On Friday, March 22, 2002, at 09:08 PM, Keith Stapleford wrote:
> I'm using a Samsung LCD display (which I originally used with a PC)
> with a Powermac 9600. All I had to do was pick up a Mac->SVGA adapter
> for $20, like this one..
> http://www.national-tech.com/specs/30d2-10206.htm
A bit expensive wasn't it? Good quality Mac->SVGA adapters with DIP
switches sell for �7.99 here, a shade over $11. And that is after tax.
> I'm kind of curious to know if I can use a normal PCI video card too
> with this computer. I have a Matrox 8 meg card lying here which I
> pulled out of an old Dell that I'd like to use(without using any
> adapters). Is that possible?
Well it may be. It depends what card it is and whether a Mac BIOS and
rivers are available for it. If they are you need to install it in a PC
and Flash the BIOS to a Mac version. We tried it with a Matrox
Millennium II 8MB card a while ago in a G4/450 Sawtooth and it didn't
work, I dunno if it was us, the card was fine in a PC.
If the BIOS is around, and it has to be *exactly* the right one, then
you could try it. You will not need any adapters if the card is from a
PC, the signal connector will fit a standard PC SVGA screen as normal.
You can then do a dual monitor setup with your 9600 or, as I believe the
9600 has an IX Micro card in, replacing the Video Card.
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