On Jan 29, 2010, at 21:33 , Dana Collins wrote: > On 1/28/10 12:23 PM, Klaus Marx of [email protected] sent > >> >> On Jan 28, 2010, at 3:42 PM, GLT wrote: >> >>> I have a G5 2.0 GHz dual processor PCI-X tower running 10.5.8 that >>> currently has the stock AGP 8x Radeon 9600 Pro MB video. >>> >>> I also have a 8x AGP nVidia 6200 (don't recall RAM size) flashed for >>> Mac.Is there a clear-cut reason to prefer one of these AGP cards over >>> the other, for use in this G5? >> >> I guess the 6200 would be a bit faster, as long it has a 128bit memory bus. >>> >>> Perhaps someone can compare/contrast them for me? >>> >>> Also, would the Radeon card work in A 1.2GHz "Digital Audio" G4's AGP >>> slot? >> >> It would, but you need to tape two pins > > Greetings, > The target unit for these two cards was a G5 tower. With such being the > case, then the two-pins-taped hack for the 6200 does not need to enacted. > Taping the two pins (6 and 11?) "fools" the otherwise 8x AGP card into > "thinking" it is a 4x AGP card. Of course, the G5 is native 8x AGP, so no > tape required- taping is a concern if the user wants to migrate the card to > any G4 unit. > Best regards, > Dana
He asked if he could run the card in a 1.2GHz "Digital Audio" G4's AGP slot, so the taping *IS* needed. > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for > those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power > Macs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette > guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
