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ATI FIRE GL X1 Display Driver
For Dell Windows 2000 and Windows XP Pro Workstations
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Version Information:
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Product: ATI FIRE GL X1
Version: 6.13.10.1030
Date: 02.2003
OS: Windows 2000, Windows XP Pro
Languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese, Korean, Japanese
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Installation Instructions:
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Your computer is shipped with the ATI FIRE GL X1 graphics accelerator
system and its video drivers were factory-installed by Dell and are fully
functional when you receive the system. Refer to the installation
instructions in your computer’s User’s Guide, if you purchased a customer
kit to install the FIRE GL X1 Graphics Accelerator to replace your existing
graphics solution.
For your convenience the following procedures describe how to install
the graphics driver software.
You need the information in this section on re-installation of the
basic driver software for Windows 2000 and Windows XP only if you are
re-installing the operating system or if you want to install a driver update.
NOTES:
- The drivers are designed exclusively to support FIRE GL X1 Graphics
Accelerators with the Windows 2000 and Windows XP Pro operating systems.
The drivers DO NOT SUPPORT any other type or brand of graphics card or
operating system.
- This device driver requires Windows 2000 or Windows XP Pro installed.
- Before installing the ATI FIRE GL X1 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!
Extract Video Driver from the Dell ResourceCD
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1. Insert the Dell ResourceCD into the CD/DVD-ROM drive.
2. If the Dell ResourceCD window does not open automatically, double-click on
'My Computer' on your desktop and then double-click on the CD/DVD-ROM
drive containing the Dell ResourceCD.
3. Follow the instructions provided by the Dell ResourceCD to locate the
video driver package for your card.
4. Once you have located the package, select it to unzip the driver on to the
hard drive. These files are extracted by default to the directory
C:\Dell\Drivers\xxxx (where xxxxx is the name of the driver being
unzipped).
5. At the 'Setup Complete screen , select 'Yes' and click 'Finish' to restart
your sytem
Install Updated Video Driver in Windows 2000 and Windows XP Pro
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NOTE: The following instructions refer to installation of the driver from
your Dell Resource CD. If you downloaded the driver from the Dell
Support web site, then in instruction 3 below type the correct path on
your hard drive where the new driver has been downloaded.
1. This driver must be installed by a user with Windows Administrator
privileges. Please consult your system administrator or Microsoft
Windows User's Manual for more information on Administrator
privileges.
2. Start Microsoft Windows 2000, or Windows XP Pro, respectively.
3. Double-click on the 'Install.exe' file located with the driver package. If
you extracted the drivers from the Dell Resource CD using the default
directory they will be located in C:\Dell\Drivers\xxxxx (where xxxxx is
the name of the driver being unzipped).
4. At the 'Install Shield' screen, click 'Next' to begin the driver install
procedure. Follow the 'Install Shield' instructions to install your
drivers.
5. Click the 'Finish' button to complete the driver installation.
6. When prompted to restart the system, click the 'Yes' button.
Changing Display Driver Settings
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1. From the Windows taskbar, click 'Start' > 'Settings' > 'Control Panel'.
2. Double-click the 'Display' icon to access the 'Display Properties'
dialog.
3. Click the 'Settings' tab, then select the desired resolution and color
palette. Refer to the 'FIRE GL X1 'User's Guide' for supported resolutions
and color depth information.
4. Click 'OK' and click 'Yes' to keep your settings.
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Uninstallation Instructions:
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This section describes how to properly remove your ATI FIRE GL X1
software from your system should you need to do so.
NOTE: Before removing the ATI FIRE GL X1 video driver, please close
all open application programs and disable any anti-virus software
that is running on your computer until the driver uninstallation
is complete!
1. Start Windows
2. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel
3. Double-click the 'Add/Remove Programs' icon.
4. Select 'ATI FGL Display Driver' from the list of software programs.
5. Click 'Add/Remove' or 'Change/Remove' button. The 'ATI uninstall' dialog
appears.
6. Click 'Yes' to remove the ATI Display Driver.
7. Click 'Yes' to resart your computer.
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ATI CONFIGURATION FEATURES AND INFORMATION
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ATI dialogs in the 'Display Properties' menu allow setting
and adjusting the video settings to suit your requirements best:
Gamma Correction: adjust the color display of the connected monitors
DualScreen: duplicate the display of the primary monitor on the second monitor
Information: display card-specific hardware and driver information
Configuration: customize application profiles
You can display the 'Display Properties' menu by right-clicking the Windows
Desktop background and then selecting the 'Properties' option from the pop-up
menu.
Using Two Monitors
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NOTE: For two-monitor configuration settings you need the following:
Two monitors connected to the card
Both monitors switched on when you start your computer
Use the Display Properties > Settings dialog for the basic two-monitor
configuration settings. Refer to your Windows online help and documentation
for further information on using the Display Properties > Settings dialog.
Switching to a two-monitor display: In the Display Properties > Settings
dialog click the monitor icon 2.
Select 'Extend my Windows desktop onto this
monitor'. Set 'Screen resolution' and 'Color quality' for
the second monitor.
Click the Apply or OK button to enable your settings.
If you want the display of the primary monitor duplicated on the second
monitor, select 'Clone Mode' in the DualScreen dialog.
Gamma Correction Dialog
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NOTE: Settings in the Gamma Correction Dialog dialog apply only
to the monitor selected in the Display Properties > Settings dialog. Click
the corresponding monitor icon before you click Advanced.
1. Select the 'Gamma Correction' tab from the 'Display Properties' menu.
2. 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. 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.
3. Click the 'Apply' or 'OK' button to enable your Gamma Correction settings.
DualScreen Dialog
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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. Select the DualScreen tab from the Display Properties menu.
2. Select 'Clone Mode' if you want the display of the primary monitor
duplicated on the second monitor.
If you deselect 'Clone Mode', your two-monitor configuration as
previously defined in Display Properties > Settings is active again.
3. Click the 'Apply' or 'OK' button to enable your 'DualScreen' settings.
Information Dialog
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Check the 'Information' dialog in Display Properties window
You see information for detailed hardware and driver information on your
FIRE GL X1 card. This data may be helpful when contacting Dell Technical
Support.
Configuration Dialog (for experienced users only!)
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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' tab via Display Properties/Settings/Advanced.
You can find more information on the settings in the
'Configuration' dialog in the context sensitive online help.
Selecting an Application:
The 'Configuration' features a selection of many common CAD and DCC
applications. The settings for these applications have already been
optimized and set up for the FIRE GL X1 driver. You can select the
appropriate application by clicking on the name in the 'Configuration
Profiles' and then click 'OK' or 'Apply' to enable the selection.
Adding an Application:
1. Click the 'Add' button in the 'Configuration Profiles' section and
enter the new application for which you want to set the configuration
parameters.
2. To modify 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.
3. In the 'Default Settings' section select or clear the following checkboxes
according to your requirements:
Overlay Planes
8-Bit double-buffered
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. Enable this function for best
picture quality. If you disable ‘Wait for vertical retrace’ you may
experience visual artifacts such as tearing. However, this function may
be disabled for performance benchmarking.
4. Click the 'Apply' or 'OK' button to enable your Configuration
settings.
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New Features:
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Fixes:
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Version 1010
- Wrong image in clipboard if press Print Screen button, while one OpenGL
appl. is running.
- Fix Fog drawpixel conformance failure.
- Gamma panel is added.
- WS board check is added.
- Restart added after driver installation is completed.
- Maya 4.02 Hardware shadow does not work.
- Running 2 OpenGL application (Viewperf) causing screen flickering
- 3DStudioMax 5.0 , Fullscreen preview hangs system
- 3DS Max 5 profile is added.
- Switching full screen DOS box while OpenGL application is running
causes system hang.
- Changing resolution while OpenGL application is running causes
system hang
- WHQL test illegal imports test does not pass
- Softimage 3D hang system when model is rotated quickly.
- MAYA 4.5 hangs in 1600x1200 resolution.
- AGP speed information is added in Information Panel
Version 1012
- ProENGINEER 2001 , title bar has wrong color
- Ideas-8 , title bar is corrupted
- Goblet demo causes flickering
- New Hydra Vision ver. 3.20.2003 is added
- All 3d screen savers are corrupted when OpenGL application is
running.(XP only)
Version 1014
- Corruption and lockups with OpenGL demos after mode changes
- OpenGL screensaver shows corruption in span mode (W2K only)
- glReadPixels returns incorrect values of the frame buffer contents.
- Kernel mode exception on glReadPixels outside the bounds of the frame
buffer
- Multi-monitor Compatibility Failure
- Multimonitor usibility issue
- SpecOPC GLperf 3.1.2 FillRate test causes bluescreen
- WIn2k Driver fails to initialize when digital monitor is alone on 2nd
output
- 1600x1024 mode doesnt work correct @75Hz & @85 Hz
Version 1016
- power connector detection doesn't work properly if just secondary
digital flat panel is connected.
Version 1018
- not fully fixed in 1016: power connector detection doesn't work
properly if just secondary digital flat panel is connected.
(delay added between disbale DVO port and read corresponding GPIO pin)
Version 1020
- ProE 2001 APC benchmark produces out of memory error
- ProE 2001 test suite vm_25.prt causes system hang.
- Blue screens when running Battlefield 1942 in multi player mode
- Blue screen while running Spec Viewperf 7.0 in 1024x728 mode.
- I-DEAS 9 - Slow Performance in status window
- Maya 4.5 Performance problems in viewport tumbling
- AGP 8x calibration is added.
Version 1024
- ViewPerf performance optimizations
Version 1026
- APC bechmarks performance optimizations
Version 1028
- 3dsmax 5.0 with D3D driver; viewport background is not displayed.
- 3dsmax 5.0 with OpenGL or D3D driver blue screens running
benchmark
- Solidworks 2003 regression tests hang with dual processor system
- Solidwork 2003, application locks up using dual head
- Softimage|3D, tagged frame leaves artifacts
- Softimage|XSI, polygon painting skips over certain polygons
- Softimage|XSI, edge line selection misses some
Version 1029
- Switch pixel format in Enovia missing pixels.
- AutoDesk Inventor high memory usage.
- 3DPaint screen corruption.
- I-DEAS , subtab.exe crashes with large models
Version 1030
- Softimage3D GPF
- CATIA V5, white sport on black line
- CATIA V5, corrupted icons
- CATIA V5, colors inverted on windows tile
- CATIA V5, missing triangles when using magnifier
- SoftImage|XSI, texture missing after particular sequence
- Studio Tools 10 , preview is corrupted
- SoftImage|DS , system freeze after Processing with a Viewer zoomed at 800%
- Softimage|XSI dual screen , optimize interaction check box cause issues
- Studio Tools 10 , file browser is drawn incorrectly
- 3dsmax 5.x OS blue screen when closing multiple instances of the application
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Troubleshooting:
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Complementary Installation Checks
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- Check that the card is properly installed in your system and connected to
your monitor.
- Refer to the documentation that came with your monitor:
Check your connections to the video and power cables.
Try adjusting the brightness, sharpness, and contrast controls of your
monitor.
- If you have problems during start-up, restart your computer in SAFE MODE.
In Windows 2000 and Windows XP Pro, press and hold F8 until you see the
'Windows Advanced Options Menu'. Use the arrow keys to select 'Safe Mode',
and press 'Enter'.
- Check the system configuration utility of your operating system for the
interrupt assignments.
- Contact Dell Technical Support.
Power Source Warning Message
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CAUTION: Please refer to safety instructions in your system documentation
before opening the cover of your computer.
Your FIRE GL X1 card requires an internal auxiliary DC power source. If the
card's internal power extension cable is disconnected, a warning message will
be displayed on your screen and your system will not start.
Diagnostics
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Diagnostics utilities for checking the video card and instructions for using
these utilities are available from the Dell Resource CD.
No image appears on monitor when computer system is turned on
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- With the computer switched off and power removed, check that the FIRE GL X1
is seated properly in its AGP slot, and that the monitor cable is correctly
and securely connected to the card.
- Check the connectors of the video cable - secure it by fastening the screws
- Make sure that your computer and monitor are plugged into electrical outlets
and receiving power.
- Is the monitor turned on and working?
- If possible, select impedance 75 Ohm
Screen image defects appear
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- Check that your monitor supports the resolution, horizontal (kHz) and
vertical (Hz) refresh rates as required by the graphics card.
- Check for your current resolution, refresh rate, and color depth settings in
the 'Settings' and 'Monitor' dialogs of the Display Properties dialog.
WARNING: Be sure that both video card and monitor support resolution and
refresh rates you select. Incompatible resolution/refresh rate selection may
result in monitor damage. Refer to your monitor's documentation for
recommended resolutions and refresh rates.
Screen image is off-center, color balance is wrong, or there is no picture
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- 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.
- Set the monitor’s RGB inputs (and sync switches, if this option is
available) to 75 Ohms, with the sync set to external.
Operating system warns that the video card is not configured properly
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- Check the driver installation and make sure that all software is correctly
loaded corresponding to your operating system and applications.
- Re-install the FIRE GL X1 drivers.
What to do if your FIRE GL X1 card is not recognized by Windows 2000 /
Windows XP Pro ?
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1. This driver must be installed by a user with Windows Administrator
privileges. Please consult your system administrator or Microsoft
Windows User's Manual for more information on Administrator
privileges.
2. Start Microsoft Windows 2000, or Windows XP Pro, respectively.
3. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel.
4. Select the 'Add/Remove Hardware' icon.
5. Click the 'Next' button.
6. The 'Add/Troubleshoot a device' should be selected (if not select it),
click the 'Next' button.
7. Click and highlight the 'Video Controller (VGA Compatible)' and then click
the 'Next' button.
8. The message "The driver for this device are not installed. (Code 28)" is
displayed, click the 'Finish' button.
9. The 'Upgrade Device Driver Wizard' window appears, click the 'Next'
button.
10. Select 'Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)' and
click the 'Next' button.
11. Under 'Optional Search Locations', select 'Specify a location' only,
and click the 'Next' button.
12. Type C:\DELL\DRIVERS\xxxxx (where xxxxx is the name of the driver
directory) in the space provided and click the 'OK' button.
13. After Windows finds the drivers, click the 'Next' button.
14. Files will be copied.
15. Click the 'Finish' button. Restart the system.
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Customer Support:
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For information on how to contact Dell Technical Support, refer to the Getting
Help section in the documentation that shipped with your system. You can also
contact Dell Technical Support via the World Wide Web at www.dell.com.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
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.