Ultra 5

                       
  •  Jan 13, 1998 Initial Introduction of the Ultra 5
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  •  Last Updated Jan99
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    SPEC #'s 
    
    

  • SPECint95 for 270MHz UltraSPARC IIi processor 9.1

  • SPECfp95 for 270MHz UltraSPARC IIi processor  10.1

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  • SPECint95 for 333MHz UltraSPARC IIi processor 14.1

  • SPECfp95 for 333MHz UltraSPARC IIi processor  18.3

    • PCI BUS

  • 3 PCI slots (version 2.1)
  • 2 long slots are at 33MHz 32 bits 5 volts
  • 1 short slot is at 33MHz 32 bits 5 volts
  • PCI Spec 2.1 compliance

    MEMORY

  • MAX of 512MB
  • 4-168 pin JEDEC DIMM
  • ECC error correction
  • 4 DIMM SLOTS
  • Populate in pairs, quad gives best performance

    PROCESSOR

  • 16KB of instruction cache
  • 16KB of data cache
  • .25 MB of external cache for the 270MHz UltraSPARC IIi processor
  • 2 MB of external cache for the 333MHz UltraSPARC IIi processor

    NO UPA

  • The is NO UPA port (Ultra Port Architecture) on the Ultra5.
  • There is UPA that runs at 100MHz, yielding that runs at 100MHz,
  • yielding 1.6GB/sec throughput on the Ultra5.

    GRAPHICS

  • 2MB SGRAM video RAM ( onboard 8-bit PGX graphics.
  • ATI RAGEII+DVD is the onbarod graphics
  • 8-bit supports up to 1280x1024 resolution DB15 connector
  • ATI chip includes 2D 3D and video accelerators,
  • palette DAC and dual clock synthesizer to provide
  • low cost 8 bit color graphics that is accessible
  • via standard VGA connector (DB15) from back panel.
  • supports 17, 19 and 21 inch color monitors
  • NO creator, Creator 3D or Elite 3D m3 graphics on Ultra 10
  • 24 bit graphics comes from 3rd party PCI card 

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The choice of monitors is not reflected in the Ultra 5 and Ultra 10
Marketing Part Number, but is a separate line item. The Ultra 5 and the
Ultra 10 support the monitors listed below. For some monitor and frame
buffer combinations a video cable adapter may be required. Please
consult the table below.

     ------------------------------------------------------------------
     |                          |        VIDEO ADAPTER REQUIRED       |  
     |        Monitor           ---------------------------------------
     |                          | Onboard 8-bit | Creator | Creator3D |
     ---------------------------+---------------+---------+------------
     | 17" Entry Color (X7103A) |    none       | X3872A  |  X3872A   |
     ---------------------------+---------------+---------+------------
     | 19" Color       (X7119A) |    none       | X3872A  |  X3872A   |
     ---------------------------+---------------+---------+------------
     | 20" Color        (X267A) |    X470A      |  none   |   none    |
     ---------------------------+---------------+---------+------------
     | 24" Color       (X7124A) |    n/a        |  none   |   none    |
     ------------------------------------------------------------------
      
Note: The 24" color monitor is not recommended for use
with the Onboard 8-bit graphics system.=20

    Ultra5 PORTS

  • Two RS-232C/RS423 DB25 serial ports
  • sync transfer up to 960Kbps
  • async transfer up to 460Kbaud
  • one Centronics compatible parallel port DB25
  • parallel port runs at 2MB/sec bidirectional
  • via PCI card->40MB/sec Ultra SCSI (SCSI-3)
  • TP Ethernet 100/10BASE-T or MII port
  • keyboard

    PACKAGE

  • 4.4"(11.2cm) high x 17.1"(43.6cm) wide x 16.9"(43.0cm) deep
  • SHIPPING weight is 39.6 lb. (18.0kg)
  • desktop packaging

    OPTIONS

  • 1 internal 3.5" floppy
  • 1 internal 24xCD (caddyless)
  • front access PCMCIA slots (2 type II or 1 TYpe II) via optional expander

    DISK

  • 1 4.3GB internal drive max of Enhanced IDE HDD

    OS
  • Solaris 2.5.1 11/97 or 2.6 3/98 or later

    • CODENAME

  • Otter in the Darwin Family - Other system was the Ultra 10 aka Sea Lion

    Date this file was last modified

  • Jan. 13, 1998