Some, maybe. Depends on what they are. Some video cards can be reflashed. A
sound card or network card would almost certainly be too redundant to even
bother with, given the 7200s built-in sound and ethernet support. USB cards
and firewire cards are usually easy installs.
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (PCI PowerMacs)
> Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2001 13:47:52 -0400
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: PCI PowerMacs Digest #637
>
>
> From: "Tim Collier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: PCI Cards
> Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 10:55:39 -0400
> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Hello all:
>
> I know you all are going to think this is a really stupid question, but I've
> always been told the only stupid question is the one you don't ask... Also,
> I have to explain where I come from. I've been using PC's all of my
> computing life... I started playing around with 68K macs a few months ago
> and have now graduated to my first Power PC... I bought a 7200 and I'm
> still waiting for it to arrive.
> OK, that said, here's my question: I have a bunch of PCI cards laying
> around from my PC's; video cards, sound cards, network cards....you name it.
> Will any of these work in a PPC 7200 or other Power PC? My initial instinct
> is 'no'.... but you never know until you ask...
>
> Tim Collier
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