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Fire GL2 User's Guide Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2000 Fire GL Graphics; All rights reserved. - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 2
3 System Requirements and Tools 3 Performance Overview 4 HOW TO USE THIS USER'S GUIDE 5 Manual Conventions 5 Viewing the User's Guide Online 6 Do you Need a Printout of the Online User's Guide 6 QUICK INSTALLATION 7 Installation Steps 7 INSTALLING THE FIRE GL2 8 INSTALLING THE HARDWARE - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 3
Depth 25 Selecting your Monitor 26 Adjusting the Monitor Display 29 MODIFYING APPLICATION PROFILES 32 REMOVING THE FIRE GL2 DRIVERS 35 TROUBLESHOOTING 36 COMMON PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS 36 TECHNICAL DETAILS 39 FEATURES AND PERFORMANCE 39 Hardware 39 Software 42 PIN ASSIGNMENTS 42 VIDEO - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 4
GL2 ♦ ABOUTYOUR FIRE GL2 ♦ HOW TO USE THIS USER'S GUIDE ♦ QUICK INSTALLATION ABOUT YOUR FIRE GL2 Hardware Design The Fire engine with geometry pipeline setup processor, and a 300 MHz RAMDAC. It also supports video streaming by providing color space conversion and a bilinear scaling unit. The GT1000 - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 5
Library 1.2 (LibC 6.2) How to obtain Linux drivers? ⇒ Download from www.ati.com/support Service Pack Information for Windows NT 4.0 You must be running Windows NT 4.0, updated with Service Pack 6 (or newer) prior to installing the Fire GL2 drivers. The Service Pack is available from Microsoft's web - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 6
GL2? ♦ Motherboard with free AGP slot ♦ Pentium II CPU or better ♦ System interrupt (IRQ) which is free. This may have to be reserved in the computer's BIOS. For help with this theme, refer to the manual for your mainboard. ♦ Supported operating system: ⇒ Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 7
YUV conversion, point and bilinear scaling Software Features ♦ Multiprocessor system support ♦ ThreadSafe OpenGL 1.2 ICD support for dual processors. ♦ Supports Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE) in Intel Processors ♦ Supports AMD Athlon™ processor-based systems with 3DNow! technology ♦ Customized - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 8
GUIDE For your convenience, this online User's Guide has been formatted as an Adobe® Acrobat® PDF file. This format gives you great flexibility when using this documentation or appear very clearly on screen. Manual Conventions Your Fire GL2 User's Guide is organized in a standard, familiar way - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 9
images perfectly clear you may need a larger magnification. Do you Need a Printout of the Online User's Guide? You can easily print this User's Guide to access it off-line. The manual then will look like any standard document with a table of contents and page numbers. For printing the User - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 10
QUICK INSTALLATION ♦ Brief instructions on how to get to work with the Fire GL2 in the shortest User's Guide. Installation Steps 1. De-install the drivers and software for your old graphics card. 2. Set the display driver to Standard VGA. Disable any on-board graphics solution on the motherboard. 3. - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 11
INSTALLING THE FIRE GL2 ♦ INSTALLING THE HARDWARE ♦ INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE INSTALLING THE HARDWARE The hardware installation includes the following steps: ♦ Preparing your Computer ♦ Installing the Card ♦ Connecting the Cables and Completing the Installation 8 Installing the Fire GL2 - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 12
for your mainboard ♦ Pentium II CPU or better ♦ Supported operating system: ⇒ Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 6 (or newer) ⇒ Windows 2000 ♦ A screwdriver to remove and reinstall the PC cover screws and card mounting screws. See your PC manual for specific requirements. ♦ Fire GL CD-ROM for Fire GL2 - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 13
♦ Linux drivers are available for downloading from www.ati.com/support. Are Driver to Standard VGA. Do you have an integrated graphics solution on the motherboard? Plug-n-Play? Please refer to the manual or contact your motherboard in this section are for instructional use only; the card shown - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 14
graphics adapter as not every application may permit the configuration of its video mode from the operating system level. Installing the Standard VGA Driver for Windows NT 4.0 1. From the Start menu, go to Start > Settings > Control Panel, then double-click on Display. The Display Properties sheet - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 15
your body. A metal power supply in your computer is generally Power to dissipate. Damage can occur to add-in components if power is not physically disconnected from the system during installation procedures. 2. Remove the cover of the computer. Refer to the instructions in your computer's manual - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 16
Installing the Card To install your Fire GL2 AGP card, follow these steps: 1. Locate the AGP slot. 2. Remove the metal slot cover. Save the screw to secure the graphics card later. 3. Hold the card by the edges and position it directly above the AGP slot. AGP cards are designed to fit one way only. - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 17
Installation in an AGP expansion slot 1 Fire GL2 card 2 Card edge connector 3 Expansion slot You may prevent a possible overheating risk, if you - whenever possible - leave the PCI expansion slot immediately next to the AGP slot free. Reassembling your Computer 1. Secure ribbon cables and gently - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 18
CRT / TFT-LCD, to the Fire GL2. The Fire GL2 does not support two monitors connected to one card. If you connect two monitors to the on the card. Attach the cable to the monitor according to the monitor's instructions. Digital Flat-Panel TFT-LCD Monitor or Digital CRT Monitor Securely attach your - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 19
Setting the Monitor Impedance If you can switch the impedance values on your monitor, use the following recommended settings: R, G, B video input: 75 Ohm Synch: 2.2 kOhm Try other 'Synch' settings if you cannot achieve a stable video image. If the impedance setting options are 'High' and 'Low' only, - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 20
the Fire GL2 drivers you can use instructions were properly followed. ♦ Check that the system BIOS BIOS. Please refer to your computer's User's Guide for information on using the ISA Configuration Utility ICU to add legacy card resource requirements to the system. ♦ Please refer to the Troubleshooting - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 21
After you have re-installed or upgraded your operating system. Note: To install or remove the Fire GL2 drivers, you need administrator rights or you Microsoft Windows NT Service Pack (Service Pack 6 or higher) installed prior to installing the Fire GL2 drivers. The Service Pack is available from - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 22
operating system, or if you want to perform a manual installation. ♦ You can always install the drivers using the Quick Start utility on the Fire GL CD file may not appear in printed documentation or online help. ♦ Where are the drivers? When prompted for a driver installation CD, insert the Fire GL - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 23
documentation or online help. Driver installation dialog The installation dialog will display in English if your operating system's language is not supported GL CD cannot install the Service Pack to your system, the driver installation stops. Obtain Windows NT Service Pack 6 from Microsoft, update - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 24
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. 4. Click Next to continue the installation. 5. When the DIAMOND Install dialog displays - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 25
you Do you want to continue the installation? Click Yes to install and start the drivers. 9. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Display > Settings, or right- Windows 2000 online help and documentation for further information on using the Monitor and Settings dialogs. 22 Installing the Fire - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 26
. Use the Configuration dialog to customize application profiles for individual application settings. The Information dialog displays some card-specific hardware and driver information. These data may be helpful when contacting the TechSupport. Use the Monitor and Adjustment dialogs, together with - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 27
CHANGING THE VIDEO SETTINGS The dialogs in the Display Properties menu allow setting and adjusting the video settings to suit your requirements best. How to Switch to the Display Properties? 1. Start Windows. 2. After Windows has finished booting, click Start > Settings > Control Panel. 3. Double- - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 28
: (1) Check the documentation of your monitor and make sure that the monitor supports the planned resolution, refresh rate and color depth setting. (2) Use the Diamond Monitor dialog (in Windows NT4), or Settings\Advanced\Monitor (in Windows 2000) to select and set your specific monitor. Use the - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 29
Selecting your Monitor Windows NT 4.0 1. Select the Monitor dialog in the Display Properties window. You can customize the settings of the connected monitor. For more information on setting up the monitor refer to the context sensitive online help. 26 Fire GL2 Software Utilities - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 30
documentation and verify that it supports the selected resolution and refresh rate. Select from list Use resolution/refresh rate settings optimized for your specific resolutions and - for each resolution - the maximum refresh rate, as supported by the selected monitor. If the current video mode (specified - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 31
if you want the driver to automatically decode the monitor's DDC (Display Data Channel) information on each reboot/NT 4.0 start. To detect a new DDC monitor immediately, click the Detect now button. An error message will be displayed if the connected monitor does not support DDC. 3. Click the Apply - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 32
Adjusting the Monitor Display Using this dialog you can adjust the display of the connected monitor. For more information on adjusting the monitor's display refer to the context sensitive online help. 1. Windows NT 4.0: Select the Adjustment dialog in the Display Properties window. Windows 2000: - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 33
your monitor's hardware controls. (2) Resizing the display slightly changes the actual refresh rate. If you operate a fixed-frequency monitor check the documentation of your monitor for information on refresh rate tolerances. ♦ Sync Polarity: If you do not get a satisfactory display with the default - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 34
table modifies each pixel's color value. The brightness produced at the face of the display is proportional to the input voltage raised to the power gamma. This nonlinearity must be compensated to achieve correct reproduction of the image's brightness. The effect of display gamma is to darken the - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 35
MODIFYING APPLICATION PROFILES Using the Configuration dialog you can individually configure each application's settings. ♦ Windows NT 4.0: Select Display Properties > Configuration. Windows 2000: Select Display Properties > Settings > Advanced > Configuration. 32 Fire GL2 Software Utilities - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 36
the following: ⇒ diagnostic purposes ⇒ fine-tuning a specific application/system configuration ⇒ specific settings recommended by your hardware or software documentation ⇒ tuning your application/system environment for best performance and memory usage (2) Only experienced users should modify the - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 37
application for which you want to set the configuration parameters. ♦ Modifying the configuration parameters: To change the configuration settings of a specific application, for example, CATIA, select the application from the list in the Configuration Profiles section and click the Modify button. To - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 38
computer until the driver is removed! To install or uninstall the Fire GL2 drivers, you need (Click Back and Add/Remove components to select specific software components for removal.) Then click Next. 3. the hardware installation instructions. 3. Ground yourself by touching the power supply box. 4. - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 39
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 are plugged into electrical outlets and receiving power. ♦ Is the monitor turned on and receiving power? 36 Troubleshooting - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 40
your monitor supports the resolution, support resolution and refresh rates you select. Incompatible resolution/refresh rate selection may result in monitor damage. Refer to your monitor's documentation card is not configured properly ♦ Check the driver installation and make sure that all software is - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 41
VGA I/O: 3B0-3DF Memory Addresses: Video RAM: A000-BFFF Video ROM support the special graphics processor on the Fire GL2 the system BIOS an interrupt, contact your motherboard manufacturer for an updated BIOS that has this option. system BIOS. Please refer to your computer's User's Guide for - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 42
2/3 length AGP/ATX card ♦ AGP4x Version 2.0 compliant including side band signalling support Controller ♦ IBM Chipset: IBM RC 1000 256-bit graphics rasterizer and IBM GT 30-bit PaletteDAC, including 4 color lookup tables and gamma correction table ⇒ 256-bit DDR memory interface Technical Details 39 - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 43
Memory and BIOS ♦ 64 MByte Double Data Rate (DDR) SGRAM for unified framebuffer, Z-buffer and texture storage ♦ 128 KByte BIOS FlashROM, 3.3V only, reprogrammable by software Connectors ♦ Standard blue 15-pin D-VGA video output connector ♦ 25-pin DVI-D output connector for digital flat-panel (DFP) - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 44
Professional 3D Rendering ♦ Full OpenGL 1.1 ICD with 1.2 functional extensions ♦ Single-pass bump mapping and hardware 3D textures ♦ Gouraud shading ♦ Bilinear and trilinear MIP-mapping ♦ Alpha blending ♦ Fogging and depth cueing ♦ Anti-aliased lines and sorted polygons ♦ Scissoring and stippling ♦ - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 45
for Windows NT4.0, Windows 2000, and Linux ♦ Athlon 3Dnow! support for NT4.0 and Windows 2000 ♦ DDC2B monitor support on all operating systems ♦ ACPI Power Management support ♦ Customized application settings for individual ISV applications PIN ASSIGNMENTS VGA Output Connector DDC: Display Data - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 46
Data4+ 6 DDC Clock 7 DDC Data 8 not connected 9 T.M.D.S. Data110 T.M.D.S. Data1+ 11 T.M.D.S. Data1/3 Shield 12 T.M.D.S. Data313 T.M.D.S. Data3+ 14 + 5V Power 15 ground (for + 5V) 16 Hot Plug Detect 17 T.M.D.S. Data018 T.M.D.S. Data0+ 19 T.M.D.S. Data0/5 Shield 20 T.M.D.S. Data521 T.M.D.S. Data5+ 22 - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 47
- 32 bit (24 color, 8 α) Note: Due to the limited usefulness of 256-color/8-bit modes for 3D image display (shading, etc.), these modes are not supported for Windows NT/2000. Most applications support full hardware acceleration only in TrueColor and HighColor video modes. 44 Technical Details - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 48
BLOCK DIAGRAM Geometry Engine AGP 2X/4X System Interface Graphics Rasterizer System Bus Interface VGA Unit Raster/ Texture Engine DMA BLT Unit Palette DAC Pixel Cache Utility Bus Interface Video Engine Display Timing Generator Frame Buffer Interface Flash ROM 64KB Frame buffer RGB Out - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 49
trademark of Silicon Graphics, Inc. AutoCAD, AutoShade, 3D Studio and HEIDI are registered trademarks or trademarks of AutoDesk Inc. All other trademarks, service marks, and / or registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners and / or manufacturers. 46 Trademarks and Regulatory - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 50
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, - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 51
EMI COMPLIANCE INFORMATION FCC Compliance Information FCC - DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY FOR A CLASS B DIGITAL DEVICE We, the Responsible Party ATI Research Inc.- Fire GL Graphics 4 Mount Royal Avenue, Marlborough, MA 01752-1978 USA; Phone: (508) 303-3900 declare that the product Fire GL2 AGP complies - HP Workstation x4000 | ATI Fire GL 2 graphics card users guide - Page 52
CE Compliance Information EMC Directive 89/336/EEC and Amendments 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC, Class B Digital Device EN 55022/CISPR 22, Limits and Methods of Measurement of Radio Interference Characteristics Information Technology Equipment. EN 50082-1, Generic Immunity Standard for Residential,
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Fire GL2
User's Guide
Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
© 2000 Fire GL Graphics; All rights reserved.