Functional Description; Functional Description (F.2); H.2 Functional Description - Compaq W4000 Technical Reference Manual

Appendix H Compaq/Matrox G200 MMS Quad-Head PCI Graphics Card
H.2

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION

The Matrox G200 MMS Quad-Head PCI Graphics Card provides high performance, multi-
monitor 2D imaging. With four G200 graphics controllers each supported with an 8-MB SGRAM
frame buffer, the card can provide, with appropriate OS, separate images on up to four displays.
Each controller can drive either an analog RGB monitor or a digital video interface-compliant
monitor (but not both).
PCI
Bus
Card
21152
Edge
PCI Bridge
Connector
Controller
Figure H-2. Matrox G200 MMS Quad-Head PCI Graphics Card Block diagram
H-2 Compaq Personal Computers
BIOS
ROM
Intel
Original - March 2002
8 MB SGRAM
Frame Buffer
RGB
MGA G200
Graphics
DVI
Controller #4
RGB
MGA G200
Graphics
DVI
Controller #3
8 MB SGRAM
Frame Buffer
8 MB SGRAM
Frame Buffer
RGB
MGA G200
Graphics
DVI
Controller #2
RGB
MGA G200
Graphics
DVI
Controller #1
8 MB SGRAM
Frame Buffer
Adapter
Connector
For Monitors
#3 & 4
Adapter
Connector
For Monitors
#1 & 2