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NOTE:
USB port functionality will become
available when the operating system is updated to
support this feature.
Infrared Interface
The I/O controller incorporates an infrared interface that provides two-way wireless
communication through the IR window (port) on the front of the system. The interface uses
infrared as the transmission medium instead of a traditional serial cable.
The IR port permits transfer of files to or from portable devices such as laptops and
personal digital assistant (PDA) products using Puma TranXit™ applications software (not
pre-installed) or other software supporting IrDA data transfer. The port supports data
transfers at 115 Kbps from a distance of 1 meter (3 feet 3 inches).
The IR port uses the system’s COM2 serial port to transfer data. The port shares registers
and function logic with COM2.
Please see the coupon provided with your system for the future release of Puma Tranxit IR
software for Windows NT.
VIDEO BOARD
The system features a Matrox MGA Millennium™ 64-bit, PCI local bus, Windows random
access memory (WRAM) graphics accelerator, with 2 or 4 MB of video WRAM. The MGA
Millennium integrates true color, digital video and 3D into a single chip. MGA Millennium
provides up to 200 Hz flicker-free refresh. The 3D graphics engine renders your 3D
applications in photo-realistic colors and textures for you to manipulate in real-time.
In addition to the standard VGA connector, a video feature connector is supplied on the
MGA Millennium video board. The following subsections provide information about the
graphics features.
Video Support
The system comes with 2 MB of dual ported WRAM on the video board, upgradeable to
4 MB of WRAM. SCSI configurations come with 4 MB of WRAM, upgradeable to 8 MB.
The default video mode is 800 by 600 pixels with 256 colors. To change the default video
resolution, see “Matrox Video Driver Installation” in Section 2 of the PowerMate
Pro2200/2180 Service and Reference Manual.
To take full advantage of the computer’s installed video board and extended graphics
modes listed below, use the video driver diskettes that ship with the system. The included
driver diskettes are listed earlier in this section.
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