On Mar 3, 8:34 pm, Dana Collins <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 3/3/09 7:34 AM, dc of [email protected] sent
>
>
>
> > Like everyone else already said, a 4MX will run in a QS. I have one in
> > a Digital Audio, a slightly older Mac. Make sure the card is seated
> > correctly then press the reset button on the motherboard before you
> > close up the case.
hold for 20 seconds (more zaps the battery).
zap pram 3 times bonging.
?
>
> > On Mar 2, 11:16 pm, Dana Collins <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> Greetings all,
> >> Hmm... I had a spare GeForce 4MX (32Mb) video card, pulled from an MDD/
> >> 867MHz-DP unit.
> >> For some reason it does not work in a Dig. Audio G4/733MHz.
> >> Any reason why not? Would it work in a QuickSilver (DP @ 1GHz)?
> >> (btw, it is a known good card).
> >> Many thanks,
> >> Dana
>
> Hi there,
> Thanks to DC and to fellow music warrior Bill for chiming in. Now my
> "confession" - I am trying to get this card (and the host Dig. Audio) to run
> OS 9.2.2 (for app. specific reasons; I got the spare G4, why not?).
>
> Re-seated the card, reset the board, zapped the PRAM; now then, the card
> actually fires up the monitor attached, but after the happy face with the
> welcome to Mac OS9 logo, the mouse cursor disappears and the boot-up process
> freezes; have to do a hard re-boot (reset button). As you may recall, in OS
> 9 you'll get the "You didn't shut your Mac down properly" window with Disk
> Utility doing a quick fix - I get that; the card appears to work (it
> displays properly), then when done, I click "OK" and the happy OS 9 face
> appears and the unit freezes again. Nothing indicative of extension
> conflict; just what appears to be hardware incompatibility. So, I am
> thinking that an NVidia 4MX and a Dig. Audio just don't work (need a 2MX or
> 3MX) - hence my question.
> Many thanks,
> Dana
?Drivers? Os9 includes ati drivers but not nvidia. However nvidia is
pretty friendly...
at least for linux...
found an os9.2.2 driver here:
http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Drivers/Apple-NVIDIA-Driver.shtml
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