Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto VX1 del fabbricante Compaq
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3D labs OXYGEN VX1 PCI Graphics Contro ller Installation Guide Or der N um ber : EK-VX 1GC-IG . A01 Thi s guide d escri bes the in stall ati on of t he 3Dl abs OXYGE N VX1 PCI g raph ics contro l ler on suppo rted Co m pa q produc ts .
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iii Contents Prefac e ............................................................................................................................v Chapter 1 Overview 1.1 Introd uctio n .................................................................
iv Chapter 4 Compaq OpenVMS Software Installation and Customization 4.1 Insta lla tion Prep a rati on........................................................................ 4 -1 4.2 Insta lla tion .....................................................
v Prefac e Intended Audience This manual is f or owners installing the 3D labs O XYGEN VX1 PCI graphics cont roll er in s up port ed Com paq prod ucts . Document Structure Th is manu al ha s four ch ap ters . • Chapter 1, O verview , pro vides an ov erview of the 3Dlabs OXYGEN V X1 PCI grap hics cont rolle r.
vi Conventions Used in This Guide In this guide, ever y use of Tru64 UN IX refe r s to Co mpaq ’ s Tru64 UNIX and DIGITAL UNIX op er atin g s y stem s.
Over view 1-1 Chapter 1 Overvi ew 1. 1 In trodu ction Thi s chapter pro vide s a b rief overv iew of the 3Dlabs OXYGEN VX1 PCI gra phics controller . 1.
1- 2 3Dlab s O X YGEN VX1 PCI Gr aphics Con troller Installa tio n Guide Figure 1 – 1 3Dlabs OXYGEN VX1 PCI Graphics Controller PK3213 The 3Dlabs OXYG E N VX1 PCI graphics c ontroller has a standard 15-p i n VGA c onnector.
Over view 1-3 1.3 Conne c tor Pino u ts Tab le 1 – 2 con tai ns a listi ng of the pins and signals found on the st anda rd 15-pin VGA connector. Table 1 – 2 Standard 15-Pin V GA Con necto r Pino ut Pin No.
1- 4 3Dlab s O X YGEN VX1 PCI Gr aphics Con troller Installa tio n Guide 1.4 Speci fic ations Tab le 1 – 3 li sts the spec ificati ons for the 3Dla bs OXYGEN V X1 PCI g ra phics contr oller.
Insta llatio n 2-1 Chapter 2 Installation 2. 1 In trodu ction This ch apter descr ibes th e installation of the 3Dlabs OXYG EN VX1 PCI grap hics cont roll er m odule in a sup p orted Com paq prod uct. Topi cs i ncl uded in this c hap ter a re : • Unpack ing • Ha rdwa re ins tal lat ion 2.
2- 2 3Dlab s O X YGEN VX1 PCI Gr aphics Con troller Installa tio n Guide 2.3 Installa tion Pro cedur e The following section describes how to in stall the 3Dlabs OXYGEN VX1 PCI gr aphics controller.
Insta llatio n 2-3 7. G rasp th e top edg e of t h e g r aphi c s option , carefully i n sert it i nto the sl ot, and se at it fir mly. 8. Secu re the module with the screw. 9. Replac e th e computer cover . 10. En su re that the monito r cable is conn ected to the video ou tput connecto r located o n the b ack of t h e g r aphics option.
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Com paq T ru64 UNI X Co nfig urati on 3-1 Chapter 3 Compaq Tru64 UNIX Configuration This ch apter de scribes h ow to configur e the 3Dlabs OXYG EN V X1 P CI graphic s con troller in a system running Compaq’ s Tru64 UNI X operating sy stem.
3- 2 3Dlab s O X YGEN VX1 PCI Gr aphics Con troller Installa tion Gu ide 3.2 Re strict ions an d Limita tions This sec tion of the document contains limitation s and restriction s of the OXY GEN V X1 ha rdwa re a nd s oft ware.
Com paq T ru64 UNI X Co nfig urati on 3-3 3.2.4 Backing Store and Save Unders By de fault, backing store an d save under s are enabled. If the default visu al depth is chang ed to 16 or 24 , it is rec ommended that back ing stor e and save un ders be d isabled.
3- 4 3Dlab s O X YGEN VX1 PCI Gr aphics Con troller Installa tion Gu ide 3.3.3 How to Determine which GUI is in Use 1. Chec k the environ ment var iable XLOGI N defined in th e f ile /etc/rc.co nf ig. Example (s howin g the C DE GUI bei ng used): # /usr/sbin/rcmgr get XLOGIN cde # 1.
Com paq T ru64 UNI X Co nfig urati on 3-5 ___________________________ Note ____________________________ • Thes e are devi ce de pend en t X serv er opt ions and not ava ilab le for AL L gr aphics options. Please r e fer to Tabl e 3–1 f or support e d Resolut i ons a nd Refresh Rates.
3- 6 3Dlab s O X YGEN VX1 PCI Gr aphics Con troller Installa tion Gu ide 4. Edit the f ile /etc/d t/con fig/Xse rvers an d add t h e appropr iate X serv er Optio n, "-scr een 0" and or "-vsync 0" to the line that starts the X server.
Com paq T ru64 UNI X Co nfig urati on 3-7 • Setting th e Screen Reso lution to 1280 x 1024 and the Vertic al Refresh Rate to 75Hz. :0 Local local@console /usr/bin/X11/X :0 -screen0 1280x1024 -vsync0 75 • Setting th e Screen Reso lution to 1920 x 1080 and the Vertic al Refresh Rate to 70Hz.
3- 8 3Dlab s O X YGEN VX1 PCI Gr aphics Con troller Installa tion Gu ide 3.4.2 Matching X Server Primary Screen with VGA Console PCI slot s are not alwa ys probed b y the system in t h e orde r of thei r slot nu mbers.
Com paq Ope nV MS Soft ware Ins tall atio n an d C ust omizat ion 4-1 Chapter 4 Compaq Open VMS Soft ware Installation and Customization This chapter pr ovides i nformation for installing and modifying the O X YGEN VX1 PCI grap hics cont rolle r tw o-dim ensi ona l (2 D) s upp ort so ftwa re o n an OpenVMS s ystem.
4- 2 3Dlab s O X YGEN VX1 PCI Gr aphics Con troller Installa tion Gu ide Table 4-1 Open VMS Ver sion Su pport in g 3Dlabs OXY GEN VX1 PCI Graphics Controller O p e n VM S Versi on Alpha Pla tf o r m 7.3 Automatic ally lo aded on the system wh en using t h is version for an u pgrade or installation .
Com paq Ope nV MS Soft ware Ins tall atio n an d C ust omizat ion 4-3 latest GRAP HICS k it, if required. View the Readme files for each kit to deter mine if the UPDATE kit has superse ded the GRAPHICS kit or if the GRAPH ICS kit is newer th an the UPDATE kit.
4- 4 3Dlab s O X YGEN VX1 PCI Gr aphics Con troller Installa tion Gu ide 4.4 Def ault Grap hi cs S e tt in gs The default gr aphics reso lution is 1024 x 768.
Com paq Ope nV MS Soft ware Ins tall atio n an d C ust omizat ion 4-5 3. For the change s to take effect immed iately you must r estar t th e X server so that th e new command file an d changed setting s will be used.
4- 6 3Dlab s O X YGEN VX1 PCI Gr aphics Con troller Installa tion Gu ide nu mber of slots available and the number of h eads (graph ic s m odu les) qualifie d for ea ch of t he p la tfo rms. Ot her s oftwar e ma y p ut a ddi tiona l rest rict ions o n the nu mber of uni ts sup ported .
Com paq Ope nV MS Soft ware Ins tall atio n an d C ust omizat ion 4-7 4. 9 POL Y CEN TER Sof t ware Ins tall ati on At the e nd of the OpenVMS P OLYCENTER S oftwar e In stal lati on proced ure, a messag e is disp lay ed that r ecommends a re boot of the sy stem.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Compaq VX1 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Compaq VX1 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Compaq VX1 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Compaq VX1 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Compaq VX1, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Compaq VX1.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Compaq VX1. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Compaq VX1 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
