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Diamond Stealth 64 Video 2001

The Stealth64 Video 2001-series comprised two models: 2121XL came with 1 MB of DRAM (expandable to 2 MB), and 2201XL came with 2 MB pre-installed. The cards supported horizontal refresh rates of 31.5 kHz to 81.5 kHz, and vertical refresh rates of 43.5 Hz to 120 Hz.

Released 1995
Bus PCI v2.1
Chipset S3 Trio64V+ (86C765)
Standards Hercules, CGA, EGA, VGA
Memory 1 MB or 2 MB DRAM
Ports 15-pin DSUB (video out)
26-pin VGA Feature connector
Part #  
FCC ID FTUPCI765TV
Price  
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Both cards were identical aside from the onboard memory. It had a 64-bit graphics engine and fast EDO DRAM. Video acceleration provided scaling of full-screen images at 30 frames per second.

Several optional multimedia upgrade modules were available for the Stealth64 Video 2001-series:

  • S3 Local Peripheral Bus interface
  • MPEG Video Player 1100S - a hardware MPEG decoder daughterboard for flawless video playback and superior CD quality sound (with audio and video synchronisation). Direct connection with the local peripheral bus.
  • DTV 1100 TV tuner - Supports 3 video sources including S-Video, RCA and TV (broadcast or cable). Audio in/out, closed captioning or teletext and video capture (frame & clip), intuitive software TV control utility with on-screen programming, Broadcast standard supports includes NTSC and PAL.

Features:

  • Award-winning 64-bit graphics & MPEG video
  • Easily upgradable to hardware MPEG and TV options
  • Professional-quality video and graphics performance for your PC
  • 64-Bit Graphics Performance
  • Real-Time Digital Video Acceleration
  • Indeo, Cinepak and MPEG Support
  • 1MB DRAM upgradable to 2MB
  • Flicker-Free Refresh to 120Hz
  • Supports TV & Video Modules

Graphics modes supported at specific vertical refresh rates:

Resolution Colors 43i 56 60 70 72 75 80 90 100 120
640 x 480 16
 -
 - 1Mb - 1Mb 1Mb - 1Mb 1Mb 1Mb
256
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 - 1Mb - 1Mb 1Mb - 1Mb 1Mb 1Mb
65K
 -
 - 1Mb - 1Mb 1Mb - 1Mb 1Mb 1Mb
16.7
 -
 - 2Mb - 2Mb 2Mb - 2Mb - -
800 x 600 16 - 1Mb 1Mb - 1Mb 1Mb - 1Mb 1Mb 1Mb
256 - 1Mb 1Mb - 1Mb 1Mb - 1Mb 1Mb 1Mb
65K - 1Mb 1Mb - 1Mb 1Mb - 1Mb 2Mb 2Mb
16.7M - 2Mb 2Mb - 2Mb 2Mb - 2Mb - -
1024 x 768 16 1Mb - 1Mb 1Mb 1Mb 1Mb 1Mb - 1Mb -
256 1Mb - 1Mb 1Mb 1Mb 1Mb 1Mb - 1Mb -
65K 2Mb - 2Mb 2Mb 2Mb 2Mb 2Mb - 2Mb -
1152 x 864 256 - - 1Mb 1Mb - 1Mb - - - -
65K - - 2Mb 2Mb - 2Mb - - - -
1280 x 1024 16 1Mb - 1Mb - - - - - - -
256 2Mb - 2Mb - 2Mb 2Mb - - - -

 

Board Revisions

 

Competition

 

In the Media

"Now you can add professional-quality video and graphics performance to your PC--- at a very affordable price. We’ve combined our award-winning technology and ultra-fast drivers into a board everyone can afford — the Stealth64 Video 2001. With Stealth64’s fast EDO DRAM and 64-bit graphics technology, you’ll enjoy speedy graphics rendering and smoother, faster video playback, with full screen scaling at up to 30 frames per second. Your Stealth64 accelerator can be easily expanded to provide complete professional video and TV tuner capabilities. Great graphics, masterful multimedia, and ultra-realistic game play --- get it all with Diamond Stealth64!"
Diamond Multimedia website, December 1996

 

 

Setting it Up


Downloads

Operation Manual
(missing)

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Original Utility Disk
(missing)

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Video BIOS
v1.06

A ROM BIOS dump of the VGA BIOS.

DOS & Windows NT 3.1 Drivers
Version 2.00

Dated 19th August 1995.
S64DMODE.EXE and other DOS utilities, plus Windows NT 3.1 display drivers.

Windows 3.1 Drivers
Version 1.35

Dated 1996. Filename: 864135.EXE
This version of drivers is only for cards with a video BIOS version 1.xx

Windows 3.1 Drivers
Version 1.37

Dated 1996. Filename: 764137.EXE
This version of drivers is only for cards with a video BIOS version 2.xx

Windows 3.1 Drivers
Version 2.07

Dated 1996. Filename: S64D327A.EXE (1.2MB) and S64D327B.EXE (0.5MB)
This version of drivers is only for cards with a video BIOS version 3.xx

OS/2 2.11 and Warp 3.0 Drivers
Version 2.02

Dated 11th December 1995. Filename: X64OS2A.EXE (0.8MB) and X64OSB.EXE (1.3MB)
This version of drivers is only for cards with a video BIOS version 3.xx

Windows NT 4.0 Drivers

Drivers for this card are included on the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 distribution CD.

Windows 95 Drivers
Version 4.02.268

Dated 7th May 1996. Filename: GTW95256.EXE (1.2MB)
These are the Diamond GT Display Drivers for Windows 95. This version offers added performance in all resolutions and color depths, as well as InControl Tools 95 (version 4.02.147) productivity software.
    

 

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A Stealth 64 Video 2001