...

Page 138: ...from its package and from its protective sleeve being careful to guard against static dis charge to the board Wear an antistatic wrist strap Always keep one hand touching a metal surface to provide grounding If you can t perform a step with one hand use both and return one occasionally to the bare metal surface Before you install the Md4 PCI board in your worksta tion you must first install the dr...

Page 139: ...he power cord can serve as a ground for the computer 2 Remove the lid from the workstation according to the manufacturer s instructions Determine which board you will use as the VGA console the Md4 PCI board see page 125 or another VGA board see page 127 Supported Configurations In this location The Md4 PCI board supports To support this configuration you must also 64 bit slot Display and VGA Use ...

Page 140: ...slot 4 Secure the mounting bracket with the bracket screw 5 Remove a blank bracket from the back of the slot you chose for the VGA output 6 Insert the VGA bracket and secure the mounting bracket with the bracket screw 7 Attach the VGA monitor to the 15 pin connector 8 Repeat steps 1 4 for each additional board you want to install 9 Replace the workstation cover 10 Turn on the power to your worksta...

Page 141: ...d The 32 bit slots on the Digital UNIX workstation do not support the Md4 PCI board s VGA so you must install the Md4 PCI board in a 64 bit slot if you are using it to sup port VGA Unfortunately the 64 bit slots on the 500au workstation and possibly on other Digital UNIX worksta tions are not fully PCI compliant Before you can use the Md4 PCI board in a 64 bit slot you must first use a Digital dis...

Page 142: ...r workstation 5 Remove the Digital display board from the 64 bit slot 6 Enable VGA mode on the Md4 PCI board by following the instructions in To enable VGA mode on page 127 7 Attach the VGA ribbon cable to the Md4 PCI board The connector is keyed to ensure it is plugged in correctly 8 Install the Md4 PCI board in one of the 64 bit slots Follow the steps in To install the board on page 124 ...

Page 143: ...n change these settings to enable or disable VGA mode To enable VGA mode You must enable VGA if you are using the Md4 PCI board to support VGA To use this port you must install the Md4 PCI board in a 64 bit slot that has been configured for a DOME PCI board See Supporting VGA with the Md4 PCI board on page 125 DIP Switch Settings for Switch S1 DIP Switch Closed On Open Off 1 VGA enabled VGA disabl...

Page 144: ...an existing VGA board on page 127 for more information The Digital UNIX workstation supports VGA only in the 64 bit slots See Limitations with VGA support on page 134 for more information To disable VGA slide the DIP switches on the Md4 PCI board into these positions DIP Switch Settings on Switch S1 to Enable VGA Mode DIP Switch Position 1 ON closed 2 OFF open 3 OFF open 4 ON closed DIP Switch Set...

Page 145: ... five connectors To connect grayscale monitors Use these tables to attach the cables to the appropriate output signals on your grayscale monitors If you are using only one monitor use the Monitor 1 configuration settings Monitor 1 Configuration Cable Label Output Signal VIDEO1 Monitor 1 video VSYNC1 Monitor 1 vertical sync HSYNC1 Monitor 1 horizontal sync Monitor 2 Configuration Cable Label Output...

Page 146: ...curing the connection with the screws on the connector 2 Attach each output cable to the appropriate BNC terminal on your monitor Refer to your monitor documentation for more infor mation about the connector assignments 3 Repeat step 2 for each monitor to which you want to connect the Md4 PCI board Color Monitor Configuration Cable Label Output Signal GREEN Green RED Red BLUE Blue VSYNC Vertical s...

Page 147: ...port the monitors you specify If you change monitors after you install the kit you can use a special script called set_dome_monitor to change the driver configuration easily without reloading the kit To set the monitor configuration The set_dome_monitor script which is installed in the usr bin directory during the kit installation configures the board monitor combination You must have superuser pr...

Page 148: ... You can use set_dome_monitor with the q query option to determine the current monitor configuration You do not need superuser privileges to perform the query To do so type set_dome_monitor q Your changes will take effect only after you reboot the system ...

Page 149: ...bit PCI slots The Md4 PCI board is fully PCI compliant but the 64 bit PCI slots in the 500au are not To use the Md4 PCI board in any of the 64 bit slots you must first configure the slots to accept DOME PCI boards If you do not configure the 64 bit slot to accept the Md4 PCI board you must install the board in one of the 32 bit slots If you install your board in one of the 64 bit slots before you ...

Page 150: ...of the 64 bit slots if you want VGA console booting and you are install ing the Md4 PCI board in a 32 bit slot If you are using the Digital display board for your VGA console make sure your Md4 PCI board has been config ured to disable VGA support See To disable VGA mode on page 128 for more information about disabling VGA on the Md4 PCI board Attaching an ASCII terminal As an alternative to leavi...

Page 151: ...tes 135 Appendix Md4 PCI Board Resolutions and Refresh Rates In This Chapter Resolutions and Refresh Rates for PCs 136 Resolutions and Refresh Rates for Sun PCI Workstations 138 Resolutions and Refresh Rates for Digital UNIX Workstations 140 ...

Page 152: ...ght Vertical Refresh Rate Horizontal Refresh Rate 1280 x 1024 pixels 72 Hz 76 kHz 1536 x 2048 pixels 70 Hz 147 kHz 1712 x 2100 pixels 69 Hz 149 kHz 1728 x 2304 pixels 69 Hz 163 kHz 1728 x 2304 pixels 62 Hz 148 kHz 1728 x 2304 pixels 61 Hz 146 kHz 1856 x 1484 pixels 99 Hz 150 kHz 2048 x 1536 pixels 75 Hz 118 kHz 2048 x 2044 pixels 60 Hz 127 kHz 2304 x 1728 pixels 64 Hz 116 kHz If your customized fi...

Page 153: ...e corresponding cfg file The program asks you to enter the system windows directory 6 Type C winnt or your corresponding windows directory The program asks if you want to back up your existing cfg file 7 Type y The program rebuilds the cfg file according to the new syncs It puts the new cfg file into the appropri ate directory It backs up the existing cfg file as a cfg bak file in the windows dir ...

Page 154: ...728 x 2304 pixels 65 Hz 152 kHz 2048x1536 76Hz 2048 x 1536 pixels 76 Hz 118 kHz 1536x2048 71Hz 1536 x 2048 pixels 71 Hz 147 kHz 1600x1200 73Hz 1600 x 1200 pixels 73 Hz 91 kHz 1600x1200 68Hz 1600 x 1200 pixels 68 Hz 84 kHz 1600x1200 66Hz 1600 x 1200 pixels 66 Hz 81 kHz 1280x1600 69Hz 1280 x 1600 pixels 69 Hz 114 kHz 1200x1600 76Hz 1200 x 1600 pixels 76 Hz 124 kHz 1200x1600 66Hz 1200 x 1600 pixels 6...

Page 155: ...s 73 Hz 37 kHz a You must use this exact name and either the domegray vda for grayscale monitors or domecolr vda for color monitors file to specify the monitor s you are using when you edit the OWconfig file To support a color monitor the Md4 PCI board must be configured for only one head To do so set board md4pci 1hd xqa in the OWconfig file Resolutions and Refresh Rates for Sun PCI Workstations ...

Page 156: ...GrayscaleMonitors 2304 x 1728 pixels 65 Hz 116 kHz 1728 x 2304 pixels 69 Hz 163 kHz 1728 x 2304 pixels 65 Hz 152 kHz 2048 x 1536 pixels 76 Hz 118 kHz 1536 x 2048 pixels 71 Hz 147 kHz 1600 x 1200 pixels 73 Hz 91 kHz 1600 x 1200 pixels 68 Hz 84 kHz 1600 x 1200 pixels 66 Hz 81 kHz 1280 x 1600 pixels 69 Hz 114 kHz 1200 x 1600 pixels 76 Hz 124 kHz 1200 x 1600 pixels 66 Hz 109 kHz 1280 x 1024 pixels 60 ...

Page 157: ...6 Hz 71 kHz 1152 x 900 pixels 66 Hz 61 kHz 1024 x 768 pixels 75 Hz 60 kHz 1024 x 768 pixels 70 Hz 56 kHz 800 x 600 pixels 72 Hz 48 kHz 640 x 480 pixels 73 Hz 37 kHz Resolutions and Refresh Rates for Digital UNIX Workstations Cont Resolution width x height Vertical Refresh Rate Horizontal Refresh Rate ...

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Page 159: ...107 display monitor for Digital 131 monitor for PC 66 76 setup for Windows 95 10 setup for Windows NT 37 connecting monitor Digital 129 130 PC 31 32 Sun 91 92 console for Sun 111 control DimplX 81 custom syncs 73 76 customizing font appearance in Windows 95 17 fonts for PCs 17 51 sync parameters for Windows NT 136 137 D default monitor mode for Solaris 96 overriding 98 programming 97 dialog box lo...

Page 160: ...ster display for Windows 2000 63 65 enabling VGA for Digital 127 for PC 26 extending life of monitor CRT 53 108 F fixing dialog boxes split across screens 18 19 52 53 font size 16 51 fonts adjusting 16 G grayscale palette options 13 44 grayscale display on Sun 102 H hardware conflicts in Windows 95 20 help on DOME tab 42 high resolution font settings 17 51 I icons adjusting size 17 51 installing b...

Page 161: ...riding the default monitor mode 98 P palette options Windows 2000 69 71 Windows 95 13 Windows NT 44 47 PC installing board 22 30 installing driver 59 62 pseudocolor display on Sun 102 R reducing monitor power consumption 53 108 refresh rates See resolutions and refresh rates resolutions and refresh rates for Digital 140 for PC 136 for Sun 138 setting in Digital 131 setting in Windows 95 11 12 sett...

Page 162: ... 128 disabling for PC 26 disabling for Sun 87 disabling in PC 23 enabling for Digital 127 enabling for PC 24 26 port on the Md4 PCI board 125 using an existing VGA board with the DOME board 127 visual class 102 checking default 103 W Windows 2000 driver calibration 82 configuring display settings 66 76 custom syncs 73 76 enabling sister display 63 65 installing 59 62 multi headed support 59 palett...

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