[AG-TECH] Fwd: MATROX ISSUE

Robert Olson olson at mcs.anl.gov
Tue Oct 16 19:42:43 CDT 2001


Forwarded from Jon Salva.

--bob

>Please forward for me ... Statement from Matrox addressing the concerns I
>expressed in our conversation regarding G550 introduction, G450 Life Cycle
>and our RevC to RevF transition.
>
>Millennium G450 Life Cycle
>Although the Millennium G550 video card has recently been introduced, the
>G450 boards are not being phased out at this time. In fact, Matrox will be
>manufacturing both video cards in tandem and is currently planning on making
>the Millennium G450 card available well into Q3 of 2002 (September 2002).
>The specific EOL date remains to be determined and will be communicated to
>you in a timely fashion. More specifically, the G450 PCI card should be
>available for an extended period of time, since Matrox has no plans to
>manufacture a G550 PCI card.
>
>G450 PCI RevC/RevF Transition
>The Millennium G450 graphics card has recently undergone a Chip Revision.
>Our G450 production is currently in a transition phase from the RevC to the
>RevF chip. As a result of this Chip Revision, a new PCB is being used.
>Therefore, although the same drivers may be used, the O/S may recognize the
>"revised" G450 as new hardware and a new image may have to be created. In
>conclusion, no driver change is required since our current G450 Drivers will
>support both the RevC and RevF versions of the video card, but you may need
>to create a new image.
>
>Transition G450 RevC: G45+MDHP16DB to G450 RevF: G45FMDHP16DB
>
>RevF Changes:
>1) Packaging: The new part will no longer include the TV-Out cable
>2) Resolutions of 1600 x 1200 will be supported on Second Head
>3) Increased performance as a result of faster clock speeds
>
>
>Availability
>Lastly, as a result of the recent events in NY, our stock of G450 PCI boards
>(G45+MDHP16DB) has been completely depleted. We no longer have any units of
>this product available and are expecting our first shipments of the new RevF
>version (G45FMDHP16DB) to be available in the next couple of weeks.
>Therefore, you should be able to source the G450 PCI through the channel
>very shortly. In addition to the distribution part number (G45FMDHP16DB),
>you may also be able to source the Compaq sku of our G450 PCI board (Compaq
># 202 390 B21).




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