Compaq manual PowerStorm 300 PCI Graphics Controller Overview

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PowerStorm 300 PCI Graphics

Controller Overview

2.1 Introduction

This chapter provides a brief overview of the PowerStorm 300 PCI graphics controller hardware. The PowerStorm 300 PCI graphics controller is supported on Alpha platforms only.

2.2 Description

The PowerStorm 300 PCI graphics controller is a single expansion-slot, 32-bit PCI bus module that provides 2D and 3D graphics acceleration for Compaq Professional Workstations. The PowerStorm 300 PCI graphics controller includes 16 MB of CDRAM texture memory. See Table 2-1 for the part numbers.

Table 2-1 PowerStorm 300 PCI Graphics Controller Part Numbers

DIGITAL Part

Compaq Part

Description

Number

Number

 

 

 

 

SN-PBXGD-AD

102454-B21

PowerStorm 300 PCI graphics controller for

 

400063-B21

Alpha platforms

 

 

 

PowerStorm 300 AGP and 300/350 PCI Graphics Controllers 2–1

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