On Jan 27, 2012, at 2:08 PM, Michael McMurtrey wrote: > i recently purchased a Radeon 9800 Pro video card from an ebay seller. It was > advertised as 256 Mb VRAM, and there is indeed a sticker on the card which > identifies it as such. However, after installation, System Profiler reports > it as 128 Mb VRAM, not 256, and there is a distinct hot, ozone smell coming > from the computer.
Magic smoke smell is always bad. I'd return the card and not risk messing up the computer by trying it further. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- 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
