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Compaq Deskpro AP500 Supplementary Manual

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August 1998
Prepared By
Workstation Marketing
Compaq Computer
Corporation
Contents
New Compaq
Professional Workstation
AP500 .......................... 3
Intel Pentium II ............... 3
Compaq System
Architecture ................... 4
Memory ........................ 6
Ultra ATA ...................... 7
Drives .......................... 7
Accelerated Graphics
Port (AGP) .................... 9
Graphics ...................... 10
Chassis Features ........... 15
Interface Controller (NIC) 15
PremierSound Audio ....... 17
(USB) .......................... 18
Monitors ...................... 19
Platform ....................... 20
ECG079 /089 8
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 August 1998 Prepared By Key Technologies White Paper Workstation Marketing Compaq Computer Corporation Contents The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the Key Technologies incorporated into the Compaq Professional Workstation AP500. This paper concentrates on covering New Compaq those features and technologies that have unique customer benefits.

  • Page 2: August

    HITE APER (cont’d) Compaq Workstations - Key Techn ologies OTICE The information in this publication is subject to change without notice and is provided “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS INFORMATION REMAINS WITH RECIPIENT.

  • Page 3: Ap500

    Common applications for this product include mainstream CAD/CAE (AutoCAD, Mechanical Desktop, Solidworks, Pro/ENGINEER), mainstream digital content creation (PhotoShop, 3D StudioMXA), select EDA (Concept, Board Station), financial trading (Dow Jones Market, PTW), network management (Compaq Insight Manager, BMC Patrol), and software development (Microsoft®...
  • Page 4 HITE APER (cont’d) CUSTOMER BENEFITS Major leaps in processor power. The new Pentium II 400-MHz and 450-MHz processors provide a significant increase in processing power over previous Intel processors. The Pentium II 450-MHz processors deliver up to a 28% performance boost over the Pentium II 350-MHz processors in certain integer or multimedia benchmarks.

  • Page 5: Architecture

    HITE APER (cont’d) The following table shows how the BX chipsets compare to the LX technology. Key Features Supported by Intel Pentium II Chipsets Feature Processor FSB Memory – Max/type ACPI CUSTOMER BENEFITS Performance. Support for up to 1 GB of SDRAM provides support for memory- intensive applications and data files.

  • Page 6: Memory

    HITE APER (cont’d) E M O R Y The Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 uses 100-MHz Registered ECC Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) and supports up to 1 GB of memory. SDRAM is designed to accommodate higher processor speeds and provides faster memory operation with burst data rates of up to four times that of standard page-mode DRAMs.

  • Page 7: Ultra Ata

    HITE APER (cont’d) L T R A Ultra ATA is a definition for an ATA data transfer protocol. The Ultra ATA protocol is included in the ATA-4 specification, an industry-wide specification designed to provide firm guidelines to hardware developers and manufacturers. The development of the transfer protocol “Ultra ATA”...
  • Page 8 HITE APER (cont’d) Bay Width Bay Height 3.5 inch Third 3.5 inch Third 3.5 inch Third 5.25 inch Half 5.25 inch Half 5.25 inch Half 3.5 inch Third Compaq Workstations - Key Techn ologies Device configuration Part of the removable hard drive cage. Supports a 1.0-inch hard drive or a 1.6-inch hard drive.

  • Page 9: Port (Agp)

    HITE APER (cont’d) C C E L E R A T E D R A P H I C S Today’s three-dimensional graphic applications consume large amounts of memory bandwidth. Consequently, the proliferation of 3D applications is increasing the need for high-speed access to larger amounts of graphics memory.

  • Page 10: Graphics

    HITE APER (cont’d) AGP promises to enable photo-realistic 3D rendering and other high-performance 3D graphics capabilities. The cutting edge graphics performance of AGP will benefit 3D content providers by enabling a much wider market for their products. R A P H I C S Two graphics solutions are available for the Compaq Professional Workstation AP500.
  • Page 11 HITE APER (cont’d) The ELSA GLoria Synergy+ (AGP) graphics controller is based on the Permedia-2A graphics engine from 3Dlabs. It provides the 2D performance of a Matrox Millennium II while adding a robust 3D environment that rivals the performance of previous GLINT Delta/TX controllers, such as the GLoria-L.
  • Page 12 HITE APER (cont’d) Features and Technical Specifications The following features are included in the ELSA GLria Synergy+ (AGP): Provides 2D windowing performance equivalent to the Matrox Millennium II A low-cost solution for professional 3D applications, such as AutoCAD, Microstation, SolidWorks, and 3D StudioMAX Supports a wide range of resolutions and color depths for flexibility and performance in a variety of 3D graphics environments Supports up to 4 displays using additional GLoria Synergy (PCI) controllers...
  • Page 13 HITE APER (cont’d) Features 3D Graphics Features: Integrated geometry pipeline setup processor True-color 3D graphics Polygon based with Z-buffer Texture decompression Full scene anti-aliasing Enhanced GUI Acceleration: Ultra-fast BLT engine and 2D rasterizer Stretch BLTs, monochrome/color expansion and logic ops Fast on-chip SVGA Autodesk Display list driver Heidi drivers support for 3D Studio...
  • Page 14 HITE APER (cont’d) Color and Resolution Support Resolution 3D Acceleration with Double Buffering, Colors Supported 640 x 480 16.7 million 800 x 600 16.7 million 1024 x 768 16.7 million 1280 x 1024 16.7 million Features and Technical Specifications The following features are included in the Compaq PowerStorm 300: Optimized solution at 1280 x 1024, true-color double buffered for demanding solids modeling, animation, and visualization applications Next-generation high-performance rendering engine based on the Evans and Sutherland...

  • Page 15: Chassis Features

    Intel Fast Ethernet drivers, allowing MIS departments to standardize on one set of drivers. The SNMP-compliant NC3121 can be remotely monitored with Compaq’s Insight Manager, Compaq’s CNMS network management software, HP Openview, or any other SNMP compliant management solution.
  • Page 16 HITE APER (cont’d) Performance and connectivity are further enhanced by the NC3121’s 10/100 autosensing, auto- negotiating feature, which enables the NIC to automatically negotiate between 10 and 100 Mb/s and achieve the highest common speed on the network. Full duplex support allows the controller to transmit and receive data simultaneously for data rates up to 20 Mb/s for Ethernet and 200 Mb/s for Fast Ethernet, and 6-KB buffer memory produces low CPU utilization at high throughputs.

  • Page 17: Maximum Cd-Rom

    The end result of the interaction between the susbystems is a well balanced, “no desktop clutter,” audio system capable of delivering clean, undistorted output at a level needed to support an office environment.

  • Page 18: Universal Serial Bus

    CD-ROM, wavetable, and line in. The end result of the interaction between the susbystems is a well balanced, “no desktop clutter,” audio system capable of delivering clean, undistorted output at a level needed to support an office environment.

  • Page 19: Monitors

    HITE APER (cont’d) O N I T O R S The recommended monitors for the Professional Workstation AP500 are the Compaq P75 (17- inch), V90 (19-inch), P110 (21-inch), and P1610 (24-inch), and the Compaq TFT500 and TFT450 Flat Panel Monitors. Viewable 16.0 inches image...

  • Page 20: Workstation Software

    HITE APER (cont’d) O R K S T A T I O N O F T W A R E Microsoft Operating System Compatibility The Compaq Professional Workstation AP500 is designed to comply with the requirements of the PC97 Hardware Design Guide. In support of this initiative, the AP500 meets the hardware compatibility requirements for the Windows NT Workstation operating system and has been verified, tested, and certified as “Designed for Windows NT”...
  • Page 21 HITE APER (cont’d) Software Updating and Management Compaq Info Messenger Compaq SmartStart for Workstations Remote Security Management Remote ROM Flash Remote Wakeup/Remote Shutdown Support Software CD and Compaq Web site Fault Notification and Recovery ECC Memory, Fault Prediction, and Pre-failure Warranty SMART Drives, Proactive Backup, and Pre-failure Warranty Surge Tolerant Power Supply Thermal Sensor...

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