> From: pdimage <[email protected]>
> Reply-To: <[email protected]>
> Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:24:45 +0100
> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: Agp Help
>
>
> On 13/10/09 05:08, "Erik Hancock" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Had my AGP bite the dust power system or logic board Was smoking and
>> sizzling as soon as power cord plugged in alt power supply no help.
>>
>> Purchased a used AGP and swapped the drives and now not sure if it is
>> booting up correctly VGA out is not getting signal nor is the DVI to the
>> Apple cinema display.
>>
>> In old mac I had the Radeon 9800 but looks like the fan was fried not
>> sure if I should swap out the cards and risk frying the new system or to see
>> if I can find my original AGP display card for the VGA monitor.
>>
>> Any suggestions to try before swapping cards in case unit is trying to
>> determine whether VGA vs DVI is active or if Pram or other method can be
>> tried to startup system?
>>
>> Can tell some settings are changed off of old system (10.4) because the
>> network and attached HDD/DVD on Firewire hubs are not present. Other
>> advice?
>>
>> Holler back on or off-list
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Erik Hancock
>
> What's an AGP? - a Sawtooth? If the old card is a 9800 what's the
> new/used card with no signal. Very rarely a zap of the nvram and the pram -
> by holding the comm/opt/p/r keys immediately after the chime - will cure a
> fault - worth a try....a cuda press will also reset the mobo.....
> If it will boot and display with an OSX installation disk the problem
> may be the system on the HD.
>
> Pete
>
Yes - Sawtoowth "AGP" version - the current card with no signal is the
ATI Rage - presumably the original version (DVI and VGA ) posts.
Tried the pram reset and to boot off master disc - with no video - found
original rage 128 card and will try that - would pressing PMU reset be worth
trying ?
Secondly -
On radeon card I found the fan was fried - is if possible to replace fan
(easily removed from heat sink) and have a good card or is it possible that
the card fried with over heating?
Thanks
Erik
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