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Getting Started Guide
P/N 117-40155-30
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- Page 1 ATI and all ATI product and product feature names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ATI Technologies Inc. All other company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Features, performance and specifications are subject to change without notice.
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Page 2: The User's Guide
ATI hardware, software, or other products and documentation provided herein. ATI Technologies Inc. reserves the right to make changes without further notice to a product or system described herein to improve reliability, function or design. With respect to ATI products which... -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Getting Started Guide ........... 1 Before Installing the ATI Graphics Accelerator ......1 Installing your ATI Graphics Accelerator card......3 Installing a RADEON 9800 PRO Mac Edition......... 6 Connecting to the Hard Drive power connector ........6 NTSC/PAL Support ................. 8 To change the setting to PAL .............. -
Page 4: Ati Graphics Accelerator: Getting Started Guide
ATI Graphics Accelerator: Getting Started Guide Before Installing the ATI Graphics Accelerator ATI Technologies Inc. (ATI) provides customer service to registered users. To ensure you receive all Service and Warranty options available to you, your product must be registered online www.ati.com/online/registration The 102 part number (p/n) and the serial number (s/n) printed on the video card is required for registration. - Page 5 The ATI Graphics Accelerator fits into connectors called ® expansion slots, inside your Apple Macintosh computer. Your Power Macintosh computer has one or more expansion slots designed to accept Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) cards and/or one Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) card. Turn off the power to your system and discharge your body’s static electric charge by touching a grounded surface—for example, the metal surface of the power...
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Page 6: Installing Your Ati Graphics Accelerator Card
Installing your ATI Graphics Accelerator card To install a RADEON 9800 PRO MAC EDITION see “Installing a RADEON 9800 PRO Mac Edition” on page 6. Turn off your computer, and disconnect the monitor cable. Open your computer. If necessary, consult your computer system manual for instructions. - Page 7 Align the connector on the card with the selected expansion slot, and press firmly until fully seated. AGP Connector PCI Connector Do not force the card. It should fit snugly into the expansion slot. Close the computer case. Connect the monitor cable to the card. If you have a VGA monitor, connect it to the VGA monitor port.
- Page 8 Some ATI RADEON Graphics Accelerator cards have an ADC ® (Apple Display Connector) which allows direct connection to ® your Apple monitor. These graphic accelerator cards typically do not support TV Out. ® To connect an Apple monitor to some ATI Graphics ®...
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Page 9: Installing A Radeon 9800 Pro Mac Edition
For users living in countries that use the PAL Television standard see “NTSC/PAL Support” on page 8. Use the supplied Power Extension Cable to connect the RADEON 9800 PRO Mac Edition to the computer’s Hard Drive power connector. Locate the AGP slot, if necessary, removing the metal cover: •... - Page 10 Turn on the computer and monitor. A graphic image of a video card with a flashing red power connector will appear on your display and the computer will not start if the RADEON 9800 PRO Mac Edition is not correctly connected to the power supply.
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Page 11: Ntsc/Pal Support
NTSC/PAL Support The RADEON 9800 Pro Mac Edition provides both NTSC and PAL support. NTSC is the TV standard used in North America. PAL is the TV standard for most of Europe. The default setting for the RADEON 9800 PRO Mac Edition is NTSC. -
Page 12: Installing The Software
Installing The Software Insert the ATI Installation CD. Double-click on the ATI Graphics Accelerator Installer icon. The ATI splash and legal notice screens appear. OS X users may be prompted for the Administrator’s password. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen. Upon completion of the installation process, a file containing a list of installed files and their location on your hard disk is created allowing you to locate any file installed during the installation... -
Page 13: User's Guide
ATI Multimedia Components ATI’s Multimedia Components are placed in the Extensions folder, located within the System Folder in Mac OS 9.x and in the System/Library/Extensions folder in Mac OS X. They enable all of the advanced features of your card, including 3D and 2D acceleration where applicable. -
Page 14: Solutions To Common Problems
Troubleshooting Tips If you have a general question, or encounter problems with your card, please review this information completely. Further troubleshooting information can be found on the ATI Technical Support website at www.ati.com. ® Use Apple System Profiler found in the Utilities folder, to generate a report outlining your system configuration. - Page 15 I have a monitor with five BNC connectors. Why won't it work with my ATI Graphics Accelerator? • For a cable with five BNC connectors, ensure that they are all connected to the monitor. If only three of the cables are connected (i.e., R, G, and B), the monitor is expecting a Sync-on-Green (SOG) signal.
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Page 16: Warranty Information
30 days from the date of purchase (long distance charges may apply). For complete details please visit: http://www.ati.com/online/customercare Mail: ATI TECHNOLOGIES INC. Attention: Customer Service 1 Commerce Valley Drive East Markham, Ontario Canada L3T 7X6... -
Page 17: Warranty Service
Should the product, in ATI’s opinion, malfunction within the warranty period, ATI will at its discretion repair or replace the product upon receipt with an equivalent. Any replaced parts become the property of ATI. This warranty does not apply to the software component of a product or a product which has been damaged due to accident, misuse, abuse, improper installation, usage not in accordance with product specifications and... - Page 18 • No warranties for this product, expressed or implied, shall extend to any person who purchases the product in a used condition. • The liability of ATI in respect of any defective product will be limited to the repair or replacement of such product.
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Page 19: Compliance Information
Compliance Information FCC Compliance Information The RADEON family of cards complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. -
Page 20: Ce Compliance Information
CE Compliance Information EMC Directive 89/336/EEC and Amendment 92/31/EEC, Class B Digital Device EN 50081-1, Generic Emissions Standard for Residential, Commercial and Light Industrial Products (EN 55022/CISPR 22, Limits and Methods of Measurement of Radio Interference Characteristics Information Technology Equipment) Warning: This is a Class B product.
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