Appendix A. Supplementary Information; General Information; Limitations; When Using T221 With Intellistation M Pro 6849 (Pentium 4) - IBM T221 Installation Manual

Appendix A. Supplementary Information

This appendix contains the following:

1. General information

2. Limitations

3. Recommended display settings for the 204-ppi monitor
General information
1. The Matrox G200 MMS
is bundled with the T221 has been specifically designed for this monitor. Use this
card only. The Matrox cards on the retail market do not support T221.
2. The display driver for the T221 in the Setup CD-ROM has been specifically coded
for the T221. The version shipped with the T221 on the Setup CD-ROM is
V5.80.001 (for Windows 2000) and V4.92.002 (for Windows NT). Use this or a later
version.
To find out which version you have, open the Display Properties window, select
Settings → Advanced → Information →Matrox driver package, then the Version
tab.
To find the latest version, look up http://www.pc.ibm.com/support and download it
from this site.
To install the display driver, follow the instructions in "Chapter 2. Installing the
software" on page 5. If you don't install the driver correctly, the Windows
may not appear.
3. The Matrox card's BIOS, stored in the flash ROM of the card, is Version 3.3GC-34,
specifically coded for T221. Use this or a later version only.
To find out which version you have, open the Display Properties window, select
Settings → Advanced → Information → 3.3–34 Graphics BIOS. (The Information
panel does not show the complete designation of the BIOS version; it shows only
3.3-34.)
If you need to upgrade the BIOS, download it from the above IBM Web site.
Limitations
When using T221 with IntelliStation M Pro 6849 (Pentium
Presently, the BIOS Setup Utility for the IntelliStation
IntelliStation) cannot be used with the T221 and the IBM logo screen that appears at
power-on and the BIOS setup screens that follow are not synchronized. Consequently,
the screens are unreadable. We are presently working to correct this problem.
Meanwhile, we ask you to do the procedures below to make the BIOS Setup utility
usable.
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