Preparing your Computer

Information Before you Start
What do you need to use your Fire GL2?
System Requirements and Tools♦Motherboard with free AGP 1.X slot for the Fire GL2 card.

♦System interrupt (IRQ) which is free. This may have to be reserved in the computer’s BIOS. For help with this theme, refer to the manual for your mainboard

♦Pentium II CPU or better♦Supported operating system:⇒Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 6 (or newer)⇒Windows 2000

♦A screwdriver to remove and reinstall the PC cover screws and card mounting screws. See your PC manual for specific requirements.

♦Fire GL CD-ROM for Fire GL2
What type of monitor Your Fire GL2 is optimally configured to be

do you need?combined with digital flat-panel (DFP) TFT LCD displays and digital CRT displays. You can also connect the Fire GL2 to high- resolution MultiSync or multi-frequency monitors or other VGA monitors.

Note: 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.

Installing the Fire GL2 9