> -----Original Message-----
> From: PCI PowerMacs
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf
> Of Aaron
> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 11:13 PM
> To: PCI PowerMacs
> Subject: PCI Video card question.
>
>
> 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
>
I have successfully used a Matrox Millennium 2 PC graphics card in my
8200/120, however you need to flash the firmware to the Mac version
and download the Matrox control panel.
the only problem is that the onboard flash rom chip is too small for
the Mac code on some revisions (such as the one I had) and I had to
unsolder the rom chip and replace it (I fitted a socket) this route
also requires access to an eprom programmer to copy the old code into
the new chip before you can flash it to the Mac code.
However the card is working fine and if I ever want to re-use it on a
PC I can just pop the rom chip out and put the old one back in.
Ben.
NB I have not heard of anyone using a diamond stealth card in a Mac.
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