Chapter 6 Graphics Subsystem
Compaq iPAQ Series of Desktop Personal Computers
Second Edition - February 2001
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6.5 MONITOR CONNECTOR
A DB-15 connector is provided on the rear chassis for connection to an analog monitor. The pinout
for this connector is shown in Figure 6-3 and Table 6-5.
Figure 6-3. VGA Monitor Connector, (Female DB-15, as viewed from rear).
Table 6-4. DB-15 Monitor Connector Pinout
Table 6-5.
DB-15 Monitor Connector Pinout
Pin Signal Description Pin Signal Description
1 R Red Analog 9 PWR +5 VDC (fused) [1]
2 G Blue Analog 10 GND Ground
3 B Green Analog 11 NC Not Connected
4 NC Not Connected 12 SDA DDC2-B Data
5 GND Ground 13 HSync Horizontal Sync
6 R GND Red Analog Ground 14 VSync Vertical Sync
7 G GND Blue Analog Ground 15 SCL DDC2-B Clock
8 B GND Green Analog Ground -- -- --
NOTES:
[1] Fuse automatically resets when excessive load is removed.
6.6 UPGRADING GRAPHICS
The graphics subsystem of the iPAQ 1.0/1.2 system is not upgradeable. The graphics subsystem of
iPAQ 2.0 systems that do not include the 4-MB display cache module (as is the case with Celeron-
based systems) may be upgraded by adding the 4-MB display cache module.
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