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Index

137

setting resolutions and refresh

rates. See resolutions and refresh
rates

See also screens

multiple boards, installing

Digital, 118
PC, 29
Sun, 86

Number Nine Imagine 128 board, 20

OpenWindows

configuring your system for, 93
modifying

OWConfig

file, 94

running, 100

overriding the default monitor

mode, 93

palette options

Windows 2000, 65–66
Windows NT, 42–44

palette options for PCs

setting in Windows 95, 13

installing board, 21–30
installing driver, 56–59

pseudocolor display on Sun, 96

reducing monitor power

consumption, 50, 102

refresh rates. See resolutions and

refresh rates, 130

removing retainer, 28, 84, 117
resolutions and refresh rates

Digital, 133
for PC, 130
PC, 130
Power Macintosh, 130

setting in Digital, 124
setting in Windows 95, 11–12
setting in Windows NT, 36
Sun, 132

retainer, 28, 84, 117
running OpenWindows, 100

screen saver

Solaris DPMS, 102–104
Windows DPMS, 50–55

screens

selecting number for

Windows NT, 11

setenv

command, 105

setting

custom syncs, 68–71
palette for Windows 2000, 65–66

setup

display for PC, 61–71
OpenWindows, 93
Windows 95, 10
Windows NT, 36

size of icons, 48
slot

32-bit PCI in Digital, 126
64-bit PCI in Digital, 126

software. See driver installation
Solaris

default monitor mode, 91
DPMS screen saver, 102–104

static

electricity, 22, 80, 115
grayscale display for

Windows NT, 42

Sun

driver installation, 88–89
installing board, 80–86

sync parameters for

Windows NT, 130–131

syncs, 68–71

Summary of Contents for Dome Md5/PCI

Page 1: ...Md5 PCI Display Controller Installation Guide DOME imaging systems inc...

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Page 3: ...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 fro...

Page 4: ...tive EN 60601 1 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 method...

Page 5: ...the Md5 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 Chan...

Page 6: ...fresh rate 36 Using the DOME tab to change display properties 39 To change display properties 40 Setting driver options 41 Setting palette options 42 Additional Configuration Options for Windows NT 45...

Page 7: ...e board 83 To install multiple boards 86 Connecting the Monitor 87 To connect the monitor to the board 87 Installing the PCI Solaris Driver 88 Installing the Md5 PCI driver for Solaris 88 Configuring...

Page 8: ...eparing to install the board 116 To install the board 117 Supporting VGA with the Md5 PCI board 119 Supporting VGA with another VGA board 121 Enabling and disabling VGA mode 121 Connecting the Monitor...

Page 9: ...on 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 Audience This gui...

Page 10: ...ode 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...

Page 11: ...dows NT or Windows 2000 driver in a PC Chapter 3 Installing the Board in a Sun PCI Workstation Instructions for installing and configuring the Md5 PCI board and its Solaris driver in a Sun PCI worksta...

Page 12: ...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 docum...

Page 13: ...Planning the Md5 PCI Board Installation 1 Chapter 1 Planning the Md5 PCI Board Installation In This Chapter About the Md5 PCI Board 2 Planning the Installation 4...

Page 14: ...range of display resolutions Software programmable resolutions up to 2048 x 2560 pixels in both landscape and portrait modes Hardware copy accelerator On board copy speeds up to 150 MB sec Luminance c...

Page 15: ...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...

Page 16: ...e sure you have all the necessary items Cross platform requirements You can install the Md5 PCI board in a PC Sun PCI work station or Digital UNIX workstation All platforms require these items An Md5...

Page 17: ...sk drive 2 MB hard disk space 5 MB RAM per screen 32 MB RAM Windows 95 Windows NT 4 0 DOME Md5 PCI driver for Windows 95 Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 Sun PCI workstation PCI slot for each board 500 KB...

Page 18: ...in a PC on page 21 Driver as described in Installing the PCI Windows NT 4 0 Driver on page 33 Windows 2000 Board as described in Installing the Board in a PC on page 21 Driver as described in Install...

Page 19: ...hooting Tips for Windows 95 19 Installing the Board in a PC 21 Connecting the Monitor 31 Installing the PCI Windows NT 4 0 Driver 33 Configuring Display Settings in Windows NT 4 0 36 Additional Config...

Page 20: ...repares the installation files and guides you through installation of the Md5 PCI setup configuration files 3 Follow the on screen instructions 4 When the automatic installation procedure is complete...

Page 21: ...ound 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 Con...

Page 22: ...e 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...

Page 23: ...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 resolut...

Page 24: ...ay 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 4...

Page 25: ...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 bla...

Page 26: ...pter 2 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 infor...

Page 27: ...c Link Library The display driver automatically installs the Dynamic Link Library DLL in your system The DLL mdpcint dll is a group of functions that can link to DOME applications such as the DIMPL li...

Page 28: ...ize a Font size 14 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 adj...

Page 29: ...DOME DlgFix 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 au...

Page 30: ...all 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...

Page 31: ...t your com puter for the first time after installing the Md5 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 r...

Page 32: ...erties 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 Md5 PCI and th...

Page 33: ...install the Md5 PCI board You can install drivers for other Win dows operating systems after you install the board If you do not properly install your Md5 PCI board and driver you may be unable to bo...

Page 34: ...nstallation 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 comput...

Page 35: ...your computer 2 Enable VGA mode on the Md5 PCI board by following instructions in To enable VGA mode on page 25 3 Attach the VGA ribbon cable to the Md5 PCI board The connector is keyed to ensure it...

Page 36: ...the DIP switches located near the top center of the Md5 PCI board to enable or disable VGA mode When you install the Md5 PCI board in a computer with an existing VGA board only one of the boards can...

Page 37: ...Md5 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 DIP Switch Settings for Switch S1 DIP Switch Closed On Open Of...

Page 38: ...ing it with another VGA board You must also dis able VGA on additional Md5 PCI boards if you are install ing more than one To disable VGA slide the DIP switches on switch S1 into the positions shown i...

Page 39: ...the Md5 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 Md5 PCI board firmly into the slot Removing a bracket Installing an Md...

Page 40: ...connector pins are aligned with the slot If a retainer on the board prevents it from fitting in the slot remove the two screws that attach the retainer to the board and remove the retainer Removing th...

Page 41: ...tions in Installing the Board in a PC on page 21 for each board Each board requires less than 3 amps of 5V You can install as many Md5 PCI boards as your sys tem s power supply and available PCI slots...

Page 42: ...order in which the boards are found on the bus This table lists the number of boards and screens supported by the drivers Number of Boards and Screens Supported by Drivers This DOME driver For this o...

Page 43: ...shell connector to the Md5 PCI board securing the connection with the screws on the connector 2 Attach each output cable to the appropriate BNC terminal on your monitor Refer to the monitor documenta...

Page 44: ...ble to find the instructions for your operating system 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 Drive...

Page 45: ...ll the driver 1 Turn on power to the computer and select Windows NT Workstation Version 4 00 VGA 2 Log in as administrator You need administrator privileges to change the display settings 3 Select Sta...

Page 46: ...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 Md5 PCI and...

Page 47: ...Settings Change 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 you...

Page 48: ...iver 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...

Page 49: ...pears and then the Testing Mode dialog box appears prompting you Did you see the test bitmap properly The dialog box on your screen displays the values that exist in your binary cfg file which may be...

Page 50: ...ou 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 cho...

Page 51: ...elect Windows 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...

Page 52: ...wo ways Click the question mark button on the title bar and then click the area of the DOME tab with which you need assistance Move the cursor to the area with which you need assistance and then press...

Page 53: ...direct manipulation of the video display To disable DirectDraw select the Disable DirectDraw option in the Driver Options area of the DOME tab DirectDraw applications expect the screen to be repre sen...

Page 54: ...DOME cannot ensure DirectDraw compati bility with either multiple screens or a screen size greater than 2048 x 2048 pixels Setting palette options You can set palette options through the DOME tab In t...

Page 55: ...the entire grayscale 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 mappe...

Page 56: ...ions that use the first 10 and last 10 palette entries as Windows colors display correctly on the screen Although the nonlinear static gray palette provides correct colors for applications using the W...

Page 57: ...E large fonts 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...

Page 58: ...46 Chapter 2 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 59: ...d select Properties 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...

Page 60: ...justs 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...

Page 61: ...lgFix software 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 Dialo...

Page 62: ...lgSetup 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 at the D...

Page 63: ...it uses DPMS 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...

Page 64: ...r 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...

Page 65: ...s four distinct periods throughout the day with different DPMS settings for each period 3 Set the start time in the Starting at field Use a 24 hour time format for example use 16 30 to indicate 4 30 p...

Page 66: ...f desired select Never sleep during this period to prevent a switch to power off mode during the period 7 Click OK to keep your settings or Cancel to discard them The Display Properties dialog box app...

Page 67: ...l start only 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...

Page 68: ...apable of supporting VGA display or any VGA board Only system administrators should perform the driver installation procedures described in this section Install all DOME boards before you install the...

Page 69: ...inistrator 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 Visua...

Page 70: ...y 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 dialo...

Page 71: ...he system restarts it prompts 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 lis...

Page 72: ...ars with this message Windows will now apply your new desktop settings The Original desktop is restored if the settings are not applied correctly 8 Click OK to accept the new settings or Cancel to rev...

Page 73: ...menu To set 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 o...

Page 74: ...elect 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 ref...

Page 75: ...n and refresh rate 1 Select a resolution and refresh rate from the DOME tab and click Apply When you use the DOME tab to set the resolution and refresh rate for one of the displays of a dual headed DO...

Page 76: ...e 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 th...

Page 77: ...palette devices This illustration shows features of the grayscale palette options All DOME boards that support multiple displays support differing palette options on multiple screens attached to the s...

Page 78: ...sktop icons appear gray in a color screen if the primary display is set to a gray palette The following table defines the palette options that work on primary and secondary displays The third column i...

Page 79: ...onlinear static gray Nonlinear static gray Yes Nonlinear static gray True color Yes Nonlinear static gray Pseudocolor No True color Commodity board at 16 bpp Yes True color Dynamic gray No True color...

Page 80: ...lick the desktop and select Properties Settings tab Advanced DOME tab Custom Mode The Custom Mode dialog box appears The Custom Mode dialog box enables you to do the following Customize modes Create m...

Page 81: ...ds to the selected test display 4 Click Advanced DOME tab Custom Mode 5 Highlight the Resolution of the mode you want to change 6 Edit the Mode Values section of the dialog box to create the mode you...

Page 82: ...ting a mode of 2048 x 2560 x 8 with a refresh rate of 76 08 Hz If you make changes that result in a new refresh rate of 76 4 Hz 2048 x 2560 x 8 76 4 Hz replaces 2048 x 2560 x 8 76 08 Hz when you save...

Page 83: ...files derive from the board type For example the Md5 PCI board files are named md5pci dom and md5pci cfg At boot time the driver uses the dom file if it exists otherwise it uses the cfg file If the do...

Page 84: ...nel 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 displ...

Page 85: ...ninstall 6 Click 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 you...

Page 86: ...ary 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 coope...

Page 87: ...ens must 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...

Page 88: ...section for troubleshooting tips To uninstall a DOME display board Use the Windows Control Panel s Administrative Tools to uninstall a DOME display board If you try to uninstall a board by clicking U...

Page 89: ...Control Panel System The System Properties dialog box appears 2 Click the Hardware tab and then click Driver Signing in the Device Manager section 3 Select either Ignore or Warn to allow installation...

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Page 91: ...n This Chapter Installing the Board in a Sun PCI Workstation 80 Connecting the Monitor 87 Installing the PCI Solaris Driver 88 Configuring Display Settings 90 Using the Default Monitor Mode 91 Overrid...

Page 92: ...arge 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 th...

Page 93: ...slide the DIP switches on switch S1 to the positions shown in this table Switch S2 The default settings for switch S2 located to the right of switch S1 are all OFF If you change the default settings s...

Page 94: ...make sure the DIP switches on switch S2 are all OFF and see To program the default mode on page 92 Setting the Default Monitor Mode with Switch S2 For this default monitor mode Set these DIP switches...

Page 95: ...g to the computer manufacturer s instructions 3 Locate the slot you selected for the Md5 PCI board The slots are usually labeled on the motherboard but you may have to refer to your system documentati...

Page 96: ...ter 6 Make sure the board s connectors are aligned with the connectors on the motherboard If a retainer on the board prevents it from fitting in the slot remove the two screws that attach the retainer...

Page 97: ...Sun PCI Workstation 85 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 th...

Page 98: ...You can install as many Md5 PCI boards as your sys tem s power supply and available PCI slots can support Each board requires less than amps of 5V Tips Remember these tips when you are installing mul...

Page 99: ...onnector to the Md5 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 t...

Page 100: ...enwin server 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 t...

Page 101: ...ackage s you wish to process or all to process all pack ages default all q 5 Press Return to install all packages or the number 1 one to install the DOMEmd5p package only Messages appear followed by t...

Page 102: ...oard 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 91 Overriding the...

Page 103: ...onsole to change the default monitor mode on the Md5 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...

Page 104: ...xample if you want to program mode E on the first board in the system type this command video_mode d dev md5pci0 0 m E All DIP switches on switch S2 must be set to OFF for the mode to take effect If t...

Page 105: ...ation To override the default monitor mode 1 Check to see if the etc openwin server etc OWconfig directory exists on your workstation If not you must log in as root and create the missing directories...

Page 106: ...ame name device dev md5pci0 0 This line indicates that the board is an Md5 PCI board that was assigned the instance of zero 0 by the system The second zero 0 indicates that you are using the first hea...

Page 107: ...eads 2hd of an Md5 PCI board md5pci and that the board configura tion is located in the board file md5pci 1hd xqa Board files are located in the opt DOMEmd5pci boards directory Do not modify these fil...

Page 108: ...d to a grayscale monitor you can configure it to emulate PseudoColor for applications by invoking the X Window System with PseudoColor as the default visual class To emulate a PseudoColor visual class...

Page 109: ...ffer 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...

Page 110: ...indowMask SubstructureRedirectMask 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...

Page 111: ...ks 0x7 0x38 0xc0 significant 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...

Page 112: ...unch the OpenWindows server as follows For a one headed system type openwin dev dev mdpci0 0 For a two headed system type openwin dev dev mdpci0 0 dev dev mdpci0 1 Each screen has a name of the form d...

Page 113: ...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 appr...

Page 114: ...ndard 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...

Page 115: ...reen 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...

Page 116: ...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...

Page 117: ...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 do...

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Page 119: ...alling the Md5 PCI Board in a Digital UNIX Workstation In This Chapter Installing the PCI Digital UNIX Driver 108 Installing the Board in a Digital UNIX Workstation 115 Connecting the Monitor 123 Conf...

Page 120: ...t 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 fi...

Page 121: ...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 dire...

Page 122: ...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 infor...

Page 123: ...irm 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 resolut...

Page 124: ...is 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 ker...

Page 125: ...ur kernel but it saves your existing kernel as vmunix pre KITNAME where KITNAME is the name of the kit To resolve booting problems 1 If your new kernel fails to boot properly after the driver installa...

Page 126: ...stallation 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 109 To uninstall the kit 1 Type the following replacing KITNAME with the...

Page 127: ...e the Md5 PCI board 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 s...

Page 128: ...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 Md5 PCI board see page 119 or ano...

Page 129: ...Md5 PCI board firmly into the slot 3 Make sure the board connector pins are aligned with the slot If the black retainer on the board prevents the board from fitting in the slot remove the two screws t...

Page 130: ...ards repeat the steps in Installing the Board in a Digital UNIX Workstation on page 115 You can install as many Md5 PCI boards as your sys tem s power supply and available PCI slots support Each board...

Page 131: ...n a 64 bit slot you must first use a Digital display board to set the 64 bit slots to accept non Digital PCI boards To set the 64 bit slot to accept a DOME PCI board 1 Install the Digital display boar...

Page 132: ...ribbon cable to the Md5 PCI board The connector is keyed to ensure it is plugged in correctly 8 Install the Md5 PCI board in one of the 64 bit slots Follow the steps in To install the board on page 11...

Page 133: ...can change these settings to enable or disable VGA mode To enable VGA mode You must enable VGA if you are using the Md5 PCI board to support VGA To use this port you must install the Md5 PCI board in...

Page 134: ...See Supporting VGA with another VGA board on page 121 for more information The Digital UNIX workstation supports VGA only in the 64 bit slots See Limitations with VGA support on page 127 for more info...

Page 135: ...s to the appropriate output signals on the monitor To connect the monitor to the board 1 Attach the D shell connector to the Md5 PCI board securing the connection with the screws on the connector 2 At...

Page 136: ...to specify which monitor is attached to your Md5 PCI board When you first install the kit on your system the setld program automatically configures your DOME display driver to support the monitors yo...

Page 137: ...your driver 1 Run set_dome_monitor by typing set_dome_monitor See Using set_dome_monitor on page 110 for step by step instructions on using this program 2 Shut down your system 3 Turn on power to the...

Page 138: ...oard is fully PCI compliant but the 64 bit PCI slots in the 500au are not To use the Md5 PCI board in any of the 64 bit slots you must first configure slots to accept PCI boards If you do not configur...

Page 139: ...a separate VGA capable board in one of the 64 bit slots if you want the VGA console to boot the Md5 PCI board in a 32 bit slot If you are using the Digital display board for your VGA console make sure...

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Page 141: ...es 129 Appendix Md5 PCI Board Resolutions and Refresh Rates In This Chapter Resolutions and Refresh Rates for PCs 130 Resolutions and Refresh Rates for Sun PCI Workstations 132 Resolutions and Refresh...

Page 142: ...the C dome tools directory The vid file for the Md5 PCI board is Md5PCI vid Resolutions and Refresh Rates for PCs Resolution width x height Vertical Refresh Rate Horizontal Refresh Rate 2048 x 2560 p...

Page 143: ...e 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...

Page 144: ...adjusted Timing Namea a You must use this exact name and the domegray vda for grayscale monitors file to specify the monitor s you are using when you edit the OWconfig file Resolution width x height V...

Page 145: ...esolutions and refresh rates for the Md5 PCI board in Digital UNIX workstations Resolutions and Refresh Rates for Digital UNIX Workstations Resolution width x height Vertical Refresh Rate Horizontal R...

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Page 147: ...tor for Digital 124 monitor for PC 61 71 setup for Windows 95 10 setup for Windows NT 36 connecting monitor PC 31 32 Sun 87 console for Sun 105 control DimplX 74 custom syncs 68 71 customizing font ap...

Page 148: ...ting 15 G grayscale display for Sun 96 palette options 13 42 H hardware conflicts in Windows 95 19 high resolution font settings 16 48 I icons adjusting size 48 installing board in Digital 115 118 boa...

Page 149: ...iner 28 84 117 resolutions and refresh rates Digital 133 for PC 130 PC 130 Power Macintosh 130 setting in Digital 124 setting in Windows 95 11 12 setting in Windows NT 36 Sun 132 retainer 28 84 117 ru...

Page 150: ...PC 23 25 limitations on Digital 127 port on the Md4 PCI board 119 using an existing VGA board with the Md4 PCI board 121 visual class 96 checking default 97 W Windows 2000 calibration 75 Dynamic Link...

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