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[[File:3Dfxlogo old.png|right|150px|alt=Old 3dfx logo]]

3dfx (written as 3Dfx until 1999) was a 3D graphics chipset manufacturer and later on graphics card manufacturer. Founded in 1994, the company was one of the pioneers of 3D graphics in the PC industry in the mid to late 1990's. Their products were mainly popular for PC 3D game accelerators, but also used in arcade machines and professional visualization systems.

[[File:3dfxlogo new.png|right|140px|alt=New 3dfx logo]]

They played an important role in the 3D graphics industry until December 15, 2000, when most of their assets were purchased by [[NVIDIA]] Corporation, after which the company filed for bancruptcy and officialy went defunct in 2002.

== General 3dfx information ==

3dfx cards - namely their proprietary Glide API - can be considered one of the prime reasons to use vintage hardware today, because many early 3D games starting from 1996 had versions for at least some 3dfx cards, and in many cases these cards brought the superior image quality. A notorious example for this is Unreal (1998), a game that was geared towards software rendering at first, but had a Glide renderer added during development as soon as it was clear that Voodoo would come out as the best 3D accelerator. The game also had Direct3D and OpenGL renderers, but Direct3D was well in its infancy back in the day and even the OpenGL renderer wasn't their best effort, therefore players with competitor cards had to wait for Epic's patches to improve the graphics, but in the end it would take fanmade patches to provide competitive renderers.[http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/graphics/display/voodoo3-3000.html]

It was also common for game developers to put 3dfx logos on their games' boxes, leading to misconceptions for a decent amount of games ostensibly supporting Glide which actually do not at all, or only provide a special MiniGL driver for 3dfx cards. This was again due to 3dfx being the dominant 3D solution at this time, and also a commonly known brand with PC gamers. If software does not straightforwardly access either glide.dll, glide2x.dll/ovl or glide3x.dll, it cannot be said to directly support the Glide API.

Since Glide was a proprietary interface, there were 3rd party efforts from early on to bring it to all 3D cards. Glide wrappers are at a level where they can properly emulate how those games would look on a real Voodoo card and can be considered a viable alternative to the real cards. A problem with them is that games written for Win9x are not necessarily compatible with modern operating systems, so only a (at best) period-correct Win9x system can be guaranteed to play all Glide games properly.

The main weak points of all vintage cards apart from incompatibility with modern mainboards/operating systems are lack of full screen anti-aliasing (addressed with V5) and anisotropic filtering (implemented in GeForce 256, only started to be useful with about GeForce 3).

A disadvantage of 3dfx's SLI multi-GPU solution (V2 SLI/V5 for consumer cards) is that it is somewhat prone to slight horizontal artifacts somewhat akin to screen tearing, which results from the multiple chips not fully working synchronously. This can be prevented by activating VSync in the drivers or in the games, a solution which itself has the problem of causing mouse lag in many cases.

All AGP 3dfx cards use the port as a mere 66 MHz PCI port and do not utilize any of the special features that AGP offers. All AGP 3dfx cards are AGP 2x (3.3V) and must not be used in newer 1.5V slots. Only retail Voodoo 4 4500 cards are AGP 4x 1.5V capable. PCI and AGP versions of 3dfx hardware were considered to perform virtually identically with contemporary games, but testing has shown that later games can largely profit from higher bus bandwidth.[http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.voodooalert.de%2Fde%2Fcontent%2Ftests%2Fagp_vs_pci_v44500.php]

Cards of Voodoo2 SLI/3 grade speed scale with CPUs up until about a ~1 GHz Intel Pentium III Coppermine, although a PIII 500 Katmai should be enough to play all Glide games fluently. AMD's K6 line can be considered second choice when building a 3dfx centered PC, because these CPUs can be a significant bottleneck with some later games. Pentium Classic and Pentium MMX CPUs will only be able to run early Glide titles full-speed. Older games should be able to cope with faster CPUs; exceptions are listed [[List of games that require specific CPUs to run properly|here]]. Lastly, it should be noted that Voodoo Graphics cards will not work with K7 (Athlon) CPUs, and Voodoo2 cards will need special 3rd party drivers to work with these CPUs.

Community-made resources for 3dfx cards include drivers, such as Amigamerlin, x3dfx and SFFT, which can provide more features and speed than the latest official drivers from 2000 and some of which allow the cards to be run under Windows XP, or tools such as V.Control which provide more in-depth tweaking options. For potentially better OpenGL compatibility or speed, one can try the MesaFX standalone OpenGL driver or Metabyte's WickedGL MiniGL driver.

A method to improve texture quality with Voodoo cards is setting a negative LOD bias in the driver settings, resulting in a sharper image. However, this causes a slight performance hit and leads to very noticeable texture shimmering. The function is essentially only usable with FSAA on VSA-100 cards due to this.[http://www.anandtech.com/show/580/22][http://quake3tweaks.tripod.com/lod_nn4.html]

All 3dfx cards besides Banshee share the fact that the graphics core and memory always run at the same frequency. This makes overclocking generally harder than on other cards, because in many cases the memory will hit the limit earlier than the core. Still it is possible: V1/V2 cards can be overclocked by environment variables, while the other cards contain an option in the driver for this. With most drivers this needs to be unlocked with a [http://www.falconfly.de/downloads/overclock.zip special utility from 3dfx], which will also allow the user to set VSync options for both DirectX and OpenGL. Better cooling, e.g. through means of a case fan is advised when overclocking.

Note that 3dfx cards can react quite sensitively to overclocked system buses, such as the commonly attempted 133 MHz FSB on 100 MHz-specified Intel 440BX chipset boards. Such an overclock on these boards will result in a 89 MHz (instead of 66 MHz) frequency for the AGP bus due to the lack of a proper divider, which can result in garbled BIOS screens and IDE drive corruption. Finally, note that all overclocking happens at the user's own risk.

== Getting the best compatibility ==

For better compatibility and versatility, it is common practice among vintage computer enthusiasts to have multiple video or sound cards in one system. Back in the day, this was typically widespread and necessary for 3D-only 3dfx cards with a loop cable (V1/V2). That way, one can easily have a faster card for OpenGL/D3D (or a card supporting one of the other proprietary 3D APIs) combined with e.g. V2 SLI which will automatically engage when Glide is chosen in games. This may cause issues with some cards if for some reason OpenGL/D3D would be needed on the 3dfx card(s).

Another way is to combine said non-3dfx card with a 2D+3D 3dfx card, one of them being AGP and the other one PCI. Due to both being full video cards one would need to perform the switch in the BIOS under "Primary VGA adapter", "Boot from AGP/PCI" or likewise (if it supports it) depending on what card is needed. This method has the disadvantage of requiring to relocate the monitor cable each time because there is no passthrough; a monitor with multiple inputs or a VGA or KVM switch would solve that problem, potentially with DVI for one of the cards if available. This should work very reliably without any conflicts.

It is also possible to take advantage of multi-monitor support in Windows 98, either with a multi-input monitor by switching between inputs on the monitor itself or two monitors. However, this has been reported to cause Windows to use the OpenGL software fallback mode as long as the secondary display is enabled, so it is perhaps not the optimal solution. Direct3D hardware acceleration only works on the primary display.

Finally, for maximum Glide compatibility, one could even use three cards (e.g. V1, V2 and V3/4/5) and switch between the cards by copying the appropriate glide2x.dll/glide3x.dll drivers into the game directory depending on which card the game should run with. When using this method, it is important to install the drivers in ascending order, so that games which access the drivers in the Windows folder use the newest 3dfx card. For DOS games, one would analogically copy Glide2x.ovl into the game folder.

To get games which were originally made for Voodoo Graphics to work with Voodoo2 boards, one can use the following SST variables in the autoexec.bat, either directly or by an external batchfile:

<pre>SET SST_GRXCLK=90
SET SST_FT_CLK_DEL=0x4
SET SST_TF0_CLK_DEL=0x6
SET SST_TF1_CLK_DEL=0x6
SET SST_VIN_CLKDEL=0x1
SET SST_VOUT_CLKDEL=0x0
SET SST_TMUMEM_SIZE=2</pre>

A detailed list of Voodoo2 compatible DOS Glide games can be found [http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopic.php?t=35721 here].

== Voodoo Graphics ==

[[File:Voodoo_1.jpg|200px|thumb|Diamond Monster 3D (4 MB)]]
[[File:Canopus_Pure3D.jpg|200px|thumb|Canopus Pure3D (6 MB)]]

The Voodoo Graphics chipset, based on the SST1 architecture, was 3dfx's first foray into the PC market. Its release in 1996 was primarily made possible by EDO DRAM declining in price, allowing good profits from an adequately-equipped ~$300 Voodoo Graphics solution. The PCI cards, which were manufactured by board partners, feature a frame buffer processor, a texture mapping unit (TMU), a RAMDAC and 4 MB EDO DRAM (some later versions were released with 6 or even 8 MB). Both the RAM and graphics processors operate at 50 MHz, with 2 MB RAM being used as framebuffer and 2 MB as texture memory. The RAM banks are on independent 64-bit buses. A Pentium 90 with 8 MB RAM was considered the minimal specifications for these cards.

The chipset was rich in features, boasting perspective correct texture mapping, bilinear texture filtering, level of detail MIP mapping, sub-pixel correction, polygonal-based Gouraud shading and texture modulation. It natively supported Direct3D 5 and was notable for supporting all of its required features with adequate speed, unlike previous 3D chipsets such as [[S3]] Virge and [[Matrox]] Mystique. It also introduced Glide, 3dfx's own proprietary API that worked initially under DOS and later under Windows 9x and NT 4.0/2000. Glide was essentially a subset of OpenGL, with no support for features deemed unnecessary for PC gaming at the time, and for some functions not supported by the SST1 architecture. OpenGL games were initially only supported through the use of MiniGL, which was an OpenGL driver with only the necessary functions implemented for a specific game, most notably Quake engines. In May 1999, 3dfx released a full OpenGL ICD, providing support for all OpenGL applications.

Voodoo Graphics does not have 2D functions like VGA or GUI acceleration, meaning that it has to be used in conjunction with a standard 2D card by means of a [[VGA passthrough cable]]. Voodoo cards have relays onboard that switch between passthrough mode and output mode, controlled by the driver or DOS game/Glide. Unfortunately the passthrough impacts 2D quality because of the signal passing through additional circuitry that may not be of optimum quality. High resolution GUI modes are most noticeably affected.

Thanks to 3dfx's efforts with game developers and publishers and the excellent performance of their solution, the company's technology was quickly adopted as the de-facto standard in PC 3D gaming. Voodoo 1 enjoyed lengthy support from game developers. Despite only supporting resolutions as high as 640x480 (800x600 without the usage of Z-buffering) and 16-bit color depth, the card was usable with games into 2000.

It has been reported that Voodoo1 cards produce artifacts on the screen and do not play most DOS Glide games correctly when the FSB is higher than 100 MHz, even if the PCI bus runs at default clock speeds.

The prime competitors upon its release were the [[PowerVR]] PCX1 and [[Rendition]] Vérité V1000 chipsets, the latter of which already featured complete 2D processing onboard. Other competitors include the [[Matrox]] Millenium II/[[Matrox Mystique]], [[ATI]] Rage II, [[S3]] Virge and [[NVIDIA]] RIVA 128, all of which had 2D functions, but only the RIVA 128 can be said to match the Voodoo 1 in performance, while of course lacking Glide support.

'''Bottom line:'''
The card's prime use case would be early statically-linked Glide games in DOS that depend on the first Voodoo chipset. Later games, starting with ca. 1997, are better played with the subsequent Voodoo cards.

Cards with higher than 4 MB are a trade-off: they have somewhat higher compatibility to later games, but lose some compatibility with first generation titles. 6 MB versions only have more texture memory and are therefore still limited to 640x480; 8 MB boards are able to show 800x600 resolutions due to extra framebuffer memory. Both offer somewhat smoother frame rates in games with more texture memory usage, such as Unreal and Quake 2.

== Voodoo Rush ==

[[File:Jazz Multimedia Voodoo Rush.jpg|200px|thumb|Jazz Adrenaline 3D (Alliance ProMotion)]]
[[File:Voodoo_Rush_with_Macronix_2D.jpg|200px|thumb|Procomp G108 (Macronix)]]

Voodoo Rush was released in August 1997 for the PCI bus and addressed the main shortcoming of the Voodoo Graphics by being a complete 2D/3D solution. The chipset combined either an [[Alliance Semiconductor]] AT25/AT3D or [[Macronix]] 2D core on the same board as the exact same Voodoo chipset (on some cards the 3dfx part came as a daughterboard).

The combination of two independent chipsets led to a bottleneck for the 3dfx part and therefore about 10% lower performance. The cards had 4, 6 or 8 MB total memory, with only 8 MB versions offering 4 MB for texture space, similarly to Voodoo Graphics. Some cards had slightly higher clocks to close the performance gap. The cards also sometimes weren't fully compatible to existing games, leading to specific Voodoo Rush patches for some games, e.g. Tomb Raider.

The AT3D chipset has rudimentary 3D functions which can be activated, meaning that Rush cards that feature it have two 3D chipsets.

'''Bottom line:''' Rush cards were an infamous early attempt at a 2D/3D card by 3dfx and should be avoided when building a vintage gaming system. Primarily a curiosity. Despite that, the cards may be potentially useful in fringe cases like in a system with only a single available PCI slot that does not support a Banshee or Voodoo 3 because of a weak power supply or weak voltage regulators. They shouldn't be difficult to acquire since the demand is not as high as for other 3dfx cards.

== Voodoo2 ==

[[File:3dfx_Voodoo_2.jpg|200px|thumb|Provideo PV830 (reference Voodoo2 with 110MHz rated RAM)]]
[[File:Voodoo_2_12MB_(top)_and_8MB_(bottom).jpg|200px|thumb|Voodoo 2 with 8MB (bottom) and 12MB (top)]]

Released in early 1998, the Voodoo2 chipset (SST96) expanded upon its predecessor by adding a second texture processor, featuring 8 or 12 MB EDO DRAM and supporting Direct3D 6. The clock was increased to 90 MHz, almost doubling the performance compared to Voodoo1. Performance in games utilizing the Voodoo2's second texture unit by means of single-pass multitexturing is further increased. The first notable games to do so were GLQuake, Quake II (both 1997) and Unreal (1998). Single-pass trilinear filtering was possible as well.

The cards also support SLI (Scan-Line Interleave), a technique which allows 2 cards to be run simultaneously and draw the lines of the image in turn, boosting performance and enabling a resolution of up to 1024x768. With one card installed, up to 800x600 is possible regardless of memory. For SLI operation a special SLI cable is required. It is also possible to use a [[How to make a Voodoo 2 SLI cable|modified floppy drive cable]].

Following the same principle as the Voodoo1 there are three independent 64-bit RAM buses, one for the frame buffer processor and one for each TMU. While 4 MB RAM are available for the frame buffer, the textures have to be copied into the RAM of both TMUs. So even though there are technically 4 or 8 MB of texture memory on a card effectively there are only 2 or 4 MB available for textures. With SLI this amount does not grow, instead the textures will be copied two more times.

Voodoo2 still requires the passthrough cable and use of a separate 2D card. However, the chipset does have some 2D features and there is a driver for Linux that allows one to use Voodoo2 as a GUI accelerator.

A large number of cards from different manufacturers were released, with some deviating from the reference design and/or featuring extra cooling and even slight factory overclocks. The Voodoo2 remained the standard for PC 3D accelerator cards throughout 1998.

Competitors included the NVIDIA RIVA TNT, ATI Rage 128 and the Matrox G200.

'''Bottom line:''' The iconic Voodoo2 SLI setup holds nostalgic value for some people. Voodoo2 SLI is viable for almost all Glide games, and has the advantage over Voodoo 3 that it can play more Glide games originally only designed for Voodoo1, with necessary environment variable configuration. Weak points include occasional slight stutter in texture intensive games due to texture trashing and possible image quality problems resulting from the passthrough design.

== Banshee ==

[[File:Quantum3D_Raven_PCI.JPG|200px|thumb|Quantum3D Raven PCI (16MB Banshee)]]

Released in 1998, the Banshee was 3dfx's first fully integrated 2D+3D card. It combines a new 2D core, a single-TMU Voodoo2 and a 250 MHz RAMDAC into one chip. It is clocked at 100 MHz, meaning that the midrange Banshee was actually slightly faster in then prevalent single-textured games than the high-end Voodoo2, yet clearly falls behind in games utilizing multi-texturing. Banshee cards were the first 3dfx cards to universally feature some kind of cooling solution and came equipped with 8MB/16MB SDRAM or SGRAM, with PCI and AGP versions existent.

Its 2D acceleration was very capable. It rivaled the fastest 2D cores from Matrox, Nvidia, and ATI, consisting of a 128-bit GUI engine and a 128-bit VESA VBE 3.0 VGA core. DirectDraw is accelerated, and the GUI portion supports all of the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in hardware. The GUI engine achieved near-theoretical maximum performance with a null driver test in Windows NT.

Banshee is notable for being the only 3dfx card which can run with asynchronous core/memory clocks; cards which are factory overclocked in this fashion do exist. It also was the first to have the "22-bit" 2x2 filter (see below).

'''Bottom line:''' Banshee cards are far superior to Voodoo Rush, although they have a few bugs in various areas such as video playback and DOS VESA modes. As such they are not ideal gaming choices, although they can be still useful for some games.

== Voodoo 3 ==

[[File:3dfx_Voodoo_3_1000_AGP.jpg|200px|thumb||Voodoo 3 1000 AGP (OEM)]]
[[File:3dfx_Voodoo_3_2000_PCI.jpg|200px|thumb||Voodoo 3 2000 PCI]]
[[File:3dfx_Voodoo_3_3000.jpg|200px|thumb||Voodoo 3 3000 AGP]]
[[File:3dfx_Voodoo_3_3500.jpg|200px|thumb||Voodoo 3 3500 TV]]

The Voodoo 3, codenamed "Avenger", was announced at COMDEX in November 1998 and released on April 3, 1999. Following the buyout of STB, 3dfx was now manufacturing their own cards. The Voodoo 3 was basically a higher-clocked Banshee core outfitted with a second texture unit and some bugfixes. The cards were released in four different flavors: the 125 MHz Voodoo 3 1000, the 143 MHz Voodoo 3 2000, the 166 MHz Voodoo 3 3000, and the 183 MHz Voodoo 3 3500 TV with integrated TV tuner. Except for the low-end V3 1000, which could also come with 8 MB, all cards featured 16 MB. The V3 line came both in PCI or AGP versions, with the 3500 being AGP-only. Some PCI versions featured SGRAM instead of the standard SDRAM. Thanks to the integrated 350 MHz RAMDAC (V3 3000/3500), the maximum resolution is 2048x1536 at about 75 Hz.
It is important to keep in mind that the Voodoo 3 3500 came with a special [[Voodoo_3_3500_VGA|break-out cable]], which may be difficult to find if one only has the bare card. A regular VGA cable will not fit, so one will either need to use its original break-out cable or use a substitude adapter[http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=27699][https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=42111][https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=42111]

Now facing stronger competition from [[NVIDIA|NVIDIA's]] RIVA TNT line, which already supported 32-bit color depth, 1024x1024 textures and AGP texturing, the Voodoo 3 line was somewhat panned by critics and called outdated in terms of features, but was still considered to be very competitive speed-wise, because 32-bit rendering introduced a big performance hit on competitor cards. At that time, 3dfx's marketing was centered around speed, but to demonstrate that the image quality was still better than their last year's high-end setup, they invented the term "22-bit", describing the added 2x2 box filter that masks dithering.[http://www.beyond3d.com/content/articles/61/1] "3D Filter Quality" in the driver allows to select between the 4x1 linear filter from Voodoo1/2 and the 2x2 box filter.

Its prime competitor was the NVIDIA RIVA TNT2, of which the TNT2 Ultra was widely considered to be the better choice overall by reviewers, mainly due to superior Direct3D performance and more features. Still, arguably 2048x2048 textures and 32-bit rendering were not as significant in 1999 as the better game compatibility of the Voodoo 3. Other competitor cards included the ATI Rage 128 Pro and S3 Savage 4.

The GeForce 256, which came out later that year, was considered to be superior in features and performance in D3D and OGL games, yet could still merely tie it in some Glide-centric/CPU limited games such as Unreal Tournament.

A noteworthy problem with Voodoo 3 or other cards from this generation was the higher power demands, which certain mainboards at the time could not cope with. The issue lied specifically in the voltage regulators for the AGP slot. Intel specified 6A at 3.3V for this slot, but due to cost saving measures some mainboard manufacturers utilized parts that were specified for less than that. Voodoo 3 cards were reported to demand up to 4.8A, which could cause severe thermal issues, crashes and even hardware failures with these boards. One known manufacturer with this problem was Gigabyte. Also Asus had a similar issue, although only two models were reportedly affected; only Nvidia RIVA TNT cards are mentioned, but it is safe to assume that the issue is present for all AGP video cards from that generation and further. Lists for both manufacturers can be found in the links section.

'''Bottom line:''' A Voodoo 3 2000 roughly matches Voodoo2 SLI 12MB in speed, while only taking one slot and offering better real-world performance due to more texture memory (for 1024x768 as the highest resolution available with Voodoo2 SLI there would be 16 - 4.5 = 11.5 MB available instead of 4 MB, nearly three times as much). The image quality is slightly better due to more advanced RAMDAC filtering and the end of the passthrough design.

Like with all Voodoo cards, V3 will run games requiring early Direct3D features (8-bit paletted textures or table fog). If this is taken into account together with its good DOS compatibility/speed, wide availability and low cost, the Voodoo 3 can be considered among the best all-around cards for vintage gaming purposes of that time frame and before.

== Voodoo 4/5 ==

[[File:3dfx_Voodoo_4_4500_PCI.jpg|200px|thumb||Voodoo 4 4500 PCI]]
[[File:Voodoo_4_AGP.jpg|200px|thumb||Voodoo 4 4500 AGP]]
[[File:PowerColor_Voodoo_4_4500.jpg|200px|thumb||PowerColor Evilking IV]]
[[File:3dfx_Voodoo_5_5500.jpg|200px|thumb||Voodoo 5 5500]]

The VSA-100 (Voodoo Scalable Architecture), codenamed "Napalm", was the final product from 3dfx and was released in 2000. Only the single-chip Voodoo 4 4500 and the dual-chip Voodoo 5 5500 made it to market, both clocked at 166 MHz and released both in AGP and PCI versions. It is a further refinement of the architecture of all previous products, with some changes and additions such as two pixel pipelines with one texture unit each (instead of one pipeline with two texture units), larger texture caches and data paths expanded from 16-bit to 32-bit. The chip supports 32-bit color depth 3D rendering, 2048x2048 textures, FXT1 and DXTC texture compression.

Voodoo 4 4500 cards have 32 MB SDRAM. Voodoo 5 5500 cards have 64 MB SDRAM, although only 32 of it are actually usable due to the SLI method used, much like with Voodoo2 SLI. Voodoo 5 cards require supplementary power in the form of a single Molex connection.

The marketing was now more centered on image quality ("cinematic effects") than speed: Through the added "T-buffer" the Voodoo 4 4500 is capable of 2x RGSSAA (rotated-grid supersampling anti-aliasing), while the Voodoo 5 5500 supports up to 4x RGSSAA.[http://www.anandtech.com/show/350/2][http://www.beyond3d.com/content/articles/37/1] Compared to other methods such as MSAA (multisample anti-aliasing), this variant is considered higher quality, because it smooths the whole screen and eliminates texture flickering to a great extent, therefore generating a much "calmer" and more realistic image especially when moving in the game. Turning on 4xFSAA will automatically disable the post filter that is used in 16-bit mode (as will playing in 32-bit color depth).[http://www.techspot.com/reviews/hardware/voodoo5_part2/voodoo5-2.shtml]

Unfortunately this comes with a large performance impact due to the high fillrate requirements from rendering at a higher resolution and sampling down to the actual resolution. Additionally, it has the weakness of blurring the text and UI in games; this undesired effect seems to be more detrimental with the 2x mode than the 4x mode. Generally speaking, the 4x mode is only practially useful up to 800x600 depending on the game.

Only two playable games are known to specifically take advantage of the added T-buffer hardware for effects other than anti-aliasing. These include a custom made Q3Test demo (ver. 1.08), in which 3dfx hacked motion blur support to promote their then new cards. Screenshots from this demo emerged around November 1999 and the actual program was released in December 2000, after 3dfx went bankrupt. The demo consists of three maps and does not feature bots; the motion blur effect is seen with weapons, powerups and moving players. It is only displayed correctly with 4xFSAA turned on for OpenGL and there is no known way to enable it in any other version of Quake 3.

Also, T-buffer support was programmed into Serious Sam First/Second Encounter. It is supposed to be used for depth of field effects. To activate it, the game must run in 16-bit color depth, FSAA must be on and the following commands have to be written in the console:

<pre>ogl_iTBuffereffect=2
ogl_iTBufferSamples=4</pre>

The game is then supposed to confirm T-buffer usage in the console when starting it up. Other valid values for the second command are 2 and 8, depending on the number of VSA-100 chips on the used card. The FSAA implementation in this game is reported to be faster than in other releases. Still, given the experimental nature it is very unlikely that the DoF effects work as intended.

The Voodoo 5 generally performs similarly to the GeForce 256 DDR, but was not competitive with high-end GeForce 2 cards, especially since Glide support in new games was rapidly declining by that time. Likewise, the delayed Voodoo 4 4500 was considered obsolete by reviewers upon its introduction due to the GeForce 2 MX performing better at a similar price point (the Voodoo 4 4500 was released almost four months after the Voodoo 5 5500). Despite this, reviewers pointed out that the VSA-100's SSAA implementation was superior to the competition.

Unlike the GeForce cards which were Direct3D 7 capable, the VSA-100 line was still limited to Direct3D 6, as it lacked Hardware T&L. This feature, which was introduced by Nvidia a year before, was slowly taking off in 2000 and games which use it to a great extent are not optimally suited for 3dfx hardware. After 3dfx came to an end, fanmade drivers tried to solve this problem and make some 2001 and later games playable on these cards.

32-bit color depth rendering can be forced in the driver for games that don't natively support it (especially Glide games).

'''Bottom line:''' The V4 4500 is not a large improvement over the V3, since it performs similarly and its new features are of limited benefit due to this fact.[http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.voodooalert.de%2Fde%2Fcontent%2Ftests%2Fv3vsv4.php] V5 5500 is considerably faster and provides optimal Glide gameplay up to around 1280x1024 without AA, with the added possibility of adding anti-aliasing for higher image quality in lower resolutions, which may be especially useful with older games that are locked to these modes. For authentic hardware, VSA-100 can provide the best visual quality in these titles.

To attain the best possible frame rates, the cards can be combined with fast CPUs such as Athlon XPs with the KT333 chipset. AGP 3.3v support is necessary. Note that with 4xFSAA in any resolution or 1024x768x32 with no AA the Voodoo5 hits its fillrate limit in many non CPU limited games, making faster CPUs effectively useless.[http://www.rashly3dfx.com/products/images/133fsbCPU.gif]

Macintosh PCI versions of the V5 5500 have DVI outputs for clearer image quality. Using this with DOS games may [[General monitor advices|cause problems]] due to locked refresh rates though.

== Other 3dfx cards ==

[[File:3dfx_Velocity_100_AGP.jpeg|200px|thumb||3Dfx Velocity]]
The company also released other cards, such as the budget Velocity (name taken after the acquisition of STB) line, which only came with 1 TMU similarly to Banshee, although the second one can reportedly be enabled by a registry hack. Also, 3dfx had plans for a Voodoo 5 6000, which would have come with four VSA-100 chips installed and would have been powered by an external power supply, dubbed "Voodoo Volts". About 150-250 of these were made as prototypes. These cards beat Nvidia's GeForce 2 line and are even competitive with GeForce 3 when used with faster CPUs, and are also capable of 8x RGSSAA. The prototypes are considered "legendary" in the enthusiast community and are highly sought after, with prices easily as high as $1000 paid for them.

== User benchmarks ==

''Main article: [[3dfx Benchmarks]]''

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== Devices produced by this company ==

{{Device list by manufacturer/Video output}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.vogonswiki.com/index.php/Interesting_Vogons_Threads#Graphics_cards VOGONS threads about graphics cards]
*[http://www.tdfx.de/eng/grafikkarten_alle.shtml Complete database of 3dfx cards]
*[http://www.falconfly.de/ Best resource for 3dfx drivers + other information]
*[http://www.3dfxzone.it/enboard/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1758 Glide games list]
*[http://www.zeus-software.com/downloads/nglide/compatibility NGlide wrapper compatibility list]
*[http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopic.php?t=886 Complete list of Glide games for DOS]
*[http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2DC6912FD577F199 3D Acceleration Comparison with many 3dfx games]
*[http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&ie=ASCII&prev=_t&sl=de&tl=en&u=http://www.voodooalert.de/de/content/tests/index.php Many 3dfx tests and driver comparisons]
*[http://patrizio1.tripod.com/var.htm List of SST variables]
*[http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&ie=ASCII&prev=_t&sl=de&tl=en&u=http://web.archive.org/web/20000304054232/http://www.gigabyte.de/gigadeutsch/news/news.htm List of Gigabyte mainboards which will accept a Voodoo3]
*[http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&ie=ASCII&prev=_t&sl=de&tl=en&u=http://web.archive.org/web/20070304033237/http://rma.asus.de/support/FAQ/faq034_lx_tntrew.htm List of affected Asus motherboards with modding instructions]
*[http://www.3dgw.com/faq/moodys_voodoo2_faq.htm Moody's Voodoo2 FAQ]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140910201631/http://floodyberry.com/carmack/johnc_plan_1998.html#d19980111 John Carmack on texture swapping with Voodoo cards]
*[http://www.falconfly.de/downloads/Q3_Motion_Blur.zip Q3Test 1.08 for Voodoo 5]

[[Category:Hardware]]
[[Category:Graphics Cards]]

SiS

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== Devices produced by this company ==

=== Video cards ===

{{Device list by manufacturer/Video output}}

[[Category:Hardware]]
[[Category:Graphics Cards]]
[[Category:Manufacturer]]

SiS 6326 PCI

2026-07-10T03:54:14Z

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{{Device Infobox/Begin
| Image = SiS_6326_PCI.JPG
| Bus type = PCI
| Bus width = 32-bit
| Bus speed = 33 MHz
| PCI 5V =
| PCI 3.3V =
| Manufacturer = SiS
| Chipset =
| Requires -5VDC = No
| Requires -12VDC = No
}}
{{Device Infobox/Video
| Max memory =
| ROM type =
}}
{{Device Infobox/End
| Driver
}}

''TODO''

Template:Device list by manufacturer/Video output

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<noinclude>
This template displays a list of devices by a specific manufacturer. The manufacturer name is taken from the name of the article where this template is placed. This is done so that should the table ever need to show additional or fewer columns, the change can be made here and all manufacturer pages will show the change.

[[Category:Device list templates]]
----
</noinclude>
{{#ask:
[[Category:Video output devices]]
<includeonly>
[[Manufacturer::{{PAGENAME}}]]
</includeonly>
<noinclude>
[[Manufacturer::3dfx]]
</noinclude>
| ?Bus type
| ?Bus width
| ?Chipset
| ?Max memory
| ?Connectors
| mainlabel = Device
}}

SiS 315

2026-07-10T03:44:28Z

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{{Device Infobox/Begin
| Bus type = PCI
| Bus width = 32-bit
| Bus speed = 33 MHz
| PCI 5V =
| PCI 3.3V =
| Manufacturer = SiS
| Chipset =
| Requires -5VDC = No
| Requires -12VDC = No
}}
{{Device Infobox/Video
| Max memory =
| ROM type =
}}
{{Device Infobox/End
| Driver
}}

SiS 315 was a graphics card launched by SiS in 2001 for the value segment. It was meant to compete with other buget cards such as Radeon VE or GeForce 2 mx200.

Epson EL2

2026-07-10T03:38:38Z

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{{Device Infobox/Begin
| Image = Epson_EL_Motherboard.jpeg
| Bus type = ISA
| Bus width = 16-bit
| Bus speed =
| 8-bit ISA compatible = Yes
| Manufacturer = Epson
| Chipset =
| Compatible with = [[Has compatibility::RS232]], [[Has compatibility::LPT]], [[Has compatibility::PS/2 Keyboard]], [[Has compatibility::PS/2 Mouse]]
| Connectors = [[Has connector::RS232/DB9]], [[Has connector::LPT]], [[Has connector::PS/2]]
| Config = ?
| Requires -5VDC =
| Requires -12VDC =
}}
{{Device Infobox/Motherboard
| Form factor = Custom
| CPU socket = ?
| COAST slot = N
| ISA slots/16-bit = 3
| RAM slots/30-pin = 2
| Max RAM =
| Is ROM socketed = Yes
| ROM type = 28-pin JEDEC
| Is ROM writable = No
}}
{{Device Infobox/IO
| Serial ports = 1
| UART = ?
| COM1 = Yes
| COM2 = ?
| COM3 = ?
| COM4 = ?
| Parallel ports = 1
| Bi-dir =
| ECP =
| EPP =
| LPT1 = Yes
| LPT2 = ?
| LPT3 = ?
| LPT4 = ?
| Game ports = 0
}}
{{Device Infobox/End
| Manual =
| Driver =
}}
The EL2 and EL3s are compact machines released by Epson in the early 90s.

The EL2 and EL3s share a common M-IO board with a separate board that contains the CPU, BIOS, and memory connection.

The RAM is a custom module that often includes some on-board ram and slots for custom SIMM slots.

Linked is the BIOS setup disk (in Italian) for the Epson EL2 286 computer.

[[File:Epson EL2 BIOS.zip‎]]

<gallery mode="packed" widths="180" heights="180">
File:Epson_EL2.jpg|Epson EL2 and EL3s
File:Epson_EL2_Back.jpeg|Back
File:Epson_EL_Motherboard.jpeg|Motherboard w/386 CPU
File:Epson_EL_Memory.jpeg|Memory
File:Epson_EL_VGA.jpeg|Video Card
</gallery>

== Memory Module ==

The Epson EL uses a custom memory module. These photos below are from the EL2 and is a single 2MB simm.

<gallery mode="packed" widths="180" heights="180">
File:Epson_EL2_2mb_Memory.jpeg|2MB Memory Module
File:Epson_EL2_2mb_Memory_Front.jpeg|Front
File:Epson_EL2_2mb_Memory_Back.jpeg|Back
</gallery>

== External links ==
*[http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=31860 Related thread on the VOGONS forums]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160902031457/http://www.retro-pc.net/musei/comp/epson_el2/index_ru.htm Another related website on this computer]

Epson EL2

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{{Device Infobox/Begin
| Image = Epson_EL_Motherboard.jpeg
| Bus type = ISA
| Bus width = 16-bit
| Bus speed =
| 8-bit ISA compatible = Yes
| Manufacturer = Epson
| Chipset =
| Compatible with = [[Has compatibility::RS232]], [[Has compatibility::LPT]], [[Has compatibility::PS/2 Keyboard]], [[Has compatibility::PS/2 Mouse]]
| Connectors = [[Has connector::RS232/DB9]], [[Has connector::LPT]], [[Has connector::PS/2]]
| Config = ?
| Requires -5VDC =
| Requires -12VDC =
}}
{{Device Infobox/Motherboard
| Form factor = Custom
| CPU socket = ?
| COAST slot = N
| ISA slots/16-bit = 3
| RAM slots/30-pin = 2
| Max RAM =
| Is ROM socketed = Yes
| ROM type = 28-pin JEDEC
| Is ROM writable = No
}}
{{Device Infobox/IO
| Serial ports = 1
| UART = ?
| COM1 = Yes
| COM2 = ?
| COM3 = ?
| COM4 = ?
| Parallel ports = 1
| Bi-dir =
| ECP =
| EPP =
| LPT1 = Yes
| LPT2 = ?
| LPT3 = ?
| LPT4 = ?
| Game ports = 0
}}
{{Device Infobox/End
| Manual =
| Driver =
}}
The EL2 and EL3s are compact machines released by Epson in the early 90s.

The EL2 and EL3s share a common M-IO board with a separate board that contains the CPU, BIOS, and memory connection.

The RAM is a custom module that often includes some on-board ram and slots for custom SIMM slots.

Linked is the BIOS setup disk (in Italian) for the Epson EL2 286 computer.

[[File:Epson_EL2.jpg|200px|thumb|Epson EL2 and EL3s]]
[[File:Epson_EL2_Back.jpeg|200px|thumb|Back]]
[[File:Epson_EL_Motherboard.jpeg|200px|thumb|Motherboard w/386 CPU]]
[[File:Epson_EL_Memory.jpeg|200px|thumb|Memory]]
[[File:Epson_EL_VGA.jpeg|200px|thumb|Video Card]]

[[File:Epson EL2 BIOS.zip‎]]

== External links ==
*[http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=31860 Related thread on the VOGONS forums]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160902031457/http://www.retro-pc.net/musei/comp/epson_el2/index_ru.htm Another related website on this computer]

Serial port

2017-11-10T23:22:04Z

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'''Serial port''' is the term given to an RS-232 connector used to connect peripheral devices such as mice and modems to computers.

The serial port originally used a male DB25 connector (the same as used on parallel printer cables) however many of the signals were unused and later a smaller male DB9 connector was used instead.

== PCB connectors ==

While many motherboards and add-in cards that provide serial ports have a DB9 connector on-board, many have a 10-pin (2x5 pin) IDC/Dupont connector for additional ports. A DB9 or DB25 connector can be plugged in to these and the socket mounted either in an add-in slot, or in DB9/DB25-sized holes on the back of many computer cases.

Unfortunately the pinout for these connectors was never standardised, and two major variants are in use. Devices rarely indicate which variant they use, even when supplied with a manual. Most devices shipped with the correct cables so it would seem the manufacturers thought this was unnecessary (despite often including pinouts for things like ISA slots), however as cables have been lost over the years it is usually a matter of trial and error to find the correct connector to use today.

In this article we will label the two variants as Type-A and Type-B.

One option to find out which pin arrangement is in use is to connect the TX and RX lines together, then use a terminal emulator to send data to the port, and see whether the data comes back on the screen (being sure to disable 'local echo' first.) For Type-A ports, characters will appear on the screen when IDC pins 2 and 3 are connected together, and if characters only appear when IDC pins 3 and 5 are connected then the port uses the Type-B arrangement.

=== Type-A ===

This connector uses a "straight through" arrangement. Pin 1 goes to pin 1, pin 2 goes to pin 2, and so on. Newer boards tend to use this arrangement (approximately since the Pentium 1 era).

<gallery>
Image:Serial port type-A wiring top view.jpg|Type-A top view, IDC pin 1 is red
Image:Serial port type-A wiring bottom view.jpg|Type-A bottom view, IDC pin 1 is red
</gallery>

=== Type-B ===

This version has the PCB connector mirror the physical arrangement of the DB9 pins, so the top row of the IDC pins match the top row of the DB9 pins. However when using pin numbering, this arrangement appears more complex:

{|class="wikitable"
! IDC pin !! DB9 pin
|-
| 1 || 1
|-
| 2 || 6
|-
| 3 || 2
|-
| 4 || 7
|-
| 5 || 3
|-
| 6 || 8
|-
| 7 || 4
|-
| 8 || 9
|-
| 9 || 5
|-
| 10 || N/C
|}

This style of wiring is much easier to manage when soldering to a DB25 connector, so this is most likely why it is used on earlier devices when DB25 serial ports were common. It is marginally easier to solder to a DB9 connector, but not by much.

<gallery>
Image:Serial port type-B wiring top view.jpg|Type-B top view, IDC pin 1 is red
Image:Serial port type-B wiring bottom view.jpg|Type-B bottom view, IDC pin 1 is red
</gallery>

[[Category:Hardware guides]]

Creative Sound Blaster 16 ASP

2017-04-09T01:31:59Z

Malvineous: Document basic info and jumpers

{{Device Infobox/Begin
| Bus type = ISA
| Bus width = 16-bit
| Bus speed = 8 MHz
| 8-bit ISA compatible =
| Manufacturer = Creative Labs
| Chipset = CT1746A
| Compatible with = [[Has compatibility::Sound Blaster]]
| Connectors = [[Has connector::Mic]], [[Has connector::Line in]], [[Has connector::Line out]] , [[Has connector::Speaker out]], [[Has connector::Gameport]]
| Requires -5VDC = No
| Requires -12VDC = Yes
| Config = [[Config method::Jumpers]], [[Config method::Software]]
}}
{{Device Infobox/Audio
| Model = CT1740
| Full duplex =
| Max sample rate =
| Channels = 2
| FM synth = OPL3
| Input/CD = [[Has CD audio input connector::SBCD]]
| Input/PC = [[Has PC speaker input connector::Dupont-2]]
| Factory memory = 0
| CD interface = [[Has CD interface::Matsushita MKE]]
}}
{{Device Infobox/End
| Driver
}}

The '''Sound Blaster 16 ASP''' is an enhancement to the original [[Creative Sound Blaster 16|SB16]] that introduces a signal processing chip. This was supposed to provide hardware compression and decompression of audio, however it proved to be a short-lived addition as later cards dropped this capability - presumably due to increasing CPU speeds and the fact that the majority of audio was synthesised in real-time (e.g. in games) rather than being pre-recorded.

== Additional photos ==

<gallery mode="packed">
Image:Creative Sound Blaster 16 ASP underside.jpg|Underside
</gallery>

== Jumpers ==

{|class="wikitable"
! I/O address !! IOS0 !! IOS1
|-
| 220h || Closed || Closed
|-
| 240h || Open || Closed
|-
| 260h || Closed || Open
|-
| 280h || Open || Open
|}

{|class="wikitable"
! IRQ !! IS0 !! IS1
|-
| 2 || Closed || Closed
|-
| 5 || Open || Closed
|-
| 7 || Closed || Open
|-
| 10 || Open || Open
|}

{|class="wikitable"
! Low DMA !! DAS0 !! DAS1
|-
| 0 || Closed || Closed
|-
| 1 || Open || Closed
|-
| 3 || Closed || Open
|-
| Disabled || Open || Open
|}

{|class="wikitable"
! High DMA !! DBS0 !! DBS1
|-
| 5 || Closed || Closed
|-
| 6 || Open || Closed
|-
| 7 || Closed || Open
|-
| Use low DMA || Open || Open
|}

{|class="wikitable"
! CSP chip !! IFSD !! APSD
|-
| Disabled || Closed || Closed
|-
| N/A || Open || Closed
|-
| N/A || Closed || Open
|-
| Enabled || Open || Open
|}

{|class="wikitable"
! MIDI I/O address !! MSEL
|-
| 330h || Closed
|-
| 300h || Open
|}

{|class="wikitable"
! MPU-401 emulation !! MFBEN
|-
| Enabled || Closed
|-
| Disabled || Open
|}

{|class="wikitable"
! Gameport !! JYEN
|-
| Enabled || Closed
|-
| Disabled || Open
|}

{|class="wikitable"
! CT17xx amplifier !! OPSL !! OPSR
|-
| Enabled || 2-3 || 2-3
|-
| Disabled || 1-2 || 1-2
|}

Presumably when the amplifier is enabled the output jack becomes a "speaker out", whereas a disabled amplifier will change the jack to a "line out" with the volume control nonfunctional, with presumably less noise on the output also.

{|class="wikitable"
! Unknown !! AUDIO_PWB (JP14)
|-
| Default || 6-7
|}

{|class="wikitable"
! Unknown !! RSPK_EN
|-
| Default || Closed
|-
| ? || Open
|}

=== Other connectors ===

* J3 is the [[Wave Blaster]] connector.

Acculogic sIDE-4∕PLUS

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{{Device Infobox/Begin
| Bus type = ISA
| Bus width = 16-bit
| Bus speed = 8 MHz
| 8-bit ISA compatible = ?
| Manufacturer = Acculogic
| Chipset = GoldStar Prime 2
| Compatible with = [[Has compatibility::IDE]], [[Has compatibility::PC Floppy]], [[Has compatibility::RS232]], [[Has compatibility::LPT]]
| Connectors = [[Has connector::RS232/DB9]], [[Has connector::LPT]] 
| Requires -5VDC = No
| Requires -12VDC = Yes
| Config = [[Config method::Jumpers]]
}}
{{Device Infobox/IO
| Serial ports = 2
| UART = ?
| COM1 = Yes
| COM2 = Yes
| COM3 = Yes
| COM4 = Yes
| Parallel ports = 1
| Bi-dir = ?
| ECP = ?
| EPP = ?
| LPT1 = Yes
| LPT2 = Yes
| LPT3 = No
| LPT4 = No
| Game ports = 0
}}
{{Device Infobox/Floppy Controller
| Floppy buses = 1
| Drives per bus = 2
| Secondary = Yes
| ROM type = None
}}
{{Device Infobox/IDE Controller
| IDE buses = 1
| Primary = Yes
| Secondary = Yes
| Tertiary = No
| Quaternary = No
| ROM type = None
}}
{{Device Infobox/End
| Driver = N/A
}}

The '''Acculogic sIDE-4∕Plus''' is a generic I/O controller board.

== Additional photos ==

<gallery mode="packed">
Image:Acculogic sIDE-4∕PLUS underside.jpg|Underside
Image:Acculogic sIDE-4∕PLUS connectors.jpg|Connectors
Image:Acculogic sIDE-4∕PLUS manual front.jpg|Manual (front)
Image:Acculogic sIDE-4∕PLUS manual back.jpg|Manual (back)
</gallery>

Acculogic sIDE-4∕PLUS

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{{Device Infobox/Begin
| Bus type = ISA
| Bus width = 16-bit
| Bus speed = 8 MHz
| 8-bit ISA compatible = ?
| Manufacturer = Acculogic
| Chipset = GoldStar Prime 2
| Compatible with = [[Has compatibility::IDE]], [[Has compatibility::PC Floppy]], [[Has compatibility::RS232]], [[Has compatibility::LPT]], [[Has compatibility::Gameport]]
| Connectors = [[Has connector::RS232/DB9]], [[Has connector::LPT]] 
| Requires -5VDC = No
| Requires -12VDC = Yes
| Config = [[Config method::Jumpers]]
}}
{{Device Infobox/IO
| Serial ports = 2
| UART = ?
| COM1 = Yes
| COM2 = Yes
| COM3 = Yes
| COM4 = Yes
| Parallel ports = 1
| Bi-dir = ?
| ECP = ?
| EPP = ?
| LPT1 = Yes
| LPT2 = Yes
| LPT3 = No
| LPT4 = No
| Game ports = 0
}}
{{Device Infobox/Floppy Controller
| Floppy buses = 1
| Drives per bus = 2
| Secondary = Yes
| ROM type = None
}}
{{Device Infobox/IDE Controller
| IDE buses = 1
| Primary = Yes
| Secondary = Yes
| Tertiary = No
| Quaternary = No
| ROM type = None
}}
{{Device Infobox/End
| Driver = N/A
}}

The '''Acculogic sIDE-4∕Plus''' is a generic I/O controller board.

== Additional photos ==

<gallery mode="packed">
Image:Acculogic sIDE-4∕PLUS underside.jpg|Underside
Image:Acculogic sIDE-4∕PLUS connectors.jpg|Connectors
Image:Acculogic sIDE-4∕PLUS manual front.jpg|Manual (front)
Image:Acculogic sIDE-4∕PLUS manual back.jpg|Manual (back)
</gallery>

File:Acculogic sIDE-4∕PLUS manual back.jpg

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[[Acculogic sIDE-4∕PLUS]] manual (back)

[[Category:SuperIO card images]]

File:Acculogic sIDE-4∕PLUS manual front.jpg

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[[Acculogic sIDE-4∕PLUS]] manual (front)

[[Category:SuperIO card images]]

File:Acculogic sIDE-4∕PLUS connectors.jpg

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[[Acculogic sIDE-4∕PLUS]] connectors

[[Category:SuperIO card images]]

File:Acculogic sIDE-4∕PLUS.jpg

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[[Acculogic sIDE-4∕PLUS]] top view

[[Category:SuperIO card images]]

File:Acculogic sIDE-4∕PLUS underside.jpg

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[[Acculogic sIDE-4∕PLUS]] underside

[[Category:SuperIO card images]]

File:Acculogic sIDE-4∕PLUS.jpg

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[[Acculogic sIDE-4∕PLUS]] top view

[[Category:SuperIO card images]]

MB PRO

2017-03-12T09:58:48Z

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The '''MB_PRO''' connector is used to connect a Sound Blaster card to a Modem Blaster card. The signals can also be re-purposed for other uses.

The pin arrangement is as follows:

{|class="wikitable"
| 9 || 7 || 5 || 3 || 1
|-
| 10 || 8 || 6 || 4 || N/C
|}

The purpose of the pins, from the point of view of the sound card, are:<ref>[http://support.creative.com/kb/ShowArticle.aspx?sid=3026 Creative Labs - Pin Assignment of I/O Jacks and Connectors on Sound Blaster Devices]</ref>

{|class="wikitable"
! Pin !! Purpose
|-
| 1 || Audio GND
|-
| 2 || Key, no pin
|-
| 3 || Line-in
|-
| 4 || Audio GND
|-
| 5 || Line left '''TODO: Is this line out?'''
|-
| 6 || Audio GND
|-
| 7 || Line right (out?)
|-
| 8 || Modem speaker input. On a sound card, this input receives a line-level audio signal from the modem.
|-
| 9 || Audio GND
|-
| 10 || Microphone in '''Isn't this mic out for the modem?'''
|}

== TAD conversion ==

Some sound cards have an '''MB_PRO''' connector but no [[TAD]] connector. A cable can be made to allow internal modems with a TAD socket to be hooked up to the MB_PRO connector:

{|class="wikitable"
! Modem TAD pin !! Sound card MB_PRO pin !! Purpose
|-
| 1 || 8 || Phone line audio, from modem to sound card.
|-
| 2 || 6 || GND
|-
| 3 || 9 || GND
|-
| 4 || 10 || Microphone audio, from sound card to modem.
|}

TAD pins 2 and 3 can also be patched to any of the other GND signals on the MB_PRO connector if that is more convenient. The two in the above table are just one possibility.

== References ==
<references/>

TAD

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The '''Telephone Answering Device''' connector is used for passing audio bidirectionally between a voice modem and a sound card. This allows voice calls to be made using a computer, with the audio coming out of the speakers connected to the sound card, and the sound card's microphone being used to pick up speech for the call.

== Pinout ==

{|class="wikitable"
! Pin !! Purpose
|-
| 1 || Phone line. On a sound card, input from the modem. On a modem, audio output. Normally white, to match the left channel on a CD audio cable.
|-
| 2 || GND
|-
| 3 || GND
|-
| 4 || Microphone. On a sound card, output from the microphone. On a modem, audio input to send over the phone line. Normally red, to match the right channel on a CD audio cable.
|}

== Devices ==

=== Sound cards ===

The following sound cards have a TAD connector:

{{#ask:
[[Category:Audio devices]]
[[Has TAD connector::!None]]
| ?Has model = Model
| ?Bus type
| ?Bus width
| ?Has TAD connector = TAD
| ?Has MB_PRO#✓,✕ = MB_PRO?
| mainlabel = Device
| sort = Manufacturer, Has model
| order = ascending, ascending
}}

=== Modems ===

The following modems have a TAD connector:

{{#ask:
[[Category:Modems]]
[[Has TAD connector::!None]]
| ?Bus type
| ?Bus width
| ?Has maximum speed = Speed
| ?Has TAD connector = TAD
| mainlabel = Device
| order = ascending
}}

== See also ==

* [[CD audio connectors]] lists the various types of connectors used for TAD
* The [[MB_PRO]] connector provides equivalent functionality to TAD

[[Category:Audio]]
[[Category:Modem]]

MB PRO

2017-03-12T09:46:23Z

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Creative Sound Blaster 32 PnP

2017-02-26T01:04:03Z

Malvineous: Add note about secondary IDE issues

{{Device Infobox/Begin
| Bus type = ISA
| Bus width = 16-bit
| Bus speed = 8 MHz
| 8-bit ISA compatible =
| Manufacturer = Creative Labs
| Chipset = CT1749
| Compatible with = [[Has compatibility::Sound Blaster]], [[Has compatibility::30-pin SIMM]]
| Connectors = [[Has connector::Mic]], [[Has connector::Line in]], [[Has connector::Line out]], [[Has connector::Speaker out]], [[Has connector::Gameport]]
| Requires -5VDC = No
| Requires -12VDC = Yes
| Config = [[Config method::PnP]]
}}
{{Device Infobox/Audio
| Model = CT3620
| Full duplex =
| Max sample rate =
| Channels = 2
| FM synth = CQM
| Input/CD = [[Has CD audio input connector::SBCD]], [[Has CD audio input connector::MPC]]
| Input/PC = [[Has PC speaker input connector::Dupont-2]]
| Output/SPDIF = [[Has SPDIF output connector::Dupont-2]]
| Has MB_PRO = Yes
| Factory memory =
| Max memory = 28MB
| CD interface = [[Has CD interface::IDE]]
}}
{{Device Infobox/IDE Controller
| IDE buses = 1
| Primary = N
| Secondary = Y
| Tertiary = Y
| Quaternary = Y
| ROM type = None
}}
{{Device Infobox/End
| Driver
}}

The '''Sound Blaster 32 PnP''' is an update to the Sound Blaster 16 with the ''WavEffects'' (EMU8000) chip from the [[Creative Sound Blaster AWE32|AWE32]]. It is one of the few Creative Labs cards that can take standard 30-pin SIMMs to increase the memory available for MIDI instrument samples.

It is very similar to the [[Creative Sound Blaster AWE32 PnP (IDE)]], but with a CT1749 instead of the CT8903 (AWE32) chip. It also has a SPDIF output connector, which the AWE32 does not. The SB32 series also has no onboard memory, while the AWE32 has 512 kB.

== Additional photos ==

<gallery mode="packed">
Image:Creative Sound Blaster 32 PnP underside.jpg|Underside
</gallery>

== IDE interface ==

While the PnP nature of the card allows the IDE interface to be configured on a wide variety of ports (allowing even more than four IDE interfaces in a single system), one caveat applies. When the card is configured as a secondary IDE controller, the second group of I/O addresses is truncated. Normally the second IDE controller also uses ports 376-377, however this can conflict with the floppy controller, so the PnP settings only reserve port 376. In this case, some CD-ROM device drivers (such as [[VIDE-CDD.SYS]]) will not recognise the interface. Because of this, setting the card to the secondary IDE interface is not recommended. It works well as the third or fourth IDE interface as the ports are not truncated with these settings.

VIDE-CDD.SYS

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The '''VIDE-CDD.SYS''' driver is an IDE CD-ROM device driver from Acer. It is one of the smallest DOS CD-ROM drivers available.

== Parameters ==

; <tt>'''/D:''device'''''</tt>
: Sets the driver name to use. Typical use is <tt>/D:MSCD001</tt>. Must match the <tt>/D</tt> option passed to <tt>[[MSCDEX.EXE]]</tt>.
; <tt>'''/P:''xxx'',''yy'''''</tt>
: Indicates the port and IRQ of the IDE interface. <tt>xxx</tt> is the I/O address in hex, and <tt>yy</tt> is the IRQ in decimal. The default values if none are specified are:
* <tt>/P:1F0,14</tt> (primary)
* <tt>/P:170,15</tt> (secondary)
* <tt>/P:1E8,12</tt> (tertiary)
* <tt>/P:168,10</tt> (quaternary)

: Note that the IRQs for the tertiary and quaternary interfaces are not standardised, so they will need to be specified manually if they don't match the defaults listed here.

== Examples ==

Handle up to eight drives across all four IDE interfaces:

<pre>
DEVICE=VIDE-CDD.SYS /D:MSCD001 /P:1F0,14 /P:170,15 /P:1E8,12 /P:168,10
</pre>

== Output ==

A successful install produces a message similar to the following:

<pre>
IDE/ATAPI CD-ROM Device Driver Version 2.11 17:30:39 06/07/96
CD-ROM drive #0 found on 1E8h port master device, v3476
</pre>

== Compatibility ==

This driver also does not appear to detect drives if the second set of I/O addresses are incomplete. A notable example is the [[Creative Sound Blaster 32 PnP]] series of cards, which only makes port 376 available when set to the secondary IDE interface, whereas ports 376-377 should be accessible. In this case, the card needs to be set to tertiary or quaternary in order to work, and as this option uses a different IRQ to the defaults above, the <tt>/P</tt> option must be used.

[[Category:All DOS drivers]]
[[Category:DOS CD drivers]]
[[Category:CONFIG.SYS]]

Creative Sound Blaster 32 PnP

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Creative Sound Blaster 32 PnP

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TAD

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The '''Telephone Answering Device''' connector is used for passing audio bidirectionally between a voice modem and a sound card. This allows voice calls to be made using a computer, with the audio coming out of the speakers connected to the sound card, and the sound card's microphone being used to pick up speech for the call.

== Devices ==

=== Sound cards ===

The following sound cards have a TAD connector:

{{#ask:
[[Category:Audio devices]]
[[Has TAD connector::!None]]
| ?Has model = Model
| ?Bus type
| ?Bus width
| ?Has TAD connector = TAD
| ?Has MB_PRO#✓,✕ = MB_PRO?
| mainlabel = Device
| sort = Manufacturer, Has model
| order = ascending, ascending
}}

=== Modems ===

The following modems have a TAD connector:

{{#ask:
[[Category:Modems]]
[[Has TAD connector::!None]]
| ?Bus type
| ?Bus width
| ?Has maximum speed = Speed
| ?Has TAD connector = TAD
| mainlabel = Device
| order = ascending
}}

== See also ==

* [[CD audio connectors]] lists the various types of connectors used for TAD
* The [[MB_PRO]] connector provides equivalent functionality to TAD

[[Category:Audio]]
[[Category:Modem]]

CD audio connectors

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The '''CD audio connector''' is used to transfer an analogue audio signal from a CD drive to a sound card, where it is mixed with the card's normal audio output.

It also sees other use, such as MPEG decoder cards which often supply both an input and output connector, allowing CD audio to be passed through the MPEG decoder and on to the sound card, where the sound card's CD input will receive combined audio from both the MPEG decoder card and the CD drive.

Later dial-up modems supporting voice calls often used a CD audio connector but with a different pin assignment, creating the [[TAD]] connector. This is used to supply microphone signals to the modem and to receive audio of the phone call for playing through the sound card's output.

== MPC-2 ==

The '''MPC-2''' connector is the most recent standard, used by most drives since the late 1990s. It uses a [http://www.molex.com/molex/products/datasheet.jsp?part=active/0701070002_CRIMP_HOUSINGS.xml Molex 70107] connector, which has standard 2.54mm spacing so it can mate with the older 4-pin Dupont connectors. In addition it has a locking clip to prevent the connector from working its way loose.

The pinout is R-G-G-L, with R being pin 1.

== 4-pin Dupont ==

This is a standard type of PCB connector, having been used to connect the PC speaker since the very first PCs. It is physically compatible with the later '''MPC''' standard, however the signal lines are not standardised. Many were R-G-G-L so are compatible with MPC, but there are likely to be other versions that use R-G-L-G which was another common layout.

For this reason when specifying a 4-pin Dupont connector, it should be listed as '''4-pin Dupont RGGL''' to avoid ambiguity.

== SoundBlaster CD audio ==

This tiny connector is a JST PH 2.0 four circuit connector (JST brand, PH series, 2.0mm pitch, 4-pin.) It is used on Creative Labs sound cards as the earliest CD audio connector, and saw later use on other cards as well, e.g. MPEG decoders.

The pinout for this connector is O-L-G-R, with R being pin 4. (O is Open, or "not connected".)

Apparently the connector changes on AWE64 cards, and becomes L-O-G-R, as if the MPC pin layout was used by accident.

== Sony CD audio ==
[[Image:Sony CD audio cable.gif|right]]
The Sony cable looks very similar to a floppy power (Berg) connector, but it has different keying pins.

 
== Texel CD audio ==
[[Image:Texel CD audio cable.gif|right]]

 
== Toshiba CD audio ==
[[Image:Toshiba CD audio cable.gif|right]]

 
== NEC CD audio ==
[[Image:NEC CD audio cable.gif|right]]

 
== Mitsumi CD audio ==
[[Image:Mitsumi CD audio cable.gif|right]]

 
== Hitachi CD audio ==
[[Image:Hitachi CD audio cable.gif|right]]

== External links ==

* [http://www.aesystems.com/cdrom_audio_connectors.html AE Systems CD audio cable technote]

[[Category:CD audio]]

FIC 486-GIO-VP

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{{Device Infobox/Begin
| Bus type = VLB
| Bus width = 32-bit
| Bus speed = 50 MHz
| 8-bit ISA compatible = Yes
| Manufacturer = First International Computer, Inc.
| Chipset = VIA VT82C486A
| Compatible with = [[Compatible with::AT]]
| Connectors = [[Has connector::AT Keyboard]]
| Config = [[Config method::Jumpers]], [[Config method::Software]]
| Requires -5VDC =
| Requires -12VDC =
}}
{{Device Infobox/Motherboard
| Form factor = Baby AT
| Has AT power = Y
| Has ATX power = N
| CPU socket = Socket 3
| ISA slots/8-bit = 0
| ISA slots/16-bit = 4
| VLB slots = 2
| RAM slots/30-pin = 4
| RAM slots/72-pin = 2
| Max RAM = 96MB 
| Is ROM socketed = Yes
| ROM type = 28-pin JEDEC
| Is ROM writable = No
}}
{{Device Infobox/IDE Controller
| IDE buses = 1
| Primary = Yes
| Secondary = No
| Tertiary = No
| Quaternary = No
| ROM type = None
}}
{{Device Infobox/Floppy Controller
| Floppy buses = 1
| Drives per bus = 2
| Secondary = No
| ROM type = None
}}
{{Device Infobox/IO
| Serial ports = 2
| UART = ?
| COM1 = Yes
| COM2 = Yes
| COM3 = No
| COM4 = No
| Parallel ports = 1
| Bi-dir = Yes
| ECP = No
| EPP = No
| LPT1 = Yes
| LPT2 = No
| LPT3 = No
| LPT4 = No
| Game ports = 0
}}
{{Device Infobox/End
| Manual = [http://www.vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?fileid=1012&menustate=28,0 Vogonsdrivers (PDF)] [ftp://ftp.fic.com.tw/motherboard/manual/486/486-gio-vp/486-GIO-VP.zip FIC (images)]
| Driver =
}}

The '''FIC 486-GIO-VP''' is a 486 VLB motherboard with onboard (VLB) IDE controller. It supports bus speeds of 25, 33, 40 and 50 MHz.

== Additional photos ==

<gallery mode="packed">
Image:FIC 486-GIO-VP underside.jpg|Underside
Image:FIC 486-GIO-VP BIOS.png|CMOS setup
</gallery>

== Jumpers ==

=== External battery ===

An external battery can be connected to J13. Pin 1 is positive, pin 4 is negative. The motherboard does not attempt to charge a connected battery, so non-rechargeable batteries can be used.

The manual does not state the battery voltage range, however if the motherboard uses a Dallas DS12885Q RTC chip then the datasheet for this chip specifies the battery voltage must be between 2.5 and 4.0V.

=== Serial ports ===

The serial ports are 10-pin connectors with [[Serial port#Type-B|type-B pinout]].

Template:Device Infobox/IO

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<noinclude>
{{Device Infobox/Begin
| IsInfoboxPage = Y 
}}
</noinclude>
{{Device Infobox/Type | IO | IO Controller}}
<includeonly>{{#ifeq:{{{IsInfoboxPage|N}}} | N | [[Category:IO devices]] }}</includeonly>
{{Device Infobox/Item | [[Serial port]]s | [[Number of serial ports::{{{Serial ports|Unknown}}}]] }}
{{#ifexpr:{{{Serial ports|0}}} > 0 |
{{Device Infobox/Item | UART | [[Has UART::{{{UART|Unknown}}}]] }}
{{Device Infobox/Item | COM1/2/3/4? | [[Is COM1::{{{COM1|Unknown}}}]] / [[Is COM2::{{{COM2|Unknown}}}]] / [[Is COM3::{{{COM3|Unknown}}}]] / [[Is COM4::{{{COM4|Unknown}}}]]}}
}}
{{Device Infobox/Item | Parallel ports | [[Number of parallel ports::{{{Parallel ports|Unknown}}}]] }}
{{#ifexpr:{{{Parallel ports|0}}} > 0 |
{{Device Infobox/Item | Bi-dir? | [[Is LPT bi-directional::{{{Bi-dir|Unknown}}}]] }}
{{Device Infobox/Item | ECP? | [[Is ECP::{{{ECP|Unknown}}}]] }}
{{Device Infobox/Item | EPP? | [[Is EPP::{{{EPP|Unknown}}}]] }}
{{Device Infobox/Item | LPT1/2/3/4? | [[Is LPT1::{{{LPT1|Unknown}}}]] / [[Is LPT2::{{{LPT2|Unknown}}}]] / [[Is LPT3::{{{LPT3|Unknown}}}]] / [[Is LPT4::{{{LPT4|Unknown}}}]]}}
}}
{{Device Infobox/Item | Game ports | [[Number of game ports::{{{Game ports|Unknown}}}]] }}
<noinclude>
{{Device Infobox/End}}

This template is used to populate the [[Template:Device Infobox/Begin|Device Infobox]] with information about a simple IO controller card. See [[AB-862G Super I∕O Card]] for example use. As this template sits inside an infobox, it can be combined with other templates in the case of multi-function devices.

Valid parameters and examples specific to this infobox are:

{|class="wikitable"
! Parameter !! Meaning
|-
| Serial ports = ''Value'' || {{Property:Number of serial ports}}
|-
| UART = ''Value'' || ''Only shown if '''Serial ports''' is greater than zero.'' {{Property:Has UART}}
|-
| COM1 = ''Value'' || ''Only shown if '''Serial ports''' is greater than zero.'' {{Property:Is COM1}}
|-
| COM2 = ''Value'' || ''Only shown if '''Serial ports''' is greater than zero.'' {{Property:Is COM2}}
|-
| COM3 = ''Value'' || ''Only shown if '''Serial ports''' is greater than zero.'' {{Property:Is COM3}}
|-
| COM4 = ''Value'' || ''Only shown if '''Serial ports''' is greater than zero.'' {{Property:Is COM4}}
|-
| Parallel ports = ''Value'' || {{Property:Number of parallel ports}}
|-
| Bi-dir = ''Value'' || ''Only shown if '''Parallel ports''' is greater than zero.'' {{Property:Is LPT bi-directional}}
|-
| ECP = ''Value'' || ''Only shown if '''Parallel ports''' is greater than zero.'' {{Property:Is ECP}}
|-
| EPP = ''Value'' || ''Only shown if '''Parallel ports''' is greater than zero.'' {{Property:Is EPP}}
|-
| LPT1 = ''Value'' || ''Only shown if '''Parallel ports''' is greater than zero.'' {{Property:Is LPT1}}
|-
| LPT2 = ''Value'' || ''Only shown if '''Parallel ports''' is greater than zero.'' {{Property:Is LPT2}}
|-
| LPT3 = ''Value'' || ''Only shown if '''Parallel ports''' is greater than zero.'' {{Property:Is LPT3}}
|-
| LPT4 = ''Value'' || ''Only shown if '''Parallel ports''' is greater than zero.'' {{Property:Is LPT4}}
|-
| Game ports = ''Value'' || {{Property:Number of game ports}}
|}

[[Category:Infoboxes]]
</noinclude>

Serial port

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'''Serial port''' is the term given to an RS-232 connector used to connect peripheral devices such as mice and modems to computers.

The serial port originally used a male DB25 connector (the same as used on parallel printer cables) however many of the signals were unused and later a smaller male DB9 connector was used instead.

== PCB connectors ==

While many motherboards and add-in cards that provide serial ports have a DB9 connector on-board, many have a 10-pin (2x5 pin) IDC/Dupont connector for additional ports. A DB9 or DB25 connector can be plugged in to these and the socket mounted either in an add-in slot, or in DB9/DB25-sized holes on the back of many computer cases.

Unfortunately the pinout for these connectors was never standardised, and two major variants are in use. Devices rarely indicate which variant they use, even when supplied with a manual. Most devices shipped with the correct cables so it would seem the manufacturers thought this was unnecessary (despite often including pinouts for things like ISA slots), however as cables have been lost over the years it is usually a matter of trial and error to find the correct connector to use today.

In this article we will label the two variants as Type-A and Type-B.

=== Type-A ===

This connector uses a "straight through" arrangement. Pin 1 goes to pin 1, pin 2 goes to pin 2, and so on. Newer boards tend to use this arrangement (approximately since the Pentium 1 era).

<gallery>
Image:Serial port type-A wiring top view.jpg|Type-A top view, IDC pin 1 is red
Image:Serial port type-A wiring bottom view.jpg|Type-A bottom view, IDC pin 1 is red
</gallery>

=== Type-B ===

This version has the PCB connector mirror the physical arrangement of the DB9 pins, so the top row of the IDC pins match the top row of the DB9 pins. However when using pin numbering, this arrangement appears more complex:

{|class="wikitable"
! IDC pin !! DB9 pin
|-
| 1 || 1
|-
| 2 || 6
|-
| 3 || 2
|-
| 4 || 7
|-
| 5 || 3
|-
| 6 || 8
|-
| 7 || 4
|-
| 8 || 9
|-
| 9 || 5
|-
| 10 || N/C
|}

This style of wiring is much easier to manage when soldering to a DB25 connector, so this is most likely why it is used on earlier devices when DB25 serial ports were common. It is marginally easier to solder to a DB9 connector, but not by much.

<gallery>
Image:Serial port type-B wiring top view.jpg|Type-B top view, IDC pin 1 is red
Image:Serial port type-B wiring bottom view.jpg|Type-B bottom view, IDC pin 1 is red
</gallery>

[[Category:Hardware guides]]

File:Serial port type-B wiring bottom view.jpg

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[[Serial port]] DB9 connector showing type-B wiring arrangement, bottom view.

[[Category:Serial port images]]

File:Serial port type-B wiring top view.jpg

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[[Serial port]] DB9 connector showing type-B wiring arrangement, top view.

[[Category:Serial port images]]

File:Serial port type-A wiring bottom view.jpg

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[[Serial port]] DB9 connector showing type-A wiring arrangement, bottom view.

[[Category:Serial port images]]

File:Serial port type-A wiring top view.jpg

2017-02-11T08:07:35Z

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[[Serial port]] DB9 connector showing type-A wiring arrangement, top view.

[[Category:Serial port images]]

FIC 486-GIO-VP

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Template:Device Infobox/Motherboard

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<noinclude>
{{Device Infobox/Begin
| IsInfoboxPage = Y 
}}
</noinclude>
{{Device Infobox/Type | Motherboard | Motherboard}}
<includeonly>{{#ifeq:{{{IsInfoboxPage|N}}} | N | [[Category:Motherboards]] }}</includeonly>
{{Device Infobox/Item | Form factor | [[Has form factor::{{{Form factor|Unknown}}}]] }}
{{Device Infobox/Item | Power connector | {{#ifeq:{{{Has AT power|N}}}|Y|[[AT power connector|AT]] }}{{#ifeq:{{{Has ATX power|N}}}|Y|[[ATX power connector|ATX]] }}{{#ifeq:{{{Has Dell ATX power|N}}}|Y|[[Dell ATX power connector|Dell ATX]] }}
}}

{{Device Infobox/Item | CPU socket | [[Has CPU socket::{{{CPU socket|Unknown}}}]] {{#ifeq:{{{COAST slot|N}}}|Y| + [[COAST]]}} }}
{{#set:Has COAST slot = {{{COAST slot|N}}} }}

{{#set:
| Has 8-bit ISA slots = {{{ISA slots/8-bit|0}}}
| Has 16-bit ISA slots = {{{ISA slots/16-bit|0}}}
| Has total ISA slots = {{#expr: {{{ISA slots/8-bit|0}}} + {{{ISA slots/16-bit|0}}} }}
}}
{{#ifexpr:
{{{ISA slots/8-bit|0}}} > 0 or
{{{ISA slots/16-bit|0}}} > 0
| {{Device Infobox/Item | ISA slots | {{#ifexpr:{{{ISA slots/8-bit|0}}} > 0 | {{{ISA slots/8-bit}}} @ 8-bit }}{{#ifexpr:{{{ISA slots/16-bit|0}}} > 0 | {{{ISA slots/16-bit}}} @ 16-bit }}
}}
}}

{{#set:
| Has VLB slots = {{{VLB slots|0}}}
}}
{{#ifexpr:
{{{VLB slots|0}}} > 0
| {{Device Infobox/Item | VLB slots | {{#ifexpr:{{{VLB slots|0}}} > 0 | {{{VLB slots}}} }}
}}
}}

{{#set:
| Has 32-bit 33MHz PCI slots = {{{PCI slots/32-bit/33|0}}}
| Has 32-bit 66MHz PCI slots = {{{PCI slots/32-bit/66|0}}}
| Has 64-bit 33MHz PCI slots = {{{PCI slots/64-bit/33|0}}}
| Has 64-bit 66MHz PCI slots = {{{PCI slots/64-bit/66|0}}}
| Has 64-bit 133MHz PCI slots = {{{PCI slots/64-bit/133|0}}}
| Has total PCI slots = {{#expr: {{{PCI slots/32-bit/33|0}}} + {{{PCI slots/32-bit/66|0}}} + {{{PCI slots/64-bit/33|0}}} + {{{PCI slots/64-bit/66|0}}} + {{{PCI slots/64-bit/133|0}}} }}
}}
{{#ifexpr:
{{{PCI slots/32-bit/33|0}}} > 0 or
{{{PCI slots/32-bit/66|0}}} > 0 or
{{{PCI slots/64-bit/33|0}}} > 0 or
{{{PCI slots/64-bit/66|0}}} > 0 or
{{{PCI slots/64-bit/133|0}}} > 0
| {{Device Infobox/Item | PCI slots | {{#ifexpr:{{{PCI slots/32-bit/33|0}}} > 0 | {{{PCI slots/32-bit/33}}} @ 32-bit 33MHz }}{{#ifexpr:{{{PCI slots/32-bit/66|0}}} > 0 | {{{PCI slots/32-bit/66}}} @ 32-bit 66MHz }}{{#ifexpr:{{{PCI slots/64-bit/33|0}}} > 0 | {{{PCI slots/64-bit/33}}} @ 64-bit 33MHz }}{{#ifexpr:{{{PCI slots/64-bit/66|0}}} > 0 | {{{PCI slots/64-bit/66}}} @ 64-bit 66MHz }}{{#ifexpr:{{{PCI slots/64-bit/133|0}}} > 0 | {{{PCI slots/64-bit/133}}} @ 64-bit 133MHz }}
}}
}}


{{Device Infobox/Item | RAM slots | {{#ifexpr:{{{RAM slots/SIPP|0}}} > 0 | [[Has 30-pin SIPP RAM slots::{{{RAM slots/SIPP}}}]] @ [[30-pin SIPP|SIPP]] }}{{#ifexpr:{{{RAM slots/30-pin|0}}} > 0 | [[Has 30-pin SIMM RAM slots::{{{RAM slots/30-pin}}}]] @ [[30-pin SIMM|30-pin]] }}{{#ifexpr:{{{RAM slots/72-pin|0}}} > 0 | [[Has 72-pin SIMM RAM slots::{{{RAM slots/72-pin}}}]] @ [[72-pin SIMM|72-pin]] }}{{#ifexpr:{{{RAM slots/SDRAM|0}}} > 0 | [[Has SDRAM RAM slots::{{{RAM slots/SDRAM}}}]] @ [[SDRAM]] }}{{#ifexpr:{{{RAM slots/RDRAM|0}}} > 0 | [[Has RDRAM RAM slots::{{{RAM slots/RDRAM}}}]] @ [[RDRAM]] }}{{#ifexpr:{{{RAM slots/DDR1|0}}} > 0 | [[Has DDR1 RAM slots::{{{RAM slots/DDR1}}}]] @ [[DDR1]] }}{{#ifexpr:{{{RAM slots/DDR2|0}}} > 0 | [[Has DDR2 RAM slots::{{{RAM slots/DDR2}}}]] @ [[DDR2]] }}{{#ifexpr:{{{RAM slots/DDR3|0}}} > 0 | [[Has DDR3 RAM slots::{{{RAM slots/DDR3}}}]] @ [[DDR3]]}}
}}
{{Device Infobox/Item | Maximum RAM | [[Has max memory::{{{Max RAM|Unknown}}}]]}}

{{Device Infobox/Item | Boot ROM | [[Is ROM socketed::{{{Is ROM socketed|Unknown}}}|{{#switch:{{{Is ROM socketed}}} | Yes=Socket, | No=Soldered, }}]] [[ROM type::{{{ROM type|Unknown}}}{{#ifeq:{{{ROM type|}}}||{{!}}Unknown type}}]], [[Is ROM writable::{{#switch:{{{Is ROM writable}}}|No=No{{!}}read-only|Yes=Yes{{!}}read-write|Unknown{{!}}write ability unknown}}]] }}
<noinclude>
{{Device Infobox/End}}

This template is used to populate the [[Template:Device Infobox/Begin|Device Infobox]] with information about a motherboard. See [[PC Chips M-209]] for example use. As this template sits inside an infobox, it can be combined with other templates in the case of multi-function devices.

Valid parameters and examples specific to this infobox are:

{|class="wikitable"
! Parameter !! Meaning
|-
| Form factor = ''Value'' || {{Property:Has form factor}}
|-
| Has AT power = Y || {{Property:Has AT power}}
|-
| Has ATX power = Y || {{Property:Has ATX power}}
|-
| Has Dell ATX power = Y || {{Property:Has Dell ATX power}}
|-
| CPU socket = ''Value'' || {{Property:Has CPU socket}}
|-
| COAST slot = Y || {{Property:Has COAST slot}}
|-
| ISA slots/8-bit = 0 || {{Property:Has 8-bit ISA slots}}
|-
| ISA slots/16-bit = 0 || {{Property:Has 16-bit ISA slots}}
|-
| VLB slots = 0 || {{Property:Has VLB slots}}
|-
| PCI slots/32-bit/33 = 0 || {{Property:Has 32-bit 33MHz PCI slots}}
|-
| PCI slots/32-bit/66 = 0 || {{Property:Has 32-bit 66MHz PCI slots}}
|-
| PCI slots/64-bit/33 = 0 || {{Property:Has 64-bit 33MHz PCI slots}}
|-
| PCI slots/64-bit/66 = 0 || {{Property:Has 64-bit 66MHz PCI slots}}
|-
| PCI slots/64-bit/133 = 0 || {{Property:Has 64-bit 133MHz PCI slots}}
|-
| RAM slots/SIPP = 0 || {{Property:Has 30-pin SIPP RAM slots}}
|-
| RAM slots/30-pin = 0 || {{Property:Has 30-pin SIMM RAM slots}}
|-
| RAM slots/72-pin = 0 || {{Property:Has 72-pin SIMM RAM slots}}
|-
| RAM slots/SDRAM = 0 || {{Property:Has SDRAM RAM slots}}
|-
| RAM slots/RDRAM = 0 || {{Property:Has RDRAM RAM slots}}
|-
| RAM slots/DDR1 = 0 || {{Property:Has DDR1 RAM slots}}
|-
| RAM slots/DDR2 = 0 || {{Property:Has DDR2 RAM slots}}
|-
| RAM slots/DDR3 = 0 || {{Property:Has DDR3 RAM slots}}
|-
| Max RAM = ''Value'' || {{Property:Has max memory}}
|-
| Is ROM socketed = ''Value'' || {{Property:Is ROM socketed}}
|-
| ROM type = ''Value'' || {{Property:ROM type}}
|-
| Is ROM writable = ''Value'' || {{Property:Is ROM writable}}
|}

Default values are shown if the parameter is omitted, so do not use any parameters unless the value is known (most of the defaults say "unknown").
[[Category:Infoboxes]]
</noinclude>

Property:Has form factor

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[[Has type::Page]] name for the size and shape of the motherboard. One of:

* '''[[Allows value::AT]]''' - full-size AT
* '''[[Allows value::Baby AT]]''' - small AT
* '''[[Allows value::ATX]]''' - full-size ATX
* '''[[Allows value::EATX]]''' - extended ATX (servers)
* '''[[Allows value::microATX]]''' - fewer slots than standard ATX
* '''[[Allows value::Mini ITX]]'''
* '''[[Allows value::PC/104]]''' - embedded PCs
* '''[[Allows value::XT]]'''

Add others to [[Property:Has form factor|this list]] as needed. See [[Wikipedia:Computer form factor]] for details

Property:Has AT power

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[[Has type::Boolean]] value indicating whether the board can be powered by a standard AT supply. Set to '''Y''' if so (do not use another value like "Yes" as the template only recognises a single "Y"), or '''N''' if it is known that this board will not work with a standard AT supply. (If it will work but additional conversion cables are required, this option should still be '''N'''.)

Property:Has ATX power

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Malvineous: Description

[[Has type::Boolean]] value indicating whether the board can be powered by a standard ATX supply. Set to '''Y''' if so (do not use another value like "Yes" as the template only recognises a single "Y"), or '''N''' if it is known that this board will not work with a standard ATX supply. (If it will work but additional conversion cables are required, this option should still be '''N'''.)

Property:Has Dell ATX power

2017-01-29T03:31:56Z

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[[Has type::Boolean]] value indicating whether the board requires a custom Dell ATX power supply, or Dell -> ATX conversion cable to work with a standard ATX supply. Set to '''Y''' if so (do not use another value like "Yes" as the template only recognises a single "Y"), or if not, omit this option entirely.

First International Computer, Inc.

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'''First International Computer, Inc.''' (FIC) is a motherboard manufacturer.

Their web site is at http://www.fic.com.tw

== Devices produced by this company ==

=== Motherboards ===

{{Device list by manufacturer/Motherboard}}

[[Category:Manufacturer]]

FIC 486-GIO-VP

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{{Device Infobox/Begin
| Bus type = VLB
| Bus width = 32-bit
| Bus speed = 50 MHz
| 8-bit ISA compatible = Yes
| Manufacturer = First International Computer, Inc.
| Chipset = VIA VT82C486A
| Compatible with = [[Compatible with::AT]]
| Connectors = [[Has connector::AT Keyboard]]
| Config = [[Config method::Jumpers]], [[Config method::Software]]
| Requires -5VDC =
| Requires -12VDC =
}}
{{Device Infobox/Motherboard
| Form factor = Baby AT
| CPU socket = Socket 3
| ISA slots/8-bit = 0
| ISA slots/16-bit = 4
| VLB slots = 2
| RAM slots/30-pin = 4
| RAM slots/72-pin = 2
| Max RAM = 96MB 
| Is ROM socketed = Yes
| ROM type = 28-pin JEDEC
| Is ROM writable = No
}}
{{Device Infobox/IDE Controller
| IDE buses = 1
| Primary = Yes
| Secondary = No
| Tertiary = No
| Quaternary = No
| ROM type = None
}}
{{Device Infobox/Floppy Controller
| Floppy buses = 1
| Drives per bus = 2
| Secondary = No
| ROM type = None
}}
{{Device Infobox/IO
| Serial ports = 2
| UART = ?
| COM1 = Yes
| COM2 = Yes
| COM3 = No
| COM4 = No
| Parallel ports = 1
| Bi-dir = Yes
| ECP = No
| EPP = No
| LPT1 = Yes
| LPT2 = No
| LPT3 = No
| LPT4 = No
| Game ports = 0
}}
{{Device Infobox/End
| Manual = [http://www.vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?fileid=1012&menustate=28,0 Vogonsdrivers (PDF)] [ftp://ftp.fic.com.tw/motherboard/manual/486/486-gio-vp/486-GIO-VP.zip FIC (images)]
| Driver =
}}

The '''FIC 486-GIO-VP''' is a 486 VLB motherboard with onboard (VLB) IDE controller. It supports bus speeds of 25, 33, 40 and 50 MHz.

== Additional photos ==

<gallery mode="packed">
Image:FIC 486-GIO-VP underside.jpg|Underside
Image:FIC 486-GIO-VP BIOS.png|CMOS setup
</gallery>

== Jumpers ==

=== External battery ===

An external battery can be connected to J13. Pin 1 is positive, pin 4 is negative. The motherboard does not attempt to charge a connected battery, so non-rechargeable batteries can be used.

The manual does not state the battery voltage range, however if the motherboard uses a Dallas DS12885Q RTC chip then the datasheet for this chip specifies the battery voltage must be between 2.5 and 4.0V.

Template:Device Infobox/Motherboard

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<noinclude>
{{Device Infobox/Begin
| IsInfoboxPage = Y 
}}
</noinclude>
{{Device Infobox/Type | Motherboard | Motherboard}}
<includeonly>{{#ifeq:{{{IsInfoboxPage|N}}} | N | [[Category:Motherboards]] }}</includeonly>
{{Device Infobox/Item | Form factor | [[Has form factor::{{{Form factor|Unknown}}}]] }}

{{Device Infobox/Item | CPU socket | [[Has CPU socket::{{{CPU socket|Unknown}}}]] {{#ifeq:{{{COAST slot|N}}}|Y| + [[COAST]]}} }}
{{#set:Has COAST slot = {{{COAST slot|N}}} }}

{{#set:
| Has 8-bit ISA slots = {{{ISA slots/8-bit|0}}}
| Has 16-bit ISA slots = {{{ISA slots/16-bit|0}}}
| Has total ISA slots = {{#expr: {{{ISA slots/8-bit|0}}} + {{{ISA slots/16-bit|0}}} }}
}}
{{#ifexpr:
{{{ISA slots/8-bit|0}}} > 0 or
{{{ISA slots/16-bit|0}}} > 0
| {{Device Infobox/Item | ISA slots | {{#ifexpr:{{{ISA slots/8-bit|0}}} > 0 | {{{ISA slots/8-bit}}} @ 8-bit }}{{#ifexpr:{{{ISA slots/16-bit|0}}} > 0 | {{{ISA slots/16-bit}}} @ 16-bit }}
}}
}}

{{#set:
| Has VLB slots = {{{VLB slots|0}}}
}}
{{#ifexpr:
{{{VLB slots|0}}} > 0
| {{Device Infobox/Item | VLB slots | {{#ifexpr:{{{VLB slots|0}}} > 0 | {{{VLB slots}}} }}
}}
}}

{{#set:
| Has 32-bit 33MHz PCI slots = {{{PCI slots/32-bit/33|0}}}
| Has 32-bit 66MHz PCI slots = {{{PCI slots/32-bit/66|0}}}
| Has 64-bit 33MHz PCI slots = {{{PCI slots/64-bit/33|0}}}
| Has 64-bit 66MHz PCI slots = {{{PCI slots/64-bit/66|0}}}
| Has 64-bit 133MHz PCI slots = {{{PCI slots/64-bit/133|0}}}
| Has total PCI slots = {{#expr: {{{PCI slots/32-bit/33|0}}} + {{{PCI slots/32-bit/66|0}}} + {{{PCI slots/64-bit/33|0}}} + {{{PCI slots/64-bit/66|0}}} + {{{PCI slots/64-bit/133|0}}} }}
}}
{{#ifexpr:
{{{PCI slots/32-bit/33|0}}} > 0 or
{{{PCI slots/32-bit/66|0}}} > 0 or
{{{PCI slots/64-bit/33|0}}} > 0 or
{{{PCI slots/64-bit/66|0}}} > 0 or
{{{PCI slots/64-bit/133|0}}} > 0
| {{Device Infobox/Item | PCI slots | {{#ifexpr:{{{PCI slots/32-bit/33|0}}} > 0 | {{{PCI slots/32-bit/33}}} @ 32-bit 33MHz }}{{#ifexpr:{{{PCI slots/32-bit/66|0}}} > 0 | {{{PCI slots/32-bit/66}}} @ 32-bit 66MHz }}{{#ifexpr:{{{PCI slots/64-bit/33|0}}} > 0 | {{{PCI slots/64-bit/33}}} @ 64-bit 33MHz }}{{#ifexpr:{{{PCI slots/64-bit/66|0}}} > 0 | {{{PCI slots/64-bit/66}}} @ 64-bit 66MHz }}{{#ifexpr:{{{PCI slots/64-bit/133|0}}} > 0 | {{{PCI slots/64-bit/133}}} @ 64-bit 133MHz }}
}}
}}


{{Device Infobox/Item | RAM slots | {{#ifexpr:{{{RAM slots/SIPP|0}}} > 0 | [[Has 30-pin SIPP RAM slots::{{{RAM slots/SIPP}}}]] @ [[30-pin SIPP|SIPP]] }}{{#ifexpr:{{{RAM slots/30-pin|0}}} > 0 | [[Has 30-pin SIMM RAM slots::{{{RAM slots/30-pin}}}]] @ [[30-pin SIMM|30-pin]] }}{{#ifexpr:{{{RAM slots/72-pin|0}}} > 0 | [[Has 72-pin SIMM RAM slots::{{{RAM slots/72-pin}}}]] @ [[72-pin SIMM|72-pin]] }}{{#ifexpr:{{{RAM slots/SDRAM|0}}} > 0 | [[Has SDRAM RAM slots::{{{RAM slots/SDRAM}}}]] @ [[SDRAM]] }}{{#ifexpr:{{{RAM slots/RDRAM|0}}} > 0 | [[Has RDRAM RAM slots::{{{RAM slots/RDRAM}}}]] @ [[RDRAM]] }}{{#ifexpr:{{{RAM slots/DDR1|0}}} > 0 | [[Has DDR1 RAM slots::{{{RAM slots/DDR1}}}]] @ [[DDR1]] }}{{#ifexpr:{{{RAM slots/DDR2|0}}} > 0 | [[Has DDR2 RAM slots::{{{RAM slots/DDR2}}}]] @ [[DDR2]] }}{{#ifexpr:{{{RAM slots/DDR3|0}}} > 0 | [[Has DDR3 RAM slots::{{{RAM slots/DDR3}}}]] @ [[DDR3]]}}
}}
{{Device Infobox/Item | Maximum RAM | [[Has max memory::{{{Max RAM|Unknown}}}]]}}

{{Device Infobox/Item | Boot ROM | [[Is ROM socketed::{{{Is ROM socketed|Unknown}}}|{{#switch:{{{Is ROM socketed}}} | Yes=Socket, | No=Soldered, }}]] [[ROM type::{{{ROM type|Unknown}}}{{#ifeq:{{{ROM type|}}}||{{!}}Unknown type}}]], [[Is ROM writable::{{#switch:{{{Is ROM writable}}}|No=No{{!}}read-only|Yes=Yes{{!}}read-write|Unknown{{!}}write ability unknown}}]] }}
<noinclude>
{{Device Infobox/End}}

This template is used to populate the [[Template:Device Infobox/Begin|Device Infobox]] with information about a motherboard. See [[PC Chips M-209]] for example use. As this template sits inside an infobox, it can be combined with other templates in the case of multi-function devices.

Valid parameters and examples specific to this infobox are:

{|class="wikitable"
! Parameter !! Meaning
|-
| Form factor = ''Value'' || {{Property:Has form factor}}
|-
| CPU socket = ''Value'' || {{Property:Has CPU socket}}
|-
| COAST slot = Y || {{Property:Has COAST slot}}
|-
| ISA slots/8-bit = 0 || {{Property:Has 8-bit ISA slots}}
|-
| ISA slots/16-bit = 0 || {{Property:Has 16-bit ISA slots}}
|-
| VLB slots = 0 || {{Property:Has VLB slots}}
|-
| PCI slots/32-bit/33 = 0 || {{Property:Has 32-bit 33MHz PCI slots}}
|-
| PCI slots/32-bit/66 = 0 || {{Property:Has 32-bit 66MHz PCI slots}}
|-
| PCI slots/64-bit/33 = 0 || {{Property:Has 64-bit 33MHz PCI slots}}
|-
| PCI slots/64-bit/66 = 0 || {{Property:Has 64-bit 66MHz PCI slots}}
|-
| PCI slots/64-bit/133 = 0 || {{Property:Has 64-bit 133MHz PCI slots}}
|-
| RAM slots/SIPP = 0 || {{Property:Has 30-pin SIPP RAM slots}}
|-
| RAM slots/30-pin = 0 || {{Property:Has 30-pin SIMM RAM slots}}
|-
| RAM slots/72-pin = 0 || {{Property:Has 72-pin SIMM RAM slots}}
|-
| RAM slots/SDRAM = 0 || {{Property:Has SDRAM RAM slots}}
|-
| RAM slots/RDRAM = 0 || {{Property:Has RDRAM RAM slots}}
|-
| RAM slots/DDR1 = 0 || {{Property:Has DDR1 RAM slots}}
|-
| RAM slots/DDR2 = 0 || {{Property:Has DDR2 RAM slots}}
|-
| RAM slots/DDR3 = 0 || {{Property:Has DDR3 RAM slots}}
|-
| Max RAM = ''Value'' || {{Property:Has max memory}}
|-
| Is ROM socketed = ''Value'' || {{Property:Is ROM socketed}}
|-
| ROM type = ''Value'' || {{Property:ROM type}}
|-
| Is ROM writable = ''Value'' || {{Property:Is ROM writable}}
|}

Default values are shown if the parameter is omitted, so do not use any parameters unless the value is known (most of the defaults say "unknown").
[[Category:Infoboxes]]
</noinclude>

Property:Has VLB slots

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[[Has type::Number]] of VESA Local Bus (VLB) slots. Set to 0 or omit entirely if there are none.

MB PRO

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Creative Sound Blaster Pro 2

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{{Device Infobox/Begin
| Bus type = ISA
| Bus width = 16-bit
| Bus speed = 8 MHz
| 8-bit ISA compatible = Yes
| Manufacturer = Creative Labs
| Chipset = CT1336A
| Compatible with = [[Has compatibility::Sound Blaster]]
| Connectors = [[Has connector::Mic]], [[Has connector::Line out]], [[Has connector::Speaker out]], [[Has connector::Gameport]]
| Requires -5VDC = No
| Requires -12VDC = Yes
| Config = [[Config method::Jumpers]]
}}
{{Device Infobox/Audio
| Model = CT1600
| Full duplex =
| Max sample rate =
| Channels = 2
| FM synth = OPL3
| Input/CD = [[Has CD audio input connector::SBCD]]
| Input/PC = [[Has PC speaker input connector::Dupont-2]]
| Factory memory = 0
| CD interface = [[Has CD interface::Matsushita MKE]]
}}
{{Device Infobox/End
| Driver
}}

The '''Sound Blaster Pro 2''' was a revision to the original [[Creative Sound Blaster Pro|SB Pro]], replacing the dual OPL2 chips with a single OPL3. The card is technically only an 8-bit one - the extra connectors that fit into the 16-bit slot are only used for selecting IRQ 10 and/or DMA 0.

== Additional photos ==

<gallery mode="packed">
Image:Creative Sound Blaster Pro 2 underside.jpg|Underside
Image:Creative Sound Blaster Pro 2 early.jpg|Early revision with fewer SMD chips
Image:Creative Sound Blaster Pro 2 early underside.jpg|Underside of early revision
</gallery>

== Jumpers ==

=== JP2: Audio extension connector ===

These pins provide speaker output and microphone input for interfacing with other cards<ref name="getting-started">Sound Blaster Pro - Getting Started manual, section D-2.</ref>. They are located just behind the mic/line jacks.

{|class="wikitable"
! Pin !! Name !! Purpose
|-
| 1 || MICR || Mic input, right channel. Input from 0.004 to 0.7 V rms.
|-
| 2 || MICGEN || Mic input, ground.
|-
| 3 || MICL || Mic input, left channel. Input from 0.004 to 0.7 V rms.
|-
| 4 || SPKGND || Speaker output, ground.
|-
| 5 || SPKR || Speaker output, right channel. Maximum output voltage is 3 V rms at 4 ohms.
|-
| 6 || SPKL || Speaker output, left channel. Maximum output voltage is 3 V rms at 4 ohms.
|-
| 7 || SPKRL || Speaker output return, left channel.
|-
| 8 || SPKRR || Speaker output return, right channel.
|}

=== JP3: PC Speaker output connector ===

These pins provide an output<ref name="getting-started"/> that can be connected to the internal PC speaker, to allow all audio from the card to be heard through the internal speaker. It is currently unknown whether this output is muted when the line-out jack is in use. The jumper is located next to JP2.

{|class="wikitable"
! Pin !! Name !! Purpose
|-
| 1 || SPKR || Speaker output, right channel. Maximum output voltage is 3 V rms at 4 ohms.
|-
| 2 || SPKRR || Speaker output return, right channel.
|}

== References ==

<references/>

Mitsubishi

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'''Mitsubishi''' have produced many PC devices for many years.

== Devices produced by this company ==

=== Floppy drives ===

{{Device list by manufacturer/Floppy drives}}

[[Category:Manufacturer]]

Template:Device list by manufacturer/Floppy drives

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<noinclude>
This template displays a list of devices by a specific manufacturer. The manufacturer name is taken from the name of the article where this template is placed. This is done so that should the table ever need to show additional or fewer columns, the change can be made here and all manufacturer pages will show the change.

[[Category:Device list templates]]
----
</noinclude>
{{#ask:
[[Category:Floppy drives]]
[[Bus type::+]] 
[[Manufacturer::{{PAGENAME}}]]
| ?Bus type
| ?Bus width
| ?Bus speed#kHz
| ?Has media type = Media
| ?Number of sides = Sides
| ?Has density = Density
| mainlabel = Device
}}

DTC

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'''DTC''' stands for Data Technology Corporation and they produced a number of storage controllers in the 1980s and early 1990s.

== Devices produced by this company ==

=== ST-506 controllers ===

{{Device list by manufacturer/ST-506 controllers}}

=== IDE controllers ===

{{Device list by manufacturer/IDE controllers}}

[[Category:Manufacturer]]

Template:Device list by manufacturer/ST-506 controllers

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<noinclude>
This template displays a list of devices by a specific manufacturer. The manufacturer name is taken from the name of the article where this template is placed. This is done so that should the table ever need to show additional or fewer columns, the change can be made here and all manufacturer pages will show the change.

[[Category:Device list templates]]
----
</noinclude>
{{#ask:
[[Category:ST-506 controllers]]
[[Manufacturer::{{PAGENAME}}]]
| ?Bus type
| ?Bus width
| ?Bus speed
| ?Is 8-bit ISA compatible = 8-bit ISA?
| ?Number of ST-506 buses = ST-506 buses
| ?Number of floppy buses = Floppy buses
| ?Requires -5VDC = -5VDC?
| mainlabel = Device
}}

Template:Device list by manufacturer/IDE controllers

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<noinclude>
This template displays a list of devices by a specific manufacturer. The manufacturer name is taken from the name of the article where this template is placed. This is done so that should the table ever need to show additional or fewer columns, the change can be made here and all manufacturer pages will show the change.

[[Category:Device list templates]]
----
</noinclude>
{{#ask:
[[Category:IDE controllers]]
[[Manufacturer::{{PAGENAME}}]]
| ?Bus type
| ?Bus width
| ?Bus speed
| ?Is 8-bit ISA compatible = 8-bit ISA?
| ?Number of IDE buses = IDE buses
| ?Is IDE secondary = IDE2
| ?Is IDE tertiary = IDE3
| ?Is IDE quaternary = IDE4
| ?Number of floppy buses = Floppy buses
| ?Is secondary floppy = 2nd floppy?
| ?Requires -5VDC = -5VDC?
| mainlabel = Device
}}