National Instruments VXIpc-850 Series User Manual page 81

Appendix F Common Questions
If I boot the computer without video, and then plug in the video, why is it in black
and white?
I've installed the SCSI software. Why doesn't the VXIpc-850 recognize my SCSI
device?
What type of video interface is onboard the VXIpc-850? What video drivers are
included with the VXIpc-850? Can I use Super VGA with my VXIpc-850? If my
application requires a special type of video display, how do I configure my
VXIpc 850?
What kind of monitor can I use with the VXIpc-850?
Warning:
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When the computer first boots, the video chips try to synchronize with
the monitor. If the monitor is not there, the video chips cannot
synchronize and establish color. You need to have the monitor attached
at boot time to get color.
This problem usually occurs when SCSI has not been enabled in the
BIOS. Enter your BIOS by pressing <DEL> at boot time. In the Setup
window, click on the Chipset icon. Select the On Board PCI SCSI
option and enable it.
The VXIpc-850 uses the Trident Microsystems TGUI96xx chip family,
a combination graphics accelerator and RAMDAC. The TGUI9660 is
the first chip from this family used. Succeeding pin-compatible chips
will follow. The chips in this family are compatible with the Standard
VGA video output MS Windows video driver, as well as the Trident
Microsystems video driver. For information on the Trident driver, refer
to the VXIpc-850 Peripherals User Manual.
If your application requires a special type of video display, you can
remove the PCI video card included with your VXIpc-850. Contact
National Instruments for information on how to do this.
VXIpc-850 computers that use Super VGA video output will work only
with monitors having a horizontal scan rate of at least 50 kHz and a
vertical scan rate of 60 Hz.
Make sure that your monitor meets this specification. Enabling the Super
VGA option on a monitor that does not meet this specification will cause
damage to your monitor.
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