About Fire GL 1000

• 3Dlabs PERMEDIA NT package:
  • PERMEDIA high-performance 3D rendering processor with integrated standard VGA controller and
  • GLINT Delta PCI Bridge and Setup Engine
    
• 220 MHz IBM 526 DAC
• Standard 15-pin video output
• PCI 2.1Bus compatible
• Hardware support for OpenGL, Heidi, and Direct3D
• 4 MB or 8 MB SGRAM onboard memory
• Memory upgrade module - 4 MB SGRAM, piggyback - optional for 3D rendering solutions
  

• Windows NT 3.51/4.0 drivers with OpenGL support
• Windows 95 drivers with Direct3D support
• BigFocus display list driver for AutoCAD 13 for Windows 95 and Windows NT
• 3D-Win - 3D Viewer for AutoCAD 13
  

Two versions of the Fire GL 1000 are available:

• Fire GL 1000 with 8 MB SGRAM - no memory upgrade possible
• Fire GL 1000 with 4 MB SGRAM and connectors for memory upgrade to 8 MB SGRAM

1  GLINT PERMEDIA Controller 2  Delta PCI Bridge 3  Connectors for SGRAM upgrade (not on 8 MB boards) 4  SGRAM Memory Chips 5  IBM 526 DAC 6  Jumpers:JP1 - PCI class, JP2 - VGA enable/disable 7  DB-15 Monitor Connector 8  BIOS ROM 9  Heat sink

		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 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. Note If you disable the VGA controller of the Fire GL 1000, you need a second monitor connected to the active VGA controller for watching the system's boot messages.
	VGA Booting procedure