read-me.txt Driver File Contents (R49340.EXE)

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        ATI Fire GL 8800/8700 Graphics Accelerator
        ATI Fire GL Video Driver for
          Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows XP.NET 64bit
        Release 09.2002
        Windows NT 4.0       Driver Version 4.10.1381.3044
        Windows 2000         Driver Version 5.12.2195.3044
        Windows XP           Driver Version 6.12.10.3044
        Windows XP.NET 64bit Driver Version 6.13.3663.3044
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  Please read the entire contents of this document. Information in this 
  file may not appear in printed documentation or online help.

  NOTES: (1) The term 'Fire GL' used in this document refers to the following 
             graphics accelerators: Fire GL 8800, Fire GL 8700
         (2) Fire GL 8800 provides VGA + DVI-I (digital/analog) monitor 
             connectors, Fire GL 8700 provides VGA + DVI-D (digital-only) 
             monitor connectors 

  This READ-ME file contains the following information:
    
        1.      GENERAL INFORMATION
        1.1     Installing the Fire GL Graphics Accelerator

        2.      INSTALLING THE Fire GL VIDEO DRIVER
        2.1     Installing the Fire GL Video Driver 
                with the ATI Fire GL CD
        2.2     Installing Fire GL Video Drivers 
                downloaded from the ATI Fire GL Website  

        3.      CHANGING THE VIDEO SETTINGS
        3.1     Setting the Resolution and Refresh Rate
        3.2     Setting a DualScreen Configuration 
        3.3     Selecting your Monitor
        3.4     Adjusting the Monitor's Display

        4.      UNINSTALLING THE Fire GL VIDEO DRIVER
 
        5.      CONFIGURATION FEATURES AND INFORMATION
        5.1     Information Dialog
        5.2     Configuration Menu (for experienced users only!)
        
        6.      SERVICE, SUPPORT, AND SOFTWARE UPGRADES

        7.      SUPPORTED RESOLUTIONS, COLOR DEPTHS, AND REFRESH RATES
    


1. GENERAL INFORMATION
----------------------

1.1 Installing the Fire GL Graphics Accelerator
-------------------------------------------------------------

  Refer to the User's Guide of your computer to install the Fire GL
  Graphics Accelerator in your system. 
  
  NOTES: (1) If you want to install the Fire GL card to replace
             your existing graphics solution it may be helpful to set your 
             display driver to standard VGA (Windows NT4.0 only) before you
             shut down your PC and remove a previously installed card.
         (2) Fire GL 8700: You may connect two monitors: 
             - analog VGA (to the VGA  connector), and
             - digital CRT / DFP (to the DVI-D connector)
             The Fire GL 8700 does not support two VGA monitors 
             connected to the card.
             Fire GL 8800: You may connect two monitors:
             - analog VGA (to the VGA  connector), plus
             - digital CRT / DFP monitors (to the DVI-I connector), or 
             - analog VGA (to the DVI-I connector via the provided DVI-to-VGA
               adapter)
         (4) The drivers are designed exclusively to support the Fire GL
             Graphics Accelerators with the Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000/
             Windows XP operating system. The drivers DO NOT SUPPORT any other
             type or brand of graphics card or operating system. 

         

2. INSTALLING THE Fire GL VIDEO DRIVER
---------------------------------------

  You need to install the basic driver software for Windows NT/Windows 2000/
  Windows XP 
  - if you install the card to your system  
  - if you are re-installing or upgrading the operating system.

  IMPORTANT: You must have Microsoft Windows NT w/Service Pack 5, Windows XP
    or Windows 2000 w/Service Pack 1 installed prior to installing the Fire GL  
    drivers. The Service Pack is available from Microsoft's web page,
    www.microsoft.com. To install or uninstall the Fire GL drivers, 
    you need administrator rights or you must be logged on as a 
    user with administrator rights under Windows.

   
  NOTE: Before installing the Fire GL video driver, please
    close all open application programs and disable any anti-virus
    software that is running on your computer until the driver
    installation is complete!

 
2.1  Installing the Fire GL Video Driver with the ATI Fire GL CD
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  Note for Windows 2000 / Windows XP: When the 'Found New Hardware Wizard' 
  comes up, click 'Cancel.' When the 'System Settings Change' windows asks you
  to restart your computer, click 'No.' 

  1. Click the 'Start' button in the task bar, click 'Run' and then
     select 'Start.exe' from the root directory of the ATI FIre GL CD.  

  2. Click 'Start Installation'.
 
  3. 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.

  4. Click 'Next' to continue the installation.

  5. When the ATI Fire GL Install dialog displays the components to be 
     installed click on 'Next'. (Depending on which components you chose 
     different windows might appear. Click on the corresponding buttons to
     continue with the installation.) 

  6. When the 'INSTALLATION COMPLETE' message appears click 'Next'. 
     This will restart your computer.
     Note for Windows 2000/Windows XP: After Windows reboots, the 'Found New 
     Hardware' message displays. The 'Digital Signature Not Found' dialog
     prompts you 'Do you want to continue the installation?'.  Click 'Yes' to
     install and start the drivers.  

  7. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Display > Settings, or
     right-click on the Windows desktop, and select 'Properties' and
     'Settings'.
 
  8. Set the resolution, color depth and (NT4.0) refresh rate that
     best suit your requirements and your monitor's performance.
     NOTE: The resolution setting applies to both monitors if you have two 
     monitors connected to the Fire GL. 

  9. Click OK.

  !!!WARNING!!!
    Selecting a resolution or refresh rate that your monitor does not
    support can permanently damage the monitor.
    Check the documentation of your monitor and make sure that the
    monitor supports the selected resolution and refresh rate.

  

2.2 Installing Fire GL Video Drivers 
    downloaded from the ATI Fire GL Website
--------------------------------------------
 
  IMPORTANT: You must have Microsoft Windows NT w/Service Pack 5, Windows 2000
    w/Service Pack 1 or Windows XP installed prior to installing the Fire GL
    drivers. The Service Packs are available from Microsoft's web page,
    www.microsoft.com.
     
  To install the video drivers: run the executable (*.exe) file that
  came with the download and follow the instructions on the screen.

  

3. CHANGING THE VIDEO SETTINGS
------------------------------

  The following dialogs in the 'Display Properties' menu  allow setting and
  adjusting the video settings to suit your requirements best.


  - Windows NT 4.0
  Settings: set resolution, color depth and display refresh rate 
  Monitor: choose monitors, set refresh rate for second monitor 
  DualScreen: set up a two-monitor desktop configuration
  Adjustment: adjust the monitors' display


  - Windows 2000 / Windows XP
  Settings: set resolution and color depth
  Settings/Advanced/(Windows)Monitor: choose monitors and display refresh
                                      rates 
  Settings/Advanced/ATI Monitor: (not active, if you have only one monitor
   connected): choose monitors, set refresh rate for second monitor 
   
  Settings/Advanced/DualScreen: set up a two-monitor desktop configuration

  Settings/Advanced/Adjustment: adjust the monitor's display


  - To access the 'Display Properties' menu:

  1. Start Windows

  2. After Windows has finished starting, click on the START
     button, select 'Settings,' and then click on 'Control Panel.'

  3. Double-click on the 'Display' icon.  The 'Display Properties' window
     appears.

  Note: You can also display the 'Display Properties' window by
        right-clicking the Windows Desktop background and then
        selecting the 'Properties' option from the pop-up menu.

      

3.1 Setting the Resolution and Refresh Rate
--------------------------------------------

  - Windows NT 4.0
  Select the 'Settings' dialog in the 'Display Properties' window.

  Set the resolution (Desktop Area), Color Palette and Refresh Frequeny that
  best suit your requirements and your monitor's performance. 
  NOTE: The resolution setting applies to both monitors, if you have two 
    monitors connected to the card.


  - Windows 2000 / Windows XP
  Select the 'Settings' dialog in the 'Display Properties' window.

  Set the resolution (Screen area) and Colors that best suit your requirements
  and your monitors' performance.
  
  Select the 'Windows Monitor' dialog via Display Properties > Settings >
  Advanced > (Windows)Monitor.

  Select the refresh rate from the Refresh Frequency box. If you have two 
  monitors connected, the refresh rate setting applies to the monitor connected
  to the VGA connector. Use the ATI Monitor dialog to set the refresh rate of
  the second monitor.

  Refer to your Windows online help and documentation for further
  information on using the 'Settings' dialog.


  NOTES: (1) Check the documentation of your monitor and make sure it supports
             the resolution/refresh rate setting.
         (2) Use the 'DualScreen' dialog (see 3.2) to set up a two-monitor desktop
         (3) Use the 'Adjustment' dialog (see 3.4) to adapt the display of the
             monitor connected to the Fire GL. 



3.2 Setting a DualScreen Configuration 
---------------------------------------

  NOTE: For settings in the DualScreen dialog you need the following: 
    - Two monitors connected to the card 
    - Both monitors switched on when you start your computer 

  1. - Windows NT 4.0: Select the 'DualScreen' dialog in the 'Display
     Properties' window.
     - Windows 2000/Windows XP: 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.

  2. Select your Primary Monitor. The primary monitor is the left monitor or
     top monitor, respectively, of a multiple-monitor 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. Select your Desktop Setup
     Select 'Disable Secondary Monitor' if you want to work in single-monitor
     mode with the primary monitor.
     Select 'Clone Mode' if you want the display of the primary monitor
     duplicated on the second monitor.
     Select 'Extended Desktop Horizontal' if you want to see the left section
     of your display on the primary monitor and the right section on the second
     monitor.
     Select 'Extended Desktop Vertical' if you want to see the upper section of
     your display on the primary monitor and the lower section on the second
     monitor.

     NOTE: The Extended Desktop settings will deselect the 'hiding modes that
       the computer cannot display' option in the Monitor panel. Do not reset
       this option manually if you have an Extended Desktop enabled.

  4. Select the 'Window Placement' settings:

     Select 'Use HydraVision for Placement' to define your window placement
     with the HYDRAVISION(TM) desktop management software.

     NOTE: HYDRAVISION(TM) installation is an option of the video driver
        installation and may not be automatically installed on your system.

     'Fullscreen' - Select if you want a full screen window displayed 
     'On all' monitors, or only on the 'Current monitor' - that is the monitor
     where your mouse cursor currently is.
     'Windows' - Select how you want to display sizeable windows that normally
     appear in the middle of the screen: 'Unchanged', or 'Move'd fully to that
     monitor where the top left corner of the window is.
     'Reports' - Select a monitor where you want to display Windows messages
     that normally display in the middle of the screen. This keeps the screen
     area of the other monitor free for your work. You may alternatively opt 
     for displaying the reports 'Unchanged'.

     NOTE: These options are unavailable if 'Use HydraVision for Placement'
       is selected.

  5. Click the 'Apply' or 'OK' button to enable your DualScreen settings.

  NOTES: (1) Both monitors will operate with the same resolution. Check the
             documentation of your monitors and make sure that each monitor supports
             your resolution and refresh rate setting.
         (2) The Settings dialog will display the corresponding DualScreen
             resolution. For example, 1024x768 is a single-screen resolution, using
             only one monitor. 2048x768 indicates the same resolution for 'Extended
             Desktop Horizontal' using both monitors, and 1024x1536 indicates the
             same resolution for 'Extended Desktop Vertical' using both monitors.



3.3 Selecting your Monitor
---------------------------
  
  Select the 'ATI Monitor' dialog in the 'Display Properties' window.
  (Windows 2000/Windows XP: via Display Properties > Settings > Advanced >
  ATI Monitor)

  NOTE: In Windows 2000/Windows XP the ATI Monitor dialog is not active
    - if you have only one monitor connected to the card
    - if you have disabled the secondary monitor in the
      DualScreen dialog.

  You can customize the settings of the connected monitor.
  For more information on setting up the monitors  refer to the 
  context sensitive online help.

  A. Set the desired operation mode for the selected monitor:
 
     Custom Modes
     ------------
     Use resolution and refresh rates for this monitor as
     specified in the 'Settings' dialog in 'Display Properties.'
     This option allows you to take full advantage of the resolution/refresh
     rate capabilities of the video chip.

     WARNING!
     Selecting a resolution or refresh rate that your monitor does not
     support can permanently damage the monitor.
    
     Check the documentation of your monitor and make sure that the
     monitor supports the selected resolution and refresh rate. 

     Select from list
     ----------------
     Use resolution/refresh rate settings optimized for your specific
     monitor.
     
     Select your monitor from the displayed monitor list. 
     To select your monitor, scroll to the manufacturer of your monitor
     and highlight the manufacturer in the list. Click on the '+' sign
     and select your monitor.
     
     A list on the right menu panel displays resolutions and - for each
     resolution - the maximum refresh rate, as supported by the selected
     monitor. If the current video mode (specified in the 'Settings'
     dialog) is not supported by the selected monitor, the resolution/
     refresh rate setting will be automatically reduced.
     
     The 'Maximum Vertical Frequency' section displays the maximum refresh
     rate supported by the monitor for each resolution.
      
     Click the 'Apply' or 'OK' button to enable your monitor selection.
 
     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.
     Then select your monitor and click the 'Apply' or 'OK' button.

     NOTE: Click the 'Display Fire GL Monitor List' button to switch
     the displayed monitor list back from the manufacturer's disk to
     the internal monitor list.

     DDC Monitor
     -----------
     Select this option and click the 'Apply' or 'OK' button if you want
     the driver to automatically decode the monitor's DDC information on
     each reboot/NT 4.0 start.  
     To detect a new DDC monitor immediately, click the 'Detect now'
     button. An error message will be displayed if the connected monitor 
     does not support DDC.
      
     Refresh Frequency
     -----------------
     For Monitor 2 - the monitor connected to the DVI connector - only
     Select the desired refresh rate. All refresh rates supported by the
     monitor for the currently selected resolution are displayed.

     NOTE: Use the Settings or (Windows) Monitor dialogs of the
       Display Properties to set the refresh rate for Monitor 1 - the
       monitor connected to the VGA connector

  B. Click the 'Apply' or 'OK' button to enable your monitor settings.

  

3.4 Adjusting the Monitor Display
-----------------------------------
   
  Select the 'Adjustment' dialog in the 'Display Properties' window.
  (Windows 2000/Windows XP: via Display Properties > Settings > Advanced > 
  Adjustment).
  Using this dialog you can adjust the display of the connected monitor(s).
  For more information on adjusting the monitors' display refer to the context
  sensitive online help.

  A. Monitor Tuning

     Monitor Tuning is available only for VGA monitors. If you
     have two monitors connected to the Fire GL 8800:
     - Monitor 1 is the monitor connected to the VGA connector
     - Monitor 2 is the VGA monitor connected to the DVI connector

     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.

     NOTES: (1) Use the hardware setting controls on your monitor, if
       available, to adjust your display size or position - instead of the
       software controls in 'Adjustment - Monitor Tuning.'  Check the
       documentation of your monitor for information on your monitor's hardware
       controls.
       (2) Resizing the display slightly changes the actual refresh rate.
       If you operate a fixed-frequency monitor check the documentation of
       your monitor for information on refresh rate tolerances. 
     
     Sync Polarity: If you do not get a satisfactory display with the default
     sync polarity setting for the current resolution, you may try and change
     the settings.

     Undo: Click this button to undo the last change you made (i.e. when you
     clicked 'Apply').
     
     Default: Click this button to set the 'Monitor Tuning' to the
     manufacturer's default settings.  
    
     NOTES: (1) Press the ESC key on your keyboard to undo the changes if your
        monitor has lost synchronization.
        (2) If you change the resolution (in 'Settings') and/or the refresh
        rate (in 'Monitor'), you may need to re-adjust the monitor's display.

  B. 'Gamma Correction': Adjust the montior's gamma correction for optimal
     brightness with the red, green and blue slider bars. The Gamma Correction
     Adjustment settings apply to both monitors, if you have two monitors
     connected to the Fire GL card. 
     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. This
     nonlinearity must be compensated to achieve correct reproduction of the
     image's brightness. The effect of display gamma is to darken the 
     midtones relative to the dark and light regions. The gamma correction
     adjustment affects the entire screen display. The possible setting
     range is 0.3 - 4.0. The default setting is 1.0.

     With 'Link sliders' selected, the three sliders move together as
     you drag any individual slider. With the check box unchecked, you can 
     adjust colors individually by dragging the applicable slider.
     Click the '>1<' button - for each color - to set the gamma correction
     to the default value of 1.0.

  C. Click the 'Apply' or 'OK' button to enable your adjustment settings.



4. UNINSTALLING THE Fire GL VIDEO DRIVER
-----------------------------------------------------

  This section describes how to properly remove the Fire GL 
  software from your system should you need to do so. 

  NOTE: Before removing the Fire GL video driver, please close all
        open application programs and disable any anti-virus software that is
        running on your computer until the driver de-installation is complete!
        To install or uninstall the Fire GL drivers, you need 
        administrator rights or you must be logged on as a user with 
        administrator rights under Windows.
      
  1. From the 'Start' menu, click Start > Programs > ATI FGL

  2. Click 'ATI FGL Install/Uninstall'.
     The 'ATI FGL Install' dialog appears.

  3. Click 'Add/Remove component'.
     Select 'ATI Fire GL 8xxx Video Accelerator' and uncheck the checkbox
     Note: Make sure that only those components are unchecked that you want
           to remove now. (Click 'Back' and 'Add/Remove components' to
           select specific software components for removal.)

  4. Click 'Next' to remove the Fire GL driver.

  5. Follow further instructions displayed on your screen.



5. CONFIGURATION FEATURES AND INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------

5.1 Information Dialog
------------------------------

  Check the 'Information' dialog  in the 'Display Properties' window 
  (Windows 2000/windows XP: via Display Properties > Settings > Advanced >
  Information) for detailed hardware and driver information on your
  Fire GL card. These data may be helpful when contacting TechSupport.

  You can display the 'Information' dialog by
  right-clicking the Windows Desktop background and then selecting
  the 'Properties' option from the pop-up menu.
  Windows Nt 4.0: Select the 'Information' tab.
  Windows 2000: Click 'Settings' > 'Advanced' and select the
  'Information' tab.



5.2 Configuration Menu (for experienced users only!)
------------------------------------------------------------
  If you experience problems with your application, or if you want to try
  to optimize the performance of your system on specific applications, you
  may modify the configuration settings.

  Select the 'Configuration' dialog in the 'Display Properties' window.
  (Windows 2000/Windows XP: via Display Properties > Settings > Advanced >
  Configuration) You can find more information on the settings in the
  'Configuration' dialog in the context sensitive online help.
 
  You can display the 'Configuration' dialog by right-clicking the Windows
  Desktop background and then selecting the 'Properties' option from the
  shortcut menu.
  Windows Nt 4.0: Select the 'Configuration' tab.
  Windows 2000/Windows XP: Click 'Settings' > 'Advanced' and select the 
  'Configuration' tab.

  1. Activating a configuration profile: For some of the most popular
     applications the optimal configuration profile is factory-set by default.
     Select the application from the list in the 'Configuration Profiles'
     section. This will change the necessary Windows registry settings. 
     Click 'Apply' and if prompted, restart Windows.
     
  2. Adding a new configuration profile: Click the 'Add' button in the
     'Configuration Profiles' section and enter the new application for which
     you want to set the configuration parameters.

  3. 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. To remove the selected configuration profile
     completely, click the 'Delete' button.

  4. If you add or modify an application profile, select or clear the
     checkboxes in the 'Settings' section according to your requirements:

     - Enable 8-Bit double-buffered Overlay Planes
     Use 8 bits of each 32-bit frame buffer pixel as double-buffered
     overlay planes.

     - Force copy swap
     Force blit copy from back to front buffer. 

     - Wait for vertical retrace
     Buffer swap 'synched' to vertical retrace. This improves the
     picture quality but reduces the view performance in, for example,
     benchmark testing.    

  5. Click the 'Apply' or 'OK' button to enable your Fire GL Configuration
     settings.



6. SERVICE, SUPPORT, AND SOFTWARE UPGRADES
------------------------------------------

  Technical support for the installation and configuration of 
  ATI FIre GL Professional Graphics Accelerators, as well as 
  software updates or optional software packages, are available
  in the Internet at http://www.ati.com/support 



7.  SUPPORTED RESOLUTIONS, COLOR DEPTHS, AND REFRESH RATES
----------------------------------------------------------

  The Fire GL accelerators supports HiColor, 16-bit modes and TrueColor,
  32-bit (24 color, 8 alpha) modes. There is no support for 8-bit modes.

  
  Analog and digital monitors with 15-pin VGA connector - single monitor 
  
  +==========+=============+=========================+==================+
  |Resolution| Color Depth |      Line Frequency     |  Refresh Rate    |
  |          |   (Bits)    |        (kHz)            |     (Hz)         |
  +----------+-------------+--------------------------------------------+
  | 640x480  |  16 / 32    | 31.5, 37.5, 43.3, 56.9  | 60, 75, 85, 100  |
  +----------+-------------+-------------------------+------------------+
  | 800x600  |  16 / 32    | 37.7, 46.9, 54.1, 63.9  | 60, 75, 85, 100  |
  +----------+-------------+-------------------------+------------------+
  |1024x768  |  16 / 32    | 48.4, 60.0, 68.7, 80.8  | 60, 75, 85, 100  |
  +----------+-------------+-------------------------+------------------+
  |1152x864  |  16 / 32    | 53.7, 67.7, 77.1, 91.5  | 60, 75, 85, 100  |
  +----------+-------------+-------------------------+------------------+
  |1280x960  |  16 / 32    | 60.0, 75.1, 85.7, 101.7 | 60, 75, 85, 100  |
  +----------+-------------+-------------------------+------------------+
  |1280x1024 |  16 / 32    | 64.0, 80.0, 91.1, 107.0 | 60, 75, 85, 100  |
  +----------+-------------+-------------------------+------------------+
  |1600x1000 |  16 / 32    | 62.1, 78.3, 89.2, 105.9 | 60, 76, 85, 100  |
  +----------+-------------+-------------------------+------------------+
  |1600x1024*|  16 / 32    | 63.6, 80.2, 81.3, 91.4  | 60, 75, 76, 85   |
  |          |             | 107.5                   | 100              |
  +----------+-------------+-------------------------+------------------+
  |1600x1200 |  16 / 32    | 75.0, 93.8, 106.3       | 60, 75, 85, 100  |
  +----------+-------------+-------------------------+------------------+
  |1792x1344 |  16 / 32    | 83.6, 106.3, 119.9      | 60, 75, 85       |
  +----------+-------------+-------------------------+------------------+
  |1920x1080 |  16 / 32    | 67.1, 84.6, 96.4, 114.4 | 60, 75, 85, 100  |
  |    **    |             |                         |                  |
  +----------+-------------+-------------------------+------------------+
  |1920x1200*|  16 / 32    | 74.5, 94.0, 95.0, 107.1 | 60, 75, 76, 85   |
  |          |             | 127.1                   | 100              |
  +----------+-------------+-------------------------+------------------+
  |2048x1536 |  16 / 32    | 95.3, 120.2             | 60, 75           |
  +----------+-------------+-------------------------+------------------+
   *: Wide Screen Aspect Ratio Mode (16:10)                       
  **: Wide Screen Aspect Ratio Mode (16:9)  
  
  
  Digital monitors with DVI connector - single monitor 
  
  +==========+=============+===============+
  |Resolution| Color Depth |  Refresh Rate |
  |          |   (Bits)    |     (Hz)      |
  +----------+-------------+---------------+
  | 640x480  |  16 / 32    | 60, 75        |
  +----------+-------------+---------------+
  | 800x600  |  16 / 32    | 60, 75        |
  +----------+-------------+------- -------+
  |1024x768  |  16 / 32    | 60, 75        |
  +----------+-------------+---------------+
  |1152x864  |  16 / 32    | 60, 75        |
  +----------+-------------+---------------+
  |1280x960  |  16 / 32    | 60, 75        |
  +----------+-------------+---------------+
  |1280x1024 |  16 / 32    | 60, 75        |
  +----------+-------------+---------------+
  |1600x1000 |  16 / 32    | 60            |
  +----------+-------------+---------------+
  |1600x1024*|  16 / 32    | 60            |
  +----------+-------------+---------------+
  |1600x1200 |  16 / 32    | 60            |
  +==========+=============+===============+


  DualScreen - 2 monitors with VGA connector 
  
  +==========+==================+=======================================+
  |Resolution|Color Depth (Bits)|          Refresh Rates (Hz)           |
  +----------+------------------+--------------------+------------------+
  | Dual     |                  |   Monitor 1        |    Monitor 2     |
  +----------+------------------+--------------------+------------------+
  | 640x480  |  16 / 32         | 60, 75, 85, 100    | 60, 75, 85, 100  |
  +----------+------------------+--------------------+------------------+
  | 800x600  |  16 / 32         | 60, 75, 85, 100    | 60, 75, 85, 100  |
  +----------+------------------+--------------------+------------------+
  |1024x768  |  16 / 32         | 60, 75, 85, 100    | 60, 75, 85, 100  |
  +----------+------------------+--------------------+------------------+
  |1280x1024 |  16 / 32         | 60, 75, 85, 100    | 60, 75, 85       |
  +----------+------------------+--------------------+------------------+
  |1600x1200 |  16 / 32         | 60, 75, 85, 100    | 60               |
  +==========+==================+====================+==================+
  Monitor 1 is the monitor connected to the VGA connector
  Monitor 2 is the monitor connected to the DVI connector

  
  DualScreen       1 Monitor with VGA connector and
                   1 Monitor with DVI connector 
  +==========+==================+=======================================+
  |Resolution|Color Depth (Bits)|          Refresh Rates (Hz)           |
  +----------+------------------+--------------------+------------------+
  | Dual     |                  |   Monitor 1        |    Monitor 2     |
  +----------+------------------+--------------------+------------------+
  | 640x480  |  16 / 32         | 60, 75, 85, 100    | 60, 75           |
  +----------+------------------+--------------------+------------------+
  | 800x600  |  16 / 32         | 60, 75, 85, 100    | 60, 75           |
  +----------+------------------+--------------------+------------------+
  |1024x768  |  16 / 32         | 60, 75, 85, 100    | 60, 75           |
  +----------+------------------+--------------------+------------------+
  |1280x1024 |  16 / 32         | 60, 75, 85, 100    | 60, 75           |
  +----------+------------------+--------------------+------------------+
  |1600x1200 |  16 / 32         | 60, 75, 85, 100    | 60               |
  +==========+==================+====================+==================+
  Monitor 1 is the monitor connected to the VGA connector
  Monitor 2 is the monitor connected to the DVI connector


 
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  • Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.

  • From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.

  • Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.

Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.

For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.

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