User`s guide
1 Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 1
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing an Appian Graphics
multiple monitor graphics card. The Hurricane,
Typhoon and Rushmore graphics cards are classified
as part of the same family, all using the ATI
Technologies RV100 Radeonï››VE chipset. This guide
introduces you to the RV100 card architecture,
performance capabilities and included software. This
guide also contains an overview of HYDRAVISIONï››
desktop display management software and other
important technical information. Be sure to read this
entire User’s Guide in order to get the most out of
your new graphics card.
Rushmore is available in a 4-port PCI model for
quad-monitor support, while Hurricane and Typhoon
are available in a 2-port PCI or AGP model for dual
monitor support. With multiple display channels,
these RV100 cards are designed to support multiple
monitor configurations in Windows NT 4.0, Windows
2000 and Windows XP.
Each of these cards is a single-slot, multiple monitor
graphics solution featuring a high-speed PCI or AGP
bus interface, up to 64MB of on-board DDR-SDRAM
(Double Data Rate - Synchronous Dynamic Random
Access Memory), and full VGA and SVGA
compatibility.
The RV100 chipset family of cards uses the high-
performance ATI Technologies Radeonï››VE graphics
processor for multiple monitor output. The Radeon
VE features two 300MHz RAMDACs, two digital
output ports and accelerated 2D and 3D graphics.
The card interface to the PCI bus (versions 2.2 and
above) or AGP bus (version 2.0 and above)
incorporates multi-function capabilities for complete