External
Connection Options for the memoryX
Radeon 9700 Pro
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 being
displayed on the monitor.
The DVI connector is typically
used to connect digital flat-panel
monitors. The memoryX Radeon 9700
Pro comes equipped with a DVI-I
connector. With a special adapter,
a DVI-I connector can also accommodate
analog monitors.
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-I
output DVI connectors are typically
used to connect digital flat-panel
monitors to your computer. memoryX's
Radeon 9700 Pro can accommodate
more than one monitor on a single
video card. Because the 9700 Pro
comes equipped with a DVI-I connector,
it can use a special adapter to
accommodate two analog monitors,
one on the DB-15 connector and
one via the special adapter to
the DVI-I connector.
DVI-I to VGA Adapter
The DVI-I to VGA adapter allows
you to attach a second analog
monitor to your video card. Simply
plug the cable from your analog
monitor into one end of the adapter,
then plug the other end of the
adapter into the DVI-I connector
on the back of your video card.
