Using Video Features; Video Device Drivers - IBM IntelliStation M Pro User Manual
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5. From the "Search results" page, click the Enhanced Diagnostics item for the
6. On the next page, click the executable file for the Enhanced Diagnostics code to
7. At a command prompt, change to the directory where the file was downloaded.
8. Insert a blank, high-density diskette into the diskette drive.
9. Type filename a: where filename is the name of the file you downloaded and a
The downloaded file is self-extracting and is copied to the diskette. When the copy
is completed, store the diskette in a safe place.
To download the latest CD image of the IBM Enhanced Diagnostics from the Web,
and create a startable Enhanced Diagnostics CD, complete the following steps:
1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/.
2. Click Support & downloads.
3. Click Search technical support.
4. In the Enter keyword(s) field, type diagnostics 6218, and click Submit.
5. From the "Search results" page, click the Enhanced Diagnostics item for the
6. On the next page, click the CD image file for the Enhanced Diagnostics code
For more information about using the IBM Enhanced Diagnostics program, see the
Problem Determination and Service Guide on the IBM IntelliStation Documentation
CD.
Using video features
The computer has a PCI Express x16 graphics adapter that renders 2D or 3D
image quality and uses a standard video protocol for displaying text and graphic
images on a monitor screen. The adapter supports a variety of video modes
(combinations of resolution, refresh rate, and color that are defined by a video
standard for displaying text or graphics).
Video device drivers
To use the full capabilities of the graphics adapter in the computer, some operating
systems and application programs require custom video device drivers. These
device drivers provide greater speed, higher resolution, more available colors, and
flicker-free images.
Device drivers for the graphics adapter and a readme file with instructions for
installing the device drivers are provided on the Device Drivers CD that comes with
the computer and in the c:\ibmtools\drivers directory on the hard disk. Use the
device-driver installation instructions if you have to reinstall the device drivers or if
you need information about obtaining and installing updated device drivers. For
more information about installing device drivers, see the Problem Determination and
Service Guide.
computer.
download it (be sure to download the file to a hard disk directory and not to a
diskette). You can click the text file to display the readme file.
is the letter for the diskette drive, and press Enter.
computer.
and download it using a writeable optional device (CD-RW or DVD/CD-RW
combo drive).
Chapter 2. Operating the computer
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