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Connecting the Fire GL1: Diamond Fire GL1 User's Guide

Connecting the Monitor Cable • Additional Instructions •  Monitor Compatibility

If you ordered this video card with a system, Dell installed and configured it for use. Your computer is shipped with the Diamond Fire GL1 Graphics Accelerator system and its drivers were installed by Dell and are operative 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 Diamond Fire GL1 Graphics Accelerator to replace your existing graphics solution.

NOTE:The illustrations provided in this section are for instructional use only; the card shown may look different than the one you purchased.

Connecting the Monitor Cable

Securely attach your monitor's data cable to the 15-pin VGA output connector (3) on the card. Attach the cable to the monitor according to the monitor's instructions.

Fire GL1 with AGP bus interface

Additional Instructions

Dell configured this video card to operate as shipped. No other modifications are necessary. Your system’s video drivers were installed by Dell and are operative when you receive the system.

If your system does NOT boot as it should:

• Check that the card is properly installed in your system and connected to your monitor.
• Refer to the documentation that came with your monitor and
• Check your connections to the video and power cables.
• Try adjusting the brightness, sharpness, and contrast controls of your monitor.
• Check that the system BIOS has assigned a system interrupt to the AGP slot where the card is installed.
• Check the system configuration utility of your operating system for the interrupt assignments.
• Some older ISA legacy (add-in cards with jumpers, non-PnP) may cause a conflict if they are not configured in the ESCD (extended system configuration data) area of the system BIOS. Please refer to your computer’s User’s Guide for information on using the ISA Configuration Utility ICU to add legacy card resource requirements to the system.
• Contact Dell™ Technical Support.

Monitor Compatibilty

This graphics solution offers high-performance resolutions, refresh rates and color depths. It is optimally configured to be combined with high-resolution MultiSync or multi-frequency 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.
	WARNING! Be sure the refresh rates you select are compatible with your monitor. Incompatible refresh rate selection may result in monitor damage. Refer to your monitor's documentation for recommended refresh rates.
	NOTE: If you can switch the impedance values on your monitor, the recommended settings are: R, G, B video input: 75 Ohm Synch: 2.2 kOhm You may try other 'Synch' settings if you cannot achieve a stable video image. If the impedance setting options are just 'High' and 'Low', try which setting gives the most satisfactory monitor display

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