>Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 11:42:58 -0800 >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>My understanding is the twin turbo cards that originally shipped with the >9600 work best with the apple's own "9600 Graphic Accelerator" extension. >I've tried the ixmicro driver and they don't seem to work. There are Twin Turbo cards from ixMicro and Apple OEM Twin Turbo cards. The ixMicro cards have an ixMicro ROM installed and work with the ixMicro drivers which you can download from OWC. The Apple OEM card has a modified ROM on board from Apple which does not work with the ixMicro software and requires the "9600 Graphic Accelerator" extension. The card then works with Apple's Monitors CP. The ixMicro CP does not work with the Apple OEM card. Physically, the Apple card has a single DB15 video port on the back. The ixMicro card has both a DB15 connector and a VGA connector (you can only use one at a time). However, note that it is possible to switch the ROM chips between the two as the chips are socketed and compatible. So the number of video ports on the back is not proof positive of which card you have. In reality very few of the cards have had their ROMs switched, so you may rely on the physical appearance of the card to tell you which version you have. But there could be that rare instance... A while back it was the case that the Apple OEM card seemed to work better for installing OSX and perhaps running it. I'm not sure if that is still true or not. Jeff Walther -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
