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ATI Technologies 100-505141 - Firemv 2200 128 MB PCIE Graphics Card User Manual

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FireMV™ 2200
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  • Page 1 FireMV™ 2200 User’s Guide P/N 137-50051-10...
  • Page 2 ATI hardware, software, or other products and documentation provided herein. ATI Technologies Inc. reserves the right to make changes without further notice to a product or system described herein to improve reliability, function or design. With respect to ATI products which this...
  • Page 3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. • Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. • Heed Warnings - All warnings on the product and the operating instructions should be adhered to.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Getting Started ......1 System Requirements Display Modes Before You Begin Record Your Serial and Part Numbers Uninstall Previous Graphics Card Drivers Installing Hardware .
  • Page 6 Disclaimer Warranty Information Hardware Warranty Service Statement Warranty Service Limitations Getting Additional Accessories Compliance Information FCC Compliance Information Industry Canada Compliance Statement CE Compliance Information Informations de conformité de la CE Electrical Safety VCCI Class B ITE Compliance Information MIC Certification Information BSMI Certification Information...

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    CHAPTER 1: Getting Started Your ATI FireMV™ 2200 multi-view 2D workstation graphics card is designed exclusively for the financial and corporate marketplaces. The FireMV™ line has been engineered to deliver stability and reliability for a wide range of professional operating environments. For mission-critical, “always on”...

  • Page 8: System Requirements

    2 System Requirements System Requirements Make sure you meet the following system requirements before installing your FireMV™ 2200 card. Hardware • Intel® Pentium® 4/Xeon®; AMD Athlon® 64/K7/XP or compatible. • 128 MB of system memory; 256 MB or more for best performance.

  • Page 9: Uninstall Previous Graphics Card Drivers

    Before You Begin 3 Serial number (S/N) 102 part number (P/N) Write these numbers down before installing your new ATI product. Uninstall Previous Graphics Card Drivers To ensure the successful installation of your new FireMV™ 2200 card, you must uninstall the drivers for the existing graphics card before removing it from your computer.
  • Page 10 4 Before You Begin...

  • Page 11: Installing Hardware

    Quick Installation 5 CHAPTER 2: Installing Hardware This chapter will guide you through the physical installation of your FireMV™ 2200 card. Quick Installation Experienced users and system administrators can follow these brief instructions for installing the FireMV™ 2200 card in the shortest possible time.
  • Page 12 6 Detailed Installation FireMV™ 2200 Installation Diagram PCIe Interface Connector PCIe Card PCIe Interface Connection Insertion Point for PCIe Card PCI Interface Connector PCI Card PCI Interface Connection Insertion Point for PCI Card...

  • Page 13: Connecting Your Monitors

    Detailed Installation 7 Turn off the computer, monitor, and other peripheral devices. Unplug the computer’s power cord and disconnect all cables from the back of your computer. WARNING - Wait approximately 20 seconds after unplugging the power cord before disconnecting a peripheral or removing a component from the motherboard to avoid possible damage to the motherboard.
  • Page 14 8 Detailed Installation Male DMS-59 connector Female DMS-59 connection on the backplate of your FireMV™ 2200 graphics card Dual Female DVI-I connections Note: The DMS-59 cable has two connections: a primary and a secondary. If you are using a single display, make sure you connect it to the primary connection.

  • Page 15: Turning On The System

    Detailed Installation 9 Display Configurations The FireMV™ 2200 graphics card provides dual display functionality. The following table lists the different ways you can connect displays to your card. Display Connector(s) Comments Configuration Used Single CRT VGA connector CRT- cathode ray tube analog display with DVI-I-to-VGA display.
  • Page 16 10 Detailed Installation...

  • Page 17: Installing Software

    HYDRAVISION™ Multi-monitor Management 11 CHAPTER 3: Installing Software This chapter will guide you through the installation of the drivers and software associated with your FireMV™ 2200 card. HYDRAVISION™ Multi-monitor Management The HYDRAVISION™ multi-monitor and desktop management software will install automatically with the Express driver installation of the ATISETUP utility.

  • Page 18: Installing Drivers And Software In Windows

    12 Installing Drivers and Software in Windows® Installing Drivers and Software in Windows® You will need to install the FireMV™ 2200 drivers and software in the following cases: • After you have installed the card in your system. • After you have reinstalled or upgraded your operating system. This procedure applies to Windows®...

  • Page 19: Monitor Configuration

    Monitor Configuration 13 Follow the wizard’s on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Note: The Express installation option is recommended. The HYDRAVISION™ multi-monitor and desktop management software will automatically be installed, along with the ATI driver, by selecting this option. Not all software components are installed using the Express installation.

  • Page 20: Reinstalling Drivers

    14 Reinstalling Drivers Note: ATI software provides many additional configuration features that can be accessed by clicking the Advanced button from the tab. Display Properties > Settings Select the Monitor icon identified by the number 2 . Click Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor . Set the Screen Resolution and Color Quality as appropriate for the second monitor.

  • Page 21: Display Properties

    CHAPTER 4: Display Properties This chapter describes how to use the advanced display, multiple-monitor, and 3D graphics features in ATI’s Display Properties options. Accessing the CATALYST™ Software Suite The CATALYST™ Software Suite installs the ATI display tabs into the Windows® Display Properties dialog. They are accessed through the button located on the Settings tab.

  • Page 22: Ati Displays Tab

    16 ATI Displays Tab ATI Displays Tab The ATI Displays tab provides control over multiple-monitor features. Here you can enable/disable display devices and swap the assignment of Primary and Secondary displays. The Displays Tab ATI Displays Tab Scheme Displays the drop-down list of available display-device configurations that have previously been created.
  • Page 23 ATI Displays Tab 17 ATI Displays Tab Display These are the buttons that contain the name of the Configuration devices that can be connected to your graphics card, such button as Monitor, Panel, FPD, TV or YPrBr. Clicking on any of these buttons opens further options to refine your display on that device.

  • Page 24: Dynamic Display Reassignment

    18 ATI Color Tab Dynamic Display Reassignment You can change the assignment of your Primary and Secondary display on the fly, without rebooting. If you have more than one display device available and have the proper adapters or connectors, you can plug it in to your FireMV™...
  • Page 25 ATI Color Tab 19 The Color Tab ATI Color Tab Desktop radio Select Desktop to configure your desktop color settings. button Full Screen 3D Select Full Screen 3D to configure the color settings for radio button your 3D applications. Note that the configured settings will only be apparent within a full-screen 3D application environment.
  • Page 26 20 ATI Color Tab ATI Color Tab Delete button Deletes the profile that is selected in the Profiles list box. All Colors Adjusts the Gamma, Brightness or Contrast for Red, checkbox Green, and Blue simultaneously. Note that any individual color settings in effect are lost if All Colors is selected; the color settings revert back to the last-known All Colors settings.

  • Page 27: Hotkeys

    ATI Color Tab 21 Adjust the Gamma , Brightness , and Contrast sliders to the desired settings, either individually or using the All Colors checkbox. Type a profile name in the Profile list box. Click Save . To apply the settings for a specific Desktop profile Choose the Desktop radio button.
  • Page 28 22 ATI Color Tab The Color Hotkeys Settings dialog To access the Color Hotkeys Settings dialog Select the Full Screen 3D radio button. Click the Hotkeys button to access the Color Hotkeys Settings dialog. Note: For the steps used to assign hot keys, refer to the Color Hotkeys Settings section.

  • Page 29: Ati Options Tab

    ATI Options Tab 23 ATI Options Tab The ATI Options tab provides detailed driver information and access to your graphics card’s versioning and specifications. The Options Tab ATI Options Tab Version Shows the driver build version. Information Details button Gives access to the Details tab, which lists the card’s hardware details and driver information.

  • Page 30: Ati Rotation Tab

    24 ATI Rotation Tab ATI Options Tab Enable ATI Enables/disables the ATI taskbar applications and taskbar icon removes the ATI icon from your system tray. application Show ATI icon on Removes/replaces the ATI icon from the system tray taskbar without disabling the ATI icon applications. Disable quick The quick resolution feature is accessible by left-clicking resolution feature...
  • Page 31 ATI Rotation Tab 25 The ATI Rotation Tab ATI Rotation Tab Rotation buttons Rotates the display by the preset amount. Configure Lists the rotation actions with which you can associate a Hotkeys drop- hotkey. down list The options are: • Standard Landscape (0°). •...

  • Page 32: Ati Overlay Tab

    26 ATI Overlay Tab To rotate a single display Select one of the four rotation settings by clicking the appropriate button. Click OK or Apply . To rotate multiple displays Select the Settings tab in the Windows® Display Properties dialog. Select the display to which you want to apply the rotation.
  • Page 33 ATI Overlay Tab 27 The ATI Overlay Tab ATI Overlay Tab Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the video image. Contrast Adjusts the contrast in the video image. Saturation Adjusts the vividness of the color. Sliding it all the way to the left removes all color and produces a black and white picture.

  • Page 34: Theater Mode Options

    28 ATI Overlay Tab Theater Mode Options Theater Mode Options are available under the following conditions: • Your ATI graphics accelerator has dual controllers to support Primary and Secondary (Clone) displays. • Your ATI video adapter has dual display functionality by providing a standard VGA connector and a digital flat panel connector such as the DVI-I connector or to a TV using the TV-Out connector.

  • Page 35: Ati 3D Tab

    ATI 3D Tab 29 Theater Mode Options Theater Mode Video content is displayed on your Primary and Secondary displays. Video content is displayed on your Secondary display(s) is always in full screen mode. Note: your computer must be set for 16-bit color depth or higher to use this mode.
  • Page 36 30 ATI 3D Tab ATI 3D Tab ATI 3D Tab 3D Settings for Selects either Direct 3D® or OpenGL® as the radio buttons format to be altered in the workspace. Performance/Quality Controls the overall performance/image quality of slider your graphic application. Moving the slider to the left will maximize application performance, while moving the slider to the right will maximize image quality.
  • Page 37 ATI 3D Tab 31 ATI 3D Tab Current Settings Shows the current settings for either Direct 3D® or OpenGL®, whichever is selected. Profiles for Allows you to save a unique profile of the custom settings you have selected. Once you have completed making your custom settings, click OK in the Custom Properties dialog.

  • Page 38: Custom Properties Dialog

    32 ATI 3D Tab Custom Properties Dialog Custom Properties Dialog Custom Properties Dialog: OpenGL® or Direct 3D® SMOOTHVISION™ SMOOTHVISION™ (Anti-Aliasing) improves image Anti-Aliasing slider quality by removing jagged edges from 3D images, resulting in smoother, more natural-looking objects. Anti- Aliasing can be applied using different sample patterns and sample points such as 2X or 4X.
  • Page 39 ATI 3D Tab 33 Custom Properties Dialog: OpenGL® or Direct 3D® SMOOTHVISION™ Anisotropic filtering uses a texture filtering technique Anisotropic that blends multiple texture samples together. The Filtering slider number of samples taken when anisotropic filtering is performed can vary. By moving this slider to the right, as the number of samples taken increases, the quality of the final image increases significantly.

  • Page 40: Ati Vpu Recover Tab

    34 ATI VPU Recover Tab Custom Properties Dialog: SMARTSHADER™ Effects SMARTSHADER™ SMARTSHADER™ applies preset pixel effects on Effects drop-down OpenGL® or Direct 3D® applications. Choose the list desired effect and click OK. Defaults button Restores the default settings. ATI VPU Recover Tab Hardware crashes may occur when a hardware device and the corresponding software device driver are no longer able to communicate with each other.
  • Page 41 ATI VPU Recover Tab 35 The ATI VPU Recover Tab ATI VPU Recover Tab Enable VPU Recover Enables VPU Recover. checkbox Prepare an Error Report When VPU Recover is activated a dialog will checkbox prompt you to submit an automatically generated error report to ATI.
  • Page 42 36 ATI VPU Recover Tab...

  • Page 43: Reference

    Troubleshooting 37 CHAPTER 5: Reference This chapter offers troubleshooting tips and provides customer-care, warranty, and compliance information. Troubleshooting The following troubleshooting tips may help if you experience problems. ATI’s documentation contains helpful installation/configuration tips and other valuable feature information. Please contact your dealer for more advanced troubleshooting information.

  • Page 44: Customer Care

    38 Customer Care General Problems Problem Possible Solution Screen Defects • Check if your monitor supports the resolution, Appear horizontal (kHz) and vertical (Hz) refresh rates as required by the graphics card. • Check your current resolution, refresh rate, and color depth settings in the Settings and Monitor tabs in your Display Properties dialog.
  • Page 45 • Complimentary Countries • International and local toll charges to Canada will apply. • Support available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Mail ATI TECHNOLOGIES INC. • Complimentary. Attention: Customer Care 1 Commerce Valley Drive East Markham, Ontario Canada L3T 7X6...

  • Page 46: Disclaimer

    Warranty Information Hardware Warranty Service Statement ATI Technologies Inc. warrants to the original purchaser of the hardware that the product is in good working condition, according to its specifications at the time of shipment, for a period of three years from the date of original purchase.

  • Page 47: Limitations

    Compliance Information 41 any time. • You are responsible for the cost of shipping the product to ATI. ATI plays the cost of returning the product to you. Products which are repaired under warranty are guaranteed for the remainder of the original warranty period.

  • Page 48: Fcc Compliance Information

    42 Compliance Information FCC Compliance Information This FireMV™ product complies with FCC Rules part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 49: Informations De Conformité De La Ce

    Compliance Information 43 Informations de conformité de la CE Directive EMC 89/336/CEE et amendements 92/31/CEE et 93/68/CEE, pour dispositif numérique de Classe B. EN 55022:2003/CISPR 22:1997, - Classe B - Limites et méthodes de mesure des caractéristiques d'interférences radiophoniques, Matériel des technologies de l'information. EN 55024:1998/CISPR 24:1997 +A1:2001 +A2:2003, Norme sur l'immunité...

  • Page 50: Bsmi Certification Information

    44 Compliance Information BSMI Certification Information...
  • Page 51 Index Numerics 102 part number custom settings full-screen performance profiles quality adjusting overlays application profiles creating ATI Overlay tab ATI taskbar applications disabling enabling 20, 21 brightness color settings video overlay card specification information Clone Mode settings clone mode primary display secondary displays color hotkeys...
  • Page 52 configuration multiple monitors primary monitor 20, 21 contrast color settings video overlay custom settings desktop color settings display corruption high resolution displays Hotkey primary 16, 17 scheme secondary Displays Tab driver information drivers installing uninstalling DVI operational mode full-screen 3D 20, 21 gamma color settings...
  • Page 53 performance primary display clone mode primary monitor assigning profiles color quality registration resetting graphics card rotate multiple displays single display safety instructions saturation video overlay secondary display secondary displays clone mode serial number settings Clone Mode single display rotate system requirements Overlay troubleshooting general problems...

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