Orion and Maia ADD2 Card
May 2004
User’s Guide
Introduction
This purpose of this document is to introduce the ADD2 (Advanced Digital Display, 2
nd
Generation) Card, its
features and its usage. The ADD2 Card has been designed to work in Intel Motherboards that have PCI-Express
slots and support SDVO (Serial Digital Video Output) technology. It will not work on motherboards or systems that
support earlier DVO-based ADD (AGP Digital Display) Cards.
SDVO-based systems have 2 different layout options: non lane-reversed and lane-reversed, which require
separate ADD2 Card layout. The Orion ADD2-N (non lane-reversed) and Maia ADD2-R (lane reversed) cards
were designed for this requirement. They can be easily distinguished from their color code: ADD2-N is color
coded BLUE (see Figure 1) and ADD2-R is color coded RED (see Figure 2). Both cards have been designed to
meet the DVI (Digital Visual Interface) 1.0 standard.
Figure 1. Orion ADD2-N Card - Blue
Figure 2. Maia ADD2-R Card - Red
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