SuperWide Savvy
With the addition of the Silicon Graphics MultiLink adapter, your existing Silicon
Graphics® 1600SW flat panel display becomes compatible with
graphics cards that support standard VESA 60 Hz timings (640x480, 800x600,
1024x768, and 1280x1024). In addition, the industry's leading graphics
cards are able to drive the display at its maximum resolution of 1600x1024.
Cards that have been qualified to fully utilize the ultrahigh resolution
of the 1600SW flat panel display are designated as SuperWide Savvy. The
following table lists the current drivers for all SuperWide Savvy cards.
SuperWide Savvy Graphics Cards with DVI Output
The following cards will all output 1600x1024 at 60 Hz when connected
to the DVI port. Please read the FAQ listed for each card for
important information before selecting a card. Analog mode is not recommended
for these cards.
| Vendor |
Graphics Card |
Recommended Drivers |
| SGI |
VPro V3 (GeForce 256) VPro VR3 (Quadro) VPro V7 (Quadro2 MXR) VPro VR7 (Quadro2 Pro) |
Please refer to NVIDIA FAQ |
Guillemot Hercules |
3D Prophet DDR/DVI (GeForce 256) 3D Prophet II Ultra (GeForce 2 Ultra) 3D Prophet III (GeForce 3) |
Please refer to NVIDIA FAQ |
| Matrox |
Millennium G400 with required DVI daughter card. |
Windows® 98 Windows NT® 4.0 Windows 2000 |
| Apple® |
G4 Cube G4 with Rage 128 Pro G4 with ATI RADEON G4 with NVIDIA GeForce2 MX |
Please refer to Apple FAQ |
| ATI |
ALL-IN-WONDER® RADEON |
Windows 98 Windows NT 4.0 Windows 2000 |
SuperWide Savvy Graphics Cards with analog output
The following cards will all output 1600x1024 at 60 Hz when connected
to the analog port. Please read the FAQ listed for each card for
important information before selecting a card. Digital mode is not
recommended for these cards.
| Vendor |
Graphics Card |
Recommended Drivers |
| Apple |
Power Book G3 2000 Power Book G4 Titanium |
Please refer to Apple FAQ |
| Matrox |
Millennium G450 |
Windows 98 Windows NT 4.0 Windows 2000 |
| MARGI Systems |
Display-to-Go |
Windows 98 Windows ME Windows 2000 Mac OS 9.1 |
The following graphics cards are SuperWide Savvy, but connect to the 1600SW without the use of the Silicon Graphics MultiLink adapter: |
| Formac |
ProFormance 3 |
Mac OS |
| 3Dlabs |
Oxygen VX1-1600SW |
Windows 98/ME Windows NT Windows 2000 |
| Number Nine |
Revolution IV |
Windows 98 Windows NT Windows 2000 |