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Entry updated Jan 2006
  8DF0 ::: IBM Image Adapter/A
8DF1 ::: IBM Image Adapter/A with Printer/Scanner Option
8DF2 ::: DSS and sub card 2
8DF3 ::: DSS and sub card 3
8DF4 ::: IBM Image Adapter/A
8DF5 ::: IBM Image Adapter/A and Printer/Scanner Option
8DF6 ::: IBM Image-I Adapter
  
 
 Image courtesy of EPRM © IBM Corp. 1992-97

Adapter ID


Adapter ID
8DF0, 8DF1, 8DF2, 8DF3, 8DF4, 8DF5, 8DF6
Name
8DF0 : IBM Image Adapter/A
8DF1 : IBM Image Adapter/A with Printer/Scanner Option
8DF2 : DSS and sub card 2
8DF3 : DSS and sub card 3
8DF4 : IBM Image Adapter/A
8DF5 : IBM Image Adapter/A and Printer/Scanner Option
8DF6 : IBM Image-I Adapter
Class
VID  Video
Origin
IBM
P/N

Part NameFRU P/NMKT P/N
Image Adapter/A 1MB06G8224 *35G4715
Image Adapter/A 3MB66G2279 *35G4716
Image Adapter/A 3MB and 6091-Cable 35G4717
6091-019 Video Cable58F2902 
Memory Module-DRAM **07F4407 
Memory Module-VRAM75X5894 
Printer/Scanner Feature Card07F4403 
Printer/Scanner Y-Cable07F4417 
OEM Scanner Cable (25-Pin male-male)58F4411 
3812-002 Printer Cable07F4413 
4216-020 Printer Cable07F2474 

* 8550, 8555, 8560, 8570, 8580, 8595 only.
** Not for 8565, 8573, 9047.

Video Cables for Displays

Display TypeCable DescriptionMKT P/N
6091-016
6091-19i
IBM SIMM cable (SIMM connector to 5BNC)49G2717
6091-019See note below 
9517
1091-051
IBM Connector Converter Cable49G2718
1091-051No special cable needed--
9527IBM SIMM Cable95G9906
9521IBM SIMM Cable95G9907

6091-019 Display Cable

This cable is required if the Image Adapter/A or the Image-I Adapter/A is supporting an IBM Color Display 6019-019. The cable is supplied with the Image Adapter/A 3MB 6019. The cable (FRU 58F2902) must be ordered separately for all others.

Synopsis

Copyright Notice

Technical information and illustrations contained in this page are edited excerpts from the EPRM, Copyright © IBM Corp. 1992-97.

Image Adapter/A

The Image Adapter/A is a high-resolution adapter, capable of driving displays up to 128 MHz, with a maximum screen addressability of 1600x1200 pixels. The driver output impedance for video signals is 75 ohms. The sync lines of the adapter are TTL levels driven by 4 ma drivers, therefore the termination should at the very least be at 750 ohms.

The Image Adapter/A is available in three versions:

  • The Image Adapter/A 1MB is available with one megabyte of Video Memory (VRAM). It can be upgraded to three megabyte of VRAM and the Image Adapter/A Memory Expansion Kit.
  • The Image Adapter/A 3MB has two megabytes of VRAM and the Image Adapter/A Memory Expansion Kit already installed.
  • The Image Adapter/A 3MB 6091 is the same as the Image Adapter/A 3MB, but also has a cable for attaching an IBM 6019-019 Color Display.

The three versions of the Image Adapter/A support IBM analog displays equipped with a 15-pin direct-drive analog interface. The adapters can be installed in any IBM PS/2 Micro Channel system unit, except portable models.

Image Adapter/A Options

You can attach optional features only to the Image Adapter/A.

  • Printer/Scanner Option.
  • Memory Expansion Kit.
  • PS/2 Video Memory Expansion Option.

For a single display configuration, you must always attach the display to the display connector on the Image Adapter/A and not to the system-unit display connector.

Image Adapter/A 15-pin Analog Video Connector

PinColor ModeMonochrome Mode
1Red VideoReserved
2Green VideoVideo
3Blue VideoReserved
4Display ID 2Display ID 2
5Self-TestSelf-Test
6Red GroundReserved
7Green GroundVideo Ground
8Blue GroundReserved
9+12V fused+12V fused
10Digital GroundDigital Ground
11Display ID 0Display ID 0
12Display ID 1Display ID 0
13External HsyncExternal Hsync
14External VsyncExternal Vsync
15Display ID 3Display ID 3

Image-I Adapter/A

The Image-I Adapter/A is a high-resolution adapter, capable of driving displays up to 230 MHz, with a maximum screen addressability of 1600x1280 pixels. It is available in 3MB only. It is ISO (International Organization for Standardization) enabled. The Image-I Adapter/A supports only ISO refresh rates, it does not support non-ISO displays.

The Image-I Adapter/A can be installed in all IBM PS/2 system units except portable models. ISO-enabled IBM display types are 6091-016, 6091-19i, 1091-051, 4517 and the 9504 Monochrome Display. These displays conform with industry and government standards, such as ISO standard 9241/3.

The display attached to the Image Adapter can show VGA graphics only if the adapter is installed in the AVEC slot. Ideally, the Image Adapter should be installed in the AVEC slot unless this slot is already in use (e.g. with an 8514/A Adapter).

SIM-Video Connector

Image-I Adapter/A SIM-Video Connector:

PinTypeNo Serial InterfaceSerial Interface Captured Cable
C1CoaxRed BNCRed 75 Ohm Terminator
C2CoaxGreen BNCGreen 75 Ohm Terminator
C3CoaxBlue BNCBlue 75 Ohm Terminator
1TPID Pin 2ID Pin 2
2TPID Pin 1ID Pin 1 / Clk Out
3TP H.V.S.D.
4CoaxDigital GroundDigital Ground
5CoaxHsync BNCHsync
6TPID Pin 4ID Pin 4
7TPID Pin 3ID Pin 3 / Data
8TP  
9CoaxVsync BNCVsync
10CoaxDigital GroundDigital Ground


Drivers

Follow the links below.

Links

IBM Image Adapter:  http://www.gilanet.com/ohlandl/video/Image.html
IBM Image-I Adapter:  http://www.gilanet.com/ohlandl/video/Image-1.html

ADF Adapter Description File

@8DF0.ADF  IBM Image Adapter/A


@8DF1.ADF  IBM Image Adapter/A with Printer/Scanner Option


@8DF2.ADF  DSS and sub card 2


@8DF3.ADF  DSS and sub card 3


@8DF4.ADF  IBM Image Adapter/A


@8DF5.ADF  IBM Image Adapter/A with Printer/Scanner Option


@8DF6.ADF  IBM Image-I Adapter


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