Sorry I have not replied to this topic until now, but I am recovering from back surgery, and not really in the mood for getting into discussions about anything.
I have a good friend who is a sort of expert on re-flashing PC video cards for the G4 PowerMac MDD and other models as well. He has re-flashed my Radeon 8500 w/128mb VRAM (which is faster than the 9000) for my own G4 PowerMac MDD. He has been running a Radeon 9800XT in his own G4 PowerMac MDD for over a year with no problems, and from my discussions with him, I will soon be upgrading my Radeon 8500 to a PC re-flashed 9800Pro, which I am buying from him. In all of my discussions with my friend about video cards for our G4 PowerMac MDD, he has never once mentioned any problems with running any model of the Radeon 9800 in his own G4 PowerMac MDD (other than the heat they produce). So, I doubt that there is only one model of the Radeon 9800 which works in the G4 PowerMac MDD, as he has tested dozens of these Radeon video cards in his own MDD and has sold or given them away to developers that are still working on PPC software and operating systems. I know that none of this helps the original poster who is having problems with his 9800, but I just wanted to let everyone else know that it can, and has been done, successfully many times. ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael McMurtrey To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 6:10 AM Subject: Re: Throwing in the Towel On Dec 14, 2012, at 5:49 AM, Richard Gerome wrote: I will hang on to the card and see if it works if I ever get a G5. There is a version of the 9800 that works on a G4, but they are expensive and hard to find; I know because I have been looking for one myself without success. The one card I did find (on ebay) had a problem (hot, ozone smell and only 128 MB available of the 256 MB alleged) and was returned to the seller. That's why I finally settled on a 9600. A later version of the 9800 worked only of G5s (or so I've been told) and I'll bet that is the one you have. Michael McMurtrey Carrollton, TX -- 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
