Full Powerstorm 1000; High Resolution Powerstorm 1000 - Compaq PowerStorm 1000 Owner's Manual

Introduction

1.2.2 Full PowerStorm 1000

The full PowerStorm 1000 provides increased performance over the entry PowerStorm
1000 graphics subsystem. It consists of a Workstation Interface Board and VGA module
for installing in the AlphaStation, a Host bus (Hbus) cable for connecting the full
PowerStorm 1000 graphics subsystem to the AlphaStation system, a VGA cable for
connecting the VGA console video output of the VGA module in the AlphaStation to the
VGA console video input of the Standard Resolution Module in the graphics subsystem,
and a deskside chassis that contains the following components:
•
Motherboard/Backplane
•
Graphics Interface Module
•
Vertex Module
•
Four Image Rendering Modules
•
Two Video Memory Modules
•
Standard resolution module

1.2.3 High Resolution PowerStorm 1000

The high resolution PowerStorm 1000 is the high resolution configuration of the graphics
subsystem that provides 2K x 2K of resolution. It consists of a Workstation Interface
Board and VGA module for installing in the AlphaStation, a Host bus (Hbus) cable for
connecting the high resolution PowerStorm 1000 graphics subsystem to the AlphaStation
system, a VGA cable for connecting the VGA console video output of the VGA module in
the AlphaStation to a separate VGA monitor that is required in order to see the boot up and
initialization messages, a high resolution video output cable for connecting the output of
the High Resolution Module to the Sony DDM-2801C or DDM-2802C (2K x 2K) monitor,
and a deskside chassis that contains the following components:
•
Motherboard/Backplane
•
Graphics Interface Module
•
Vertex Module
•
Four Image Rendering Modules
•
Two Video Memory Modules
•
High Resolution Module
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