User manual ATI FIRE GL 8700

[. . . ] Fire GL 8700 User's Guide Version 1. 0 P/N 137-50003-10 Rev. A © Copyright 2001, by ATI Technologies Inc. All rights reserved, including those to reproduce this guide or parts thereof, in any form without the express written permission of ATI Technologies Inc. Features, performance, and specifications may vary depending on operating environment and are subject to change without notice. [. . . ] Information in this file may not appear in printed documentation or online help. Driver installation dialog The installation dialog will display in English if your operating system's language is not supported. Software Installation for Windows NT4. 0 1 Run the Quick Start utility. The Quick Start utility will start automatically, if you insert the Fire GL CD into your CD-ROM drive after the operating system has started. If your CD-ROM auto-run is not enabled and/or the Quick Start program does not start automatically: Click the Start button in the task bar, click Run, and then select START. EXE from the root directory of the Fire GL CD. Click Start Installation. If your Windows NT 4. 0 is not correctly updated with Service Pack 5, you are prompted if you want to install the drivers and Service Pack at this time ­ if the appropriate language version is available on the Fire GL CD. If the Fire GL CD cannot install the Service Pack to your system, the driver installation stops. Obtain Windows NT Service Pack 5 (or higher) from Microsoft, update your Windows NT 4. 0, and run the Quick Start utility again 2 Note 22 Installing the Hardware and Software 3 Click the button corresponding to the type of installation you want. If you select Custom, a list of software components will be displayed. Select the check boxes to specify the components you want to install. Click Next to continue the installation. When the ATI FGL Install dialog displays the components to be installed click on Next. (Depending on which components you chose different windows might appear. Click on the corresponding buttons to continue the installation. ) When the Installation complete message appears click Next again. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Display > Settings, or right-click on the Windows desktop, select Properties and Settings. Set the resolution, color depth, and refresh rate that best suit your requirements and your monitor's performance. Note: If you have two monitors connected the refresh rate setting applies to the monitor connected to the VGA connector. Use the ATI Monitor and DualScreen dialogs to adapt each monitor's settings in a dual-monitor configuration. Click OK. 4 5 6 7 8 9 Installing the Hardware and Software 23 Software Installation for Windows 2000 and Windows XP 1 Start your system. When the Found New Hardware Wizard comes up, click Cancel. When the System Settings Change window asks you to restart your computer, click No. The Quick Start utility will start automatically, if you insert the Fire GL CD into your CD-ROM drive after the operating system has started. If your CD-ROM auto-run is not enabled and/or the Quick Start program does not start automatically: Click the Start button in the task bar, click Run, and then select START. EXE from the root directory of the Fire GL CD. [. . . ] Set the monitor's RGB inputs (and sync switches, if this option is available) to 75 Ohms, with the sync set to external. · Operating system warns that the video card is not configured properly · Check the driver installation and make sure that all software is correctly loaded corresponding to your operating system and applications. For more information, please see Installing the Software. Set Windows back to `Standard VGA' and re-install the Fire GL 8700 drivers. · How to enable a two-monitor desktop? 1 You need two monitors connected to the card. Both monitors must be switched on when you start your computer. [. . . ]