NEXTSTEP for Intel Processors

Title: ELSA WINNER 1000ISA Video Adapter
Entry Number: 1660
Last Updated: <<Date June 17, 1997>>

Product Vendor, USA:
ELSA Inc.
2041 Mission College Blvd.
Suite 165
Santa Clara, CA 95054

Phone: 408-935-0350
Fax: 408-935-0370
BBS: 408-935-0380
800#: 800-272-3572 (ELSA)

Product vendor, Europe and International:
ELSA GmbH, Aachen, Germany
Sonnenweg 11
D-52070 Aachen
Germany

Phone +49/0-241-9177-0
Sales +49/0-241-9177-917
Fax +49/0-241-9177-600

Keywords: ELSA, S3 805i, ISA, High-Performance Graphics

Usage Commentary

The 2-megabyte version of the ELSA WINNER 1000ISA displays up to 1024 x 76816 bit color graphics or 1600 x 1200 8 bit grayscale/color within a NEXTSTEP® system. The WINNER 1000ISA-2 supports 2 megabytes of video RAM; the WINNER 1000ISA-1  supports 1 megabyte of video RAM. Both cards support the ISA bus interface. There is no restriction on system main memory size when operating with an ELSA WINNER 1000ISA card. Please note that 8-bit Color resolutions are only supported wih NEXTSTEP 3.3.
NEXTSTEP® for Intel® processors Release 3.2 or a later version is needed to use the card.

WINNER 1000ISA-2 Display Adapter Display Modes
135MHz RAMDAC, ISA, 2 MB VRAM

8-bit Grayscale 8-bit Color 16-bit Color 32-bit Color
1600x1200,52Hz 1600x1200,52Hz 1024x768 640x480,60Hz
70,75Hz
1536x1152,56Hz 1536x1152,56Hz
1408x1024,70Hz 1408x1024,70Hz 800x600
60,70,75,100Hz
1280x1024,75Hz 1280x1024,75Hz
1152x864 1152x864
60,76,83,91,100Hz 60,76,83,91,100Hz
1120x832 1120x832
70,88,94,100Hz 70,88,94,100Hz
1024x768 1024x768
60,70,75,100Hz 60,70,75,100Hz
800x600 800x600
60,70.75.100Hz 60,70.75.100Hz
640x480,60Hz 640x480,60Hz

WINNER 1000ISA-1 Display Adapter Display Modes
135MHz RAMDAC, ISA, 1 MB VRAM

8-bit Grayscale 8-bit Color 16-bit Color 32-bit Color
1024x768 1024x768 800x600,60Hz
60,70,75Hz 60,70,75Hz
800x600 800x600
60,70,75,100Hz 60,70,75,100Hz
640x480,60Hz 640x480,60Hz

Although the driver comes with a rich palette of  video modes, optimized in ergonomics for ELSA card and ELSA monitor combinations,  new video modes can be created within hardware constraints using MS DOS based ELSA tools. Thus it is possible to adapt the card to the limits of  a particular monitor model or e.g. to have interlaced display modes, by creating so-called timing data sets or "timings".  Once such a custom timing is created it may be copied to multiple systems by recording the 10 numbers used to describe the timing.

Setup and Installation

The required driver is part of the product. Detailed installation instructions can be found in a file named ´readme´ on the diskette labeled ´A:WINSETUP´ accompanying the graphics card. See subdirectory ´nextstep´.
The readme file also contains more technical background information.

The driver, which supports the ELSA WINNER 1000/2000 graphics cards series,  is available via anonymous FTP (ftp.next.com) and via email (nextanswers@next.com). Additionally, it can be downloaded from the BBS ELSA ONLINE, Aachen, Germany (0049+241-9177-981) using a communication program (2400-28800 bps, 8n1). In the US, call  (415) 615-5862 for the BBS at ELSA Inc. It is not necessary to run the MS-DOS version of the ELSA configuration software when working with ELSA WINNER cards in the NEXTSTEP system.

To install a driver package obtained via ftp, double-click on the package´s icon in the Workspace.  After installation with the Installer, select  "ELSA WINNER 1000/2000" as display adapter in the configuration application.  It is required to select the installed board now, since the driver supports all ELSA WINNER  cards. To do so, press the "select" button. A window named ELSA WINNER Inspector is displayed. A technical information box shows what to do next and, after a video mode is selected, the line frequency and pixel clock corresponding to the video mode.  Installer and Configuration application are part of the NEXTSTEP software.

Known Problems
none