ELSA user manual Introduction, Look at the Erazor II and Victory Erazor LT

Introduction 1

Introduction

“Reading the manual is a waste of time.” A prejudice you are proving to be wrong right now by reading this manual. And rightly so. In this case, it is really worth the effort. Because the ELSA ERAZOR II and ELSA VICTORY Erazor LT has some smart features that are only described here in the manual.

So only those who read the manual will truly be taken with this card. We'll make it as short and easy as we can–promise.

A Look at the ERAZOR II and VICTORY Erazor LT

Just what are you sticking into your computer? The boards are getting smaller, but at the same time more powerful. In the diagram and legend below, we explain the functions of the board's chief components

ERAZOR II		VICTORY Erazor LT
	A		A

C BC B

1The video memory. This checks out which image is being displayed on the screen and thinks one step ahead. Only in this way can rapid graphics generation in the graphics board be ensured.

2The graphics processor. The heart of the board. The RAMDAC is integrated in it. The monitor is not able to process the digital signals from the graphics processor directly. The RAMDAC comes in here and translates the digital signals into analog signals. All this at a clock speed of 250 MHz.

3The BIOS. One of its tasks is to ensure that the system recognizes the graphics board.

You can find technical details about the graphics boards on page 21.

ELSA ERAZOR II and ELSA VICTORY Erazor LT