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II-15 When using your Diamond Multimedia Fire GL card, you get this error in the Event Viewer: Glint Error: VideoPortGetAccessRanges failed. Try changing this registry entry to solve the problem.
Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | System\CurrentControlSet\Servies\Glint\Device0 |
Add the following value:
Value Name: | UseBiosAddresses |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD |
Value: | 1 |
Restart Windows NT for these values to take effect.
II-16 To set the advanced parameters of your STB ViRGE Velcoity 3D Video Card under NT, change the parameters under the following registry key. Several parameters control these advanced settings.
Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | System\ControlSet\HardwareProfiles\1\System\ CurrentControlSet\Services\STBViRGE\Device0 |
Value Name: | DefaultSettings.BitsPerPel |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD |
Value: | 0x18 |
II-17 | Value Name: | DefaultSettings.Flags |
ata Type: | REG_DWORD | |
Value: | 0 |
II-18 | Value Name: | DefaultSettings.VRefresh |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD | |
Value: | 0x4b |
II-19 | Value Name: | DefaultSettings.XPanning |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD | |
Value: | 0 | |
II-20 | Value Name: | DefaultSettings.XResolution |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD | |
Value: | 0x400 |
II-21 | Value Name: | DefaultSettings.YPanning |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD | |
Value: | 0x0 |
II-22 | Value Name: | DefaultSettings.YResolution |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD | |
Value: | 0x300 |
II-23 If you need to find the systems refresh rate, check this registry entry.
Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | System\ControlSet\Hardware Profiles\0001\System\ CurrentControlSet\Services\STBViRGE\Device0 |
Value Name: | Vrefresh |
Data Type: | REG_DWORD |
Value: | 0x4b |
This example value is the refresh rate for an STB ViRGE video card. You must find the appropriate key for your video card, for example, an ATI or Matrox. The value is stored in hexadecimal.
If you invested in a top-flight video card, you deserve to get the most out of it. These registry settings let you maximize the performance of your Matrox video cards, both the Millenium and the Mystique models.
II-24 | Hive: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Key: | System\CurrentControlSet\Services\mga64\Device0 |
Device0 refers to the first video card installed on your system.
Value Name: | User.AlternateLines |
Data Type: | REG_BINARY |
Value: | 0 |
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