EXTIO F1420

Quad Monitor Remote Graphics Unit (RGU) with Two IEEE 1394 ports
The Matrox Extio F1420 drives up to four monitors for a resolution of up to 1920x 1200 per display and offers two IEEE 1394 ports for FireWire compatible devices. A fanless device, Extio F1420 permits a quiet and secure environment by separating the host computer form the monitors and other user peripherals, including keyboard, mouse and audio by up to 250 meters (820 ft) of fiber-optic cable.

Features

• Separate user devices from the computer by up to 250 meters (820 feet) of fiber-optic cable
• Support for up to four* digital or analog monitors at a time (in "independent" or "stretched" mode)
• Joined graphics card mode enables an additional Matrox Quad graphics solution** to work in tandem in one system to drive up to eight displays†
• Twin Stretched Mode allows the content on the displays connected to the Extio F1400 to be cloned to an additional Matrox Quad display add-in card inside the host system†
• 1920 x 1200 maximum resolution per display*
• Passive cooling (heat sink with no fan) for silent operation and extra reliability
• 6 USB 2.0 ports (downward compatible with USB 1.x) for keyboard, mouse, and other USB peripherals (4 in front and 2 in back)
• 2 IEEE 1394 ports for FireWire compatible devices‡
• Integrated audio hardware
• Multi-function audio-output connector for an optical-S/PDIF signal or analog-stereo signal
• Standard analog audio connectors (microphone, stereo-line-in, and stereo-line-out)
• PCI and PCIe (PCI Express) fiber-optic interface cards (sold separately)
• Matrox UltraSharp Display Output Technology
• Unified Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista XDDM display driver for Extio series products
• Easy-to-use Matrox PowerDesk display driver interface
• Matrox Clone to view a copy of one display on the other displays
• Global sales and technical support
• 2-year warranty  

* For stretched and independent mode support for quad-display products, click here. Earlier versions of Matrox Extio support a maximum resolution of 1600 x 1200. Contact technicalsales@matrox.com for details.
** With Joined graphics card mode, a quad-display graphics card can only be joined with another quad-display graphics card to drive a maximum of eight displays.
† Joined graphics card mode multi-display configurations can be obtained by downloading the Matrox PowerDesk-SE version 2.04 display driver and above.
‡ Contact technicalsales@matrox.com for compliant FireWire devices.

Hardware included†

• Matrox Extio F1420 remote graphics unit
• 4 DVI-to-HD15 connector adapters
• Universal, external, 12-volt-DC, 5-amp, power adapter
• Power cables for various regions (North America / Japan, UK, Continental Europe, Australia)

† Fiber-optic cable and low-profile, fiber-optic interface card (PCI or PCIe) sold separately (with ATX and low-profile brackets).

Software included

• Matrox display drivers for Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows XP X64 (64-bit) ‡
• Matrox PowerDesk (driver interface and utilities)
• Audio drivers for Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows XP X64 (64-bit)  

‡ Drivers for Windows Vista XDDM available online. For other possible operating systems, contact Matrox.

Part numbers	- Matrox Extio F1420 unit: XTO-F1420F - PCI interface card: XTOA-FP66LPAF - PCIe interface card: XTOA-FESLPAF - 5-meter (16.4-foot), fiber-optic cable: CAB-XTO-5F
Graphics memory	128 MB
PCI interface card	32-bit PCI card
PCIe interface card	PCI Express x1 card
EMC certifications	Class A (commercial, industrial, or business) – ACMA, CE, FCC, VCCI
Laser emissions	Product includes 850 nm laser compliant to 21CFR, Subpart J, Class 1
Fiber-optic cable requirements	- Duplex - Multi-mode* - Dual-LC connectors - 50/125 µm cable for 250 meters (820 feet) maximum* - 62.5/125 µm cable for 150 meters (492 feet) maximum
Remote graphics unit size	30.0 cm x 2.9 cm x 14.2 cm / 11.8" x 1.2" x 5.6" (width x height x depth)
PCI interface card size	11.9 cm x 6.3 cm / 4.7" x 2.5"
PCIe interface card size	6.5 cm x 6.8 cm / 2.7" x 2.7"

(Card size = length, not including bracket and bracket connectors x height, including slot connector. Card width is within specifications for a single card of the given type.)

* Extio is validated for point-to-point connections. Please consult Matrox sales for applications requiring non-point to point connections, including optical couplers and switches.