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        FGL Graphics Fire GL2 Graphics Accelerator
        FGL Graphics Fire GL2 Video Driver for Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000
        Release 1100
        NT4 Driver Version 4.00.1381.2044
        Windows 2000 Driver Version 5.12.2195.2044
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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.

 This READ-ME file contains the following information:
    
        1.      GENERAL INFORMATION
        1.1     Installing the Fire GL2 Graphics Accelerator

        2.      INSTALLING THE Fire GL2 VIDEO DRIVER
        2.1     Installing the Fire GL2 Video Driver with the SuperCD
        2.2     Installing Fire GL2 Video Drivers downloaded from FGL Graphics'
                Website  

        3.      CHANGING THE VIDEO SETTINGS
        3.1     Setting the Resolution and Refresh Rate	
        3.2     Selecting your Monitor (only Windows Nt 4.0)
        3.3     Adjusting the Monitor's Display
   
        4.      UNINSTALLING THE Fire GL2 VIDEO DRIVER
 
        5.      CONFIGURATION FEATURES AND INFORMATION
        5.1     Diamond Information Dialog
        5.2     Diamond Configuration Menu (for experienced users only!)
        
        6.      ENHANCEMENTS & KNOWN LIMITATIONS

        7.      SERVICE, SUPPORT, AND SOFTWARE UPGRADES

        8.      SUPPORTED RESOLUTIONS, COLOR DEPTHS, AND REFRESH RATES
    


1. GENERAL INFORMATION
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1.1 Installing the Fire GL2 Graphics Accelerator
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  Refer to the User's Guide of your computer to install the Diamond
  Fire GL2 Graphics Accelerator in your system. 
  NOTE: If you want to install the Fire GL2 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.
  
  NOTES: (1) You may connect only one monitor, either
            - analog VGA (to the VGA  connector), or
            - digital CRT / DFP (to the DVI-D connector)
          to the Fire GL2. The Fire GL2 does not support two monitors connected
          to one card.
          (2) The drivers are designed exclusively to support the Fire GL2
          Graphics Accelerator with the Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000
          operating system. The drivers DO NOT SUPPORT any other type or brand of
          graphics card or operating system. 
  

         

2. INSTALLING THE Fire GL2 VIDEO DRIVER
---------------------------------------

  You need to install the basic driver software for Windows NT/Windows 2000 
   - 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 6 or 
     Windows 2000 installed prior to installing the Fire GL2 drivers. 
     The Service Pack is available from Microsoft's web page,
     www.microsoft.com. To install or uninstall the Fire GL2 drivers, you
     need administrator rights or you must be logged on as a user with 
     administrator rights under Windows NT and Windows 2000.

   
  NOTE: Before installing the FGL Graphics Fire GL2 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 GL2 Video Driver with the SuperCD
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  Note for Windows 2000: 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 SuperCD.  

  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 DIAMOND 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' again. 
     This will restart your computer.
     Note for Windows 2000: After Windows 2000 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 and (NT4.0) refresh rate that
     best suit your requirements and your monitor's performance.
     NOTE: For a multimonitor configuration in Windows 2000 first click on
     the monitor icon that corresponds to the graphics accelerator you want
     to set.

  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 GL2 Video Drivers downloaded from FGL Graphics's Website
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  IMPORTANT: You must have Microsoft Windows NT w/Service Pack 6 or 
     Windows 2000 installed prior to installing the Fire GL2 drivers. The 
     Service Pack is 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 'Diplay Properties' menu  allow setting and
  adjusting the video settings to suit your requirements best.

  Windows NT 4.0
  Settings: set resolution and display refresh rates 
  Monitor: choose monitor 
  Adjustment: adjust the monitor's display 

  Windows 2000
  Settings: set resolution
  Settings/Advanced/Monitor: choose monitors and display refresh rates
  Settings/Advanced/Adjustment: adjust the monitor's display
  
  
  To access the 'Diplay Properties' menu:

  1. Start Windows NT 4.0. / Windows 2000

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

  Set the resolution (Desktop Area) and Refresh Frequeny that
  best suit your requirements and your monitor's performance.
   

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

  Set the resolution (screen area) that best suit your requirements
  and your monitor's performance.
  
  Select the 'Monitor' dialog via Display Properties > Settings > Advanced
  > Monitor.
  For a multi-monitor configuration click the corresponding monitor icon in the
  'Settings' dialog before clicking the 'Advanced' button.

  In the 'Monitor Settings' section set the refresh rate for each monitor
  connected to the Graphics Accelerator(s) in your system.  

  Refer to your Windows 2000 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 Diamond 'Adjustment' dialog (see 3.3) to adapt the display of the
  monitors connected to the Fire GL Series Graphics Accelerators in your
  system.
  (3) To operate stereo glasses always select a refresh rate of 120 Hz. Also, 
  select the configuration profile 'Quad Buffer Stereo' in the 'Configuration' 
  dialog (see 5.2).
   


3.2 Selecting your Monitor (only Windows Nt 4.0)
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  Select the 'Monitor' dialog in the 'Display Properties' window.
  For the Fire GL2 Graphics Accelerator in your system you can
  customize the settings of the connected monitor.
  You can find more information on setting up the monitor in 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 to fully exploit 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 Diamond 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.
      


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


  

3.3 Adjusting the Monitor's Display
-----------------------------------
   
  Select the Diamond 'Adjustment' dialog in the 'Display Properties' window.
  (Windows 2000: via Display Properties > Settings > Advanced > Adjustment).
  For the Fire GL2 Graphics Accelerator in your system you can adjust the
  display of the connected monitor. You can find more information on adjusting
  the monitors' display in the context sensitive online help.

  A. Monitor Tuning

     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.
     NOTE: 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.
     NOTE: 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:

     Press the ESC key on your keyboard to undo the changes if your monitor
     has lost synchronization.
     
     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.
    
     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 FGL Graphics Fire GL2 VIDEO DRIVER
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  This section describes how to properly remove the Fire GL2 software from
  your system should you need to do so. 

  NOTE: Before removing the Fire GL2 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 GL2 drivers, you need administrator
        rights or you must be logged on as a user with administrator rights 
        under Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000.

      
  1. From the 'Start' menu, go to Start > Programs> Diamond, then click
     'DIAMOND Install/Uninstall Utility'.
     The 'Diamond  Install' dialog appears.

  2. Click 'Remove the product'.
     Note: Make sure that only those components are selected that you want
           to remove now. (Click 'Back' and 'Add/Remove components' to
           select specific software components for removal.)
     Then click 'Next.'

  3. Click 'Next' to remove the software and shut down your computer.





5. CONFIGURATION FEATURES AND INFORMATION
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5.1 Diamond Information Dialog
------------------------------

  Check the 'Information' dialog  in the 'Diplay Properties' window 
  (Windows 2000: via Display Properties > Settings > Advanced > Information)
  for detailed hardware and driver information on your Fire GL2 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 Diamond 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: 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 pop-up menu.
  Windows Nt 4.0: Select the 'Configuration' tab.
  Windows 2000: 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.
     Note: To operate stereo glasses select the configuration profile 'Quad 
     Buffer Stereo.' Also set the refresh rate to 120 Hz via the 'Settings' 
     dialog.

  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:

     Overlay Planes

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

     8-Bit single-buffered
     Use 8 bits of each 32-bit frame buffer pixel as single-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 Configuration
     settings.



6. ENHANCEMENTS & KNOWN LIMITATIONS
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   NOTE: The current driver version provides no hardware support for Direct3D
   and DirectDraw 

Version 1111:
	
Enhancements:
 
      
Limitations:




7. SERVICE, SUPPORT, AND SOFTWARE UPGRADES
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  Technical support for the installation and configuration of 
  S3/FGL Graphics Professional Graphics Accelerators, as well as 
  software updates or optional software packages, are available:

        - from the S3/FGL Graphics Mailbox
        - in the Internet 
        - via the S3/FGL Graphics ExpertLine
 
  Refer to your manual for more information (addresses, phone
  numbers, etc).
  


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

  The resolutions and refresh rates supported by the Fire GL2 are
  dependent on the monitor that is selected. 
  Windows NT 4.0 only: To display the resolution that are supported
  and the maximum vertical refresh rate for each of your
  monitors, refer to the 'Monitor' dialog in the 'Display Properties' 
  window. You can display the 'Monitor' dialog by right-clicking 
  the Windows desktop and selecting 'Properties' and then
  selecting the 'Monitor' tab.

  The Fire GL2 supports only TrueColor, 32-bit (24 color, 8 alpha) modes. 
  There is no support for 8-bit or 16-bit modes.

  The table below is showing screen resolution, pixel size, horizontal
  line rate and refresh rate for all modes supported under the MS 
  Windows NT4.0 / Windows 2000 operating system, all modes are providing
  full screen double buffering using the OpenGL API.
 
   
  VGA Monitors  
  +==========+=======+=======+=========================+==================+
  |Resolution| Color | Alpha |     Line Frequency      |  Refresh Rate    |
  |          | Bits  | Bits  |        (kHz)            |     (Hz)         |
  +----------+-------+-------+-------------------------+------------------+
  | 640x480  |  24   |   8   | 31.5, 37.5, 43.3, 56.9  | 60, 75, 85, 100  |
  |          |       |       | Stereo only 61.8        | 120              |
  +----------+-------+-------+-------------------------+------------------+
  | 800x600  |  24   |   8   | 37.7, 46.9, 54.1, 63.9  | 60, 75, 85, 100  |
  |          |       |       | Stereo only 77.2        | 120              |
  +----------+-------+-------+-------------------------+------------------+
  |1024x768  |  24   |   8   | 48.4, 60.0, 68.7, 80.9  | 60, 75, 85, 100  |
  |          |       |       | Stereo only 98.8        | 120              |
  +----------+-------+-------+-------------------------+------------------+
  |1152x864  |  24   |   8   |  53.7, 67.7, 77.1, 93.1 | 60, 75, 85, 100  |
  +----------+-------+-------+-------------------------+------------------+
  |1280x960  |  24   |   8   | 60.0, 75.2, 85.9, 101.7 | 60, 75, 85, 100  |
  +----------+-------+-------+-------------------------+------------------+
  |1280x1024 |  24   |   8   | 52.7, 63.8, 79.8 91.1,  | 50, 60, 75, 85,  |
  |          |       |       | 107.0                   | 100              |
  |          |       |       | Stereo only 131.6       | 120              |
  +----------+-------+-------+-------------------------+------------------+
  |1600x1000 |  24   |   8   |  62.1, 79.4, 89.3       |    60, 76, 85    |
  +----------+-------+-------+-------------------------+------------------+
  |1600x1024 |  24   |   8   |  63.6, 81.3, 91.4       |    60, 75, 85    |
  +----------+-------+-------+-------------------------+------------------+
  |1600x1200 |  24   |   8   |        83.6             |    60, 75, 85    |
  +----------+-------+-------+-------------------------+------------------+
  |1792x1344 |  24   |   8   |  62.1, 79.4, 89.3       |        60        |
  +----------+-------+-------+-------------------------+------------------+
  |1920x1200 |  24   |   8   |  74.5, 94.0, 95.0       |    60, 75, 76    |
  +==========+=======+=======+=========================+==================+


DFP Monitors:
24 color Bits, 8 alpha bits, refresh rates: 60 Hz, 75Hz
Resolutions: 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200


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