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  • Page 1: Display Controller

    Dome M2/PCI ® Display Controller INSTALLATION GUIDE Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows NT 4.0 Solaris 2.5.1 or later www.planar.com...
  • Page 2 Part No. 40-M2PCI-04 Product No. 55-M2PCI2 June 2002 DOME, the DOME logo, Calibration TQA, DIMPL, DimplX, DimFileX, and M2/PCI are either registered trademarks or trademarks of DOME imaging systems, inc. Microsoft, DirectDraw, Windows, and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

  • Page 3: Fcc Compliance Statement

    FCC Compliance Statement This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause interference to radio communications. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC rules, which are designed to provide rea- sonable protection against interference when operated in a commercial environment.

  • Page 4: Eu Declaration Of Conformity

    EU Declaration of Conformity The M2/PCI display controller (model 55-M2PCI2) meets the essential health and safety requirements, is in conformity with and the CE marking has been applied according to the relevant EU Directives listed below, using the rele- vant section of the following EU standards and other normative documents;...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents About This Guide System Requirements 1 Platform Specifications Display Device Order of Installation Installing the Board and Display 3 Setting DIP Switches Installing the M2 Board Connecting the Display Windows 2000 Driver (also for Windows XP) 11 Installing the Driver Configuring Display Settings Determining screen assignments Changing display properties...
  • Page 6 vi | Contents Additional Configuration Options DOME large fonts Customizing item and font size DOME DlgFix software DOME DPMS screen saver Solaris Driver 49 Installing the Driver Setting Up Stereo Mode Panning/scrolling and screen position Setting the environment variables Configuring Display Settings Using the default display mode Overriding the default display mode Using Visual Classes...

  • Page 7: About This Guide

    About This Guide The M2/PCI Display Controller Installation Guide contains all the procedures you need to set up the DOME display controller (board) and driver. Purpose This guide explains how to unpack the M2 board and install it into these computers: •...
  • Page 8 viii | About This Guide What’s Inside This table summarizes the organization of this guide. This section… Chapter 1 System Requirements Chapter 2 Installing the Board and Display Chapter 3 Windows 2000 Driver Chapter 4 Windows NT 4.0 Driver Chapter 5 Solaris Driver Appendix A Resolutions and...
  • Page 9 Conventions The M2 documentation uses the conventions in this table. This convention... Monospaced type Italic type Bold type File > Open <Key> Indicates... Computer code or directory; backslash ( indicates continuation of previous line of ® UNIX code. New or technical term, book title, or variable such as x.

  • Page 10: Related Documentation

    x | About This Guide Related Documentation For more information about the board and its driver, related DOME products, or your operating system, refer to these books: • Stereo Library Installation and Developer’s Guide • DIMPL Library Reference • Microsoft Windows XP, 2000, or NT 4.0 documentation •...

  • Page 11: System Requirements

    System Requirements Before you install the M2/PCI board, read this section to learn system requirements for proper installation. Platform Specifications You can install the M2 board in a PC or a Sun PCI work- station. This table lists the system specifications, operating systems, and DOME drivers by platform.

  • Page 12: Display Device

    2 | System Requirements Display Device Each platform requires a compatible display device that supports your desired display resolution. All displays on systems running Windows NT 4.0 must use the same resolution and refresh rate. On systems running Windows XP, Windows 2000, or Solaris, multiple displays driven by an M2 board may have different resolutions and refresh rates.

  • Page 13: Installing The Board And Display

    Installing the Board and Display Remove the M2/PCI board slowly from its package and static-shielding bag to protect it against electro- static discharge. Static electricity can damage the board. When touching the board or parts of the motherboard, take these precautions: •...

  • Page 14: Setting Dip Switches

    4 | Installing the Board and Display Setting DIP Switches DIP switches S1 and S2 each contain four switches. Here, all switches are in the ON position for illustrative purposes. ON/OFF positions for DIP switches on the M2 board The default setting is OFF for all switches on DIP switch S1. This table lists the options for switches on DIP switch S2.
  • Page 15 To enable or disable VGA mode Slide switch 1 on DIP switch S2 into the ON position to enable VGA mode or into the OFF position to disable it. This table shows the correct position for all four switches on DIP switch S2 by platform.

  • Page 16: Installing The M2 Board

    6 | Installing the Board and Display To set a display resolution Sun PCI workstation only. Use switch S1 to select a preferred display resolution. If you change the settings for switch S1, the new settings override the default display mode of the board. The table on page 79 in Appendix A lists the switch positions for the display resolutions available.
  • Page 17 Installing the M2 Board | 7 Removing a blank bracket or backplate Installing an M2 board Installed M2 board...
  • Page 18 8 | Installing the Board and Display To install multiple boards Repeat the installation instructions for each board. Remember these tips when you are installing multiple boards: • You can install as many M2 boards as your system’s power supply and available PCI slots can support (Windows 2000 and Solaris drivers).

  • Page 19: Connecting The Display

    Connecting the Display After you install the M2 board in your computer, connect your display(s) to the board using the cables provided. Grayscale cables have three connectors on each branch; color cables have five. (See the illustration on page 10.) To connect a display to the board Attach the DVI connector to the M2 board, securing the connection with the thumbscrews on the connector.
  • Page 20 10 | Installing the Board and Display The cable labeling in this illustration applies to the DOME M2 cable. If you are using a cable from another source, the labeling may differ. Connecting the cable to Connecting the cable to a grayscale display a color display Repeat step 2 for each display you are connecting to...

  • Page 21: Windows 2000 Driver (Also For Windows Xp)

    Install all DOME boards first, then restart your system before you install the driver initially. Installing the Driver Windows XP: The M2/PCI board also supports the Windows XP operating system. To install the driver for an XP system, follow the instructions for installing the Windows 2000 driver using your operating system.
  • Page 22 12 | Windows 2000 Driver Double-click Setup.exe. The Setup.exe file is an InstallShield Wizard that guides you through the installation process. Use the DOME setup function for all DOME installations. The initial display driver installation dialog box appears. Click Next to proceed through the installation (license agreement, readme files, and start copying files).
  • Page 23 Installing the Driver | 13 The M2 driver has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with the Windows XP operating system. XP users must click Continue Anyway on the Hardware Installation dialog box (equivalent to the Digital Signature Not Found dialog box) to continue the installation.
  • Page 24 14 | Windows 2000 Driver To modify an existing configuration Insert the WINM2 CD, and browse to find the Win2k\M2pci Double-click Setup.exe. The Welcome dialog box appears. Select Modify, and click Next. The Digital Signature Not Found dialog box appears. Click Yes to continue the installation.
  • Page 25 To install the driver for an additional board Turn off the power to your computer. If you leave the computer turned on, you might suffer electric shock or cause damage to both the computer components and the M2 board. Disable VGA on the additional board, and install it following the precautions and installation steps on pages 3 to 8.
  • Page 26 Select Advanced > Adapter > List All Modes. Highlight the desired resolution, and click OK. Select Apply > OK from the Default Monitor and DOME M2/PCI Properties dialog box. Select Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor, and click Apply.

  • Page 27: Configuring Display Settings

    Configuring Display Settings After you install the board and driver and set the display (see table below), you can change the resolution and refresh rate or any other configuration option. Use this tab... DOME tab Properties > Settings tab The Windows 2000 operating system renumbers and reassigns screens as you add them to the configuration.
  • Page 28 Log on with administrator privileges. Right-click the desktop, and select Properties > Settings. The Settings tab appears. Select Default Monitor and DOME M2/PCI Properties from the Display list. Make sure the box for Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor is checked.

  • Page 29: Changing The Screen Settings

    Changing the screen settings For more information on resolutions and refresh rates, see Appendix A, “Resolutions and Refresh Rates” on page 71. To change the resolution and refresh rate Select a resolution and refresh rate from the Resolution field of the DOME tab, and click Apply. The DOME Display Resolution dialog box appears.

  • Page 30: Setting Palette Options

    20 | Windows 2000 Driver To set the custom mode See Appendix A, “Customizing sync parameters on Windows 2000” on page 73. Setting palette options See Appendix B, “Palette Options” on page 81. Setting display preferences Select one of these options from the Monitor Preferences field of the DOME tab.

  • Page 31: General Information

    To set Single-channel Grayscale Grayscale displays do not use the red and blue video output channels. When red and blue output is sent to a grayscale display, it can cause screen interference. The DOME driver provides this option to eliminate the screen interference by disabling video output to the red and blue video channels.

  • Page 32: Uninstalling A Dome Device

    22 | Windows 2000 Driver Uninstalling a DOME Device You can uninstall DOME devices by using the Uninstall DOME Device feature on the DOME tab and the Microsoft control panel. • Uninstall single-headed DOME devices using the Microsoft control panel. •...
  • Page 33 To uninstall a single-headed device Select Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools. Click Computer Management. The Systems Tools dialog box appears. Click Device Manager. Click Display Adapters. A list of currently installed display devices appears. Highlight the adapter you want to remove. Right-click and choose Uninstall.
  • Page 34 24 | Windows 2000 Driver Click OK in the Confirm Device Removal dialog box. The Systems Settings Change dialog box appears. To finish removing the hardware, you must restart the computer. Click Yes to restart. The device is now uninstalled from the Windows 2000 system.
  • Page 35 Click Device Manager. Click Display Adapters. A list of currently installed display devices appears. Highlight the adapter shown with the Display Warning icon. Right-click and choose Uninstall. Click OK on the Confirm Device Removal dialog box. The device is now removed from the Windows 2000 system. Restart the computer.

  • Page 37: Windows Nt 4.0 Driver

    Install all DOME boards first, then restart your system before you install the driver initially. Installing the Driver Install the M2/PCI board and connect it to the display before you install this driver. Failure to do so may cause problems with the installation.
  • Page 38 Click Open to select the The Change Display dialog box appears with this choice: DOME imaging systems M2/PCI Select DOME imaging systems M2/PCI, then click OK. The Third-Party Drivers dialog box prompts you: Do you wish to proceed? Click Yes.

  • Page 39: Configuring Display Settings

    Configuring Display Settings After you install the board and driver, set the display resolution and refresh rate. You can then use the DOME tab to change display properties. To set the display resolution Log on with administrator privileges. The Invalid Display Setting dialog box appears. Click OK.
  • Page 40 30 | Windows NT 4.0 Driver Click List All Modes…. The Detected Adapter dialog box appears. Sample Detected Adapter dialog box The dialog box on your screen shows the values that exist in your binary different from the values displayed in this illustration. To edit these values, see “Customizing sync parameters on Windows NT 4.0”...
  • Page 41 Click Test. The Testing Mode dialog box explains that the new mode is being tested. Click OK. A test bitmap appears, then the Testing Mode dialog box prompts you: Did you see the test bitmap properly? Click Yes if the test bitmap displayed correctly, or No if it didn’t.
  • Page 42 32 | Windows NT 4.0 Driver Click No. You can now change your display properties using the DOME tab. Right-click the desktop, and select Properties > DOME. A dialog box prompts you to choose a configuration file (because the system is currently in VGA mode). Click Open to use the default configuration file mxpci.cfg The DOME tab appears.

  • Page 43: Changing Display Properties

    Changing display properties Use the DOME tab to change display properties. See pages 34 to 37 for more information on specific configuration options and features. To change display properties Right-click the desktop, and select Properties > DOME. The DOME tab appears. Select your desired settings.

  • Page 44: Using The Online Help

    34 | Windows NT 4.0 Driver Using the online help The Windows NT driver provides online, context-sensitive help for the DOME tab. You can access the help in either of these two ways: • Click the question mark (?) button on the title bar, then click on the DOME tab field with which you need assistance.

  • Page 45: Setting The Screen Configuration

    Click OK to set this resolution. This message appears. Click OK. You can now use the display. Setting the screen configuration Each M2 board supports either one or two screens. In the Configuration field of the DOME tab, click the screen number and orientation.

  • Page 46: Setting Driver Options

    DirectDraw is an API that allows direct manipulation of the video display. DirectDraw applications expect the screen to be represented as a single element. If you are using one M2/PCI board with multiple screens, or multiple M2/PCI boards, more than one screen represents the Windows NT desktop.

  • Page 47: On-Board Status

    To set Single-channel Grayscale Grayscale displays do not use the red and blue video output channels. When red and blue output is sent to a grayscale display, it can cause screen interference. The DOME driver provides this option to eliminate the screen interference by disabling video output to the red and blue video channels.

  • Page 48: Additional Configuration Options

    38 | Windows NT 4.0 Driver Additional Configuration Options You can configure the DOME Windows NT driver to modify screen appearance, relocate dialog boxes across screens, and activate a screen saver. DOME large fonts The DOME driver supplements the standard Windows fonts with DOME large fonts to compensate for high-resolution display.
  • Page 49 To uninstall DOME large fonts Double-click My Computer > C: > DOME > Tools. A list of files appears. Double-click WinStand.reg. Click OK. Close all applications and windows. Restart your computer. Right-click the desktop, and select Properties > Appearance. The Appearance tab appears. Click the Scheme pull-down arrow, and select Windows Standard.

  • Page 50: Customizing Item And Font Size

    40 | Windows NT 4.0 Driver Customizing item and font size You can customize the sizes of icons, menus, and title bars and the appearance of fonts. To do so, choose the Appearance tab from the Display Properties dialog box and adjust the Item Size and Font Size fields.

  • Page 51: Dome Dlgfix Software

    DOME DlgFix software The DOME DlgFix dialog boxes to the upper-left screen, preventing dialog boxes from splitting across screens. Dialog box splits across screens when DlgFix is not running Dialog box appears in upper-left screen when DlgFix is running Additional Configuration Options | 41 software automatically relocates all...
  • Page 52 42 | Windows NT 4.0 Driver The DOME you load the Windows NT 4.0 driver. Limitations of DlgFix Because of limitations in the Windows NT operating system, DlgFix the startup programs; logon dialog boxes are still split between screens. To run DlgFix Type C:\dome\tools\DlgFix The DOME...

  • Page 53: Dome Dpms Screen Saver

    DOME DPMS screen saver Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) provides a standard way to manage the power used by your display. The DOME DPMS screen saver for Windows NT offers a powerful and flexible way to increase the life of your display and decrease its power consumption.
  • Page 54 44 | Windows NT 4.0 Driver To select the DOME DPMS screen saver Right-click the desktop, and select Properties > Screen Saver. The Screen Saver tab appears. Select DOME DPMS Screen Saver from the list of screen savers. Set the Wait: field with the time (in minutes) that must elapse before the first screen saver appears.
  • Page 55 To set up the DOME DPMS screen saver Click Settings… on the Screen Saver tab. This dialog box appears. Select a screen saver from the list. The screen saver you select appears on your display before DPMS power-off mode is invoked. You can select any of the other installed Windows screen savers to protect the display during that time.
  • Page 56 46 | Windows NT 4.0 Driver Set the start time in the Starting at: field. Use a 24-hour time format, such as 16:30 to indicate 4:30 invoked for up to four different periods of the day. Leave the start time for a period blank if you don’t want to use it.
  • Page 57 Remember these tips when you set the screen saver: • The two delay periods are cumulative. If it takes 15 minutes of user inactivity for the DOME DPMS Screen Saver to start, and there is a 30-minute delay until power-off mode is invoked for the current time period, power-off mode starts only after a total of 45 minutes of user inactivity.

  • Page 59: Solaris Driver

    Install all DOME boards before you install the driver initially. Then reboot your system. Installing the Driver Installing the M2/PCI driver for your Sun host requires about 500 KB of free space: • 200 KB in /kernel/drv • 100 KB in /usr/openwin/server/modules •...
  • Page 60 50 | Solaris Driver Insert the DOME M2 Drivers for Solaris CD into the CD drive. Mount the CD device if your system does not automount it. Then type: cd /cdrom/dome To transfer the software packages to the system, type: pkgadd -d m2pciZZZ.pkg where For example, for version 1.0.0, type:...

  • Page 61: Setting Up Stereo Mode

    Setting Up Stereo Mode | 51 Setting Up Stereo Mode The library is required for stereo mode. DOMEstlib When you enable stereo mode, parts of the screen (on the right and bottom) may be hidden if the stereo screen resolu- tion is smaller than the non-stereo resolution.

  • Page 62: Panning/Scrolling And Screen Position

    52 | Solaris Driver Panning/scrolling and screen position The M2 package accepts these new environment variables that govern panning/scrolling behavior and screen position in stereo mode: • M2_STEREO_PAN • M2_STEREO_NO_PAN_ZONE • M2_STEREO_SCREEN_POSITION M2_STEREO_PAN variable M2_STEREO_PAN your stereo display. If bit zero (0) of the is set, the stereo screen can pan within the framebuffer in both the Horizontally, the screen can be placed only at multiples of 64 pixels from...
  • Page 63 M2_STEREO_SCREEN_POSITION variable M2_STEREO_SCREEN_POSITION controls which region of the framebuffer is visible when switching to stereo mode. It is useful only if panning and scrolling is not enabled. This table describes the settings for aligning the screen with M2_STEREO_SCREEN_POSITION Aligns the visible area to this position This value…...

  • Page 64: Setting The Environment Variables

    54 | Solaris Driver The X property position and size ( the screen switches to stereo mode. reports only the initial placement, however. It does not report placement after panning or scrolling, if panning or scrolling is enabled. Setting the environment variables To set the M2_STEREO_SCREEN_POSITION Common Desktop Environment (CDE), follow these steps:...

  • Page 65: Configuring Display Settings

    Example This example aligns the screen to the bottom-center position of the framebuffer: Dtlogin*environment: \ M2_STEREO_SCREEN_POSITION=4 For more information about stereo mode, refer to the Stereo Library Installation and Developer’s Guide. Configuring Display Settings Before you configure your system for the Sun Common Desktop Environment (CDE) or OpenWindows, you need to set the display mode for your board.

  • Page 66: Overriding The Default Display Mode

    56 | Solaris Driver Overriding the default display mode To start CDE or OpenWindows using the default display mode, skip this section. You can override the default display mode by editing the OWconfig resolution. (See the table on page 79 in Appendix A for the DIP switch settings.) Edit the and customize your configuration for OpenWindows or CDE.
  • Page 67 Delete the pound sign ( uncomment the lines. Edit the lines to match each device you installed, and save your changes. To modify the OWconfig file This section explains the first example of the preceding sam- ple code, line by line. It also tells how to modify the lines to match the devices you are installing.
  • Page 68 58 | Solaris Driver monitor="domegray.vda" This line indicates that you are using a grayscale display, and the pre-adjusted timing name is located in the display file domegray.vda Display files are located in the directory. Do not modify these files unless DOME Support advises you to do so.

  • Page 69: Using Visual Classes

    Using Visual Classes A visual class (or visual) is the X Window System™ terminology to describe the characteristics of a display. X defines the visual classes listed in this table. Static Class • StaticGray • StaticColor • TrueColor Static classes do not support the use of a modifiable colormap, but the corresponding dynamic classes do.

  • Page 70: Setting The Default Display

    60 | Solaris Driver Setting the default display You can change the default display to GrayScale or PseudoColor. • To set the default display to 8-bit grayscale, modify the OWconfig See “To modify the OWconfig file” on page 57. • To emulate a PseudoColor visual class, start the X server using defclass PseudoColor Xservers...

  • Page 71: Checking The Default Visual

    Checking the default visual Use the xdpyinfo a screen. Look at the correct screen and find the visual with the matching ID to verify that it is Look for the lines marked with a right arrow ( ) in this sample output: name of display: adam:0.0 version number: 11.0...
  • Page 72 62 | Solaris Driver default screen number: number of screens: screen #0: dimensions: 1152x900 pixels (325x254 millimeters) resolution: 90x90 dots per inch depths (2): 1, 8 root window id: 0x29 depth of root window: 8 planes number of colormaps: minimum 1, maximum 1 default colormap: 0x21 default number of colormap cells: 256 preallocated pixels: black 1, white 0...
  • Page 73 visual: visual id: 0x24 class: GrayScale depth: 8 planes size of colormap: 256 entries red, green, blue masks: 0x0, 0x0, 0x0 significant bits in color specification: 8 bits visual: visual id: 0x25 class: StaticColor depth: 8 planes size of colormap: 256 entries red, green, blue masks: 0x7, 0x38, 0xc0 significant bits in color specification: 8 bits visual:...

  • Page 74: Configuring The Windowing Environment

    64 | Solaris Driver Configuring the Windowing Environment After you have set the display mode, you can configure your system to run either the OpenWindows or the CDE windowing environment. Running OpenWindows For a one-headed system, type: openwin -dev /dev/m2pci0.0 For a two-headed system, type: openwin -dev /dev/m2pci0.0 -dev /dev/m2pci0.1 Each screen has a name of the form:...

  • Page 75: Configuring The Common Desktop Environment

    Configuring the Common Desktop Environment CDE defaults to using a single frame buffer associated with , the boot console. To change the startup /dev/fb configuration, copy the /etc/dt/config/Xservers This file contains mostly comments, but the last line is the command line used to start the server and bring up CDE. This is the default line: 0 Local local_uid@console root/usr/openwin/bin/Xsun \ :0 -nobanner...

  • Page 76: Using The Dpms Screen Saver With Cde

    66 | Solaris Driver Using the DPMS screen saver with CDE When your system is running Solaris 2.5.1 or later, CDE allows you to enable a Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) screen saver. DPMS provides a standard way to manage the power used by your display.
  • Page 77 Configuring the Windowing Environment | 67 Click Screen. The Style Manager – Screen dialog box appears.
  • Page 78 68 | Solaris Driver Click On in the Screen Saver field to turn on a screen saver. Select Blank Screen from the list of screen savers at the left. If you select a screen saver other than or in addition to Blank Screen, the system does not invoke DPMS.

  • Page 79: Changing The Console

    Changing the Console The console appears by default on the first head of the first board in the system’s probe list. You can change the console with the pci-probe-list want to modify the console without altering the probe list, change the output-device You can use the variables.

  • Page 80: Using Calibration Tqa

    70 | Solaris Driver Using Calibration TQA To run the DOME calibration software on a Solaris 2.5.1 or later system, use Calibration TQA 2.0.3 or later. You can run Calibration TQA 2.0.3 or later on a system that includes both DOME boards and other brands of boards.

  • Page 81: Appendix A: Resolutions And Refresh Rates

    Windows System This table lists the available resolutions and refresh rates for the M2 board in a Windows system. All these resolutions can be set for pseudocolor (8-bit color) or grayscale. Resolution 1280 x 1024 1200 x 1600 1600 x 1200 1024 x 768 a.
  • Page 82 72 | Appendix A Using DIP switch S1 to set the resolution When you enable VGA on a Windows system, set switch S1 on the M2 board to boot your computer into a resolution that is supported by your display. Resolution 1280 x 1024 @ 76 Hz 1280 x 1024 @ 76 Hz...
  • Page 83 Appendix A | 73 Customizing sync parameters on Windows 2000 The Custom Mode dialog box enables you to do the following: • Customize modes • Create modes • Remove modes • Restore original modes (configuration file) The mode changes you make are stored in a file, and .dom the driver loads the...
  • Page 84 74 | Appendix A To customize or add modes Connect a monitor to your installed DOME board, if necessary. Return to the Settings tab, and select the test display from the Display list. Make sure Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor is selected, and click Apply.
  • Page 85 Click Save Mode > OK to save the mode. If your edits result in a new mode (that is, the X, Y, BPP, and refresh rate is not already included in the configuration file), the control panel adds the new mode to the .dom If your edits result in a refresh rate that matches the...
  • Page 86 • The name of the board type. For example, the M2/PCI board files are named • At boot time, the driver uses the otherwise, it uses the...

  • Page 87: Customizing Sync Parameters On Windows Nt

    .cfg To set custom syncs Open the text sync ( directory. file for the M2/PCI board is .vid Change individual sync parameters in the text sync file or add new individual syncs at the end of the file to create a new mode.
  • Page 88 78 | Appendix A Run the build the corresponding The program asks you to enter the system windows directory. Type directory. The program asks if you want to back up your existing .cfg Type The program rebuilds the the new syncs. It puts the new appropriate directory.
  • Page 89 Sun Solaris System Use this table to change the DIP switch S1 settings for over- riding the default display resolution. (When you change the S1 settings, you override the default display mode programmed on the M2 board.) After you change the settings, reboot the system to activate the new default display mode.
  • Page 90 Use this table to modify the OWconfig file. Resolution Refresh Rate 1280 x 1024 1280 x 1024 1200 x 1600 1200 x 1600 1600 x 1200 1408 x 1408 a. In pixels (width by height). b. Default. Color Mode 76 Hz Color 72 Hz Color...

  • Page 91: Appendix B: Palette Options

    Palette Options The DOME M2 board supports different palette options on Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows NT 4.0 systems. In the Palette Options field of the DOME tab, use the pull- down menu to select a palette. Then click Apply or OK. DOME palette options must coordinate with the primary display.
  • Page 92 82 | Appendix B This illustration shows the assignment of values on the grayscale palettes. Grayscale palettes All DOME boards that support multiple displays also support differing palette options on multiple screens attached to the same board. Palette Options with Multiple Displays functions in SelectPalette RealizePalette...

  • Page 93: Desktop Icons

    Desktop Icons The palette specifications of the primary display determine how desktop icons are drawn. For example, the desktop icons appear gray on a color screen if the primary display is set to a gray palette. The following table lists the palette options available on primary and secondary displays.
  • Page 94 84 | Appendix B Nonlinear Static Gray Palette The nonlinear static gray palette sets the first and last 10 palette entries to gray-mapped Windows colors. The middle 236 entries are ramped in ascending order, excluding the first and last 10 palette entries. Windows applications that use the first and last 10 palette entries as Windows colors display correctly on the screen.

  • Page 95: Color Palette

    Appendix B | 85 The static gray palette does not provide gray-mapped Windows colors for the first and last 10 palette entries. Because the framebuffer assumes the Windows palette is in use, applications that draw directly to the framebuffer display incorrectly. For example, icons and button bitmaps may display in black and white.

  • Page 97: Appendix C: Troubleshooting The Windows 2000 Driver

    If you have display problems with the M2/PCI board and the Windows 2000 driver, try these troubleshooting tips. Single-Headed Display Board Use Administrative Tools in the Windows control panel to uninstall a single-headed DOME display board. If you try to uninstall a single-headed board by clicking Uninstall DOME Device on the DOME tab, this dialog box appears.

  • Page 98: Sister Device

    88 | Appendix C Sister Device Use the DOME tab to begin uninstalling the sister device. If you click Uninstall DOME Device to uninstall the primary display, this dialog box appears. See “To uninstall a dual-headed device” on page 24 for the full procedure.

  • Page 99: Overwriting Installation File

    Select either Ignore or Warn to allow installation of the DOME driver and other unsigned drivers. • If you select Ignore, the installation program ignores the lack of a valid Catalog file with a digital signature. • If you select Warn, the installation displays the message Digital Signature Not Found continue or cancel.

  • Page 101: Index

    Index adding custom modes, Windows 2000 board – installing resolutions. See resolutions and refresh rates temperature unpacking board-driver information Calibration TQA configuring using DPMS screen saver changing configuration of Windows 2000 driver Sun console color palette Common Desktop Environment. See CDE configuration options, installing configuring –...
  • Page 102 92 | Index Windows NT 4.0 driver (cont.) setting driver options setting palette options setting screen configuration – DlgFix software DOME device, uninstalling dual-headed board single-headed board – DOME large fonts DOME tab online help using to change display – properties DPMS screen saver –...
  • Page 103 order of installation, board and driver original custom mode, restoring overriding default display mode OWconfig file editing modifying palette options combinations multiple displays – Windows systems parameters, sync Windows 2000 Windows NT 4.0 PC system installing driver – Windows 2000 Windows NT 4.0 setting VGA mode system requirements...
  • Page 104 94 | Index Sun PCI workstation (cont.) – installing board system requirements sync parameters, customizing – Windows 2000 – Windows NT 4.0 troubleshooting for Windows 2000 driver uninstalling DlgFix – DOME devices DOME large fonts sister display unpacking board unsigned driver load error, correcting VGA mode, enabling/disabling –...

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