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Chapter 6 Graphics Subsystem

Compaq Deskpro 4000N and 4000S Personal Computers

First Edition - September 1997

6-4

6.2.3

S3 TRIO64V2/GX GRAPHICS SUBSYSTEM PROGRAMMING

The S3 Trio64V2/GX is compatible with software written for VGA, EGA, and CGA modes.
Drivers are supplied for control of graphics (GUI) accelerator engines used in extended VGA
modes.

6.2.3.1

Subsystem Configuration

The graphics subsystem works off the PCI bus and is configured through the Trio64V2’s PCI
configuration space registers (listed in Table 6-3) using PCI protocol. These registers are
configured by BIOS during POST to the default configuration.
Table 6–3. GD5436 PCI Configuration Space Registers

Table 6-3.

S3 Trio64V2/GX PCI Configuration Space Registers

PCI Config.
Address

Function

PCI Config.
Address

Function

00h-03h

Vender ID (5333h)/Device ID (8901h)

10h-13h

I/O Base Address

04h, 05h

PCI Command

30h, 31h

Expansion ROM Base Address

08h, 09h

Status

3Ch, 3Dh

Interrupt Line / Interrupt Pin

For a discussion of accessing PCI configuration space registers refer to chapter 4. For a detailed
description of registers refer to the S3 Trio64V2-GX Manual.

6.2.3.2

Subsystem Control

Tables 6-4 and 6-5 list the control registers of the S3 Trio64V2/GX. For a detailed discription of
the control registers refer to appropriate S3 documentation.
Table 6–4. Standard VGA Mode I/O Mapping

Table 6-4.

Standard VGA Mode I/O Mapping

I/O
Address

Function

I/O
Address

Function

3B5.00..26h*

CRT Controller (mono)

3C6h..3C9h

RAMDAC

3BAh

VSYNC Control, Display Status

3CAh

Read VSYNC Status

3C1.00..14h*

Attribute Controller

3CCh

Misc. Control, Read

3C2h

Misc. Control / Status

3CF.00..08h

Graphics Controller

3C5h.00..04h*

Sequencer

3D5.00..26h*

CRT Controller (color)

--

--

3DAh

VSYNC Control, Display Status (color)

* Index at base minus 1 (i.e., if base is 3B5h, index is at 3B4h.

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