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Preparing your Computer Information Before you Start What do you need to use your Fire GL2? System Requirements and Tools ♦ Motherboard with free AGP 1.X slot for the Fire GL2 card. ♦ 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 ♦ 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 What type of monitor do you need? Your Fire GL2 is optimally configured to be combined with digital flat-panel (DFP) TFT LCD displays and digital CRT displays. You can also connect the Fire GL2 to highresolution MultiSync or multi-frequency monitors or other VGA monitors. Note: You can use the full power of the graphics card only if your monitor supports the horizontal (kHz) and vertical (Hz) refresh rates as required by the graphics card. Refer to your monitor's documentation for recommended refresh rates. Installing the Fire GL2 9

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Installing the Fire GL2
9
Preparing your Computer
Information Before you Start
What do you need to
use your Fire GL2?
System Requirements and Tools
♦
Motherboard with free AGP 1.X slot for
the Fire GL2 card.
♦
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
♦
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
What type of monitor
do you need?
Your Fire GL2 is optimally configured to be
combined with digital flat-panel (DFP) TFT
LCD displays and digital CRT displays. You
can also connect the Fire GL2 to high-
resolution MultiSync or multi-frequency
monitors or other VGA monitors.
Note:
You can use the full power of the
graphics card only if your monitor supports
the horizontal (kHz) and vertical (Hz) refresh
rates as required by the graphics card. Refer
to your monitor's documentation for
recommended refresh rates.