About Fire GL 1000 Pro
 
  Card Layout
  Two Graphics Controllers - How does it Work ?
  Table of Contents
 
   
 
  • 3Dlabs' PERMEDIA 2 high-performance 2D/3D/Video graphics processor with
  • integrated geometry setup processor
  • integrated standard VGA controller

  • 230 MHz RAMDAC
  • Standard 15-pin video output with DDC2B support
  • Connector and support for StereoGraphics’ SimulEyes VR 3D stereo vision glasses (not on AGP-NLX cards)
  • YUV input connector for DVD or MPEG decoder
  • PCI 2.1 Bus compatible, or
  • AGP 1.0 compatible
    - NLX and ATX versions
  • Hardware support for OpenGL, Heidi, and Direct3D
  • 4 MB SGRAM onboard memory, or
  • 8 MB SGRAM onboard memory
 
  Supplied with your board are the necessary drivers and software for
  • Windows NT 4.0 drivers with OpenGL support
  • Windows 95 drivers with Direct3D and OpenGL support
  • BigFocus driver for AutoCAD 13 for Windows NT
  • 3D-Win - 3D Viewer for AutoCAD 13 and AutoCAD 14
 
   
   
   
  Card Layout
  Two basic versions of the Fire GL 1000 Pro are available:
  • Fire GL 1000 Pro with PCI bus interface
    • 8 MB SGRAM or 4 MB SGRAM onboard memory
  • Fire GL 1000 Pro with AGP (Advanced Graphics Port) bus interface
    • NLX and ATX versions
    • 8 MB SGRAM or 4 MB SGRAM onboard memory
   
 

Fire GL 1000 Pro with PCI bus interface
 

 

1 PERMEDIA 2 Controller
with heat sink		   5 DB-15 Monitor Connector
2 Flash BIOS ROM   6 SimulEyes VR connector
3 SGRAM Memory Chips
(also on solder side)
(*: on 8 MB cards only)		   7 3.3 V Voltage supply
4 Provision for SGRAM upgrade Socket
(not on all cards)		   8 Connector for YUV input (e.g. DVD or MPEG decoder)
 
   
   
   
   
 

Fire GL 1000 Pro with AGP bus interface
 
1 PERMEDIA 2 Controller
with heat sink		   5 DB-15 Monitor Connector
2 Flash BIOS ROM   6 SimulEyes VR connector
(not on NLX cards)
3 SGRAM Memory Chips
(8 MB cards: also on solder side)		   7 3.3 V Voltage regulator
4 Provision for SGRAM upgrade Socket
(not on all cards)		   8 Connector for YUV input (e.g. DVD or MPEG decoder)
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Two Graphics Controllers - How does it Work ?
   
 
  • PCs normally reserve a specific area in memory for graphics/VGA data. That means that the system's processor can only address one graphics controller.
  • A second graphics controller can be addressed by corresponding driver software that does not use the standard VGA address space.
  • During the boot procedure the system uses the standard VGA controller, which is integrated into the PERMEDIA 2 processor, and the second graphics controller is inactive.
  • After the booting procedure the second - high-performance - graphics controller takes over control of the graphics system.
   
VGA Booting procedure