Introduction - Orchid Kelvin EZ User Manual

Introduction

Kelvin™ is a powerful graphics accelerator that
provides high-speed horizontal and vertical accel-
eration in all graphic modes. It uses a non-inter-
leaved DRAM interface with twice the throughput.
The result is top graphic responsiveness.
Two versions of Kelvin are available: Kelvin EZ is the
32-bit version of Kelvin and supports resolutions up
to 1280x1024 and colors up to 16.8 million. Kelvin 64
is the first affordable 64-bit graphics accelerator for
ISA, VL-Bus, PCI and Pentium systems. Kelvin intro-
duces Green PC Power Management andVESA Dis-
play Power Management Signaling (DPMS). Operat-
ing at resolutions up to 1280x1024, the Kelvin's pow-
erful architecture accelerates all your modes, pro-
vides true high resolution graphics and full VESA
compliance.
In addition, Kelvin comes with a comprehensive
range of software enhancements and utility pro-
grams. Orchid's customized Windows drivers in-
corporate "Big Picture," a feature that provides pan
and zoom capabilities. A user-friendly screen utility
is also provided that adjusts the refresh rate and
centers the screen without using conventional
memory.
Thank you for purchasing Kelvin. Care has been
taken to ensure that it will provide you with years of
trouble-free operation. We believe you will be pleased
with your purchase.
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Kelvin User's Manual