User manual ATI FIRE GL1

[. . . ] User's Guide DISCLAIMER The manufacturer (MFR) reserves the right to make changes to this document and the products which it describes without notice. The MFR shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions made herein; not for incidental or consequential damages resulting from the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. The MFR makes no representation that the interconnection of products in the manner described herein will not infringe on existing or future patent rights, nor do the descriptions contained herein imply the granting of license to make, use or sell equipment constructed in accordance with this description. The PCI accelerators have been designed to support the PCI local bus standards. [. . . ] If you disable `Wait for vertical retrace' you may experience visual artifacts such as tearing. However, this function may be disabled for performance benchmarking. Click the Apply or OK button to enable your Configuration settings. Fire GL1 Software Utilities 35 5 REMOVING THE FIRE GL1 DRIVERS This section describes how to properly remove your graphics card software from your system should you need to do so. To install or uninstall the Fire GL1 drivers, you need administrator rights or you must be logged on as a user with administrator rights under Windows NT. Before removing the Diamond Fire GL1 video driver, please close all open application programs and disable any anti-virus software that is running on your computer until the driver is removed!From the Start menu, click Start > Programs> Diamond, then click DIAMOND Install/Uninstall. Note: Make sure that only those components are selected that you want to remove now. (Click Back and Add/Remove components to select specific software components for removal. ) Then click Next. Click Next to remove the software and shut down your computer. After you have removed the software according to the instructions, you may remove the hardware: 1. Remove the computer case as outlined in the hardware installation instructions. Ground yourself by touching the power supply box. To remove the hardware, simply reverse the hardware installation procedures. 36 6 TROUBLESHOOTING Your board is a complex electronic device and can only be repaired by authorized technical personnel with special equipment. Do not attempt to change or repair any parts of this product. Doing so will render your warranty invalid. COMMON PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS If you experience a problem using the Fire GL1, check the following sections for advice on how to solve your problem. FAQs Frequently Asked Questions and their answers may be found at the web sites of ATI Inc. Go to www. ati. com and select Support. No image appears on monitor when computer system is turned on Make sure that the Fire GL1 is firmly seated and lined up properly in its AGP or PCI slot, and that the monitor cable is firmly and correctly connected to the card. For more information, please refer to Installing the Hardware. Make sure that your computer and monitor are plugged into electrical outlets and receiving power. Is the monitor turned on and receiving power? Troubleshooting 37 Screen image defects appear Check if your monitor supports the resolution, horizontal (kHz) and vertical (Hz) refresh rates as required by the graphics card. Check for your current resolution, refresh rate, and color depth settings in the Settings and Monitor dialogs of the Display Properties. Warning!Be sure that both video card and monitor support resolution and refresh rates you select. [. . . ] YUV Color Palette The image information of individual frames is comprised of a brightness part and 2 color parts. The color part is calculated by evaluating the difference to the brightness value. This method was first utilized in television technology. Z-Buffer 3-D depth information (position in the third dimension) for each pixel. [. . . ]