EMS Vigilant-X Series User Manual page 9

also recommend that you make note of the serial number of the card in a prominent
place before you plug the card into the computer. This should hasten any query
should you need to contact our Technical Support Department. The serial number is
displayed on the card and the box label.
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Locate an available PCI slot to install your Vigilant-X card (you may need to remove
the expansion slot cover and screw, please retain these for future use).
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Holding the card firmly by its top edge at each end of the card's length, slide it into the
slot. Extreme care should be taken when sliding the card into the PCI slot to avoid
damage to the components on the Vigilant-X card.
Note:
Vigilant-X models have a rear bracket to ensure that the card is firmly seated in the
slot. This bracket supports the card when installed in the machine.
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Using the retaining screw, secure the bracket to the back panel.
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Using the splitter cables provided, connect screens to all the outputs from the card. If
there are other graphics devices in the system, connect screens to them (even if you
don't intend to use all the outputs in your final configuration).
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Switch all the screens on then switch the machine on.
You should see the boot messages on one of the screens. If the master Vigilant-X has VGA
enabled, the boot messages should appear on output 1 of the master Vigilant-X. If the master
Vigilant-X does not have VGA enabled, the boot messages should appear on one of the other
graphics devices (not one of the Vigilant-X outputs).
If the boot messages appear on the correct monitor, you can install the display driver.
If the boot messages appear on the wrong monitor, or you don't see any boot messages at
all, there is something wrong with the system.
Installing the Display Drivers for the Master Vigilant-X
Once the master Vigilant-X card has been installed and the boot messages are appearing on
the correct monitor, you can start Windows.
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Log on as a user with administrative access rights.
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The Found New Hardware Wizard will announce that new hardware has been found.
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Do not use the Found New Hardware Wizard to install the Vigilant-X drivers.
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Install the display drivers from the CD supplied using the install program setup.exe.
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Alternatively the display drivers can be downloaded from our web site;
imaging.com and installed using the install program install.exe.
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If your final configuration has less than four screens select the number of screens
required, otherwise select four screens.
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Restart the machine.
When Windows starts up, the desktop should be spread over all the screens connected to the
master Vigilant-X.
Installing the Slave Vigilant-X Cards
As the number of required screens increase, the likelihood of reaching a system limitation or
encountering a problem increases. The system limitations are the amount of address space
available and the capacity of the power supply.
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