No image
appears on monitor when computer system is turned on |
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Make sure that the Synergy Force is firmly seated
and lined up properly in its AGP slot, and that the monitor cable is firmly
and correctly connected to the card. Check the connectors of the video
cable - secure it by fastening the screws
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Make sure that your computer and monitor are plugged
into electrical outlets and receiving power.
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Is the monitor turned on and working?
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If possible, select impedance 75 Ohm
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Screen
image defects appear |
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Check that your monitor supports the resolution, horizontal
(kHz) and vertical (Hz) refresh rates as required by the graphics card.
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Check for your current resolution, refresh rate, and
color depth settings in the Settings
and Monitor dialogs of the Display
Properties dialog.
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WARNING: Be sure that both video
card and monitor support resolution and refresh rates you select. Incompatible
resolution/refresh rate selection may result in monitor damage. Refer to
your monitor's documentation for recommended resolutions and refresh rates. |
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Screen
image is off-center, color balance is wrong, or there is no picture |
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Try adjusting the brightness, sharpness, contrast, and
color balance controls of your monitor.
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Try adjusting the centering and positioning controls
of your monitor to position the picture on the screen.
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Set the monitor’s RGB inputs (and sync switches, if
this option is available) to 75 Ohms, with the sync set to external.
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Operating
system warns that the video card is not configured properly |
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Check the driver installation and make sure that all
software is correctly loaded corresponding to your operating system and
applications.
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Set Windows NT back to 'Standard VGA' and re-install
the ELSA drivers.
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NOTE:
You must have Microsoft Windows NT Service Pack 4 or later installed prior
to installing the ELSA drivers. |
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Checking
for Address and Interrupt Conflicts |
It is necessary to ensure
that the I/O and memory addresses reserved for the video card are not used
by other hardware devices.
The integrated on-board VGA controller of your Synergy
Force uses the following addresses (hex): |
I/O
address: |
Standard
VGA I/O: |
3B0-3DF |
Memory
addresses: |
Video
RAM |
A000-BFFF |
Video
ROM |
C000-C7FF |
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NOTE: You
cannot change the addresses of your Synergy Force. In case of an address
conflict, try to modify the I/O address of the add-on card that causes
the conflict. |
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Resolving
Interrupt Conflicts
To support the special graphics processor on the
Synergy Force the system BIOS should automatically assign a system
interrupt to the AGP slot where the card is installed. However, there may
be problems if your graphics card does not receive an interrupt or a system
interrupt is used for more than one device. In case of problems:
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Check the system configuration utility of your operating
system for the interrupt assignments.
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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 the required legacy card resources to the system.
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