Installing the Hardware and Software 11

What monitors do

Your FireGL card is configured to be combined with

you need?

digital flat-panel (DFP) displays and digital CRT

 

displays.

 

Note: Your DFP monitor must have a data cable with

 

digital-only DVI plug (DVI-D) - but not with integrated

 

analog/digital DVI plug (DVI-I). Check with your

 

monitor's documentation.

 

You can also connect the FireGL card to high-

 

resolution MultiSync or multi-frequency monitors or

 

other VGA monitors.

 

Notes: (1) You need a Plug-and-Play monitor that

 

supports VESA's Display Channel specifications

 

(DDC1 or DDC2) to take advantage of the

 

DDC1/DDC2b+ features

 

(2) You can use the full power of the graphics card

 

only if your monitor supports the horizontal (kHz) and

 

vertical (Hz) refresh rates as required by the

 

graphics card. Refer to your monitor's

 

documentation for recommended refresh rates

Where are the

• Windows 2000 and Windows XP drivers are

drivers?

provided on the ATI INSTALLATION CD-ROM.

 

• Linux drivers and installation instructions are

 

available for downloading from

 

www.ati.com/support.

Are you planning

• You may connect two monitors to the FireGL™

a multi-monitor

card.

system?

• If DDC support is available, the respective

 

resolution and refresh rate for each monitor is

 

automatically detected.

 

• The following multi-monitor and Desktop

 

Management utilities are provided:

 

- HYDRAVISION™

 

- DualScreen

 

 

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