External
Connectors for the memoryX Radeon
9100
memoryX Technology has recently
replaced the Radeon 8500LE video
card with the Radeon 9100 video
card.
The 9100 is nearly identical to
the 8500LE, and the information
presented here applies to both
video cards.
The DB-15 connector is used for
standard output to an analog monitor.
This is a 7-pin S-Video output
connector, which is used to connect
devices such as televisions and
VCRs to the card for outputting
the same image as the one displayed
on the monitor.
The DVI connector is typically
used to connect digital flat-panel
monitors. DVI connectors come
in two varieties: DVI-I and DVI-D.
The memoryX Radeon 9100 has a
DVI-D connector and can only accommodate
a digital monitor.
Connector Details
The DB-15 connector
The most common means
of attaching a display device
to your video card will involve
attaching an analog CRT monitor
to the DB-15 connector.
The 7-pin S-Video Output
An increasingly popular video
option is to use the 7-pin S-Video
output on the video card to send
video from your computer to your
television by means of an S-Video
cable. For this to work, your
television must have an S-Video
input.
S-Video to RCA converter
If your television does
not support S-Video, it may have
a composite video input which
uses a standard RCA connector.
In that case, you can use an S-Video
to RCA converter to connect your
television to your computer, though
at a lower display quality than
you would get with a pure S-Video
connection.
The DVI connector
DVI-D
output DVI connectors are typically
used to connect digital flat-panel
monitors to your computer. memoryX's
Radeon 9100 video cards can accommodate
more than one monitor on a single
video card. The memoryX Radeon
9100, with its DVI-D output, can
only accommodate 1 analog monitor
on the DB-15 connector and one
digital display on the DVI connector.
