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Conference noted::ibmpc-95

Title:	IBM PCs, clones, DOS, etc.
Notice:	Intro in 1-11, Windows stuff in NOTED::MSWINDOWS please
Moderator:	TARKIN::LINND

Created:	Mon Jan 02 1995
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	3023
Total number of notes:	28404

2929.0. "PCI graphics controller(PBXGA-AA/AN)" by HLFS00::HEIDE_E () Mon Feb 24 1997 09:42

    I have a customer with several graphics controllers left over from a 
    upgrade to 16 MB version's.
    
    The boards are : ZLXpp-E1 or PBXGA-AA/AN
    		     Part number on board is 54-2384-01 Rev E02
    What i now try too do,is to get the controllers working in an Intel
    based machine.
    I already tried the board in a Pentium from Olivetie en in my personal
    Clone (60Mhz) pentium at home.
    Both with out result... No out put on the screen.
    In my personal system i use a Miro PCI card with out problems,direct
    seen and working..
    Last weekend i bought a other PCI based mother board,with the same
    result.. Nothing on the screen.
    
    
    My question now is.. Is this board only working in a Alpha based system
    or when NOT what am i doing wrong..
    
    Answers and suggestions are welcom.. I try everything
    
    With reagards,
    
    Erik van der Heide
    MCS Amsterdam
    mail: [email protected]

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
2929.1	Alpha code in the Video BIOS?	PCBUOA::LIBKIND	Sam Libkind - PC Support Engineering 276-9465	`Tue Feb 25 1997 08:54`	7
	Never heard about this card. It was never tested/qualified in PCs. What is the graphics shipet on the card? Is it S3? What is the chip markings? I am not sure but if it was used on a Alpha w/s it may have the Alpha code in the Video BIOS. Sam.
2929.2		WRKSYS::INGRAHAM	Andy	`Tue Feb 25 1997 09:07`	8
	These are DEC-designed products for Alpha workstations. I'm not very familiar with them, but you might try posting to WRKSYS::ALPHASTATION. (There's another notesfile unique to the ZLXp* adapters, but I don't know if it's supposed to be common knowledge ... in any event, it's inactive. One of the notes there, in response to a question similar to yours, says: "ZLXp-E1 does not have a BIOS ROM" and should not be expected to work on an Intel-based PC.)
2929.3	TGA not supported on Intel	BGSDEV::QUINLAN	Mark Quinlan,NT 3D Graphics Group	`Wed Feb 26 1997 14:42`	9
	The ZLXp-E* (TGA1) had Intel driver in beta test at one time, but the driver was never released. Since there is no VGA chip on this card you can't even use it in VGA mode. Summary - no TGA drivers for Intel based machines. Try finding a friend with an Alpha machine with a Matrox Millenium in it and making a swap. Mark