ATI Technologies 9000 Display Configurations, Display Connectors Used Comments Configuration

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Display Configurations

The following table lists the different ways you can connect displays to your card.

Display

Connector(s) Used

Comments

Configuration

 

 

 

 

 

One CRT

VGA connector OR DVI-I

CRT- cathode ray tube

connector with DVI-I-to-

display

analog display

VGA adapter*

 

 

One DFP

DVI-I connector

DFP - digital flat panel

display

display

 

 

 

Cards with S-Video out also

 

 

support Composite out via

 

 

an S-Video-to-Composite

One TV

TV Output

adapter*. Cards with

 

 

Composite out DO NOT

 

 

support connection to TVs

 

 

with S-Video Input.

 

 

Unsupported configuration

CRT display +

VGA connector +

if the CRT display is

attached to the DVI-I

TV

TV Output

connector via a DVI-I-to-

 

 

 

 

VGA adapter*

DFP display +

DVI-I connector +

 

TV

TV Output

 

CRT display +

VGA connector + DVI-I

 

DFP display

connector

 

 

VGA connector + DVI-I

The DVI-I connector can

CRT display +

support a CRT display

connector with DVI-I-to-

CRT display

using a DVI-I-to-VGA

VGA adapter*

 

adapter*

 

 

CRT display +

VGA connector + DVI-I

The TV display will “clone”

DFP display +

the image of one of the

connector + TV Output

TV

other two displays.

 

CRT display +

UNSUPPORTED

 

CRT display +

 

CONFIGURATION

 

TV

 

 

 

*point to www.ati.com for purchase

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