ATI Technologies ICES-003 User manual
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Intel Corporation; IBM, PC, VGA, OS/2 — International Business Machines Corp.; Windows 3.1x, Windows 95, Windows
NT, Video for Windows — Microsoft Corp.; MultiSync — NEC Technologies Inc.; VESA — Video Electronics Standards
Association.
Disclaimer
The manufacturer (MFR) reserves the right to make changes to this document and the products which it describes without
notice. The MFR shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions made herein; nor for incidental or
consequential damages resulting from the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.
The MFR makes no representation that the interconnection of products in the manner described herein will not infringe on
existing or future patent rights, nor do the descriptions contained herein imply the granting of license to make, use or sell
equipment constructed in accordance with this description.
The PCI and AGP accelerators have been designed to support the PCI local bus and Accelerated Graphics Port standards.
Some computers use proprietary local bus circuitry and therefore may not be fully compatible with the MFR’s local bus
cards. Although tested successfully in a wide variety of computer systems, the MFR cannot be held responsible for any
incompatibilities which may occur between this card and the system configuration you plan to use. We recommend that you
check with the dealer or distributor for your computer system before installing your card.
Welcome
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Your ATI graphics accelerator comes complete with enhanced drivers and
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more productive.
Other Sources of Information
If you need additional help or require information that is not included in
this guide, see the following sources of information:
Readme File
This file contains the latest information about your ATI graphics
accelerator card.
To view the Readme file in DOS
1Insert ATI’s Installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
2TypeD: (IfDis not your CD-ROM drive, substitute Dwith the correct drive
letter).
3Type README.
Turn off the power to your system and discharge your body’s static
electric charge by touching a grounded surface — e.g., the metal
surface of the power supply — before performing any hardware
procedure.
The manufacturer assumes no liability for any damage, caused
directly or indirectly, by improper installation of any components
by unauthorized service personnel. If you do not feel comfortable
performing the installation, consult a qualified computer
technician.
Damage to system components, the accelerator card, and injury to
yourself may result if power is applied during installation.
Preparing Your Computer
If you are using an operating system other than Windows 95, you may need
to do the following before installing your card:
• If your current system configuration uses special drivers that are not
640x480 VGA, you may encounter conflicts with the card. We
recommend that you first reconfigure your operating system to use a
VGA driver supplied with your operating system before installing the
card. For more information about changing your operating system
configuration, see your operating system documentation.
3If there is an existing graphics card, remove it from your computer.
or
If your computer has any on-board graphics capability, you may need to
disableit. For more information, see your computer documentation.
If the old
graphics card
sticks, rock it
gently from end
to end.
Remember to
save the screw.
SCREW
EXISTING GRAPHICS CARD
4Align your card with an empty expansion slot (PCI cards use a PCI slot; AGP
cards use an AGP slot) and gently insert the card into place. You may need to
remove the cover from the rear of the expansion slot that you selected.
Grasp the card
by the top edge
and carefully
seat it firmly
into the correct
expansion slot
(PCI or AGP). ATI GRAPHICS CARD
CORRESPONDING EXPANSION SLOT
(PCI OR AGP)
Installing ATI’s Enhanced Drivers
Your computer uses programs called graphics drivers to display
information on the screen. ATI’s enhanced display drivers give you
enhanced speed, resolution, color depth, graphic utilities, and 3D features.
This section explains how you install ATI’s enhanced display drivers.
Select an enhanced driver from the following list:
WINDOWS 95 WINDOWS NT
WINDOWS 3.1X OS/2
Installing Enhanced Drivers and the ATI VIDEO PLAYER for
Windows 95
You need to install ATI’s enhanced driver for Windows 95 to take advantage
of your card’s higher performance, resolutions, and special features. You
can also install the ATI VIDEO PLAYER—a software multimedia player.
The ATI VIDEO PLAYER provides full-screen MPEG video playback with
excellent color quality, plus a host of advanced multimedia features.
When you restart your system following installation of your ATI
card, Windows 95 will detect the new hardware and may attempt to
install a driver fromits system registry. When prompted to “Restart
the computer now”, selectNO. Then follow the normal installation
procedure below.
Selecting‘NO’ for theinitialrestartprompt is a necessary step since
Windows 95 may load an older display driver that is incompatible
with your new graphics card. Always use the driver available on the
ATI Installation CD-ROM, or an applicable driver update.
All ATI Installation CD-ROMs include a complete set of display
drivers and multimedia software. Use the same ATI Installation
CD-ROM to install the ATI enhanced display driver and the
ATI VIDEO PLAYER.
To install the ATI RAGE family enhanced driver and
ATI VIDEO PLAYER for Windows 95
1Insert the ATI INSTALLATION CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
If Windows 95 runs the CD-ROM automatically, proceed to step 5.
2Click Start.
3Select Run.
4Type the following:
D:\ATISETUP
(If Dis not your CD-ROM drive, substitute D withthecorrectdriveletter.)
5Click on Easy Install.
6Follow the online screen instructions to complete the installation.
• HOME PAGE
Installing Enhanced Drivers for Windows NT
After installing your graphics card, Windows NT will default to standard
VGA mode (640 x 480, 16 colors). The procedure below describes how
you install ATI’s enhanced driver for Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51.
For Windows NT 4.0, see To install the enhanced driver and ATI
VIDEO PLAYER for Windows NT 4.0.
To install the enhanced driver for Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51
1Boot Windows NT.
2Double-click the Main icon.
3Double-click the Control Panel icon.
4Double-click the Display icon.
5Click Change Display Type.
6Click Change.
7Click Other.
8Insert the ATI INSTALLATION CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
For Windows NT 3.5, type the following:
D:\NT35 (Dbeing the letter of your CD-ROM drive)
For Windows NT 3.51, type thefollowing:
D:\NT351 (Dbeing the letter of your CD-ROMdrive)
9Click OK.
10 Select ATI Graphics Accelerators.
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