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Ariel II IC
The Ariel II chip provides much of the built-in video capabilities for the high-density 45-pin AudioVision monitor port on all Power Macs. Other circuitry and subsystems on the logic board assist in providing the full range of built-in video capabilities.
This built-in monitor port is designed to support the Apple AudioVision 14" monitor, which integrates video input and audio (sound) input and output. The AudioVision monitor includes built-in speakers and a built-in Apple PlainTalk microphone for sound input.
You can connect most other monitors to the AudioVision port if you have the appropriate adapters. All 6100 Power Macs ship with an adapter cable that plugs into the AudioVision port at one end and has a DB-15 video connector at the other end.
The DB-15 connector is compatible with most other Apple monitors, but won’t work for most VGA, SVGA, and other high-resolution monitors. Most of these other monitors use a 15-pin D-shell connector that’s common on Intel-based PCs. To use one of these monitors, you must connect a 15-pin D-shell input to DB-15 output adapter cable between the monitor cable and the DB-15 connector. Several vendors, including NEC, sell these adapter cables for a nominal charge.