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F ire G L 4
U se r's G u id e
Version 1.0
P/N 137-50000-10 Rev. A
© Copyright 2001, by ATI Technologies Inc.
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- Page 1 F ire G L 4 U se r's G u id e Version 1.0 P/N 137-50000-10 Rev. A © Copyright 2001, by ATI Technologies Inc. All rights reserved, including those to reproduce this guide or parts thereof, in any form without the express written permission of ATI Technologies Inc.
- Page 2 D is cla im e r The manufacturer (MFR) reserves the right to make changes to this document and the products which it describes without notice. The MFR shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions made herein; not for incidental or consequential damages resulting from the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
T a b le o f C o n te n ts Introducing the Fire GL4 ............1 About your Fire GL4....................1 Hardware Design....................1 Operating Systems .................... 2 Typical Application Environments ..............3 System Requirements and Tools ............... 3 Performance Overview.................. - Page 4 Reference................42 Removing the Fire GL4 Drivers................42 Troubleshooting ..................... 44 Technical Details....................47 Features and Performance ................47 Pin Assignments....................50 Video Modes ....................52 Block Diagram ....................54 Compliance Information ..................55...
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Page 5: Introducing The Fire Gl4
CHAPTER 1 In tro d u c in g th e F ire G L 4 IN THIS CHAPTER ! ! ! ! About your Fire GL4 ! ! ! ! How to Use this User's Guide ! ! ! ! Quick Installation A b o u t yo u r F ire G L 4 H ardw are D esign... -
Page 6: Operating Systems
2 Introducing the Fire GL4 O perating S ystem s The Fire GL4 supports the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 6 (or higher) Microsoft Windows 2000 Linux - 2.2.x kernels, C Library 1.2 (LibC 6.2) Download Linux drivers and installation instructions from www.ati.com/support You must be running Windows NT 4.0,... -
Page 7: Typical Application Environments
Introducing the Fire GL4 3 T ypical App lication E n viron m ents Fire GL4 offers outstanding 2D/3D performance in Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Linux. Fire GL4 is optimized and certified for professional 3D graphics in the following business environments. Mechanical Engineering Analysis (MEA) Mechanical Computer Aided Design (MCAD) Electrical Design Automation (EDA) -
Page 8: Performance Overview
4 Introducing the Fire GL4 P erform ance O verview For more detailed information on features and Note: performance please refer to the section Technical Details Hardware Performance 32-bit RGB TrueColor 2D and 3D acceleration Note: The Fire GL4 does not support 8-bit or 16-bit video modes Accelerated, double-buffered 32-bit TrueColor up to 1920 x 1200, at 75 Hz refresh rates 24-bit Z-buffer, 8-bit double-buffer, 8-bit single-buffer overlay... -
Page 9: How To Use This User's Guide
Introducing the Fire GL4 5 H o w to U s e th is U s e r's G u id e For your convenience, this online User’s Guide has been formatted as ® ® an Adobe Acrobat PDF file. This format gives you great flexibility when using this documentation. -
Page 10: Viewing The User's Guide Online
6 Introducing the Fire GL4 V iew ing the U ser's G uide O nlin e You can also read the User's Guide online—important hypertext links, such as Table of Contents entries, World Wide Web, and email addresses are active. Place your mouse cursor over Table of Contents entries or main headings. -
Page 11: Quick Installation
Introducing the Fire GL4 7 Q u ic k In s ta lla tio n Brief instructions on how to get to work with the Fire GL4 in the shortest possible time. Recommended for experienced users and system administrators only. For more detailed information on installation and operation of your graphics accelerator, please refer to the corresponding sections of the Fire GL4 User’s Guide. -
Page 12: Installing The Fire Gl4
CHAPTER 2 In sta llin g th e F ire G L 4 IN THIS CHAPTER ! ! ! ! Installing the Hardware ! ! ! ! Installing the Software In s ta llin g th e H a rd w a re The hardware installation includes the following steps: Preparing your Computer Installing the Card... - Page 13 Installing the Fire GL4 9 Information Before you Start System Requirements and Tools Motherboard with free AGP 1.X slot. Note: The bracket of the Fire GL4 also covers the expansion slot next to the AGP slot. System interrupt (IRQ) which is free. This may have to be reserved in the computer’s BIOS.
- Page 14 10 Installing the Fire GL4 Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 drivers are provided on the Fire GL Linux drivers and installation Where are the drivers? instructions are available for downloading from www.ati.com/support. You may connect two monitors to the Fire GL4. If DDC support is available, the Are you planning a respective resolution and refresh...
- Page 15 Installing the Fire GL4 11 The card has been designed to take advantage of 'plug–n-play' without Plug-n-Play? requiring additional hardware installation or configuration. The illustrations provided in this section The illustrations do are for instructional use only; the card not show your card? shown may look different than the one you purchased.
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Page 16: Installing The Card
12 Installing the Fire GL4 Click Close and OK as often as necessary to accept the changes. Windows asks you if you want to restart your computer. Click Shut down your computer. You are now ready to remove your old graphics card and install your new Fire GL4 card. Installing the C ard To install your graphics accelerator card, follow these steps: Switch off your computer and all external options (printer,... - Page 17 Installing the Fire GL4 13 Insert the card into the AGP slot. Locate the AGP slot If necessary, remove the metal slot covers from the AGP slot and the adjacent slot. Save the screws to secure the graphics card later...
- Page 18 14 Installing the Fire GL4 Align the Fire GL4 with the AGP slot and press it in firmly until the card is fully seated. Take care to press it evenly and snugly into its slot. Do not force. AGP cards are designed to fit one way only.
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Page 19: Connecting The Cables And Completing The Installation
Installing the Fire GL4 15 C onn ectin g the C a bles and C o m pleting the Installation Connecting the Monitor Cables You may connect one or two monitors, either digital CRT / TFT-LCD, or - via an VGA -> DVI-I adapter - analog VGA, to the Fire GL4. - Page 20 16 Installing the Fire GL4 How to connect analog VGA Monitors? If the data cable connector on your VGA monitor does not fit into the DVI-I connector on the card, please use the VGA to DVI-I adapter provided with your Fire GL4. VGA connector from Display cable monitor...
- Page 21 Installing the Fire GL4 17 Connecting the Stereo Glasses You need this information only if you want to use StereoGraphics’ CrystalEyes or compatible stereoviewing eyewear. Please note that stereo glasses are optional equipment and not included in the Fire GL4 package. Connect your stereoviewing eyewear to the 3 pin Mini-DIN stereo sync connector (3) on the card.
- Page 22 18 Installing the Fire GL4 Start your System Switch on your monitor before you switch on your computer. Failing to do so could damage your monitor. If you have correctly installed the card, operating system messages will appear on your monitor when the boot procedure is finished. Your monitor is running in standard VGA mode.
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Page 23: Installing The Software
Installing the Fire GL4 19 In s ta llin g th e S o ftw a re ! ! ! ! Before you Start: Information, Tips and Hints ! ! ! ! Software Installation for Windows NT 4.0 ! ! ! ! Software Installation for Windows 2000 You will need to install the Fire GL4 drivers and software in the following cases:... -
Page 24: Before You Start: Information, Tips, And Hints
20 Installing the Fire GL4 B efore you S tart: Inform ation, T ips, and H ints Before you install the drivers for your Fire GL4 accelerator, make sure your monitor cable is properly attached to the DVI-I connector. Do you need a special driver installation? The software installation procedure later in this chapter describes how to install the drivers for your graphics card after you have installed the new card for the first time and have rebooted your... -
Page 25: Software Installation For Windows Nt4.0
Installing the Fire GL4 21 ReadMe file Select Readme from the Fire GL CD start menu to display a readme file. Refer to this file for additional and ‘last minute’ information. Information in this file may not appear in printed documentation or online help. -
Page 26: Software Installation For Windows 2000
22 Installing the Fire GL4 Click the button corresponding to the type of installation you want. If you select Custom, a list of software components will be displayed. Select the check boxes to specify the components you want to install. Click Next to continue the installation. - Page 27 Installing the Fire GL4 23 Click the button corresponding to the type of installation you want. If you select Custom, a list of software components will be displayed. Select the check boxes to specify the components you want to install. Click Next to continue the installation.
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Page 28: Fire Gl4 Software Utilities
CHAPTER 3 F ire G L 4 S o ftw a re U tilitie s IN THIS CHAPTER ! ! ! ! Changing the Video Settings ! ! ! ! Using Application Profiles and Advanced Features As part of its Windows NT/2000 drivers, Fire GL4 installs additional property pages to your Display Properties control panel. -
Page 29: Changing The Video Settings
Fire GL4 Software Utilities 25 C h a n g in g th e V id e o S e ttin g s The dialogs in the Display Properties menu allow setting and adjusting the video settings to best suit your specific requirements. H ow to S w itch to the D isplay P ro p erties? Start Windows. - Page 30 26 Fire GL4 Software Utilities Windows 2000 Select the Settings dialog in the Display Properties window. Set the resolution (Screen area) that best suit your requirements and your monitors' performance. Select the Windows Monitor dialog via Display Properties > Settings > Advanced > Monitor. In the Monitor Settings section set the refresh rate for the monitor(s) connected to the Fire GL4.
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Page 31: Setting A Dualscreen Configuration
Fire GL4 Software Utilities 27 S ettin g a D u alS cre en C o nfiguration Windows NT 4.0: Select the DualScreen dialog in the Display Properties window. Windows 2000: Select the DualScreen dialog via Display Properties > Settings > Advanced > DualScreen. Refer to the context sensitive online help for more information on setting up your DualScreen configuration. - Page 32 28 Fire GL4 Software Utilities Select Enable two-monitor modes to enable screen resolutions for a two-monitor configuration in the Settings dialog. Deselecting this option will allow single-monitor resolutions only. Notes: (1) Click on a monitor icon in the DualScreen dialog to identify the corresponding monitor.
- Page 33 Fire GL4 Software Utilities 29 Select the Settings dialog in the Display Properties window. Select a two-monitor resolution - that is twice a horizontal single-monitor resolution. For example, 1024x768 is a single- screen resolution (using only one monitor) and 2048x768 provides the same resolution but uses both monitors.
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Page 34: Selecting Your Monitor
30 Fire GL4 Software Utilities S electing your M onitor Windows NT 4.0: Select the ATI Monitor dialog in the Display Properties window. Windows 2000: Select the ATI Monitor dialog via Display Properties > Settings > Advanced > ATI Monitor. In Windows 2000 the ATI Monitor dialog is only active if you have two-monitor modes enabled via the DualScreen... - Page 35 Fire GL4 Software Utilities 31 You can customize the settings of the connected monitors. For more information on setting up the monitors refer to the context sensitive online help. Click the tab for the monitor you want to set up. Set the desired operation mode for your monitor.
- Page 36 32 Fire GL4 Software Utilities Select from list (continued) If the list does not display your monitor type and you have a disk from the monitor manufacturer, use the Have Disk button to import the monitor information to the internal monitor list. Click the Have Disk button, insert the disk, and select the directory or file containing information about your monitor.
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Page 37: Adjusting The Monitor Display
Fire GL4 Software Utilities 33 A djusting th e M on itor D isplay Using this dialog you can adjust the display of the connected monitor. For more information on adjusting the monitor's display refer to the context sensitive online help. Windows NT 4.0: Select the Adjustment dialog in the Display Properties window. - Page 38 34 Fire GL4 Software Utilities Monitor Tuning: With the buttons in the Move and Size sections you can tune the position and size of the monitor's display for the indicated resolution and refresh rate (1) Use the hardware setting controls on your monitor, if available, to adjust your display size or position - instead of the software controls in Note...
- Page 39 Fire GL4 Software Utilities 35 Gamma Correction Adjustment: Adjust the monitor's gamma correction for optimal brightness with the red, green and blue slider bars. When these sliders are changed the gamma correction table modifies each pixel's color value. The brightness produced at the face of the display is proportional to the input voltage raised to the power gamma.
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Page 40: Using Application Profiles And Advanced Functions
36 Fire GL4 Software Utilities U s in g A p p lic a tio n P ro file s a n d A d v a n c e d F u n c tio n s Use the Configuration dialog to customize application profiles for individual application settings. - Page 41 Fire GL4 Software Utilities 37 (1) The configuration default settings typically require modification only for the following: diagnostic purposes Notes fine-tuning a specific application/system configuration specific settings recommended by your hardware or software documentation tuning your application/system environment for best performance and memory usage (2) Only experienced users should modify the configuration settings...
- Page 42 38 Fire GL4 Software Utilities Adding a new application profile: Click the Add button in the Configuration Profiles section and enter the new application for which you want to set the configuration parameters. Modifying the configuration parameters: To change the configuration settings of a specific application, for example, CATIA, select the application from the list in the Configuration Profiles section and click the Modify button.
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Page 43: Setting Advanced Functions
Fire GL4 Software Utilities 39 S ettin g Ad va nced Functions Using the Advanced Settings dialog you can enable the following advanced functions: Synchronization of graphics with streaming video/audio Offscreen Rendering Quad Buffer Stereo for operation of stereo glasses, Fullscene Antialiasing... - Page 44 40 Fire GL4 Software Utilities How to switch to the Advanced Settings dialog? Windows NT 4.0: Select Display Properties > Advanced Settings. Windows 2000: Select Display Properties > Settings > Advanced > Advanced Settings. Select your Advanced Settings options Enable Sync Control Extension Check this option for precise synchronization control of graphics with streaming video or audio.
- Page 45 Fire GL4 Software Utilities 41 Oversampling Quality: Move the slider to optimize the oversampling quality. Note: Increasing the oversampling quality may reduce the performance Force Fullscene Antialiasing: Check this option to use Fullscene Antialiasing also for OGL applications that do not support this feature Notes: (1) Forcing Fullscene Antialiasing may reduce the performance.
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Page 46: Reference
CHAPTER 4 R e fe re n c e IN THIS CHAPTER ! ! ! ! Removing the Fire GL4 Drivers ! ! ! ! Troubleshooting ! ! ! ! Technical Details ! ! ! ! Compliance Information R e m o v in g th e F ire G L 4 D riv e rs This section describes how to properly remove your graphics card software from your system should you need to do so. - Page 47 Reference 43 Click Next to remove the software and shut down your computer. After you have removed the software according to the instructions, you may remove the hardware. Shut down your computer. Remove the computer case as outlined in the hardware installation instructions.
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Page 48: Troubleshooting
44 Reference T ro u b le s h o o tin g Your board is a complex electronic device and can only be repaired by authorized technical personnel with special equipment. Do not attempt to change or repair any parts of this product. Doing so will render your warranty invalid. - Page 49 Reference 45 Screen image is off-center, color balance is wrong, or there is no picture Try adjusting the brightness, sharpness, contrast, and color balance controls of your monitor. Try adjusting the centering and positioning controls of your monitor to position the picture on the screen. Note: The Monitor Tuning settings in Display Properties >...
- Page 50 46 Reference Checking for address and interrupt conflicts It is necessary to ensure that the I/O and memory addresses reserved for the graphics board are not used by other hardware devices. The integrated on-board VGA controller of your Fire GL4 uses the following addresses (hex): I/O Address: Standard VGA I/O: 3B0-3DF...
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Page 51: Technical Details
Reference 47 T e c h n ic a l D e ta ils ! ! ! ! Features and Performance ! ! ! ! Pin Assignments ! ! ! ! Video Modes ! ! ! ! Block Diagram Features an d P erfo rm an ce Hardware Design Single full AGP/Pro50 length... - Page 52 48 Reference Memory and BIOS 128 MByte Double Data Rate (DDR) SDRAM for unified framebuffer, Z-buffer and texture storage 128 KByte BIOS FlashROM, 3.3V only, reprogrammable by software Connectors Two 25-pin DVI-I output connectors for digital flat-panel (DFP) displays and analog or digital CRT displays Stereographic 3-pin Mini-DIN output connector for stereoviewing eyewear (supports StereoGraphics CrystalEyes shutter glasses).
- Page 53 Reference 49 Professional 3D Rendering Full OpenGL 1.1 ICD with 1.2 functional extensions Single-pass bump mapping and hardware 3D textures Gouraud shading Bilinear and trilinear MIP-mapping Alpha blending Fogging and depth cueing Anti-aliased lines and sorted polygons Scissoring and stippling Overlay and stencil buffers Z-buffering Hardware Geometry Acceleration...
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Page 54: Pin Assignments
50 Reference Software OpenGL 1.1 ICD with 1.2 functional extensions OpenGL support for quad-buffer stereoviewing eyewear Supports Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 2D and 3D Linux support Pentium III Streaming SIMD Extension (SSE) support for Windows NT4.0, Windows 2000, and Linux Athlon 3Dnow! support for NT4.0 and Windows 2000 Dual-monitor support DDC2B monitor support on all operating systems... - Page 55 Reference 51 Pin Function DVI-I Output Connectors T.M.D.S. Data2- T.M.D.S. Data2+ T.M.D.S. Data2/4 Shield T.M.D.S. Data4- T.M.D.S. Data4+ DDC Clock DDC Data Analog Vertical Sync T.M.D.S. Data1- T.M.D.S. Data1+ T.M.D.S. Data1/3 Shield T.M.D.S. Data3- T.M.D.S. Data3+ + 5V Power DVI: Digital Visual Interface ground (for + 5V) DDC: Display Data Channel Hot Plug Detect...
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Page 56: Video Modes
52 Reference V ideo M odes All video modes comply with VESA DMT (Discrete Monitor Timing) or VESA GTF (General Timing Format) standards. The Fire GL4 supports only TrueColor, 32-bit (24 color, 8 ) modes. There is no support for 8-bit or 16-bit modes. Analog and Digital Monitors with 15-pin VGA connector - need VGA-to-DVI adapter - Resolution... - Page 57 Reference 53 Digital Monitors with DVI-I connector Resolution Color Bits Line Frequency Refresh Rate Bits (kHz) (Hz) 640 x 480 31.5, 37.5, 60, 75, 43.3, 50.9 85, 100 61.8* 120* 800 x 600 37.7, 46.9, 60, 75, 54.1, 63.9 85, 100 77.2* 120* 1024 x 768...
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Page 59: Compliance Information
Reference 55 C o m p lia n c e In fo rm a tio n FC C C o m pliance In form ation FCC - DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY FOR A CLASS B DIGITAL DEVICE We, the Responsible Party ATI Research Inc.- Fire GL Graphics 4 Mount Royal Avenue, Marlborough, MA 01752-1978 USA;... - Page 60 56 Reference C E C o m pliance Inform ation EMC Directive 89/336/EEC and amendments 91/263/EEC, 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC, Class B Digital Device EN 55022:1998/CISPR 22 Class B, Limits and Methods of Measurement of Radio Interference Characteristics Information Technology Equipment. EN 55024:1998, Immunity of Information Technology Equipment (ITE), including EN 61000-4-2, EN 61000-4-3, EN 61000-4-4, EN 61000-4-5,...
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