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OMI 2.3.1 Release Notes
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Video Card Requirements
The minimum requirement for video cards used with the current OMI release is a PCI- or
AGP-based video display adapter with at least 8 MB of RAM. A 2X AGP video card with
at least 16 MB of memory is strongly recommended.
Table 12 provides detailed recommendations for video card capabilities.
Note If you are using an AGP video card, avoid installing other cards in
PCI slot 1 (since this shares an interrupt with the AGP slot). If you are
using a PCI video card, avoid installing it in any PCI slot numbered
5 or higher.
The following video display adapters were used in testing OMI 2.3.1:
• ATI Xpert 128 AGP (recommended for use with 32-bit desktop)
• NVIDIA GeFORCE2 AGP
• Matrox Millennium G200 and G400 AGP (recommended for use with 32-bit
desktop)
• ATI Xpert 98 PCI (not recommended for use with 32-bit desktop)
Video Card Feature Recommendations
PCI video cards Adequate when using an 8-bit acquisition FIFO and an
8-bit desktop color depth when maximum acquisition
frame rate is not required.
AGP video cards 2X or better strongly recommended.
8 MB of video memory Adequate when using an 8-bit acquisition FIFO and an
8-bit desktop color depth.
16 MB of video memory • Recommended when using 16- or 32-bit desktop
color depths.
• Required when using the overlay plane with an 8-bit
acquisition FIFO and 8-bit desktop color depth, or
16-bit acquisition FIFO and 16-bit desktop color
depth.
32 MB of video memory • Recommended when using a 32-bit desktop color
depth.
• Required when using the overlay plane with a 32-bit
acquisition FIFO and 32-bit desktop color depth (if
supported by your hardware).
Table 12. Video card requirements for OMI 2.3