The short answer is maybe. The long answer is that you need to
re-program the ROM on the video card to have the necessary Mac code.
Remember, a video card must be active without using drivers in the OS
so that you can boot from a generic OS CD and be able to use the
monitor. This means the appropriate Mac OS code must be stored on
the ROM on-board the video card. Right now, I know that cards based
on the Nvidia MX-2 chip and the 3dfx Voodoo 3, 4, and 5 boards have
software you can download and use. I believe there were 1 or 2
other companies in the past that supported the Mac also. This
software will only be made available by the board and/or chip-set
manufacturer.
>Is it possible to get a PCI video card designed for wintel machines
>to work in a MacOS system? I tried the Diamond Multimedia Stealth 64
>Graphics 2000 PCI card in my SuperMac S900. Apple System Profiler
>recognizes it, but not the attached monitor, and nothing else (like
>Monitors & Sound CP) recognizes even the card.
>
>Is there a difference between the video circuitry on PCI Macs/clones
>and Wintel machines or is it a software problem? I have several
>other Macs and a StarMax 4000/200. Before I go to the effort of
>trying the card in various machines, I want to know if there's
>anything to gain -- or anything to lose, beside time -- in doing so.
>
> - Aaron
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