ATI Technologies GL 8800 manual

Fire GL 8800 64/128 MB User's Guide V er si on 1 . 0 P / N 137 - 50002- 10 Rev. A © C opyright 2001, b y ATI Tec hnologi es Inc. All rights r eserv ed, inc ludi ng tho se to reprod uce th is gui de or parts t her eof , in any for m withou t the exp ress written permis sion of ATI Techn ologie s In c. Produc ts ma y not b e exac tly as show n.[...]

ii Disclaimer The manuf actur er (MFR) reserve s the right t o make c hanges to this doc ument and the product s whic h it des cribes without noti ce. The MFR s hall not be liab le f or technica l or editori al err ors or omissi ons mad e herein; not for inci denta l or c onsequent ia l damages resul ting fro m the fur nishin g, p erformanc e, or u[...]

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1 CHAPT ER 1 Getting Started Experience the speed and reliabilit y of t he FIRE GL™ 8800 workstation board. Based on the revolutionar y next generation geometry and rendering technolog y from ATI, it delivers affordable high-end workstation 3D/2D graphics acceleration. FIRE GL™ 8800 has an optimized high-p owered Ope nGL® dri ver to provide ou[...]

2 G etti ng Sta r ted Using this Guide For your convenience, this online User’s Guide has been formatted as an Adobe ® A cr obat ® PDF file. T his format gives y ou great flexibilit y when using this documentation. Many hyperlinks provide easy a ccess to any information yo u ma y want. To make it usefu l in a printed format, too, a - hyperlinke[...]

Ge tting Sta rted 3 Viewing the Us er's Guide Online You can also read the User's Gu ide online—important hypertext links, such as Tab le of Contents entries, World Wide Web, and email addresses are active. Place your mouse cursor over Table o f Contents entries or main he adi ng s. If the han d i c on c ha n ge s to a p oint in g inde [...]

4 G etti ng Sta r ted Fire GL 8800 Features • RADE ON™ 8800 GP U and 64 MB or 128 MB D DR memor y • CHARIS MA E NGINE™ II supports ful l Transfor mation, Clipping and Lighting (T& L) at 75 million triangles/second pea k processi ng capability • PIXEL TAPES TRY™ II, the 3D rendering en g ine, powers 2. 4 Gigatexels/second fo r fast f[...]

Ge tting Sta rted 5 System Requirements and Tools Computer sys tem • Pe ntium® 4/III/II /Cele ron TM ; AMD® K6/A thlon® or compa tible • 128 MB of system memory 256 MB for best performa nce • Mo the rboard with fr ee AG P 2x/4x slot • CD-ROM drive Operatin g sys tem • Windows® NT 4.0 wit h Servic e Pack 5 (or higher) • Windows® 20 [...]

6 G etti ng Sta r ted Quick Installation • Brief in structions on how to get to wo rk with the F ire GL 8800 in the sho rtest possible t ime. • Recommended f or experienced user s and s ystem adm inistr ator s only. • Fo r mo re de tai led in form atio n o n ins tal la tio n an d o pe rat io n o f your graphics accelerato r, please refer to t[...]

7 CHAPT ER 2 Installing the Hardware and Software IN THI S CHAPTER  Installing the Har dware on pa ge 7  Installi ng the S of tware on page 20 Installing the Hardw are The hardware installat ion includes the following steps: • Preparing your Computer • Installing th e Card • Connecting the Cable s and Completing the Insta llation Prepar[...]

8 Installing t he Har dware and So ftware Informa tion Before y ou Sta rt Wha t do yo u need to use your Fir e GL 8800? System R equirem ents and Too ls • Motherbo ard wit h free AGP 2X/4X slot. • 128 MB of syst em memory 256 MB for best performa nce • Syste m inte rrup t (IRQ) which is free . This may hav e to be reser ved i n the comp uter [...]

Inst alling th e H ardwa re an d Softw are 9 What t ype of m onitor s do you need? Your Fire GL 8800 is optimal ly conf igured to be combin ed with digit al flat -panel (DFP) TFT LCD displays an d digital CRT displays . You can als o con nect the Fi re GL 8800 to high-res olutio n MultiSync or multi -frequenc y monit ors or other V GA mon itors. To[...]

10 Insta lling the Ha rdware and Sof twa re Are you planni ng a multi-monitor s y stem? • You may co nnect two m onitor s to the Fire GL 8800. • If DDC support is avail able, t he respect ive res olution a nd refr esh rate for ea ch m onito r is automati cally d etected. • Desktop M anagement ut ilities HYDRAVISION TM DualScreen Are y ou inst[...]

Inst alling the Hardw are and Softw are 11 Setting the Display Driv er to Standard VG A To avoid possible driver c onflicts between your old and new graphics card, install th e standard VGA driver for your operating sy stem. Install the standard VG A driver be f ore you s hut d ow n you r c om p ute r and rem ove th e inst alle d (A GP, PCI, or IS [...]

12 Insta lling the Ha rdware and Sof twa re Installing the Card To instal l yo ur graphics accelerator card, fol low these steps: 1 Switch off your computer and all external options (monitor, printer, and other s). Then disconnect all cables fr om th e bac k o f your computer. Unplug all power cables from the e lectrical source. Note: If you are di[...]

Inst alling the H ardw are and Softw are 13 2 Remove the computer cover. If ne ce ss ar y , c on s ult you r c o mp ute r system manual about rem oving the cover. 1 Pow er Supply Remember to discharge your body’s static ele ctricity by touching the metal surface o f the computer chassis 3 Remove any exist ing gr aphics card fr om your comput er .[...]

14 Insta lling the Ha rdware and Sof twa re 4 Insert the card in to the AGP slot. Note: You can use the F ire GL 8800 in either AGP 2x/4x or AGP 2x slots. • Locate the AGP 2x/4x slot. Compare the expansion slots in your computer with the following illustration: • If necessary , remove the metal slot cover from th e AGP slot . Save the screw to [...]

Inst alling the H ardw are and Softw are 15 • Align the slot in the mounting brac ket of the card with the screw hole in the rear panel of the computer case. • Use the screws you removed f rom the expansion sl ot cover or a previously installed graphics card to secure the card in place. • Secure ribbon cables and ge ntly push them d own and o[...]

16 Insta lling the Ha rdware and Sof twa re Connecti ng the Cabl es and Compl eting the Ins tallation Connecting the Monitor Cables You m a y connect o ne o r two mon itors , either analog VGA or DFP/digital CRT to the Fire GL 8 800. The Fire GL 8800 supports the following monitor combinations: • single mon itor – V GA • single mon itor - DF [...]

Inst alling the H ardw are and Softw are 17 Note Please use t he DVI-t o-VGA adapter provid ed with yo ur card to conne ct a se co nd VG A mon ito r to the DVI connector ( 2). a Dis play cable b DVI- I connect or on card c VGA conne ctor fro m monitor d VGA to DVI- I adapter[...]

18 Insta lling the Ha rdware and Sof twa re Connecting a Digital Fla t-Panel (DFP) Monitor or Digital CRT Monitor Securely attach the monitor’s data cable to the DVI o utput connector (2) on the c ard. Attach the cable to the monitor according to the monitor's instru ctions. Please refer to the documentation that came with your monitor if yo[...]

Inst alling the H ardw are and Softw are 19 Start your Syste m Switch on your monitor b ef o re you sw itch on yo ur computer. Failing t o do s o c oul d d a ma ge yo ur mo ni tor . If you have correctly in stalled the card, operating system messages will appear on your monitor when the boot procedure is fi nished. Your System Does Not Start as it [...]

20 Insta lling the Ha rdware and Sof twa re Installing the Softw are  Before you Start : Inf orm atio n, Tip s and Hints  Software Inst allation f or Windows NT 4.0  S oftwa re I nsta lla tio n for Wind ows 2000 and Wind ows XP You will need to install the Fire GL 8800 drivers and software in th e followi ng ca ses: • After you have inst[...]

Inst alling the Hardw are and Softw are 21 Before you Start: Information, Tips, and Hints Before you install the driv ers for yo ur Fire GL 8800 accelerator, make sure your monit o r cable is properl y attached to the card. Do you need a special driver installa tion? The so ftware installation procedure later in t his chapter describes how t o i ns[...]

22 Insta lling the Ha rdware and Sof twa re HYDRA VISION TM D esktop Managemen t The HYDRAV ISION TM desk top ma n age me nt soft war e will inst al l automatically with the standard driv er ins tallation of the Quick S tart program. If you do not want to install HYDRAVIS ION TM select the Cust om driv er insta llation and deselect HYDR AVISION TM [...]

Inst alling the Hardw are and Softw are 23 4 Click Next to c ontinue the installation. 5 When the ATI FGL Install dia l og di spl a ys t he c om p one n ts t o be inst alled click on Next . (Dependin g on wh ich components you chose di fferent windows might appear. Click on the correspondi ng buttons to con tinue t he installation.) 6 When the Inst[...]

24 Insta lling the Ha rdware and Sof twa re 4 Click the button correspondin g to the t ype of installati on you wa nt. I f you sel e ct Custo m , a list of software compone nts will be displayed. Select the check boxes to specify the compone nts y ou w ant to inst all. 5 Click Next to c ontinue the installation. 6 When the ATI FGL Install dia l og [...]

25 CHAPT ER 3 Using Your Fire GL 8800 IN THI S CHAPTER  Changing the Vide o Settings on pa ge 2 6  Co nfiguring Applica tion Profiles on page 37 SEE ALSO  HYDRAV ISION for Fi re GL As part o f its Windows driv ers, Fire GL 8800 installs additional propert y pages to your Display Proper ties control panel. They are na med a s f ol l ow s. I[...]

26 Using You r Fi re GL 8 800 Changing the V ideo Setting s The dialogs in th e Display Pr operties men u all ow se tti ng and adjusting th e video settings to bes t suit your specifi c requirements. How to Switch to the Display Properties? 1 Start Windows. 2 After Windows has finished booting, click Start > Set tings > Control Panel . 3 Doub[...]

Usi ng Your F ire G L 88 00 27 Windows 2000 / Windows XP 1 Select the Se ttings dialog in the Display Propertie s window. 2 Set the resolu tion ( Scree n area ) and Colo rs that best suit y our requirements a nd your monitors ' performance. Note: The resolution setting applies to bo th monitors, if you have two monitors c onnected to the Fire [...]

28 Using You r F ire GL 8 800 Setting a Du alScre en Co nfiguration 1 Windows N T 4.0 : Select th e Dua lS creen dia log in th e Displ ay Properties window. Windows 2 000 / Wind ows XP: Select the Dual Screen dial og via Disp la y Properties > Settings > Ad va n c e d > Dual Scre en . Refer to the context sens itive online help for more in[...]

Usi ng Your F ire G L 88 00 29 2 Sel e ct yo ur Primary Mo nit o r . The primary monitor is the left monitor or top monitor, respectivel y , of a multiple-monit or desktop . Monitor icon 1 is for the monitor connected to the VGA connector, monitor icon 2 is for the monitor connected to the DVI connector. 3 Sel e ct yo ur Desktop Set up Select Di sa[...]

30 Using You r Fi re GL 8 800 Windows Select how yo u want to di splay sizeable windows that normally appear in the middle of the screen: • Unchanged , o r • Mo ve d ful l y to t hat monitor wh ere the t op left corner o f the win dow is. Reports Select a monitor w here you want to display Windows messages that normally d ispla y in the middle [...]

Usi ng Your F ire G L 88 00 31 Selecting your Monitor 1 Windows N T 4.0 : Select t he ATI Monitor dialog in th e Display Proper ties window. Windows 2 000 / Wind ows XP: Select the AT I Mo n it o r di a l og via Disp la y Properties > Settings > Ad va n c e d > AT I Monitor . Note In W indows 2 000 / W indow s XP the AT I M o n i t o r di [...]

32 Using You r Fi re GL 8 800 You can customize th e settings of the connected monitors. For mo re in form atio n on s ett ing up th e mo nito rs ref er to the conte xt se nsi tiv e o nl ine h elp . 2 Click the tab for the monitor you want to set up. Monito r 1 is the monitor connected to the VGA connect or, Monitor 2 is t h e monitor connected to [...]

Usi ng Your F ire G L 88 00 33 4 Clic k th e Ap p l y or OK button to enable yo ur m onitor s ettin gs. Sele ct from lis t (co ntinue d) If the lis t does not dis play yo ur monitor type and y ou have a disk f rom the monit or man ufact urer, use the Have Di sk button to imp ort the mon itor in formatio n to the in ternal m onito r list. • Click [...]

34 Using You r Fi re GL 8 800 Adjus ting the M onito r Displa y Using this dialog you can adjust the display of the connected monitor(s). For more information on adjust ing the monitor's display refer to the context sensitive online help. 1 Windows N T 4. 0: Select t he Ad ju stm e nt dialog in the Display Proper ties window . Win dow s 20 00 [...]

Usi ng Your F ire G L 88 00 35 2 Monitor Tuning : • With the buttons in the Mo ve an d Size sections you can tune the position and size of the monitor's display for the indicated resolution and refresh rate • Sync Polari ty : If you do not get a satisf acto r y d ispla y with the default sync polarity set ting for the cu rrent resolution, [...]

36 Using You r Fi re GL 8 800 3 Gamma Corr ection A djustment : Adjus t 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 prop ortional to th e inp[...]

Usi ng Your F ire G L 88 00 37 Configuring Application Profiles Use th e C onfigur at ion dial og to customize application pro files for individual application settings. How to switc h to the Confi guration dia log? Windows N T 4.0 : Select Display Pr operties > Configuration . Win dows 2000 Window s XP : S elect Display Pr operties > Setting[...]

38 Using You r Fi re GL 8 800 Notes (1) The co nfigurat ion def ault sett ings ty picall y requir e modi fication on ly for the follow ing : • diagnosti c purpos es • fine-tuni ng a spec ifi c applicati on/syst em config urati on • specific settings rec ommende d by your hard ware or software doc umentat ion • tuning your appli catio n/sys [...]

Usi ng Your F ire G L 88 00 39 Adding a ne w application profile: Clic k th e Ad d 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 con figuration s ettings of a specific application, for example, CATIA, select th[...]

40 CHAPT ER 4 Reference IN THI S CHAPTER  Removing the Fire GL 8800 Dri ver s on page 40  Troubleshooting on pa ge 42  Technic al De ta ils on page 45  Compliance Inf ormation on pa g e 52 Removing the Fire GL 8800 Drivers This section descri bes how to properly remove your g ra phics card software fr om your s ystem should you need to [...]

Referenc e 41 3 Click A dd/R em ov e com pone nt . Select ATI Fire GL 8800 Video Accelerator and unc heck th e checkbox Note : Make sure that onl y those components are unchecke d that you want to remove now. (Click Back and Ad d/ Re m o ve compo nen t to select specific software c omponents for removal.) 4 Click Next . to remove the Fire GL 8800 d[...]

42 Referen ce Troublesh ooting Your board is a complex electro nic device and can onl y be repaired by authorized technical person nel with speci al equipment. Do not attempt to change or repair any parts of this product. Doing so will render your warra nty invalid. If you experience a p roblem using the Fire GL 8800, check the following sections f[...]

Referenc e 43 Scre en ima ge is off-ce nter, c olor ba lan ce is wrong, or t here is no pictur e • Try adjusti ng the bri ghtness , shar pness , contr ast, and c olor balance c ontrols of your moni tor. • Try adjusti ng the cent ering an d posi tionin g controls of your monitor to p osit ion the pic ture on th e scree n. Note: The Monit or T un[...]

44 Referen ce Checking fo r addr ess and in terr upt confl icts • It is neces sary to ensur e that t he I/O and memory addres ses reserve d for t he graphic s boar d are not us ed by ot her ha rdw are de vi ce s. • The integrat ed on- boar d VGA controll er of yo ur Fire GL 88 00 uses the f ollowing a ddress es (hex): I/O A ddress: Standard VGA[...]

Referenc e 45 Techn ical Details  Features and Per f ormance on p age 45  Pin Assi gn ments on page 47  Video Modes on page 49 Features an d Perfor mance General Operatin g environ ment Wi ndows® NT 4.0, W indows® 2000, W indows® X P System require ment s Pen tium® 4 /III/II/Ce leron TM ; A MD® K 6/At hlon ® or comp atib le Cert ific[...]

46 Refere nce Functional System Windows® NT 4.0, Wi ndows® 2000, Windows® XP Bu s S yst em AGP 2x or AGP 4x/2 x Graphic contro ller RADEONTM 8800 GPU Video memor y Fire GL 8800 /64 MB : 64 MB SDRAM Fire G L 8 800 /1 28 MB: 1 28 MB SDRA M BIOS 128 Kbyte BI OS FlashROM, reprogr ammable by soft ware , 3 .3 V Digit al/analog convert er 30-bit P alet[...]

Referenc e 47 3D Per formance Test s y stem: Intel P4 1.5 GHz, single processor, 512 MB Ramb us Pin A ssignments • 12 . 5 Million antialiase d 3 D 10-pixe l ve ctors per se cond • 29 . 1 Million 3D 10-pixe l ve ctors p er se cond, non -antia liased • 45 . 1 Million 1-p ixel tr iang les per secon d • 12 . 3 Million 25-p ixel tr iang les pe r[...]

48 Referen ce DVI- I Output Conne ctor Pin Functio n DVI: D igital V isua l Inte rface DDC: Dis play Data C hann el T.M. D.S : T ra ns itio n Mi n imize d Different ial Signal MicroC ro ss Pins : C1 Analog Re d Video Out C2 Analog Gre en Video Out C3 Anal og Bl ue Vide o Out C4 Analog H orizo ntal Sync C5 Anal og Common Grou nd Return (R ed, Gree n[...]

Reference 49 Video M odes All v ideo modes comply with VESA DMT (Discrete Mo nitor Timing) or VESA GTF (General Timing Format) standar ds. The Fire GL 8800 supp orts HiColor, 16 -bit modes and TrueC olor, 32-bit (24 co lo r , 8 α ) modes. There is no su pport for 8-bit modes . Analog and di gital mo nitors wit h 15-pin VGA connector – si ngle mo[...]

50 Refere nce Digital Mo nitors with DVI connector – single monit or Resolutio n Refresh Rate (Hz ) Color Depth (Bits) 640 x 480 60, 75 16 / 3 2 800 x 600 60, 75 16 / 3 2 1024 x 768 60, 75 16 / 3 2 1152 x 864 60, 75 16 / 3 2 1280 x 960 60, 75 16 / 3 2 1280 x 1024 60, 75 16 / 3 2 1600 x 1000 60 16 / 32 1600 x 1024* 60 16 / 32 1600 x 1200 60 16 / 3[...]

Reference 51 Dual Screen - 1 Moni tor with VG A c onn ector and 1 Monit or with DVI con nector Resolutio n Refresh Rates (Hz) Color Depth (Bits ) Dual Monit or 1 Moni tor 2 640 x 480 60, 75, 85, 100 60, 7 5 16 / 32 800 x 600 60, 75, 85, 100 60, 7 5 16 / 32 1024 x 768 60, 75, 85, 100 60, 75 16 / 32 1280 x 1024 60, 75, 85, 100 60, 75 16 / 32 1600 x 1[...]

52 Referen ce Compl iance Infor mation FCC Co mplianc e Informati on FCC - DECL AR ATIO N OF CONFO RMIT Y FOR A CL A SS B DIGITA L D EVICE We, th e Responsible Party ATI Research Inc.- Fire GL Graphi cs 4 Mount Royal Avenue, Marlb orough, MA 01752- 1978 USA; Ph one : (508) 303 -3900 declare that the product Fire GL 8800 AGP complies with Part 15 o [...]

Referenc e 53 CE Com pliance Infor mation EMC Directive 89/336/EEC and amendments 91/263/EEC, 92/31/EEC and 93/ 68/EEC, Class B Digital Device EN 55022:1 998/CISP R 2 2 Class B, Limits and Methods of Measurement of Radio Interference Characteristi cs Information Technolog y Equipment. EN 55024:1998, Immunit y of Information Technology Equipment (I [...]

54 Referen ce VCCI Cla ss B ITE C omplia nce Inform ation[...]