If you have properly installed your graphics card, operating system messages will
appear and the boot procedure will proceed.
Your monitor will be running in a basic (VGA) video mode. Higher refresh rates are
not available at this stage of the installation. Once you have installed the AMD FirePro
drivers and software, you can use the Windows®Display Properties dialog to adjust
your video settings and configure multiple monitors.
Proceed to install the software and drivers for your AMD FirePro graphics card.
2.2 Baseplate Connections
The following figure shows the display connections available on your graphics card.
Note: Baseplate may not appear exactly as depicted.
Figure 2–2 AMD FirePro V3900 Baseplate Connections
1 DisplayPort Connection
2 DVI-I Connection (Supports dual-link output)
2.3 Display Configurations
The following table lists the different ways you can connect displays to your card:
Display Configuration
Card Connection Used Comments
DisplayPort display DisplayPort connection
DFP (DVI) display DVI connection or DisplayPort connection with DisplayPort-
to-DVI adapter (single- or dual-link)
DFP = digital flat-
panel
HDMI™ display DisplayPort connection with DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapter
or DVI connection with DVI-to-HDMI adapter
CRT (VGA) display DisplayPort connection with DisplayPort-to-VGA adapter or
DVI connection with DVI-to-VGA adapter
CRT = cathode ray
tube (analog)
display
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